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AV Club's top 50 movies of the 90s

Started by frunk, October 09, 2012, 09:29:14 AM

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dps

#15
October 09, 2012, 01:26:43 PM
Heck, the 90s were long enough ago that I'd have to check and make sure that stuff wasn't actually late 80s or early 2000s before I make any definitive comments. 

CountDeMoney

#16
October 09, 2012, 01:27:58 PM
Quote from: frunk on October 09, 2012, 01:24:39 PM
Too many flaws from the perspective of it being a film.  If you are going to go Stoppard Shakespeare in Love is much more likely.

Meh, but it's got Roth and Oldman, 90's film indie sweethearts, and is a much more original screenplay adaptation. 

Shakespeare in Love is far too 1) gay, 2) stupid, and 3) exceedingly stupid in its gayness.

CountDeMoney

#17
October 09, 2012, 01:29:47 PM
Quote from: Duque de Bragança on October 09, 2012, 01:15:48 PM
Quote from: Syt on October 09, 2012, 12:21:31 PM
Pff, Cannibal Holocaust did it long before Blair Witch.

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by Ruggero Deodato no less :)

Two problems with that, though:
1) It's Italian
2) Not seen by enough Americans.

katmai

#18
October 09, 2012, 01:54:47 PM
At least Seedy didn't mention that crap Wyatt Earp.
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CountDeMoney

#19
October 09, 2012, 01:57:09 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 09, 2012, 01:54:47 PM
At least Seedy didn't mention that crap Wyatt Earp.


:P :P :P :P  It's in my own Top Ten, fuck you very much.

Ed Anger

#20
October 09, 2012, 02:00:54 PM
Wild Things is on my list.
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Habbaku

#21
October 09, 2012, 02:22:57 PM
Very Bad Things is in my bottom 10.
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Pedrito

#22
October 09, 2012, 04:07:45 PM
The PIano; Schindler's list

Pity that the 90s were probably the worst timeframe in the careers of Kubrick and Woody Allen.

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Capetan Mihali

#23
October 09, 2012, 09:55:31 PM Last Edit: October 09, 2012, 09:57:22 PM by Capetan Mihali
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 09, 2012, 01:11:02 PM
I'm glad to see some personal favorites made the list:

Naked (surprised people even remember this gem) ...

I hope Man Bites Dog makes it;  goddamned, that movie is fucking hilarious on so many fucking levels...

Bad Lieutenant (pure character study and one of the greatest leaps for an actor, ever)

Not that the other ones aren't very good, but these are 3 of my absolute favorite movies. They all totally transcend whatever genre they're supposed to be in, and are really dark and really funny at the same time.

Good choices, Seedy.   :cool: :hug:
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Queequeg

#24
October 09, 2012, 10:25:09 PM
Chunking Express, Boogie Nights, Raise the Red Lantern, The Thin Red Line, LA Confidential, Breaking the Waves, Silence of the Lambs and The Sweet Hereafter would probably be my short list.  Pulp Fiction has no place on the top 50.
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#25
October 09, 2012, 10:43:33 PM
Quote from: Queequeg on October 09, 2012, 10:25:09 PM
Chunking Express, Boogie Nights, Raise the Red Lantern, The Thin Red Line, LA Confidential, Breaking the Waves, Silence of the Lambs and The Sweet Hereafter would probably be my short list.  Pulp Fiction has no place on the top 50.
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#26
October 09, 2012, 10:46:19 PM
Resevoir Dogs would be up in the top 20.  Pulp Fiction gets really dull in parts. 
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
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#27
October 09, 2012, 10:49:46 PM
Quote from: Queequeg on October 09, 2012, 10:25:09 PM
Pulp Fiction has no place on the top 50.

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#28
October 09, 2012, 10:54:22 PM
It's a fucking fantastic movie with some sub-fantastic moments.  I've never watched it without wanting to take a nap for all of Bruce Willis' relationship scenes. 
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
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#29
October 09, 2012, 11:01:01 PM
Oh come on, cute French girl, adorable accent, in her panties... That's easily worth listening to a couple minutes of nonsense.
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