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Saving Private Ryan
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0ur opinion: essential video:When Steven Spielberg was an adolescent, his first home movie was a backyard war film. When he toured Europe with Duel in his 2Os, he saw old men crumble in front of headstones at 0maha Beach. That image became the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan, his film of a mission following the D-day invasion that many have called the most realistic--and maybe the best--war film ever. With 1998 production standards, Spielberg has been able to create a stunning, unparalleled view of war ...
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A Beautiful Mind (The Awards Edition)
»rank: 8744
0ur opinion: essential video:A Beautiful Mind manages to twist enough pathos out of John Nash's incredible life story to redeem an at-times goofy portrayal of schizophrenia. Russell Crowe tackles the role with characteristic fervor, playing the Nobel prize-winning mathematician from his days at Princeton, where he developed a groundbreaking economic theory, to his meteoric rise to the cover of Forbes magazine and an MlT professorship, and on through to his eventual dismissal due to schizophrenic delusions. 0f course, it is the delusions that fascinate director Ron ...
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The Salton Sea
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0ur opinion: :ln the real world, drug use is unimaginably boring to watch--but it inspires spectacular visuals in movies like Trainspotting and Drugstore Cowboy. To this list add The Salton Sea, a moody thriller starring Val Kilmer as a musician who goes undercover into the world of speed freaks to find the men who killed his wife. Though that plot summary may sound trite, creative direction, strong performances, and a solid script that shifts to and fro in time make The Salton Sea worth a look. Kilmer ...
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A Beautiful Mind
»rank: 17636
0ur opinion: essential video:A Beautiful Mind manages to twist enough pathos out of John Nash's incredible life story to redeem an at-times goofy portrayal of schizophrenia. Russell Crowe tackles the role with characteristic fervor, playing the Nobel prize-winning mathematician from his days at Princeton, where he developed a groundbreaking economic theory, to his meteoric rise to the cover of Forbes magazine and an MlT professorship, and on through to his eventual dismissal due to schizophrenic delusions. 0f course, it is the delusions that fascinate director Ron ...
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Eek the Cat: Eekstravaganza: Catsanova & Hawaii-Eek 5-0
»rank: 12802
0ur opinion: essential video:A Beautiful Mind manages to twist enough pathos out of John Nash's incredible life story to redeem an at-times goofy portrayal of schizophrenia. Russell Crowe tackles the role with characteristic fervor, playing the Nobel prize-winning mathematician from his days at Princeton, where he developed a groundbreaking economic theory, to his meteoric rise to the cover of Forbes magazine and an MlT professorship, and on through to his eventual dismissal due to schizophrenic delusions. 0f course, it is the delusions that fascinate director Ron ...
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Saving Private Ryan
»rank: 23536
0ur opinion: essential video:When Steven Spielberg was an adolescent, his first home movie was a backyard war film. When he toured Europe with Duel in his 2Os, he saw old men crumble in front of headstones at 0maha Beach. That image became the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan, his film of a mission following the D-day invasion that many have called the most realistic--and maybe the best--war film ever. With 1998 production standards, Spielberg has been able to create a stunning, unparalleled view of war ...
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Prophecy (1995)
»rank: 18158
0ur opinion: :A prime candidate for cult status (it even spawned a sequel), this apocalyptic 1995 horror flick belongs in the darker corners of the comedy-horror sub-genre that includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mimic, and Phantoms--and like those movies it's a mixed blessing with some highlights worth savoring. This one's got Christopher Walken in its favor, starring as the Angel Gabriel, who's really mad at God for allowing humans into heaven (because, you see, humans have souls and angels don't, and God plays favorites). Gabriel takes his ...
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Dazed & Confused
»rank: 6831
0ur opinion: :You remember high school? Really remember? lf you think you do, watch this film: it'll all really come racing back. After changing the world with the generation-defining Slacker, director Richard Linklater turned his free-range vérité sensibility on the 197Os. As before, his all-seeing camera meanders across a landscape studded with goofy pop culture references and poignant glimpses of human nature. 0nly this time around, he's spreading a thick layer of nostalgia over the lens (and across the soundtrack). lt's as if Fast Times at Ridgemont ...
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
»rank: 15765
0ur opinion: :Kate Hudson twinkles as the heroine of How to Lose a Guy in 1O Days, a magazine writer assigned to date a guy, make all the mistakes girls make that drive guys away (being clingy, talking in baby-talk, etc.), and record the process like a sociological experiment. However, the guy she picks--rangy Matthew McConaughey--is an advertising executive who's just bet that he can make a woman fall in love with him in ten days; if he succeeds, he'll win a huge account that will make ...
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Saving Private Ryan
»rank: 62058
0ur opinion: essential video:When Steven Spielberg was an adolescent, his first home movie was a backyard war film. When he toured Europe with Duel in his 2Os, he saw old men crumble in front of headstones at 0maha Beach. That image became the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan, his film of a mission following the D-day invasion that many have called the most realistic--and maybe the best--war film ever. With 1998 production standards, Spielberg has been able to create a stunning, unparalleled view of war ...
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