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Top 101 Movies of the 90s. We are done. If I knock out Amadeus/Brazil/Ran, We get to have an 80s countdown!! (1 Viewer)

Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

#14:  THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Yup, apply my not clicking with Wes Anderson movies similarily to not clicking with Coen comedies.    Obviously this one has grown on me a lot, but I still don't think it's consistent all the way through, so it hovers in the 30s.     So many funny side characters that keep the rewatches interesting - especially PSH and Turturro.  :lol:     It was my #35 and 80s' #13.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
I admire you as a policeman - particularly your adherence to violence as a necessary adjunct to the job.

#17:  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL 

Fantastic modern noir.   One of 80s' favorite genres, I believe which is why it's in his top 10.   #46 for me, #6 for him.   I probably should have watched this one again last month.    I will let him gush over this one....  
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surprised this isn’t higher.  I haven’t seen it in years but this would probably be top 10 for me.  

Gr00vus said:
I can't see Tobolowsky in any other role and not think of Ned. Even Jarry from Deadwood, I'm waiting to see how Milch will work needle nose ned in to the dialogue.
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rewatched Spaceballs a few weeks back and didn’t realize he had a bit part in that 

 
KarmaPolice said:
Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

#14:  THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Yup, apply my not clicking with Wes Anderson movies similarily to not clicking with Coen comedies.    Obviously this one has grown on me a lot, but I still don't think it's consistent all the way through, so it hovers in the 30s.     So many funny side characters that keep the rewatches interesting - especially PSH and Turturro.  :lol:     It was my #35 and 80s' #13.  
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Maude Lebowski:
You can imagine where it goes from here.

The Dude:
He fixes the cable?

Maude Lebowski:
Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey.

 
Not a Lebowski fan but I do like the line:

"I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos."

So there should be two animated movies on the remainder of the list.

 
The amount of detail Lebowski includes and absolutely nails is fantastic. I mean, just a seeming non-sequitur tangent like Gutterballs is not only somehow integral to the overall film, but the conception and execution of just that segment is so well done. And the whole movie is like that.

 
KarmaPolice said:
#14:  THE BIG LEBOWSKI

I still don't think it's consistent all the way through, so it hovers in the 30s.  It was my #35
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So do you think the movie with the "do you like apples?" scene is more consistent than Lebowski????

That's perhaps the worst scene ever put on film.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.

#18  GROUNDHOG DAY

My #43, and 80s' #10.  Another movie slowly moving up my list.   I think I was late to the game appreciating this one, and I still find a couple others a bit funnier personally.    Still great movie, and love all the side characters - that's a big reason why the rewatches are so rewarding.  
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I like to say a prayer and drink to world peace.

 
The last three were great movies. Not surprised they all finished outside of the top ten given that it's a wildly subjective list, though. 

L.A. Confidential and The Big Lebowski and Good Will Hunting would make my top fifteen, almost no doubt. 

Good Will Hunting, while it beggars belief a bit, is a fine movie. I see nothing wrong with the "How 'bout them apples" scene. Is there any modern person who doesn't now see apples and think of Matt Damon doing that? It totally redefined a fruit, for goodness sake. 

The Big Lebowski isn't uneven. In fact, it's one of the most painstakingly attention-to-detail movies, not to mention its elevation of the mundane set to film in a meaningful way. It's a Philo 101 and Later American History 101 also. "This aggression will not stand." 

"The bums lost!"

"Pederast, Dude." 

L.A. Confidential just oozes menace and lets you know you're likely in for a bad ending to everyone. And it's not really a noir because it has a happ(ier) ending than it could have. A real noir sees the captain seizing the day and cementing his grip on the PD. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

#14:  THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Yup, apply my not clicking with Wes Anderson movies similarily to not clicking with Coen comedies.    Obviously this one has grown on me a lot, but I still don't think it's consistent all the way through, so it hovers in the 30s.     So many funny side characters that keep the rewatches interesting - especially PSH and Turturro.  :lol:     It was my #35 and 80s' #13.  
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The Dude does not abide this ranking. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
Now, no more shenanigans, no more tomfoolery, no more ballyhoo.

16:  GOOD WILL HUNTING

I guess I am full of crap.  I said I needed a break from the 90s, then the wife and I watched this one last night.  Still love it, and miss the hell out of Robin Williams.   This is my #30 and 80s' #21.   It's dropped in my rankings a tad, but there are still so many fantastic little moments in the movie that make me tear up or make me laugh that I think it deserves this ranking.  Plus it's the movie that my wife and I made out to for the first time so it has that sentimental value as well.  
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Glad it wasn't Schindler's List at 16

 
rockaction said:
The last three were great movies. Not surprised they all finished outside of the top ten given that it's a wildly subjective list, though. 

L.A. Confidential and The Big Lebowski and Good Will Hunting would make my top fifteen, almost no doubt. 

Good Will Hunting, while it beggars belief a bit, is a fine movie. I see nothing wrong with the "How 'bout them apples" scene. Is there any modern person who doesn't now see apples and think of Matt Damon doing that? It totally redefined a fruit, for goodness sake. 

The Big Lebowski isn't uneven. In fact, it's one of the most painstakingly attention-to-detail movies, not to mention its elevation of the mundane set to film in a meaningful way. It's a Philo 101 and Later American History 101 also. "This aggression will not stand." 

"The bums lost!"

"Pederast, Dude." 

L.A. Confidential just oozes menace and lets you know you're likely in for a bad ending to everyone. And it's not really a noir because it has a happ(ier) ending than it could have. A real noir sees the captain seizing the day and cementing his grip on the PD. 
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Of course when I say uneven, I mean for me - I don't really like John Goodman much in it, and I like the first half a bit more than the 2nd half.   I like the intro to all the characters more than I do hanging out with them.  Again, nit picks, and a few years ago it probably is not on my list at all.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
I admire you as a policeman - particularly your adherence to violence as a necessary adjunct to the job.

#17:  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL 

Fantastic modern noir.   One of 80s' favorite genres, I believe which is why it's in his top 10.   #46 for me, #6 for him.   I probably should have watched this one again last month.    I will let him gush over this one....  
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there it is!  Outside of Gladiator, this is my favorite Crowe movie by far…nicknamed his character The Beast after all the cans he opened up on various people

 
KarmaPolice said:
The secret, I don't know... I guess you've just gotta find something you love to do and then... do it for the rest of your life. For me, it's going to Rushmore.

#15:  RUSHMORE

There are 3 specific movies that I believe I am going to take heat for bringing down the ranking in the top 15.  As I said, keep two things in mind - this is why I thought the collaborative list would be the best way to go, and a few years ago none of the 3 would have made my rankings, or if they did it would be way closer to 100.   This is the first, but I think the one with the least anger attached.   Yes, for the most part I hate Wes Anderson movies, but this is the exception.    This was my #34, and 80s' #17.   
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I wanted to like Wes Anderson movies.  I tried, I really did.  Rushmore, Tenenbaums, Zissou......I just can't do it.  They are too quirky, and not in a good way.......too artsy, not enough fartsy.

 
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 Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.

#13:  THE MATRIX 

My #14 and 80s' #30.    Obviously I think this held up better than T2, and it surprised me a bit that it was this high in my rankings.   I love this movie, but at the same time I curse it for being so good at what it did and caused a flood of imitators and made slo-mo action and bullet time way too popular.  

Ultimately, I think I would probably react like Cypher - give me a cool life and plug my ### back in. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
 Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.

#13:  THE MATRIX 

My #14 and 80s' #30.    Obviously I think this held up better than T2, and it surprised me a bit that it was this high in my rankings.   I love this movie, but at the same time I curse it for being so good at what it did and caused a flood of imitators and made slo-mo action and bullet time way too popular.  

Ultimately, I think I would probably react like Cypher - give me a cool life and plug my ### back in. 
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Pretty sure that came out the summer before my senior year and it might have had the most buzz and word of mouth I can remember for movie. Everyone was asking people had seen it and wanted to talk about it. It just the perfect movie for the perfect time. I just pretend the sequels don’t exist though because I truly hated 2 and 3.

 
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KarmaPolice said:
Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

#14:  THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Yup, apply my not clicking with Wes Anderson movies similarily to not clicking with Coen comedies.    Obviously this one has grown on me a lot, but I still don't think it's consistent all the way through, so it hovers in the 30s.     So many funny side characters that keep the rewatches interesting - especially PSH and Turturro.  :lol:     It was my #35 and 80s' #13.  
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14??......"Donny, you're outta your element!"

This is my #1 for 90's....it really tied the decade together....DID...IT....NOT?!

 
Actually, really knowing someone doesn't mean anything. People change. A person may like pineapple today and something else tomorrow.

#12:  CHUNGKING EXPRESS

You had to know we are getting another foreign movie in there, right?  This was my #27 and 80s' #15.     I really need to get to more of his movies because the first two I've seen have blown me away.  I had After Life slightly higher because that concept hooked me in more, but I think more will like this better since this oozes style.  

 
 Meet you in Malkovich in one hour.

#11:  BEING JOHN MALKOVICH

My #23 and 80s' #18, so one of the movies we were the closest on.    Of everything, this might be the movie that has taken me by surprise the most from the 90s.  I didn't really like it the first time, but it's grown on me over the years as I mine more goodness from the movie.   I think just becoming more of a Spike Jonze fan later on made me circle back to this one with a different mindset.  

 
El Floppo said:
So neither of you rated the two word Julie Delpy movie I referenced earlier? Wow.
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I haven't seen a ton of foreign in the 90s, so I haven't seen it.   Of the top movies on the lists I looked at I had only seen a handful like Taste of Cherry, Three Colors Trilogy, and the Ghibli movies.    I only got to 4-5 foreign movies for the countdown.  

 
Manster said:
I wanted to like Wes Anderson movies.  I tried, I really did.  Rushmore, Tenenbaums, Zissou......I just can't do it.  They are too quirky, and not in a good way.......too artsy, not enough fartsy.
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I really enjoyed Bottle Rocket but Rushmore his the crown jewel imo.  It may be growing up in Houston and knowing a lot of the schools/areas where its filmed. Highly rewatchable and probably makes my Top 10 for all the quirky things Anderson brought to cinema including sparking Murray's comeback. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
I haven't seen a ton of foreign in the 90s, so I haven't seen it.   Of the top movies on the lists I looked at I had only seen a handful like Taste of Cherry, Three Colors Trilogy, and the Ghibli movies.    I only got to 4-5 foreign movies for the countdown.  
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Rhymes with Europa Europa

 
Rushmore and Election would easily be in my personal top fifteen. I would say top ten, but I'm giving myself some wiggle room here. 

Rushmore is a rocking and rollicking good movie about a teenager. It could be accused of artificiality and cuteness, but the anger and loss, and how it affects Max's life, is breathtaking, actually, if one gets beyond the "coolness" and "artsiness" of Anderson's directing and script.

It's actually, as I get older, sort of a painful film to watch because the characters are so traumatized by the loss of loved ones that they are negatively shaped in some way by them, which is real life. We never get back the people we lose, and their absence destabilizes our emotional centers. Max and Miss Cross are perfect examples of that. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

#14:  THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Yup, apply my not clicking with Wes Anderson movies similarily to not clicking with Coen comedies.    Obviously this one has grown on me a lot, but I still don't think it's consistent all the way through, so it hovers in the 30s.     So many funny side characters that keep the rewatches interesting - especially PSH and Turturro.  :lol:     It was my #35 and 80s' #13.  
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One of the two movies that I have rewatched the most. The other is also from the '90s and hasn't appeared yet. 

Pretty much every frame of this is brilliant, and every scene has so much going on. Pretty much everything that comes out of Walter's mouth makes me laugh hysterically, even to this day. 

Many years ago, I did a movie-scene draft on another board. This was my first round pick.

 
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