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1
The Reader (2008,  R)
The Reader
Great story but the explicit contents was the pullback of the film. But I can't blame the director. At least it was necessary for the film. The cast was great but I don't think Kate Winslet deserves her Oscar. I think it is for someone else. Although all my praises to her. She did a great job. It was sad for Kross because I thought this is going to be his breakthrough film. He still haven't got his breakthrough performance but he is a very dedicated actor. Great film. Try to watch it without any minor with you.
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Slumdog Millionaire (2008,  R)
Slumdog Millionaire
One of the greatest film I've ever watched! No wonder it won bunch of awards! But DEFINITELY NOT ALL PEOPLE WILL LIKE THIS. But I like it. The cinematography rocks. My praises to the cinematographer. Danny Boyle deserves his Oscar. The cast is great, especially the two kids. I hope the two kids do more movies.
3
Atonement (2007,  R)
Atonement
"So my sister and Robbie were never able to have the time togther they both so longed for and deserved. Which ever since I've ... always felt I prevented. But what sense of hope or satisfaction could a reader derive from an ending like that? So in the book, I wanted to give Robbie and Cecilia what they lost out of life. I'd like to think this isn't weakness or evasion but a final act of kindness. I gave them their happiness."

This is my favorite. I like movies with sad ending, weird right? That's why I like this film. The plot is very simple but brilliant. The cast were great. The thing that I liked the most about this film is the musical score and the story. I think that's the best parts of the film. Atonement deserves the awards and nomination they have. Though the film isn't perfect. There were inconsistencies in the direction. There were parts that's too elaborate or should I say too "artistic if compared to other scenes. But it is a minimal mistake. I hope to see more quality movie like this.
4
Juno (2007,  PG-13)
Juno
I think most of the modern people can relate to Juno's life. This story is very "now". About the film. At first I thought, it is gonna be another stereotype American-comedy film but it's not. It brought a lot of new vibe in the Oscars. The script made the film deserving for the nomination, but (for me) not for the award. At least I've watched Atonement. And comparing the two, I think Atonement is way better than Juno. There is the feeling of sadness after the film (there should be) but it was like "nothing special". As for Ellen Page, she was great. She deserves her Oscar nomination.
5
Finding Neverland (2004,  PG)
Finding Neverland
It's Johnny Depp, so I need to watch it. Johnny Depp was good but Kate Winslet was just okay. Nothing especial with her performance. The story was great! It's good to see what's the behind the story of Peter Pan. The reality behind Peter Pan.
6
Milk (2008,  R)
Milk
DISTURBING. Michael Rouke should have won not Sean Penn.
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006,  R)
Little Miss Sunshine
Where's Olive?

Very Smart film. Little Miss Sunshine has a very simple and smart story. The cast was at their best. Very natural acting. The film tackled the hardest challenges in life in a very positive and happy way. That is a very hard thing to do but they did it in a flawless way. But there was a feeling of weirdness. The fact that all of those things happened to them in just one trip going to a kid's beauty pageant. Just telling that plot makes me feel happy. It was a blast watching the film. I was excited of what's gong to happen next. It was a satisfying film from start to end. It was a great experience. A very nice film for people undergoing problems. How to face their problems in a way that they can enjoy.Watch it.
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Million Dollar Baby (2004,  PG-13)
Million Dollar Baby
Beyond his silence, there is a past. Beyond her dreams, there is a feeling. Beyond hope, there is a memory. Beyond their journey, there is a love.

A film that anybody can easily absorb. The story was great. It discusses one of the greatest issues of all-time, mercy killing. It was definitely simple but brilliant. The best boxing movie I've watched. Very realistic. Hillary Swank is a great actress. Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood also did a great job. Their performances was very natural. I can't imagine any actors that can replace them. They did carry the whole film from start to finish. This movie deserves to win the Oscar. I like it when simple films win the Oscars. It. It proves that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication".
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The Aviator (2004,  PG-13)
The Aviator
Very nice biopic. Cate Blanchett did a great job in this film. Considering she is doing Katherine Hepburn, one of the best actress of all time. Leonardo Dicarpio did a great job in this film. He was able to justify Howard Hughes' character. The last scene was the best! The made Howard Hughes a very interesting person.
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Chicago (2002,  PG-13)
Chicago
The Hours should win not Chicago. Because of that I gave it 3 stars. It was entertaining. Maybe one of the best musical films. The story was unique but not that elaborate as The Hours is. Maybe Chicago won because of the "grandness" of the film.
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Lost In Translation (2003,  R)
Lost In Translation
Everyone wants to be found.

There was a comment of IMDB titled "Sometimes the simplest stories make the best films", I definitely agree to this thought. The movie was very simple but the simplicity of the film made it great. Everything was so natural. The acting, the humor, ETC. While watching the film I felt stressed out and depressed but I think that is the feeling that the movie should have. Being depressed in a place alone and having no friends or at least acquaintance. Bill Murray really did bring the whole film. You can feel his sadness. Then when they started to know each other there was a feeling of relief somewhere but the stress was still there. You can feel the awkwardness every time they meet. But the awkwardness was removed in the last scene. The tension finally was cut-off. One of the best scenes I've seen so far. The story was very unique. They were both became an outlet in a place where they were both lost. Really one of the simplest and greatest film I've watched. The director really did a great job.
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The Hours (2002,  PG-13)
The Hours
"Dear Leonard. To look life in the face, always, to look life in the face and to know it for what it is. At last to know it, to love it for what it is, and then, to put it away. Leonard, always the years between us, always the years. Always the love. Always the hours. - Virginia Woolf"

One of the most honest film I've seen. It is real and simple that could give a big impact to everyone who will watch this film. It will shake your principles and mindsets. It teaches the pursuit of happiness. Wherever our happiness may lead us we may follow it whatever it will take. Whether to change our own life or to end it itself.

This should win best picture not Chicago. This film is definitely one of the best. The idea of 3 women with interconnected life was great! The direction was flawless. The cast was great. The concept was so original. The way how Virginia Woolf's life affected Clarissa's and Laura's life. I think the pullback of the film is the film having no charm at all. It was a great film but forgettable. About the cast, I don't agree with Nicole Kidman being the lead actress. I would rather choose Julianne Moore. She was great in this film but she didn't "stand out" out of the three of them. Any way, The ending was nice. Everything is good about this film. I hope to see more quality films
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Chocolat (2000,  PG-13)
Chocolat
"Once upon a time, there was a quiet little village in the French countryside, whose people believed in Tranquilité - Tranquility. If you lived in this village, you understood what was expected of you. You knew your place in the scheme of things. And if you happened to forget, someone would help remind you. In this village, if you saw something you weren't supposed to see, you learned to look the other way. If perchance your hopes had been disappointed, you learned never to ask for more. So through good times and bad, famine and feast, the villagers held fast to their traditions. Until, one winter day, a sly wind blew in from the North..." -Storyteller

A nice movie. Very nice. It is about a woman who's life is all about making chocolate and a village who is too much inclined with their religion. I bet not all of you would be interested to watch this film but I am sure this movie will leave a smile on your face. Juliette Binoche did a good job in this film by simply being simple. That's why I think she deserves an Oscar nod.

It is a bit hard to decide which of the two sides o follow. The traditionalists or Vianne Rocher's mindset. It shows us that people without a specific belief is not always bad. Tradition can be changed. Whether for the good or for the bad. But there is away that two sides can be followed. Both what we THOUGHT bad and what we THOUGHT good. Being judgmental is a big no for this film.
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Titanic (1997,  PG-13)
Titanic
"I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD!"
This movie will be remembered over decades. I think this is the highest grossing film of all time. The ending is great. The cast is also good. First time, in my life that I was entertained by watching hundreds of people die in the same time =)). lol.
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Moulin Rouge! (2001,  PG-13)
Moulin Rouge!
"I don't need you anymore! All my life you made believe I was only worth what someone would pay for me! But Christian loves me. He loves me! He loves me, Harold. And that is worth everything! We're going away from you, away from the Duke, away from the Moulin Rouge!"- Satinne

Remarkable. The first parts of the film was a waste of time but the ending saved the day! That one of the greatest ending in film history (I don't want to say it). ONE OF THE GREATEST ENDING! I couldn't stand the first part of the film. I hate musicals but this one rocks!

The story of you and me against the world is quite traditional and over-used but what they did to tell that story is unique. Very poetic but sometimes irritating.The film being a tragedy is quite ironic. All of the song numbers are very lively, joyful and energetic but when it comes to the two of them doing a song number it turns out to be sad or very romantic. Maybe they did that to show that Satinne and Christian doesn't belong to the world where they are but instead they belong to each others world. That if ever one will be gone the other will also be gone. And that's what happened.
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Erin Brockovich (2000,  R)
Erin Brockovich
A nice film. The lines in the movie is great! I saw the true Erin Brockovich, actually, she didn't look like someone that would do things she have done in the film. But because of the film, people will realize that even though you are not smart you can still make a difference like Erin Brockovich
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American Beauty (1999,  R)
American Beauty
"I'm not obsessing, I'm just curious"- Richard Fitts

This movie proves that is a big factor in making a good film. Very simple story but brilliant. There were funny moments but there are also sad moments. People can relate to this film very much. Especially people with great big problems. Happiness also is the big message of this movie. We can never achieve it if we continue to do things that mekes us feel somehow isolated. Another is the principle of acceptance with others. Let us think that there is something good in every person. (So much of the reflection). The cast were great especially Kevin Spacey. He was great. The best scene for me is the "plastic scene". Very simple but excellent.
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Life Is Beautiful (La Vita è bella) (1998,  PG-13)
Life Is Beautiful (La Vita è bella)
One of the best. I saw this on a film showing in our school. I was amaze on how this movie was told in a way that it will not be boring.
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Forrest Gump (1994,  PG-13)
Forrest Gump
"Run, Forrest! Run!"- Jenny Curran

The movie won 6 Oscars. I am not surprise why this movie won 6 Oscars (including Best Picture). At first I thought the movie was just a typical American movie, but it is surely not.It is a very touching film to watch. I remember the line "Life is like a box of chocolate, you'll never know what you'll get", a line Forrest's mother always say.
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Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994,  R)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Nice film. The film was absolutely funny. There was so dull moment in this film. From start to finish it was definitely entertaining. Nothing especial from their performances. I think the screenplay did bring the whole film. The story was unique and great. I just think that the Oscar nomination for Best Picture is a bit grand for the film. But I do think that the Screenplay nomination is good for the movie. They screenwriters really deserves it. Nice film watch it =)
21
Beauty and the Beast (1991,  G)
Beauty and the Beast
The best Disney Princess film to date. The movie made history. First animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture. Of all the Disney films, I think that Beauty and the Beast have the best story. Great film watch it
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Letters from Iwo Jima (2006,  R)
Letters from Iwo Jima
Great film. The best war film I've watched. It tells about different stories Japanese soldiers' in an isolated island called Iwo Jima during WW2. I usually get bored with this kind of film but his one made me stare at the television. I don't want to miss any moment of it. The whole movie blends with everything. The seriousness of the film was not too much because of Saigo. He maid it so light even though it is a film about war. It was a satisfying film from start to finish. I'm only concerned if Saigo and Hanako see each other again. Anyways, it was a good film as it is. It's my new favorite.
23
Shakespeare in Love (1998,  R)
Shakespeare in Love
Great acting by the lead guy but not with Gwyneth Paltrow. I didn't like her much in this film. There was an unjust feeling in her side. I do think the didn't blend with each other much. There was an enormous amount of sensuality between the two of them but it seems that they don't get it right. About the other member of the cast, Judi Dench is the greatest. She is the best. She deserves her Oscar very much. The rest of them is great. They really pulled everything together well. I also appreciate the other elements of the film, the costume, story, cinematography etc. I hope to see more of Gwyneth Paltrow. I think she is the next Meryl Streep.
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Gladiator (2000,  R)
Gladiator
There inconsistencies in the film. Some of them worked but others didn't. For me it is a bit of a trying-hard film (not good to start my review). But if you try to look further, you can see a real meaning of the film. The story was one of the simplest. There was nothing really special with the story. It's about jealousy, that's it. But the big "BOOM" of the film is the acting and execution. I've already watch Chocolat and Erin Brockovich. Comparing the three, I think Chocolat stands out. It was a ver organize film unlike Gladiator. But I do agree with gladiator winning. There was so much talent in the film. Full of effort. That is what the other two films doesn't have.
25
Saving Private Ryan (1998,  R)
Saving Private Ryan
A boring start but a GREAT ADVENTURE. It has the perfect element of all that I know. They have a great cast but I think Tom Hanks is a miscast. I never liked him as an actor (except Forrest Gump). Him being a warrior is a big no for me. But nevertheless he did great but it could have been better. Spielberg is great and he will always be :D
26
The Green Mile (1999,  R)
The Green Mile
A bit surprising. I was expecting it to be a heavy drama but it is actually a fantasy movie *SPOILER*. I think it is very original. It teaches us that first impressions aren't true. A lesson not so man films do have. On the technical side, they have the best set of cast (second to doubt :D). They all did a great job. even the smallest character did a great job. The best for me is Edward Delacroix. He made half the film touching than any other character. All of them are effective. The perfect blend.
27
Dead Poets Society (1989,  PG)
Dead Poets Society
AT LAST. The long wait is over. I was very eager to watch this film because I learned that it is almost like Mona Lisa's Smile. I think it is actually better. Considering this kind of story is recycled a thousand times it is still unique. What I like the most about the film is it's simplicity. With a simple story of a teacher who did what he must do, they were able to go farther than teaching. It is like going deeper than what it is really about. Everyone can relate to this film because it shows the different kind of students with different interests but because of Mr. Keating, they became the best set of friends.
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Pulp Fiction (1994,  R)
Pulp Fiction
"I do believe Marsellus Wallace, my husband your boss, told you to tke me out and do whatever I wanted. Now I wanna dance, I wanna win. I want that trophy, so dance good"- Mia Wallace

AT LAST! A new favorite :D It is very remarkable. There is an essence of uniqueness in the film. Every cast member, even the supporting, made a mark especially the females. Esmeralda caught my eye. For a few minutes she was able to justify her role as a lady cab driver whose obsessed with death she is one of my favorite characters coming from the film alongside with Jules, Vincent, Hunny Bunny (???) & Mia Wallace. They all went together. They are at their best. Even the film has all the action & comedy on thing I didn't see in the film is at least a glimpse of moral value. The movie is purely for entertainment & I was entertained. The story is very odd in a good way. I cannot think of any other films having such "stand-off appeal". Just great. Every part of it is GREAT
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991,  R)
The Silence of the Lambs
A two-hour psychological assessment. From the start up to the end it is full of mystery. You are thinking the way the characters are thinking. For two hours I felt smart :D. Great job for the screenwriter. With all my praises, but there is still an imperfection, the characters are not well introduced. Their lives before the movie, why are they what they are now etc. That is why think Hannibal Lecter is very remarkable. What you see is what it is. I was also a bit disappointed with the serial killer. I thought he is going to be more deeper as a person. Maybe as smart as Hannibal because he is not caught easily. But when I found out that it is just a frustrated guy that wants to be a girl etc., I said to myself, okay. I am looking forward to see the two other films connected to this film. I want to see more from these great performances.

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