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54 (1998 Film)

The Plot:
Famous 70s NYC nightclub seen and told through the eyes of a young employee.

Level:
IIB

Directed by:
Mark Christopher

Main Cast:
Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Mike Myers, Neve Campbell, Sela Ward, Breckin Meyer

My Comment:
American Famous Hollywood backstage life!!

My Rating:
3.6/5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDC2FMunNI

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About Time (2013 Film)

The Plot:
At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Richard Curtis

Main Cast:
Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Lindsay Duncan

My Comment:
A Great  British film better than you are expected on about Loves, Life, Choices! Unlike the movie of Time Traveler's Wife (2009 Film), "The story's time-travel element illustrates the importance of living in the moment" [Highly recommended new movie!

My Rating:
4/5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7A810duHvw

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The Fifth Estate (2013 Film)

The Plot:
WikiLeaks, A dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Bill Condon

Main Cast:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl, Anthony Mackie, David Thewills, Moritz Bleibtreu, Alicia Vikander, Stanley Tucci, Laura Linney, Carice Van Houten

My Comment:
WikiLeaks, Could this use those information in a better way? How could really save people by transfering information?
Created a lie to expose the lies that cover other lies......

My Rating:
3.7/5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXTBjkWp8bs

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Footloose (1984 Film)

The Plot:
A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Herbert Ross

Main Cast:
Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, Dianne Wiest, John Lithgow, Christopher Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker, Frances Lee McCain

My Comment:
HK need someone to step up to break the power of "stupid control", after that we can dance again.....

My Rating:
3.5/5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nSXtZPKms4

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Silver Linings Playbook (2012 Film)

The Plot:
After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

Level:
II

Directed by:
David O. Russell

Main Cast:
Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Anupam kher, Chris Tucker, Julia Stiles, Brea Bee

My Comment:
Love can be simple, Love can be complicated, Love can be hurtful  

My Rating:
3.7/5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj5_FhLaaQQ

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Hitchcock (2012 Film)

The Plot:
A love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960 film) in 1959.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Sacha Gervasi

Main Cast:
Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Stuhlbarg, Kurtwood Smith, Jessica Biel, Danny Huston, Toni Collette, James D'Arcy, Michael Wincott

My Comment:
Have you watch the Psycho? Do you know who is Alfred Hitchcock?  

My Rating:
3.5/5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rQuRLERl6A

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Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011 Film)

The Plot:
A middle-aged husband's life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Main Cast:
Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Analeigh Tipton, Jonah Bobo, Joey king, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon

My Comment:
Lips CHing makes me think about this movie   

My Rating:
3.6/5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iCwtxJejik

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500 days of Summer (2009 Film)

The Plot:
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Marc Webb

Main Cast:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler

My Comment:
Which ex-girlfriend you think that she was the ONE, the Love of your life? How long have you two been together? What is the lastest thing that you remember of her? Which girl was you Summer? Do you still thinking about her? Time to let go.....


My Rating:
3.6/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsD0NpFSADM

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Devil (2010 Film)

The Plot:
A group of people are trapped in an elevator and the Devil is mysteriously amongst them.

Level:
II

Directed by:
John Ewrick Dowdle

Main Cast:
Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Bejana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven, Joshua Peace, Caroline Dhavernas, Joe Cobden, Zoie Palmer

My Comment:
Do you believe in Retribution? Everything happen for a reason....

My Rating:
2.7/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7l3nzjHYTg

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Side Effects (2013 Film)

The Plot:
A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.

Level:
III

Directed by:
Steven Soderbergh

Main Cast:
Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Marin Ireland, Channing Tatum, Polly Draper

My Comment:
Are you crazy for money?

My Rating:
3.6/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jQq6BiT-eI

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Blue Jasmine (2013 Film)

The Plot:
A New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks a million, but isn't bringing money, peace, or love.....

Level:
II

Directed by:
Woody Allen

Main Cast:
Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Annie Mcnamara, Andrew Dice Clay, Bobby Cannavale

My Comment:
Imagine you are rich and give everything to your daugther, and one day if she lost everything including Love, would you think she will able to survive and get through this?
Great acting from Cate.

My Rating:
3.6/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FER3C394aI8

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Like Crazy (2011 Film)

The Plot:
A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Drake Doremus

Main Cast:
Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlie Bewley

My Comment:
Tell me in what way is the hardest thing to keep with your love one.....
Do you regret something that you should have done earlier?

My Rating:
3.6/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ZV-bwZmBw

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Swordfish (2001 Film)

The Plot:
A secretive renegade counter-terrorist co-opts the world's greatest hacker (who is trying to stay clean) to steal billions in US Government dirty money.

Level:
IIB

Directed by:
Dominic Sena

Main Cast:
John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle

My Comment:
One of the smart criminal movies you won't forget . Have anyone seen the alternate Endings?

My Rating:
3.7/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74eyod1Tq2Q

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The Counselor (2013 Film)

The Plot:
A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.

Level:
III (R18)

Directed by:
Ridley Scott

Main Cast:
Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Brad Pitt, Rosie Perez, Nataile Dormer

My Comment:
Could be a very good movie but I think the ending is too horrible

My Rating:
3.3/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ML50I0mVHY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNVFopf5iCY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oliXYJrAiiM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4mgtg48gII

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Gangster Squad (2013 Film)

The Plot:
Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city.

Level:
IIB

Directed by:
Ruben Fleischer

Main Cast:
Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Nick Nolte, Anthony Mackie, Mireille Enos, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Pena, Robert Patrick

My Comment:
Who is dare enough to stand for justice? The last scene is very good to show you when you fall, your public image and family together will come with it. And there is Emma Stone....

My Rating:
3.7/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqKnD-g9QhY

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Blood In Blood Out (1993 Film)

The Plot:
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.

Level:
IIB

Directed by:
Taylor Hackford

Main Cast:
Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt

My Comment:
Good movie and there is a lots of gangsters stuff

My Rating:
3.7/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoz850QyBjE

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Demolition Man (1993 Film)

The Plot:
A cop is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent enemy who is loose in a nonviolent future society.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Macro Brambilla

Main Cast:
Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, Nigel Hawthorne

My Comment:
Seem like our future is going to similar direction, controlling by the people with the same mentality!!

My Rating:
3.5/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWj2mziuJLs

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The Bourne Legacy (2012 Film)

The Plot:
Aaron Cross is a field operative belonging to Operation Outcome, a Department of Defense black ops program which uses experimental pills, known as "chems," to enhance the physical and mental abilities of their users. Cross is assigned to Alaska for a training exercise, where he must survive weather extremes and traverse rugged terrain in order to arrive at a remote cabin. The cabin is operated by an exiled Outcome operative, Number Three, who informs Cross that he has broken the mission record by two days....

Level:
II

Directed by:
Tony Gilroy

Main Cast:
Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach

My Comment:
Government have many things to hide.....

My Rating:
3.7/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrsmcB5aleQ

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Zodiac (2007 Film)

The Plot:
Base on a true story. A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer.

Level:
IIB

Directed by:
David Fincher

Main Cast:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brain Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Chloë Sevigny

My Comment:
Great story line and maybe feel a bit lost, didn't think the movie would end like this and feel sad justice couldn't make a call even the killer is standing right in front of you!

My Rating:
3.5/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dWgRfb17-M

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The Perfect Score (2004 Film)

The Plot:
Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.

Level:
II

Directed by:
Brian Robbins

Main Cast:
Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Bryan Greenberg, Leonardo Nam, Darius Miles

My Comment:
What do you want your kid can do? Do you want them to get perfect score for school or find their dream career for life earlier?

My Rating:
2.9/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdRvXVNgOss