Léon: The Professional (1994)

Léon: The Professional (1994)

Professional assassin Leon reluctantly takes care of 12-year-old Mathilda, a neighbor whose parents are killed, and teaches her everything she needs for her revenge. Mathilda goes after the killers on a revenge spring but isnt ready yet and gets caught. once again Professional assassin Leon saves her but risks everything. Leon & Mathilda is soon to be discovered by the mob run police. The police storm the building and Leon has no choice apart from let Mathilda escape and to fight his own way out. 

American History X (1998)

Throughout history, since the invention of shooting films in pure colour, filmmakers have experimented with mixing their usage of colour and black & white to create a distinctive effect. Whether its distinguishing two different timelines or simply accentuating the difference between different locations, viewpoints or emotions, it can be a powerful technique. Here are five primarily colour films which incorporate sequences of black & white to make their point. 

Batman Begins (2005)

When his parents were killed, millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne relocates to Asia when he is mentored by Henri Ducard and Ra’s Al Ghul in how to fight evil. When learning about the plan to wipe out evil in Gotham City by Ducard, Bruce prevents this plan from getting any further and heads back to his home. Back in his original surroundings, Bruce adopts the image of a bat to strike fear into the criminals and the corrupt as the icon known as ‘Batman’. But it doesn’t stay quiet for long. Written by FilmFanUk

American Beauty (1999)

American Beauty (1999)

American Beauty just seems like an iconic film. The images associated with it, the title itself just drips classic film, and I don't know why, I had never seen it before. It gets some discussion, but not as much as the established "classics" and the reason for that is obvious, it was released in 1999, just 12 years ago, which doesn't seem like that long ago when put into perspective with the history of film. But it remains that American Beauty was the year's Best Picture winning. In fact, it won 5 Oscars that year, more than any other film. And sure, not a whole lot of stock is put in who wins what at the Academy Awards each year, I mean The Social Network lost to The King's Speech last year, but that is a whole separate discussion altogether, so now let me focus solely on this film.

Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is an unhappy 40-something man who has been working for a magazine for 14 years. He is in a loveless marriage that has seen better days with Carolyn (Annette Bening), a mediocre real estate agent who is equally unhappy, even if she hides it in her pursuit of suburban perfection. Their daughter is Jane (Thora Birch), who it seems is almost ashamed to be their daughter. Her best friend Angela (Mena Suvari) is a pretty girl whom Lester lusts after, which disturbs Jane, but seems to turn Angela on a little bit. Meanwhile the Fitts family has moved in next door. Ricky (Wes Bentley) is the son who makes his money dealing pot and loves to film things, particularly Jane. His father is Col. Frank Fitts, USMC (Chris Cooper). He is a tough son of a gun who is extremely prejudiced against homosexuals. Watch as they interact and crazy things happen!

The Green Mile (1999)

The Green Mile (1999)
As my first post i thought of giving you a movie which I think most of you would have missed. Green Mile was nominated for 4 oscars and it has 8.4/10 in IMDB ratings.

The director is Frank Dabaront who also directed The Shawshank Redemption,which I'll be giving you recently. I watched this movie recently and it made my heart sink. This is undoubtedly one of the best movies I've ever seen where Frank has been able to take us to a famous but a unthinkable conclusion to the movie.

In some movies we cant think who the main actor or the actress is right?But here as you all know TOM Hanks has done his part exceeding well and his role is a treatto watch.John Coffey, another famous character in the movie is played byMicheal Clarke Duncan.Im not going to tell you any further. Its upto you to find out whether its good or bad.I still cat think why they didnt give it the Oscar.

I'll tell you a part of it.John is a new inmate in the prison whos taken there for death penalty on suspected conviction of raping a small girl.Whethet he did it or not you'll be able to see during it.But he has an unusual power in this to save people who are near death. So lets see John who saves others from death he himself would be able to defeat death. Enjoy...

Goodfellas (1990)

Goodfellas (1990)

Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci
Plot: A drug dealing gangster works his way up the chain of command while building close relationships with the leader. Based off a true story.

Fight Club (1999)

Fight Club (1999)

From the first time that I saw Fight Club I knew that this would be one of my favourite films for life, even though there is a lot of gut retching fighting; underneath it all is a darker, deeper and yet thrilling story.

Throughout we learn about the characters through a Narrator (Edward Norton), the main character, but we never find out his actual name, until the highly anticipated climax. To me he seems to always have a problem with his sexuality, the only woman within the film, Marla (Helena Bonham Carter) is more masculine then he is. The Narrator goes to support groups, needs to be loved and supported by others, and overall is frightened and threatened by Marla. Unlike his newly met friend Tyler (Brad Pitt) who he seems to be very close with, for example in the conversations that they have where they compare themselves to other men.  With the help of Tyler the Narrator tries to escape reality by co-creating an illegal underground fight club, which he subconsciously turns into an army.

Overall I love this film because of the use of the camera, especially the angles that they use and the mise-en-scene; every time you watch this you understand it more and see that it gives the story away from an early stage in the film. I also enjoy the fact that it is showing us what consumerism does to us, how we think that we have to buy the IKEA objects to be able to fit into society. It reminded me a lot like Clockwork Orange from the 70s, how the main character within the film is ‘brain washed’ to behave ‘correctly’ within society. Lastly I thought Edward Norton and Brad Pitt’s performance was and probably and will be the best they will ever achieve, excellent.

In my opinion I cannot find any negatives with this film, defiantly a must see!

Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest, Forrest Gump is a simple man with little brain activity but good intentions. He struggles through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His ‘mama’ teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, starts a table tennis craze, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, create the smiley, write bumper stickers and songs, donating to people and meeting the president several times. However this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny. Who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA rating: R
Director: Milos Forman
Actors: Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Louise Fletcher
Plot: A man who may not really be insane is admitted to an institution. He plays tricks on the nurse and rounds up the other trouble patients for a healthy dose of fun.

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

There's not much I can say about Pulp Fiction that hasn't already been said, but that's not going to stop me from trying.

The story is told out of chronological sequence (similar to Tarantino's previous film, Reservoir Dogs) and is divided into intersecting segments. We see the stories of prizefighting boxers, mob bosses, mob boss' wife, gangsters, and a variety of other characters. It's a plot that is really about the journey rather than the destination. Being a homage to old pulp fiction magazines (among many other things) you can be sure to expect your fair share of violence and humor.

As with all Tarantino films many of its elements are "borrowed" from other films. There's plenty of things that comes straight out of Psycho or Deliverance or Zardoz; the briefcase is very reminiscent of the briefcase in Kiss Me Deadly or the car trunk in Repo Man. There's countless references and homage shots (or perhaps not so countless after all), and Tarantino, somehow, manages to bring it all together with his own style and make it seem original. And I guess it is original in its own way.

Schindler's List (1993)

Schindler's List (1993)

Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA rating: R
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes
Plot: Schindler (played by Liam Neeson) tries to save the Jews by bringing as many as he can to an ammunitions plant that may not produce any ammunition.

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather, based on a best selling novel by renowned novelist Mario Puzo, presents a naked insight into the clandestine world of New York Mafia headed over by Don Vito Corleone. Francis Ford Coppola directs The Godfather with a scalpel like precision, and fully succeeds in bringing Puzo's larger than life characters to life on the celluloid. Coppola entrusts none other than Puzo himself for the movie's screenplay. In the crime saga that revolves around the Corleone crime family, Puzo presents in a cutthroat fashion an eclectic blend of Crime, Suspense, and Drama that immures the viewer in a vice-like grip from the breathtaking inception to the blood-cuddling finale. Nino Rota's hypnotic music enriches The Godfather with an ineffable sense of poignancy while its vivid cinematography features amongst the best works of its time. Nigh flawless and ubiquitously acclaimed for being in a league of its own, The Godfather doesn't depict poetic justice, but rather portrays the triumph of puissance over pusillanimity in the most ruthless manner
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

After the murder of his wife, hotshot banker Andrew Dufresne is sent to Shawshank Prison, where the usual unpleasantness occurs. Over the years, he retains hope and eventually gains the respect of his fellow inmates, especially longtime convict “Red” Redding, a black marketeer, and becomes influential within the prison. Eventually, Andrew achieves his ends on his own terms.(Written by Reid Gagle from imdb.com)