My Favorite Movies

Brilliant...!
300 is an excellent film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, and is a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae...
Spartan King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fight to the last man against Persian King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his army of over one million soldiers, while in Sparta, Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support for her husband. The story is framed by a voice-over narrative by the Spartan soldier Dilios (David Wenham). Through this narrative technique, various fantastical creatures are introduced, placing 300 within the genre of historical fantasy ... with Frank Miller attached as an executive producer and consultant, it couldn't miss...

An ex-special forces bodyguard's revenge on a Mexican kidnapping gang that abducts a nine-year-old girl he was hired to protect...an awesome cast and a fantastic imagery...A MUST SEE!!!

Three gunslingers competing to find a fortune in buried Confederate gold amid the violent chaos of gunfights, hangings, Civil War battles, and prison camps...
The film is regarded as a classic. It remains one of the most popular and well known westerns and is one of the greatest of its genre...Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach are UNFORGETABLE!!!

A popular and critically acclaimed Irish film written and directed by Neil Jordan. The film explores themes of race, gender, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles.
The film was notable for its dramatic plot twist, when the male protagonist discovers that his love interest is a transwoman. The film is also notable for its sympathetic portrayal of characters from often-reviled subcultures, presented here as complex and likable human beings...a thriller, but also as an unconventional romance and a must see...!

It doesn't come anymore real...a fantastic movie about time, patience and loyalty, which grows on you during the subterranean progress of this story, which is about how two men serving life sentences in prison become friends and find a way to fight off despair...

Live, love and get even no matter what...a dark comedy about a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. He is a successful lawyer and his wife is building her own catering business. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle...2 thumbs way up...Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner were perfect...!

A great story, althought there are (as with many other novel based films) differences between the book and the film, this was a great production as it surrounds such complex and opposite characters, it's not just some mindless drivel centred on a guy eating people, but tells a real story about it's character's lives...
While the brilliant psychiatrist and menacing serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter plays a central role, Red Dragon focuses more on the characters of Will Graham and the tortured serial killer, Francis Dolarhyde.

A fantastic thriller, from start to end...It protrays although not its major theme a sort of rise and fall factor...we see Police detective John Hobbes gain notoriety for capturing wily serial killer Edgar Reese...
Immediately after Reese is executed, Hobbes is plunged into the case of a killer who seems to be copycatting Reese. Hobbes's investigation soon leads him to discover that this is no copycat, however; Reese -- or at least the evil that was inside him -- has managed to survive the execution, and is jumping from one body to another to continue killing, and to terrorize Hobbes himself. A battle of wits ensues between good and evil and becomes increasingly personal for Hobbes, he must turn to a theologian's theories on demonology as his only hope for defeating the demon that was inside Reese...

A real heartbreaker...and a must see!
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his team of SEALs are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their consciences and protect a group of innocent refugees...the film although depicting a rescue mission in midst of a fictional contemporary Nigerian civil war, was crucified by critics lambasting the fact that the film focused on a fictional atrocity, in an actual country, when there was ample opportunity to explore similar atrocities, which were historically accurate. Others however pointed out that these critics had forgotten about the events of the Nigerian Civil War that were in fact a near mirror...

Raiders of the Lost Ark was a technological triumph for the era but I think it's the movie's ability to enduce and evoke this, delirious and ingenious sense of humor in pileing one incident upon another in an inexhaustible series of inventions that ultimately makes it one of the greatest and most stylish adventure movies evr made...2 thumbs up! :]

I believe the critics considered it..."one of the greatest Bruised Forearm Movies ever made..."...what more is there to be said lol...although on a personal note it's thought that Temple of Doom was focused on effects to a higher degree than either Raiders of the Lost Ark or Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade...

This installment in the Indiana Jones series has more humor than the previous two films...
The humor is mainly shown through the relationship between Indiana and his father...even Marcus Brody becomes a much less serious character than his previous appearance in Raiders of the Lost Ark, being described as a museum curator who "once got lost in his own museum." The lightheartedness of the movie especially contrasts to its predecessor Temple of Doom, which is usually cited as the "darkest" in the trilogy...

A Mexican village is periodically raided by a gang of bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach). As he and his men ride away from their latest visit, Calvera promises to return.
Desperate, the village leaders travel to a border town to buy guns to defend themselves. They approach a veteran gunslinger, Chris (Yul Brynner), for help. He tells them that guns alone will not do them any good; they are simple farmers, not fighters. They then ask him to lead them, but Chris rejects them, telling them that a single man is not enough. They keep at him though, and he eventually gives in. He recruits men, though the pay is only a pittance. First to answer the call is the hotheaded, inexperienced Chico (Horst Buchholz), but he is rejected. Harry Luck (Brad Dexter), an old friend of Chris, joins because he believes Chris is actually looking for treasure. Vin (Steve McQueen) signs on after going broke from gambling. Other recruits include Bernardo O'Reilly (Charles Bronson), Britt (James Coburn), fast and deadly with his switchblade, and Lee (Robert Vaughn), who is on the run and needs someplace to lay low until things cool down. Chico trails the group as they ride south, and is eventually allowed to join them.
Upon reaching the village, they begin training the residents. As they work together, the gunmen and villagers begin to bond. Chico finds a woman he is attracted to, Petra (Rosenda Monteros).
Calvera returns and is disappointed to find that the villagers have hired gunmen. After a brief exchange, the bandits are chased away. Later, Chico spies on the outlaws and returns with the grim news that Calvera and his men are planning to return--the outlaws are broke and starving, and need the crops from the village just to survive.
The seven debate whether they should leave, but decide to remain. They make a surprise raid on the bandit camp, but find it empty. Returning, they are ambushed by Calvera's men, who have taken over the village. Their lives are spared, as Calvera fears others coming for revenge if the Americans are killed; they are disarmed and escorted out of the village.
All of Chris' group except Harry decide to finish the job the next morning. During the ensuing battle, Harry returns to rescue Chris, and is mortally wounded. Bernardo is killed protecting some children he had befriended; Lee and Britt are also slain. Seeing the gunmen's bravery, the villagers grab whatever they can use as weapons and join the battle. The bandits are routed. Calvera himself is shot by Chris; puzzled, he asks why a man like Chris came back, but dies without receiving an answer.
As the three survivors leave, Chico decides to stay with Petra. Chris and Vin ride away, pausing briefly at the graves of their fallen comrades. Chris observes, "Only the farmers won. We lost. We always lose."

A historical drama film that shows the quiet heroism of one man...hailed as an African Schindler's List. Both movies portray a man who uses his political position, social skills and quick wit to rescue thousands of lives from a holocaust...fathomlessly brilliant and heartwrenching!!! If I had 2 extra thumbs, it would be 4 thumbs up, for real...!

Loved every minute of it...the dialogue was great, the cast, a great fit, loved em all...
The Morally ambiguous Man With No Name, the individual character personalities that make up these two mafioso style families and I especially liked the coffin maker Piripero, he added a nice touch of humour to the film... The story was all around a good one, short and sweet...it's a great film...2 thumbs up...

The performances (particularly Davis') and special effects deserve equal praise...

A touching story and a lesson in learning to accept all things uniquely different...The plot focuses on Avon lady Peg Boggs, who encounters a shy and quirky looking man named Edward in a decaying, isolated and highly ornate mansion located on a large hill, overlooking a brightly coloured American suburbia. The man, who has hands made of scissors :? is adopted by Peg into her own view on the 'typical American' family. There he falls in love with Peg's teenage daughter Kim Boggs, however their innocent relationship could potentially threaten Kim's romance with her actual boyfriend Jim, however Edward's presence eventually brings love to everyone in his newly adopted neighbourhood.
The film is a dramedy set in an exaggeratedly stereotypical vision of American suburban life that intentionally combines clichés from both the early 1960s and the late 1980s. It also has a central theme of the isolated, misunderstood major character, a theme that recurs in much of Burton's work...
today it has become a cult fable for children and adults alike...2 thumbs up...

Vincent Price...enough said... This classic horror film stars Vincent Price as eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren. He and his fourth wife, Annabelle, have invited five people to the house for a "Haunted House" party. Whoever stays in the house for one night will earn ten thousand dollars. As the night progresses, all the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, murderers, and other terrors...a great find...

A fantastic film about two warriors whose cultures make them aliens, but whose values make them comrades. The battle scenes are stirring, but they are less about who wins than about what can be proven by dying. Beautifully designed, intelligently written, acted with conviction, it's an uncommonly thoughtful epic. Its power is compromised only by an ending that sheepishly backs away from what the film is really about.

Stellar...Hugo Weaving was brilliant!...The character was very unique, very orginal...the script, very well written and the plot uniquely rendering, a government so powerful they have instilled a fear in the citizens of the entire country they govern,...a must see...!

A good laugh...
Set in a remote Irish castle, High Spirits is a topsy-turvy comedy with thematic leanings towards Ireland's rich folklore regarding ghosts and spirits...
Peter O'Toole is Peter Plunkett, the owner of a dilapidated Irish castle which acts as a bed and breakfast supplying the only employment for the local villagers. Owing money to an American businessman, Plunkett has the idea to turn the castle into "The most haunted castle in Europe" for the tourist trade. He and his wacky staff of Irish characters set about creating ghost costumes and effects for their first group of American lodgers.
At first annoyed by the inept hauntings, the American guests (including Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo, Connie Booth and Jennifer Tilly) soon get what they paid for as the genuine ghosts of Castle Plunkett take umbrage with being cheaply exploited and stage a full scale paranormal event.
Two of the castle's ghosts, Mary Plunkett and Martin Brogan (played by Daryl Hannah and Liam Neeson) become romantically entangled with Guttenberg and D'Angelo's characters. This romantic twist is the focus of most of the plot.

The film features De Niro as Walter Koontz, a homophobic New York police officer who suffers a stroke that leaves him partially paralyzed and with a severe speech impairment. His doctor recommends singing lessons to help him improve the clarity of his speech. Too ashamed by his impairment to seek out a professional voice coach, he turns for help to his neighbor (played by Phillip S. Hoffman), a flamboyant pre-operative transsexual who is also a drag performer. In the course of their interactions, they discover that although they are each deeply prejudiced against one another, they also have a great deal in common...
Philip Seymour Hoffman was fantastic...2 thumbs way up!

A film that explores themes of romantic and paternal love, freedom, sexuality, beauty, self-liberation, existentialism, the search for happiness, and family against the backdrop of modern American suburbia.

This was fantastic, the casting was great and the performances solid...

The story of an under-appreciated boxing trainer, his elusive past and his quest for atonement in helping an underdog amateur female boxer (the film's title character) achieve her fragile dream of becoming a professional...a very moving story...2 thumbs up...

There aren't words, really...just...fantastic.
It's noir-ish moral ambiguity and atmosphere make for an absolute masterpiece...2 thumbs, way, way up!!!

He has exactly seven minutes to get rich quick! An awesome flick! Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges complimented each other fantastically...

Yul Brynner was fantastic...for portraying a character that was emotionally anorexic lol...

Town meetings, lynch mobs, police investigations and laboratory experiments...oh yeah...and Mel Brooks behind all of it ;)...

The plot revolves around two recently deceased ghosts, Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) and his wife, Barbara, (Geena Davis), who seek the help of an obnoxious bio-exorcist, Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton), to remove the new owners of their house -- a family of metropolitan yuppies from New York City named Deetz. The Deetz family consists of Charles (Jeffrey Jones), his second wife, Delia (Catherine O'Hara), and his teenage daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder).

Great casting and a great laugh...! Another of Burton's best...

Cut down in his prime, this movie will always be his best...R.I.P Brandon...

A moving tale about love, loss and revenge...

This movie was somewhat obviously flawed but ultimately rich and romantic, the plot was pretty original, and the casting was good...

Unique...the amount and presentation of bloodshed and general mayhem, while not uncommon to Tarantino's movie's, did exceed anything he's done before.

I thought this second installment better than the first simple because the characters actually talk to one another here rather than the stilted samurai speak used in the first film...but all around both film's had strong performances, tight knit action scenes and a choice soundtrack to back em up...

Despite a few historical inaccuracies, I don't really have any complaints...

A fun thriil ride, with great comic performances despite the disappointment with the swashbuckling sequences...Jonny Depp and Geoffrey Rush were brilliant!

"Two hours and 20 minutes of escapism that once again makes the movies safe for guilt-free fun." ;]...well at least it was for me lol...one of the few times in hollywood history where the sequal didn't suck, but actually surpassed the orginal...I adore the darkness in its depiction of the crew of the Flying Dutchman and its cliffhanger and the unbelievable surprise that the completely computer-generated Davy Jones and his crew turned out to be so realistic that some (including me, obviuosly) mistakenly identified Nighy and his fellow co-actors as wearing prosthetic makeup...awesome :! 2 thumbs up...

Fiercely brilliant...