Oscar - Best Director List

Money cannot buy us happiness, love and respect from others. Yet, how many can give up this necessary evil and to pursue freedom and happiness?

Simply classic! Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable is the best screen couple! Wonderful music score. I admit it's quite long, but it's very enjoyable to watch how capricious Vivien Leigh is and how amusing Clark Gable reacts.

Technically, Citizen Kane should beat it at ease. But its plot is not weak, and Oscar prefers realism that time. Don't forget it's wartime in 1941, genres like this were preferred is undoubted.

Mrs. Miniver is as wonderful and inspiring as Casablanca. It should have great influence on the warfare and inspired the Allies. The cast's performance is superb, especially for Greer Garson, Richard Ney and Dame May Whitty. Probably the most well made Best Picture depicting life in the 1940s

Bogart is brilliant!

The reason I give it such a low rating is mainly because of time difference: it's now more than 60 years after it's filming! Just like Rebel Without a Cause, alcoholism is no longer a grave concern in the 21st century, though Billy Wilder should have shocked the people in 1940s. Indeed, Ray Milland just keeps irritating me in this movie!

If you really want to appreciate this movie thoroughly, I guess you will have to explore the post-WWII history of the USA. But anyway, you will be moved by Harold Russell. The social messages behind, like the pain the war brought, the psychological change on US people and the hard life the veterans led, are well depicted. But, just slightly dated anyway......

Just like "The Lost Weekend" in 1945 and "The Best Years of Our Lives" in 1946, this movie dealt with American social issues. Yet together with "The Lost Weekend" and "Rebel Without A Cause", this movie's importance vanishes when time elapses. Also, it is just too boring and long-winded for me! How can it take 30 minutes to get into the main theme?

The script is a masterpiece! It's a shame that I could not understand the subtle meanings behind the dialogues.

Montgomery Clift is once again incredible. He is not a saint in the movie, but his penalty is far too heavy. The 3 protagonists are all losers finally in a mismatch like this. Quite saddened huh?

It's a movie about military life. That classical kissing scene isn't really my major favourite - because Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra are stunning! Ernest Borgnine's role leaves me a deep impression too.

Very inspiring for Brando's performance and the ending. The whole cast acts very well. I particularly like Karl Malden's role. He is charismatic.

The plot is fine enough. It deals with daily routines we must deal with. But the ending is somehow too rush......

A great Western-like epic tale. If you have watched "There Will Be Blood", you may love this one: one of the filming location is just the same! If you are astonished by that remarkable oil gush, you must not miss the similar effect took place 50 years ago! "There Will Be Blood" depicts the evil side of oil, this film focuses more on its benefits (and racism as well). The music score is excellent. For the cast, Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor are just marvellous, for both their acting and characters in the film. For James Dean, I am still puzzled why he earned the Best Actor nomination for Oscar. He is not the protagonist! But he deserves a "supporting role" award at least! Can you imagine James Dean became a lonely old man in despair at the end? His character is more or less the same as Daniel Plainview - not that greedy, but more lonely and pathetic.

The story is quite boring in general. But for the ending, it is just simply classic! Starting from the set up of the bomb and the discovery of the wire build up the tension. The climax is reached when general Colonel Nicholson discovered Joyce, followed by the quick killing of the chief Japanese commander. Then Shears quarreled with Nicholson and make him realised he should be loyal to the host country. But Nicholson wanted to show the soldiers were superior, so it was great to arrange him to become fainted and bombed the bridge down. I cannot get relieved before the bridge collapsed!

Ridley Scott's Gladiator has adapted this story's main idea (staying alive to seek revenge) and an unfair competition with the weaker one wins. But gladiation is replaced by an excellent chariot racing. Also, Ben-Hur is far more religious, by adding Biblical characters (Jesus and Pilate) and incidents (discrimination against leprosy patients and miracles). Belief to God is always mentioned too.

I adore musicals. Tragic ending is also my favourite. But I don't know why this piece just cannot move me.

The script may not be top-class, but the sound and desert atmosphere are marvellous.

That's Albert Finney 40 years ago! He is so charming! The part near the end is more enjoyable than its opening part.

Oh my god! Hepburn is really "loverly" here! Another wonderful and enjoyable musical! The songs and the melody are memorable.

A wonderful WWII biography of a top class general. George C. Scott's portrayal is excellent!

This movie is both explicit and implicit...... Ever since the late 1960s, American movies have started to accept more sexual content, Cabaret is no exception. On the other hand, when Bob Fosse dealt with the Nazi subplot, the rise of Nazism is well arranged and the poor fate of Jews was implied. One will always wonder how can this one beat Godfather and grasp 8 Academy Awards in 1972. But really, Cabaret deserves the honour, especially for Bob Fosse and Liza Minelli. Although it is not as moving as Moulin Rouge! or as funny as Chicago, it is still a milestone (it's in the 1970s!) in the genre of musicals. Those songs and dances are just amazingly enjoyable. Just don't miss it please!

The unexpected ending is undoubtedly very good, but the music score is superb too. It's enjoyable to see how Newman sets the fraud up.

Comparatively not as suspenseful as Part I and even Part III, but the focus is the different leadership between Michael and Vito: Michael is more cruel and cold-blooded; his father is all-round. Michael finally pays for his arrogance and suspicion in Part III. My only dissatisfaction is that De Niro didn't speak to Pacino directly!

McMurphy cares his friends and wants to bring hope to them, but he sacrifices himself at the end. This is very tragic and sad. But luckily,"The Chief" is inspired by him and seek for freedom aftewards. This tells us that our future is still held in our own hands.

I appreciate Rocky's effort and dedication, the ending is very inspiring either. But the plot as a whole is quite tedious.

I respect Diane Keaton. But I really want to slap Woddy Allen everytime he appears and tries to be funny.

The pace is low at first, followed by a series of sudden changes which discuss the grief imposed on the characters. The play of the Russian Roulette controls the whole plot and the fate of those involved in the war.