Best picture oscar Winners; My Opinion on them.
I am only adding the Best Picture winners that I have seen. i have yet a lot more to see. THE ORDER IS THE YEAR THE FILM CAME OUT (CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER).
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- DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenLee J. CobbAn ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.VERY EFFECTIVE WITH EXCELLENT ACTING AND DIRECTION.
10/10 - DirectorDavid LeanStarsWilliam HoldenAlec GuinnessJack HawkinsBritish POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.BEST DAVID LEAN FILM. ALEC GUINNESS IS IN TOP FORM AND THE DIRECTION IS EFFECTIVE.
10/10 - DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayA Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.SCREENPLAY IS A TREAT . JACK LEMMON IS GREAT, AS ALWAYS. SHIRLEY MACLAINE IS ALSO VERY GOOD.
10/10 - DirectorJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard BeymerTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.IF NOT AT ALL BELIEVABLE AT POINTS (IT IS A MUSICAL), IT IS VERY ENTERTAINING. THE TWO LEADS ARE DULL IN ACTING. RITA MORENO AND GEORGE CHAKIRIS STEAL THE SHOW .
8/10 - DirectorDavid LeanStarsPeter O'TooleAlec GuinnessAnthony QuinnThe story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.OVERRATED AND OVERLONG EPIC. EVERYBODY LOVES IT AND WILL DISAGREE WITH ME, BUT DOES THIS REALLY HAVE TO LAST FOR 4 HOURS? O' TOOLE, IS A FINE ACTOR, BUT HIS INTERPRETATION GIVES US NO INSIGHT ON WHY LAWRENCE LOVES TO KILL. SORRY TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE, LAWRENCE FANS, BUT I DID NOT LIKE IT THAT MUCH. HIGHLIGHTS: ALEC GUINNESS, SCORE, AND EDITING
4/10 - DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.SLIGHTLY OVERRATED ADAPTATION OF THE HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL. REX HARRISON IS THE HIGHLIGHT WHILE AUDREY HEPBURN GETS SLIGHTLY ANNOYING AT TIMES.
7/10 - DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.CHEESY MUSICAL THE SOMEHOW MAKES YOU LOVE IT. I THINK ITS THE SONGS AND THE CHARM OF JULIE ANDREWS. DIRECTION IS AWESOME WITH GREAT SHOTS OF AUSTRIA.
8/10 - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsPaul ScofieldWendy HillerRobert ShawThe story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsSidney PoitierRod SteigerWarren OatesA black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.EXCELLENT ACTING FROM THE 2 LEADS AND SOME INTENSE DIRECTION MAKE THIS FILM SO GOOD.
9/10 - DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsGeorge C. ScottKarl MaldenStephen YoungThe World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.GEORGE C. SCOTT STEALS THE SHOW IN HIS HIGHLY REALISTIC PERFORMANCE AS PATTON. MALDEN IS OKAY. WISH THERE WAS MORE BATTLE SCENES.
8/10 - DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsGene HackmanRoy ScheiderFernando ReyA pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordRobert ShawTwo grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.VERY GOOD SCRIPT COMBINED WITH THE AWESOME CHEMISTRY BETWEEN NEWMAN AND REDFORD MAKES THIS FILM SHINE. ODDLY, I FIND THIS FILM AS SUSPENSEFUL AS IT IS ALSO DRAMA.
9/10 - DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.BY FAR MY MOST FAVORITE BEST PICTURE WINNER. MY FAVORITE FILM IN GENERAL. EXCELLENT ACTING, SUPERB DIRECTION, AN AWESOME SCREENPLAY. IT'S A TREAT!
10/10 - DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.SURPRISINGLY, SYLVESTER STALLONE IS REALLY GOOD! HE ALSO HAS SOME WRITING TALENT. IF ONLY HE COULD HAVE KEPT THAT WHEN HE DID THE EXPENDABLES. SOME GOOD ENSEMBLE WORK ALONG WITH NEAT DIRECTION FROM JOHN G. AVILDSEN.
8/10 - DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony RobertsAlvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.WOODY ALLEN IS AT HIS FINEST IN THIS FILM. DIANE KEATON IS ALSO WORTHY OF PRAISE AS ANNIE HALL. THE TWO HAVE GREAT SCREEN CHEMISTRY. I THINK THIS FILM WAS A LITTLE OVERRATED, BUT I STILL THINK IT WAS CREDIBLE.
9/10 - DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin HoffmanMeryl StreepJane AlexanderAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.I DON'T THINK I HAVE SEEN SUCH A POWERFUL FAMILY DRAMA AS THIS ONE. DUSTIN HOFFMAN IS COMPLETELY AMAZING IN THE TITLE ROLE. JUSTIN HENRY DESERVED THE OSCAR FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR. HE IS PROBABLY THE BEST CHILD ACTOR I HAVE EVER SEEN BESIDES HALEY JOEL OSMENT (OF COURSE, HE ISN'T A CHILD NOW). FANTASTIC SCREENPLAY AND EXCELLENT DIRECTION BY ROBERT BENTON. MERYL STREEP'S SPEECH IN THE COURTROOM IS STILL MYSTIFYING.
10/10 - DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas FarrellTwo British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.OVERRATED FILM THAT DIDN'T REALLY DESERVE THE AWARD IN MY OPINION. BUT, FOR WHAT IT WAS, I MUST COMPLIMENT THE TWO LEADS AND THE SCORE. DIRECTION IS FLAWED, BUT IN THE RACE SEQUENCES, IT SOARS.
7/10 - DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsBen KingsleyJohn GielgudRohini HattangadiThe life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.OVERLONG BIO PIC THAT COULD HAVE MOST DEFINATLY BEEN CUT SHORTER. I THINK IT WOULD HAVE FAILED IF NOT FOR BEN KINGSLY'S DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE AS THE MAHATMA. ATTENBOUROGH'S DIRECTION SOLELY RELY'S ON KINGSLY.
6/10 - DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsShirley MacLaineDebra WingerJack NicholsonFollows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems.EMOTIONAL TEARJERKER THAT HAS A DYNAMITE CAST AND SUPERB DIRECTION FROM THE FIRST TIMER JAMES L. BROOKS. SCREENPLAY IS A TREAT. MacLAINE IS SO GOOD, AND NICHOLSON IS EQUALLY CREDIBLE. DEBRA WINGER ACTUALLY IS REALLY GOOD. PROBABLY THE BEST ROLE OF HER CAREER.
10/10 - DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth BerridgeThe life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.THE LENGTH IS NO PROBLEM IN THIS MOVIE! PETER SHAFFER EXCELLENTLY WRITES THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF MOZART WHILST THE JEALOUSY OF SALIERI. F. MURRAY ABRAHAM IS STELLAR AS SALIERI, AND TOM HULCE PROGRESSIVELY BECOMES BETTER AS THE SOMEHOW AMERICAN ACCENTED MOZART ( I THOUGHT HE WAS AUSTRIAN?) MILOS FORMAN, AS ALWAYS, GIVES THE MOVIE FINE DIRECTION.
9/10 - DirectorSydney PollackStarsMeryl StreepRobert RedfordKlaus Maria BrandauerIn 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.OVERLONG AND OVERRATED FILM THAT GOES NOWHERE. SYDNEY POLLACK GIVES GOOD DIRECTION, BUT THE NARRATIVE IS JUST BORING AND WE SIT THERE FOR TWO HOURS AND FORTY MINUTES (IT FEELS LIKE 4 HOURS) AND WATCH NOTHING PROGRESS. MERYL STREEP IS EXCEPTIONAL, BUT REDFORD IS HARD TO TAKE AS THE ENGLISHMAN. THE SCREENPLAY REALLY NEEDS A DOCTOR.
5/10 - DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanTom CruiseValeria GolinoAfter a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.I CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW GOOD DUSTIN HOFFMAN IS IN THIS FILM. THIS MOVIE IS WORTH WATCHING JUST TO WATCH HIM. BARRY LEVINSON DIRECTS WELL, AND THE SCRIPT IS FLAWLESS. TOM CRUISE GIVES A SURPRISE TWIST IN GIVING A DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE.
9/10 - DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsMorgan FreemanJessica TandyDan AykroydAn old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.OLD FASHIONED FILM THAT PROVIDES A SENSE OF HAPPINESS. IT'S NOT EXCELLENT, BUT YOU CAN'T DENY THE GREATNESS OF PAIRING MORGAN FREEMAN AND JESSICA TANDY TOGETHER. THEY BOTH DELIVER TRUE PERFORMANCES. DAN AKROYD IS ALSO WORTHY OF PRAISE IN WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE HIS FIRST DRAMATIC ROLE.
8/10 - DirectorKevin CostnerStarsKevin CostnerMary McDonnellGraham GreeneLieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.EXCELLENT, GRIPPING EPIC THAT WAS SUPERBLY DIRECTED BY KEVIN COSTNER (HIS FIRST TIME BEHIND THE CAMERA!) COSTNER IS NOT AS GREAT IN HIS ACTING, ALTHOUGH, HE DOES GET BETTER LATER IN THE FILM. THE INDIANS ARE GREAT.
9/10 - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.THIS FILM IS TOO GOOD TO PUT IN WORDS. IT DESERVED ALL THE AWARDS IT REICEVED. DEMME GIVES AWESOME, INTENSE DIRECTION WITH HIS TRADEMARK POINT OF VIEW CLOSE UPS. FOSTER AND HOPKINS ARE SO GREAT, THEY ARE PROBABLY THE BEST FILM PAIR EVER. SCRIPT IS GREAT.
10/10 - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan FreemanRetired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan and a young man, The "Schofield Kid."AWESOME WESTERN WITH GREAT DIRECTION, SCRIPT, AND A SUPERB PERFORMANCE BY GENE HACKMAN. THE OTHER LEADS ARE ALSO REALLY GOOD.
10/10 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.A LITTLE OVERRATED, BUT STILL TOUCHING DRAMA THAT IS OVER SENTIMENTAL AT TIMES. HANKS IS REALLY GOOD, AND ZEMECKIS IS AT HIS BEST AS THE DIRECTOR.
8/10 - DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.SAPPY ROMANCE NARRATIVE IS REALLY ANNOYING, BUT THE REAL TREAT THAT OUTWEIGHS THIS IS THE BACKGROUND. JAMES CAMERON IS FLAWLESS IN HIS DIRECTION. THE SECOND HALF IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST. VISUAL EFFECTS ARE AMAZING.
8/10 - DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.EXCELLENT BLACK COMEDY/DRAMA THAT HAS EXCELLENT ACTING AND DIRECTION. SCRIPT IS A TREAT. SO IS THE CINEMATOGRAPHY.
10/10 - DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer ConnellyA mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.FLAWED BUT EFFECTING FILM. CROWE IS IN TOP FORM ALONG WITH JENNIFER CONNELLY. RON HOWARD IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AS A DIRECTOR.
10/10 - DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.LAVISH FILM WITH GREAT EDITING AND DIRECTION. QUEEN LATIFAH AND CATHERINE ZETA JONES ARE REALLY GOOD WITH THEIR ROLES. MUSICAL NUMBERS ARE A TREAT.
8/10 - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.SUPERBLY DIRECTED BY PETER JACKSON, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST VISUALLY SATISFYING FILMS OF ALL TIME. THE LENGTH IS NO PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T DRAG ALONG.
10/10 - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan FreemanFrankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.MOODY AND DARK DRAMA WITH FRAT PERFORMANCES FROM THE LEADS. DIRECTION IS GOOD. i WISH THEIR WAS SOME LIGHT SOMETIMES THOUGH.
9/10 - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack NicholsonAn undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
- DirectorTom HooperStarsColin FirthGeoffrey RushHelena Bonham CarterThe story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.EXCELLENT SCREENPLAY ALONG WITH SOME SUPERB ACTING FROM COLIN FIRTH AND GEOFFREY RUSH. DIRECTION IS FRESH AND ORIGINAL.
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