The MoFo Top 100 of the Nineties

Blue's my favourite of the trilogy, sometimes. My favourite used to be White, and I still adore it, but I just love theres just something about Blue that just does it for me. Red's the most critically acclaimed, and it's an excellent film, but it's probably my 'least' favourite of the trilogy.

Got it on blu ray the other week, excellent transfers, but then, Artificial Eye often have them.

I've narrowed my list down to 62. Perhaps by July I'll have narrowed it down to the requisite 25. Although there's every chance I'll have seen more films by then, so maybe that will be easier said than done.

I don't see the problem with regarding a trilogy as separate films. They are separate films, and sometimes one is better than another. The only issue is that it takes up space on your list if you intend to vote for more than one part, I suppose. But splitting didn't harm Lord of the Rings in the Millennium countdown, and at least with it split nobody could say 'it's only number one because you combined the three films'.

And that's one of issues I have. I want all Three Colours films to do really well, but there are at least fifty 90's films that can make my top 25, I really want to give every film a chance.

Besides, if we enter them as separate films, they could easily get lost in the shuffle. Some very few will vote for Blue, some for White, a lot for Red. It just makes the chances of any film getting a decent position or even actually making the top 25 rather slim.

I think some trilogies can be viewed as separate entities, but Three Colours is an exception. Each of the three colours represent a colour of the French flag, this is thematically important when looking at all the films as a whole. If you were to split them up individually then it somewhat loses that thematic relevance, I think.


I think i'll have to watch every single 90's film that made it to my Top 100 (though that list would change drastically today) and some more I admire a lot. I'll watch at least one a week until the week before the deadline. Should be exciting.

Although it isn't a rule, I think people should not post their own lists until it's over or very close to over. Just spoils it a bit by giving a preview of what to expect.

Also I don't see why people are in such a rush to post their list already. Are you sure there isn't some hidden gem that you could watch over the next 6 months and wish to include it. You will also have to pester Harry Lime with pm's asking for certain films to be taken off and changed.

So just take your time mofo's, catch up on some you have missed.

Speaking of which could someone post a list of some of the better foreign films that could have been missed by those of us who generally don't stray to far from the mainstream.

I could... but I'm afraid that would give others a clue about my list. Currently, there are 12 foreign films on my list.

Well you could pm me if thats ok.

No. He already said that once lists are submitted they are final and he will not allow ANY changes.

Like I said, all of the movies I've chosen are long time favorites. Many of them I've loved since the date of their release, meaning they've held special places in my heart for a dozen years or more. No new favorite is going to change that.

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Great stuff, really looking forward to this. Probably wont submit my list for a while to see if I end up watching any more great films from the 90s, at the moment I have 5 definite films on my list and quite a few others which I think will make it.

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That's right, no exceptions.

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Cool.

Here's mine:

1. Flubber
2. Volcano
3. Home Alone 3
4. Chairman of the Board
5. Baby Geniuses
6. Barney's Great Adventure
7. 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
8. Metro
9. Plump Fiction
10. Cop and a Half
11. Eraser
12. Street Fighter
13. Highlander II
14. Cool as Ice
15. Cyborg 2
16. Batman and Robin
17. Kazaam
18. Speed 2
19. Godzilla
20. Rocky V
21. The Haunting
22. Tomorrow Never Dies
23. Terminal Velocity
24. The Peacemaker
25. Waterworld

My one stipulation is that everyone votes for Army of Darkness

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Vote for Following and i'll make sure to vote for Darkness

Don't worry Prestiege, Following will be on my list. And I ask for nothing in return

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......I like Waterworld

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I also like Waterworld.

I see what you did there.

Personally I would have had Highlander 2 at no.1.

Waterworld, Eraser and Godzilla are all fine, enjoyable films.

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My list (which I've started working on and could send in anywhere from minutes to now to months from now, depending on where my moods take me) is probably going to look similar to Rodent's and Brodinski's. I love too many "bad" movies from the 90's.

Much like kiteboarding is a fine, enjoyable experience too... until you crash onto the beach and die.

I reckon Harry should actually take that as Brod's list... just because.

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