Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Genre: war, drama

It just goes to show how wrong you can be. I had not expected to like
this film. I was disappointed by both the Kill Bill films (although i
preferred the second) and Death Proof (although it was better in the
shorter cut of the double-bill release). I love Reservoir Dogs, admire
Pulp Fiction and think that Jackie Brown is Tarantino's most mature
piece of film-making – technically his most superior – including the
last great performance elicited from Robert De Niro. Since then it
seems to me while his films have been okay (i haven't hated them) he
has been treading water in referential, reverential, self-indulgent
juvenil…

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Cast: Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, Julia Ormond

Director: David Fincher

Genre: romance, mystery, fantasy

Before seeing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button I wondered how I
would react to the story of a man who is born old and gets younger as
he grows up. Of all of the stories I have come across, this is by far
the most bizarre and intriguing. If i had to pick someone to bring this
story to the screen I do no think David Fincher would have been my
first choi…

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Burn After Reading (2008)

Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Genre: crime, comedy

After their Oscar winning turn last year, The Coen Brothers are back
with the new film, this time comedy/crime/spy story which is very
funny, very dark, quite angry, at times surreal, always ironic and to
put it simply a must see for any Coens' fan which means a fan of great
movie making. Comparing to the last year's Oscar Winner, No Country for
Old Men, their new film may seem much lighter and provides many laughs.
But keep in mind, it is comedy: Coens' style and it means that not
always the most likable characters get what they look for. As much as
the film is funny, it actually paints very disturbing picture about
stupidly, idiocy, incompetence, inability to see one step ahead of your
actions that keep filling every aspect of our existence with dangerous
speed. I loved it – from the very first scene to the end. I laughed a
lot, enjoyed the dialogs and the acting. How could I not with the dream
cast that include John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, George Clooney,
Francis McDormand, and very funny and deliciously clueless, Brad Pitt,
and many familiar faces in the small cameos. George Clooney who has
made three films with The Coens got the funniest scenes, and gave IMO
one of his best performances. John Malkovich has got to come out of his
semi-retirement and act more. His every appearance in the film as
forced to quit his job, very angry CIA Analyst who then decided to
write a memoir, was a blast. Tilda Swinton as an arrogant icy cold
professional woman, and Frances MacDormand as Linda who would stop at
nothing in order to "re-invent herself", both added to the film's
multiple deligh…

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Troy (2004)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Genre: romance, history, drama

"Troy" (2004) Dir. Wolfgang Petersen I, like so many others, was
expecting A LOT out of "Troy" when I headed along to opening night and
sat in the dark cinema, watching the action unfold. Initially, I didn’t
think as much of the movie as I now do. I gave it a 7/10 on first
viewing, but I knew I had to see it again, it is just one of those
films that demands multiple viewin…

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklynn Proulx

Director: Andrew Dominik

Genre: drama, crime, biography

Though Jesse James through the newspaper accounts of his exploits and
through the dime novels of the day was already a legend, his
immortality was sealed on April 3, 1882 by the manner of his death. The
lengthy title of the film tells all or at least the official version of
the sto…

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Twelve Monkeys (1995)

Cast: Joseph Melito, Bruce Willis, Jon Seda

Director: Terry Gilliam

Genre: sf, thriller, drama

Just kidding, I rented 12 Monkeys the other day because I am a huge
Bruce Willis fan and I heard some things about the film. Some good and
some bad, but it was one of those films you had to pay attention to
every second, so I was a bit worried. Just because I felt like for a
minute if this was going to be one of those films that I had to watch
several times to get. But I watched it last night and I was really
impressed, this movie had everything in it: action, drama, sci-fi,
history, dark humor, and even a little romance. The actors all did a
terrific job, I give a lot of credit to Bruce, during his scene in the
car with his psychiatrist, he really got to me. But Brad Pitt, I'm just
amazed with how much of a great job he did. He didn't over do his
character, who was crazy, and just made it work and was extremely
believable. The story was just scary, but very good and a wake up ca…

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Se7en (1995)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow

Director: David Fincher

Genre: thriller, mystery, crime

David Fincher’s bleak, relentless, and ultimately terrifying crime thriller
Seven transcends other films of the genre with incredible plotting (the sort
Hitchcock might employ were he alive and making films in the 1990s) and
scalding intelligence. With only a small handful of minor flaws — the
overly familiar retiring cop/young cop pairing; the awful "I’m taking you
off the case!" cliche seemingly required by the genre; one giant lapse in
logic in the downward spiral toward the conclusion that cannot be revealed
without ruining the script’s gruesome surprise — Seven typically keeps its
viewers imprisoned in their seats with a combination of morbid fascination
and abject fear. Despite attempts by studio executives to alter Andrew
Kevin Walker’s ending, the filmmaking team prevailed and audiences
experienced that rare treat of mainstream cinema: an uncompromising
visi…

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Fight Club (1999)

Cast: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter

Director: David Fincher

Genre: thriller, drama, crime

When I first saw the previews for this movie, it had me interested. A movie
about guys who fight – it didn’t seem to deep, but I thought it would
provide entertainment. I had heard buzz about, a few of my friends raved
about it for a few days, and I was convinced. I should see this movie. I
went to my local video store and picked up the last remaining DVD. I popped
it in, sat in amazement until the last credit rolled, and then watched it
again. And again. And aga…

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