Just a list of movies ( i do plan to write reviews for all of them).
1. city of god
- Life from close quarters on the crime infested streets of Brazil.
wiki link : city of god
2. Bridge on the river kwai
3. Lawrence of Arabia
4. seven samurai : Japanese filmaker Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece,Hollywood's The magnificent seven and Ramesh sippy's sholay drew inspiration from this movie.Both movies being classics in their own right.
5. This is spinal tap
6. A clockwork orange
7. Fight club
8. Usual suspects
9. Stalingrad ( German)
10.The pianist
11. Raid on Entebbe
12. Operation daybreak
13. Lost command
14. Mad Max - Road warrior
15. Star wars - return of the Jedi
16. E.T
17. Close encounters of the third kind
18. Road to perdition
19. Blood diamond
20. The untouchables
21. Dances with the wolves
22. The patriot
23. Braveheart
24. The big lebowski
25. The graduate
26. Into the wild
27. A bridge too far
28. Red dawn
29. Saving private Ryan
30. Days of glory (French)
31. Battle of Algiers
32. The 9th company ( russian )
33. Love's a bitch ( spanish)
34. Doctor Zhivago
35. Blue Lagoon
36. Seven years in Tibet
37. Munich
38. Life is beautiful
39. Almost famous
40. Remember the Titans
41. Exodus
42. Casablanca
43. The Godfather 1 & 2
44. Taxi Driver
45. Platoon
46. Leon
47. Forrest Gump
48. The great escape
49. The 13th warrior
50. Kingdom of heaven
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Life is Beautiful
Movie Title :Life is beautiful
Year of release:1997
Director:Robert Benigni
Starring:
Robert benigni as Guido Orefice
Year of release:1997
Director:Robert Benigni
Starring:
Robert benigni as Guido Orefice
Nicolette Braschi as Dora
Awards :
Awards :
won 3 oscars,52 other wins and 27 nominations.
Theme:
Theme:
Set agaisnt the backdrop of facist Italy,Robert Benigni plays a happy go lucky Jewish man.It's his fated arrival in a small Italian town to set up a bookshop that he comes across Dora (Nicolette) although she is not Jewish.His funny,whimsical ways and of course how he manages to squeeze a comic situation out of everything keep you laughing,be it wooing the beautiful Dora or in standing up agaisnt the Fascist impudence.
After a not so whirlwind romance,this does not include Guido's mad escapades and attempts to get close to Dora.They get married and are blessed with a son.Come world war two and the madman's (read:Hitler) quest for ridding Europe of all jews is in full swing and it comes to Guido's family.The family is separated but somehow Guido manages to hide his little son Joshua with him.Guido sees to it that little Joshua does not come to know of all the horrors happening around him.He tells Joshua that all the people in the camp are playing a game,and the first person who wins it gets a tank.And that if little Joshua complains of hunger he loses points,the points will be earned as long as he manages to hide himself from the camp guards.
Little Joshua then makes a sincere effort and does whatever his father tells him to do.Inspite of all the horrors and the sickening feeling around him Guido manages to keep his son smilling and happy at the thought of getting the tank.He manages to do so till the very end when he is shot by the German guards in advent of the American advance.The Jews in the camp are liberated by the americans and young Joshua is renuited with his mother.
watch out for :The one in which young Joshua rejoices after being rescued from the camp by the Americans who come riding in tanks.Young Joshua thinks he's won the game and the tank is his prize.
Another one in which Guido,just before he is shot tells young joshua to hide inside a sweatbox and not to come out until everybody has left.He makes his son laugh for the last time with a gesture.
After a not so whirlwind romance,this does not include Guido's mad escapades and attempts to get close to Dora.They get married and are blessed with a son.Come world war two and the madman's (read:Hitler) quest for ridding Europe of all jews is in full swing and it comes to Guido's family.The family is separated but somehow Guido manages to hide his little son Joshua with him.Guido sees to it that little Joshua does not come to know of all the horrors happening around him.He tells Joshua that all the people in the camp are playing a game,and the first person who wins it gets a tank.And that if little Joshua complains of hunger he loses points,the points will be earned as long as he manages to hide himself from the camp guards.
Little Joshua then makes a sincere effort and does whatever his father tells him to do.Inspite of all the horrors and the sickening feeling around him Guido manages to keep his son smilling and happy at the thought of getting the tank.He manages to do so till the very end when he is shot by the German guards in advent of the American advance.The Jews in the camp are liberated by the americans and young Joshua is renuited with his mother.
watch out for :The one in which young Joshua rejoices after being rescued from the camp by the Americans who come riding in tanks.Young Joshua thinks he's won the game and the tank is his prize.
Another one in which Guido,just before he is shot tells young joshua to hide inside a sweatbox and not to come out until everybody has left.He makes his son laugh for the last time with a gesture.
other info:
link on wikipedia
link on imdb
A scene from the movie
Munich
Movie Title: Munich
Year of release: 2005
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring:
Year of release: 2005
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring:
Eric Bana as Avner ,Israeli agent
Daniel Craig as Steve,Israeli agent
Theme:The film revolves around the counter terrorist strikes by the Israeli authorities especially after the Munich massacre of 11 Israeli athletes by the Black September terrorist organization.It tells the story of how avner (bana) from being a virtually unknown lowly placed MOSSAD agent goes on to head one of the deadliest and bloodiest counter terrorist strike operations carried out by Israel. If you are a typical James bond fan then i guess you'll be disappointed,well the film does have it's own share of thrills and the usual cloak and dagger stuff but no bond girls sorry.
Daniel Craig as Steve,Israeli agent
Theme:The film revolves around the counter terrorist strikes by the Israeli authorities especially after the Munich massacre of 11 Israeli athletes by the Black September terrorist organization.It tells the story of how avner (bana) from being a virtually unknown lowly placed MOSSAD agent goes on to head one of the deadliest and bloodiest counter terrorist strike operations carried out by Israel. If you are a typical James bond fan then i guess you'll be disappointed,well the film does have it's own share of thrills and the usual cloak and dagger stuff but no bond girls sorry.
why i like it:for the originality,the film's natural to the core.very methodical.Spielberg's done a great job.way to go Steve!!
You will like it if : If you are the history channel sort and like cloak and dagger movies!!
watch out for : The scene in which the terrorists take over the building where the athletes are housed and one of the athletes after overpowering one of the terrorists gets his gun and goes back to help his countrymen but in vain.One more in which Avner and his group conduct a raid along with a group of IDF guys,where the leader of the group introduces himself as Ehud Barak.They kill all the three Palestinian leaders along with their bodyguards under the very nose of lebanese forces.
other info:
link on wikipedia
Monday, July 2, 2007
Introduction
I have been thinking of starting this blog for quite a while now,the plans were put on hold of my tight schedule at work.well anyways better late than never.
Having always been fascinated by movies and i have always felt that every movie carries a message along with it (saying this i'm taking the liberty of excluding the usual dose of bollywood movies and the movies back home,bulk of which have no story lines it's once in a while that a good movie worth watching comes along but a good bollywood movies these days , well i call it HUMBUG!! ).Moreover it also depends on the individual how the person views it and from which perspective.anyways blah blah blah...boring!!
NOW LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS
Time and again being known as an avid watcher of movies many of friends and people from office have come up to me with questions such as "hey man i'm free this weekend so thinking of watching some good movies,suggest me some".So for the convenience of such ilk and kind i thought of putting up this blog.I hope it serves the purpose.
Most of the movies are in English and some in Hindi.Some foreign movies are also listed.
Apologies in advance for most of the movies will be having a mix of war and history as the main themes.In case the reader does not find the movie to his/her liking.WTF it's free world!!
The reviews of the movies are personal and are restricted to my own opinion only.
I'll be glad for your comments and feedbacks.
happy reading.
Having always been fascinated by movies and i have always felt that every movie carries a message along with it (saying this i'm taking the liberty of excluding the usual dose of bollywood movies and the movies back home,bulk of which have no story lines it's once in a while that a good movie worth watching comes along but a good bollywood movies these days , well i call it HUMBUG!! ).Moreover it also depends on the individual how the person views it and from which perspective.anyways blah blah blah...boring!!
NOW LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS
Time and again being known as an avid watcher of movies many of friends and people from office have come up to me with questions such as "hey man i'm free this weekend so thinking of watching some good movies,suggest me some".So for the convenience of such ilk and kind i thought of putting up this blog.I hope it serves the purpose.
Most of the movies are in English and some in Hindi.Some foreign movies are also listed.
Apologies in advance for most of the movies will be having a mix of war and history as the main themes.In case the reader does not find the movie to his/her liking.WTF it's free world!!
The reviews of the movies are personal and are restricted to my own opinion only.
I'll be glad for your comments and feedbacks.
happy reading.
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