IMDB # 9 - Casablanca  

Posted by KC


I still remember watchin the promo for this movie on TNT/TCM durin the good old days of WCW Monday Nitro which they used to put on TNT evry saturday nights !! Well that time i never knew bout th greatness of this movie !! And well this is one of the few of the top of the top IMDB top 250 movies that i ve not yet seen.. Main reason was that i never got hold of a torrent with good amount of seeds and leechs.. But finally i ve got hold of one.. :)

Here it is !!

Since i don have a review of my own , hers one from imdb.com !!

Review:

While my personal Bogey favorite is still his Sam Spade in 'The Maltese Falcon', his cynical nightclub owner, Rick, in 'Casablanca', is also a standout. Rather than some "off the cuff" comments, I'll quote instead from my article on Claude Rains (from March 2000 issue of CLASSIC IMAGES) that pretty well sums up the film:

"It was 1943's 'Casablanca', bustling with melodramatic wartime intrigue, that really put him (Claude Rains) in the forefront as one of the screen's smoothest character actors, almost--but not quite--stealing the film from Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, as the uniformed Captain Louis Renault who investigates the goings-on at Rick's notorious cafe.

Nobody associated with the film guessed that it would become a screen classic, least of all its director, Michael Curtiz, the prolific WB director to whom it was just another assignment. It went on to win the Oscar for Best Film of 1943 with an award for Curtiz' taut direction.

Oddly enough, the film's memorable airport ending was written and conceived just shortly before filming wrapped up, with neither Bergman nor Bogart knowing whether or not she would leave him for husband Paul Henried. Wartime audiences loved the film. Sydney Greenstreet, Conrad Veidt, Victor Francen and Peter Lorre all gave sterling performances and Rains was again nominated for Best Supporting actor."

And by the way, I disagree with a former comment indicating the black and white photography of this film was primitive as compared to today's. Incredible nonsense!! As a matter of fact, the film's black and white cinematography was nominated for an Oscar!

Ingrid Bergman was at the peak of her radiant beauty in this one--and Bogey was firing on all six cylinders. Great chemistry!

As time goes by, we still have 'Casablanca'...

IMDB # 8 - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back  

Posted by KC


Although the second movie of the great star wars saga , its the best of all the 4 that i ve seen and rightly so , its at the top of the IMDB 250 ahead of the other three movies !! Wat makes it different from the rest is that its DARK && DARTH !!! Wen other movies have a goody goody kinda ending , this movie alone stands out with the darkness surrounding it , that keeps us at the edge of our seats through out the entire film !!!! Although u can watch it straight away jus for continuity purposes , u can start wit Episode 4 and then move on to this.. The Movie that started it all , Star wars Episode 4 wil be comin soon on my site !!

Torrent link :

Here !!

IMDB # 7 - One flew over the cuckoo's nest  

Posted by KC


I first came to know bout this movie wen i was preparing for a quiz competition. This is one of the three movies that has won the Oscar grandslam i.e best movie,director,actor,actress& screenplay all in one year.. And true to this, it was a wonderful experience watchin this movie today :) Yup.. jus watched it.. Wat a touching story ! Its one of those movies in which u don realize the inner meaning that it tries to imply while watchin it.. When u contemplate on it a few hours after watchin the movie u ll surely get to know the inner meanin hidden in it.. Live life to the fullest and the way u want it ! Thats one of the main msgs delivered in this movie ! Reeely a wonderful performance by Jack nicholson although it reminded me of the role he played in The Departed.. The only drawback i felt was the climax which although is touching is also very unrealistic !!!

IMDB rating : 8.8/10
Mine : 9.5/10

Torrent link for One flew over the cuckoos nest:

Click !!

Sorry no more Rapidshare links ppl !!  

Posted by KC

Hey guys !!

Am really sorry ! I ve to cut down on giving u ppl the Rapidshare links for the movies in my blog !!
I ll give the torrent links alone !! This is because giving rapidshare links may considerably decrease my google Page rank which is now at an all time high of 3 !!

Anyway this is the site from where i get all those rapid share links !

www.phazeddl.com

Its an awesome site where u can download alomst each n everythin along wit movies !

So keep visiting to know more bout the rest of the movies in the comin days !!! C ya !!

IMDB Top 250 as on May 1,2008  

Posted by KC







Top 250 movies as voted by our users

For this top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.9.1The Godfather (1972)278,112
2.9.1The Shawshank Redemption (1994)328,611
3.9.0The Godfather: Part II (1974)159,355
4.8.9Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)92,152
5.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)282,016
6.8.8Schindler's List (1993)188,358
7.8.8One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)141,638
8.8.8Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)198,333
9.8.8Casablanca (1942)122,685
10.8.8Shichinin no samurai (1954)68,935
11.8.8Star Wars (1977)238,850
12.8.812 Angry Men (1957)67,497
13.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)252,464
14.8.7Rear Window (1954)81,741
15.8.7Goodfellas (1990)154,226
16.8.7Cidade de Deus (2002)98,152
17.8.7Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)173,258
18.8.7C'era una volta il West (1968)46,328
19.8.7The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)284,641
20.8.7The Usual Suspects (1995)193,180
21.8.6Psycho (1960)100,446
22.8.6Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)116,230
23.8.6Fight Club (1999)251,793
24.8.6The Silence of the Lambs (1991)171,446
25.8.6Citizen Kane (1941)105,226
26.8.6North by Northwest (1959)66,510
27.8.6Memento (2000)183,818
28.8.6Sunset Blvd. (1950)35,688
29.8.6The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)235,005
30.8.6It's a Wonderful Life (1946)74,115
31.8.6The Matrix (1999)268,903
32.8.5Lawrence of Arabia (1962)58,227
33.8.5Se7en (1995)186,127
34.8.5Apocalypse Now (1979)124,485
35.8.5Taxi Driver (1976)104,200
36.8.5American Beauty (1999)209,973
37.8.5Léon (1994)128,104
38.8.5Vertigo (1958)64,344
39.8.5American History X (1998)145,480
40.8.5Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)126,147
41.8.5Paths of Glory (1957)29,949
42.8.5The Departed (2006)161,433
43.8.5M (1931)26,627
44.8.4To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)58,806
45.8.4The Third Man (1949)35,893
46.8.4Chinatown (1974)53,617
47.8.4A Clockwork Orange (1971)133,995
48.8.4Alien (1979)124,566
49.8.4Leben der Anderen, Das (2006)37,444
50.8.4Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)144,571
51.8.4The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)22,188
52.8.4The Shining (1980)116,239
53.8.4Double Indemnity (1944)24,356
54.8.4Forrest Gump (1994)196,806
55.8.4The Pianist (2002)82,467
56.8.4Laberinto del fauno, El (2006)93,459
57.8.4Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)65,091
58.8.4There Will Be Blood (2007)63,275
59.8.4Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)115,752
60.8.4Saving Private Ryan (1998)191,674
61.8.4Requiem for a Dream (2000)120,652
62.8.4L.A. Confidential (1997)122,505
63.8.4The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)42,112
64.8.4Boot, Das (1981)52,135
65.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)146,380
66.8.4No Country for Old Men (2007)105,760
67.8.4Aliens (1986)120,160
68.8.4Untergang, Der (2004)50,111
69.8.4The Maltese Falcon (1941)36,926
70.8.4Raging Bull (1980)61,148
71.8.4Rashômon (1950)26,067
72.8.4Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)155,725
73.8.4Metropolis (1927)26,255
74.8.3Modern Times (1936)22,901
75.8.3Rebecca (1940)23,986
76.8.32001: A Space Odyssey (1968)115,841
77.8.3Singin' in the Rain (1952)39,033
78.8.3All About Eve (1950)24,820
79.8.3Hotel Rwanda (2004)57,751
80.8.3Sin City (2005)168,900
81.8.3City Lights (1931)16,745
82.8.3Some Like It Hot (1959)47,475
83.8.3Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)23,784
84.8.3Amadeus (1984)68,821
85.8.3Vita è bella, La (1997)73,763
86.8.3The Great Escape (1963)42,204
87.8.3On the Waterfront (1954)27,829
88.8.3The Prestige (2006)112,787
89.8.3The Elephant Man (1980)37,765
90.8.3Touch of Evil (1958)22,393
91.8.3Full Metal Jacket (1987)101,432
92.8.3Jaws (1975)96,046
93.8.3Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)30,223
94.8.3The Sting (1973)45,718
95.8.3The Apartment (1960)23,505
96.8.3Once Upon a Time in America (1984)47,376
97.8.3The Great Dictator (1940)23,671
98.8.3Braveheart (1995)173,712
99.8.3Blade Runner (1982)134,586
100.8.3The Manchurian Candidate (1962)25,768
101.8.3Strangers on a Train (1951)22,510
102.8.2Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)23,096
103.8.2Batman Begins (2005)164,826
104.8.2Ladri di biciclette (1948)16,775
105.8.2Back to the Future (1985)136,720
106.8.2High Noon (1952)23,914
107.8.2Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)155,160
108.8.2The Big Sleep (1946)20,116
109.8.2Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)118,783
110.8.2Notorious (1946)21,496
111.8.2Oldboy (2003)55,772
112.8.2Fargo (1996)118,728
113.8.2Unforgiven (1992)64,323
114.8.2The Wizard of Oz (1939)73,360
115.8.2Salaire de la peur, Le (1953)8,721
116.8.2Ran (1985)24,269
117.8.2Donnie Darko (2001)140,999
118.8.2Cool Hand Luke (1967)29,675
119.8.2Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)25,889
120.8.2Mononoke-hime (1997)43,830
121.8.2Yojimbo (1961)19,758
122.8.2The Green Mile (1999)130,937
123.8.2Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)157,437
124.8.2Into the Wild (2007)33,895
125.8.2Gladiator (2000)191,493
126.8.2Ratatouille (2007)71,192
127.8.2Million Dollar Baby (2004)89,070
128.8.2Die Hard (1988)124,806
129.8.2The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)84,369
130.8.2Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957)6,682
131.8.2Annie Hall (1977)44,511
132.8.1Ben-Hur (1959)40,904
133.8.1The Deer Hunter (1978)60,323
134.8.1It Happened One Night (1934)16,365
135.8.1The Sixth Sense (1999)174,316
136.8.1The General (1927)13,248
137.8.1Platoon (1986)75,258
138.8.1Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966)8,248
139.8.1Smultronstället (1957)13,360
140.8.1Life of Brian (1979)66,170
141.8.1The Killing (1956)15,911
142.8.1Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)8,239
143.8.1Diaboliques, Les (1955)8,680
144.8.1Heat (1995)97,155
145.8.1Amores perros (2000)40,134
146.8.1Finding Nemo (2003)104,907
147.8.1Brief Encounter (1945)8,077
148.8.1The Wild Bunch (1969)21,514
149.8.1The Incredibles (2004)101,802
150.8.1V for Vendetta (2005)140,695
151.8.1Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)39,616
152.8.18½ (1963)18,529
153.8.1Iron Man (2008)53,012
154.8.1The Night of the Hunter (1955)16,291
155.8.1The Graduate (1967)54,689
156.8.1The Big Lebowski (1998)116,786
157.8.1Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)8,716
158.8.1The Princess Bride (1987)94,829
159.8.1Children of Men (2006)97,460
160.8.1Stand by Me (1986)62,111
161.8.1Dog Day Afternoon (1975)37,509
162.8.1Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)31,238
163.8.1Gandhi (1982)33,504
164.8.1Shadow of a Doubt (1943)13,321
165.8.1Crash (2004/I)117,804
166.8.1Snatch. (2000)109,064
167.8.1Witness for the Prosecution (1957)11,013
168.8.1Harvey (1950)15,687
169.8.0The Thing (1982)47,628
170.8.0Gone with the Wind (1939)55,035
171.8.0Trainspotting (1996)103,517
172.8.0The Grapes of Wrath (1940)15,705
173.8.0The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)15,434
174.8.0The African Queen (1951)24,827
175.8.0The Gold Rush (1925)13,469
176.8.0Groundhog Day (1993)91,431
177.8.0Scarface (1983)95,861
178.8.0Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)121,190
179.8.0The Conversation (1974)21,695
180.8.0Duck Soup (1933)18,562
181.8.0Toy Story (1995)92,939
182.8.0Little Miss Sunshine (2006)93,725
183.8.0Wo hu cang long (2000)84,506
184.8.0Patton (1970)27,823
185.8.0Twelve Monkeys (1995)117,851
186.8.0Belle et la bête, La (1946)6,445
187.8.0The Terminator (1984)117,927
188.8.0Sleuth (1972)10,558
189.8.0The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)11,874
190.8.0Juno (2007)86,510
191.8.0Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)19,118
192.8.0The Hustler (1961)16,854
193.8.0Umberto D. (1952)5,007
194.8.0King Kong (1933)26,450
195.8.0The Lion King (1994)81,948
196.8.0Ed Wood (1994)50,354
197.8.0Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)79,783
198.8.0The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)20,201
199.8.0Glory (1989)41,131
200.8.0Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)6,618
201.8.0The Exorcist (1973)69,899
202.8.0American Gangster (2007)66,572
203.8.0The Lost Weekend (1945)7,768
204.8.0Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920)10,930
205.8.0The Lady Vanishes (1938)11,132
206.8.0The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)5,542
207.8.0Hotaru no haka (1988)20,916
208.8.0Spartacus (1960)34,858
209.8.0Stalag 17 (1953)14,237
210.8.0Bride of Frankenstein (1935)10,847
211.8.0Magnolia (1999)89,427
212.8.0Frankenstein (1931)15,203
213.8.0All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)14,535
214.8.0The Philadelphia Story (1940)19,880
215.8.0Stalker (1979)12,555
216.8.0In the Heat of the Night (1967)15,000
217.8.0Casino (1995)69,333
218.8.0Bonnie and Clyde (1967)27,106
219.8.0Anatomy of a Murder (1959)9,738
220.8.0Rosemary's Baby (1968)31,186
221.8.0Big Fish (2003)89,994
222.8.0Lola rennt (1998)61,428
223.8.0Dial M for Murder (1954)18,461
224.8.0Mystic River (2003)75,499
225.8.0Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007)9,290
226.8.0A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)22,102
227.8.0Rope (1948)19,173
228.8.0Out of the Past (1947)7,024
229.8.0Manhattan (1979)25,753
230.8.0The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)15,937
231.8.0The Kid (1921)7,091
232.7.9Roman Holiday (1953)20,517
233.7.9Toy Story 2 (1999)79,995
234.7.9Young Frankenstein (1974)43,382
235.7.9The Searchers (1956)21,367
236.7.9Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)5,698
237.7.9Harold and Maude (1971)19,342
238.7.9Mou gaan dou (2002)22,836
239.7.9Strada, La (1954)11,111
240.7.9A Christmas Story (1983)40,614
241.7.9His Girl Friday (1940)13,886
242.7.9Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)166,545
243.7.9Haine, La (1995)17,895
244.7.9Dolce vita, La (1960)12,166
245.7.9Hot Fuzz (2007)85,014
246.7.9Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)20,994
247.7.9Network (1976)19,732
248.7.9Grindhouse (2007)59,157
249.7.9Shaun of the Dead (2004)83,146
250.7.9Blood Diamond (2006)68,557