Top 20 films of the 1990's POLL

[cinemaphile]

While I enjoy the LOTR films, I don't think any of them will make my top 20 of the 2000's, so I don't care if they are lumped together or not

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

While I enjoy the LOTR films, I don't think any of them will make my top 20 of the 2000's, so I don't care if they are lumped together or not

You should be locked in a dark, dark box.

Actually, my bartender friend would probably assault you for that comment. OTOH, she also has made a very detailed -- VERY! -- diorama of the Shire, so ... Heh.

[Dumbhuman]

Ok, I'll probably agonize over this for the remaining week left on this poll, but I've got to put it up sometime so here it is:

1. Being John Malkovich (1999) - 20 pts.
2. Twin Peaks Pilot (1990) - 19 pts.
3. The Big Lebowski (1998) - 18 pts.
4. Maboroshi no Hikari (1995) - 17 pts.
5. Bottle Rocket (1996) - 16 pts.
6. Deconstructing Harry (1997) - 15 pts.
7. The Double Life of Veronique (1991) - 14 pts.
8. To Live (1994) - 13 pts.
9. Wild at Heart (1990) - 12 pts.
10. Blue (1993) - 11 pts.
11. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) - 10 pts.
12. Happiness (1998) - 9 pts.
13. Lost Highway (1997) - 8 pts.
14. Baraka (1992) - 7 pts.
15. Chasing Amy (1997) - 6 pts.
16. Rushmore (1998) - 5 pts.
17. American Movie (1999) - 4 pts.
18. The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) - 3 pts.
19. The Road Home (1999) - 2 pts.
20. After Life (1998) - 1 pt.

If the Twin Peaks pilot isn't allowable for some reason (I'm really thinking of the extended European theatrical cut with the red room scene at the end), please let me know because I have a ton of films that would love to squeeze on here somehow. Lynch wins the 90s for me with Kieslowski, Wes Anderson, Zhang Yimou, and Kore-eda all chasing his heels with two entries a piece. Somehow Almodovar gets squeezed out again and has to wait until the next decade along with Haneke, Tarr, and Von Trier.

[Todd Tomorrow]

Safe
Magnolia
Being John Malkovich
The Iron Giant
Starship Troopers
Lost Highway
Riget/The Kingdom (originally a Danish TV series, but released in cinemas)
The Hudsucker Proxy
Paris is Burning
Six Degrees of Separation
Santa Sangre
Princess Mononoke
Se7en
The Last Days of Disco
Exotica
Bitter Moon
Carlito's Way
Jacky Brown
Rushmore
Goodfellas

[Dumbhuman]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

Riget/The Kingdom (originally a Danish TV series, but released in cinemas)

My second favorite Von Trier work, but it really got a cinematic release? I see on the wiki page apparently it was cut into a five hour movie for the US and the UK, but the way I saw it was in episodic form when I taped it off of The Independent Film Channel back in the 90s.

If it's allowable, I might have to bump something off. Curse you, Von Trier! "Danish scum!"

[Todd Tomorrow]

Originally Posted by Dumbhuman

My second favorite Von Trier work, but it really got a cinematic release? I see on the wiki page apparently it was cut into a five hour movie for the US and the UK, but the way I saw it was in episodic form when I taped it off of The Independent Film Channel back in the 90s.

If it's allowable, I might have to bump something off. Curse you, Von Trier! "Danish scum!"

If it's not permissible, just sue me, but it's the best thing Von Trier has ever made. I don't know about the US, both seasons of Riget got a cinematic release in the UK where I saw them, which is good enough for me.

I remember the German TV series Heimat and Berlin Alexanderplatz ending up on many film critics "best of" lists, because they were premiered at major film festivals and got a theatrical release.

[Dumbhuman]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

If it's not permissible, just sue me, but it's the best thing Von Trier has ever made. I don't know about the US, both seasons of Riget got a cinematic release in the UK where I saw them, which is good enough for me.

I remember the German TV series Heimat and Berlin Alexanderplatz ending up on many film critics "best of" lists, because they were premiered at major film festivals and got a theatrical release.

I'm not trying to be difficult, but I'm just trying to avoid the slippery slope wherein Breaking Bad wins "top film of the 2010s" because that will be the day when I finally have to retire from society altogether, I think. Though hopefully six more years will give people time to put things in perspective.

[professorratigan]

1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - 20
2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - 19
3. Batman Returns (1992) - 18
4. Beauty and the Beast (1991) - 17
5. Aladdin (1992) - 16
6. GoodFellas (1990) - 15
7. Boogie Nights (1997) - 14
8. L.A. Confidential (1997) - 13
9. The Big Lebowski (1998) - 12
10. Magnolia (1999) - 11
11. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - 10
12. Reservoir Dogs (1992) - 9
13. Hercules (1997) - 8
14. American Beauty (1999) - 7
15. Toy Story (1995) - 6
16. Toy Story 2 (1999) - 5
17. The Iron Giant (1999) - 4
18. Addams Family Values (1993) - 3
19. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) - 2
20. Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) - 1

Hard list. I only feel really confident about the top ten. After that, I just resorted to listing films I really enjoy watching.

[Dumbhuman]

Originally Posted by professorratigan

Hard list. I only feel really confident about the top ten. After that, I just resorted to listing films I really enjoy watching.

Honestly that's the only way it should be approached. It's just a question of figuring out how to organize all the different types of enjoyment one can get from a selection of films. The Road Home is pretty much a giant heap of sentimentality that's perhaps not as "good" of a film as Raise the Red Lantern, but I went with the former because I'll be damned if it doesn't get to me every time.

[Imamuppet]

1. Goodfellas
2. Matrix
3. Office Space
4. Schindler's List
5. Big Lebowski
6. Menace to Society (blows Boys n tha Hood out of the water)
7. Being John Malkovich
8. Chasing Amy
9. Fight Club
10. Trainspotting
11. Dark City
12. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
13. Sling Blade
14. Miller's Crossing
15. The Hudsucker Proxy
16. The Last of the Mohicans
17. Braveheart (cheesy as hell but still love it)
18. The Shawshank Redemption
19. True Romance
20. American Beauty

[Kevin Holly]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

While I enjoy the LOTR films, I don't think any of them will make my top 20 of the 2000's, so I don't care if they are lumped together or not

I have to agree - FOTR would be my favorite, and that probably wouldn't even crack the top 45. My gut says it makes sense for them to be separate for the reasons mjbethancourt mentioned, but, again, leave it to the fans I say.

Originally Posted by mjbethancourt

The only ones I want to lump together are Red Cliff I and II; I want to split up LotR, Harry Potter, Dragon Tattoo, (but I'm open-minded on the idea of calling Milennium a single TV movie), etc. Kill Bill I could go either way, but I lean towards splitting them, too.

I agree with all the above. Most certainly HP should be split up (speaking as a big fan), I don't think anyone would want that to be together. Millennium is probably the trickiest, but I would say seperate is best, especially in that many, many people think they got significantly worse as they went on.

[HeavyHitter]

1. Pulp Fiction (20)
2. Boogie Nights
3. Goodfellas
4. Casino
5. The Crow
6. Leaving Las Vegas
7. The Silence of the Lambs
8. The Matrix
9. 12 Monkeys
10. Eyes Wide Shut
11. Saving Private Ryan
12. Jackie Brown
13. Heat
14. The Big Lebowski
15. American History X
16. Tombstone
17. Crimson Tide
18. Apollo 13
19. Schindler’s List
20. Being John Malkovich (1)

[bundyblu]

Great films. I gotta put a list together.

[SLeeK]

1) Goodfellas-20
2) Boogie Nights-19
3) Silence of the Lambs-19
4) Truman Show-19
5) Shawshank Redemption-14
6) GroundHog Day-14
7) Se7en-14
8) Toy Story-12
9) Pulp Fiction-11
10) Rushmore-10
11) Jurassic Park-9
12) Forrest Gump-9
13) Magnolia-9
14) Fight Club-7
15) Being John Malkovich-5
16) Saving Private Ryan-5
17) Lion King-1
18) Good Will Hunting-1
19) American Beauty-1
20) Dazed and Confused-1

[W0m6at]

Black Mask -20pts
The Storm Riders -19pts
The City of Lost Children -18pts
The Fifth Element -17pts
Starship Troopers -16pts
Pitch Black -15pts
Jurassic Park -14pts
The Matrix -13pts
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels -12pts
Judge Dredd -11pts
12 Monkeys -10pts
Kung Fu Cult Master (aka Evil Cult) -9pts
Robin Hood Men in Tights -8pts
Tank Girl -7pts
Independence Day -6pts
The Lion King -5pts
Timecop -4pts
Demolition Man -3pts
Cannibal! The Musical -2pts
Johnny Mnemonic -1pt

[Blu Manchu]

20. The Wedding Singer (1 point)
19. The Rock (2 points)
18. Goldeneye (3 points)
17. Chasing Amy (4 points)
16. Braindead AKA Dead Alive (5 points)
15. Chungking Express (6 points)
14. Serial Mom (7 points)
13. Unforgiven (8 points)
12. The Matrix (9 points)
11. Pleasantville (10 points)
10. Being John Malkovich (11 points)
09. Pulp Fiction (12 points)
08. The Crow (13 points)
07. Grosse Pointe Blank (14 points)
06. Jackie Brown (15 points)
05. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (16 points)
04. The Last Of The Mohicans (17 points)
03. Groundhog Day (18 points)
02. Edward Scissorhands (19 points)
01. Leon (20 points)

[amoergosum]

Here's my list:

1. Rushmore - 20
2. Good Will Hunting - 19
3. Being John Malkovich - 18
4. Eyes Wide Shut -17
5. Ratcatcher -16
6. Jackie Brown - 15
7. Pulp Fiction - 14
8. Bottle Rocket - 13
9. Groundhog Day - 12
10. Baraka - 11
11. Contact - 10
12. eXistenZ - 9
13. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai - 8
14. Before Sunrise - 7
15. The Big Lebowski - 6
16. Dark City - 5
17. Forrest Gump - 4
18. Apollo 13 - 3
19. Braveheart - 2
20. Wayne's World - 1

[animefan77]

well if it's not too late, here is mine. Too bad I missed the 80's

1. Braveheart -20
2. Shawshank Redemption -19
3. Matrix -18
4. T2 -17
5. Pulp Fiction -16
6. Jurassic Park -15
7. Fight Club -14
8. Titanic -13
9. Sixth Sense -12
10. Saving Private Ryan -11
11. Forrest Gump -10
12. Goodfellas -9
13. Leon: The Professional -8
14. Life is Beautiful -7
15. Gattaca -6
16. Last of the Mohicans -5
17. Schindler's List -4
18. Beauty and the Beast -3
19. Good Will Hunting -2
20. Dark City -1

[mjbethancourt]

Originally Posted by Scholer

. And wait, what about Wong Kar Wai, it would be hard to believe that you did'nt like Chungking Express.

Believe it. I just saw it, and I didn't think much of it at all. I don't think it even merits honorable mention for my list.

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by mjbethancourt

Believe it. I just saw it, and I didn't think much of it at all. I don't think it even merits honorable mention for my list.

I'd give it a 7, I liked it but yeah wouldn't make my list, either.