ROTTEN TOMATOES: John J. Puccio

BEST REVIEWED FILMS

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10/10	" ...one of the few sequels in the history of cinema that is an unqualified improvement over its predecessor in every way." Posted Dec 23, 2005	Toy Story 2 (1999)	100%
10/10	" Short of Blu-ray high definition, these standard-def DVDs are about as good as one could ask for. (The Coppola Restoration)" Posted Sep 17, 2008	The Godfather Collection (1997)	100%
10/10	" ...perfectly beautiful, thoughtful, poignant, funny, and fun. Like the full moon, it is enchanting to look at time and again." Posted May 7, 2001	Moonstruck (1987)	91%
10/10	" ...sharp, insightful observations, a careful attention to period detail, and, most of all, a gentle good humor." Posted Oct 10, 2003	A Christmas Story (1984)	88%
10/10	" Amadeus is a joy to behold, lavish in execution both visually and aurally." Posted Sep 12, 2002	Amadeus (1984)	97%
10/10	" ...despite the fast pace, the movie is never frenetic or tiring, just pure, unadulterated fun throughout." Posted May 7, 2008	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)	94%
10/10	" ...the deepest, darkest, most mature, and most thoughtful entry in the series." Posted Sep 9, 2004	The Empire Strikes Back (1980)	97%
10/10	" ...a masterful motion picture all around...where the interactions of its characters are equally important as the wizardry of the special effects." Posted May 18, 2001	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)	95%
10/10	" ...the story in its various guises has been an inspiration for several generations of dedicated fans." Posted Sep 22, 2002	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)	98%
10/10	" ...a classic, action-adventure monster movie, maybe the best ever made." Posted Jan 1, 2000	Jaws (1975)	100%
10/10	" ...an epic landscape of events and an exquisite tapestry of characterizations." Posted Sep 17, 2008	The Godfather Part II (1974)	98%
10/10	" *Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic, The Godfather, is to gangster films what Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments* was to super spectaculars.*" Posted Sep 17, 2008*	The Godfather (1972)	100%
10/10	" It still makes a spectacular impression today, and we can easily see how it influenced future films..." Posted Jun 4, 2001	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)	96%
10/10	" ...most viewers will have little failure understanding the movie and its motives. They communicate brilliantly." Posted Aug 26, 2008	Cool Hand Luke (1967)	100%
10/10	" **Mary Poppins is definitely worth popping for. (40th Anniversary Edition)*" Posted Dec 2, 2004*	Mary Poppins (1964)	100%
10/10	" *As pure entertainment My Fair Lady* makes other musicals seem almost crude by comparison, and it deserves to be the standard by which others are judged.*" Posted May 7, 2001*	My Fair Lady (1964)	95%
10/10	" ...the best black comedy ever produced for the screen." Posted Jan 1, 2000	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)	100%
10/10	" ...endearing, heartwarming, tragic, uplifting, and, ultimately, inspiring. Movies don't get any better than this." Posted Feb 9, 2003	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)	97%
10/10	" ...a quintessential slice of Americana, featuring wonderful music, engaging characters, and an uplifting story. It�s pure Iowa corn: Sentimental, nostalgic, and innocent." Posted Apr 8, 2001	The Music Man (1962)	88%
10/10	" ...the best epic the screen has ever seen. In terms of sheer sweep, intelligence, and star power, nothing much comes close." Posted Mar 23, 2001	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)	98%
10/10	" ...more than the great granddaddy of all slasher films; it is a great thriller, a great black comedy, and a lesson in filmmaking." Posted Apr 21, 2002	Psycho (1960)	98%
10/10	" The American Film Institute voted it the number-one funniest movie of all time...an effervescent laugh riot with few equals." Posted May 25, 2001	Some Like It Hot (1959)	97%
10/10	" ...stirring drama in a timeless setting." Posted Jan 1, 2000	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)	95%
10/10	" ...a cinematic gem, and one not to be missed...worth a hundred-fold the money you’d spend for any of today’s attempts at screen comedy." Posted May 22, 2001	Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953)	100%
10/10	" Of the many film versions...this one from 1951 is the most faithful to the spirit of the book." Posted Aug 31, 2007	A Christmas Carol (1951)	84%
10/10	" There have been dozens of movies satirizing the film industry...but nothing in the last half century has equaled the sarcasm this one provokes about Hollywood eating its own." Posted Nov 24, 2002	Sunset Boulevard (1950)	100%
10/10	" ...one of the great motion pictures of all time." Posted Jan 1, 2000	The Third Man (1949)	100%
10/10	" ...a movie for the ages." Posted Apr 8, 2001	Casablanca (1942)	98%
10/10	" ...we're caught up in the pulse of the film, pretty much swept along by its deeds, not even particularly saddened or surprised by the pessimism of its ending." Posted Oct 9, 2006	The Maltese Falcon (1941)	100%
10/10	" *The question isn�t whether Citizen Kane* is one of the greatest films ever made; that�s a given. The question is whether it�s THE greatest.*" Posted Sep 12, 2001*	Citizen Kane (1941)	100%
10/10	" ...one of the most powerful films Hollywood ever made, and just as moving today as it was all those years ago." Posted Mar 28, 2004	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)	100%
10/10	" ...may be the best animated cartoon ever made." Posted Jan 1, 2000	Fantasia (1940)	98%
10/10	" ...one of the most enduring musical fantasies of all time." Posted Oct 27, 2005	The Wizard of Oz (1939)	100%
10/10	" ...producer David O. Selznick's crowning achievement and a film that stands up as one of the screen's finest classics." Posted Nov 5, 2004	Gone With the Wind (1939)	97%
10/10	" ...the very definition of a classic....and the newly restored, THX-mastered DVD transfer is breathtaking." Posted Oct 15, 2001	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)	100%
10/10	" Warner Bros. cannot be brought up on false charges: The three movies...have endured the test of time and fully proved their worth." Posted Apr 16, 2007	Essential Classic Dramas ()	n/a
9/10	" What should have been a one or two-day cakewalk turned into a forty-day ordeal that turned out to be the single bloodiest battle of WWII." Posted May 25, 2007	Letters From Iwo Jima /Flags of Our Fathers - 5 Disc Set Commemorative Edition (2006)	n/a
9/10	" ...a sad, lonely, melancholic film, for all its brutal action and bloodshed, with moments of sheer poetry and others of heartbreaking grief." Posted May 14, 2007	Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)	91%
9/10	" We feel pity, terror, disgust, wonder, astonishment, shock, and, ultimately, hope. It does everything we could ask ...." Posted May 13, 2007	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)	96%
9/10	" ...a fascinating, visually compelling, and totally engrossing rendering of a well-loved classic." Posted Mar 22, 2006	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)	75%
9/10	" Today, history records Edward R. Murrow as a towering journalist and Senator McCarthy as a sniveling tyrant. Don't you love it when history gets it right." Posted Feb 28, 2006	Good Night, And Good Luck (2005)	94%
9/10	" ...battles are massive and special effects are astonishing, yet in the last analysis the story boils down to the very intimate portraits of a very small band of individuals." Posted Jun 6, 2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)	94%
9/10	" *When Scott was finished, he thought it was too long and that the added material threw the pacing off. Therefore, he cut his own Director's Cut. (Alien Quadrilogy)" Posted Nov 6, 2003*	Alien: The Director's Cut (2003)	94%
9/10	" Both Gollum and the battles are a triumph of integrated art, technology, and sheer logistics." Posted Aug 20, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)	96%
9/10	" Rejoice in the cheerful good spirits of Hobbiton; drink in the beauties of Rivendell; relish the spookiness of the Old Forest; and savor the appearance of every orc." Posted Aug 2, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)	92%
9/10	" funny, thoughtful, sardonic, poignant, provocative, horrifying, and utterly satisfying." Posted Jan 1, 2000	American Beauty (1999)	89%
9/10	" ...forces us to understand that every life is meaningful, and that every person can make a difference." Posted Apr 8, 2001	Saving Private Ryan (1998)	94%
9/10	" ...one of the most absorbing, compelling, most thoroughly enjoyable crime thrillers to have come along in the past decade." Posted Sep 29, 2008	L.A. Confidential (1997)	99%
9/10	" ...four hours go by quickly when you're having fun. It's a class act all the way." Posted Aug 25, 2007	Hamlet (1996)	94%
9/10	" Gibson manages to keep his epic afloat by solidly grounding Wallace in the viewer's heart and mind." Posted Jan 1, 2000	Braveheart (1995)	76%

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