Nick's Favorite Movies
Predator / produced by John Davis, Lawrence Gordon; written by Fred Dekker, Shane Black; directed by Shane Black

When a boy triggers the return of the Predator to Earth, a team of ex-soldiers and scientists band together to destroy the monster
Saving Private Ryan

After the D-Day invasion, a squad of American soldiers led by Captain John Miller embarks on a dangerous special mission to penetrate enemy lines and find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat
Saw

Two strangers chained to pipes in an abandoned bathroom and separated solely by a corpse are tortured by a sadistic serial killer
Top Gun

After more than thirty years of service, Maverick is back in action training a group of young elite graduates for a dangerous mission
Hostel

Backpackers are told of a secluded hostel that fulfills all hedonistic expectations, but have no idea of the terror that awaits them
Platoon

Emotional look at the war in Vietnam, seen through the eyes of a young man who discovers that the Viet Cong are not the only enemies he has to fight
Black Hawk down

When Army Rangers are dropped into Mogadishu to capture top lieutenants of a Somalian warlord, a brutal firefight ensues with hundreds of Somali gunmen and two of the Army's Black Hawks are destroyed, testing the courage and strength of the Rangers
Green mile [videorecording] / produced by David Valdes, Frank Darabont; screenplay written and directed by Frank Darabont

When John Coffey arrives on the death row cellblock at Cold Mountain Penitentiary, the prison guards discover that he has mysterious powers hidden within him
Scarface

Pacino plays a ruthless Cuban gangster involved in a cocaine empire, in this violent crime epic inspired by the 1932 classic of the same title
Godfather

Traces the story of the Corleone family's rise and near fall from the pinnacle of power in the world of organized crime, and the passage of power from father to son
Casino

Sam "Ace" Rothstein is the front man for one of the mob's premiere Vegas casinos in the 70s, joined by strong man Nicky Santoro, the casino runs smoothly until an icy blonde jinxes their winning streak
Capone /

Dramatized portrayal of the notorious gangster, Al Capone, as he suffers from neurosyphilis and dementia after ten years in prison and becomes increasingly haunted by the past