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mrmcrook
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- #51
- Posted: 09/16/2020 01:01
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There were only two great films in the 90's
Bad Boy Bubby
The Matrix
Other honorable mentions
American Beauty
Good Fellas
Pulp Fiction
Mars Attacks
The Silence of the Lambs
Jurassic Park
Wayne's World
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mickilennial
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Age: 35
Location: Detroit
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- #52
- Posted: 09/16/2020 10:07
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IvanShishman
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- #53
- Posted: 09/16/2020 18:08
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1. The Insider
2. Any given sunday
3. Pulp fiction
4. Saving private Ryan
5. Shindler list
6. Godfather III
7. Terminator 2
8. The straight story
9. Underground (Kusturica)
10. Heat
11. Toy Story
12. Scent of a woman
13. JFK
14. The Truman Show
15. Vor (1997 Pavel Chuhray)
16. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
17. Unforgiven
18. Il postino (1994)
19. American Beauty
20. The Bridges of Madison County
21. Leon
22. Forrest Gump
23. The Cider House Rules
24. Casino
25. Dances with Wolves
26. In the Name of the Father
27. Karakter (Nedherlands)
28. Fight Club
29. Falling Down
30. Todo sobre mi madre
31. The Green Mile
32. Titanic
33. Mononoke-hime
34. La vita è bella
35. The Full Monty
36. The Devil's Advocate
37. The Matrix
38. The Silence of the Lambs
39. Utomlennye solntsem
40. Bicentennial Man
41. Jerry Maguire
42. Goodfellas
43. Festen
44. Groundhog Day
45. LA Confidential
46. Reservoir dogs
47. Toy Story 2
48. The Crucible
49. Cape Fear
50. Magnolia
51. The Blair Witch Project
52. Quiz Show
53. Being John Malkovich
54. The Shawshank Redemption
55. Braveheart
56. The Sixth Sense
57. Short Cuts
58. Chaplin
59. Bullets Over Broadway
60. The Wings of the Dove
61. Bugsy
62. The Fugitive
63. Crna macka, beli macor
64. Wag the Dog
65. A Simple Plan
66. Donnie Brasco
67. The Big Lebowski
68. Pasport (USSR)
69. Cyrano de Bergerac
70. Awakenings
71. Bulworth
72. Face/Off
73. The Ghost and the Darkness
74. American History X
75. The Usual Suspects
76. Central do Brasil
77. Dead Man
78. The Last of the Mohicans
79. Kozijat rog (Bulgary)
80. Misery
81. Mediterraneo
82. Basic Instinct
83. Philadelphia
84. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
85. Boyz n the Hood
86. Election
87. Belle Epoque
88. Starship Troopers
89. Carlito's Way
90. The Game
91. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
92. Under solen (Sweden)
93. Dracula
94. Enemy of the State
95. Eyes Wide Shut
96. Pleasantville
97. Trois couleurs: Rouge
98. The Remains of the Day
99. Ghost
100. The People vs. Larry Flynt
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Hayden
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- #54
- Posted: 09/16/2020 19:47
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Thanks IvanShishman, looks good 
Going to count—
—as The Godfather Pt III
(hoping that's correct)
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CA Dreamin
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Location: LA
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- #55
- Posted: 09/16/2020 21:35
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Brief rundown of what I've watched so far..
Ratcatcher - A little aimless and under-produced for my taste but nevertheless a good debut from Lynne Ramsay. Unpopular opinion, I preferred her follow-up film, Morvern Callar.
Close-Up - Fascinating documentary. Might make my Top 100.
The Double Life of Veronique and Three Colors: Blue - It was about time I got to Kieślowski, unfortunately I needed a 90s movie project to do so. Anyway, TDLoV had terrific cinematography but its dreamlike emotional qualities lost me a couple times. It was a good film, however TC:B was far better and a lock for my Top 100. Looking forward to White and Red.
High Heels - I'm a big fan of Almodóvar if you haven't noticed. This is one of his lesser known films and now I understand why. It was mediocre. Story, pacing, and characters were a little off. Nevertheless, even in this average film, Almodóvar held my interest throughout with the help of his unique style and many plot turns.
Wayne's World 2 and Gremlins 2 - A pair of comedy sequels I had never got around to after very enjoyable first installments. Wayne's World 2 suffered from Sequelitis. It was released one year after the first one to capitalize on its popularity. The story wasn't well thought-out and seemed to rely on the appeal of its franchise and characters. There were some good jokes here and there but overall an unnecessary sequel. On the other hand Gremlins 2 took the zaniness of its predecessor and cranked it 1000%. A mixture of bad writing and great satire. Never mind that Cates's character strangely disappeared from the movie for what felt like an hour. Never mind the plot lacked direction. Watching these gremlins doing wacky shit didn't get old. Gremlins 2 was self-aware and embraced it by taking numerous jabs at itself (and the first one). One memorable example was a long fourth wall-breaking sequence starring Hulk. Not a great movie by a long shot, but certainly a fun time if you're in the right mood.
The Match Factory Girl - Good film, but lacked surprises and/or shock element.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm - I liked it about the same as Tim Burton's first Batman. It was okay. Will be giving Batman Returns a revisit at some point (haven't watched it probably 10 years) to see if it's as good as AfterHours says.
Europa Europa - Great movie based on real experiences of a Jewish teenager caught in the middle of WWII. A scene towards the end was a bit of a cop-out but otherwise no major complaints. Might make my Top 100.
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Hayden
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- #56
- Posted: 09/16/2020 23:37
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| CA Dreamin wrote: | Brief rundown of what I've watched so far..
Ratcatcher - A little aimless and under-produced for my taste but nevertheless a good debut from Lynne Ramsay. Unpopular opinion, I preferred her follow-up film, Morvern Callar.
The Double Life of Veronique and Three Colors: Blue - It was about time I got to Kieślowski, unfortunately I needed a 90s movie project to do so. Anyway, TDLoV had terrific cinematography but its dreamlike emotional qualities lost me a couple times. It was a good film, however TC:B was far better and a lock for my Top 100. Looking forward to White and Red.
High Heels - I'm a big fan of Almodóvar if you haven't noticed. This is one of his lesser known films and now I understand why. It was mediocre. Story, pacing, and characters were a little off. Nevertheless, even in this average film, Almodóvar held my interest throughout with the help of his unique style and many plot turns. |
I prefer Morvern Callar as well, but only by a smidge. Oddly, they don't feel like two films directed by the same person. Bit hard to compare.
And everyone should watch at least one Kieslowski film for the poll if they haven't!  Glad you got on those. I think Red is the consensus favourite, but I prefer Blue (and above those, I prefer Veronique). Phenomenal run. Hoping they do well on our list.
(And I'm also not too big on High Heels)
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AwaitingAndrew
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- #57
- Posted: 09/17/2020 00:02
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| Hayden wrote: | | And everyone should watch at least one Kieslowski film for the poll if they haven't! Glad you got on those. I think Red is the consensus favourite, but I prefer Blue (and above those, I prefer Veronique). Phenomenal run. Hoping they do well on our list. |
Does the Three Colors trilogy need to be watched in order? I've seen Blue, and I have Red on the DVR from TCM... but they haven't aired White in years.
(I'm sure they're on the Criterion Channel but I don't have that.)
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Hayden
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- #58
- Posted: 09/17/2020 00:37
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| AwaitingAndrew wrote: | | Does the Three Colors trilogy need to be watched in order? I've seen Blue, and I have Red on the DVR from TCM... |
Unless you can unsee Red, I'm not sure what I can do about that 
Def check out White if you can. Still stands pretty well on its own. I think everyone agrees it's the lesser of the trio though.
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AwaitingAndrew
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- Posted: 09/17/2020 00:57
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| Hayden wrote: | | Unless you can unsee Red, I'm not sure what I can do about that |
Nah I haven't seen Red yet. It's just been sitting on my DVR waiting for them to air White... which they're not.
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Hayden
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- #60
- Posted: 09/17/2020 01:11
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| AwaitingAndrew wrote: | | Nah I haven't seen Red yet. It's just been sitting on my DVR waiting for them to air White... which they're not. |
... I'm blaming my eyes on that one. Swore your post said 'and I saw Red'. That's why I thought it was a weird statement. My bad.
If White doesn't show up, give Red a watch anyway. Kieślowski wasn't too fussed if people watched them in order. It isn't episodic or anything. You'll just pick some things up differently.
(I almost used a frames from Blue and Red for the banners)
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