Sunday, January 2, 2011

10 movies to see before you die!!!

Every Friday movies comes and many vanishes from the mind of audience but some stay and very few haunts.Alfred hitchcock's Psycho released in 60's but still the immortal bath room murder scene continues to remain in every film lovers consciousness.Our own Mugambo of Mr.India still brings chills down in the spines of many people.That is the power of cinema,the most loved and popular art form in any part of the world.So i am gonna write about some of the English movies which i think are masterpieces.I didnt include any Quentin Tarantino's movie here,because i think almost all of his movies are must see.

10.The Exorcist:One of the most popular horror film of all time directed by William Friedkin.Plot of the movie almost looked like it is inspired from many stories we hear from Indian villages.Everyday i used to hear similar stories in my hometown where i saw some of the so called exorcists.Story deals with the desperate attempt of a mother to bring back her daughter through exorcism who is dealing with demonic possession.Yes it has a ridiculous plot but trust me it will scare the hell out of you.

9.Rocky:The classic sports drama tells rags to riches story of a small time boxer played by my favourite hero(mark my word he is the real hero) Italian Stallion Sylvester Stallone.I watched the movie at least 5 to 6 times so far and each it unfolds the possibilities of will power of human being and inspires me a lot.Stallone himself written the screenplay based on a famous fight between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner.Many sequels followed it but any day first one is better than others.

8.The Jungle Book:Evergreen animated Disney classic based on the story by Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling and produced by Walt Disney himself.It tells the story of a 'man cub' Mowgli lost in the deep jungle and raised by wolfs.I think this is one of the most popular animated feature film ever.

7.Psycho:A psychological thriller directed by master of suspense thriller genre movies Sir Alfred Hitchcock.This is probably his best work till date and also one of the best movies in this genre.The shower murder scene,one of the most celebrated scene in the film history,it spawned many myths and legends over the years and also i think its one of the most controversial and debated scenes ever.

6.Schindler's List:An intense biographical drama directed by Steven Spielberg tell the story of Oskar Schindler who tried to save Jewish from Nazis in German invaded Poland.Steven Spielberg won an well deserved Oscar for this movie.Spielberg,being a Jew understood the pain of Jewish people very well.

5.Ben Hur: One of the most expensive movie of its time and also the most successful grossing over $90 million.An epic movie directed by master film maker William Wyler with a huge budget based on a novel.It was nominated for 11 Oscars matched only by Titanic and Lord of the Rings Return of the King.The chariot race scene is one of the best action sequence ever filmed,read somewhere that it took 3 months to complete the shooting.

4.The Kid: It is the story of  the Tramp played by legendary Charlie Chaplin,who finds a baby and adopts the baby.Produced,directed,written by Charlie Chaplin and the character the Tramp became one of the most memorable characters in history of cinema.


3.Forrest Gump: My favourite movie of all time.It tells the story of Forrest Gump who was told he has a below average intelligence.One of the finest performances by Tom Hanks and also one of the most memorable performances ever.The film is wonderfully directed by Robert Zemeckis,it challenges societal norms with comical overtones.Most of the characters in the movie are memorable be it Bubba or Lieutenant Dan Taylor or Forrest.

2.Titanic:Most popular expensive epic romance film directed by James Cameroon,the movie is based on the sinking of The Royal Mail Ship Titanic in 1912.The love story and central character is fictional.Everything is so perfect in the movie.Be it casting,visual effects,sets,screenplay,direction everything.It is a flawless masterpiece and impossible to make it again. It was nominated for 14 Oscars and won 11,again a great achievement.Hail James Cameron for such a wonderful movie.

1.The Godfather:When marverick film maker of India Ram Gopal Verma made movie called Sarkar,stated that "Like countless film makers all over the world,i have been deeply influenced by The Godfather".Such is the impact of this movie on every film maker all over the world.American gangster drama movie directed by Copolla based on the novel of same name by Mario Puzo starring legendary Marlon Brando as Vitto Corleone,Al Pacino as Micheal Corleone.Everything in the movie is so popular and immortal."I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" is one of the most popular movie quotes ever and also its soundtrack.Two sequels followed it but original always remains as the best.The Corleone family lives on in the mind of every movie buff even after 40 years.

There are many other movies like Lord of the Rings triology,Saving Private Ryan,Gone with the Wind,The Dark Knight,One flew over Cuckoo's Nest etc etc etc which are my personal favourites but couldn't add in the list.