Greg's Note: These aren't necessarily Best Picture nominees but films nominated from one of many categories (from Best Actor to Adapted Screenplay etc.). Opinions are Greg's and so if you don't agree, cool. Greg don't care 'cause it's only opinion. !Spoiler Alert!
10. Road to Perdition: Perhaps Paul Newman's last great role as a mobster protecting his good-for-nothing son (Daniel Craig) from the rightfully vengeful Tom Hanks. He gets what's coming to him from Hanks but he knows the damage done. Ending is bittersweet as Tom Hanks dies from two or three shots to the back but he saves his son from having to become like him by killing Jude Law before he can. Really great film from the director of "American Beauty".
9. The Deer Hunter: I'd love to include a happy picture on this list but alas this isn't one of them. Stellar cast: DeNiro, Streep, Walken (who won Best Supporting) and one other actor (name escapes me) who starred in The Godfather. Walken and DeNiro who shared a nightmare together are walking wounded, both choosing to stifle the pain in two very different ways.
8. Forrest Gump: It spawned a whole slew of pop culture catchphrases but what a great story of tragedy, history, comedy and sweet love that prevails horrible choices and circumstance. Tom Hanks was good (I'm not sure if he deserved Best Actor but the picture overall deserves my praise).
7. The Departed: Gotta love the Boston accents. Nicholson, DiCaprio, Damon, Whalberg, Sheen, and Winstone do a great job. Surprises, betrayals, street justice and I believe DiCaprio should have been nominated for this role instead of "Blood Diamond".
6. Schindler's List: Not an easy film to watch but a must for everyone (after the age of 14 that is). It deserved the Oscar and was Speilberg's true labour of love. Not a fun film but one that captures the times and horrors of the Holocaust.
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Jack Nicholson does a great job as a poop disturber in a mental ward as does Nurse Ratchet.
4. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: A fantastic journey through Middle Earth. Jackson captured Tolkien's vision and I didn't mind some important facts omitted from the film because the acting, CGI and emotion was captured well. Well worth buying the extended versions on DVD.
3. Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis was robbed for Best Actor by Adrien "Where is He Now?" Brody. Every scene, you think he's going to break down or slit someone's throat. Fine supporting cast and Scorsese's direction was awesome. The accents that Day-Lewis can do for roles are flawless. It's no wonder he won for "There Will Be Blood". He's one of the few actors who could say that he's an artist.
2. Platoon: Stone's only good film. Charlie Sheen does a great job. Great tension between Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger. Very surprising to see Sheen's reaction to Berenger at the film's end. Loss of innocence in a war that made little sense.
1. Master of Disguise: Haha, here's the real one: The Silence of the Lambs: Anthony Hopkins wins big. Jodie Foster wins big. Jonathan Demme has had a career since that's hardly worth mentioning but this is a classic and he deserves kudos. Finally a villain who could and would rip your throat out but somehow garners sympathy from the viewer.
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