Chinatown

I thought this movie was pretty good.  It definitely wasn't bad, but it wasn't the type of movie I would generally watch. The ending was pretty depressing since he couldn't do anything.  But geez, did the police really have to shoot her in the head?? I'm guessing they were supposed to be aiming for the wheels, but still.

V for Vendetta

I thought that this movie was pretty awesome.  It's one of those movies that really make you think about things after you watch it.  I really liked the character of V, he was pretty cool.  I thought it was kind of cruel that he was the one who tortured the girl(I can't remember her name), but I guess it had to be done and she even seemed fine with it after she calmed down and thought about it.  There sure was a lot of symbolism in this movie.

Duck Soup

This movie made absolutely no sense to me.  It was kind of funny at first, but the jokes kind of wore off.  I don't really understand why Firefly was made the leader of the country.  He's a complete idiot when it comes to running the country.  He even put them into a war because he didn't want to apologize for being a jerk.  And the two spies were just puzzling. I mean, are they even real spies?  I don't know.  This movie was just weird.

The Bicycle Thief

This movie was kind of slow for me, but I thought that it was alright.  I felt really sorry for the main character because he finally got this nice job in the city and then he loses it because some jerk stole his bike.  And then he never gets it back either! It was kind of a sad movie.

The Bicycle Thief

This movie first captured my attention because it is Leonardo DiCaprio's favorite movie, and he is my favorite actor.  I have always wanted to see it even though, this is not usually a genre of film I would watch.  The plot was interesting, and made me want to know what happened to the man's bike.  However, I thought it was a little slow and drug out.  The main character had a very interesting relationship with his son (calling him a man, drinking wine with him, despite his extremely young age.) Overall, this movie was pretty good.

Shakespeare in Love

A comical story about Shakespeare and how he came to write Romeo and Juliet, Williams inspiration budding from his own relationship with the wealthy Gwyneth Paltrow. It was a sweetly romantic crowd pleaser, but not exactly worthy of being named Best Picture of 1998.

The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari

Very strange. Must have been even stranger to the audiences in the 1920's. All the make-up, skewed doorways and crooked windows add to the strong expressionist style.