Recently seen movies and their comments(brief)

• Kingdom of heaven starring Orlando Bloom(2005) - 8.6/10

Directed by Ridley scott(Gladiator,Black Hawk Down) and written by William Manohan - starring big names in Hollywood like Bloom,Eva Green,Liam Neeson.Feast for historical movie lovers(Its a fiction anyway :-|)! The war to capture the holy city Jerusalem - Who is Saladin ? Get to know historical answers from this movie

• Forrest Gump(1994) - 8.4/10
  

Directed by Robert Zemeckis based on a novel by Winston Groom."Tom Hanks rocks" - Its still an understatement :-) . Won Oscar award for best acting , best direction and many more..Rated in the top 10 by imdb.com

• Shawshank redemption - 9/10

Rated the best movie next only to God father by imdb.com.The movie stars Tim Robbins as Andy Dufrne and Morgan Freeman as Redding.The story happens in the milieu of the Shawshank prison located at maines.The dialogues are a class apart , sparing the narrations by Morgan Freeman which are extra ordinary.Directed by Frank Darabont based on a novel by Stephen King.

• Schindler's list(2.1/4) - 8.9/10

This is based on a real story which happened during World War II in Germany.It was the time when Hitler massacred countless Jews.Oscar Schindler , a german industrialist started a company and rescued the lives of some 1100 Jews.Directed by Steven Spielberg starring Liam Neeson.I haven't seen the full movie and wish to see it soon.