The MoFos Top 100 of the 90s Countdown - Redux

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Seen 19/22
Ballot 2/25

5. A Few Good Men (1992)
12. Point Break (1991)

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I did not vote for Point Break, in fact I gave it the lowest review of anyone on the site.

I gave it a 3/5.


By the way, TylerDurden99's 4/5 review is borked and appears as "NO RATING". I've forgotten how to @ people on here.

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Speaking of Bigelow's directorial Oscar, here are a couple of pieces for those who are interested in the history of things in cinema.

ABC News: All the women who have been nominated or won the Oscar for best directing

Variety: All 23 Best Picture Nominees Directed by Women in Oscars History

Jane Campion is the first to receive 2 nominations in that category, curious and odd that Bigelow didn't get a 2nd nod for Zero Dark Thirty.

The first women to direct a Best Pic Nominee was Randa Haines for Children of a Lesser God (1986) though no directing nom came her way.



The first woman to receive a best director nom was Lina Wertmüller for 'Seven Beauties' in 1979 (pictured above, in her famous white rimmed glasses)

She was followed by...

1994: Jane Campion for 'The Piano'
2004: Sofia Coppola for 'Lost in Translation'
2010: Kathryn Bigelow, who also wins for 'The Hurt Locker'
2018: Greta Gerwig for 'Lady Bird'
2021: Emerald Fennell for 'Promising Young Woman'
2021: Chloé Zhao who also wins for 'Nomadland'
2022: Jane Campion who also wins for 'The Power of the Dog'
2024: Justine Triet for 'Anatomy of a Fall'
2025: Coralie Fargeat for 'The Substance'

Heard of: 17/22
Started: 15/22
Finished: 5/22
In my ballot: 0/22
Maximum films from my ballot that can still make the list: 25/25

Kathryn Bigelow has made some cool movies and we get a couple of 90s classics back to back. Like Strange Days it's been a while since I watched Point Break...I feel like a double feature might just be what the doctor ordered. I'm tempted. RIP David Lynch you were a one of a kind filmmaker. I wonder if anything else of his will make the cut...Lost Highway was in the 250ish range last time so it made big gains. Straight Story was #45, and Wild at Heart and Fire Walk with Me around 110 and 130.

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On an unrelated (from today's movies) note I saw there was a 4k release of Sneakers recently. Remember Sneakers? I watched that one a lot...another I think we had taped off of Super Channel. Here is a low quality trailer to give more of a 90s feel.

Speaking of 90s feel, here you go: https://90s.myretrotvs.com/

Point Break is one of those movies I maybe should have kept it the way it was in my mind 30 years ago. I finally rewatched it fairly recently, and it just didn’t live up to the nostalgia. Still feel it is one of the better conceived action flicks, so I will give it a third look at some point.

Lost Highway was a Lynch blind spot I filled in within the last couple of years. I have come around on Lynch a good bit, but I am a long way from holding him in the same regard as most film folk. This one was just okay for me, gave it a 3. Long way from making my list.

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Lost Highway is one of two (I think? the other being Inland Empire) Lynch films that I haven't seen. I'm a little reluctant now that we know there won't be any more. But I probably will watch it sometime later this year.

Point Break is definitely good fun, very '90s. Not surprised to see it (and it looks to be the first film to appear that has risen in the rankings), but not on my ballot.

My third twofer in a row!

Lost Highway does in fact suffer for the story change, but both stories are still very intriguing, and we get the Lynchian directorial style in spades. 86

I didn't vote for Point Break, but I feel that it's Bigelow's best movie. Not only was this the perfect role for Keanu, but the movie does a good job comparing moviegoers to sportsman by comparing all the thrills we seek. 100.

Seen 15/22

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Lost Highway: Yikes ... yet another one I've not heard of. Lynch ... an acquired taste for me that I've had trouble acquiring. Will put on my watchlist, but the list is very long and not sure when/if I'll get to it.

Point Break: Given what I thought about Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves in the early 90s, I didn't expect much from this. Remember being surprisingly entertained; funny, tense, watchable. But not on my list either.

Seen: 12/22
Ballot: 2/25
Sleepless in Seattle: #91 / My #3
Office Space: #95 / My #23

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Many MoFos will probably assume Lost Highway got some points from me, but I must admit it did not. I like the film, but I place it somewhere in the middle of Lynch's filmography behind quite a few other titles. I did have Lynch picture on my ballot, but I doubt it will show.

I had seen Point Break when it first released, and I recalled liking it quite a bit, but never really thought of it as top tier cinema. I watched it again over the past year and was surprised at how well it held up. It didn't make my ballot, but it is a fine film.

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Two movies I owe a rewatch. I haven’t seen Lost Highway since college and don’t remember much about it. Point Break is a lot of fun but in my one viewing I failed to sense the greatness in it a lot of other folks see.

I have seen both Lost Highway and Point Break multiple times. They did not make my list.

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90's Redux Seen: 18/34
My List 2/25
#12 The Crow
One Pointer: The Polar Bear King

Okay, I've been busy for a quite some time so I'll try and catch up with a walk-through of all the reveals I haven't commented on yet...

94. True Romance (1993)
I've only seen this once and it was a very long time ago. I remember liking it but I didn't love it. I definitely prefer when it's Taraninto directing his own scripts.

93. Porco Rosso (1992)
I enjoyed this more than I expected to, but didn't love it. I also think I'm one who appreciates and admires Miyazaki more than I love him and his work. That said, there's some that I do really like. This was above average though definitely.

92. Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Yeah I enjoyed this. Really fun little 90s horror drama. I remember digging the vibe and the look, but it's been a long time since I've seen it.

91. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Never seen this but I expect to see it some time.

90. Three Colors: Red (1994)
Only seen Blue unfortunately, which I really like, and I've been meaning to finish the trilogy in forever. I heard Red is the best one so I probably should in the near future.

89. The Crow (1994)
Awesome movie! Almost an 80s kind of vibe. Filled with atmosphere and great genre mixes. I had a lot of fun with this!

88. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Not seen this one but I want to.

87. Total Recall (1990)
Classic Arnold! A fun, entertaining sci-fi cyberpunk flick! A lot of Paul Verhoevenism, which I like. I want to revisit this again actually.

86. Gattaca (1997)
I remember thinking this one was good but at the moment I remember barely anything about it.

85. Dead Man (1995)
This one always seemed interesting to me. Haven't seen much Jim Jarmusch but I really want to see more by him.

84. A Few Good Men (1992)
One of those "classic films" in cinema. It's loved by a wide audience for a reason and it does a good job entertaining you. It's a favorite of mine or anything, but I do understand its reputation.

83. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Well... I've always enjoyed British humor more (or Danish for that matter). American comedies are hit or miss for me and this kind of humor is just a bit too, well, dumb for me.I usually like my humor smarter and faster, but at least it's very honest and comfortable with what kind of movie it wants to be. I'm just not really a fan.

82. Strange Days (1995)
Another movie that has always had my interest but which I have yet to see...

81. Before Sunrise (1995)
I'm a huge fan of this trilogy and I also love the first one more than the second, which usually seems to be opposite among fans. This film really created something unique within romance flicks, which I really liked. Great film.

80. Lost Highway (1997)
Not too long since I've seen this. Didn't outright love it but a good Lynch. The first 30-40 minutes I thought it could be a favorite, but then it took a turn. The film has some of the most effetive eerie stuff in a Lynch though. That creepy man is CREEPY.

79. Point Break (1991)
I really didn't like this as much as I expected too. The foot chase is great though and a few other scenes. But it had an 80s vibe but in a negative way for me. Maybe I should rewatch it though.

Damn... that was a lot. But now I'm caught up!

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I'll be away from the computer for the next couple of days, so I'll only have brief check-ins with the phone, but...


Point Break - yeah, still have never seen. One of those, no strong inclination nor necessarily aversion, other than action often isn't my genre. I think a lot of Bigelow's filmography is a blindspot for me and kind of in the same category.



Lost Highway - this was my #2, so a little disappointed it didn't land higher. I know it didn't connect with audiences the way Mulholland Drive did on release, but I thought enough time had passed for people to come back around and re-evaluate and appreciate it. It's got some really beautiful and haunting imagery. Lynch has said it grew out of his obsession with the OJ Simpson trial at the time of, here is a guy who, to Lynch's belief, murdered two people, and then went on to just live his normal life the next day as if nothing happened, and what type of thoughts must be going through his head in order to do something like that.

It might actually be my second favorite Lynch. A number of Lynch films might be my second favorite Lynch film, though.

Classy.

Another one from my list! #21


Lost Highway is the first David Lynch movie I saw, knowing him only from Twin Peaks. It didn't click with me at first. Only later did I begin to appreciate its Nightmare logic. Layered realities is a running theme in many Lynch films, The truth is not something set in stone, and it can be different for each person. A man can be in two places at once. A woman can be two people.


Point Break is indeed very fun, and extremely 90's. It didn't make my list, but it's nice to see it here.


Seen: 15/22
List: 2/25

Very true. I don't know, it was just a thought. It's also possible that the movies have simply fallen a bit out of the Zeitgeist, and aren't brought up as much any more.

It's fascinating when a movie/actor/band is huge in its time, but is forgotten later.

The earlier mentions of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey reminded me of the band Faith No More. They were HUGE for a time. But I can't remember anyone talking about them or hearing one of their songs in 25+ years. Except of course when I watch or think about that movie.