| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| Departed, The | 2006 | 97 | 1 | - Scorsese nailed it with this Boston gangster movie about Billy Costigan who grew up in a crooked family & he becomes a cop, while Colin Sullivan grows up in a good family and becomes a cop, but works for the local mob boss Frank Costello. Costigan goes undercover to take down Costello, while Sullivan is in IA working secretively for Costello. It's a grossly intense game of cat & mouse on both sides. It is brilliantly written, superbly acted by a superstar cast & the man that made the film a classic is Martin Scorsese. One of my all-time favorites. | | Gladiator | 2000 | 96 | 2 | | | Avatar | 2009 | 95 | 3 | - I'm so glad James Cameron didn't try making this film until film technology made it to the point to be able to do this film justice. Brilliant graphics, great storyline & wonderful film. | | Gangs of New York | 2002 | 92 | 4 | | | Green Mile, The | 1999 | 91 | 5 | | | Crash | 2004 | 90 | 6 | | | Blind Side, The | 2009 | 89 | 7 | - Great job by the cast to bring the story of Michael Oher & the Tuohy family. Loved it. | | Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The | 2008 | 86 | 8 | | | A Beautiful Mind | 2001 | 84 | 9 | | | American Beauty | 1999 | 81 | 10 | | | Capote | 2005 | 76 | 11 | - Brilliant acting job by Phillip Seymour Hoffman playing Truman Capote. It's not an easy part to play, Hoffman WAS Capote. His ability to be Capote made the film worth watching. | | Aviator | 2004 | 74 | 12 | - DiCaprio did a brilliant job as Howard Hughes. Cate Blanchett & Kate Beckinsale did a great job as Hepburn & Gardner. It was a good historic film, but I just didn't care for it because as intelligent as Hughes was, I just don't care enough about it all to be draw in again. |
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