decades best - 1950's

i just watched this movie for the second time and it was worth reviewing again. masterpiece. considered one of the 20 greatest movies of all time by most critics, and considered the greatest samurai film ever, this movie lives up to all of its hype. this film just furthers the lengends of kurosawa who did an amazing job making this film, as well as mifune and shimura for their brilliant acting performances. the whole film all i kept thinking was "wow this movie is amazing, perfect in every way." there are actually 2 other kurosawa films i like more, but that doesnt take away from this film, it just proves that kurosawa was a genius. what a fantastic film.

really a masterpiece. incredible movie. easily hitchcocks best and one of the best films of all time. the airplane crop dusting scene was shot well, and you really felt like cary grants character was an average guy who became a brilliant spy on a whim just to stay alive. similar in many ways to another hitchcock film called saboteur, but this one was much better.

one of the most beautiful and powerful films ever made. mizushima is a heroic character yet tragic at the same time. the film could have used another 20 minutes to flush out more of the introductory relationships that the protagonist had with his fellow soldiers, but ichikawa directs well enough to give us enough of the story for it to profoundly impact the audience. this films shows the emptyness of the loss of life and holds as one of the greatest war films of all time.

a profound and beautifully told story that lives up to the hype and challenges even the most well meaning children on issues of honoring their parents. the story is stirring, especially as it picks up steam from its slow start. the actors capture their characters hearts well, and the film brings back visions of the life checking thoughts brought on by ikiru. this film begs the question, "how shall we then live?"

one of the great epics of all time. re-watchability is effected by its 3 1/2 hour length, but other than this the film is nearly perfect. the chariot race is a stagering feat, the performances, locations, and cinematography are astounding, and the story is inspiring. great reverence is paid to Christ in making him voiceless and faceless and the imagery of his death bringing life is perfectly painted. worthy of its 11 oscars, this film is wonderful.

everything in me wants to rate this perfectly except the small voice holding me back until i get a second viewing. probably the second best western ive ever seen, and better for me than many of the western gold standards like high noon and the searchers. this is the most ive enjoyed john wayne whom i normally dont care too much for, and every cast member was chosen perfectly for their role. the story was epic although typical, and the film had an epic feel because of the grand and detailed stoytelling. truly one of the great westerns of all time.

this film is amazing for the stunning performances if for no other reason, and there are many other reasons to love this movie. brando gives possibly his best performance and every other actor from the biggest roles to the smallest roles was at the peak of acting. possibly one of the best acted movies in history. the sermon given by the priest at the dock was possibly the best movie speech ive ever seen and the plot was very good. i do think that the story was a bit shifty at the end keeping this film from being perfect, but it was as close to perfect as a film can get. wonderful picture.

an incredible finale to a great trilogy, the duel at the end is a classic scene built with anticipation and excitment. mifune was great as always and this film makes the trilogy feel less like a simple love story and more like an epic of human development. wonderful film.

profound. everything about this film is moving. it inspires the viewer to not waste his life. kurosawas shots are perfect as always and the side characters are just as compelling as the lead character. this is considered one of kurosawas 2 masterpieces along with seven samurai, there are 5 or 6 kurosawa films i like better but thats only because everything he does is so good. this movie is near flawless and i highly reccommend it to anyone. it will tug at your heart and make you doubt whether anything you do is worth your time.

take two of my favorite actors of all time, leave one (sinatra) in his element, and challenge the other more talented actor (brando) to step out of his a bit, and you get a genuine musical masterpiece. the film is nearly perfect, great dialogue, mostly great music, and a perfect cast of characters, and i was enthralled for the entire 150 minutes. one of my favorite films.

this was a very good movie. one of those classics that deserves to be called one. the narration and overall performance by william holden was very good and the story was top notch. this is definitely the best film ive seen about making movies and the hollywood lifestyle, much better than say 8 1/2, but it wasnt just a movie about making movies, it had many great themes. it was a love story, tragedy, study in narcism, and commentary on obsession all in one. swansons character was so in love with herself that she went beyond narcism and became a study of insanity. all of the characters were compelling, not the least of which was a sleeper character in max the servant. great film.

this is a sensational film. it is incredibly simplistic in its art direction and sets as many of hitchcocks great films are, but the script was very complex and well thought out. this is the sort of film that could have slipped up and had too many holes to recover from, but i could find none. very detailed and smart and intricately woven. the only problem i could find is that there really arent any characters one could root for in this film. all parties are guilty, its just the less guilty that win in the end. one of hitchcocks best.

truly one of the great films in history. really the film is overly simple, you stick 12 pissed off guys in a room together for 90 minutes and watch them yell at each other. but the film carries a profundity rarely seen in film. the script was one of the best ever written and the acting was flawless at every turn. the film doesnt truly resolve its problem but i was ok with that. im sure i will rewatch this film many times.

an absolutely captivating crime story and probably one of the three best heist films ever made. the second act, a 33 minute heist sequence with no dialogue and limited score, is probably the greatest heist sequence in film history. the film also takes the bold and genius step of not having the heist be the climax as dassin is aware enough to realize that the heist is never the true end to any heist story. the final act is brilliant and even more enthralling than the heist itself. my only criticism is a subjective one in that i spent two hours investing in the story and its characters and i felt that the final scene lacked closure to an otherwise perfect story. all together this is really one of the most clever films ever made.

considered by many to be one of the greatest films of all time, this multiple academy award winner lives up to its hype. the best part as with all david lean films was the locations, the shots he got in the jungle scenery filled me with awe. the cinematography was also great and obi wan kenobi gave a stubborn and great performance. this is probably one of the top three or four war films of all time.