Top 10 Movies of my time

Published on October 3, 2004 By Angloesque In Movie Reviews

In no particular order:

American History X -- hopeful and sad look at racial tensions and what it takes to get out of a cycle
Love Actually -- the most un-cheesy, realistic look at love in the romantic comedy genre
Big Fish -- only because it mirrors a relationship I have with my own father, so perfectly
A River Runs Through It -- is anything more beautiful than Montana and fly fishing?
Snatch -- hilarious. well-edited, just the right number of twists, great cinematography--and the DVD has Mickey subtitles

Requium for a Dream -- great special effects, good storyline (akin to American History X in my mind)
A Beautiful Mind -- i'm married to someone who reminds me very much of Russell Crowe's character, though hopefully with fewer psychological problems
The Usual Suspects -- one word: Classic
Bridget Jones's Diary -- purely through identification with the character, especially saying the wrong thing at the wrong time
Pride & Prejudice (BBC version) --purely through idealism, especially wishing I could say the right thing at the right time

Comments

tina

on Oct 04, 2004

cudn't catch" love actually" wen it hit the theatres...but then "bridget jones diary" features as one of my fav movies too..the same could be said of the book...have you seen "dirty dancing".,.patrick swayze never looked better.

Poi Dog

on Oct 04, 2004

I commend you for your diversity, and will follow up on "Love Actually". I'm a cinematographer and casting agent (but working for a t..v. station now, unfortunately). Thank you for sharing your list. If you care, here's a few of my favorites of the past 20 years, in no particular order:

The Mission - (1986) Robert DeNiro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn - missionaries fight for justice in the colonial era of Spain and Portugal.
Life is Beautiful - (Italy) Roberto Begnini - a father eases the burden of a concentration camp in WWII for his son, by making it a game. Touching/revealing.
When We Were Kings - a documentary on Cassius Clay/Mohammed Ali - a huge event of the civil rights movement...set in Africa. (see: "Ali")
Master and Commander - Russell Crowe, Billy Boyd - as a veteran sailor of the Navy (and history buff), the movie is tangible, visual, and enrapturing.
The Thin Red Line - starring famous people

- not to be viewed as a war movie fan, but as a visual poet. Rich in all of the senses; a true gem.
The Weather Underground - a documentary on the civil rights insurgents that committed terrorist acts through the 60s and 70s - also freed Tim Leary.
Empire of the Sun - Spielberg, starring Christian Bale - a Brit boy living in China is interned at a concentration camp. A story of childhood vs. survival.
Amadeus - The murder/mystery of Mozart. Magnificent! A fresh look at the life of Mozart and his bizzare interests and nature. My #1 choice!
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Depp, Del Toro - a portrayal of Hunter S. Thompson in the midst of his drug culture and politicking. Depp is Hunter, truly!
Mosquito Coast - Harrison Ford, River Phoenix - a scientist/inventor moves his family to the tropics to escape consumerism. Ford goes 'insane' by it.

Although this is by no means my true top ten, I was inspired to think of it by your post. Thanks!

p.s. I own American History X, but I can't watch it due to the 'curb scene'. A powerful movie, for sure...

sincerely,
Poi Dog

klc1307

on Oct 04, 2004

This are my favourites:
(in no particular order)
Home Alone- funny but quite "lame"
Home Alone 2- again funny but also quite "lame"
The Sixth Sense- nice 360 degrees twist (or 270)
Beautiful Mind- very interesting
The Silence Of The Lambs- Horror
Titanic- Touching
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial- nice but

lame
Austin Powers in Goldmember- COMEDY ROCKZ
Bruce Almighty- funny
Phone Booth- rude but nice to watch

Angloesque

on Oct 04, 2004

Poi Dog,

Have to admit, I hated "Life is Beautiful" because I saw the English-dubbed version. There's nothing to make you physically ill like watching a movie where the lips and sounds don't sync for two hours. It totally ruined the experience for me and I'm not sure I could watch it again now, especially after having seen the end.

Amadeus was fantastic. It was rich and sufficiently plausible in terms of the conspiracy theory (Salieri was brilliant) and yet educated.

Mosquito Coast--I just saw that for the first time recently. I would probably put that in the category of "A Beautiful Mind" for reasons I like it.

I'm with you on the curb scene of "American History X." I've never actually watched that scene (hands over eyes)--same with the shower scene and the scene at the end...ya know.

The Mission looks interesting--I'll try to follow up on it. Thanks.

-A.

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