Movie Reviews

I started working on the list that "Library David" gave me a few months ago. I've added a few of my own picks that fall into the same general category as his recommendations. Overall, David has pretty good taste. I'm still have a lot of movies to watch but I've developed an appreciation for these old films.


All the Presidents Men (1940)-great. Pace of film is really good.
Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star as the lead reports of the Washington Post who broke the Watergate scandal

The Philadelphia Story (1940)- okay. I didn't enjoy Hepburn in the film.
Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and Katharine Hepburn. Magazine writers sneak into a wedding to write about the pretentious bride. Meanwhile the ex-husband has in own plans to ruin the wedding

Fame (2009) vs Fame (1980) - Surprisingly I preferred the newer version. It was just easier to relate to and had more character development instead of "performance" segments.
High school students selected to attend a NYC performing arts school and live out their dreams

The Sting (1973)- great plot. Lless action that I thought it'd be
A group of friends gets together to pull off a heist to avenge the death of their friend. (watch out Danny Ocean, I think Robert Redford and Paul Newman have you beat)

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)- great plot
Jimmy Stewart stars as a store clerk who falls in love with a woman he has only corresponded with through the mail. The two of them don't realize that they actually know each other already from work (You've Got Mail is based on this movie)

To Catch a Thief (1936)- great. I loved the strength of all the female characters
Hitchcock flick where Cary Grant and Grace Kelly team up to catch an imitation cat burglar who is terrorizing France  

South Pacific (1958)- okay. It was over-dramatized.

Military intelligence wants to plot out the plans of the Japanese from a remote island to win the war.  It's a classic period piece for a musical.

On the Waterfront (1954)- okay. Brando was great, but Edie's character ruined the film for me. She was too naive.

Marlon Brando plays an ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggling to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.

Maltese Falcon (1941)- great! I loved the witty lines and delivery from Bogart.

Humphrey Bogart plays a private detective thrown in the middle of a scheme to capture an ancient artifact.

It Happened One Night (1934)- great. I loved the humor.
On her way to New York, a runaway heiress finds herself under the care of a journalists who treats her more humanly than anyone she has every met. 

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)- good. Brando is hot as well as a hot head. Vivien Leigh acted really well. The character Blanche is c-r-a-z-y! I would have put her out of the house too.
An unstable woman goes to visit her sister and brother-in-law in New Orleans under false pretenses.





For some reason I kept typing Cary Grant instead of Gene Kelly when I was writing these reviews. Maybe I should have a face off between the two. I feel like that's forcing me to chose between musicals and romantic comedies. Tragic ;)


AFI's top 25 male and female stars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Stars 

The best is yet to come,
~Adwoa