no its not goodfellas or pulp ficiton
the answer is yes
bernie bernbaum is one of the great characters ever and should have won turturro an oscar
gabriel byrne and albert finney are amazing
even marcia gay harden isnt detestable
this is the kind of movie the coens should have always been making (along with fargo)...different but not trying too hard to be over the top...along with la confidential its one of two perfect movies in the decade
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 26, 2006, 10:49:35 AM
no its not goodfellas or pulp ficiton
i stopped reading here.
LA Confidential, huh? A good movie, no question, but Bassinger winning an Oscar for it was the biggest joke of the 90s in Hollywood.
IGY's using his mind-reading skillz for evil again, because I was thinking about starting a Pulp Fiction Appreciation Thread.
LA Confidential was ok, nothing great.
i stopped reading here
goodfellas falls apart at the end and is 35 minutes to long
as for pulp fiction fabiennes taint should have been violated with a hot fireplace poker she was so annoying...thus it gets emininated
The end of Goodfellas was definitely the worst part of the movie. Pulp Fiction is about as good as it gets though. The only problem is that I, like millions of other people, loved it and have watched it so much that I'm fairly certain I could recite the movie from beginning to end and don't feel the urge to ever watch it again.
but Bassinger winning an Oscar for it was the biggest joke of the 90s in Hollywood.
true but the fact that she gives about the 10th best performace in the movie speaks on how good it was...and you cant blame the film for some drunken sleeping pill poppin oscar voters...as i said its absolutely perfectly made...you cant even nitpick at something negative about it
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 26, 2006, 10:56:57 AM
goodfellas falls apart at the end and is 35 minutes to long
i'll agree with that, but it's still top 5
Quoteas for pulp fiction fabiennes taint should have been violated with a hot fireplace poker she was so annoying...thus it gets emininated
she's barely in it, you gotta come stronger than that to knock it out of top position. the scene in Jimmy's kitchen with Mr. Wolf alone compensates for any negative effects of Fabienne
Quote from: rjs246 on January 26, 2006, 10:59:18 AM
I'm fairly certain I could recite the movie from beginning to end and don't feel the urge to ever watch it again.
i'm like that for almost all of those types of movies, except for Pulp Fiction. anytime i flip through the cable channels and it's on, i have to finish it.
as much as i love it....outside of the wolf and the ending diner scene...i feel as tho i would be fine if i never saw pulp ficton again
she's barely in it, you gotta come stronger than that to knock it out of top position
one minute of screen time would be to much for her...i could do without that whole section of the movie...ving is classic of course after bruce willis frees him but thes rest of it can go...
The answer is no. You're welcome.
Never saw it.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 26, 2006, 11:08:28 AM
she's barely in it, you gotta come stronger than that to knock it out of top position
one minute of screen time would be to much for her...i could do without that whole section of the movie...ving is classic of course after bruce willis frees him but thes rest of it can go...
c'mon, i love her little rif on blueberry pancakes.
ill stab her
Never saw it.
the sting + goodfellas X fargo = millers crossing
I thought "American Beauty" was the best movie of the '90s.
"Fargo" was great, "Reservoir Dogs" was also great.
QuoteYour first shot puts him down, then you put one in his brain. Then he's dead, then we go home.
^^^^^
thats what im talking about
you've obviously never seen the greatest movie of the 90s, Baby Geniuses.
1. millers crossing
2. la confidential
3. silence of the lambs
4. boyz in the hood
5. seven
it really hurts not to put schindlers list in there
90's>70's
resovoir dogs>pulp ficiton
millers crossing doesnt get the love it deserves because its a timeless film that doesnt try to be 'hip' like pulp fiction and cater to an audience of irony starved 20something know it all psuedo intellectuals pant wetters...it deals with moral and philosophical issues and doesnt build its foundation on shock value and one liners...fact is...its much better written....acted...and shot film than any other film of the decade....they are still two of my favorite films of the 90s...but i guarantee 20-30 years from now itll be up there with Pulp Fiction and Goodfellas when people talk about crime films...the scene where turturro begs for his life and the scene where finney goes buck wild with the tommy gun are two of the best scenes in film history...period
For me, in terms of pure entertainment and how many times I've watched these flicks id say Shawshank Redemption/Pulp Fiction or even T2. yes, back in the early nineties T2 was fargin awesome and you cant even debate. :fire
well it definitley sounds like a movie i would like. so i'll check it out sometime. but you don't need to shtein on Pulp to make your point. next time i see you, i'm kicking you in the shins.
lol...thing is i love pulp ficiton...its just overrated thats all
t2 never saw never will
shawshank very good but outlandishly long...which keeps it from being great
edit - i completely ignored the part about entertainment and replay value...shawshank is of the charts in this aspect...a sunday afternoon on the couch flipfest movie
i never saw millers crossing.
Shawshank isn't any longer than every film that hits the theaters now.
How can you deny yourself the simple pleasure of watching futuristic androids built for destruction beat and shoot the shtein out of each other?
Maybe my assessment of you having the movie taste of a common house wife was off slightly... You actually seem to have the taste of a pompous college film major. I'll bet you use the word cinematography at least four times a day. I'll bet you loved Pulp Fiction when very few knew who Tarantino was and distanced yourself from loving it when everyone and their mother started falling all over themselves to see/talk about it. You turn up your nose at big guilty pleasure movies, but boring ass dramas (none of which are discussed here, thinking more along the lines of Match Point) get your thumbs up. EMO ass, film school dropout, film-critic wannabe is what I'm envisioning.
he can throw a punch though, so that's gotta figure in there somewhere
Ha. What a complex specimen.
I'll bet you loved Pulp Fiction when very few knew who Tarantino was and distanced yourself from loving it when everyone and their mother started falling all over themselves to see/talk about it. You turn up your nose at big guilty pleasure movies, but boring ass dramas (none of which are discussed here, thinking more along the lines of Match Point) get your thumbs up. EMO ass, film school dropout, film-critic wannabe is what I'm envisioning.
except for the fact that i stated more than once i love pulp ficiton and one of the most popular movies of all-time silence of the lambs was my second favorite movie of the whole decade youre right on point
i mean im all over boring ass dramas like seven boyz in the hood and millers crossing
Don't get defensive, dude. I'm just sayin'.
i may have to get a copy and watch it to find out what all the hype is about.
The Shawshank Redemption is IMO the best film to come out in the 90's. That it lost to Forrest Gump is inexcusable.
I think Shawshank is one of the greatest films of all time, second (IMO) only to Casablanca.
Schindler's List not being on there is a travesty.
And let's not forget, Army of Darkness came out in the 90's.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on January 26, 2006, 01:21:25 PM
The Shawshank Redemption is IMO the best film to come out in the 90's. That it lost to Forrest Gump is inexcusable.
I think Shawshank is one of the greatest films of all time, second (IMO) only to Casablanca.
Schindler's List not being on there is a travesty.
And let's not forget, Army of Darkness came out in the 90's.
Well said. 'Shawshank' was actually a complete failure in the box office despite being widely distributed, which is one of the biggest reasons it didn't stand a chance in the Oscar race.
I would put 'The Usual Suspects' in the running also.
i like usual suspects, a lot. but basically the usual suspects is a good movie with a great ending.
And if we're discussing action films, Commando clearly takes the cake.
After all, in an action film, all we really want to see is violence, memorable one-liners and titties.
Commando didn't have even the thinnest trace of a plot; hell, most of the action sequences didn't make any sense.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 26, 2006, 01:24:27 PM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on January 26, 2006, 01:21:25 PM
The Shawshank Redemption is IMO the best film to come out in the 90's. That it lost to Forrest Gump is inexcusable.
I think Shawshank is one of the greatest films of all time, second (IMO) only to Casablanca.
Schindler's List not being on there is a travesty.
And let's not forget, Army of Darkness came out in the 90's.
Well said. 'Shawshank' was actually a complete failure in the box office despite being widely distributed, which is one of the biggest reasons it didn't stand a chance in the Oscar race.
I would put 'The Usual Suspects' in the running also.
Man was that a great year for movies.
Shawshank,
Gump and
Suspects was a helluva lineup for best picture.
Compare that to the years
Titanic or the brown movie (
English Patient) won. God :puke
Quote from: MadMarchHare on January 26, 2006, 01:26:33 PM
And if we're discussing action films, Commando clearly takes the cake.
After all, in an action film, all we really want to see is violence, memorable one-liners and titties.
Commando didn't have even the thinnest trace of a plot; hell, most of the action sequences didn't make any sense.
Yeah, but you gotta give credit to a movie where a guy throws a saw blade through a guy's head.
usual suspects had a baldwin in it = disqualification
:-D Especially since it was so clearly a wax mannequin. The picture of the sawn off head being clear skin toned plastic is one of the funniest scenes in movie history.
That coupled with Bennett being electrocuted by a transformer, falling back off and punching Matrix in the face. Haven't seen humor like that since the Stooges.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 26, 2006, 01:32:50 PM
usual suspects had a baldwin in it = disqualification
Nah, just an exception to the rule. Never seen
Glengarry Glen Ross, or
Malice. Both excellent films with a Baldwin.
excellent film yes...the best of anything...no
Steve Baldwin is the best Baldwin, though.
Army of Darkness trumps all.
Rudy was on last night, and out of the billion times I've caught a piece of it, last night was the 1st time I realized Vince Vaughn was in it.
One disclaimer for Baldwin's: "The Hunt For Red October."
:yay :yay
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 26, 2006, 01:50:08 PM
One disclaimer for Baldwin's: "The Hunt For Red October."
:yay :yay
That movie might have been even better with Harrison Ford playing Jack, though.
how could I not include Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 26, 2006, 01:52:01 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 26, 2006, 01:50:08 PM
One disclaimer for Baldwin's: "The Hunt For Red October."
:yay :yay
That movie might have been even better with Harrison Ford playing Jack, though.
Harrison Ford was too old to play Jack Ryan. The two movies he made in the series were a joke, especially the second one.
Ben Asscrack was worse, though, if that's possible.
BTW: LOL @ MURP.
Harrison Ford was borderline when THfRO came out.
He was what, 48 years old when "October" came out?
Ryan was like 31 at the beginning of "Patriot Games."
Like I said, wayyyyyyyyyy too old.
yeah, well just wait until Indiana Jones 4 comes out. ha.
It depends on what they have Harrison Ford doing in the movie.
If they have him doing the shtein he did in the other movies, it will be a farce. If a younger character is introduced and they have Ford as a mentor of some sort, it might be worth the $12 to see it.
I don't know. I loved the last installment with Sean Connery. They should have just ended it after that.
IF they have a 4th (HF has said we start filming this year or he's out), IJ will be comparable to HF's actual age...
at least according to the current script.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on January 26, 2006, 01:48:32 PM
Rudy was on last night, and out of the billion times I've caught a piece of it, last night was the 1st time I realized Vince Vaughn was in it.
Was he? ???
I know Jon Favreau (sp?) played his friend.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 26, 2006, 07:24:28 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on January 26, 2006, 01:48:32 PM
Rudy was on last night, and out of the billion times I've caught a piece of it, last night was the 1st time I realized Vince Vaughn was in it.
Was he?
I know Jon Favreau (sp?) played his friend.
He's the douchebag underachieving dude who initially doesn't like Rudy, but who then ends up calling the scoring play at the end so Rudy can get in the game. Very touching. Fruits.
DOO SH
speaking of favreau....
anyone else see him go from this...
(http://www.cinereporter.com/imgs/medias/perso_photos/grand_format/PG278.jpg)
to
(http://entimg.msn.com/i/gal/Daredevil_premiere/JonFavreau_350x435.jpg)
Saw Favreau on My Name is Earl a couple weeks ago. He's round as hell now. He's a giant oompa-loompa.
so now this is 'the official jon favreau doesnt look as good as he used to thread"
gays
poor wiggy, someone jacked his thread.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 27, 2006, 09:01:43 AM
poor wiggy, someone jacked his thread.
Seems to happen to him a lot. Just a lack of staying power, I guess. Sort of an Internet impotence.
hence the reason i try not to start to many threads....altho lately i feel as tho im coming into my own
nothing says giggles like changing a quoted post.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on January 27, 2006, 10:21:35 AM
nothing says giggles like gay sex.
I'll take your word for it.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 27, 2006, 11:56:29 AM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on January 27, 2006, 10:21:35 AM
nothing says giggles like gay sex.
I'll take your word for it.
usually, the posts get changed to something the original author wouldn't say
Nice try, but I know they don't allow gays in Souderton.
i'm not gay, but that doesn't mean i can't giggle at gay sex
I think we've officially shat on IGY's thread. That's giggle-worthy.
i feel bad, i'm the lone member of the IGY fan club
I think we've officially shat on IGY's thread
it will make a triumphent return after everyone gets their netflix copy of millers crossing in the mail and comes back to vouch for its greatness
i feel bad, i'm the lone member of the IGY fan club
ill be joining you when my membershiop card arrives
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 27, 2006, 12:16:43 PM
I think we've officially shat on IGY's thread
it will make a triumphent return after everyone gets their netflix copy of millers crossing in the mail and comes back to vouch for its greatness
i've seen it...but it's not the best movie of the 90's....top 25, maybe.
and the people who havent seen it since 1990 re rent it and realize how much better it was than they thought
Quoteit will make a triumphent return after everyone gets their netflix copy of millers crossing in the mail and comes back to vouch for its greatnes
Funny. It was already in my netflix queue b/c the ladyfriend and I both thoroughly enjoy the Coen brothers and after all the hubbub yesterday I moved it way up the list. Should get it next week.
i don't have NetFlix, but if I can find it in Comcast OnDemand, I'll watch it
^^^
its right before 'the notebook'
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 27, 2006, 12:30:06 PM
^^^
its right before 'the notebook'
seriously? it's on there?
edit: no, it's not
no its not...the notebook though is played on a loop on starz every two hours
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 27, 2006, 12:36:23 PM
no its not...the notebook though is played on a loop on starz every two hours
that's been tabbed as the movie i will be watching when i finally kill myself
I love those cupcakes like McAdams loves Gosling!
What the hell are you all talking about? Freaks.
We like the Chronic - what? - cles of Narnia!
^^^^
lol.....idiot
Girl acted like she'd never seen a 10 befo'! Cuz it's all about the Hamiltons, baby...
P.S. Miller's Crossing is now #3 on my queue.
Quote from: Wingspan on January 27, 2006, 12:20:05 PM
i've seen it...but it's not the best movie of the 90's....top 25, maybe.
ditto.
Didn't we already discuss this? (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=14801.0)
Just finished watching "Miller's Crossing". It's an excellent movie. Easily top ten of the 90's.
But not the best, IMO.
i went to rent it the other day, and it was out. :boo
www.netflix.com
I just finished watching it as well. I'll post my thoughts sometime when it isn't superbowl sunday.
Quote from: rjs246 on February 05, 2006, 04:54:43 PM
I just finished watching it as well. I'll post my thoughts sometime when it isn't superbowl sunday.
You watched it today, too? Get off my cack.
He heard about your snazzy new TV and had to see it for himself from the comfort of the your bushes. Understandable.
That's a long trip from Mass. to NC, just to watch a movie. Especially when IGY's new TV is probably nicer and will be set up in only a few weeks in Maryland.
my ex-girlfriend & i used to call her vagina miller because that was her middle name.
yeah, i know. miller is a weird middle name for a chick.
Vagina would be a weirder middle name...so, there's that.
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 06, 2006, 08:42:21 AM
That's a long trip from Mass. to NC, just to watch a movie. Especially when IGY's new TV is probably nicer and will be set up in only a few weeks in Maryland.
Sure, but he's only going to play the "Baby Got Back" video on a loop, so it's worth the extra couple of hours. Besides, your bushes are nicer.
We do have some excellent bushes. Good point.
You're all idiots.
That's some keen insight, RJS. And here I was thinking everyone was hiding that fact exceedingly well.
So, my thoughts.
Miller's Crossing was a good movie. A very good movie actually and instantly one of my favorite Coen brothers films, but it definitely was not a top ten 90s movie. Great characters, interesting plot, typically great and understated dialogue. I enjoyed the hell out of it. (Though the ending is a head scratcher. What was the point?) Saying it isn't a top 10 movie from the 90s isn't a slight against it in any way, I just believe there were at least 10 movies that were better.
you sure you didnt watch 'the crossing guard' instead?
It's hard to say, I've been pretty drunk for the past three days/
For those of us that haven't yet seen Miller's Crossing, it's going to be on back to back to back on the Fox Movie Channel Saturday night, 2/18.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on February 07, 2006, 12:43:37 PM
For those of us that haven't yet seen Miller's Crossing, it's going to be on back to back to back on the Fox Movie Channel Saturday night, 2/18.
Is that FX?
No. On DTV its FMC. They show uncut films without commercials, much like Turner Classic Movies. They just show more up to date stuff.
I don't think I have that on Comcast. Stupid sexy satellites.
Comcast sucks diseased donkey prick.
I just watched this movie. It was very good, but not the best movie of the 90's.
YOU LOSE, GOOD DAY SIR!
hater
im sorry sugar bottom, i gave it my objective viewing. i would watch it again, no problem, but it's not better than Pulp or Goodfellas.
on IFC right now
must. watch.
Quote from: Rome on January 26, 2006, 02:25:07 PM
It depends on what they have Harrison Ford doing in the movie.
If they have him doing the shtein he did in the other movies, it will be a farce. If a younger character is introduced and they have Ford as a mentor of some sort, it might be worth the $12 to see it.
I don't know. I loved the last installment with Sean Connery. They should have just ended it after that.
I just read this. Goddamn I'm a smart motherfarger.
i saw this movie a year or two ago. too artsy fartsy.
anyway, were almost reaching the "what was the best out of the 00's" discussion. best movie, tv show, song, album, sports team, game, play, etc. That should be interesting to look back on.
For me, the best movie of the 00s was Letters from Iwo Jima.
Best TV show: Lost
Quote from: MadMarchHare on July 27, 2009, 07:50:03 AM
Best TV show: Lost
lol
Quote from: MDS on July 26, 2009, 11:30:00 PM
i saw this movie a year or two ago. too artsy fartsy.
you definitely havent seen it if you think its artsy
its the best screenplay ever written imo...so many sneaky hilarious lines that you dont even hear as comedy unless youre really paying attention..and just overall unreal dialogue
no i didnt see it, i was lying. i like lying about movies ive seen on internet message boards to impress middle aged men i seen maybe once a year.
i dont think youre trying to impress anyone...i just dont think you saw it...or at the very least remember it...or have no idea what an "artsy" movie is
either way your post was grossly off base
i dont really care if you like it or not...but at least know what youre talking about when critiqing it
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 27, 2009, 12:05:47 PM
.or at the very least remember it...
ok you actually may be on to something here. what i remember about it was indie arthouse self-indulgent whiny white people movie. maybe i need to see it again. maybe your opinions in movies sucks. maybe both.
definitely both
cider house rules is artsy....millers crossing is not
i think you may be confusing artsy with being a period piece
IGY's opinions on movies sucks.
Miller's Crossing is not an artsy movie.
The end.
this thread exists purely to statisfy vigy's narcissism.
yes, I know I'm part of the problem just for posting
Shawshank or American History X IMO.
shawshank is very good but easily the most overrated movie in history
american history x was an R rated after school special
yea
shawshank = the sopranos
both great but so over shadowed by other stuff its not even funny
but X was a great movie.
Agree on American History X. Norton was beyond great in his character. The story and subsequent end wasnt easlily predictable, as you thought norton's character would get killed, not to mention the foreshadowing of the death. It was shot as well as you could shoot it from a video standpoint. Gotta give it credit where its due.
major league 3: back to the minors
ftw
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 29, 2009, 09:10:58 PM
shawshank is very good but easily the most overrated movie in history
I agree 100%. Good movie but I don't think it was even in the Top 5 for 1994.
I don't think the Sopranos is a good comparison at all though. The show brought a new level of artistry to TV dramas and was a first-of-a-kind program in many ways. If it was overshadowed, it was overshadowed by the shows that followed it and were made possible in part by its success. Shawshank Redemption was a sentimental Hollywood movie similar in style to what preceded and succeeded it, and was overshadowed in terms of the public and awards in its year of release by Forest Gump. It was made and acted very well but what distinguishes the film from other sentimental movies in people's minds is the story. The characters were really not flushed out all that much. That's another huge difference from Sopranos, which was totally character-driven.
im not talkin what sopranos did in terms of changing the game, that goes without saying, im saying in terms of its pure quality.
it was a good show. probably great. some of the episodes are among the best of all time. but, on the whole, it probably doesnt crack the top 10 greatest shows of all time. maybe not the top 20.
yes the only reason the wire was picked up was because of the success of the sopranos. but the wire is 10000000000000000000000x times better than the sopranos. so is mad men. and probably so was deadwood. and dexter might end up being better too.
A lot of people think Shawshank is overrated, but I think people just get bored of it because it is on USA, AMC, and a million other TV stations all the time. When you see a movie over and over, some of the great moments lose some of their luster.
But hey, if you don't like it as much as others that is your opinion. I love the movie.
I haven't seen Millers Crossing in years though. I'll probably watch it again soon.
Quote from: King Cole on July 30, 2009, 01:54:51 AM
A lot of people think Shawshank is overrated, but I think people just get bored of it because it is on USA, AMC, and a million other TV stations all the time. When you see a movie over and over, some of the great moments lose some of their luster.
But hey, if you don't like it as much as others that is your opinion. I love the movie.
completely agree.
what!?!?!
simmons is doing a best of the 00's list.
so far its movies and tv dramas.
obviously the wire is tv drama, but movie is an interesting debate.
i went with castaway because of its rewatchability. i can watch that thing on a loop for 5 days and never get sick of it. its not the best movie of the decade but its held up incredibly well and even works on tnt with commercials.
Cast Away will always hold a special place in my heart, because in a way I envy Tom Hanks character. It's my dream to be stranded alone on my own island. I'm an introvert and don't honestly think I'd get bored. I'd of course have beer, steak, seafood, satellite, a boat, but other than that he was livin the dream.
yeah, it was a farging vacation. he talked to a farging volleyball for shteins sake.
WILSON! WILSON! shut up
why dont you shut up for a change, god damn working class bastich
why don't you shut me up you scrawny jew farg
id need a farging forklift to do that. and also directions to souderton.
Shawshank, X, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Fight Club, etc and so on. 90's was a good decade for movies.
Of course any move that is overly popular will always be called "overrated" and such.
Cast Away and Forest Gump are farging abominations if you're talking about the best movies of the decade. They don't regularly qualify as the best movie on TBS within a given day.
I hate to borrow an igyism but Forrest Gump is the ultimate MA movie
i actually like forrest gump a lot...not best of anything....but its an excellent watch
i would put cast away on the worst movies of the decade list (obviously only counting legitimate movies that meant to be good)...it was god awful...more amazing tho than calling it the best movie of the deacade is saying you could watch it on a loop...it was suicide inducing the first time...i cant imagine being able to make it thru even a second time much less dozens of times
farging jews stick together
Forrest Gump was god awful, next you're gonna tell me you have 2 white rocking chairs on your porch with american flags waving from them.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 30, 2009, 08:29:23 PM
i would put cast away on the worst movies of the decade list (obviously only counting legitimate movies that meant to be good)...it was god awful...more amazing tho than calling it the best movie of the deacade is saying you could watch it on a loop...it was suicide inducing the first time...i cant imagine being able to make it thru even a second time much less dozens of times
This is exactly how I felt about Cast Away the first time I watched it. I've warmed to it marginally after being forced to see it again and then sitting through a third viewing, but it still doesn't belong anywhere near a best-of list.
i dont see any way that movie could improve with extra viewings...i can see liking it a lot first watch (not really) then it being incredibly boring
and please explain how youve been forced to watch it over and over
Just to clarify, I don't consider Cast Away one of the best movies of the 90's, I'd just like to be on a deserted island by myself, with beer.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 30, 2009, 09:23:14 PM
and please explain how youve been forced to watch it over and over
The ladyfriend tends to have good taste in movies and she loved it. So she 'forced' me to watch it and I submitted. It's been on TBS 1000000 times since then and one of those times I watched in on my own to see what I actually thought of it.
Verdict: Boring, but well acted and somewhat engaging. The premise is great but the story and execution blow. Hanks and the idea behind it make it watchable. Helen Hunt can choke on her own face and die.
i agree on the premise...before it came out i was thinking this could be really good...but then when you think about it the premise is awful because after the plane crashes (btw it was an amazingly well done plane crash even better than final destination) and he spends 48 hours on the island what do you do...i think it would have worked better if you could have included some scenes from back home or something...i dont know....i just know it was terrible
I loved Forest Gump and Castaway. Most of what Hanks does is solid.
Yeah Bachelor Party is a classic
I don't see how anyone could hate Forrest Gump.
Cast Away was meh, but a good meh. Like phreak said, Hanks is pretty much a beast.
Quote from: Munson on July 30, 2009, 10:40:24 PM
I don't see how anyone could hate Forrest Gump.
I rest my case
No, no you don't. You're still retarded for not enjoying Forrest Gump.
Retarded is as retarded does
SD always had a way of explaining thangs so that I could understand them.
It's not the best movie of the 90s if Edward Norton isn't in it.
Office Space is another great 90's movie. I know since it has developed such a strong following that all the contrarians try to make it out to be overrated. It is still my favorite comedy of all-time.
The most overrated 90's movie to me is The Sixth Sense. I swear that people were just so obsessed with the twist that they ignored the fact that the rest of the movie was mediocre at best.
Quote from: Diomedes on July 30, 2009, 10:44:24 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on July 30, 2009, 09:28:00 PMVerdict: Boring, but...somewhat engaging.
lol
Yeah, maybe compelling would be closer to what I meant. Either way, that shtein is boring.
I liked Forrest Gump.
Drill Sergeant: Gump! What's your sole purpose in this army?
Forrest Gump: To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant!
Drill Sergeant: God damn it, Gump! You're a god damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of 160. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump.
It cracked me up that the military thought the retard was a friggen' genius.
i thought gump was great. it has lost some luster over the years because of how much it gets shown on tv, but that doesn't take away from how good it was in the theater.
and munson somehow managed to accurately describe castaway. meh, but good meh. i thought the movie was pretty good up until he actually got rescued, then it starting going down hill. probably becaused of the increased amount of camera time helen hunt started getting.
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Goodfellas
The Matrix
Magnolia
Saving Private Ryan
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
American History X
In the Name of the Father
Clerks
The Silence of the Lambs
Shawshank Redemption
Unforgiven
Braveheart
The Usual Suspects
Reservoir Dogs
Boyz 'N The Hood
Se7en
The Big Lebowski
Glengarry Glen Ross
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I am excited to see IGY's response as to why all those movies are either MA, overrated, or garbage he will never watch because other people talked about them too much.
Quote from: MURP on August 04, 2009, 11:34:59 PM
Goodfellas - really good but really overrated and has an unwatchable last half hour
The Matrix - disgusting
Magnolia - interminable
Saving Private Ryan - gets turned off after the amazing first 20 minutes
Pulp Fiction - classic but to long...blueberry pancakes suicide inducing
Fight Club - psuedo intellectual garbage
American History X - great for an r rated after school special
In the Name of the Father - havent seen cant imagine its anything more than a C
Clerks - could this be less funny?
Silence of the Lambs - top ten movie of all time...certainly a great argument can be made
Shawshank Redemption - lol
Unforgiven - not even the best movie of its year...not even the best best picture nominee of its year
Braveheart - ehhh
The Usual Suspects - excellent movie but once you see the ending there really is no reason to ever watch again and it has billy baldwin in it
Reservoir Dogs - great movie but not an easy watch
Boyz 'N The Hood - menace II society >
Se7en - probabvly another top 10 movie of all time and a worthy contender
The Big Lebowski - never seen never will...unfunny drunk kids reciting lines FTL
Glengarry Glen Ross - good movie but get the farg outta here
haha, he came through
He really couldn't have any worse taste in everything.
Sports teams and hip hop not withstanding.
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
magnolia is easily one of the best movies of the 90's. you clitface.
Quote from: MDS on August 05, 2009, 11:54:36 AM
magnolia is easily one of the best movies of the 90's. you clitface.
i still dont think its ended
i hate long movies too...unless there is a reason for it being so long. and magnolia could have gone on for 3 more hours and i would still love it.
an additional three hours of tom cruise in a pony tail.....sweet
In the Name of the Father is way above a C... not a contender for best movie of the 90s though.