Michael Douglas is chilling as Gordon Gekko and steals every scene. The most famous line of Wall Street is: "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good." It's also full of Gekkoisms such as "The most valuable commodity I know of is information," "Ever wonder why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500? 'Cause they're sheep, and sheep get slaughtered," and "I don't throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things. Read Sun-tzu, The Art of War. Every battle is won before it's ever fought."

Platoon is an outstanding Vietnam War picture, depicting the realities of infantry combat. The performances by the ensemble cast are brilliantly rendered, but it's Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe who take the film to another level that makes the whole thing a tragedy. The most thrilling, impactful scene is Elias' death run.

JFK is an incredible masterpiece, representing Oliver Stone's best. Outstanding are the acting, storytelling, and, most of all, editing. The best moment is when Jim Garrison, after learning the real plot from Donald Sutherland's character, summed up the startling discovery by saying, "The size of this is...beyond me."

An epic of Ron Kovic's life with lots of highs and lows, Born on the Fourth of July is the one Tom Cruise will be remembered for eternity. It's to Oliver Stone's credit for making the film seamless and moving. He also takes advantage of Ron Kovic's autobiographical story to tell how one disabled Vietnam veteran went from an idealistic patriot to a cynical, jaded hater because of the lies that were spoon-fed to him.

Salvador is another great, albeit unknown, Oliver Stone picture with a fantastic James Woods performance. No person in his right mind would go to a war-torn country if he had another choice, but that's what Richard Boyle did during the early 80's by traveling to El Salvador on the cusp of a civil war, resulting in slaughter of the populace. Today, El Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world.

Talk about notorious. Fast-paced, frenzied, and brutal, Natural Born Killers is one of the most controversial, talked-about films that's very much in-your-face. Hence, it's the epitome of America and the mass media's insatiable fascination and lust for violence and pornography.

Val Kilmer didn't play Jim Morrison; he became Jim Morrison. The Doors is a creative film because it's a psychedelic trip. Val Kilmer just floats in and out. The best scene is when Kyle MacLachlan had a vision of Val Kilmer onstage dancing around with a couple of American Indians.

Many great directors had dabbled in horror before going on to do important pictures: Michael Curtiz (Mystery of the Wax Museum), Francis Ford Coppola (Dementia 13), Brian De Palma (Sisters), Steven Spielberg (Jaws), James Cameron (Piranha II: The Spawning), and Ridley Scott (Alien). Now, Oliver Stone can be added to the list for The Hand, his second ever feature film. Had Michael Caine not been cast, there's a good chance it would be derivative.

This is Hiep Thi Le's film, so don't be misled by the top billing given to Tommy Lee Jones. Heaven & Earth tells a respectful story of one Vietnamese woman's survival, and those who went through exactly the same thing will understand and relate to it very well. As for Hiep Thi Le, she gives her best effort and has thus done an excellent job in spite of turning in zero acting work beforehand.

U Turn is a fun Oliver Stone flick. Everybody is well-cast. Look at the names: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Voight, Powers Boothe, Joaquin Phoenix, and Clare Danes. It's unbeatable. Plus, the edgy editing is almost reminiscent of Natural Born Killers. The story is clever: how things can be so fucked up for a fuck-up like Bobby Cooper. And they just do.