1957
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb
Excellent movie set in the jury room after a murder trial. You could actually feel the tension building as the movie went on! The characters (jurors) were all interesting to watch and I loved Henry Fonda!
Up next: Platoon
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
#89 The Sixth Sense
1999
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
I see dead people.
Ok, not really. But I saw the Sixth Sense again... I haven't watched it in years, and since I had seen it, I knew the twist. However!! I still got chills, and it was still kinda creepy. I think I liked it more this time around than when I had seen it when it first came out. I was actually surprised at how good I thought it was. Since I knew the end, I watched some of the bonus materials (Rules and Clues) which kind of explained some of the visual tricks they used (use of Red, body language, interactions) which was kinda cool to then watch the movie looking for all of those "tells" that you don't catch on to.
Definitely a must -watch.... and for me, a movie to watch during the day, never at night!!
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
I see dead people.
Ok, not really. But I saw the Sixth Sense again... I haven't watched it in years, and since I had seen it, I knew the twist. However!! I still got chills, and it was still kinda creepy. I think I liked it more this time around than when I had seen it when it first came out. I was actually surprised at how good I thought it was. Since I knew the end, I watched some of the bonus materials (Rules and Clues) which kind of explained some of the visual tricks they used (use of Red, body language, interactions) which was kinda cool to then watch the movie looking for all of those "tells" that you don't catch on to.
Definitely a must -watch.... and for me, a movie to watch during the day, never at night!!
Saturday, October 15, 2011
#91 Sophie's Choice
1982
Director: Alan Pakula
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol
I was dreading this one... I'd seen it once before, many years ago. And it was not easy to watch the second time around either.
Beautiful story telling, and acting. You get glimpses of Sophie's life in Poland throughout the movie, only guessing at what her struggles were like. But once she breaks down at the end and tell of her choice, you feel her complete anguish and the horror of it all.
Director: Alan Pakula
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol
I was dreading this one... I'd seen it once before, many years ago. And it was not easy to watch the second time around either.
Beautiful story telling, and acting. You get glimpses of Sophie's life in Poland throughout the movie, only guessing at what her struggles were like. But once she breaks down at the end and tell of her choice, you feel her complete anguish and the horror of it all.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
# 92 Goodfellas
1990
Directed by: Martin Scorcese
Starring: Ray Liotta, Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Brocco
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.”
Great first line, and completely sets the tone for the whole movie. The acting in this movie was perfect all around and the story completely keeps you involved the entire time. I checked out the real Henry Hill & friends online after watching, and I couldn't believe that this guy is online, and on ebay selling mafia stuff... crazy!!
Directed by: Martin Scorcese
Starring: Ray Liotta, Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Brocco
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.”
Great first line, and completely sets the tone for the whole movie. The acting in this movie was perfect all around and the story completely keeps you involved the entire time. I checked out the real Henry Hill & friends online after watching, and I couldn't believe that this guy is online, and on ebay selling mafia stuff... crazy!!
Monday, September 26, 2011
# 93 The French Connection
Starring: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider
Director: William Friedkin
Narcotic cops in NYC chase down a drug dealer & associates. The movie was supported by great actors- Gene Hackman played a strong lead. Interesting to watch the wire-tapping and compare to how things are done now with all the technological advances. (ALSO interested to not that this movie won the Best Picture oscar over A Clockwork Orange, which I would have to say was a better movie.)
Good car-chasing-train scene... All in all a good movie, but not great in my opinion.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
#94 Pulp Fiction
Starring: Bruce Willis, John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson, Uma Thurman (with so many more- Tim Roth, Harvey Keitel, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Ving Rhames, Rosanna Arquette...)
Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino
I haven't seen this movie in a while and I forgot how great it is - I would watch this movie simply for the first 2 scenes alone! (The rest of the movie is fantastic, but the first 2 scenes are classic. ) Quentin Tarantino seems to have first scenes down pat (see: Inglorious Basterds.)
Scene one - Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer in the diner. The dialogue is perfect.
Scene two - Samuel L and John Travolta in the car and then at the apartment. Samuel L Jackson is insanely terrifying and perfect in his delivery of this scene. "Allow me to retort!" and "Say WHAT again" - are you kidding?! Awesome.
The rest of the movie is fantastic in it's backwards and mixed up, puzzle-like delivery. You have to kind of figure out where in the timeline you are in the movie, but that's all part of the fun!
Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino
I haven't seen this movie in a while and I forgot how great it is - I would watch this movie simply for the first 2 scenes alone! (The rest of the movie is fantastic, but the first 2 scenes are classic. ) Quentin Tarantino seems to have first scenes down pat (see: Inglorious Basterds.)
Scene one - Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer in the diner. The dialogue is perfect.
Scene two - Samuel L and John Travolta in the car and then at the apartment. Samuel L Jackson is insanely terrifying and perfect in his delivery of this scene. "Allow me to retort!" and "Say WHAT again" - are you kidding?! Awesome.
The rest of the movie is fantastic in it's backwards and mixed up, puzzle-like delivery. You have to kind of figure out where in the timeline you are in the movie, but that's all part of the fun!
Monday, September 19, 2011
#95 The Last Picture Show
Starring: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd
1971
Amazing cast - listed above, plus Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Randy Quaid - in this movie based on a Larry McMurtry novel. Beautifully acted and directed. It tells the stories about the people living in a small town in Texas in the 50's, and you really get a sense of what their everyday life was like. No one is happy with their own lives, it seems, so they frequently turn elsewhere for fun and love. This movie brings you back to a time before cell phones, computers and technology.
Timothy Bottoms was perfect as Sonny and I loved seeing Jeff Bridges. Cybill Shepherd (in her first movie) still looks exactly the same!!
1971
Amazing cast - listed above, plus Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Randy Quaid - in this movie based on a Larry McMurtry novel. Beautifully acted and directed. It tells the stories about the people living in a small town in Texas in the 50's, and you really get a sense of what their everyday life was like. No one is happy with their own lives, it seems, so they frequently turn elsewhere for fun and love. This movie brings you back to a time before cell phones, computers and technology.
Timothy Bottoms was perfect as Sonny and I loved seeing Jeff Bridges. Cybill Shepherd (in her first movie) still looks exactly the same!!
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