Requiem For A Dream

Title: Requiem For A Dream
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 1 hour 42 minutes
Release Date: 6th October, 2000
Cast: Ellen Burstyn as Sara Goldfarb; Jared Leto as Harry Goldfarb; Jennifer Connelly as Marion Silver; Marlon Wayans as Tyrone C Love
Box Office Gross: $36M

When did I watch it? 22nd July, 2008
Where? Home
What's the story? Evoking the inner landscape of human beings longing to connect, to love and feel loved, is this parable of happiness gloriously found and tragically lost. Parallel stories are linked by the relationship between the lonely, widowed Sara Goldfarb and her sweet but aimless son, Harry. The plump Sara, galvanized by the prospect of appearing on a TV game show, has started on a dangerous diet regimen to beautify herself for a national audience. Meanwhile, Harry and his new girlfriend Marion Silver form close bonds with each looking to the other to redeem years of isolation and pain. Their love forms an artificial refuge. After Harry and his best friend Tyrone C. Love successfully launch themselves as drug dealers, the three young people feel invincible. Lulled by early victories, Sara, Harry, Marion and Tyrone convince themselves that unforseen setbacks are just temporary - until they're plunged into delusion and desperation.

Reasons to watch this flick: One of the best dramas I've ever seen to date; Addiction is the key affair here and the movie beautifully showcases how addiction can seriously fuck you up.
So how much do I rate it? 5/5

Website: http://www.requiemforadream.com/
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_for_a_Dream

Hitch

Title: Hitch
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Running Time: 1 hour 53 minutes
Release Date: 11th February, 2005
Cast: Will Smith as Alex "Hitch" Hitchens; Eva Mendes as Sara Melas; Kevin James as Albert; Amber Valletta as Allegra Cole;
Box Office Gross: $177M

When did I watch it? 20th July, 2008
Where? Home
What's the story? Alex "Hitch" Hitchens is a legendary - and deliberately anonymous - New York City "date doctor" who, for a fee, has helped countless men woo the women of their dreams. While coaching Albert, a meek accountant who is smitten with a glamorous celebrity, Allegra Cole, Hitch finally meets his match in the person of the gorgeous, whip-smart Sara Melas, a gossip columnist who follows Allegra's every move. The ultimate professional bachelor, Hitch suddenly finds himself falling deliriously in love with Sarah, a reporter whose biggest scoop could very well be the unmasking of Manhattan's most famous date doctor.

Reasons to watch this flick: Some real life social dynamics that definitely work on any woman like a charm; Interesting to see how Will Smith picks up just about any hot women so effortlessly.
So how much do I rate it? 5/5

Website: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hitch/
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitch_(film)

The Amityville Horror

Title: The Amityville Horror
Genre: Suspense / Horror / Remake
Running Time: 1 hour 29 minutes
Release Date: 15th April, 2005
Cast: Ryan Reynolds as George Lutz; Melissa George as Katherine 'Kathy' Lutz; Jesse James as Billy; Jimmy Bennett as Michael; Chloe Moretz as Chelsea; Isabel Conner as Jodie DeFeo
Box Office Gross: $64M

When did I watch it? 1st July, 2008
Where? Home
What's the story? On November 13, 1974, Suffolk County Police received a frantic phone call that led them to 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, Long Island. Inside the large Dutch Colonial house, they discovered a horrific crime scene that shattered the landscape of the typically peaceful community: an entire family had been slaughtered in their beds. In the days that followed, Ronald DeFeo, Jr., confessed to methodologically shooting his parents and four siblings with a rifle while they slept, claiming 'voices' in the house drove him to commit the grisly murders. One year later, George and Kathy Lutz and their children moved into the house thinking they'd found their dream home. But shortly after settling in, bizarre and unexplainable events began to occur - nightmarish visions and haunting voices from an evil presence still lurking within the house. Confused and frightened by her daughter Chelsea's cryptic interaction with an imaginary friend named Jodie, Kathy struggles to hold her family together as George's increasingly strange behavior finds him spending days and nights in the basement of the house, where he soon discovers a passageway to a mysterious and gruesomeœRed Room. With lucid visions and evil voices swirling through George's head, the house comes alive.
Reasons to watch this flick: Brilliant plot; suspense driven storyline; amazing visual effects; all make for a good chill-in-the-spine watch!
So how much do I rate it? 4/5

Website: http://www.amityvillehorrormovie.com/
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror_(2005_film)