Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

Posted by maneesh On December - 4 - 2010

Cast: Stellan Skarsgard
Izabella Scorupco

This movie is a prequel to the first movie. It shows what happens to the exorcist Merrin before the first movie. The movie was okay for a one time watch.

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The Notebook (2004): Great romantic movie

Posted by maneesh On November - 25 - 2010

Cast: Gena Rowlands
James Garner
Ryan Gosling
Rachel McAdams

Initially the movie goes as a normal love story, but at the end it turns out to be a great romantic story. This movie made me cry in the end. A must watch.

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Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio
Cate Blanchett
Alan Alda
Alec Baldwin
Kate Beckinsale
John C. Reilly

This is one of my all time favorite movies. The story is about a 22 year old film maker who is obsessed with whatever he does. Soon his obsession gets converted to madness and strange things happen. I liked the acting of Leonardo, I became his huge fan in this movie. Oh boy, the lines "Get me the blueprints, Get me the blueprints, Get me the blueprints....." was a great one. The movie won 5 academy awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Cate Blanchett, Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo, Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson, Best Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker, Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell.

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Crash (2004): Great drama movie: 3 academy (oscar) award winner

Posted by maneesh On November - 17 - 2010

Cast: Brendan Fraser
Don Cheadle
Sandra Bullock
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges
Larenz Tate
Jennifer Esposito
Ryan Philippe
Matt Dillon
Terrence Howard
Thandie Newton
Michael Peña
Shaun Toub
William Fichtner
Keith David

This is one of my favorite movies. It is about racism in Los Angeles. It depicts that how racism enters human mind and how it leaves. There are many short stories in the movie which are somewhat connected. The movie won 3 academy wards: Best Editing: Hughes Winborne, Best Screenplay – Original: Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco, Best Director: Paul Haggis.

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Cast: Jim Carrey
Kate Winslet
Kirsten Dunst
Mark Ruffalo
Elijah Wood
Tom Wilkinson

The movie has a nice concept of falling in love again. It is about erasing memory and stuffs like that. I don't want to break your suspense, just watch the movie. Kaufman, Gondry, and Bismuth won the 2004 Academy Award for best original screenplay.

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Finding Neverland (2004): Quite boring

Posted by maneesh On October - 8 - 2010

Cast: Johnny Depp
Kate Winslet
Radha Mitchell
Julie Christie
Dustin Hoffman

The movie was quite boring, It's about a play writer. I will recommend it not to watch. The movie won an Academy Award for Original Music Score (Jan A. P. Kaczmarek).

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Cast: Clint Eastwood
Hilary Swank
Morgan Freeman

The movie is about a lady boxer who wants to be trained by a professional trainer. The trainer tells her that he doesn't trains girls. The movie is a good one which involves high class drama, ending is a bit weird, I do not like the ending somehow, but rest of the movie was good. The movie won 4 academy awards:Best Picture — Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg, Best Director — Clint Eastwood, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role — Hilary Swank and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role — Morgan Freeman.

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Cast: John Travolta
Samuel L. Jackson
Uma Thurman
Harvey Keitel
Tim Roth
Amanda Plummer
Maria de Medeiros
Ving Rhames
Eric Stoltz
Rosanna Arquette
Christopher Walken
Bruce Willis

The movie is a collection of short stories which are interrelated. The movie is a great one and the best part is the dialogues which are stunning. All have acted brilliantly. I like the dialogue which Samual L. Jackson says. The movie won an academy award for Best Original Screenplay — Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary.

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Ray (2004): A bit boring: 1 academy (oscar) award winner

Posted by maneesh On August - 28 - 2010

Cast: Jamie Foxx

The movie is a biographical film of musician Ray Charles. I felt a bit boring. Jamie Foxx received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance.

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Cast: Paul Giamatti
Thomas Haden Church
Virginia Madsen
Sandra Oh

The movie is about two friends, one is a divorced author and the other is soon to be getting married. They got to a road trip where the second guy thinks that he is getting married too early and he should or shouldn't. Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church acted brilliantly. The movie has many comic scenes and it is a good one. The movie won an academy award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.

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