The 100 Greatest movies of the 1990s 1. Goodfellas (14 Viewers)

[Ilov80s]

Heat is great. It being so long and covering so much ground is part of what makes it so great imo. There’s plenty of taut 90 min crime/heist films but Heat becomes an epic cat and mouse game about two very broken men who have so much in common except which side of the law they are on. Love it more everytime I see it.

In fairness, I'm not a huge fan of "crime" movies though I do like stuff like Training Day or The Untouchables or Falling Down and a few others. I guess it's just a difference of opinion, you say it's epic and I say it feels bloated. I know it's character development and you guys love that stuff but if it's not important then I don't think it really belongs so yes, I think I like taut writting a little more.

I like both. There is a room for something that's really right and there is also room for something that is sprawling and full of ambiance. It's funny I will complain a lot about movies being too long but I think when it's done right and goes on long enough, it brings you into the world more completley and I dig that. I'ts the middle ground that sometimes leaves underwhelmed.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I've never seen The Green Mile despite liking MCD. Nor have I seen Heat or Swingers or Millers Crossing. I got a lot of stuff to watch.

Holy crap, man. Forget Super - watch Heat.

Maybe all the hype in here will set expectations too high. It has flaws, but it is still so damn good.

I know you are a big fan of the Al Pacino shower scene but I did not like it that much (or this movie). It's nearly 3 hours and it's soooo slow. Other than Ashley Judd;s character, none of the female charaters felt necessary to the plot but I guess De Niros girl makes a some what important story point but Natile Portman and Pacino's wife... just cut all that. Could have cut alot of this movie. I get the ending and knew it was always going to be a showdown between those two but a better ending would have been if he got away (maybe they didn't want to double dip?) and would have fit better with the character, IMHO.

If you don't know, it is based on a true story of a Chicago criminal and cop. Some of the scenes and endings are based on their interactions IRL.

I think Heat is in my "handshake" movies list - if people don't like movies like Heat, Cable Guy, Boogie Nights, Jaws, and Back to the Future... not sure how good of movie friends we could be.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I think Heat is in my "handshake" movies list - if people don't like movies like Heat, Cable Guy, Boogie Nights, Jaws, and Back to the Future... not sure how good of movie friends we could be.

PLOT TWIST! Those aren't good movies

just kidding, I'm sure it could be done but I think it would be hard to find someone that doesn't like Jaws or BTB or Boogie.

 

[General Malaise]

I've never seen The Green Mile despite liking MCD. Nor have I seen Heat or Swingers or Millers Crossing. I got a lot of stuff to watch.

Holy crap, man. Forget Super - watch Heat.

Maybe all the hype in here will set expectations too high. It has flaws, but it is still so damn good.

I know you are a big fan of the Al Pacino shower scene but I did not like it that much (or this movie). It's nearly 3 hours and it's soooo slow. Other than Ashley Judd;s character, none of the female charaters felt necessary to the plot but I guess De Niros girl makes a some what important story point but Natile Portman and Pacino's wife... just cut all that. Could have cut alot of this movie. I get the ending and knew it was always going to be a showdown between those two but a better ending would have been if he got away (maybe they didn't want to double dip?) and would have fit better with the character, IMHO.

If you don't know, it is based on a true story of a Chicago criminal and cop. Some of the scenes and endings are based on their interactions IRL.

I think Heat is in my "handshake" movies list - if people don't like movies like Heat, Cable Guy, Boogie Nights, Jaws, and Back to the Future... not sure how good of movie friends we could be.

You were a "Stand By Me" away from not just a handshake, but a big old bear hug. Agree 100% on all. I never really cared for Jim Carey in anything. LOVED Cable Guy.

 

[Ghost Rider]

I've never seen The Green Mile despite liking MCD. Nor have I seen Heat or Swingers or Millers Crossing. I got a lot of stuff to watch.

Holy crap, man. Forget Super - watch Heat.

Maybe all the hype in here will set expectations too high. It has flaws, but it is still so damn good.

I know you are a big fan of the Al Pacino shower scene but I did not like it that much (or this movie). It's nearly 3 hours and it's soooo slow. Other than Ashley Judd;s character, none of the female charaters felt necessary to the plot but I guess De Niros girl makes a some what important story point but Natile Portman and Pacino's wife... just cut all that. Could have cut alot of this movie. I get the ending and knew it was always going to be a showdown between those two but a better ending would have been if he got away (maybe they didn't want to double dip?) and would have fit better with the character, IMHO.

As a big fan of Heat, I've always wondered if the cops caught Nate (the Jon Voight character)? Given how they were all over Neil's crew, it seems likely that that reach would have extended to Nate, but then again Nate didn't seem worried at all about needing to go on the run or into hiding the last time he saw Neil (when he told him Chris had left on his own). And then of course there is the guy in the wheelchair (I forget his name) who sold the bank robbery score to Neil.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think Heat is in my "handshake" movies list - if people don't like movies like Heat, Cable Guy, Boogie Nights, Jaws, and Back to the Future... not sure how good of movie friends we could be.

PLOT TWIST! Those aren't good movies

just kidding, I'm sure it could be done but I think it would be hard to find someone that doesn't like Jaws or BTB or Boogie.

I work with people who think Jaws is boring and don't understand my love and I am married to someone who hates Boogie Nights.


There is no hope for somebody who doesn't like Back to the Future, though.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I've never seen The Green Mile despite liking MCD. Nor have I seen Heat or Swingers or Millers Crossing. I got a lot of stuff to watch.

Holy crap, man. Forget Super - watch Heat.

Maybe all the hype in here will set expectations too high. It has flaws, but it is still so damn good.

I know you are a big fan of the Al Pacino shower scene but I did not like it that much (or this movie). It's nearly 3 hours and it's soooo slow. Other than Ashley Judd;s character, none of the female charaters felt necessary to the plot but I guess De Niros girl makes a some what important story point but Natile Portman and Pacino's wife... just cut all that. Could have cut alot of this movie. I get the ending and knew it was always going to be a showdown between those two but a better ending would have been if he got away (maybe they didn't want to double dip?) and would have fit better with the character, IMHO.

If you don't know, it is based on a true story of a Chicago criminal and cop. Some of the scenes and endings are based on their interactions IRL.

I think Heat is in my "handshake" movies list - if people don't like movies like Heat, Cable Guy, Boogie Nights, Jaws, and Back to the Future... not sure how good of movie friends we could be.

You were a "Stand By Me" away from not just a handshake, but a big old bear hug. Agree 100% on all. I never really cared for Jim Carey in anything. LOVED Cable Guy.

I can't name all the movies, dammit! I do love Stand By Me, but my Corey movie is still Lost Boys. What my list was missing was a horror comedy - probably Shaun of the Dead.

The Cable Guy is one of the movies I quote the most and get the weirdest looks about - I think it's funny as hell and nobody I know seems to have seen it.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

but my Corey movie is still Lost Boys.

over goonies?

 

[KarmaPolice]

but my Corey movie is still Lost Boys.

over goonies?

Yeah. The Lost Boys is one of my favorite edibles movies.

My son didn't like The Goonies, so we never watched that one much, and it's not one I'd watch too often on my own. I should try soon with my daughter and see if she likes it more.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I work with people who think Jaws is boring

Jaws is boring.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I think Heat is in my "handshake" movies list - if people don't like movies like Heat, Cable Guy, Boogie Nights, Jaws, and Back to the Future... not sure how good of movie friends we could be.

PLOT TWIST! Those aren't good movies

just kidding, I'm sure it could be done but I think it would be hard to find someone that doesn't like Jaws or BTB or Boogie.

I like all those movies - I could see some people not liking a few but agree on the specific ones you listed that it’s hard to imagine anyone not liking them.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I work with people who think Jaws is boring

Jaws is boring.

I stand corrected .

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I work with people who think Jaws is boring

Jaws is boring.

I stand corrected .

I really like Back to the Future. What the heck is BTB?

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

I really like Back to the Future. What the heck is BTB?

Back To Back

unforgettable masterpiece starring Bill Paxton and Appolonia at her finest.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

think of the masterpiece we could have seen if Peter Jackson would have just taken his "actor" blinders off and cast this guy.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I really like Back to the Future. What the heck is BTB?

Back To Back

unforgettable masterpiece starring Bill Paxton and Appolonia at her finest.

I don't think I have been as pissed seeing a movie is not available online as I am right now.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Yeah. The Lost Boys is one of my favorite edibles movies

if you have to be high to like it is it really a good movie?

I work with people who think Jaws is boring

Jaws is boring.

I stand corrected .

I really like Back to the Future. What the heck is BTB?

I typo like a mother****er

 

[KarmaPolice]

Yeah. The Lost Boys is one of my favorite edibles movies

if you have to be high to like it is it really a good movie?

I work with people who think Jaws is boring

Jaws is boring.

I stand corrected .

I really like Back to the Future. What the heck is BTB?

I typo like a mother****er

I like it anytime, but it is especially funny after an edible or two.

 

[shuke]

I work with people who think Jaws is boring

Jaws is boring.

I stand corrected .

I really like Back to the Future. What the heck is BTB?

I think it refers to a scene in Requiem For A Dream.