Top 20 Movies of all time

Hello Friends,

As you all know I am a big time movie fan. Just yesterday I saw Avatar. I loved the movie. There are lot of good movies, but very few "different and good" movies. This was one of them. I loved the way James Cameroon has used his imagination and created a whole new world for us to fall in love with. The movie is a beauty to watch, and has a good story.

I also saw District 9 a week back. Loved this movie as well. It is again a different take on alien movies. In this movie instead of aliens tormenting humans - humans are torturing aliens. Must see movie. So does this two movies fall in my top 20 (out of 670 I have seen)? Check out my Top 20 so far:

1. Matrix
2. Forrest Gump
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. Dumb and Dumber
5. Schindler's List
6. Les Miserables
7. Philadelphia
8. Dr Strangelove
9. The Kite Runner
10. The Hangover
11. The Lord of the Rings - 1
12.Seven Samurai
13. The Godfather - 2
14. Pulp Fiction
15. Rocky
16. The Gladiator
17. Chariots of Fire
18. Malcolm X
19. The Godfather
20. Gods Must be Crazy

Observe and Report - AWFUL movie

Yesterday, we saw Seth Rogan's movie - Observe and Report. I like Seth's movies and thought that it would be a good timepass. Was I wrong or what?! It was one of the most crappiest movies I have seen. There is no story, no acting, no concept.. I don't know if the person who wrote the script was high or something when he wrote it! Not to mention the producer who put his money into it!! I would give it negative rating if any rating site lets me!

Anyways, please avoid this movie at all costs. You will have saved yourself 2 hours of your time. I am writing this post at the request of my wife and brother, who suffered along with me.

Movies Review/Rating

Hi All,

Click here to view the ratings of movies I have seen

I have seen hundreds of movies over time. And I am also maintaining an excel where I list my personal rating. Sometimes, I even write some review for the movies. I am just sharing this list with you all incase you want to see some movie and want to get my opinion on the same!!

I might have missed many of the movies in the excel. But believe me, if you know some movies name, most likely I would have seen it!! SO you can post a scrap or drop me an email if you want my review. I will try to reply asap.

Enjoy!!

(Update -- Excel is also embedded below for easy reference)

The Movie of my Life

The Movie Of Your Life Is An Indie Flick

You do things your own way - and it's made for colorful times. Your life hasn't turned out how anyone expected, thank goodness! Your best movie matches: Clerks, Garden State, Napoleon Dynamite

If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?

IMDB Rank 3 - Godfather II

This movie is a classic and won 6 oscars ! The acting of Al Pacino is great, and he looks in full control. Thats why you would expect of a Godfather! Even the flashbacks to Don Vito's life are nicely done, and Robert DeNiro has given a great performance. The movie also touches a emotional vein. It tries to depict how broken Don Michael really is from the inside. The very family he is protecting, is slipping from his hands. And he is not able to do anything about it. He must do what he sees is correct and honorable. The acting of other actors such as Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen), Diane Keaton (Kay) is also a very balanced one. Good movie all in all, but it wont be anywhere near No. 3 in my list :-)

Best dialogue? Michael says 'There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.'
Also his dialogue to Senator Geary - 'My offer to you is this. Nothing.'

IMDB Rank 2 - Godfather

I love this movie!! I had read the novel prior to watching the movie. So it was not a great experience the first time I saw the movie. But then I saw it a couple of times more, and I could see why it is all time Number 1. Coppola has really put in a lot of effort and one can appreciate that he has tried his level best to do justice to the novel. You gotta give it to the man :-)

One scene I liked best? Al Pacino is standing outside the hospital after his father was attacked. His hands are not trembling at all when he lights the cigarette for Enzo, the baker's son in law.

IMDB Rank 1 - The Shawshank Redemption

Before I review this movie, just wanted to clear that the rankings are not mine. If I have to rank the movies then it would be a somewhat different list. The rankings are arrived at by averaging the general rating given by viewers (over 2 lakh votes!)

Now back to Shawshank Redemption. I have seen this movie many times now, and I still dont get tired of it. Wow, what a movie!! This movie ranks in "my" top 5!! Director Frank Darabont has directed a classic!! And Tim Robbins ad Morgan Freeman have given performance of a lifetime!! The USP of this movie are its dialogues. They are just awesome. Who can ever forget Red's dialogue -
"I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope."

Scene I liked best? - Oh God, there are so many! Still this one stands out. Lawyer accuses Andy on how "conveniently" the gun couldnot be found. To this Andy replies "Since I am innocent of this crime, sir, I find it decidedly *inconvenient* that the gun was never found."

Mission: IMDB Top 100

I am embarking on a new mission :-).. I have seen tons of movies, so decided why not go for some Top 100 list. As IMDB is my favorite site for checking the movie rarings, I decided to see Top 100 movies as given by IMDB. To this end, I have even taken a netflix account. Only thing left is to see how far I can go! Will keep you updated :-)

Jo bole so nihaal!!

Oh man.. wut an experience to watch the movie. It was not a ordinary ordeal!! Dont know how directors expect such a movie to work. I wont recommend the movie to my enemies even!!
The movie is about a jaat (Sunny paaji) who is fooled by a terrorist (Kamaal Khan), and gets labelled as a traitor somehow. Then he decided to prove his integrity and thus lands in US to catch the terrorist. The PJ's cracked in movie are just too much. The movie is a direct insult to all jaats in specific and punjabi's in general!! Guys, beware! Dont watch the movie!! Else you will repent later... And this is a punjabi's word ;-)

Bits and pieces

It can get pretty dull here sometimes. So its necessary to keep breaking the routine. Like I started going to gym, so that there would be something to come back home for. They gym here is not as hifi as it was in Infosys, but still its good. We have basic treadmills, cycling, and exercising machine. So its a good timepass, and that too a healthy one :-)
Apart from this started watching serials instead of movies on TV. For movies, I rely more on library now. I mean, where else can you get 'Schindler's List' and 'Les Miserables'. If anyone of you has seen these movies, I know what you would think of. Thats right, Liam Neeson. My God!! He is such a terrific actor, and its the first time I am hearing his name, leave alone watch his movie. Both the movies are MUST watch. There cannot be any better usage of time!! Its like they say, time well spent!
Now Sam is asking me to his other movie 'Love Actually'.Comments please!
Yeah, got my Canadian visa too. Have been there 2 times already. My friend Neeraj lives there. He is also an Infoscion. He left for India today for vacation. That forces me to consider my own vacation for home. Thinking pretty hard for December, but nothings sure. Yes December is still an year away!!

Movies in Auburn HIlls

One good thing about paying taxes in US is that you see them being utilized. The roads are good, cops do their duty (thats bad sometimes :(..), even government officials work with speed and without bribes!!
Anyway take for example the library in Auburn Hills. The membership is free, and the library is pretty good too. There is a good collection of books and movies. Yes, i said movies!! One can find even few hindi movies. Actually they have a section of movies in foreign langauages. So we can see good movies from other languages too! You see, language is no longer a bar :)
I have seen many movies already. And the good thing is that there are hundreds of good old english movies. New movies are avaliable all over the world, but the problem comes when you have to see a classic! These movies were not available in cd stores in India. So i am lucky to be here to see them.
To list a few of them, I have seen - Dead man walking, I am Sam, The green mile, Lost in translation, Wag the dog, etc etc.
Out of these I am sam, and dead man walking are real good. Sean Penn features in both, and Susan in the latter. My advice is 'do see them!!'. I owe thanks to abhilash for initiating me into movies, and giving me the right direction ;). He has even prepared a list of movies along with ranking!! Hmmm, I am going to use that list to the max for sure :) Do let know if you need the list!