The MoFos Top 100 of the 90s Countdown - Redux

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"Well, at least your intentions behind the UTTERLY DEVASTATING FAULTS IN YOUR LOGIC are good." - Captain Steel

Have seen so far: 10-- Point Break - I thought it was a decent bank robber movie, nothing special though.

Beauty and the Beast - One of the first Disney movies that I saw and it was a good one.

Election - Both Broderick and Witherspoon did well in this movie and I think it was a decent high school movie.

The Fugitive - Not a bad cat & mouse thriller type movie, I wouldn't consider it as a favorite movie of mines.

Have not seen so far: 21

My Ballot List So Far:
#4 - Dumber and Dumber
#25 - Fear - One Pointer

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72. The Fugitive (1993) - It has been ages since I last saw The Fugitive - I still haven't got it on DVD or Blu-Ray, so the day that finally changes will be the day (maybe not the exact day) that I finally get around to watching it again and judging it from the standpoint of who I am today. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones were huge at the time, and I saw it a couple of times (it featured prominently at the Oscars - it was a must see movie in it's day), but I was never really excited about it. It's a fine thriller - and that's about it. Perhaps I'd be more appreciative of it's finer points today. I'm surprised I don't have it already (It's not like it's an obscure hard-to-find movie that one) - I'll be on the lookout.

71. The Double Life of Véronique (1991) - When I got around to watching this I gave it a score of 4.5/5 and raved on letterboxd : "It's hard to remain on the surface level of The Double Life of Veronique - if I speak about doubles, love, music and madness I feel I'm missing the more mystical, almost religious aura this film is completely enmeshed in. Have you ever felt part of yourself die? Have you ever been drawn to something, even though there's no logical reason for it? Have you ever felt alone, even with family and caring friends about? Have you ever felt like you're not alone, when there is nobody around? The way we feel and the direction our lives take is often ascribed to powers beyond our comprehension - and one wonders if we'd be drawn to the same places and people if the timer were reset, and we started again from scratch. Véronique (Irène Jacob) has a double in Poland, Weronika (Irène Jacob) and through their connection we explore what it means to be in tune with the spiritual, and your intuition. Krzysztof Kieślowski does this with his typical flair (he uses colour to great effect), and doesn't feel the need to explain anything to his audience - you have to feel it. This is the very definition of transcendent, and the film itself is something of an enigma with plenty of room for interpretation." Great movie - it's been a few years so I need to see this again too. If I had seen it more recently, it would have had a good chance of making my ballot.

Seen : 30/30

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I really loved The Fugitive the first time I watched it way back in the 90’s. Somehow, I have still never returned to it though so it doesn’t get on any of my lists. Really should get back to it.

Veronique was very mid for me, but I like Kieslowski really well, so maybe I wasn’t in the mood. Will also get a rewatch eventually, but this one I watched within the past few years.

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I've only seen Veronique one time and was a little disappointed. I like several of the directors films so I need to see it again.

Saw The Fugitive once way back, maybe at the cinema, and it didn't do much for me.

I haven't seen The Fugitive and I just watched Veronique last week. I thought it was solid enough.

Veronique is the first film to appear that I'm wondering if I made a mistake not having it on my list? Probably no as I've only seen it twice and the first time was in class, so I was studying it more than watching it. I guess I'd like 26? I really liked it both times and I think I'd love it as a mood piece double bill with TC:Blue because, from memory, they have a similar feel and atmosphere. I'm really pleased to see it here.

The Fugative was good. A fun ride, but I've not thought of that film in years. Which feels about right. There's nothing 'wrong' with it, it's perfectly functionable but, like SotL, it's never felt like more than that to me.

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Nice pair! The Fugitive is #19 on my ballot. One of the great thrillers and dad movies of this or any decade. It respects the audience's intelligence, has a classic James Newton Howard score, it makes Chicago a character in and of itself and it's endlessly rewatchable. It's also pretty darn funny too, mostly thanks to Jones. It's one of those movies from the '90s like Sneakers you can put on any day and at any time.

Veronique is one of the most beautiful and mystical movies of the '90s and it came close to making my ballot, but I had to do some Kieslowski triage if you know what I mean. Glad it made the ballot and that it hasn't been forgotten.

Ah yes, The Fugitive, the movie that inspired a million "one-armed man" jokes. I watched it a few times when it was still pretty new and I remember liking it well enough, but I've never had any desire to revisit it as an adult.

I haven't seen Veronique.

Seen: 24/30
My Balllot:
9. Point Break (#79)
12. True Romance (#94)
24. Interview With the Vampire (#92)
25. Untamed Heart (One Pointer)

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The Fugitive is a really solid flick with some good performances and a really expensive dummy that was supposed to fall in a really lifelike way, or at least that was the intent. The results were mixed.

I just gained access to Veronique over the past week, so I will get it in soon.

Still just 1/25 on my ballot so far...

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I always found The Fugitive to be pretty average all around. I never saw the original show though.

I haven’t seen Veronique.

Of course, I visited the theatre for The Fugitive (1993) when it came out and my company was fully entertained. Watched it several more times through the years, last time about three weeks ago when I showed it to my mother (I organized a Harrison Ford panorama for her).

Classic Thrill-Action which belongs to the 90's top 100 for sure. Would be in my extended list too (range #60-80).

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The Double Life of Veronique is a very good film by an excellent director but not the one of his that I voted for. Assuming Blue makes it that would be three for Kieslowski.

I saw The Fugitive in theaters and watched many times on TV. Great action movie and happy to see it here.

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The Fugitive is an entertaining Movie.
When I think about how we use the words "movie" and "film"... well, it's a funny thing, sometimes we use them totally interchangeably and others there's just a subtle hint that a movie is just a movie but a film is a Film. You catch in conversation here and elsewhere all the time.
So, in that context, I would say that The Fugitive is a entertaining Movie.
But The Double Life Of Veronique... man, what a Film.

I saw The Fugitive but not the other.

I was about to say that I never heard of The Double Life of Veronique but I realized I actually have it on my watchlist (yes… that one is also on my watchlist). And it’s by the same man behind the three colors trilogy. So I guess that’s how I came about it. I know nothing about it though.

As for The Fugitive, I have seen it but I didn’t vote for it. Still slightly mad at it because Tommy Lee Jones stole the Oscar from DiCaprio… and also, while really good I don’t find it amazing or anything.

Have I seen The Fugitive, or was it Frantic, or was it the one with "get off my plane!" I'm not sure....

As for ♪ Veroniiiiique-nique-nique ♫ that film makes Jean Dielman look like an action-packed blockbuster.
It looks good and it's so incredibly boring and pointless, like a very long Elton John video clip without the Elton John song (The Double Life Of Nikita).

The Fugitive: Liked It, but not enough to put it on the list.

Double Life of Veronique: Hadn't Seen It.

Seen: 16/30

The Fugitive (1993)
The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

Ack, That's two days in a row that I haven't seen either of the movies.
What in the hell have I been watching all of these years???

Was that the strongest set of supporting actor nominees or what? Besides Jones and DiCaprio, you have Fiennes in Schindler's List, Malkovich in In the Line of Fire and Postlethwaite in In the Name of the Father.

I'm fine with Jones winning - his suggestion of the line "I don't care" and his delivery raised the entire profile of the movie - but I was rooting for Malkovich. Mitch Leary gave me nightmares. But anyway, any one of those guys deserved it.