Director:Brian DePalma
Cast:Kevin Costner,Robert DeNiro,Sean Connery,Andy Garcia,Charles Martin Smith
Genre:Action,Gangster
Year of release:1987
Running Time:119 minutes
Plot:
1920's prohibition Chicago is corrupt from the judges downward. So in going up against Al Capone, Treasury agent Eliot Ness picks just two cops to help him and his accountant colleague. One is a sharp-shooting rookie, the other a seen-it-all beat man. The four of them are ready to battle Capone and his empire, but it could just be that guns are not the best way to get him.
Review:
The Untouchables is a incredible film and one of the reasons that atracted to watch this movie is because i love gangster movies and this movie is on the same level as The Godfather,Scarface and Goodfellas.When i was a kid,i got a litlle uncomfortable with the violence of the movie but now i m all grown up,i absolutely loved The Untouchables and the idea of one man has the courage to stand against corruption.The Untouchables is definetly a masterpiece and no other movie of the genre can reach the same level of Brian De Palma s crime epic.
Kevin Costner delivers an amazing perfomance as Elliot Ness,the federal agent who swore taking down Al Capone.Costner is perfect as Ness and proves to manage the role perfectly.What i love about Elliot Ness is the fact that he s a man with principles and rules but he soon realizes that the only way to face Capone is hunting down with no mercy.This is probably Costner s best roles but i m curious to see him in Dances with the Wolfes.Sean Connery gives a memorable perfomance as Jim Malone which earned him his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.Malone becomes not only a father figure but he s also the heart and soul of the group.Connery delivers here one of his best peformances of his career,proving that he s not only the best James Bond,he s one of the greatest actors of all time.Robert DeNiro was phenomenal as the legendary gangster Al Capone.I didn t recognize him but boy he was amazing.DeNiro is one of the greatest actors of all time and he shows here why.Capone is a little different of the other gangsters.He basically looks more a buisness man than a criminal.Well a honest criminal who won t hesitate to take down his enemies.The other actors were amazing including Andy Garcia as George Stone,Charles Martin Smith fantastic as Oscar Wallace and Billy Drago sinister as Frank Nitti,Capone s henchman.
Brian De Palma directs his ultimate film and probably the best movie he has ever done since Scarface.De Palma is a genious and he managed to create a memorable crime epic like he knows best with memorable scenes like the train station gunfire and of course Ennio Morricone s amazing score.
The Untouchables is one of the greatest movies of all time and probably of the 80 s.An american classic that will alwalys live forever as one of the most stunning crime epics of all time and i hope Mr.De Palma delievers more masterpieces like The Untouchables.Classic piece of cinema.
THAT'S RIGHT! Thats what you get! Look at you, ship all banged up! WHO'S THE MAN? HUH? WHO'S THE MAN? Wait until I get another plane! I am going to lower your friends RIGHT BESIDE YOU!-Cpt.Steven Hiller
Director.Roland Emmerich
Cast:Will Smith,Jeff Goldblum,Bill Pullman,Randy Quaid
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:1996
Running Time.147 minutes
Plot:
It is an ordinary summer day. But then, without warning, something very extraordinary happens. Enormous shadows fall across the land. Strange atmospheric phenomena, ominous and mesmerizing, surface around the globe. All eyes turn upward. The question of whether we're alone in the universe has finally been answered. And, in a matter of minutes, the lives of every person across the globe are forever changed. With the fate of our planet at stake, the Fourth of July is about to take on an entirely new meaning. No longer will it be an American holiday. It will be known as the day the entire world fought back. The day we did not go gentle into the good night... The day all of us on planet Earth celebrated our independence day.
Director:Steven Spielberg
Cast:Harrison Ford,Karen Allen,Paul Freeman,John Rhys Davies,Denholm Elliot
Genre:Action,Adventure
Year of release:1981
Running Time:111 minutes
Plot:
The year is 1936. A professor who studies archeology named Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles in South America searching for a golden statue. Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap doing so, miraculously, he escapes. Then, Jones hears from a museum curator named Marcus Brody about a biblical artifact called The Ark of the Covenant, which can hold the key to humanly existence. Jones has to venture to vast places such as Nepal and Egypt to find this artifact. However, he will have to fight his enemy Renee Belloq and a band of Nazis in order to reach it.
Review:
With no doubt one of the greatest movies of all time and an absolutely phenomenal film.More than just a tribute to the 1930´s adventure serials,Raiders of the Lost Ark changed the adventure genre forever.I watched Raiders back at 2005 on DVD and it become my all favorite movie.Personally,no movie will beat this classic in my opinion and Raiders of the Lost Ark has everything i love in a movie:action,comedy,great scenes and a memorable character.This is the movie that will never die.
Raiders introduced to the world one of the most iconic heroes of cinema history:Indiana Jones,the daredevil and charming archaeologist who travels around the world to find legendary artefacts and at the same time gets into the most incredibles but dangerous situations.
Harrison Ford delivers a great perfomance as Indiana Jones.He was meant to play Indy.Ford gives the attitude,the personality and the charm that made Indy a legend and he also gives humanity to him on making his laughable fobhia of snakes very realistic.I love Harrison as Indy more than as Han Solo of Star Wars because he ´s so cool and he always gets in very diferent situations.Ford is legendary and Indiana Jones was really made for him. I love Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood because she is the only woman that can handle Dr.Jones.Allen is a great actress and very strong as well.Paul Freeman is excellent as Indy s arch-nemesis Rene Belloq.What i love about Belloq is he knows Indy better than noboby and he ´s always one step of him.Belloq is the best villain of the series along Irina Spalko of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.Ronald Lacey is preety damn scary as Toth,John Rhys Davies is so funny as Sallah and the late great Denholm Elliot is unforgettable as Marcus Brody.
Steven Spielberg´s direction made this movie a instant classic.I´m a huge of him since ever and he created such iconic scenes as the famous boulder chase which is the best action sequence of all time and my favorite scene ever.
The sequels may be good but Raiders is where everything starts.Like a rollercoaster,Raiders of the Lost Ark doesn´t stop every second and offers the audience a great time.The greatest action-adventure masterpiece of cinematic history,the adventure has now a real name:Indiana Jones.
Director:Irvin Kershner
Cast:Mark Hamill,Harrison Ford,Carrie Fisher,David Prowse,Frank Oz,
Billy Dee Wiliams,James Earl Jones
Genre:Action,Adventure,Science Fiction
Year of release:1980
Running Time:125 minutes
Plot:
Three years after the destruction of the death Star, Imperial forces have since driven the Rebels to hide on the ice world Hoth. But even on such an icy, backwater world, they cannot escape the wicked Darth Vader's eye for long, and he devastates the Rebel base in an assault with the horrible AT-AT walkers. Luke flees to Dagobah to begin Jedi Knight training with Yoda, while Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia and C-3PO run the blockade of Imperial Star Destroyers in the Millenium Falcon. The Imperials pursue them across the galaxy and eventually catch up with them at Bespin. Now Darth Vader plans to use them as bait to lure Luke Skywalker to him, and turns Han Solo over to Boba Fett as a prize to be delivered to crime lord Jabba the Hutt. Luke learns a terrible family. secret after losing a swordfight with Vader.
Review:
In 1977,Star Wars changed cinema forever and became a worldwide phenomenon.Now,3 years later,the battle between the Empire and the Rebel Aliance continues in The Empire Strikes Back,the second installement of the legendary space adventure trilogy.This was the first Star Wars movie i ve ever seen and made me enjoy the series.Empire is very different for the previous movie because while the first movie was a enjoyable space adventure movie,this one is very dark,strong and very emotional which are the factors i love in this amazing movie.
Mark Hamill gives a more mature perfomance as Luke Skywalker and he left his innocence behind thanks to the moments that will change him forever like his beggining of his Jedi training with Yoda and his first confrontation with Darth Vader.Harrison Ford brings once again his coolness on Han Solo but at same time gives such a great perfomance like always does.Before the massive impact of Indiana Jones in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark,Ford left his mark on Star Wars and he´s the real hero of the series in my opinion.Carrie Fisher was absolutely stunning as Princess Leia but at same time very emotional.Frank Oz makes his first appearence in the series as one of the most important characters of the movie:Yoda,the legendary Jedi master that will train Luke for the the final battle against the Sith.Billy Dee Williams was great as Lando Carlissian but i didn t like when he double crossed Han Solo but David Prowse dominates as Darth Vader along James Earl Jones s fantastic voice.Vader is obessed to take Luke to the Dark Side of the Force and even with his shocking revelation,it wasn t enough to Luke accept to join Vader.Vader is one of the greatest cinematic villains of all time and he proves it in the movie.
Irvin Kershner directed masterfully the movie that the way George Lucas couldn´t never do and the script was well made.The Empire Strikes Back has the most emotional and memorable scenes of the entire series including when Leia says:´ I love you´and Han responds:´ I know´,which is such a beautifull moment of the movie and Darth Vader´s shocking revelation as Luke´s father,which is the best scene of the movie.
Personally,no other Star Wars movie can beat the Empire Strikes Back because is and still is the best Star Wars movie of all time and an excellent improvement of the original movie.Masterpiece.
The Untouchables
R
Independence Day
PG-13
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark)
PG
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
PG
