1001 movies you must see befor you die (a book ) part 1

this is another film which you'll have to see more than once to truly understand my fav movie of all time and if you have seen it .you no y. and if you have not do so right now !!!!!!!!!!..

Plot Outline: A lonely, isolated thirty-something young professional seeks an escape from his mundane existence with the help of a devious soap salesman. They find their release from the prison of reality through underground fight clubs, where men can be what the world now denies them. Their boxing matches and harmless pranks soon lead to an out-of-control spiral towards oblivion.


Nominated for Oscar Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing..

(on my list of ending's you never see coming and Best movies i own)

The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption to make one of the best movies ever

Won OscarBest Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Quentin Tarantino Roger Avary


on my list of Best movies i own

A low-intelligence man tells his life's tale to people waiting at a small town bus stop. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc.

Won 6 Oscars.Best Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks Best Picture Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

on my list of Best movies i own

Peter Jackson has done it. He has created an all-
encompassing epic saga of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books, and after coming away from the final chapter, how does this rate not only as a film on its own, but as a part of the whole?
Perfect.

Won 11 Oscars Best Visual Effects Jim Rygiel Best SoundChristopher Boyes Best PictureBarrie M. Osborne
Peter Jackson Best Makeup
Richard Taylor Peter King Best Editing Jamie Selkirk Best Director Peter Jackson Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson
Richard Taylor and more

Plot Outline: The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring.

Top 20 of 2003

If you are a Mel Gibson fan of any sorts this movie is a must see. A wonderful directing job, supported by a wonderful cast. Men will appreciate the attitude depicted by Mel Gibson towards his love and his country along with the added violence. Women will swoon and pine for the hopeless romantic they will find in Mel as he avenges the death of his wife and fights for the freedom of his fellow countrymen. This movie gave me a whole new respect for Mel as a director and actor. In my opinion it is the best movie Mel has made to date.

Plot Outline: William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule

Won 5 Oscars.Best Director
Mel Gibson //Best Picture/Best Makeup


On my list of Best movies i own

The Shawshank Redemption is without a doubt one of the most brilliant movies I have ever seen. The life of Andy Dufresne changes when he is convicted and jailed for the murder of his wife.Set in the 1940's, the film shows how Andy, with the help of his friend Red, the prison entrepreneur, turns out to be a most unconventional prisoner.

Nominated for 7 Oscars. Best Actor in a Leading Role
Morgan Freeman Best Picture
Niki Marvin

Writing Stephen King
Frank Darabont (screenplay)

on my list of Best movies i own and ending's you never see coming and list of Morgan Freeman movie

In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug empire while succumbing to greed. what can i say Pacino gives an amazing performance that is both comic and tragic in this remake of the 1932 classic about corruption in America. Pacino's character wants the world and everything in it. That's what he gets. We are reminded to beware of what we wish for. on my list of Best movies i own ( look at all my list )

Plot Outline: The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. Watching the addicts spiral out of control, we bear witness to the dirtiest, ugliest portions of the underworld addicts reside in. It is shocking and eye-opening but demands to be seen by both addicts and non-addicts alike.


Nominated for Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role
Ellen Burstyn

On my list of Best movies i own

I recommend this to fans of Stone, of the movies I mentioned above, of Tarantino (he didn't approve, but as a fan of his, I did), and to anyone who is simply curious about it. It'll blow you away, in the good sense.

Plot Outline: Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.Natural Born Killers is a disturbing film. It is a great film as well. Visually it looks great and between all that violence there is a message.

On my list of Best movies i own

O.K. Whether you like it or not, you can't disregard Armageddon. That it's not scientifically appropriate, that the plot has weak points etc. BUT SO WHAT???? Film making is an art form and you can't question the artist if there are people worth $600 million of box office, willing to see the movie. You can not tell the film maker how to make a movie. Armageddon was made to attract people's attention and it succeeds in it. You can't deny that..Yes. I accept every bad word told about the movie.

Nominated for 4 Oscars Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing

On my list of Best movies i own

I enjoyed this movie, sure it isn't the most original movie ever made or the best, but it was what it set out to be...which is a combo alien attack movie of the 50's plus an all-star disaster movie of the 70's. A lot of critics don't like this one and a lot of people who think of themselves as critics don't care much for it either, but it still brought in over 300 million at the box office in the summer of 96. I thought it was an entertaining film with lots of action and a good dose of comedy as well.

Plot Outline: The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Man's best weapon is the will to survive.

If anyone had doubts about the genius of Clint Eastwood, they should run, not walk, to see "Million Dollar Baby",

Plot Outline: A hardened trainer/manager works with a determined woman in her attempt to establish herself as a boxer.

Won 4 Oscars.Best Achievement in Directing
Clint Eastwood Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Hilary Swank Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Morgan Freeman


On my list of Best movies i own and Top 20 of 2004 and list of Morgan Freeman movie

Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, A dying Marcus Aurelius plans to name his loyal and brave General Maximus as his successor in order to restore the power of the Roman Senate. However, his power-hungry, jealous son Commodus learns of the plan, murders Marcus Aurelius, and plans to execute Maximus in order to secure his claim to the throne....

Won 5 Oscars.Best Actor in a Leading Role Russell Crowe and Best Picture

on my list of Best movies i own

"A Christmas Story" is a rare film about children yet for adults. While kids will definitely enjoy this Christmas-themed saga, adults will find a deeper level of depth than they may remember from seeing the film at a younger age.as i like it alot more now hat im older .Worth watching every Christmas, forever!

Plot Outline: Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940's.

Donnie Darko is a type of movie that provides any viewer a type of material that promotes hard thinking and even harder re-thinking. After the film ends, it's almost impossible to keep yourself from thinking of all the possible way to interpret such a film. It's not quite surreal or full of quirky nonsense, it's more like a set of events, which seem to make sense on one level, no sense on another level, and finally perfect sense on another level. The movie acts as an illusion to what's really going on, its almost pleasantly distracting.

Plot Outline: A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.

On my list of Best movies i own

It is impossible to describe Top Gun, what is there to say? It is a perfect fun film. The characters are like no other and the soundtrack is probably the most appropriate accompaniment to a film in history.It is not the best film ever made, but its fun and should be a part of any DVD collection.


Plot Outline: The macho students of an elite US Flying school for advanced fighter pilots compete to be best in the class, and one romances the teacher.

Won OscarBest Music, Original Song
Giorgio Moroder (music)
Tom Whitlock (lyrics)
For the song "Take My Breath Away".

DISCLAIMER: Not seen 'The Usual Suspects' yet? Then don't waste any time reading this! Rent it, buy it, borrow it, I don't mind, but watch it before you bother reading any further.and if you have seen you no how good it is you dont need me you tell you .lol.

Plot Outline: A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.

Overall this is a classic film that will appeal to adults as much as to kids (if not more). A good plot and a really sharp script make the already short running time fly by. The only downside is that your kids will want you to go out and buy the damn things!

Plot Outline: A cowboy toy is profoundly threatened and jealous when a fancy spaceman toy supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.

Nominated for 3 Oscars
Best Music, Original Song
Randy Newman
For the song "You've Got a Friend".
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score
Randy Newman

A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Nominated for Oscar Best Film Editing

(on my list of ending's you never see coming and Best movies i own and list of Morgan Freeman movie

Larry Clark has broken the boundaries with this film. Not only is it one of the realist depictions of our nation's youth, but it also brings the fear of the AIDS virus closer to home. This is not a piece of fictitious work, this is brutal honesty in its rawest form. While many will knock this film because of the pornographic nature, I saw past that and witnessed the birth of the next plague. Writer Harmony Korine has taken the world of our children and transferred it to the big screen. I never once saw this as a shock film or disgusting, I saw honesty and truth behind every scene. This is really what is happening in our backyards. Kids are not as young as they used to be, and are growing up in a world with more possibilities and distractions than ever before. This is the modern world, and these are the newest leaders.

Plot Outline: An amoral, HIV-positive skateboarder sets out to deflower as many virgins as possible while a local girl who contracted his disease tries to save his next target from her same fate.

Quotes from Kids
Telly: When you are young not much matters, when you find something you like that's all you got. (talking about sex)

Telly: Virgins. I love 'em. No diseases, no loose as a goose pussy, no skank. No nothin. Just pure pleasure.


On my list of Best movies i own

Taxi Driver is one of the best films ever made. This is one of those films that you do not get tired of seeing and every time you watch it you realize a little detail that you have not seen before. Excellent actors, a good director, an impressive soundtrack and a real story are the main appeals of this film.

Plot Outline: A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as nighttime taxi driver in a city whose perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out.

Nominated for 4 Oscars.Best Actor in a Leading Role
Robert De Niro Best Actress in a Supporting Role Jodie Foster


On my list of Best movies i own

Plot Outline: Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends .
An extremely competent look at the Scottish drug-Scene, Trainspotting is a perfect example of the potential of the UK industry to tell a story of tragedy, horror and hope in a manner that the American industry has yet to do without drifting into tired Cliche. While the manner and style of delivery are extremely funny and at times appear almost unreal, the fact remains that these characters are real. The clearly psychotic and alcoholic

Nominated for Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
John Hodge

On my list of Best movies i own

A brilliant movie. One of the very best science fiction movies of the 1990s, and one or Terry Gilliam's greatest achievements.A convict, sent back in time to stop a devastating plague, is sent too far back and is hospitalized as insane.

Nominated for 2 OscarsBest Actor in a Supporting Role
Brad Pitt

on my list of Best movies i own

The directing was unobtrusive and beautiful, for the most part just letting the action unfold, which is exactly the way it should have been done. It's a feel-good movie that does that and more, and I think nothing I've seen in the movies is as touching as the scene in the motel where Charlie discovers who "Rain Man" really is. I give this movie a 10 out of 10. Absolutely wonderful.

Won 4 Oscars.Best Actor in a Leading Role Dustin Hoffman Best Director Barry Levinson Best Picture Mark Johnson Best Writing, Original Screenplay Ronald Bass Barry Morrow

Plot Outline: Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

Plot Outline: Five total strangers teamed up for the perfect crime. But something went wrong. Something got f---ed up. One of the men is the rat, an infiltrator working for the cops. But who?
I watched this movie for the first time without knowing what the movie was about. I remember hearing about but I had never seen it. So when it first came out on DVD, I bought it without ever watching it before. In Tarantino I trust. For good reason. This is a classic movie, a throwback. A movie about a jewel heist gone wrong and the consequences of working with strangers. This flick has a great cast, great script, and flawless direction. Taratino films are great because they stress the story more than anything else. In all of his movies, the script is strong enough to carry the movie. Now add good over the top acting and you have a hit. The realism of this movie is what grabs you. You really feel like you are in that abandoned warehouse. If felt privileged to have bought such a movie without watching it first. An instant classic. I love this movie!

On my list of Best movies i own

Yes, the movie is in two volumes. However, the end feels right, coming after an epic battle that puts `Reloaded's `Burly Brawl' to shame. `Kill Bill' is a testament to Tarantino's ability to take the craft of his idols and make it his own, mixing classic cult film style and mixing it with his own wicked sense of Cool. Not for the faint of heart or anyone looking for a `feel-good' film,

Plot Outline: The Bride wakes up after a long coma. The baby that she carried before entering the coma is gone. The only thing on her mind is to have revenge on the assassination team that betrayed her - a team she was once part of.

The Coen Brothers have truly outdone themselves in this wonderful saga of three escaped convicts. Though it is based on "The Odyssey," the ancient work of Homer, you do not have to have read "The Odyssey" to be able to follow the story. The brothers Coen have woven a tapestry of celluloid and aural delights! The soundtrack is intrinsic to the film, indeed it is as though the soundtrack is the product and the film is wrapping paper. Each character is wonderfully exploited and harkens back to the days of old when films were rich with character actors whose very appearance in the film adds richness, texture and authenticity.

Plot Outline: Three stumblebum convicts escape to go on a quest for treasure and meet various characters while learning where their real fortune lies set in 1930s Deep South.

Nominated for 2 Oscars.Best Writing,

On my list of Best movies i own

A man, suffering from short- term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's killer.

Nominated for 2 Oscars Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Christopher Nolan and Best Editing

on my list of Best movies i own

you will understand this film. If you have ever considered what the difference between love and sex is, you will understand this film. If you have ever truly felt lust, you will understand this film. Be prepared to think.

Plot Outline: A New York City doctor, who is married to an art curator, pushes himself on a harrowing and dangerous night-long odyssey of sexual and moral discovery after his wife admits that she once almost cheated on him.

The Sixth Sense is more than simply a wondrous two hours What makes this film so wonderful we are treated to a wealth of emotion: fear, sadness, joy, confusion, and humor, each one a compliment to the other. Nominated for 6 Oscars Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Haley Joel Osment .Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Picture Best Director
M. Night Shyamalan (on my list of ending's you never see coming and Best movies i own)

What is the Matrix? Well, one of the best films ever, for one thing... when I first heard about it, I expected just another sci-fi action thriller. Good and filled with insane stunts, but not terribly intelligent.

Plot Outline: A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against the controllers of it.

Won 4 Oscars.Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing Best Effects, Visual Effects Best Sound and Best Editing

On my list of Best movies i own

It is a wonderful psychological drama, about depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend. Won 5 Oscars.Best Actor in a Leading Role Kevin Spacey Best Cinematography Best DirectorBest Picture (on my list of ending's you never see coming and on my list of Best movies i own )

'Three Kings' is a lot of different films in one terrific package. It shifts from genre and tone so many times without becoming too weird or un-serious that it is kind of brilliant. It shows the horror of the Gulf War, it can be very brutal, but it is also very funny, visually stunning and original. The plot shows a lot of different aspects of that war and therefore it becomes quite believable.

Plot Outline: In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, 4 soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.

On my list of Best movies i own

"Magnolia" is a film of great passion, wonderful directorial virtuosity and stunning acting. In an age when filmmakers are afraid to make films that are actually about something. P.T. Anderson made a film that is about the most important thing: simply living day to day with all the tragedies and frustrations that can happen in our lives. That he does it with an incredible energy and spirit and passion makes the film even more powerful.

Plot Outline: An epic mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Nominated for 3 Oscars.Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Tom Cruise Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Paul Thomas Anderson

This is a very funny movie with gags that work better than most moviemakers could. There's Something About Mary" is one of those movies that I heard a lot about but was able to shrug off. When it was released on video, I waited about three months before renting it. Afterwards, I realized waiting was my mistake.some of the most fun you can have watching a movie. It is two hours of comedy, great characters, some neat songs, and a truly charming story. It's one of my favorite movies

Plot Outline: A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from highschool, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.

Strong performances by Pacino and DeNiro (the scene of them sitting across the table from each other is possibly 5 of the most memorable minutes in film history). Excellent cinematography and perhaps the best gunfight (if not, one of the most intense) since Hard Boiled. More than worth the 3 or so hours.

Plot Outline: A Los Angeles crime saga, "Heat" focuses on the lives of two men on opposite sides of the law - one a detective; the other a thief.

On my list of Best movies i own

Casino has to be one of the most underrated films that Martin Scorsese directed in the nineties. The acting by the leads is good and the script is excellent. Robert Deniro gave an Oscar worthy performance and Joes Pesci is chilling yet funny again. Even Sharon Stone is good in this brilliant film

Plot Outline: Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire.

Nominated for Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sharon Stone

On my list of Best movies i own

This film simply exemplifies the reason why I hate most Oscar voters. This movie didn't even get a nomination for Documentary , and it was one of the most successful documentaries ever! This especially exhibits the encroachment of coaches, family and other parties when it comes to the well being of inner city kids, who just happen to be good basketball players. Considering the state of pro basketball now, this kind of shows how the downward cycle of basketball was seeking lower standards. Sometimes funny, often times sad and poignant, this film is easily one of the best documentaries of all time.

Plot Outline: A film following the lives of two African American boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.

Roger Ebert said "one of the best films i have ever seen"

Nominated for Oscar Best Film Editing Frederick Marx Steve James
William Haugse

"Pretty Woman" is a contemporary Hollywood fairy tale, a sweet romantic comedy, an innocent 'love story' in the middle of self-interest and agreement... It remains as an entertaining motion picture that had women calling out the delights of true love...

Nominated for Oscar.Best Actress in a Leading Role
Julia Roberts

plot Outline: A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.