for Tassja: Special movies I find extraordianry
I am not focusing on blockbusters or classics, just the ones I consider special.
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- DirectorOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsFrançois CluzetOmar SyAnne Le NyAfter he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.Wow! Wow! Wow!
A movie that brings back the old saying: "Faith in Humanity"
Love thy brethren. - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.Definitively one of my Top 10
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert De NiroJean RenoNatascha McElhoneA freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.Probably the best car chase movie I have seen.
The story is actually very good also.
A classic for Me! - DirectorRichard De AraguesStarsGuy MartinIan HutchinsonJohn McGuinnessMotorcycle racers reveal their motivation to participate each year in the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, the most dangerous and deadliest event in the sport.You like bikes?
Want to see the reality about motorbike racing? Watch this one!
Isle of Man TT, the best racing there is in the world! - DirectorTom TykwerLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsTom HanksHalle BerryHugh GrantAn exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.A totally underrated movie which could become a classic, maybe a cult one, in a future.
The movie's only problem is that is it a bit long.
BUT the acting, the characters, the stories and especially the message, by God! Are we getting so dumb as to not understand it?
Or too lazy to wait for the story to play out?
Awesome Wachowsky work!
Great food for thought! - DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu AmalricA writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.Greatest funniest story I have seen in a while!
Don't miss it. - DirectorMalik BaderStarsMalik BaderWesley WalkerFrank ZiegerThe movie follows the life of Chicago burglar Kaspar Karr. Kaspar cases and robs stores. He counts up his score and a small interview follows where Kaspar introduces himself. He shows his expertise in social engineering, stalking, and intelligence gathering and discusses his careful, meticulous planning cycles.Extraordinary, Awesome, quite creative and unique fake-cumtentary.
A definitive must watch, so well made you will need to check twice, if it's real or not.
Now this is talent Hollywood! - DirectorRichard SchenkmanStarsDavid Lee SmithTony ToddJohn BillingsleyAn impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.A story you cannot afford to overlook.
Breathtaking, amazing, fantastic. AweSome!!! - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsLubna AzabalMélissa Désormeaux-PoulinMaxim GaudetteTwins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.One of the best, toughest, saddest yet somehow most beautiful movies I have seen.
Yet it hurts so deeply. - DirectorYann DemangeStarsJack O'ConnellSam ReidSean HarrisIn 1971, a young and disoriented British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast.Astounding, depressing, nerve wrecking. The real wars men fight not like the ones we are taught in history or in the movies.
Friend, Foe, Ally, Good, Bad, Murdered or Killer, anyone can decide on personal convenience. War... - DirectorNae CaranfilStarsVera FarmigaMark StrongHarry LloydA Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of old friends from the World War II Jewish Resistance to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.A definite MUST WATCH. A great movie on how the East Block handled matters and what Jewish People had to endure. Even when they helped Stalin in the War...
Cannot even imagine how it must have truly been behind the iron curtain. - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames McAvoyRosario DawsonVincent CasselAn art auctioneer mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.Danny Boyle at its best!!!
Absolutely loved the movie!
Bless you Danny! - DirectorRidley ScottStarsOrlando BloomEva GreenLiam NeesonBalian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.I love to see historical movies that do resemble history (more or less).
So sick and tired of those Hollywood novels where history gets raped and manipulated by the vivid imagination of kids that don't even know where Poland is.
Fantasy and special effects are always welcomed unless, those blockbuster experiments desecrate the precious history of humankind. - DirectorDavid FincherStarsDaniel CraigRooney MaraChristopher PlummerJournalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.Awesome movie! Euro style so do not expect a ot of cation, but a lot of tension and thinking.
GOOD! - DirectorHernán GoldfridStarsRicardo DarínNatalia SantiagoAlberto AmmannRoberto Bermudez, a specialist in criminal law, is convinced that one of his students committed a brutal murder. It leads him to start an investigation that becomes his obsession.Cannot miss this one! Great Story wonderful acting.
Gotta watch - DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsEmma ThompsonTom HanksAnnie Rose BuckleyAuthor P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.Sweet Sweet Sweet wonderful story.
Almost anyone can/should relate to it. - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.One of those movies that starts a whole new way to entertain our imagination.
Wonderufl! - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.This is one of those movies that leave a mark, they become unforgettable and usually start a trend or even an era.
I miss the movies of the 90s.
A wonderful movie! - DirectorRandall WallaceStarsMel GibsonMadeleine StoweGreg KinnearThe story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.One of the Best and most realistic War movies I have seen.
Great! - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAsa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzChristopher LeeIn 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.This is what movies are all about for me.
A wonderful trip into an imaginary world where fantastic events take place.
"Take me out of this world and transport me to a different surreal world where miracles happen and I can be happy" - DirectorJohn MaddenStarsHelen MirrenSam WorthingtonTom WilkinsonIn 1965, three Mossad Agents cross into East Berlin to apprehend a notorious Nazi war criminal. Thirty years later, the secrets the Agents share come back to haunt them.Nice!!!
Love this type of movies! - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsDenzel WashingtonNadine VelazquezDon CheadleTroubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.A interesting antihero movie, but true as far as I know.
Liked it a lot. - DirectorDavid DobkinStarsRobert Downey Jr.Robert DuvallVera FarmigaBig-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.Put Downey Jr, Robert Duvall, Bob Thornton and Vincent D'Onofrio in one movie and you'll be pleasantly served with a wonderful, emotionally charged, precious story that quickly enters your heart.
Robert Downy Jr. by far the best actor of our days, - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBee VangChristopher CarleyAfter a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.The everyday neighborhood hero story done extraordinarily well.
C. Eastwood is quite a talent in movie making. - DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenKen DavitianLuenellKazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.Where to start?
Definitively a movie one needs to watch. An irreverent, crude and even aggravating way to confront us with our sad reality but, in a comic way.
Of course, much of the criticism goes unnoticed since most focus on the obvious joke...
I have not seen a smarter movie in years!
Especially when realizing the film was actually scripted!
My deepest respect Sacha Baron! Another movie genius. - DirectorDavid FincherStarsJake GyllenhaalRobert Downey Jr.Mark RuffaloBetween 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.What a real movie should be.
Forget the 15,000 bullets killing 500 people to get to the killer.
Do without the special effects designed to mesmerize you for a moment.
A well made movie as all about the story and how good the director is at narrating it.
Am awesome Finch movie. just wish he would direct more. - DirectorJonathan HensleighStarsRay StevensonChristopher WalkenVincent D'OnofrioThe true story of Danny Greene, a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970's.It is not the killing or the blood, Nor the "feeling macho" what draws mt to these movies.
It is the fascinating lives some otherwise completely common and average people get to live,
Wow! - DirectorMichael SpierigPeter SpierigStarsEthan HawkeSarah SnookNoah TaylorAs his last assignment, a temporal agent is tasked to travel back in time and prevent a bomb attack in New York in 1975. The hunt, however, turns out to be beyond the bounds of possibility.That's what a Sci-Fi movie should be about. A truly unbelievable story that absorbs your mind and plays tricks with it. Yet so real in many ways.
Gave it an 8 cause I hate endings that do not end. - DirectorAriel VromenStarsMichael ShannonChris EvansJames FrancoThe story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When he was finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor his daughters had any clue about his real profession.Amazing Life of a psychopath, what happens when we do not take care of our sick ones.
Great Bio, masterly made without escaping the true events. - DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsDany BoonAndré DussollierNicolas MariéA man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.Sweet Funny French Comedy.
Well worth watching! - DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsDavid StrathairnGeorge ClooneyPatricia ClarksonBroadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.A wonderful reminder of what a true reporter should be.
Also a powerful message inviting us to meditate and ponder what our leaders are capable of doing... so willing to run us over to fulfill their agendas.
A very timely movie in an era engulfed in deceit and manipulation; who's principal weapon is misinformation.
If only Murrow would be alive...
Thanks Clooney!!! - DirectorZal BatmanglijStarsBrit MarlingAlexander SkarsgårdElliot PageAn operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities changing dramatically after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.How does one correct the wrong doings of US as a society?
Revenge? Eye for an eye, never works; it only instills more violence.
A wonderful spy-thriller! Gotta watch, the direct Zal Batmanglij definitively shows the potential to become one of the best directors of the new generation. - DirectorMichael HewittDermot LaveryStarsLiam NeesonLiam BeckettSiobhan CarterFollowing the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.Want to understand he mind of a racer?
At least a bit more? Gotta watch this. - DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsEric BanaRebecca HallJim BroadbentA high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy.Like thrillers that aren't about idiotic zombies. Watch this.
- DirectorInon ShampanierStarsDominic MonaghanRick GomezJordan BelfiA man takes a cab from LAX. A couple gets in as well and he finds out what a millionaire tour is: they take his valuables and stop at ATMs until his credit cards max out. Who is he? Twists follow.Loved it! Although the end is predictable.
- DirectorDan GilroyStarsJake GyllenhaalRene RussoBill PaxtonWhen Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.Dan Gilroy showes, once again, what a great film artist he is.
Great movie, although a bit predictable, yet a wonderful piece.
Especially when underlining how crappy and senseless TV News have quickly become.
Thanks! - DirectorEmilio EstevezStarsMartin SheenEmilio EstevezDeborah Kara UngerA father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.Into something emotional?
Looking to discover an enticing part fo the world that over centuries has deeply moved and changed souls in search?
This one! - DirectorDennis GanselStarsMoritz BleibtreuKasia SmutniakMax RiemeltA journalist gets caught up in a terrorist plot in Moscow while investigating the Russian secret service.Maybe the US learned from the Russians. Maybe they each planned their own terrorist threads independently. The end result is we got submerged in a world where no one understands the reality of what is going on anymore.
Well worth watching. - DirectorDean ParisotStarsBruce WillisHelen MirrenJohn MalkovichRetired CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.Yesss!
- DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsPaul GiamattiGeorge ClooneyPhilip Seymour HoffmanAn idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.Just another wonderful Clooney movie.
Is there something that Clooney does not dominate on the big screen?
A wonderful drama resulting from our sick, appalling and deranged thirst for power. - DirectorDerek CianfranceStarsRyan GoslingBradley CooperEva MendesTwo men and their sons must deal with the unforeseen consequences of their actions.An interesting spin to the corrupt cop story. Slow but good story
- DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsAksel HennieAgnes KittelsenNicolai Cleve BrochThe true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.Not all heroes in WWII were English speaking you know.
- DirectorNimród AntalStarsSándor CsányiEszter BallaZoltán MucsiA tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, the fellow inspectors on his team, all without exception likable characters, a rival ticket inspection team and racing along the tracks - and a tale about love.A great movie which gives you food for thought and ideas to ponder.
For me?
A wonderful interpretation of how purgatory would work if it existed...
Or is this a fight within our own minds? - DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsMarit Synnøve BergFrode WintherMorten LarsenThe movie portrays Norway's most spectacular robbery, where 11 men occupied central Stavanger for twenty minutes and escaped with 57 million kroner (appx $10 million). A police officer was shot and killed.By far one of the most realistic Bank robbery films I have ever watched.
A most watch! - DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsMichael CaineNigel GreenGuy DolemanIn London, a wisecracking spy investigates the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists while dealing with the constraints of his agency's bureaucracy.Nothing like old Spy movies!
Traditional Brain and Mystery vs. Contemporary bullets and stunts.
Besides traveling back in time via an old movie beats any "retro movie" by far!
BTW are there any bad movies with Michael Kane? (Yes, I know. But only few). - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsGriffin DunneRosanna ArquetteVerna BloomAn ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho he met that evening at a coffee shop.One of the movies I remember the most.
As memorable as Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, the Shining, Matrix,etc.
Truly a classic - DirectorSebastián BorenszteinStarsRicardo DarínIgnacio HuangCarolina HsuA well-ordered hardware store owner in Buenos Aires will see his life turn upside down when he helps a stranded Chinese man who doesn't speak a word of Spanish find his uncle in the bustling city. But can this coexistence bear fruit?A bit slow BUt a moving story.
Some of the best Argentinean film has to offer.
Ricardo Darin, is most definitively one of the best actors of our generation - DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsClive OwenStephen DillaneKeira KnightleyA demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.Good to see someone attempting to bring the legend back to its historical context.
Great Movie! - DirectorWilliam MonahanStarsColin FarrellKeira KnightleyRay WinstoneAn ex-con with a reputation tries to go straight by working as a handy man for a reclusive actress but this is unfortunately not the wish of London's underground crime lord.music is sometimes key to place one in he exact mood for the movie to be seen.
I like William Monahan, want so see more of him! - DirectorJoe WrightStarsJamie FoxxRobert Downey Jr.Catherine KeenerA newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.Downey Jr. the best actor in our generation.
A sweet story full of hope but hit by reality... - DirectorEmilis VelyvisStarsVinnie JonesScot WilliamsGil DarnellThree friends try to make money and invite another friend in on a plot.Stupid, funny, strange, self-critic. Worth watching a Lithuanian movie!
Ever watched one? - DirectorJeff NicholsStarsMatthew McConaugheyTye SheridanJacob LoflandTwo young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.A wonderful sweet n sour movie full of sentiment.
Gotta watch it again - DirectorJoel CoenStarsBilly Bob ThorntonFrances McDormandMichael BadaluccoA laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.A good story, slow but wonderfully produced in the best style of the 50s, lots on first person narratives, little or no action and a constant feeling of doom.
Could it be called a post "film noir" movie?
Wished I knew more on that genre. - DirectorEric BanaStarsEric BanaJeremy ClarksonSteve CoadWhat if you were a Hollywood movie star with an obsession for cars and racing? You would probably read every script with even the tiniest link to the subject matter, in the hope that you could tell a great car story of the likes of "Grand Prix", "Le Mans" or "Mad Max". Then one day you happened to open your garage door and sitting there, right in front of you, was the film you had been searching for. This is what happened to Eric Bana and this time around, the co-star is his very own Ford GT Falcon Coupe- THE BEAST. Eric realized the story was in fact, about him, his first car, a lifetime of ownership and a lifetime of friendship. He set about documenting his own 25 year long love story. A simple tale of one man's ongoing relationship with his very first car. After years of precious restoration, Eric and his 3 closest friends, decided to enter the car into one of the most grueling and dangerous motor races that exists: The Targa Tasmania Rally. This would be a personal Everest for both man and machine, until...on day 4 of the race, tragedy strikes. The man who was hell bent on trying to convey how much he and those around him loved "THE BEAST", had just destroyed it. Eric has now unwillingly cast himself in his own real life drama. We follow him from inside the race car to the surreal world of the red carpet. This compelling true story follows Eric's progression as a car lover, and as a person conflicted by what he has done. The personal and social pressures mount up in the face of re building a car that means so much to him. Along the way Eric seeks guidance and wisdom from not only the inner sanctum of his 3 life long friends but also Jay Leno, Jeremy Clarkson, and Dr Phil.If you are a complete "petrol head" and you heart runs with pistons.
This movie is an absolute must watch.
For all others if you want to understand our love for steel, rubber and greasy speed. You have to watch this doc.
BTW my car is also called the beast. - DirectorDavid AyerStarsBrad PittShia LaBeoufLogan LermanA grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.Loved it!
- DirectorRobert RedfordStarsRobert RedfordBrit MarlingStanley TucciAfter a journalist discovers his identity, a former Weather Underground activist goes on the run.Directed by Redford
The saga of an American terrorist group and... redemption
I mean how can you NOT watch a movie with the following cast:
Redford, Sarandon, Nolte, Julie Christie, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Sam Elliot, Richard Jenkins, Brendan Gleeson and LABeouf.
Gotta watch!! - DirectorBilly RayStarsChris CooperRyan PhillippeDennis HaysbertFBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.Awesome real Spy Story, making you wonder why people decide to swim against the current when trying to improve the tides...
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh BrolinViolence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.Good story! A bit slow.
- DirectorBille AugustStarsJeremy IronsMélanie LaurentJack HustonSwiss Professor Raimund Gregorius abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.Slow story, historical fiction based the Portuguese Revolution.
Wonderful words... - DirectorRyan LittleStarsRick MacyLincoln HoppeRyan GaleTwo months after the Allied forces land in Normandy during WWII, the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team sets out for Provence with the aim to protect the Allied troops en route to Berlin.Great WWII story.
Worth watching - DirectorMichael CuestaStarsJeremy RennerRobert PatrickJena SimsJournalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.Don't you just love watching the stories of people who actually want to make a difference?
So sad most meet a sad end. I guess we all prefer to hide behind the shadow of mediocrity, letting others manipulate our destiny for their own selfish purpose.
I wonder when we all will wake up and take a stand.
Jeremy Renner, for me, is becoming one of the best actors of today. Love how he molds into different roles and makes one believe his character is a regular individual. - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsMark WahlbergGiovanni RibisiKate BeckinsaleTo protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.Endless action. Wahlberg at its best. Well worth watching
- DirectorRyan LittleStarsCorbin AllredAlexander PolinskyKirby HeyborneFour American soldiers and one Brit fighting in Europe during World War II struggle to return to Allied territory after being separated from U.S. forces during the historic Malmedy Massacre.Sweet story, I like the acting yet a bit slow
- DirectorChristopher MenaulStarsRutger HauerMiranda RichardsonPeter VaughanIn April 1964, more than twenty years after the Nazis won World War II, S.S. officer Xavier March uncovers a plot to eliminate the attendees of the Wannsee Conference so that Germany can establish better relations with the U.S.A wonderful "What if Movie". Then again exchange the nations for each other and you'll find parallels to current history.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsLeonardo DiCaprioRussell CroweMark StrongA CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.A great Spy Movie, much more real than most American movies on the subject.
- DirectorDavid GrovicStarsJohn CusackRebecca Da CostaRobert De NiroA criminal bides his time at a seedy motel, waiting for his boss after killing several men and making away with a mystery bag.Good story, a bit confusing which makes it good!
- DirectorBobby MorescoStarsJames MarsdenGiovanni RibisiBrad RenfroA former street tough returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.Good! Gangster movie
- DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonChris PineRosario DawsonWith an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.I loved how the tension keeps on rising in this film.
Great movie making means that a classic Sunday night TV movie can become a nice movie worth watching more than once! - DirectorSam MendesStarsJake GyllenhaalJamie FoxxLucas BlackA psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.The way I imagine a regular war happens.
Few shots and lots of waiting - DirectorPierre CoffinChris RenaudStarsSteve CarellJason SegelRussell BrandGru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.I simply adore sweet innocent movies made for kids.
- DirectorPierre CoffinChris RenaudStarsSteve CarellKristen WiigBenjamin BrattWhen Gru, the world's most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru's own, he has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness.Gotta love the Minions!
- DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsJim CaviezelGuy PearceChristopher AdamsonA young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.I truly like the spin this movie gives to a classic.
- DirectorMichaël R. RoskamStarsTom HardyNoomi RapaceJames GandolfiniBob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deeply into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living--no matter the cost.I did like the movie quite a bit!
70% of my vote goes to Tom Hardy's great acting! Makes you wonder, until the end if, he has a mental problem, if he is "slow" or just extremely introverted. By the end you will understand...
30% goes to the writer(s) and director, quite a unique story and I love to get hooked in novel story lines.
BTW it was wonderful to see "Tony Soprano" for the last time on screen, always liked him. RIP and Bless! - DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneJason StathamJet LiA CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.Gotta love Stalone's style. A silly violence movie that is quite enjoyable and fun.
Love the Cast! - DirectorSimon WestStarsSylvester StalloneLiam HemsworthRandy CoutureMr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.Fun!
Love to see the "Macho go Rambo" back in action. - DirectorRuben FleischerStarsSean PennRyan GoslingEmma StoneIt's 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.A good bad cop horrendous mobster movie.
I love LA in the 30 to 50s. - DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin FreemanFive friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwittingly become humanity's only hope for survival.Silly, stupid, irrational, yet wonderful British comedy.
The fights are great! Too much funny action in them. - DirectorStéphane RybojadStarsDiane KrugerDjimon HounsouBenoît MagimelA French journalist in Afghanistan is kidnapped by the Taliban.Good! It is great to see an Afghan war movie NOT produced by Americans
- DirectorArnaud des PallièresStarsMads MikkelsenMélusine MayanceDelphine ChuillotIn the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, he raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order to have his rights restored.Good movie, but sloooow as only French movies can be.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsWoody HarrelsonEmily MortimerBen KingsleyA Transsiberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.Good movie to watch.
Wonderful to get to see the real Russian country, once in a while.
Good story. - DirectorPhillip GuzmanStarsMick RossiRobert MianoAaron GallagherThe plan was easy; the job was not. On a snowy night a tight crew of four criminals plan to pull off a routine heist. When things go horribly wrong, friendship, loyalty and trust are pushed to the limit.I guess we should consider it a "B" movie, yet a very good one.
It starts kind of slow but towards the middle it gets quire interesting.
Worth wahching... - DirectorLasse Spang OlsenStarsKim BodniaDejan CukicNikolaj Lie KaasTwo brothers, one cold and ruthless, the other sensitive and reluctant, and their brutal misadventures.A Euro style Tarantino movie.
Black humor at its best, exploiting the negative consequences of an innocent clueless mind. - DirectorJustin LinStarsVin DieselPaul WalkerDwayne JohnsonHobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries, but Dominic unexpectedly gets sidetracked with facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.Cars!!!
- DirectorRobert StrombergStarsAngelina JolieElle FanningSharlto CopleyA vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child could be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.Not my type of movie.
Do not like Angelina Jolie, but this one is outstanding! - DirectorJohn LandisStarsBill BaileyTom WilkinsonMichael SmileyA black comedy about two 19th-century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.British comedy, wonderful story. I enjoy British sense of humor.
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsCillian MurphyRose ByrneChris EvansA team of international astronauts is sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.I wished more when coming from Danny Boyle.
Yet worth watching. - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael MadsenWhen a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.Wanna see blood?
- DirectorFabián BielinskyStarsRicardo DarínManuel RodalDolores FonziA deluded taxidermist plans the perfect crime.Great Drama Movie with tense suspense, a bit slow though.
- DirectorRian JohnsonStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittBruce WillisEmily BluntIn 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.Good for a lazy night.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsRobert De NiroMichelle PfeifferDianna AgronThe Manzoni family, a notorious Mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France, under the Witness Protection Program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.Entertaining, funny, but characters a bit overdone
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsJeff BridgesMatt DamonHailee SteinfeldA stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.Another great Coen bros, movie.
Worth watching. - DirectorDavid PalmerDax ShepardStarsDax ShepardKristen BellBradley CooperFormer getaway driver Charles Bronson jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charles' former gang chase them on the road.Ideal movie to get distracted after a hard day.
- DirectorSteven KnightStarsTom HardyOlivia ColmanRuth WilsonIvan Locke, a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call on the eve of the biggest challenge of his career that sets in motion a series of events that threaten his carefully cultivated existence.Good to watch, interesting drama.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterNineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.Good story. Great characters.
Too bad it was missing something, wish I could say what it is... - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsKerry FoxChristopher EcclestonEwan McGregorThree friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.When greed darkens common sense.
At least the end isn't soo sad. - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsCillian MurphyNaomie HarrisChristopher EcclestonFour weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.I dislike Zombie Movies. But this one has a better storyline.
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne MooreJeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.One of those movies one forgot of simply overlooked.
A Coen Bros id movie always worth watching,
Love movies where I visited the locations they used, in or around the time I was there: the bowling alley in Santa Monica, Dinah's restaurant...
Sweet memories, - DirectorShawn LevyStarsBen StillerRobin WilliamsOwen WilsonLarry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it's gone forever.Fun, like the series a lot!
Do NOT stop producing these movies - DirectorPatrick HughesStarsSylvester StalloneJason StathamJet LiBarney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his associates.Was expecting much more, still I enjoyed it.
Numbers I & II were such much better!
Good to watch when nothing much is going on. - DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsSøren PilmarkUlrich ThomsenMads MikkelsenA gang of 4 Danish criminals are ordered by Færingen to steal a bag from a safe. When they see DKK4,000,000 in the bag, they keep it for themselves and head for Spain. They end up in a ruin of an old restaurant on Jutland and renovate it.A bit slow, maybe too much if you're used to Hollywood action.
But it's a sweet story of abused children and how they found peace by sticking together against the odds.