1. The Green MileThis movie is one of my personal favorites. Fantastic performances by the cast and especially, the late Michael Clarke Duncan. Great visuals and an engaging story that breaks a part of realism allows it to be one of my favourite films of all time. A great film overall.
2. My Neighbor TotoroA classic Ghibli/Miyazaki film. Whimsical visuals and the charisma of an oversized and fluffy monster give this movie its character. An internationally known animated film, its garnered a lot of attention. One of the studio Ghibli materpieces, this is one of my favorites out of all of them.
3. Shaun of the Dead
A play on the zombie genre, it pays homage to the Romero films and parodies it with a trip to the pub. A good comedy film with great gags that will make you laugh. The premise was great and it was executed nicely, showing the zombies as more of a nuisance than a problem.
A convuluted story of a man and his revenge ha never been so intriguiging. There are so many twists and turns enough to even make you question what is going on. A definite must watch and enough to keep you wondering what's going to happen until the end. A fun movie to watch and wrap your head around.
5. Matilda
I don't know, I just like this film. Matilda the story of a magical kid who is ignored by her parents. Why won't you like this? There's kids that fly, and not how you think. Just watch it.
Hey Jhonny ol' boy ol' pal. Nice reviews, one thing I like about all of them is that you manage to talk about what earns their spot in your top 5 without spoiling them at all, or at least not to any major extent. Believe it or not, I have actually never seen My Neighbor Totoro, but I'll be sure to watch it soon. It's really great to know that people still appreciate Studio Ghibli films, for a while I thought I might be the only one. One thing I could recommend is to go into a bit more detail in each of your posts, personally I thought they were a bit thin. Nice job though, much love for ya.
ReplyDeleteYour choices were definitely interesting, and I wasn't expecting a few of your choices. A bit more description on why exactly these films appealed to you would be ideal. I see you mention a bit of the intricate plot line of Old Boy, but I would like to hear a bit more about these twists and whatnot. How did he manipulate the standard five-act plot structure to make the plot so 'convoluted'? Even with Shaun of the Dead, you could have commented more on the standard zombie film genre and how the filmmaker subverted it into a comedy, particularly. Very interesting films, but more description would be necessary. You could have said a bit more on Matilda, how it's a sort of escape form reality that's ideal for all ages. Good work, Jhon.
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