MichaelMargetis

Joined Apr 2005

Hello, I'm Michael Margetis. I'm going to be a sophmore in High School next year. I'm 15 years old and I live in Glendale, Arizona. Hobbies include acting, singing, dancing, writing screenplays and writing movie reviews.
My favorite film is 'Reservoir Dogs', and I thought 'Million Dollar Baby' deserved to win Best Picture at the Oscars. My favorite actors still living are Kevin Spacey, Robert DeNiro, Harvey Keitel, Robert Duvall, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman. My favorite actor that is deceased in Peter Sellers, of course. I'll never forget the first time I saw 'Dr. Strangelove'. My favorite filmmakers are Tarantino, P.T. Anderson, Scorsese, Kurosawa, Milos Forman, Kevin Smith, and the legendary Mr. Stanley Kubrick.

MY TOP 300 FILMS

1) Reservoir Dogs (1992)
2) Pulp Fiction (1994)
3) The Usual Suspects (1995)
4) American Beauty (1999)
5) Lord of the Rings: ROTK (2003)
6) Lord of the Rings: TTT (2002)
7) Lord of the Rings: FOTR (2001)
8) Traffic (2000)
9) Gangs of New York (2002)
10) Road to Perdition (2002)
11) Memento (2001)
12) A Clockwork Orange (1971)
13) GoodFellas (1990)
14) The Godfather (1972)
15) The Godfather Part II (1974)
16) Schindler's List (1993)
17) Saving Private Ryan (1998)
18) Mystic River (2003)
19) In the Bedroom (2001)
20) Million Dollar Baby (2004)
21) L.A. Confidential (1997)
22) The Pianist (2002)
23) Amadeus (1984)
24) About Schmidt (2002)
25) The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
26) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
27) Trainspotting (1996)
28) Gladiator (2000)
29) . (2001)
30) 21 Grams (2003)
31) The Hours (2002)
32) Almost Famous (2000)
33) American History X (1998)
34) Best in Show (2000)
35) Boogie Nights (1995)
36) Magnolia (1999)
37) Amistad (1997)
38) Kill Bill Volume 2 (2004)
39) Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003)
40) The Passion of the Christ (2004)
41) Cold Mountain (2003)
42) Waiting for Guffman (1996)
43) Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the (1963)
44) To Kill a Mockingbird (1963)
45) Platoon (1986)
46) Taxi Driver (1976)
47) West Side Story (1961)
48) Fargo (1996)
49) The Untouchables (1987)
50) The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
51) The Deer Hunter (1978)
52) Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
53) Sideways (2004)
54) Braveheart (1995)
55) Happiness (1998)
56) The War Zone (1999)
57) The Hurricane (1999)
58) Elizabeth (1998)
59) Se7en (1995)
60) Midnight Cowboy (1969)
61) Clerks. (1994)
62) Network (1976)
63) Fight Club (1999)
64) Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
65) Rashomon (1950)
66) This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
67) City of God (2003)
68) Cast Away (2000)
69) The Seven Samurai (1954)
70) Casablanca (1942)
71) Apollo 13 (1995)
72) Forrest Gump (1994)
73) The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
74) Jackie Brown (1997)
75) Chinatown (1974)
76) Team America: World Police (2004)
77) Heat (1995)
78) The Matrix (1999)
79) The Contender (2000)
80) The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
81) As Good as It Gets (1997)
82) Chasing Amy (1997)
83) Angela's Ashes (1999)
84) Minority Report (2002)
85) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
86) Hotel Rwanda (2004)
87) Chicago (2002)
88) The Sting (1973)
89) Man Walking (1995)
90) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
91) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
92) Rain Man (1988)
93) Black Hawk Down (2001)
94) Far From Heaven (2002)
95) Narc (2002)
96) Raging Bull (1980)
97) Gosford Park (2001)
98) Shine (1996)
99) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
100) Cabaret (1972)
101) A Beautiful Mind (2001)
102) Monsters, Inc. (2001)
103) The Wizard of Oz (1939)
104) Shrek (2001)
105) Amelie (2001)
106) Patton (1970)
107) Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
108) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
109) Star Wars: Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi (1983)
110) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
111) White Heat (1949)
112) The Public Ennemy (1931)
113) Die Hard (1988)
114) Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
115) Casino (1995)
116) 25th Hour (2002)
117) Adaptation. (2002)
118) JFK (1992)
119) Alien (1979)
120) Nixon (1995)
121) Ray (2004)
122) The Green Mile (1999)
123) Kinsey (2004)
124) Crash (2005)
125) The Doors (1991)
126) Sin City (2005)
127) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
128) Catch Me If You Can (2002)
129) Igby Goes Down (2002)
130) South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
131) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2004)
132) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
133) One Hour Photo (2002)
134) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
135) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
136) Henry V (1989)
137) Driving Miss Diasy (1989)
138) Mean Streets (1973)
139) The Aviator (2004)
140) Lost in Translation (2003)
141) Elephant (2003)
142) The Grey Zone (2002)
143) Animal House (1978)
144) On the Waterfront (1954)
145) Apocalypse Now (1979)
146) Super Size Me (2003)
147) American Splendor (2003)
148) A Mighty Wind (2003)
149) A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
150) The Pink Panther (1963)
151) Big Fish (2003)
152) 24 Hour Party People (2002)
153) The Quiet American (2002)
154) Signs (2002)
155) There's Something About Mary (1998)
156) Unforgiven (1992)
157) The French Connection (1971)
158) Vera Drake (2004)
159) The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
160) Short Cuts (1993)
161) Mulholland Drive (2001)
162) Young Frankenstein (1974)
163) The Elephant Man (1980)
164) Wall Street (1987)
165) Hamlet (1996)
166) Glory (1989)
167) 12 Angry Men (1957)
168) Serpico (1973)
169) Ran (1985)
170) Vertigo (1958)
171) The (1956)
172) Cape Fear (1991)
173) Philadelphia (1993)
174) Full Metal Jacket (1987)
175) Jurassic Park (1993)
176) The Insider (1999)
177) Simple (1984)
178) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
179) Being John Malkovich (1999)
180) Throne of (1957)
181) Sling Blade (1996)
182) Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
183) True Romance (1993)
184) The Shining (1980)
185) Miller's Crossing (1990)
186) y Beast (2001)
187) Lantana (2001)
188) The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (1966)
189) Series 7: The Contenders (2001)
190) Requiem for a Dream (2000)
191) The Piano (1993)
192) The Professional (1994)
193) The Great Santini (1980)
194) The Last Samurai (2003)
195) Quills (2000)
196) The Exorcist (1973)
197) Collateral (2004)
198) Paths of Glory (1957)
199) Blue Velvet (1986)
200) The Godfather Part III (1990)
201) Yojimbo (1961)
202) Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
203) Chaplin (1992)
204) Citizen Kane (1941)
205) Garden State (2004)
206) Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
207) Seabiscuit (2003)
208) Better Luck Tomorrow (2003)
209) The Thin Red Line (1998)
210) Nashville (1975)
211) Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
212) Matchstick Men (2003)
213) Whale Rider (2003)
214) Bad Lieutenant (1992)
215) The Apostle (1997)
216) The Sixth Sense (1999)
217) House of Sand and Fog (2003)
218) The Boxer (1997)
219) O' Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
220) Pollock (2000)
221) The Game (1997)
222) Dogma (1999)
223) Aliens (1986)
224) tore Cowboy (1989)
225) Phone Booth (2003)
226) Ocean's Eleven (2001)
227) 28 Days Later (2003)
228) Monster (2003)
229) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
230) Titanic (1997)
231) Storytelling (2001)
232) Monster's Ball (2001)
233) Das Boot (1981)
234) The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
235) Richard III (1995)
236) The Birdcage (1996)
237) Gandhi (1982)
238) Salvador (1986)
239) The Village (2004)
240) The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
241) Training Day (2001)
242) My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
243) Ghost World (2001)
244) with a Pearl Earring (2003)
245) The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
246) Psycho (1960)
247) Barry Lyndon (1975)
248) Rear Window (1954)
249) Gods and Monsters (1998)
250) American Graffiti (1973)
251) (1962)
252) The Big Kahuna (1999)
253) L.I.E. (2001)
254) The Birds (1963)
255) Awakenings (1990)
256) The Graduate (1967)
257) The Big Chill (1983)
258) Topsy-Turvy (1999)
259) Midnight Express (1978)
260) Buffalo Soldiers (2003)
261) My Own Private Idaho (1991)
262) In America (2003)
263) The Shipping News (2001)
264) The Sea Inside (2004)
265) Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
266) Swimming with Sharks (1994)
267) Frequency (2000)
268) Amores Perros (2000)
269) Finding Neverland (2004)
270) Panic Room (2002)
271) The Truman Show (1998)
272) A Simple Plan (1998)
273) Scarface (1932)
274) Monty Python's The Life of Brian (1979)
275) Scarface (1983)
276) Primal Fear (1996)
277) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
278) Again (1991)
279) Open Range (2003)
280) Bringing Out the (1999)
281) Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996)
282) Ordinary People (1980)
283) Analyze This (1999)
284) Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
285) Maria Full of Grace (2004)
286) Talk to Her (2002)
287) Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
288) Stand by Me (1986)
289) M*A*S*H (1970)
290) The Terminator (1984)
291) Monty Python and the Meaning of Life (1983)
292) Being There (1979)
293) Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
294) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
295) Shallow Grave (1994)
296) Tootsie (1982)
297) The Wild Bunch (1968)
298) The Color Purple (1985)
299) Brazil (1985)
300) Eraserhead (1977)

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Les Simpson: Le film

7.3

Dec 28, 2007

A Bit of a Let-Down but Still Funny and Charming

Homer Simpson: We have a great life here in Alaska, and we're never going back to America again! What an extraordinary and refreshing television series the Simpsons is. What an average, over-hyped movie it is. Is it because the movie isn't as good as the series? No, the movie is practically identical to the series, it just works far better with a 30 minute television format rather than a 90 minute film format. The Simpsons Movie is funny and entertaining but it leaves you wanting more. There are scenes that will have you laughing hysterically but after the hour mark it starts to get kind of repetitive and a bit tedious. Now there are heartfelt sappy Kodak moments, but for the most part they work well in the movie. All in all I recommend The Simpsons Movie only if you are a fan of the series. If you like the television show you'll like the movie, if you don't like the television series you won't like it. Grade: B-

La Guerre selon Charlie Wilson

7.0

Dec 28, 2007

Refreshing Political Satire

In one of the better movies of the year, Tom Hanks stars as Congressman Charlie Wilson in this sardonically funny and extremely relevant (given reasonably current events) historical comedy-drama surrounding the 1980s Afghan/Soviet fiasco. The Soviets were attacking Afghanistan killing hundreds of people. Why should anyone care? People are dying, right? No, the reason the United States got involved through Charlie Wilson was because the Afghans, in fear they would get blown to sh_t, started illegally coming into Pakistan which in turn p_ssed Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq off. Charlie Wilson in an effort to fix this situation teamed up with the sixth richest woman and religious fanatic in Texas, Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts) and a amusing and robust American spy for the CIA, Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) to help supply Afghans with high-tech weapons to destroy Soviet fight air-craft that would try and attack their land.

Although certainly not a serious Oscar contender for Best Picture, 'Charlie Wilson's War' is probably one of the best of the many political films of the year. Academy Award Winner Mike Nichols provides solid directing as to be expected while Emmy Award Winner Aaron Sorkin (Sport's Night, The West Wing) provides a remarkable screenplay that near-flawlessly balances comedy and drama. The acting is great for the most part as well. Tom Hanks delivers his best and most enjoyable performance since his 2000 Oscar-nominated turn as a FedEx worker stranded on a tropical island in 'Cast Away'. Hanks takes a slimy character like Wilson and with his trademark charm turns him into a likable guy. Amy Adams and Ned Beatty are reliable as always, but the real stand-out performance of the film is from Philip Seymour Hoffman. Arguably the finest actor working in the film industry today, Hoffman takes a small supporting role and upstages everyone around him. From his first scene where he's screaming at his boss before violently breaking his window, Hoffman sucks you in. The only disappointing cast member is unsurprisingly overrated Hollywood starlet Julia Roberts. Hamming her way through yet another movie, Roberts' overbearing and over-the-top portrayal of a rich Texas oil woman hits all the wrong notes and is at most times flat-out annoying. At 97 minutes, the movie is short and sweet, and that isn't to say it doesn't drag at some points but when it does drag it's for a very brief amount of time.

In conclusion, 'Charlie Wilson's War' is not a perfect film by any means, but it's certainly worth a look. Grade: B+

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