1001 movies you must see

A superb imaginative short film. Considering the time period and what methods there were to create special effects it's damn well done.

For once the plot made me pleasantly confused. And it was overall pretty ahead of its time so kudos for that. [edit] I watched it again recently and liked it even more. You know what they say: it takes time to fall in love to great masterpieces (or something like that).

What can I say? Visually fantastic and has one of the most legendary ending scenes of cinematic history.

Snooze.

Not the greatest silent film but it deserves all other credit for its visually beautiful look and the making of the old adultery theme more captivating.

Slightly better than Freaks, mostly because Chaney's performance is chilling and the score couldn't be better.

Stark, emotionally draining and surprisingly graphic. The music fits perfectly and the simplicity affects you more than you would think but that may not be for everyone. Lots of close ups.

Just what I expected. Brooks's performance is amazing as a seductress and it's obvious why the movie became controversial.

A bit typically cliched Hollywood flick but I like all the shadows and fairly artistic moments.

In many ways more interesting than Dracula by Universal. Ironically, Frankenstein is my least favourite classic horror story.

An excellent portrayal of both the murderer's mind and the mob's reaction to the horrible events. Hauntingly beautiful camera work and Peter Lorre is amazing.

A little predictable but it's still unique (at least at that time's point of view) and slightly creepy, especially towards the end.

Kind of surrealistic atmosphere. Excellent directing and beautiful scenes.

If you get past the "why did they choose a white man who doesn't even look like Chinese over an actual Chinese man" it's quite enjoyable.

Definitely one of the better Hitchcock movies. Full of suspense and even a little funny at times.

The Carmilla thing she was trying to pull off didn't work for me. Still, pretty good for a sequel.

Quite good adaptation of the book but the story almost lost its appeal. Garbo wasn't exactly what I visioned Camille would be, Robert Taylor was perfect.

I liked this one more than The Dictator. Really funny, even mom watched it again with me. And it depicts the modern times pretty well, too.

Lovely, and also I was pleasantly surprised about the darkness in some parts of the movie. One of the best Disney movies.

Saw it when I was 8 for the first time and later I got a chance to watch it again. Really enjoyable and fun.

Highly overrated in my opinion. Scarlett almost made me tear my hair off. I can't believe she's so selfish and irritating.

The more time goes by the more I think this version is too sappy. Sure, the two lovers were meant to be together but why put aside the cruelty of Heathcliff. Too tame...

The car chase scene was the best, it just made me laugh so hard from start to finish.

Wonderful story for children that teaches them about conscience etc.

I didn't care about the second half in the book either but this is a good adaptation despite all the changes. Fantastic acting, especially by Olivier.

Sorry, but a flying elephant isn't really my thing.

I adored the subtleness and the play with shadows. Excellent eerie film noir.

A more subtle thriller and I actually preferred this over some more action packed one. The moments of doubt are depicted well and the atmosphere when a murderer comes into a small town.

Great atmosphere, I just loved all the shadows in the walls and the way it was filmed. Things were explained a bit too much for my taste, though.

Sure, it has some unintentionally comical parts but it's also wonderfully dream-like. Big screen does it most justice, afterwards you think you've dreamt the whole thing. Besides, I prefer this kind of version of Beauty and the Beast (father stealing a rose etc).

A rare classic which makes you think about your life. Beautiful.

The final court scene is the best part but without the charisma and chemistry of Hepburn and Tracy it would lose over half of its value.

The appearance of real silent movie stars is always unforgettable. This was a different film noir, more of my taste. Intense and dramatic with great performances.

Couple of thoughts about the credibility of the plot came to my mind but I enjoyed it. The end with the carousel crash is great and the murder scene is very well done.

Oh yes. Brando's performance is intense (comparing to Leigh who managed to irritate me, I guess her style wasn't my cup of tea) and everything just kept me wide awake and glued to the screen. Heat makes everybody crazy ;P

Classic thriller makes you hooked and create different theories.

My heart sank at the end. A beautiful and simple story with so many wonderful scenes, most favourites are with Basehart.

Sharp and cynical. Curtis and Lancaster are a great pair as two people whose plotting is starting to turn against them.

For some reason I found this one really slow. Grant was, of course, superb as usual but the movie was generic and not as good as I expected.

Why haven't I seen this before? It was hilarious and the ending scene just cracked me up. Truly one of the best comedies and which deserves the title "favourite movie".

Sondheim's musicals are the worst I've ever seen. The music isn't catching except in this one. I'm much more into dramatic scenes.

The ending left the viewer masterfully confused and standing on nothing. Some of the action scenes are dragging a bit in a weird way.

Catching songs with breathtaking scenery.

Have never gotten into this one. May consider reading the book.

Saw this when I was a kid and visitign my grandmother. At that point it was entertaining but I don't know what would happen if I saw it now.

You know, when I heard about this I somehow knew I would love everything in it. But no, I was a little disappointed. It had so much potential to develop the story of the two friends even further but before there starts to be something great it collapses and the movie is over.

Musical numbers were the highlights although I didn't really care about them that much either. It was overall a bit disappointing, I think I was just expecting something more grand, idk.

Entertained and horrified me enough to consider it as a classic.

Pacino basically leads the whole show and the look on his face during the ending scene just shows exactly why he's amazing. The movie is based on a true story but it's a little misleading because the events didn't occur exactly the way they are described and whereas you begin to feel sorry for "Sonny" the real John seemed a really demanding, difficult and unpleasant personality.

Not for everyone's sense of humour but I just love it. Hilarious and good music.

The music is fairly good but this presents the 60s as brainless. At least that's the impression I got.

I fail to grasp the appeal. There's a couple of neat scenes with great photographic value but otherwise it's just horribly slow and predictable. Michael Myers is eerily calm when he's sneaking around slowly.

Basic action movie with some great scenes but very little actual acting.

Some of the scenes dragged a bit too much but I love the fact that it was a darker musical. Though music wise I didn't find it very appealing.

Very balanced and touching movie about family relationships.

I want to see the original one. I have a feeling it'll be better. Kinski's art movies just don't appeal to me.

A study on different exploitations but the real John Merrick's life wasn't exactly what this movie portrays it to be. Despite the taking of liberties it's wonderfully subtle image of a man who just happens to look different and what is sadly the first thing people see.

Freaky and a lot scarier if you watch this before you read the book. It's the score that makes it so crazy and demented (and Nicholson's staring).

The visual look is stunning and it's probably the first science fiction film I truly enjoyed. Quite amazing story as well, it has so many layers.

Beautiful story that can well adapted to real life and think about our prejudices.

Not very convincing but surely gives plenty of good laughs.

Makes me cry and makes me laugh. The ending combined with the genius's music drains my tear channels.

Murphy's talents in comedy are better than his action skills.

Made me laugh so many times. A classic.

I guess it's worth the watch but only once.

Gathering of the most typical stereotypes of high school life turns into good acting but not very moving.

Sad, yes. It just didn't make me as moved or as interested in her as it could have.

I'm not usually a fan of these movie types but gotta love this one. Great story about coming of age.

Robin Williams at his best even if he's also serious in this one. Excellent story.

If I ever see this again I'm sure I will like it even more. The arthouse style is not that familiar to me so it took some time to get used to the pacing and style. The only thing that bothered me was Marion's monologue in the end. Seemed misplaced a bit.

A really down to earth movie with great dialogue and characters.

Romantic fairytale with funny characters. I was completely in love with Westley when I was twelve. Maybe I still am ;)

Just simply hilarious. One of the few movies I really like Nicolas Cage in.

Outstanding comedy and great actors.

Well, it was pretty funny. We used to watch Nielsen's movies with mom and roll our eyes for all the goofiness.

Nicely put together combining animation and real world.

Wonderfully dark and actors really made the characters come alive.

Burton has created my nightmare world. Suburbs were a great contrast to Edward but otherwise I wasn't impressed.

Very gripping and interesting. Reality and hallucinations get mixed up and in the end nothing is what it seems.

Great contrast between the two worlds pictured to a form of a romantic comedy and how their collisions are not always pretty.

Extremely entertaining thriller which I never thought I could say about a movie made from a main stream book.

A fairly good road movie but maybe a little predictable.

You know, the "twist" was kind of expected. At least I figured it out as soon as I saw Dil. Not perfect but for some reason it held on to me.

Grant's comedy skills are here just beginning to rise but nevertheless made the time pass fairly well.

Overall I don't like repetitive movies that much but this one was fairly good.

Offered some fantastic scenes but only few. Otherwise pretty average.

No wonder the beach scene is legendary, the cinematography is breathtaking. It just draws you in from the first minute onwards.

Striking story about one man who wanted to save thousands of innocents.

The slowness and the calming nature of the cinematography create a beautiful movie. It deals with loss and learning how to grasp life again.

Shiny :P I was pretty horrified when I realised my dvd box has pink glitter linings but - then again - I wouldn't imagine it in any other way :) Wonderful, funny and surprisingly serious road trip movie.

A movie about a truly important and inspiring person. Life really is like a box of chocolates.

The best movie ever made? Hardly, in that sense a bit overrated. It's still great though, I just happen to prefer Green Mile out of the two prison stories.

Lovely and sweet animals. I can't say I stayed awake the whole time.

Just another teen movie for me.

Wonderfully epic love story and also remarkable actors. Subplots keep you gripped to the whole redemption of characters.

Not the best alien movie I've seen. Made the time pass.

Blah, just another teen horror flick with a ridiculous plot.

A bit mushy mushy and DiCaprio is again highly unconvincing. Makes me cry so hard every time, though.

I simply just am not a fan of this kind of humour. I don't think it's funny.

Execution was good but I generally hate all kinds of futuristic stuff.

Great twist in the end and definitely the best of all the director's movies. Still I felt like I'd seen it all before as a lot scarier.

Visually spectacular and the ending took me off guard. Didn't expect it to happen.

Funny and worth the watch but doesn't offer anything new to the topic.

I imagined I would like this but I couldn't have been more wrong. At times it's cute and wonderfully quirky but it just somehow disappointed me. But, it's set in Paris so for me it's a good reason to watch something...

The most boring of the three but it gets around to start properly it's beautiful to watch.

Captures the magical world of Moulin Rouge excellently and takes musicals to a whole new dimension.

An ok comedy infested with dry humour.

Beautiful story of survival and the horrors of war.

Beautiful story about love, attachment and the fear of being exposed in a world where being different is out of the question and needs to be hidden.

Points goes to casting unknown actors and using the actual language to make it more realistic and for gorgeous visuals. However, it's still an action movie which concentrates on only one aspect of Mayan culture. So, as an entertainment spectacle it's decent but don't wait anything deeper.

I confess not being familiar with Piaf as a person (though I do like some of her songs) but this made me want to learn more. The way the movie was shot was wonderful because it showed only certain moments of her life but not necessarily the best known. One cleverly shot moment in particular moved me into tears but I don't want to give any spoilers.