1968 Movies
OSCARS Won/Nominated
IMDB Top 250
IMDB Top 250
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Stars: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die IMDB #90 Stanley Kubrick is an artistic master. I don't know what happened at the conclusion of this film, but it is mesmerizing to watch and understanding it is only secondary. I guess it is kind of like the essence of Mulholland Dr. I was also thoroughly impressed by the special effects and camera trickery, that is more realistic than modern day sci-fi epics. Those scenes with the guy jogging around the space station? Incredible. And good old HAL...who would have thought an inanimate red bulb would become one of the most iconic film characters of all time. This film also further immortalized "Also Sprach Zarathustra" and "The Blue Danube". What an experience!!! A DVD |
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Charly
Dir: Ralph Nelson Stars: Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom To watch Cliff Robertson act his way around a simpleton, to a genius, to an ignorance-is-bliss simpleton again is nothing short of miraculous. As an adaptation of Flowers For Algernon, it is perfectly servicable...but the performance is the sole reason to make sure this film is seen. It was only nominated for one oscar, and won it hands down. A |
Night of the Living Dead
Dir: George A. Romero 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Some movies are timeless classics, but others are classics for their time. The previously seen The Adventures of Robin Hood is a timeless classic, obviously dated, but no less entertaining and not that different than a movie of its kind made today. Night of the Living Dead is a classic for basically setting the foundation for a whole genre of horror movies, the Zombie movie. However, even though it may have been shocking and frightening in its time, the movie is too silly and too tame to really withstand the test of time. As a movie-lover whose appetite for Zombie films has previously been sated by 28 Days Later... and Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake, Romero's original opus just doesn't do much for me. C- |
Once Upon a Time in the West
Dir: Sergio Leone Stars: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die IMDB #36 Very long, very slow, and kind of brilliant. A masterful work by Sergio Leonne. Really cool to see blue eyed Henry Fonda as a bad ass. Not much happens and it was still mesmerizing and so good. This is almost all I can say about this masterpiece. A |
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The Producers
Dir: Mel Brooks Stars: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is the movie that started it all. It introduced us to the brilliance that is Mel Brooks. It takes a subject that is impossible to joke about and makes one of the greatest jokes in cinema history. To watch these sleazeballs put on a musical called "Springtime For Hitler" is so subversive that you are almost embarrassed for laughing so jovially. Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder are pitch perfect in their respective roles. This classic prepared us for what was to come by Brooks in the coming decade...but this was the first of its kind. A- Bluray |
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Romeo & Juliet
Dir: Franco Zeffirelli Stars: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Michael York One of the greatest Shakespeare adaptations ever done...firstly because it was made in the genre and time-frame the original was depicting. Secondly, the leads are so well cast and have so much chemistry that it is impossible not to be touched, titillated, and devastated as their star-crossed story progresses. To watch these young, beautiful kids, overcome with passion and giddyness really tugs at your heartstrings and when their love is denied...you almost want to shout at the screen...even though you know their failure in inevitable. I love this movie!! A- |
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Rosemary's Baby
Dir: Roman Polanski Stars: Mia Farrow, John Cassavettes, Ruth Gordon 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Yet another "classic" horror film that I was a bit disappointed in. It certainly isn't a bad film, hence the ***, but the terror that is involved in this film has really nothing to do with the demonic themes. The real scares come from the fact that everyone Rosemary trusts is plotting against her and she has nowhere to turn. This is definitely the best I have seen Mia Farrow, as she really portray's Rosemary's helplessness perfectly. I really do wish that there was a bit more Satanism in the film however. I don't know....maybe the fear of abandonment and mistrust was the whole point. If it was...it did that well. B- DVD |