Top Ten Movies

The release of Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” have induced the chain of a long series of movies that were among the most awaited among fans and critics alike for quite sometime. Here is a selection of what can be considered to be the cream among the entire array of films likely to hit the theatres within the next six months.

• Invictus – Scheduled to be released in December, this Nelson Mandela biopic directed by the iconic Clint Eastwood has succeeded in capturing the attention of millions around the world. With Eastwood’s growing reputation over the past decades as a thoughtful and intense director, the film is already being discussed as a potential forerunner in the Oscar race. With Morgan Freeman playing the role of Mandela one can always expect certain sparks that was previously evident in the Freeman-Eastwood ventures like Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby.

• Shutter Island – Talking about Oscar race and actor-director partnership, the only thing that can offer stiff competition to the aforementioned is the legendary Martin Scorsese and his highly productive and creative partnership with Leonardo DiCaprio. This thriller cited by many as being in same vein as Cape Fear, is among the most anticipated films to hit the theatres in February 2010. With a strong supporting cast of Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley and Max Von Sydow, Shutter Island will certainly carry forward the success story of Gangs of New York, Aviator and The Departed.

• Avatar – One doesn’t have to waste words regarding the anticipation of a film which comes from a director after a gap of 12 years along with the fact that his last outing with a fiction film earned him 11 Academy Awards. Movie goers around the world are eagerly waiting for James Cameron’s comeback vehicle to be released mid-December. An unprecedented application of motion capture technology that has been in the R&D for the last decade has been the primary reason for the air of expectancy surrounding Avatar’s release.

• The Lovely Bones – The film has already been tagged as the Trial by Fire for director Peter Jackson whose unquestionable reputation for silver screen spectacles faces a stiff challenge with the question about his capabilities for treating for sensitive issues of a human nature. Yet another mid-December release, the film starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon deals with the rape and murder of a young girl and the plight of her parents and loved ones following this event.

• Nine – One of the biggest Christmas releases in recent years, this Rob Marshall film is a musical retelling of Federico Fellini’s celebrated 8½. While Marshall’s flair for musicals is already established and recognized after the critical and commercial success of Chicago, the primary thing to watch out for would be the orchestration of the various characters in the narrative played by a dream star cast of Daniel day Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Judi Dench and the legendary Sophia Loren.

Comedy movies have great appeal. They get us hooting with laughter, and they’re the one of the very few genres we can watch over and over again. Listed here are the top ten comedy movies.

1. The Birdcage – Robin Williams and Nathan Lane play a gay couple who own a nightclub. Released in 1996, it’s a hilariously funny movie where the ending shows everyone dressed up in drag, trying to avoid the media.
2. See No Evil, Hear No Evil – A visually and hearing-challenged man witnesses a murder, Gene Wilder is the deaf and blind guy. A very enjoyable movie to watch.
3. The Wedding Singer – Quite romantic too, this one. Watch out for great chemistry between Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Sandler plays a singer who sings at weddings, after being dumped by his fiancée, he falls in love with a waitress, who is engaged to another.
4. Back To School – A millionaire goes back to school to teach his son the important lesson that education is important.
5. My Cousin Vinny – Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei are simply amazing in this one. A funny and interesting movie to watch.
6. Dumb And Dumber – No list of comedy movies is complete without something by Jim Carey. With stellar comedic acting from Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels, this is a wonderful movie. A limousine driver falls in love at first sight, and goes all the way across the country to return the girl’s briefcase, but unfortunately it’s filled with lots of money, and gangsters are hot on their trail!
7. Happy Gilmore – Adam Sandler dreams of becoming a hockey star one day, but suddenly discovers he’s great at golf. Watch this for some great comedic timing by Sandler. This 1996 movie was directed by Dennis Dugan.
8. The Naked Gun movies – Leslie Nielsen rocks in them. They have some great spoof sequences, this 1994 film is bound to get you hooting with laughter.
9. The Scary Movies – There are quite a few of them, and they spoof almost everything right from War Of The Worlds to The Ring, from The Exorcist to Saw. Simply brilliant!
10. The Pineapple Express – Franco has truly made his mark here. This movie is wonderful, light-hearted comedy. Seth Rogen is great too. The performances are really funny.