My Favorite Movies

One of the best films that Stanley Kubrick ever made. The film is alive with malice, questions, and the strange atmosphere created by Anthony Burgess. Malcolm McDowell is easily the best actor in the film, and he pulls off his role with careless ease. That, along with Kubrick as director, confirms that this is a movie none must forget.

Amazing movie that ranks dead equal to "The Godfather" in my mind. The actors are superb, and Martin Scorsese has truly hit the spot with this one.

One of the best movies I have ever seen. Oliver Stone made the best film of his life when he made "Platoon". Hats off to the whole cast, especially Dafoe, Sheen, and Quinn. Berenger and McGinley are also good.
If you havn't seen this movie, go watch it as soon as you can. You will cherish it forever.

Possibly one of the greatest movies ever made. A brilliant ensemble that includes Marlon Brando, James Caan, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Richard Castellano, Talia Shire, and Diane Keaton bring the characters to life. The atmosphere of the film is maintained by a haunting score, which remains with you long after you finish the movie. It is full of memorable lines and great moments.

Who the hell said that this movie was bad? Clearly they based it on Nicole Kidman's acting, which was the only mediocre part of this movie. Tom Cruise and Kidman star in this incredible film that was the last one made by legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. The film is slow, filling you with tension or the emotions the characters are feeling. You see the themes of love and trust explored as well as the fact that there is far more than meets the eye. Tom Cruise goes on a journey through his home city after his wife reveals she almost cheated on him and left him. He realizes many things on this odyssey, and Tom's acting is brilliant.
Stanley Kubrick felt that this was his best film. Well, I'd say he's not far from the truth on that one.

An incredible work of art from master director Oliver Stone. One of the best ensembles of actors that I've ever seen in a film.

Kevin Costner plays the lead role of Jim Garrison, who must find out the truth about JFK's murder. Gary Oldman is Lee Harvey Oswald, the man widely publicized as the murderer. Tommy Lee Jones, the guy who got an Oscar nomination, gives a good performance as Clay Shaw, but for me, the Oscar goes to Donald Sutherland, who plays a man who meets Garrison in secret to talk about the death of JFK.

Oliver Stone was at the top of his game when he made this film, and it is sad to think that he did not win another Oscar for Directing, or even for Screenplay.

This movie may not be entirely true (Stone has admitted that not all of it is true), but it is true that many things just don't fit in the story. We must be able to question authority, in case it is lying to us. That is one of the big messages of JFK.

By far one of the greatest films I've seen in a while. Matt Dillon should have won his Oscar, and some of the other cast should have got nominations. The characters are elaborately created, and the background set of Los Angeles provides much storyline. My one disappointment is that I felt they played the racist card a tad too much. That, or Los Angeles is a very miserable place! Paul Haggis is one of those great Canadian directors alongside David Cronenberg and James Cameron. Haggis did his crowning achievement with this movie.

The art of this film is just incredible, as is the cinematography. "Barry Lyndon" is a classic film that deserves to be honoured as an incredible Kubrick masterpiece.

Oliver Stone deserved his Best Directing Oscar for this movie. Tom Cruise plays a crippled Vietnam veteran, confused and angry at his situation. He must come to terms with his disabilities, his anger at the country's reaction to the war, and his own actions during the combat. Co-starring Frank Whaley, Willem Dafoe, Raymond J. Barry, and a number of others, this film is a jewel from the past, and could be related to even today.

An AMAZING film that is much more meaningful than what people think at first.
Oliver Stone presents a movie full of different film strategies; he uses different cameras that vary from 16 mm to 35 mm to animation. He combines them all into a colossal masterful cinematography that outdoes even Tarantino's story.
Woody Harrelson plays the character of Mickey Knox, and Juliette Lewis is his lover, Mallory. The two of them embark on a killing spree across America, killing more than fifty people.

They are brought together by the 'demons' which thrive on hate and violence. Both were abused by their parents, particularly their fathers (Rodney Dangerfield as the sexually and physically abusive father of Mallory).

On their trail is Jack Scagnetti, played brilliantly by Tom Sizemore. Jack has been obsessed with murderers ever since his mother was shot by Charles Whitman (a famous serial killer). He is also obsessed with Mallory Knox and with defeating Mickey as the 'lone wolf'. Also on the lookout for them is Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr.), a selfish tv reporter that only cares about himself and his ratings.

This film talks of how the media dominates and destroys our lives, how American television loves murderers, and how a murderer is not always an insane person, but rather, a pure person.

One good line is when Mickey is asked by Wayne how he can live with himself after killing all these people, whereupon Mickey retorts, "You mean my flash of purity opposed to your lifetime of lies?"

Oliver Stone, the master of controversy, strikes again with this sobering, fascinating film!

I'd agree that it is one of Hollywood's greatest films ever made. Orson Welles is one of the geniuses of film in making this movie.
"Citizen Kane" is about a man named Charles Foster Kane, who dies in his palace of a house, the richest man in America, and with only one final word; "Rosebud".
What does he mean? That is left to Mr. Thompson, a news reporter, to figure out. He interviews several people who knew Kane best, and puts together the puzzle of who this man was.
It might be a bit out of date technologically, but it is still one of the best films I've ever seen. It's a class on its own.

A beautifully made movie with an amazing soundtrack, intense suspense, and a brilliant cast.

Long live Charles Bronson. The fact that neither he nor any of the other three stars got nominated for Oscars is a disgrace. This film is worthy of Best Picture- the story is incredible, the acting impeccable, and the music will remain with you for a long time.

A powerful movie that is about one of the most unlikeable protagonists I have seen in a while. Richard Boyle (James Woods) is a selfish, conniving man who is broke.
He returns to his profession of photography to make money, and pleads favours out of people he already owes to go to El Salvador, where a civil war is about to be fought. He and his equally down-on-his-luck friend (Jim Belushi) meet up with a young protegé in the photography business (John Savage) and Boyle's old girlfriend (Elpedia Carillo) among others. Boyle soon realizes, however, that things are far more serious than he thought.
Oliver Stone's first big film, it is a very interesting experience to watch. Amazing performances from the actors as well as good cinematography and an Oscar-worthy script. This film is worth watching.