Movies Junkies 週未睇乜舊片好

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Recently reading posts up here, thinking about nowadays how kids are growing up to, and how the parents telling their kids about life...

La vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful 1997 film)

The Plot:
A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his humour, but must use that same quality to protect his son in a Nazi death camp.

Level:
I

Directed by:
Roberto Benigni

Main Cast:
Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano

My Comment:
There must be one person (at least) affecting you how you see the life, it is up to him/her to tell you whether life is beautiful in this unfair world.

My Rating:
4.5/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGyF-3G0ZpA

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Swimming Pool (2003 Film)

The Plot:
A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.

Level:
III

Directed by:
François Ozon

Main Cast:
Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance

My Comment:
Thriller and sexy film

My Rating:
3.2/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7T7YZF3MjQ

Thomas_Chan

Gladiator, My fair lady, Sound of Music, El Cid, Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, Rambo,
My Life So Far 《英倫四月天》
The Gathering Storm 《鐵血風暴》
The Madness of King George 《神經大帝》
Wimbledom 《球戀大滿貫》
Chariots of Fire 《烈火戰車》
The Match 《笑林足球》
The Full Monty 《光豬六壯士》
Billy Elliot 《跳出我天地》
My Left Foot 《無悔今生》

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Thomas_Chan 發表於 2013-8-29 17:23
Gladiator, My fair lady, Sound of Music, El Cid, Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, Rambo,
My Life So Far  ...

Thank you Thomas Chan CHing contribution

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Training Day (2001 Film)

The Plot:
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes on a 24-hour training course with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

Level:
IIB

Directed by:
Antonie Fuqua

Main Cast:
Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke

My Comment:


My Rating:
3.8/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKTVQPOH8ZA

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Safe House (2012 Film)

The Plot:
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.

Level:
IIB

Directed by:
Daniel Espinosa

Main Cast:
Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds

My Comment:
Very USA


My Rating:
4/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqwVQ1bXrTo

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Daybreakers (2009 Film)

The Plot:
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Michael and Peter Spierig

Main Cast:
Ethan Hwake, Claudia Karvan, Willem Dafoe, Michael Dorman, Sam Neill, Vince Colosimo, Isabel Lucas

My Comment:
Like looking at the unhealthy society

My Rating:
3.8/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGrpoxBlCNo

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A Million Dollar Baby (2004 Film)

The Plot:
A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Clint Eastwood

Main Cast:
Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank

My Comment:
Dark and sad with many people just tried to do their best for living simple.

My Rating:
4/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCDZLsqwH28

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S1m0ne (2002 Film)

The Plot:
A producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.

Level:
I

Directed by:
Andrew Niccol

Main Cast:
Al Pacino, Winona Ryder, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts, Evan Rachel Wood, Rebecca Romijn

My Comment:
電車男


My Rating:
3.2/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=salcZxwspxg

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The Descendants (2011 Film)

The Plot:
A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Alexander Payne

Main Cast:
George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, beau Bridges, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster

My Comment:
things for a father to think about

My Rating:
3.8/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWHNXJ1K4yA

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Some good classic chick flicks for our female members

She's all that (1999 Film)

The Plot:
A high school jock makes a bet that he can turn an unattractive girl into the school's prom queen.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Robert Iscove

Main Cast:
Freddie Prince Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker, Judi Lyn O/Keefe, Kevin Pallak

My Comment:
Remember the song "kiss me" from Sixpence None The Richer?

My Rating:
3.5/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI9fYsgduGE

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50 First Dates (2004 Film)

The Plot:
Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment up until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams, until he discovers she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the very next day.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Peter Segal

Main Cast:
Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Austin, Lusia Strus, Blake Clark, Dan Aykroyd

My Comment:
Couldn't stop watching it


My Rating:
4.2/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErjP5xMTc8I

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Mud (2012 Film)

The Plot:
Two young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Jeff Nichols

Main Cast:
Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard, Jacob Lofland, Ray McKinnon, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Shannon

My Comment:
Touchy little story about love and change, for a young boy in a small town.

My Rating:
3.8/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFBC8ohhVUs

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10 Years (2011 Film)

The Plot:
The night before their high school reunion, a group of friends realize they still haven't quite grown up in some ways.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Jamie Linden

Main Cast:
Channing Tatum, Justin Long, Kate Mara, Chris Pratt, Oscar Isaac, Scott Parter, Ari Graynor, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Max Minghella, Lynn Collins, Brian Geraghty, Aubrey Plaza, Anthony Mackie, Rosario Dawson, Eiko Nijo

My Comment:
Casual and easy to watch. What would you say when you see your old friends? How does it mean to you and moving on in the future!?

My Rating:
3.5/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Ku-HJc6yE

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The Family Man (2000 Film)

The Plot:
A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Brett Ratner

Main Cast:
Nicolas Cage, Tea Leoni, Don Cheadle

My Comment:
A fast-lane Rich Rich investment broker or a great family dad, which life would you fancy?

My Rating:
3.8/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw8D2a6nwH4

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008 Film)

The Plot:
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

Level:
II

Directed by:
David Fincher

Main Cast:
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Omand, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Tilda Swinton

My Comment:
Life and dead, plus many things could happen to anyone during your time, how would you want to go with it? And start to write a book about yourself.

My Rating:
4.2/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqeqaweXBV0

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 Film)

The Plot:
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.

Level:
III

Directed by:
David Fincher

Main Cast:
Daniel Craig, Patricia Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgard, Steven Berkoff, Robin Wright, Yorick Van Wageningen, Joely Richardson

My Comment:
Every minute there is a person missing, do you know the reason behind it?

My Rating:
4.2/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KBPru-Pu5Q

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Serenity (2005 Film)

The Plot:
The crew of the ship Serenity tries to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their number who is telepathic.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Joss Whedon

Main Cast:
Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, Chiwetel Ejiofor

My Comment:
Story line is good and very entertainment, about mankind

My Rating:
4.2/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY3u7bB7dZk

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Seven (1995 Film)

The Plot:
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.

Level:
IIB

Directed by:
David Fincher

Main Cast:
Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey

My Comment:
Thriller film and society reflection

My Rating:
4.5/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4YV2_TcCoE

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火垂るの墓Grave of the Fireflies  (1988 Film)

The Plot:
A tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister's struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Isao Takahata

Main Cast:
Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi

My Comment:
Quote "The film focuses its attention almost entirely on the personal tragedies that war gives rise to, rather than seeking to glamorize it as a heroic struggle between competing ideologies. It emphasizes that war is society's failure to perform its most important duty to protect its own people."

My Rating:
3.8/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-JCe_C-3o0