The MoFo 1990s Countdown pt II - Preliminary Thread

COUNTDOWN RULES

• Submit your ranked list of twenty-five titles from best to worst - Your #1 will receive 25 pts, #2, 24, etc, etc) - Partial ballots with 10 or more movies will be accepted, but points will shift, in a 10-movie list #1 receives 10 pts and so on.
• All lists are final so please make 100% sure you like what you have before submitting. And please do not post your list here or anywhere public before the end of the countdown. (Apparently, the tradition here is that if you do this before the countdown has ended your list will be disqualified - so you probably don't want to do that)
• If you're new to this forum, please wait until you've been a member here for one month before submitting a ballot. Certain cases will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
• Films that are part of a series or trilogy (Three Colors Trilogy for one) must be submitted as separate movies.
• In order for a film to be eligible for this list, its release year needs to be listed as between 1990-1999 on TMDB or here on the forum in the Movies section. You can use IMDB but there are a handful of conflicting years on a handful of movies, and since TMDB is what we draw from here, that will be the ultimate decider.
• Blade Runner and other directors cuts go in the original's release date (so for Runner, that's the 80s and not eligible)
• List will be for theatrical feature films only - no shorts (using Oscar rules, features must be over 40 minutes to qualify), no television series, no mini-series, and no made for TV movies unless it had a theatrical release
• The deadline to submit your ballot is April 2, 2025, there will be no extensions, so study up

In order to submit your ballot, use the ballot submission link posted below:

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HOW TO USE IT

• Type the name of the movie you want to include and select it from the drop-down list.
• If the movie doesn't appear, you can click the link on the upper right corner ("movie you want not showing up") and copy and paste the movie's IMDb or TMDb URL.
• Be sure to double check the names and dates of the films on your ballot before submitting it, as there can be movies with the same title - make EXTRA sure that what you enter is what you want.

Ballots:
1. Tugg
2. Holden Pike
3. exiler96
4. MovieFan1988
5. Nope1172
6. MovieGal
7. LeBoyWondeur
8. Burning
9. TheUsualSuspect
10. ScarletLion
11. SpelingError
12. The Rodent
13. iluv2viddyfilms
14. Torgo
15. Allaby
16. Hey Fredrick
17. Wigram
18. mrblonde
19. Deschain
20. Thief
21. Little Ash
22. seanc
23. TheManBehindTheCurtain
24. Ash TheStrangeOne
25. Thursday Next
26. WrinkledMind
27. Harry Lime
28. Death Proof
29. CharlesAoup
30. ScannerDarkly
31. beelzebubble
32. ChunkyMonkey
33. xSookieStackhouse
34. PHOENIX74
35. mojofilter
36. Rusty G
37. Fabulous
38. Diehl40
39. nyctc7
40. KeyserCorleone
41. John-Connor
42. Robert the List
43. Laverc
44. Steve Freeling
45. Frightened Inmate No. 2
46. wositelec
47. MovieBuffering
48. pahaK
49. scemo
50. dadgumblah
51. John W Constantine
52. MovieMeditation
53. rauldc14
54. LAMb EELYAK
55. urkillinmesmalls
56. Cobpyth
57. I_Wear_Pants
58. stillmellow
59. Miss Vicky
60. ueno_station54
61. Siddon
62. kgaard
63. Raven73
64. cricket
65. CosmicRunaway
66. schanier
67. Citizen Rules
68. Takoma11
69. Omnizoa
70. honeykid
71. ApexPredator
72. sawduck
73. Taz
74. gbgoodies
75. Yoda
76. Wyldesyde19
77. mattiasflgrtll6
78. Captain Quint
79. Sedai
80. Captain Spaulding

So here we are now, entertain us...

I don't have full access just yet, but the ballot is good to go so do what you do in these threads.

On a personal note - I'd have been better suited to the 50s or the 60s, even the silent era, but the 90s? Hmm, let me think on that. The 90s really started for me in 1991 when this band out of Seattle blew up with a song titled "Smells Like Teen Spirit". I'm not sure where I first saw and heard it, it wasn't MTV, it might have been Night Tracks? I believe that's the place that use to show unusual stuff, before MTV did, I saw the Dickies there, Mi-Sex, and the Headboys with "The Shape of Things to Come", Gary Numan - and Teen Spirit was first seen there (but MTV hopped right on the train right quick and showed it nonstop)

So, a song to set the mood.


That was the 90s for me, that's where it kicks into high gear. Movie wise, it happened in 1992 with Unforgiven - I enjoyed many 90s movie before that, but that was the game changer, for Eastwood, and the benchmark for 90s cinema overall for me.

So going over the decade, remembering these things has me in the right mindset - it might not be my go-to decade for a thing like this, but a deep dive reveals a lot of treasures. Looking forward to seeing what we come up with for our 100. And I hope there are differences between this and the original, that this has its own distinct flavor to go along with the old standards.

Have fun.

Glad to see this thread up and the countdown officially kicked off! Great job Capt Quint.

I hope @SpelingError will consider running another of his Group Watches to help support the countdown, the past Group Watches have been a highlight. Myself I have my cheerleader outfit on and ready to shake those pom poms to help support our 90s Countdown...yeah team!

Let's get it right this time.

Recommendation:

GOTTI 1996


The most authentic mob movie ever made according to mobsters.
Here's the full movie movie on YT.

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Woo-hoo! Been a member for 10+ years and this is the first one I have participated in.

I just need 4 more films to complete my ballot.

At first, I was like, Gotti, that dreadful thing!? Then I remember that the dreadful one came out in the 2010s, you're talking about the better received, 90s appropriate movie that I'd not seen, lol. I'll give it a go, thanks for the suggestion.

lol, that one with Travolta is horrible indeed. This one stars: Armand Assante, William Forsythe and Anthony Quinn. Not sure about the 4k remaster picture quality link I posted. So if you can get your hands on the dvd that's a sure bet great film.

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Yes, in the decade that has GoodFellas, Donnie Brasco, Carlito's Way, Miller's Crossing, A Bronx Tale, Casino, Bugsy, State of Grace, The General (1998), and even The Godfather Part III, a made-for-TV movie helmed by the guy who did the bulk of the Tom Selleck "Jesse Stone" flicks is a high priority watch.

To each their own, I reckon.

I figured you had yours all ready to go. I...do not have mine ready. As usual, I will side into home at the bottom of the ninth inning, as I want to get a bunch of recommendations I haven't seen in before the deadline. Another non-surprise will be that many of the recs-to-be-soon will be films you have posted, with yet another group of films you have yet to post, but will probably post in the future as the months tick by...

Anyway, will most certainly be taking part in this countdown!

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What 90s sci fi films is worth a watch for the countdown?

FYI @Captain Quint, the return email for the ballot still identifies it as Musicals rather than 1990s Redux.

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HEI guys.

Total Recall.

Thanks for hosting! Looking forward to this countdown.

I don't think I'd be able to host due to what's going on in my life outside of this forum right now.

Also, just as a reminder, everyone is welcome to host the Group Watch thread. It doesn't just have to be me

Right on thanks for running the countdown, Captain Quint! The first 90s countdown was a bit of madness but also a lot of fun.

I have most of my list done but have about a dozen films I'd like to rewatch before sending in a list: a couple of Kiarostami's (the 90s ones from the Koker Trilogy), The Piano, After Life, Safe, Eyes Wide Shut, All About My Mother, Crumb, and few more. Movies that I think are due for a rewatch.It will be tough for me to find anything new to watch - I've seen a lot from the 90s - but I'll keep a look out for suggestions.

As for my recs...I mean I could just list a bunch of films but they would pretty much be the ones that would make my list so I'll avoid that so instead watch...Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day. It's brilliant.

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The titles that made the MoFo Top 100 Sci-Fi Films from the decade were Terminator 2: Judgment Day (#9), The Matrix (#11), Twelve Monkeys (#14), Total Recall (#19), The Fifth Element (#34), Independence Day (#40), Dark City (#48), Contact (#49), The Iron Giant (#50), Gattaca (#51), Starship Troopers (#54), Men in Black (#61), Ghost in the Shell (#64), Demolition Man (#68), Strange Days (#81), Back to the Future Part III (#87), Galaxy Quest (#88), Event Horizon (#93), and The Truman Show (#94).

The eight of those titles that made the original MoFo Top 100 of the 1990s were The Matrix (#11), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (#19), The Truman Show (#38), Total Recall (#50), Twelve Monkeys (#61), Starship Troopers (#74), The Fifth Element (#86), and Dark City (#90).

Personally, my favorites from those two lists are Twelve Monkeys, The Fifth Element, Dark City, and Galaxy Quest. As for some that didn't make a MoFo List yet, I recommend The City of Lost Children (1995), Body Snatchers (1993), Six-String Samurai (1998), and Fire in the Sky (1993).

Tag me for this stuff in the future, all the PM stuff is happening on my end automatically. I'll fix this shortly, thanks for catching it.