The MoFo Top 100 of the Nineties Countdown

[HitchFan97]

I watched Close-up last night. Good movie. Very unique blend of fiction and documentary- though I think it ultimately has more in common with the latter. I have to admit it lost my attention at times but I did enjoy its intensely realistic, gritty style and the points it made about the relationship between movies and identity. 3.5

Surprised to see Fallen Angels on here seeing as In the Mood For Love missed the cut on the Millenium List. I suppose this means Chungking Express is still on the way.

[honeykid]

I've scanned through the last couple of pages of posts of the usual nonsense, but I don't recall seeing anyone say why they love JFK. Somebody must have voted for it, tell us why (or feel free to link me to it, if you have).
I had JFK at #7. I adore this film. Why? Well, firstly I quickly become completely involved with the characters, and there's so many that we're rapidly introduced to. I find that there isn't a single plot thread that I dislike or am ambivalent to.

Secondly, at the time, I was quite interested in the JFK assassination. Therefore, all the (many) theories put forward in the film were of interest to me, regardless of whether I thought them accurate or not.

Thirdly, and as with many films I truly love, I really enjoy watching it. The 3 hours literally fly by, to the point where I couldn't wait to see the directors cut. An extra 17 minutes of one of my favourite films?!?! Oh yes. :yup:

The performances are uniformly good and the chemistry between the members of this ensemble cast is great, as together they make discoveries and connections, each opening their eyes a little more, while making them challenge what they think they know and the institutions they once had complete faith and trust in.

Lastly, again with the cast, there's some great cameos. Particularly from Ed Asner, Jack Lemmon and John Candy early on. While Donald Sutherland's mysterious Mr.X plays a pivotal role and is my favourite scene in the entire film.

[Miss Vicky]

It's not really, there's still a big percentage of members who posted there millenium list still here.

Yes, a lot of the people are the same, but it's still not the same group of people. Also more people participated in this countdown than in the Millennium one. Bigger sample size = greater variety.

[Yoda]

Yeah, and those differences, however slight, are going to be amplified at the bottom of the list.

[Gabrielle947]

Somebody must have voted for it, tell us why (or feel free to link me to it, if you have).
it's one of those films for me which was just interesting to watch.I'm not a fan of conspiracies,I'm not a huge fan of Costner and Oliver Stone yet I still enjoyed it because it managed to involve me into the story.Probably you have to like this type of films.

[Guaporense]

No I agreed that this list is strange. This list doesn't feel like it's from the same members who came up with the millenium top 100. I mean The Dark Knight placed 3rd in the Millenium top 100, yet Batman Returns only places in the 90's on this list???? It's the best Batman movie ever.

Look at the IMDB ratings of both films:

Dark Knight: 9.0 (percentile: 99.95%, ranked 1st out of 2,700 action films)

Batman Returns: 7.0 (percentile: 75%, ranked 600th out of 2,700 action films) (http://www.imdb.com/search/title?at=0&genres=action&num_votes=1000,&sort=user_rating,desc&start=551&title_type=feature)

While I personally think that both movies are about equally good (because I think that the Dark Knight is overrated).

[Guaporense]

Surprised to see Fallen Angels on here seeing as In the Mood For Love missed the cut on the Millenium List. I suppose this means Chungking Express is still on the way.

Chungking Express will probably show up in the top 50.

[Deadite]

sigh

I put JFK on my list 'cause I wanna be cool like everybody else.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Chungking Express will probably show up in the top 50.

Chungking Express will probably be #1.

[Guaporense]

Nah. PM will be number 1. :D

[honeykid]

sigh

I put JFK on my list 'cause I wanna be cool like everybody else.
Nah, it was because you wanted to be cool like me. It's ok, you can admit it. :D

[Deadite]

I also put this movie called Goodfellas. I dunno why, it just seemed like a neat title. :shrug:

[Camo]

Chungking Express will probably show up in the top 50.

61-70 is my guess. Great movie though Fallen Angels and Chungking Express are the only Wai films i've seen so far i will watch In The Mood For Love soon though.

[Camo]

Nah. PM will be number 1. :D

I'd prefer that to Pulp Fiction in all honesty.

[Deadite]

:idea:

I hope Taiwan is #1.

[jiraffejustin]

I hope a Finnish movie is #1.

[Deadite]

I'd prefer a cheese danish.

[TheUsualSuspect]

JFK

Oliver Stone and I have a love hate relationship. For example, I hate Natural Born Killers & Alexander, but I love Scarface & Any Given Sunday. Throw JFK in the love pile. I think everyone was on their A game and the conspiracy 'feel' the film gives off fits perfectly with the history.

4

[Harry Lime]

http://imageshack.us/a/img835/2937/gbyz.jpg

76. Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian
aka A Brighter Summer Day
(1991, Edward Yang)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101985/

59 POINTS

[Harry Lime]

http://imageshack.us/a/img46/5530/36ju.jpg

75. Happiness
(Todd Solondz, 1998)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147612/

60 POINTS

[Harry Lime]

inb4 whining.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Another crazy foreign film? Whaaaaaa????


Never seen either. I did catch Life During Wartime the quasi-sequel to Happiness with a completely different cast and I liked it. I imagine Happiness is on a whole 'nother level of creepy uncomfortableness.

[Harry Lime]

100. Con Air
99. The Hole
98. Speed
97. Beauty and the Beast
96. Edward Scissorhands
95. Show Me Love
94. The Sixth Sense
93. Short Cuts
92. Sling Blade
91. Heavenly Creatures
90. Dark City
89. Scream
88. The Sweet Hereafter
87. Rushmore
86. The Fifth Element
85. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
84. The Player
83. Point Break
82. Batman Returns
81. Farewell My Concubine
80. Close-Up
79. Naked Lunch
78. Fallen Angels
77. JFK
76. A Brighter Summer Day
75. Happiness

[jiraffejustin]

I, for one, enjoy the diversity of the list. To be honest, I'm also very surprised by it. This is awesome.

[wintertriangles]

Never seen either. I did catch Life During Wartime the quasi-sequel to Happiness with a completely different cast and I liked it. I imagine Happiness is on a whole 'nother level of creepy uncomfortableness.Ohhhhh yeah it is.

AWESOME two picks that also didn't make my list. This is turning out nice for having no points to contribute thus far.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian?!

[ThomasP]

A Brither Summer Day, the first film on the list I voted for!

[Sexy Celebrity]

I've seen Happiness. I am surprised it made the list -- that's like the only genuine surprise I've had from this list. It's an absolute shocker to see it beat things like Scream and Batman Returns -- and, I guess, several movies on my own list.

[cricket]

I never heard of the Asian film so I can't comment on it. I didn't vote for Happiness but it's a great film so I'm glad it made it-I would've had it at number 34. 0/26

[honeykid]

Happiness is one of those films that I've been meaning to watch since it's release. I've even recorded it couple of times, but deleted it.

I've not heard of A Brighter Summer Day.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I've not heard of A Brighter Summer Day.

Who the hell has?

[The Rodent]

Already had two in a row I haven't seen a few pages back...

Now there's two in a row I don't like...

[Camo]

Not seen either but again it gives me more 90s films to watch so i'm happy :D .

Again thanks alot for taking the time to put this list together Harry :)

[Sexy Celebrity]

This countdown is so fixed. Harry Lime made certain films appear on the list.

[Camo]

I never heard of the Asian film so I can't comment on it. I didn't vote for Happiness but it's a great film so I'm glad it made it-I would've had it at number 34. 0/26


I think it's only me and you that haven't had a film turn up yet lol.

[Deadite]

Happiness.... yeesh. It's, uh, well made...

And look, another asian thing.

[Godoggo]

I'm happy enough that Happiness made the list, but I really hope that's not the only Solondz to make the list.

I also haven't heard of the other one.

[Harry Lime]

I put that "asian thing" on my top 25.

[honeykid]

I put that "asian thing" on my top 25.
Hey! No ties. :D

[Sexy Celebrity]

The Asian thing has only had 1,678 votes from users on IMDB.com. That's barely anything.

[Harry Lime]

Criterion has been trying to release it for a while now but apparently there are rights issues. All we have is a laserdisc and rips made from that source.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Yet it still got on this list?

[Harry Lime]

Yet it still got on this list?
You're an observant one.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I hate this website. I hope this place burns down.

[Cobpyth]

100. Con Air - Not seen
99. Dong aka The Hole - Not seen
98. Speed - 3
97. Beauty and the Beast - 3.5
96. Edward Scissorhands - 4
95. F#cking Amal aka Show Me Love - Not Seen
94. The Sixth Sense - 4
93. Short Cuts - 4.5 (MY LIST)
92. Sling Blade - Not Seen
91. Heavenly Creatures - Not Seen
90. Dark City - Not Seen
89. Scream - 3.5
88. The Sweet Hereafter - Not Seen
87. Rushmore - 3.5
86. The Fifth Element - 3.5+
85. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Not Seen
84. The Player - 5 (MY LIST)
83. Point Break - Not Seen
82. Batman Returns - 3
81. Farewell My Concubine - 4
80. Nema-ye Nazdik aka Close-Up - Not Seen
79. Naked Lunch - Not Seen
78. Duo luo tian shi aka Fallen Angels - Not Seen
77. JFK - Not Seen
76. A Brighter Summer Day - Not Seen
75. Happiness - 3.5

Happiness is a good film if you're a fan of dark humor. The film really goes far in its sickness in a very light and dry way. I found myself laughing out loud at the twisted scenes, while being disturbed at the same time.
It's pretty effective in that sense.

Its message is still a little vague to me and may be overshadowed by the disturbance of the film. The many reviews I read about the film didn't satisfy me enough in terms of its concrete subject.
It's obviously about unhappy people looking for happiness or some sort of satisfcation in very odd and deranged ways, but I don't get the statement Solondz is making. Maybe he just wanted to observe.

Anyway, it's a funny film and I enjoyed it a lot to a certain level.

I haven't seen or heard of A Brighter Summer Day, but it seems like an interesting film. It's probably not something for the near future, though, as my soon-to-watchlist is momentarily filled with Wong Kar Wai films and many others.

Looking forward to the next pair tomorrow!

[The Rodent]

60+ points to get on the list isn't much really... technically all it would take is 3 votes out of the 50+ lists to make the cut...

The real favourites that appealed to a lot of people will start showing at the 60th mark...

[Harry Lime]

60+ points to get on the list isn't much really... technically all it would take is 3 votes out of the 50+ lists to make the cut...

The real favourites that appealed to a lot of people will start showing at the 60th mark...
Yeah, a movie like Batman Returns only got three votes.

[donniedarko]

I have seen Happiness and I didn't find it shocking, therefore based on its style I didn't find it particularly funny. I prefer Life During Wartime due to how colorful it is, but I'm not fond of it either. Not shocked that it made the list, since it gets a lot of love around here. Haven't heard of A Brighter Summer Day

[The Rodent]

Con Air in 100th place only made 42 points... if there were fewer people sent in lists, it would probably have been between 30 and 40 points to make the cut... which is pretty much one high vote and one low(ish) vote.

Placing in 60th-100th place doesn't take much really.


Edit: Example, The Fifth Element garnered 52 points altogether... making 86th place... 20 of those points were from me.

[Miss Vicky]

I've not seen either. Have been meaning to watch Happiness for awhile now, but haven't gotten around to it.

I like the new avatar, Sexy.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Thanks, Miss Vicky!

[rauldc14]

I put that "asian thing" on my top 25.

Prob in your top 5?

[Harry Lime]

prob in your top 5?
#6

[ThomasP]

Prob in your top 5?

#5 on mine.

[teeter_g]

Never seen either of those.

[cricket]

Son, do your cute little buddies want to come over tonight for a sleepover? I've got this Asian film nobody ever heard of, we can all lay in bed and watch it together.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT0SZ4mtjNq0K68xmFel3LwZJaGYaW2VOr4lyikpcdCKbkmToyZ_A

[Deadite]

I hate this website. I hope this place burns down.

I hate your opinions.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I hate your opinions.

Yet you gave me rep for that.

[The Rodent]

I hate your opinions.



Leave his onions out of this.

[Deadite]

Yet you gave me rep for that.

Just to mess with your mind.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Son, do your cute little buddies want to come over tonight for a sleepover? I've got this Asian film nobody ever heard of, we can all lay in bed and watch it together.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT0SZ4mtjNq0K68xmFel3LwZJaGYaW2VOr4lyikpcdCKbkmToyZ_A

I'd be like, "Look - just molest me already. Anything to shut this movie off."

[meatwadsprite]

With all these weirdo asian flicks showing up, the ones I picked might actually make it.

[HitchFan97]

As with the Wong Kar Wai situation, I'm surprised to see A Brighter Summer Day here since Yi Yi wasn't on the Millenium list. I haven't seen it, but I did love Yang's The Terrorizers.

[Deadite]

:drevil: Post your list, meat.

[Psychic Isaac]

I love Asian movies! Here's a fortune cookie for you, MoFos.

http://lifecoachingthehague.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/fortune-cookie.jpg?w=640

[jiraffejustin]

I have heard of every movie that has shown up so far. I'm not saying everybody else should have, but being knowledgeable seems like a good thing.

[Harry Lime]

:drevil: Post your list, meat.
Quiet, you.

[meatwadsprite]

1. Battlefield Earth
2. Hackers
3. Independence Day
4. Delta Force 2 : The Colombian Connection
5. Navy Seals
6. Robocop 3
7. Delta Force 3 : The Killing Game
8. Small Soilders
9. Mortal Kombat
10. Highlander 2 : The Quickening
11. Police Academy 7 : Mission to Moscow
12. Flubber
13. Con Air
14. Wild Wild West
15. Mallrats
16. Titanic
17. She's All That
18. Alien : Resurrection
19. Jungle 2 Jungle
20. Ace Ventura : Pet Detective
21. Big Momma's House
22. Paranormal Activity 4
23. The Burbs
24. Biodome
25. Spiderman 3

[Harry Lime]

What the f---, meat?!

[Deadite]

Jungle 2 Jungle? :suspicious:

[mark f]

meaty needs to take his medicine.

[meatwadsprite]

What the f---, meat?!

I'm sorry :(

[TokeZa]

Ive been wanting to see A Brighter Summer Day for a long time, its nice to see it on the list.

Happiness is an awesome flick and on my list 4

This list is superb and interesting imo:D

If the Puppetmaster by Hou Hsiao-hsien is showing up i would be very happy. It would have been my #2 if i hadnt submitted my list back in march.

[Sexy Celebrity]

If the Puppetmaster by Hou Hsiao-hsien is showing up i would be very happy.

I'm sure it will be. Come back tomorrow as we continue with our 100 Asian Things of the '90s Countdown.

[Deadite]

http://www.freebestmovies.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Rush-Hour-1-poster.jpg

[Sane]

Not seen any Edward Yang films but have heard good things about them. Actually have a copy but it's four hours long so am yet to make the commitment. Half way through Satantango at the moment so after that A Brighter Summer Day will seem like a short.

Happiness has been on my watchlist but was unsure about it - will certainly watch it now.

This is a great list. The world of movies is very diverse - as are people's tastes. It's good to see this list reflect that. Seems like most people appreciate that ;)

[Skepsis93]

Happiness is the second film from my list to show. It was high too. Great to see it here.

[Daniel M]

Two more I haven't seen, the first I haven't heard of. After I manage to finish the Sight&Sound list I might try and watch as many of these as I can before the list is over :)

[Thursday Next]

I was doing well with movies I've seen up until #80, but these new two make it six in a row I haven't seen.

A brighter Summer Day really does seem to be obscure and difficult to get hold of, so I'm surprised it managed to make the cut.

[gandalf26]

1. Battlefield Earth
2. Hackers
3. Independence Day
4. Delta Force 2 : The Colombian Connection
5. Navy Seals
6. Robocop 3
7. Delta Force 3 : The Killing Game
8. Small Soilders
9. Mortal Kombat
10. Highlander 2 : The Quickening
11. Police Academy 7 : Mission to Moscow
12. Flubber
13. Con Air
14. Wild Wild West
15. Mallrats
16. Titanic
17. She's All That
18. Alien : Resurrection
19. Jungle 2 Jungle
20. Ace Ventura : Pet Detective
21. Big Momma's House
22. Paranormal Activity 4
23. The Burbs
24. Biodome
25. Spiderman 3

foul!

[rauldc14]

I'm hoping the top 75 makes me a bit more happy. The first quarter of films I've barely seen any of. There's a few here and there that have my interest in eventually seeing, but some of them not so much.

[rauldc14]

I was doing well with movies I've seen up until #80, but these new two make it six in a row I haven't seen.

A brighter Summer Day really does seem to be obscure and difficult to get hold of, so I'm surprised it managed to make the cut.

Probably a case of voter collusion. I'll vote for yours if you vote for mine.

[ThomasP]

I was doing well with movies I've seen up until #80, but these new two make it six in a row I haven't seen.

A brighter Summer Day really does seem to be obscure and difficult to get hold of, so I'm surprised it managed to make the cut.

I gave it 20 points, Harry gave it 19, so it only needed 10 more points to make the list.

I wonder who that was, though.

[donniedarko]

Probably a case of voter collusion. I'll vote for yours if you vote for mine.

I don't think there was to much of that going on, it just seems to have hardcore fans that place it extremely high.

[Thursday Next]

Probably a case of voter collusion. I'll vote for yours if you vote for mine.

I'll be disappointed with this list if it turns out this is the case. The surprise is half the fun of the countdown, and seeing the movies that people genuinely love.

[Guaporense]

Probably a case of voter collusion. I'll vote for yours if you vote for mine.

Well, there are people here who have watched a large number of obscure movies. Movies like these can have a powerful impact on people so if several have watched them it is likely that they will put these movies on their top 25 and very high too. It takes at least 2 or 3 people to make into the list.

Movies like Independence Day, for instance, will probably show up lower in top 25's, at 23rd or 24th place on the list, not accumulating many points.

[Guaporense]

I gave it 20 points, Harry gave it 19, so it only needed 10 more points to make the list.

3 points. Con Air made 42 points.

[Deadite]

Could it be that these lesser-known movies actually have *gasp* ...fans?? :eek:

[Guaporense]

I was doing well with movies I've seen up until #80, but these new two make it six in a row I haven't seen.

A brighter Summer Day really does seem to be obscure and difficult to get hold of, so I'm surprised it managed to make the cut.

Me too. That's good because I don't know 100 great 1990's movies so I would expect that a top 100 of the 1990's would have a ton of movies I didn't watch. Most movies I did watch that showed up were rather unimpressive such as Con Air, Speed, Beauty and the Beast, Batman Returns, The Fifth Element, etc.

[Harry Lime]

Probably a case of voter collusion. I'll vote for yours if you vote for mine.
Calm down, I can assure you there was no collusion to get A Brighter Summer Day on the list. I know who voted for it and we didn't conspire, we actually really like the film because it's amazing. Here's a movie that has benefited from the internet and file sharing. The opportunity to see the film is now available to all and one can see the impact in its steady climb up the They Shoot Pictures Don't They list. It's at maybe 160 now, was in the 400's last year. It also had a theatrical release last year, although that was likely restricted to major cities like LA and New York.

[Sexy Celebrity]

A '90s movie got a theatrical release last year?

[Pussy Galore]

I have almost seen not of these movies, but they all seem interesting

[Masterman]

Ime going to eat my toe nails if one of the next picks is a movie I've never heard of.

[honeykid]

A '90s movie got a theatrical release last year?
In the States.

[Sexy Celebrity]

In the States.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbHwbgIELCc

[Sexy Celebrity]

I'm welcoming the movie to the United States.

[Deadite]

If anyone wants to collude with me on the next list, PM me and we'll see if we can work something out.

[Sexy Celebrity]

If anyone wants to collude with me on the next list, PM me and we'll see if we can work something out.

If you mean the '80s list, I will because that was the decade of horror films and we need to get some of them on.

[Deadite]

If you mean the '80s list, I will because that was the decade of horror films and we need to get some of them on.

Damn skippy!

[Masterman]

If the 80's list sucks, sexy will get some backlash on here haha.

[Harry Lime]

I have at least three Taiwanese movies to put on my 80's list.

[jiraffejustin]

We should just skip the 80s and do a Taiwanese list.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Yeah, why not just do a 100 f**king foreign films list?

[Deadite]

Or "100 mediocre American films".

[Gabrielle947]

Harry,could you post movies list on the first page?It's just too hard to go through all the spam to see new films :D

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=10836&stc=1&d=1374698677

[Deadite]

Well, that was random.

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbHwbgIELCc

[Deadite]

Spam isn't chinese food, is it?

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=10837&stc=1&d=1374699068

This will be the last one I do for now.

[Deadite]

Thanks.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Speaking of the '80s list:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12tce-THLUE

[Deadite]

This is starting to feel less like good-natured teasing of the highbrows and more like deep-seated xenophobia.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Actually, I'm showing my own appreciation of Asian cultures.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=10838&stc=1&d=1374700399

[Deadite]

Well, that would be better than depreciation. Why don't you start by watching some forin movies from forin lands far far away?

[Sexy Celebrity]

I will when I want to.

[Deadite]

Do it now.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I don't want to right now.

[Deadite]

Tonight for sure.

[Sexy Celebrity]

In another dimension, maybe.

[Deadite]

In Natural City?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV3WRdrWSww

[Sexy Celebrity]

Yeah, 'cause that's really gonna persuade me. I'd rather hear the Phil Collins original version.

[Deadite]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHtEyDrD4oA

Better?

[Sexy Celebrity]

What does that have to do with chocolate?

[weeman]

Haven't seen (or heard of) the first film of the new two, but Happiness is an absolute 5 classic for me. Dylan Baker is terrific in a completely creepy, depraved way, as is Phillip Seymour Hoffman. The film is darkly hilarious and yet also severely disgusting all at the same time. Brilliant.

[Deadite]

What do geckos have to do with insurance? :shrug:

[Sexy Celebrity]

What do geckos have to do with insurance? :shrug:

I like the one with Richard Simmons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo5ls32AWrs

[rauldc14]

Will there be a foreign film in the next 2?

[Sexy Celebrity]

If there is, I'm ringing my gong.

[Deadite]

If you keep that up, Harry will wring your neck.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I'm almost hoping there is another Asian movie so I can do it.

[rauldc14]

Don't we have like 6 or 7 already?

[Sexy Celebrity]

6 or 7 non-Asian films?

[Deadite]

We might be past the foreign films now and getting to the good movies.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Maybe I could be a flower girl and throw some rice. Asians like rice.

[Deadite]

I like rice.

[Harry Lime]

Harry,could you post movies list on the first page?It's just too hard to go through all the spam to see new films :D
It is just a bit spammy, huh? Okay, I'll edit my first post as well from now on.

[Harry Lime]

If there is, I'm ringing my gong.
Ring on, you gongshow. Ring on.

[Sexy Celebrity]

It is just a bit spammy, huh?

Well, Deadite keeps talkin' to me.

[Deadite]

I will take 50% of the blame if it will help you feel better. :)

[Sexy Celebrity]

Alright. Sounds good.

[Deadite]

Now we must make amends for our actions.

[Harry Lime]

http://imageshack.us/a/img27/8872/07p8.jpg

74. Starship Troopers
(Paul Verhoeven, 1997)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/

60 POINTS

[Harry Lime]

http://imageshack.us/a/img833/995/2j5s.jpg

73. La vita è bella aka Life Is Beautiful
(Roberto Benigni, 1997)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/

61 POINTS

[Harry Lime]

100. Con Air
99. The Hole
98. Speed
97. Beauty and the Beast
96. Edward Scissorhands
95. Show Me Love
94. The Sixth Sense
93. Short Cuts
92. Sling Blade
91. Heavenly Creatures
90. Dark City
89. Scream
88. The Sweet Hereafter
87. Rushmore
86. The Fifth Element
85. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
84. The Player
83. Point Break
82. Batman Returns
81. Farewell My Concubine
80. Close-Up
79. Naked Lunch
78. Fallen Angels
77. JFK
76. A Brighter Summer Day
75. Happiness
74. Starship Troopers
73. Life Is Beautiful

[Sexy Celebrity]

No gong today. Rodent should be happy.

[Guaporense]

Whoa! Starship Troppers! Only in the MoFo we could get Close Up, Starship Troppers and A Brighter Summer Day next to each other in a top films list.:)

[donniedarko]

Two good films that did not make my list, but I'm very happy to see on here. I think both deserve to be higher and I thought they would be. Starship Troopers is pure cult/action/comedy fun. Life Is Beautiful walked on a very fine line in adding humor to a holocaust film, and did it well, even though I think it took away from the drama. Also I watched Fallen Angels and it's a decent film, I liked the mute character.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I guess this means I can forget about Basic Instinct showing up.

[The Rodent]

Starship Troopers was my #2 choice...

Haven't seen La Vita è Bella aka Life Is Beautiful.

[The Rodent]

That means I now have 20% of my picks on the list...

[Guaporense]

Zero from mine.

[cricket]

Neither one of those movies did anything for me, but I'd be open to revisiting both of them. 0/28

[Guaporense]

I guess this means I can forget about Basic Instinct showing up.

I guess only 4-5 films from your list will show up.

[Sexy Celebrity]

*long suffering sigh* Still none from mine.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I guess only 4-5 films from your list will show up.

This site will pay.

[honeykid]

Yay! Starship Troopers. I had it a #5 on my list.

[The Rodent]

I'm hazarding a guess... along with the 5 films I already have, I reckon I'll get another 11... maybe 12 even, to bring it to 17/25.

[Guaporense]

Ime going to eat my toe nails if one of the next picks is a movie I've never heard of.

But that's the point! I wish that the list was only of films I never heard about so that I could get to watch many great films that I never knew.

[The Gunslinger45]

Still sitting at a goose egg.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Starship Troopers was my #2 choice...

Oh, okay. So #1 was Young Guns II.

[Guaporense]

Sexy, you have already accumulated a very good number of posts here, even I think I posted too many posts here.

User Name Posts
Sexy Celebrity 272
Deadite 181
Harry Lime 137
Guaporense 129
Miss Vicky 95

[TheUsualSuspect]

Starship Troopers

A surprise to see this make the list, but then I remember the number of people who really love this flick and I suppose it makes sense. It's a fun film and has everything you would expect from a Verhoeven film: violence, sex, satirical comedy.

"IT'S AFRAID!!!!"

3.5

[Sexy Celebrity]

Sexy, you have already accumulated a very good number of posts here, even I think I posted too many posts here.

User Name Posts
Sexy Celebrity 272
Deadite 181
Harry Lime 137
Guaporense 129
Miss Vicky 95

I have a lot to say.

[Sexy Celebrity]

By the way, where did you get those stats? Some office that Rodent does his work in?

[Harry Lime]

I have a lot to say.
And yet you say nothing...

[Sexy Celebrity]

And yet you say nothing...

You guys just don't understand what I'm saying. I'm like a foreign film. I need my own subtitles.

[The Rodent]

Just click search at the top right, find posts by certain members and it gives you a count...

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbHwbgIELCc

For me - because I am a foreign film.

[Harry Lime]

By the way, where did you get those stats? Some office that Rodent does his work in?
You're old school here, you should know this. If you click on the replies link on the forum page you can see how many times members have posted in the thread.

[Harry Lime]

Just click search at the top right, find posts by certain members and it gives you a count...
Easier way, see above.

[Sane]

I love both of those. Starship Troopers wasn't in my list but probably should have been - I seemed to forget about it. Life is Beautiful was in my top 10. Didn't love the comedy but the relationship between the father and son in the second half of the movie was amazing.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Oh, okay. In all my years here, I've never really fiddled with those gadgets.

[Sexy Celebrity]

If you click on the replies link on the forum page you can see how many times members have posted in the thread.

Replies link on the forum page? I don't even ... I don't know where that is.

[Cobpyth]

I haven't seen the last two entries yet. I have them both on DVD, so I will watch them eventually, but I'm not in a hurry to see any of these two in the near future.
I may watch Starship Troopers this month, though, if I'm in the mood for some pure virile entertainment.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Oh my god, y'all. There's quizzes on this site.

[Harry Lime]

Replies link on the forum page? I don't even ... I don't know where that is.
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/397/6f96.jpg

It will bring up a little box with usernames and posts, then you can click on the number of posts link and be directed to all the posts the member made in this thread.

[Sexy Celebrity]

It will bring up a little box with usernames and posts, then you can click on the number of posts link and be directed to all the posts the member made in this thread.

WOW. I honestly never knew about this before. Never dawned on me why those replies for each thread were linked. It's like discovering a secret world in Super Mario Bros.

[Godoggo]

I despise Starship Troopers. Sorry. Life is Beautiful is really good though. I figured it would make the list.

@Sexy: I didn't know that about the reply thingy either.

[Sexy Celebrity]

That's embarrassing that I have the most posts in here.

[Sexy Celebrity]

But wow, you can click and see all of my posts at once. It's like a Greatest Hits list.

[Sexy Celebrity]

OH MY GOD. In most of these threads I'm clicking on, I am the user with the most posts!!

I AM REALLY ANNOYING!! Intervention! Intervention!

[wintertriangles]

Well ST is yet another film that just didn't make my list, and that makes a lot of them at this point, so I'm glad I didn't have to vote for all of them. I believe Life is Beautiful is the first one from my list on here.

OH MY GOD....I AM REALLY ANNOYING!!Oh you know now, but hey it only took you 11 years.

[Miss Vicky]

Another pairing where I haven't seen either film. And this time I have no desire to see either of them.

Still only one of my movies has made it. Losing more hope for the rest.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Oh you know now, but hey it only took you 11 years.

I'm so embarrassed. Let's trade usernames. You can be Sexy Celebrity and I'll be Wintertroll.

[wintertriangles]

I'm so embarrassed. Let's trade usernames. You can be Sexy Celebrity and I'll be Wintertroll.I dunno you're not terribly savvy at spelling my username. Besides, no.

[Godoggo]

OH MY GOD. In most of these threads I'm clicking on, I am the user with the most posts!!

I AM REALLY ANNOYING!! Intervention! Intervention!

I've been looking through the threads too and, yes, you are a very prolific poster. :)

[Miss Vicky]

Wait, do I have the fifth highest number of posts in this thread? Apparently I'm not annoying enough.

Oh yeah, and I just rewatched Point Break (definitely should have voted for it) and Lori Petty's Tyler is definitely neither "mannish" nor "butch."

[The Rodent]

I've been looking through the threads too and, yes, you are a very prolific poster. :)


I wouldn't say prolific... more like excessive...

[Sexy Celebrity]

I wouldn't say prolific... more like excessive...

Young Guns, Rodent. Young Guns, Young Guns, Young Guns.

[The Rodent]

I know you love Young Guns... why keep on about it?

[Sexy Celebrity]

Oh yeah, and I just rewatched Point Break (definitely should have voted for it) and Lori Petty's Tyler is definitely neither "mannish" nor "butch."

I was watching In The Army Now yesterday -- I haven't finished it yet (it got... uh... a little boring). Anyway, Lori Petty is in that movie, too, and you guessed it, she plays a soldier.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I know you love Young Guns... why keep on about it?

For you. It's music to your eyes. Young Guns, Young Guns, Young Guns.

[The Rodent]

For a movie fan who doesn't even have his own Top 10, you make an awful racket about other people's favourites...

[The Rodent]

... and your percentages on the movie lists are rather low as well...

[Sexy Celebrity]

For a movie fan who doesn't even have his own Top 10, you make an awful racket about other people's favourites...

No, I don't.

[TheUsualSuspect]

I never knew about that member's list count thing either. Wowzers.

[Sexy Celebrity]

... and your percentages on the movie lists are rather low as well...

I told you that I don't care to watch everything. I only watch what the Great Spirit commands me to watch.

[Miss Vicky]

I was watching In The Army Now yesterday -- I haven't finished it yet (it got... uh... a little boring). Anyway, Lori Petty is in that movie, too, and you guessed it, she plays a soldier.

What else would she play in a movie called In The Army Now?

Anyway, I remember that movie (and vaguely remember liking it and also Son in Law, but I didn't love either one like I love Encino Man) and remember her in it and she was not attractive. But as I've already said Point Break is the only movie that I've found her attractive in.

[The Rodent]

You've been moaning throughout this entire thread :D

... and in the Millennium List...

... and about my #11 fave Young Guns...

[Skepsis93]

I've only seen Life Is Beautiful once and a while ago now, but I remember it really rubbing me the wrong way. Left a bad taste in my mouth.

[Sexy Celebrity]

You've been moaning throughout this entire thread :D

... and in the Millennium List...

... and about my #11 fave Young Guns...

I'm auditioning for Paranormal Activity 6.

[Sexy Celebrity]

What else would she play in a movie called In The Army Now?

Anyway, I remember that movie (and vaguely remember liking it and also Son in Law, but I didn't love either one like I love Encino Man) and remember her in it and she was not attractive. But as I've already said Point Break is the only movie that I've found her attractive in.

When I saw her name pop up in the credits, I was like, "OMG. Miss Vicky's lesbian lover. She's stalking me cinematically."

[Sexy Celebrity]

I thought In the Army Now was kind of good, though. In a stupid, not-serious-at-all, Beetle Bailey kind of way.

[Skepsis93]

When I saw his triple post, I was like, "OMG. No wonder Sexy has the most posts in this thread."

[mark f]

Can we have sanity return to this thread? Where are you, meatwad?

[Sexy Celebrity]

Meatwadsprite is your idea of sanity?

[TheUsualSuspect]

Was he serious? Me don't think so.

[Sexy Celebrity]

He is half serious, at least. I know him.

[rauldc14]

I have 0 still! What the hell. I honestly still think 17-20. And Starship Troopers? Who's kidding who?

[honeykid]

Starship Trooper's great. You had all your Mystic River and MDB crap with the Millennium list. :p:D

[TheUsualSuspect]

He is half serious, at least. I know him.

We all do.

[Sexy Celebrity]

We all do.

I know, but I've zeroed in on his deepest level of psyche thanks to my Dr. Phil perception.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=10840&stc=1&d=1374724276

[Deadite]

Interesting pairing... a holocaust comedy and an action movie with nazis for heros. :D

[Harry Lime]

Interesting pairing... a holocaust comedy and an action movie with nazis for heros. :D
Good call.

[rauldc14]

Starship Trooper's great. You had all your Mystic River and MDB crap with the Millennium list. :p:D

No. Mystic River missed, which was a sham and a joke compared to what's made this list :p

[Miss Vicky]

Just rewatched Speed (haven't seen it in years).

Certainly a fun flick but it really doesn't seem to hold up as well as other 90s actioners like Con Air and Point Break.

[Masterman]

Yayyyy I had Starship Troopers. Very cool movie.

[Camo]

Got to say like Raul i'm not a fan of Starship Troopers at all, it's one of those movies that everybody i know loves that i just can't get into. Never seen Life Is Beautiful i'll watch that at sometime, i've still got plenty of other 90s films to see so far though.

Still 0-28 it's looking like a few movies i thought may have just slipped on will now miss out, my guess is 15-17 of my picks will show up.

[Deadite]

Who knows? Any of us might get surprised by a favorite placing higher than expected...

[Masterman]

Well that's 4 of my movies that have made this list.

Speed
Point Break
Batman Returns
Starship Troopers

[gandalf26]

1) Log into MoFos

2) Click 90's countdown thread

3) Roll back through pages of SC spam

4) Roll back through more pages of SC spam

5) finally arrive at last nights post

[Deadite]

6) complain :)

[weeman]

Starship Troopers is great. Would you like to know more?

[JayDee]

Happy to see Life is Beautiful made it. That's the 3rd from my list, #20. I would guess that in total 18 of mine will almost certainly make it. No idea about the rest. And I really didn't like Starship Troopers all that much when I watched it a while back.

[meatwadsprite]

Yayyyy I had Starship Troopers. Very cool movie.

I should have known you were behind this.

http://sheamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zack-snyder-net-worth.jpg

[Sexy Celebrity]

1) Log into MoFos

2) Click 90's countdown thread

3) Roll back through pages of SC spam

4) Roll back through more pages of SC spam

5) finally arrive at last nights post

It's the "Sexy Celebrity's Computer Exercise Program."

[teeter_g]

100. Con Air
99. The Hole
98. Speed
97. Beauty and the Beast
96. Edward Scissorhands
95. Show Me Love
94. The Sixth Sense
93. Short Cuts
92. Sling Blade
91. Heavenly Creatures
90. Dark City
89. Scream
88. The Sweet Hereafter
87. Rushmore
86. The Fifth Element
85. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
84. The Player
83. Point Break
82. Batman Returns
81. Farewell My Concubine
80. Close-Up
79. Naked Lunch
78. Fallen Angels
77. JFK
76. A Brighter Summer Day
75. Happiness
74. Starship Troopers
73. Life Is Beautiful

[Masterman]

I should have known you were behind this.

http://sheamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zack-snyder-net-worth.jpg

Why? Because its such s cool movie?.

[Deadite]

Because it's so obviously lowbrow masquerading as middlebrow masquerading as highbrow.

[Masterman]

Because it's so obviously lowbrow masquerading as middlebrow masquerading as highbrow.

Could you explain, so I can understand?.

[Yoda]

It's pretending to be satire, but all it really does is reproduce the source material faithfully and kind of wink at it.

[Sexy Celebrity]

A piping hot, fresh-out-of-the-oven, Sexy Celebrity review of "BIO-DOME" for all of you '90s fanatics! (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=929446)

[JayDee]

A piping hot, fresh-out-of-the-oven, Sexy Celebrity review of "BIO-DOME" for all of you '90s fanatics! (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=929446)

Using this thread to shamelessly plug and link to one of your reviews? Disgusting! You'd never find me doing such a thing! :p

[Sexy Celebrity]

This thread is why I watched Bio-Dome to begin with.

[Deadite]

Excellent review of Dumb & Dumber's Excellent Adventure, Sexy. I like your new avvy too................. please keep it for another 5 minutes at least.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl-rcmNLv8k

[Sexy Celebrity]

Where's the next two Asian films?! Damn that Harry Lime. Buying another hour with those hookers.

[Guaporense]

Isn't it time for Harry Lime to post another couple of movies?

[Harry Lime]

http://imageshack.us/a/img11/7296/u370.jpg

72. Donnie Brasco
(Mike Newell, 1997)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119008/

61 POINTS

[Harry Lime]

http://imageshack.us/a/img687/7229/5bxq.jpg

71. Todo sobre mi madre
aka All About My Mother
(Pedro Almodovar, 1999)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185125/

61 POINTS

[Sexy Celebrity]

Oh, yuck! Almodovar.

[Harry Lime]

100. Con Air
99. The Hole
98. Speed
97. Beauty and the Beast
96. Edward Scissorhands
95. Show Me Love
94. The Sixth Sense
93. Short Cuts
92. Sling Blade
91. Heavenly Creatures
90. Dark City
89. Scream
88. The Sweet Hereafter
87. Rushmore
86. The Fifth Element
85. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
84. The Player
83. Point Break
82. Batman Returns
81. Farewell My Concubine
80. Close-Up
79. Naked Lunch
78. Fallen Angels
77. JFK
76. A Brighter Summer Day
75. Happiness
74. Starship Troopers
73. Life Is Beautiful
72. Donnie Brasco
71. All About My Mother

[Guaporense]

Zero from my list!

[The Gunslinger45]

Zero from my list!

same here :(

[Yoda]

I think I've only had two so far. Yet somehow, I've managed not to be flabbergasted or indignant. Weird!

[weeman]

Didn't like Donnie Brasco all that much, gave it a 2 on movie tab I think. The other film I haven't seen. I have much watching ahead :p

[Guaporense]

I am not indignant. I have hope that all my picks will show up later.:)

[The Rodent]

Brasco is decent enough, not a superfan myself but hey, that's just me...

Haven't seen All About My Mother...

[wintertriangles]

Hmm, Almodovar... starting to worry I'll like the first 50 more than the second 50.

Had no idea enough people liked Donnie Brasco that much. Not sure why either.

[Camo]

http://i41.tinypic.com/zinb81.jpg


Finally i had All About My Mother at 25 but dammit my point counted :laugh:

I love Donnie Brasco and i had a long debate with someone on this site that was partly about the true story of Donnie Brasco.

Two great picks that i love, finally :);)