Greatest Film(s) of the 1990s

**bennocelt** · 17/01/2009, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

True Romance is always in my top 5 movies of all time - love it.

the other two are highish in my (imaginary) top 50.

I used to tak about it all the time but youre the first person i have met who has seen Swimming with Sharks.... nice one.

"SHUT UP, LISTEN AND LEARN!"

have it in my dvd collection, never watched it - will do - just now, so it better be good!!!

**SkStu** · 17/01/2009, 3:10 PM

sh1t.... i'm always piling the pressure on myself....

**theworm2345** · 17/01/2009, 8:16 PM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

Are you getting revenge on us for all the David Connolly threads we've rubbished?

No, Big Daddy was an excellent movie, but that day will come, just wait

**SkStu** · 17/01/2009, 10:10 PM

not as good as Mr Deeds.

**ken foree** · 21/01/2009, 11:09 PM

"gummo" must be on any 90s best-of list. amazing film.

**noby** · 22/01/2009, 7:16 AM

Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce

Was it a play originally

Ooh, that reminds me: Glengarry Glen Ross.

**ken foree** · 22/01/2009, 4:56 PM

aww man good shout - fantastic film.

**HarpoJoyce** · 22/01/2009, 5:16 PM

Originally Posted by noby

Ooh, that reminds me: Glengarry Glen Ross.

Originally Posted by ken foree

aww man good shout - fantastic film.

Yes, excellent cast. Very good scenes in it.
During a Dublin Theatre Festival a Chicago drama group brought it over. I got cheap matinee tickets. And during the interval most of the audience, including us, were discussing 'which one is Al Pacino, who's Jack Lemmon..'. It was cool.

**HarpoJoyce** · 23/01/2009, 5:50 PM

Copland
The English Patient

**Heliodorus** · 23/01/2009, 6:05 PM

If we are going to have a poll maybe we should start seconding and thirding (is that a word

) films as well as nominating.

**GenerationXI** · 26/01/2009, 3:51 PM

DEAR SWEET JESUS. The diversity on here is so great I'm absolutley shocked that we're all linked by a love of football. Could we possibly agree on anything else?

I'm absolutely aghast that no one has made mention of my favourite movie, Good Will Hunting - 1997, yet. Or my second favourite: American History X - 1998.

Apart from that I'd echo most of the other posters:
Fight Club - 1999;
Braveheart - 1995;
Dogma - 1999;
The Big Lebowski - 1998;
Chasing Amy - 1997;
The Usual Suspects - 1994;
Clerks - 1994;
Orgazmo - 1997;
Baseketball - 1998;
The Shawshank Redemption - 1994;
Silence of the Lambs - 1991;
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - 1998.

**Two Left Boots** · 30/01/2009, 4:40 PM

My fav films of the nineties would be Shawkshank Redemption, The Matrix, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Terminator 2, Glengarry Glen Ross, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

**geysir** · 30/01/2009, 5:18 PM

Of the films mentioned already, I have not tired of watching repeats of
The Usual Suspect, Unforgiven and Fargo.

Maybe one film not mentioned already "Secrets and Lies"

I enjoyed the Titanic, but only that bit where the liner sank.

**Two Left Boots** · 30/01/2009, 10:50 PM

Yeah The Usual Suspects is an excellent film. Must rent Secrets and Lies in de library. I saw Mike Leigh's film Vera Drake. That was really good.

**stann** · 31/01/2009, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

Of the films mentioned already, I have not tired of watching repeats of
The Usual Suspect, Unforgiven and Fargo.

Maybe one film not mentioned already "Secrets and Lies"

Ahem.

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**geysir** · 02/02/2009, 11:56 AM

I did say "maybe" but should have put in a question mark

I�ll have a look at La Haine later this week.

If I had to chose one film of the 90�s, it would be Secret and Lies.
People can resonate with Secrets and Lies (like the best of dramas) on any number of levels. It doesn�t manipulate the viewer into feeling a certain emotion despite the numerous wtf situations. The film trusts in the viewer to observe, interpret and feel.

The thing that struck me about it at the time, was the gentle understated, unprejudiced elegance that the educated professional woman (Hortense) expressed while in the process establishing her relationship with a disfunctional family.

**osarusan** · 02/02/2009, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

If I had to chose one film of the 90�s, it would be Secret and Lies.
People can resonate with Secrets and Lies (like the best of dramas) on any number of levels. It doesn�t manipulate the viewer into feeling a certain emotion despite the numerous wtf situations. The film trusts in the viewer to observe, interpret and feel.

The thing that struck me about it at the time, was the gentle understated, unprejudiced elegance that the educated professional woman (Hortense) expressed while in the process establishing her relationship with a disfunctional family.

Did you know Mike Leigh never told Brenda Blethyn that the actress playing her daughter was black, so the surprise upon meeting her would be even more pronounced?

Great, great film. One which is about subject matter so familiar to us all that it has to be made perfectly, or else the inaccuracies and shortcomings will be easily recognisable. It reminded me of Kramer versus Kramer in that sense.

**Two Left Boots** · 03/02/2009, 7:54 PM

Kramer Vs Kramer, brilliant film but then Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman are wonderful actors, great story, great film.

**Town Legend** · 03/02/2009, 9:05 PM

Originally Posted by Two Left Boots

Kramer Vs Kramer, brilliant film but then Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman are wonderful actors, great story, great film.

That had to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen along with Dog Soldiers

**Heliodorus** · 04/02/2009, 7:51 PM

Originally Posted by Two Left Boots

Kramer Vs Kramer, brilliant film but then Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman are wonderful actors, great story, great film.

Originally Posted by Town Legend

That had to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen along with Dog Soldiers

Plus Kramer Vs Kramer is a 70s film.

I watched Being John Malkovich last night. Truly a classic and utterly unique film. One of the Top films of the 1990s? And, I don't think it has even been mentioned yet.