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[nastykris]

jucadsloa, on 13 August 2010 - 1:40 PM, said:

Noup .
I like 300 , Forest and Mask .

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From the ridiculous to the sublime......how can '300' sit comfortably next to 'La Strada'? BTW 'TTotSM is probably my favourite Bogart movie.....and for that matter John Huston's  

[jucadsloa]

nastykris, on 13 August 2010 - 4:12 PM, said:

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From the ridiculous to the sublime......how can '300' sit comfortably next to 'La Strada'? BTW 'TTotSM is probably my favourite Bogart movie.....and for that matter John Huston's  

I have to chose something from this century which is filmless .
So , why not Gerard dude , lol .
Everyone loves him .

[nastykris]

jucadsloa, on 13 August 2010 - 5:23 PM, said:

I have to chose something from this century which is filmless .
So , why not Gerard dude , lol .
Everyone loves him .

granted he was good in that Guy Ritchie film....can't remember the film's name....possibly because he was clothed lol. Any Guy Ritchie on your list?

[jucadsloa]

nastykris, on 13 August 2010 - 5:37 PM, said:

granted he was good in that Guy Ritchie film....can't remember the film's name....possibly because he was clothed lol. Any Guy Ritchie on your list?

Yep...Two of them .,,Smokin'Snetch

[jucadsloa]

nastykris, on 13 August 2010 - 5:37 PM, said:

granted he was good in that Guy Ritchie film....can't remember the film's name....possibly because he was clothed lol. Any Guy Ritchie on your list?

Rocken Rolla .

[nastykris]

jucadsloa, on 13 August 2010 - 5:39 PM, said:

Yep...Two of them .,,Smokin'Snetch

excellent choices......actually I really adore both those movies. 'Rocn'n'rolla' so so........not yet seen his 'Sherlock Holmes'

[jucadsloa]

nastykris, on 13 August 2010 - 5:49 PM, said:

excellent choices......actually I really adore both those movies. 'Rocn'n'rolla' so so........not yet seen his 'Sherlock Holmes'

Sherlock , sucks .
I was disappointed , expected much more .
But that was not the case .

[jucadsloa]

nastykris, on 13 August 2010 - 5:49 PM, said:

excellent choices......actually I really adore both those movies. 'Rocn'n'rolla' so so........not yet seen his 'Sherlock Holmes'

Holmes is like Superman , Batman , Iron Man or something .
I'm old fashion when we talk about Holmes .
Doyle is dying again , lol .

[jucadsloa]

nastykris, on 13 August 2010 - 5:49 PM, said:

excellent choices......actually I really adore both those movies. 'Rocn'n'rolla' so so........not yet seen his 'Sherlock Holmes'

Sorry nastykris , there will be no Smokin' Snetch , man .

Just reed post "It's time to say goodbye " .

See ya .

[alexa]

jucadsloa, on 17 June 2010 - 8:58 PM, said:

Is this what you think it is ? Yep , my friends .
That is GLADIATOR   You know the plot , don't you ?
I'm addicted , cuckoo fan of Russell dude and his role in Gladiator (2000)
That was Ridley Scott movie . He missed Oscar somehow , like Jim Cameron for Avatar . Amassing .

Won 5 Oscars : Best Picture , Best Actor ( Russell Crowe ) , Best Visual Effects ,
Best Costume and Best Sound .

" My name is Gladiator ...."  

I love this movie. I allways cry at this movie

[jucadsloa]

My next choice is Hustler from 1961 .
Directed by Robert Rossen .
Cast : Paul Newman , George C.Scott , Piper Laurie , Jackie Glison...

"Fast" Eddie (Paul Newman) is a young pool hustler with talent to spare but a lot
to learn before he makes it big .
To add to his problems , he is addicted to gambling and alcohol .
His one shot at the big time was a match with pool legend Minnesota Fats...

Won 2 Oscars .
Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography .

Great movie and greatest acting .

[jucadsloa]

Here is Indochine from 1992 . Director : Regis Wargnier .
Starring : Catherine Deneueve , Vincent Perez...




Set in colonial French Indochina . Plantation owner Eliana (Catherine Deneueve)
becomes parent to orphan Camille whose aristocratic parents died in a
plane crash when she was young . Through the years , Madame Eliane falls in love
in young Naval Lieutenant Jean (Vincent Perez) , however at 16 Camille is
involved in an accident , to be rescued by Jean .
Following this , they fall in love...

Wonderful film which leads you to a great journey across history
and land of Indochina .

Worth to watch .

Won Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film .

[jucadsloa]

Now ... 1993 , Richard Attenborough and his Shadowlands ,
with Anthony Hopkins , Debra Winger , Edward Hardwicke...



Jack Lewis (Anthony Hopkins) is a don at Oxford University and writer .
His life is quiet until he meets Joy (Debra Winger) who is loud American divorcee .
After a marriage of convenience so that Joy could remain in England ,
Jack discovers that he actually loves Joy .
However , their new love is shadowed by a severe illness...

Two Oscar nominations . Anthony Hopkins is brilliant in this film .

[jucadsloa]

Now , from 1984 , Robert Benton and his Places in the Heart .
Cast : Sally Field , Ed Harris , John Malkovich , Danny Glover , Terry O'Queen....



This is a story about woman Edna (Sally Field) , set in depression era in Texas .
Her husband , sheriff , is accidentally killed by black boy .
Left alone with her kids on their farm , facing with threat by the bank ,
Edna finds help in unknown itinerant black man Moze (Danny Glover)...

Wonderful story and great performance .
Won 2 Oscars .
Best Actress in Leading Role , Sally Field and Best Writing .

[jucadsloa]

This is Sidney Lumet's Verdict from 1982 , with Paul Newman , Jack Worden ,
James Mason , Charlotte Rampling...

Frank (Paul Newman) is a lawyer who is having a very rough time , he's broke and his life is going no where .
He isn't getting any jobs and all he seems to do is drinking .
Then , his friend helps him to connect to a case that has something
to do with an injury...

Five Oscar nominations . Paul Newman is brilliant .

[jucadsloa]

1987 , Brian De Palma and Untouchables with Kevin Costner , Sean Connery ,
Robert De Niro , Andy Garcia...

In prohibition-era Chicago , federal crime fighter Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner)
arrives in town intent on destroying an organized crime syndicate
run by Al Capone (Robert De Niro) .
Since the corrupt Chicago police department is on Capone's payroll...

Won Oscar for Best Actor in Supporting Role (Sean Connery) .
Great movie .

[jucadsloa]

I suppose that all of you know everything about this film .

It's Ben Hur from 1959 .
Maybe you don't know that this film won 11 Oscars .




Best Picture , Best Director (William Wyler) , Best Cinematography ,
Best Actor in Leading Role (Charlton Heston) , Best Costume Design ,
Best Actor in Supporting Role (Hugh Griffith) , Best Art Direction Set ,
Best Effects , Best Sound , Best Music and Best Editing .

[jucadsloa]

Midnight Cowboy , 1969 , directed by John Schlesinger .
Starring : Dustin Hoffman , John Voight , Brenda Vaccaro...

It's a story about lives of two guys .
Joe (John Voight) is a typical Texas greenhorn who is vexed with his routine
and boring dish-washing job .
He decides to go to New York and try his luck hustling with rich people .
He meets Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) and soon they become good friends...

Won 3 Oscars .
Best Director , Best Picture and Best Writing .

Great drama . Have to re-watch ( again ) this one .

[jucadsloa]

nilyvn, on 27 August 2010 - 12:48 PM, said:

Hi,
Nice to know the greatest films of all time. Everyone can have different choices and lists. It is uncertain how the selection of good movies list is determined by the film historians but the most probable method of deciding is by checking out the revenue of the gross sales. The good movies list comprises films which are touted to be the must-see flicks that guarantees film-watching pleasure as well as milking the value for money. Depending on the individual and distinctive taste of the audience, the catalog of excellent films is predicted by film critics beforehand.

Hi , to you too .
These movies are my choices , as I'd said before .
I'm not a critic or historian or something else .
I'm just a movie fan , and in my opinion , this films are great .

[jucadsloa]

Danny Boyle and his 1996 movie Trainspotting .



Trainspotting is a film about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh ,
Mark (Ewan Mc Gregor ) , Spud ( Ewen Bremner ) and Sick Boy (Johny Lee Miller ) .
Their friends Tommy ( Kevin Mc Kidd ) and Begbie (Robert Carlyle ) criticise
heroin use because the firs one is athletic person and the other
a latter drunk...
Can't tell you anything else because I'll reveal whole synopsis .

Great film , Ewan McGregor is brilliant .

Go for it , folks .