best films i've ever seen...
Star Wars, without a doubt and always at the top of my list. These films have remained at the top of my list not because of how good they are or the special effects. These films have always managed to make me feel like a 5 year old while watching them. I'm a hardcore Star Wars fan because i really enjoy how the story sucks you in and how my Dad sat me down when i was younger, put me in front of a tv and said "trust me, you're going to enjoy this."
i don't care how many versions or releases George Lucas makes, if Star Wars keeps making me feel like i'm a 5 year old, i'll consider it money well spent.
Batman Begins, when the film had come out i had no intention of seeing it. Batman & Robin had effectively put the death sentence on any batman film to come along as far as i was concerned. Batman Begins was so completely different from the previous films in that it seemed to be grounded in reality. They made Gotham City feel like a actual city and what would happen if a billionaire decided that he wanted to become a vigilante. Christian Bale had done a difficult task in pulling off the character but what impressed me most about the film was how they kept to the mythology of the character and used comic books like Year One, The Boy who fell and numerous other Batman storylines. This is to me still the definitive comic book adaption.
Finally Master & Commander, this film i really enjoyed because it really has a British feel to it. I really enjoyed the side stories going on under the main plot line and although Russell Crowe may be a Aussie i he pulled off a British Captain really well. The Music, the ship, the battles everything about the film had my eyes glued to the screen. Even more so, while i'm not fully a flag waving patriotic nutter. the film had a kind of 'proud to be british' feel to it which made me appreciate it even more.
