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Forrest Gump (1994)
Maybe the best movie ever?
I lost count of the number of times i watched this movie. It must have been a dozen times at least. However, every time i'm viewing this movie, it's like seeing it for the first time. It's still as brilliant, cheerful and emotional without losing any of its glance or beauty, and the story stays as powerful as it truly is and keeps you interested till the end. Seeing it for just a few seconds makes you stick to the screen till the end-music stops. The dialogues are perfect, the timing is as a swiss watch, the story-twists are more than one could imagine, and the setting in the enduring storyline of the 60's, 70's and 80's of last century, placing the movie inside the main events of that era, just gives you the idea that this almost could be a real-life story. It at least makes me wish it really was.
If there should be a best-movie-ever, i think this movie should be it. It would have my vote at least. Forget the Godfather, LOTR or Star Wars, this truly is a movie that you'll never forget.
Van God Los (2003)
Van God Los makes a huge impression
I've seen quite a lot of movies, also quite some Dutch ones. Most of them suck quite heavily or are far too commercial, therefore i didn't expect much from Van God Los. But i was wrong.
The movie is very catchy, as it is being told from the perspective of Stan, a young Gymnasium student, who dislikes school and is mostly found being out on the streets. His parents don't care for him much, so he is quite left alone. Then he meets Maikel and they become very close friends. They start with some small illegal businesses, but end up being hired killers.
The story being told from a main character perspective, with commenting on Stan's thoughts, is quite unusual for Dutch movies and almost gives it a Hollywood feeling, with links to movies like the Godfather series. This makes the movie very impressive and really gets you into the main character and his feelings.
When the movie ended, i almost felt the urge of applauding for it, but since the entire cinema was silent, so was i. It was clear to see that this movie made a great impression on all viewers, it was a long time ago i heard so little noise when all people left their seats. This movie is in my opinion already a (Dutch) classic! A must see!
Pay It Forward (2000)
A movie about the goodness of men, ending with the most black page of mankind. A must see.
This movie really shows a great plan of a small kid (Haley Joel Osment as Trevor) to make the world a better place, on small scale that is. It's a typical view of a 11-year old kid to see only goodness in men, on which his idea was based. Though he thinks his plan failed, it has grown bigger than he ever expected. Just when you think everything gets an happy ending, the other side of mankind shows and clearly demonstrates that something like a perfect world will always be an utopia. Though some reviewers see this part as a movie killer, it think it best reflects reality. And surely, that emotional ending will make you remember this movie for quite some time...