FAVORITE MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS--genre & title

[Misa]

I'm Misa from Japan.
I seldom watch movies but want to study English by Movies in this class.


The Avengers
This movies combine many American movies.

Inception
The end is really fascinate us

iron Man
I like Robert Downy Jr and this series.

Wall Street
My major is accounting so I was rally interested for me.

[whygub]

Hi! I’m “WhY” a Thai student from Mike’s class

I’m not a serious fan of movies, I don’t expect myself to watch new movies every month, I don’t follow every movies that my favorite directors make too, but I do love watching movies and enjoy the moments good movies inspire me.

I attend this movie class because it’s a good change to see some good movies I have never watched. I have no specific kind of movies I like but I do NOT watch horror movies!!!!!! My favorite directors are Wong Ka-Wai, Kim Ki-Duk and Woody Allen.

I like the beauty of loneliness in Wong Ka-Wai’s movies, and how he presents it. He is one of the “must know” directors from Hong Kong for Asian film lovers.
Kim Ki-Duk is a Korean director. He’s very famous among international filmmakers. To me he is the coolest psycho man I have ever known.
Woody Allen, an American director that acts in his own films. I think he is more like a writer than a film director, a very wise writer that can make films.

Here is my movie list:

The Artist (retro-silent comedy)
Black Swan (drama)
Hugo (drama adventure)
Gladiator (drama action hist.)
Truman Show (drama comedy)
When Harry met Sally (romance comedy)

I hope everybody enjoy the film class

Teacher's note: Thank you, Why, for your awesome suggestions! I hope you find that movies help you improve English.
--mike www.MoviesGrowEnglish.com

[Salim.el]

Greetings,
I'm Salim from morocco , and I LOVE MOVIES , not just watching movies , but also writing screenplays , Directing and editing all by myself . the processing of creation of a movie is what I really like .
Nevertheless I have to admit that I'm fond of independant movies .
My favorite directors are : Stanley KUBRICK , the one , the master .
Pedro ALMODOVAR , drastic , strange and so deep.
Quentin TARANTINO for the way he uses stereotypes of cultures .
Martin SCORSESE , amazing director , very talented and creative.
Luc BESSON etc...(I'll skip woody allen and others from the new wave)

In addition to that , I also have some good movies to recomend i'll just cite 5 .
5-"Rain Man "from B.Levinson
4-"2001 a Space Oddissey" from S.Kubrick
3-"Shining" from S.Kubrick
2-"Le fabuleux destin d'amelie poulain" from J-P.Jeunet
1-"Citizen Kane" from Orson welse and "Casablanca" from M.Curtiz

I would be honored to hear about your preferences ! See you soon.

Teacher's note: I am in awe of your background in movies. I took some screenwriting classes and wrote three screenplays. I know how difficult the art AND the craft are. I am honored to hear your preferences.
--mike www.MoviesGrowEnglish.com

[omarnafisi]

Hello, my name is Omar and I'm from Kuwait

I love movies that have well written dialogues. I also love Indie films because they have low budgets so they rely on the script and story to be really good. I can always depend on good Indie films to have enticing dialogues. Animation and Documentaries are genres I love too.

My favorite directors are: Wes Anderson, Tim Burton and Hayao Miyazaki

I would suggest:
The Shawshank Redemption
Inception
Iron Man
Ponyo
I Love You, Man
Wallstreet
Limitless
The Truman Show
When Harry Met Sally

Teacher's notes: MoviesGrowEnglish also has "Spirited Away" by Miyazaki. Have you seen it? "I love You, Man" is one of my favorite comedies. I love your point about indie films. A friend of mine is currently shooting his first indie film in Detroit. It's called "Mislead", and everyone who has read the script loves it. Thanks for posting.
--mike www.MoviesGrowEnglish.com

[Claire]

Hi everyone,
I’m Claire from Taiwan.
Watching movies is one of my favorite hobbies. And I think it is a good way to learn all languages, learning English is no exception.
I’m glad that we can share our feelings about movies in the forum.

My movie recommendations can be listed as follows:
Avatar (sci-fi action)
Crash (drama)
Devil Wears Prada (comedy romance)
Hotel Rwanda (drama hist.)
Toy Story 3 (anima adventure)

Teacher's Note: Gracious sakes! I'm a big fan of all these movies. . . And I must agree that Movies Grow English. Thank you Claire for posting and sharing your feelings.

--mike http://www.MoviesGrowEnglish.com

[yoshikomucla2013]

Hello,
I am Yoshiko, from Japan.
I am interested in watching movies in English.
I also hope that I can understand so many good movies well.
Actually, I haven't watched that much movies, so I know only some movies from the list we got in the class.

These are my recommendations and some movies that I would like to watch in near future.
・Gladiator (drama action history)
・Hugo (drama adventure)
・Forrest Gump (comedy drama)
・Blackhawk Down (action drama)
・Black Swan (drama)

Thanks

HI YOSHIKO,

THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTIONS. BLACKHAWK DOWN IS AN INTERESTING CHOICE BECAUSE IT HAS A UNIQUE STRUCTURE AND APPEAL. I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIT IT IN DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE QUARTER.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN THE CLASS!

CHEERS,

DAVID

[uclasari]

Hi.
I am Sari and I am from Japan.
I like American movies, especially comedy, so I want to improve my understanding to be able to watch without subtitles. At the same time I want to learn conversation through movies.

Here are my recommendations of movies:
Forrest Gump
Devil Wears Prada
The hangover
Groundhog Day
Much Ado About Nothing

Thank you.
Sari

HI SARI,

THOSE ARE SOME INTERESTING SUGGESTIONS. GROUNDHOG DAY IS A WONDERFUL MOVIE ABOUT IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS LEARNED. I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT IN A LONG TIME, BUT MAYBE WE CAN FIT IT IN THIS QUARTER. THANKS FOR THE IDEA.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN THE CLASS!

CHEERS,

DAVID

[kaho_movies2013]

Hi my name is Kaho Fujita who is from Japan.
I love to watch any kinds of movies and I wanna improve my listening skill throgh watching movies.
Additionally, I wanna know many good movies in this class I've never watched.
Below is my recomendation from the list.
・Almost Famous
・Black　Swan
・The　Hangover
・Hotel Rwanda
・L.A. Story

Thanks
Kaho

HI KAHO,

ALMOST FAMOUS IS A WONDERFUL CHOICE. IT'S GOT A CLASSIC "COMING OF AGE" STORY STRUCTURE, AND WE MIGHT GET A CHANCE TO WATCH IT THIS QUARTER. THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION!

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN THE CLASS!

CHEERS,

DAVID

[Aydinates]

Hello
I'm Aydin from Istanbul, Turkey. I studied TV-Journalism and Programming in Istanbul and I am very interested in visual media, especially movies.
I like nearly all kind of movies as long as the story is catching me. I'm not a big fan of Science Fiction and Action movies nevertheless some of them got me. I like it to see the differences between, for excample European and American movies and to compare their way of storytelling. I grew up with American movies and hope to be able to understand them even better after this quarter. Because I want to become a producer, I have a special curiosity about the productions of movies.

My recommendations from the list are:

- Contact (sci-fi drama)
- The Artist (retro-silent comedy)
- Forrest Gump (comedy drama)
- Hotel Rwanda (drama hist.)
- Limitless (drama romance)
- Shawshank Redemption (drama)

Take care guys!

HI AYDIN,

SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION IS A REAL CLASSIC AND NEAR THE TOP OF MOST LISTS OF ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIES. IT'S ONE I LIKE TO SHOW IN CLASS BECAUSE IT HAS SOME INTERESTING STORY STRUCTURE. MAYBE WE'LL GET A CHANCE TO WATCH IT THIS QUARTER.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN THE CLASS!

CHEERS,

DAVID

[nuriaucla2013]

Hi, I'm Nuria from Spain.

I like watching movies, I don't have any preferences, I like all genre except horror movies!

My recommendations from the list are:

*American History X
*Avatar
*Black Swan
*Inception
*Pulp Ficton
*Shakespeare in love
*A beautiful mind



HELLO NURIA,

YOU PICKED OUT SOME INTERESTING MOVIES FROM THE LIST. AMERICAN HISTORY X IS ONE THAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT VIEWING THIS QUARTER. MAYBE WE CAN FIT IT INTO THE SECOND FIVE WEEKS.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN CLASS.

CHEERS,

DAVID