Overview - The Aj/Cinephile Project

97 days(originally set for 90 days), 100 movies, The Aj/Cinephile project has finally come to an end. Here are the 100 movies that I saw and reviewed.

1. Julie & Julia
2. Man on Fire
3. War of the Worlds
4. The Hangover
5. Cold Mountain
6. Casino Royale
7. Watership Down
8. The Bourne Identity
9. Warrior
10. The Bourne Supremacy
11. Blood Diamond
12. Schindler's List
13. Road to Perdition
14. The Incredibles
15. City of God
16. Million Dollar Baby
17. Die Hard
18. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
19. The Pianist
20. Marley & Me
21. The Untouchables
22. Winter's Bone 
23. Star Trek
24. Fight Club
25. Pulp Fiction
26. Zombieland
27. The Adventures of Tintin
28. Inglourious Basterds
29. Precious
30. The Godfather
31. Scarface
32. Hugo
33. Midnight in Paris
34. Carnage
35. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
36. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
37. Princess and the Frog
38. Gone with the Wind
39. Let Me In
40. Snatch
41. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
42. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
43. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
44. Kung Fu Panda
45. Shawn of the Dead
46. The Shawshank Redemption
47. Up
48. V for Vendetta
49. The Dark Knight
50. The Hurt Locker

#100 - The Departed

Frank Costello: When you decide to be something, you can be it. That's what they don't tell you in the church. When I was your age they would say we can become cops, or criminals. Today, what I'm saying to you is this: when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?

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The Departed

This is the final film for The Aj/Cinephile Project and director, Martin Scorsese's eighth appearance in this outstanding cinematic experience. Like The Town and Mystic River, Boston plays an integral role in the film as it blends perfectly with the theme -  which focuses on crime and police corruption infused with the Irish mob.

PREVIEWS - March Movies (Limited)

Being Flynn

Nick Flynn is shocked to have his eccentric and long-absent father, Jonathan reach out to him unexpectedly. Still feeling the loss of his mother in the midst of starting a new relationship with Denise, the last person Nick wants to see is his father. But you can't outrun fate and slowly Nick comes to realize he has been given the chance to make a real future not only for himself, but for his struggling father too.

Directed by Paul Weitz, and starring Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore, Paul Dano and Olivia Thirlby.

Opens: March 2, 2012 Runtime: 1 hr. 26 min. Genre: Drama, Comedy Rated: R

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Movie #99 - The Passion of the Christ

Jesus Christ: Forgive them, Father. They know not what they do.

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The Passion of the Christ

It may be graphic, bloody and violent, But isn't that what Christ went through? I was shocked to see some reviews as I feel that Mel Gibson's (director) aim was to show the torture and death of Christ in the most realistic manner he knew, and in my opinion he made a wonderful movie in the process.

PREVIEWS - March Movies

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

This is a tale of a young boy, Ted  who lives in a town where nothing is quite as it appears; everything is plastic, including the plants. Hopelessly smitten by the beautiful Audrey, who dreams of one day seeing a real tree, Ted boldly leaves the city determined to find the flora and grant her wish. Along the way, the young adventurer crosses paths with the Lorax, a diminutive, mustached defender of nature who doesn't take kindly to human intruders.

Directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda; starring the voices of Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zach Efron, Taylor Swift and Betty White.

Opens: March 2, 2012 Runtime: 1 hr. 36 min. Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure Rated: PG

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Movie #98 - The Usual Suspects

Verbal Kint: The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

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The Usual Suspects

Usually films about deception keep the viewer in the loop, but The Usual Suspects does exactly the opposite, deceiving the characters and the viewers, except for Verbal Kint (played by Kevin Spacey) who held all the cards and carefully dazzled everyone - me included, till Special Agent Dave Kujan (played by Chazz Palminteri) and the sketch artist's impression figures out for us just who Keyser Söze truly is. Now that's intrigue at its best.

Movie #97 - The Town

Fergus 'Fergie' Colm: You know they either geld a horse with a knife or with chemicals. When your Daddy said "no" to me, I did him the chemical way.

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The Town

Ben Affleck really knows his stuff, as co-writer, director and lead actor. But the real star is Jeremy Renner whose performance in this film is on par with his acting in The Hurt Locker, which earned him an Academy Award nomination.

The cast - Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Blake Lively and Pete Postlethwaite - were absolutely amazing!