12 Great movies, I wish I had seen it in the big screen...

"Laksh, that’s the word"! Farhan Akthar's simple account of a boy turn into a man, left me in splits yesterday. I fed my eyes to this amazing movie Lakshya, and I wanted to watch the movie all over again and again and again!!! The moment I was done with the movie, I retorted "Wish I had seen this in the big screen"!! Well, then I thought why not come-up with a list of movies which I gave it a miss in the big screen ( theatre) … Bingo!I ended-up with this list( in chronological order) which deliberately took into account, movies releases post-1990 only(to make my job simple :-)) . Without much ado, here we go!!!

Movie	Release	Director	Why Theatre?
The Godfather: Part III	1990	Francis Ford Coppola	Anything for the Godfather! The final installment of the epic, The Godfather Trilogy, punctuates the effort of Michael Corleone to legitimize the crime business. The final scene (Al Pacino crumbling from the chair to bite the dust) embodies the very spirit of Pacino's nonchalant acting!
Michael Madhana Kamarajan	1991	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	A rib-tickling comedy. Kamal dons four avatars and pulls them off with consummate ease. Climax scene, atop the hill in the ruined house involving all the pivotal characters in the movie is just one reason why I feel this movie ought to be watched in a theatre.
Roja	1992	Mani Ratnam	Movie that catapulted Mani to national fame and ear-marked the arrival of the musical prodigy A.R.Rahman. Movie broke all box-office records and the music went on to become TIME magazine's Top 10 greatest musical albums ever.
Schindler's List	1993	Steven Spielberg	A biographical film about Oscar Schindler a German businessman who single-handedly saved the lives of 1000 polish lives. Ben Kingsley ( of 'Gandhi' fame) as Schindler's accountant Itzhak Stern blew my mind away . A black & white classic of the 90's!!!
The Shawshank Redemption	1994	Frank Darabont	Morgan Freeman's Narration! What else.
Braveheart	1995	Mel Gibson	Mel Gibson's directorial debut couldn't have turned more fairy! The movie received as many as 5 academy awards, and got nominated for an additional five. Arresting dialogues, scenic cinematography and Guerrilla wars against English forces makes this movie a wonderful cinematic experience.
Kurudhi Punal	1996	P.C. Sreeram	Slick. Laconic. Lighting. Three words that describes the very essence of the movie. Based on Govind Nihalini's plot on infiltration, movie unfolds brilliantly with an out-of-the-world screenplay sans regular doze of songs. Kamal and P.C Sreeram dished out a movie which gave Hollywood production a run for their money!
Titanic	1997	James Cameron	Cameron's genius to interlace a love story amidst the infamous ill-fated 1912 maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic ship, proved to be a wise bet and made him an overnight hero! The film garnered as many as 11 Oscars. I still cant digest the fact I had let go the opportunity, when my friends saw the movie in Devi theatre when we were in our twelfth standard.
Lagaan	2001	Ashutosh Gowariker	India's most recent entry to the Oscars. The movie rekindled the national spirits of many people. It’s a victory of a nation and it must be savored only in a theatre!
Shrek	2001	Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson	A pioneer of sorts in the animation industry. This movie defied standards! Gave the audience something else to see! People from all walks of life were enchanted about the foul-smelling Ogre and the donkey and the rescue tale. This movie is a like a painting and paintings look good only in a canvas!
A Beautiful Mind	2001	Ron Howard	One of the few movies which disturbed my mind! Two days, I was completely occupied with this movie, I couldn't come out of it!!! Who could forget Prof.John Nash?? I felt like kicking myself for not watching this movie in Sathyam.
Lakshya	2004	Farhan Akhtar	Farhan Akhtar. Lt. Karen Shergill . Romila Dutta. Christopher Popp!