General Malaise
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I think Mel Gibson is a repugnant puke of a person, but I too loved Braveheart. 10x the movie that crap Gladiator was.
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The 100 Greatest movies of the 1990s #45. Apollo 13 (65 Viewers)
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El Floppo
Footballguy
Lethal Weapon was **** Donner... Unless you're talking about just acting.Braveheart was good and I think I just like Mel Gibson overall. Say what you want about the guy, maybe he's not a good person or just has a screw loose but I think he's a fine actor and has made some good films.I like the Lethal Weapon series. (didn't make either countdown I think) I thought both The Patriot and We were Soldiers were good. I even liked Maverick. I know none of these are as good as a Madonna docy but I have strange taste.
Hastur
Footballguy
Battlefield Earth was heads and shoulders above all of this drek.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Never heard of it.
timschochet
Footballguy
How dare you spotlight my #1 pick for this countdown (not that it isn’t the obvious choice.)
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
I agree and don't forget The Road Warrior which also in my all time Top 10.Braveheart was good and I think I just like Mel Gibson overall. Say what you want about the guy, maybe he's not a good person or just has a screw loose but I think he's a fine actor and has made some good films.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Fun fact: in my introductory “thank you”s for my doctoral dissertation ten years ago, I quoted that mom/grandma snippet as I referred to my own children.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
A memorable experience from my grad school days in Ann Arbor occurred while waiting in line to see Pink Flamingos at the law school …watching the faces of the crowd as they left the first showing and its final scene.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Maverick is great! Payback is also another major winner (the version with Kris Kristofferson). Gibson is by my accounts not a great guy in real ife, but he was a good actor and a tremendous film star. Very few actors ever have had as much on screen charisma as Gibson.Braveheart was good and I think I just like Mel Gibson overall. Say what you want about the guy, maybe he's not a good person or just has a screw loose but I think he's a fine actor and has made some good films.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
timschochet
Footballguy
47. Jerry Maguire (1996)
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Bonnie Hunt
Synopsis: A sports agent starts his own business and a new relationship.
I just want to be inspired. - Renee Zellweger as Dorothy.
Hard to believe this film is nearly 30 years old. Still seems so relevant to me, not dated (though in truth I haven’t seen it in years.) It’s pretty rare that a movie can be enjoyed almost equally by men and women- this sports minded rom-com achieves that. The acting is great. Gooding Jr is remarkable, and Zellweger who usually annoys me doesn’t manage that here. Cruise as always plays some version of himself but as always he’s fine at that. And Bonnie Hunt steals every scene she’s in. Jay Mohr is a great villain.
The famous one line quotes from this film have been repeated ad naseum so I didn’t choose any of them, what I chose instead gets to the heart of the theme I think.
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Bonnie Hunt
Synopsis: A sports agent starts his own business and a new relationship.
I just want to be inspired. - Renee Zellweger as Dorothy.
Hard to believe this film is nearly 30 years old. Still seems so relevant to me, not dated (though in truth I haven’t seen it in years.) It’s pretty rare that a movie can be enjoyed almost equally by men and women- this sports minded rom-com achieves that. The acting is great. Gooding Jr is remarkable, and Zellweger who usually annoys me doesn’t manage that here. Cruise as always plays some version of himself but as always he’s fine at that. And Bonnie Hunt steals every scene she’s in. Jay Mohr is a great villain.
The famous one line quotes from this film have been repeated ad naseum so I didn’t choose any of them, what I chose instead gets to the heart of the theme I think.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Arguably my wife's favorite movie. I've been married 25 years so you'll have to ask her. I've seen this movie as many times as one can. Good cast. Good humor. Hell it's also got football. I would never admit it to her but I enjoyed the movie. Bonus is now I know how much the human head weighs
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Not a fan
Sleestak
Footballguy
I thought he did a great job in Conspiracy Theory
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Im going to sound like trip as i think the start of the top 50 has worse movies than the previous 50. 
Not a fan of Jerry Maguire at all. I think its a pretty bad movie and have no idea why people think its good or romantic.
Not a fan of Jerry Maguire at all. I think its a pretty bad movie and have no idea why people think its good or romantic.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I like Tom Cruise movies. I've watched Jerry Maguire one time.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Lots of old men telling kids to get off the lawn in here. Ha ha
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
these movies came out when I was in HS and college.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Im going to sound like trip as i think the start of the top 50 has worse movies than the previous 50.
Not a fan of Jerry Maguire at all. I think its a pretty bad movie and have no idea why people think its good or romantic.
Good is definitely arguable (I'd fall on the side of it being good but not great) but you don't see how it's romantic?
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Maybe the correct phrasing is that I don't think it pulled it off. I get that is what it was going for, but thought most of the scenes were bad and unearned on that front.Im going to sound like trip as i think the start of the top 50 has worse movies than the previous 50.
Not a fan of Jerry Maguire at all. I think its a pretty bad movie and have no idea why people think its good or romantic.
Good is definitely arguable (I'd fall on the side of it being good but not great) but you don't see how it's romantic?
TripItUp
Footballguy
It's a watchable chick flick but not really my genre.
Trip's Official Ruling: Overranked (might make my top 100)
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I think most guys got suckered into watching a crappy entry for the genre because it has some sports in it and the kid is cute.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Hurts to read it...
General Malaise
Footballguy
Good choice! It's a feel good movie with a lot of memorable lines. I use "Help me help you" quite a bit in life.
Todem
Footballguy
Mavrick rocks....and is probably not in this countdown....a classic.Maverick is great! Payback is also another major winner (the version with Kris Kristofferson). Gibson is by my accounts not a great guy in real ife, but he was a good actor and a tremendous film star. Very few actors ever have had as much on screen charisma as Gibson.Braveheart was good and I think I just like Mel Gibson overall. Say what you want about the guy, maybe he's not a good person or just has a screw loose but I think he's a fine actor and has made some good films.
Todem
Footballguy
One giant MEH!!!!!
Todem
Footballguy
Dude tell me about it.....LOL.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Im going to sound like trip as i think the start of the top 50 has worse movies than the previous 50.
Not a fan of Jerry Maguire at all. I think its a pretty bad movie and have no idea why people think its good or romantic.
We think that because it is. You don't have to like it, but it doesn't mean it's not good. It is good and it is romantic. It's the epitome of a rom-com.
Todem
Footballguy
I am also a big Cruise fan....this was MEH!!!!!
General Malaise
Footballguy
Doesn't bother me in the least. He didn't separate them by a country mile, either. They're packed close together. It'd be like ranking Philip Rivers as the 47th best QB of all time and Eli Manning the 52nd bet QB. You could flip them and most people wouldn't care. They were good QBs with some flaws but better than most.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Is the guy suggesting the Jerry Maguire sucked the same who didn't put Platoon on his top 100 movies of the 1980s? If so, we're done here.
strykerpks
Footballguy
It's a movie that asks you to care deeply about the Arizona Cardinals. That's a red flag to me.
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BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
I made your post more accurate.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
At least we can afford to have our own lawn! 
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
I too like Tom Cruise, I've seen this and heck I like rom-coms to an extent. I know this is more Tim's favorite movies rather than the actual greatest of the 90's but I think you'd be remiss to NOT include this one. But I'd put it in the 80's or low 70's at best.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Lmao... @B Maverick ... I started to write about Harry Maguire here. Fml- I've finally turn into my dad. 
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
What parts do you find romantic then? Do cared or wanted those two together at the end?Im going to sound like trip as i think the start of the top 50 has worse movies than the previous 50.
Not a fan of Jerry Maguire at all. I think its a pretty bad movie and have no idea why people think its good or romantic.
We think that because it is. You don't have to like it, but it doesn't mean it's not good. It is good and it is romantic. It's the epitome of a rom-com.
To me the epitome of a rom-com is to be romantic and have comedy. You laugh a lot watching this movie too?
I will stick to my opinion i posted above. Most people in our demographic in the ffa don't watch rom-coms much, so they gravitate to ones that are "ok" for them to watch. Jerry Maguire and Princess Bride are two examples of this.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Weird hill to die on, but yeah - I probably didn't have Platoon in my top 100.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Cameron Crowe is a consistently good writer/director... Off the top of my head.
Jerry Maguire is a solid rom com with enough sports insider stuff to work for everybody. I honestly think some of you are scared of liking things you think are targeted towards women... Including rom coms. It's strange. I agree with the punt - good movie worthy of inclusion here... Somewhere.
Speaking of punt, I'd like to drop kick that kid. And I get it's use, and maybe it was an early originator... But the Greek chorus thing with the old couples is completely played out
Jerry Maguire is a solid rom com with enough sports insider stuff to work for everybody. I honestly think some of you are scared of liking things you think are targeted towards women... Including rom coms. It's strange. I agree with the punt - good movie worthy of inclusion here... Somewhere.
Speaking of punt, I'd like to drop kick that kid. And I get it's use, and maybe it was an early originator... But the Greek chorus thing with the old couples is completely played out
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Agreed. Almost every positive comment here comes with a qualifier. Nobody's threatening your manhood. Either like the film or don't.
Tau837
Footballguy
Just like for the 80s movies countdown, when I ran across this thread I was inspired to quickly come up with my favorite 100 90s movies. Favorite movies, not consensus best. So far, exactly 20 of the 54 movies Tim has identified in 47-100 are in my list, and there haven't been any I thought I missed and should have been in my own list.
Obviously, everyone will have different favorites, and this is Tim after all... but I'm surprised the hit rate is this low. I assume it will be higher in the remaining 46, but a lot of great movies are not going to make Tim's list.
Obviously, everyone will have different favorites, and this is Tim after all... but I'm surprised the hit rate is this low. I assume it will be higher in the remaining 46, but a lot of great movies are not going to make Tim's list.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Weird hill to die on, but yeah - I probably didn't have Platoon in my top 100.
Oh, I'm not dying on this hill....I'm just not even considering this hill at all. Listening to your opinions about movies would be like getting a steakhouse recommendation from a vegan.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Weird hill to die on, but yeah - I probably didn't have Platoon in my top 100.
Oh, I'm not dying on this hill....I'm just not even considering this hill at all. Listening to your opinions about movies would be like getting a steakhouse recommendation from a vegan.
I'll take- Sounds like somebody with a hill to die on might say- for 500.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I like rom coms, generally, but I didn’t like Jerry McGuire.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Lol. So nothing specific about what you find romantic ir funny then?
Weird hill to die on, but yeah - I probably didn't have Platoon in my top 100.
Oh, I'm not dying on this hill....I'm just not even considering this hill at all. Listening to your opinions about movies would be like getting a steakhouse recommendation from a vegan.
General Malaise
Footballguy
What parts do you find romantic then? Do cared or wanted those two together at the end?Im going to sound like trip as i think the start of the top 50 has worse movies than the previous 50.
Not a fan of Jerry Maguire at all. I think its a pretty bad movie and have no idea why people think its good or romantic.
We think that because it is. You don't have to like it, but it doesn't mean it's not good. It is good and it is romantic. It's the epitome of a rom-com.
To me the epitome of a rom-com is to be romantic and have comedy. You laugh a lot watching this movie too?
I will stick to my opinion i posted above. Most people in our demographic in the ffa don't watch rom-coms much, so they gravitate to ones that are "ok" for them to watch. Jerry Maguire and Princess Bride are two examples of this.
You're asking me what parts of Jerry Maguire are romantic? Seriously? Have you seen it? Single mom, struggling to get by falls in love with a disgraced power agent who in turn not only falls in love with the girl but also her child. That speaks nothing about the relationship between the Tidwells, which is also romantic insomuch as she's every bit as important in their decisions as he is. Lastly, you have Bonnie Hunt essentially swooning every time Cruise comes to talk to her sister.
You're also contradicting yourself in this post. You call it a rom-com that's okay for guys to watch immediately after suggesting it's NOT a rom-com, so which is it?
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General Malaise
Footballguy
Lol. So nothing specific about what you find romantic ir funny then?
Weird hill to die on, but yeah - I probably didn't have Platoon in my top 100.
Oh, I'm not dying on this hill....I'm just not even considering this hill at all. Listening to your opinions about movies would be like getting a steakhouse recommendation from a vegan.
I'm getting there, relax.
El Floppo
Footballguy
WRONG!
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