MyMovies: All-Time Picks (41-50)
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseColin FarrellSamantha MortonJohn works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.41) Philip K. Dick must be proud that Steven Spielberg adapted one of his best stories to the big screen set in a future where people are arrested for crimes they haven't committed... yet.
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonBruce SpenceMichael PrestonIn the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits.42) 1981's "The Road Warrior," the superior, high-powered, high-octane sequel to "Mad Max" (1979), is truly one of the greatest movie sequels - ever!
- DirectorJustin LinStarsParry ShenJason TobinSung KangA group of over-achieving East Asian American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extracurricular criminal activities.43) I don't think anyone will disagree that today's youth is in trouble; "Better Luck Tomorrow" shows that chilling underside to our youth culture and it's authentic in its approach to its subject matter.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsHarvey KeitelJohn TurturroDelroy LindoYoung drug pushers in the projects of Brooklyn live hard dangerous lives, trapped between their drug bosses and the detectives out to stop them.44) Spike Lee's take on Richard Price's gritty novel is given a vivid urbanized spin with a delicate and layered tale that dives deep into the New York drug trade and black-on-black crime.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenTom BerengerWillem DafoeChris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.45) Oliver Stone was there; we weren't. In "Platoon," the Vietnam war is seen from the soldier's POV, in a rare glimpse into a realistic hell. It won the Best Picture Oscar in 1986, and it was well deserved.
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneAntonio TarverMilo VentimigliaThirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.46) He goes the distance, one last time.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMatthew ModineR. Lee ErmeyVincent D'OnofrioA pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.47) Stanley Kubrick never made a movie that he couldn't control; "Full Metal Jacket" is one, as it shows the dehumanization of soldiers in basic training and its effects on the Vietnam battlefield.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsEminemBrittany MurphyKim BasingerFollows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.48) There's no question of Eminem's talents as an MC, but "8 Mile" also showed that side of him that's often overlooked by the media - he can act! No acting Oscars for him, but this is one of the better debuts...
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsForest WhitakerHenry SilvaJohn TormeyAn African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.49) I was introduced to Jim Jarmusch through this movie, and I must say that it was certainly profound; Forest Whitaker, a highly overlooked personality, is fantastic as the hitman of the title.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HanksChristopher WalkenBarely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.50) Frank Abagnale, Jr. passed off a number of identities in his life, landing at the top of FBI's most wanted list - all before his 18th birthday! He's now close friends now with his captor, Agent Carl Hanratty.