What's your best movie and/or Concert of the 1990's?
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
High Fidelty Top 5: Best 90's movies.
1)PULP FICTION 2)TRUE ROMANCE 3)WHEN WE WERE KINGS 4)LEON:THE PROFESSIONAL 5)THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
High Fidelty Top 5: Best 90's concerts.
1) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: THE BOSS IS BACK 2) BON JOVI: KEEP THE FAITH TOUR 3) BRYAN ADAMS: SO FAR SO GOOD 4) MICHAEL JACKSON: DANGEROUS WORLD TOUR 5) REPUBLICA: READY TO GO
Posted by Blondie135 (Member # 76) on :
I would have to say The Joy Luck Club was one of the best movies of the 90's. It is a very touching and emotional movie about the lives of 4 asian mothers.
Posted by Ali_with_an_i (Member # 27) on :
I agree Blondie135, that is one of my favorite films. Have you ever read the book?
Posted by msbradshaw (Member # 982) on :
I'll have to think about "best" movies of the 90s, but some memorable ones for me are The Lover, Swingers, and Jackie Brown.
As for concerts, Pearl Jam in '94 was the best concert bar none.
Posted by karate babe (Member # 879) on :
Final Destination Shes all that The Faculty Disturbing Behaviour Romeo & Juliet & so many more.......sorry for going on.. *_*
Posted by Hezibaby (Member # 222) on :
Any Kevin Smith movie is a best. He is a genius with his wit and comic timing. Most people only know his Jay and Silent Bob movies but he has a few lost ones out there. Suggest seein those as well as his J&SB movies especially DOgma.
Posted by McFly (Member # 354) on :
Probly no where near anyones list, but mine is 1997s Breakdown, an awesome Kurt Russell thriller.
Best comedy of the 90s (which no film has yet to top) was City Slickers.
Posted by jlynn (Member # 854) on :
Tombstone was one of the best!! But basically you give me any movie with Ben Affleck or Josh Hartnett and that is always good!!! 1.)Con Air 2.)Blade 3.)The Others 4.)Just Married 5.)Fast & the Furious 6.)Dueces Wild
Posted by Akita (Member # 1257) on :
How about Goodfellas, Casino, Heat, Jackie Brown, Pulp fiction?
Posted by leopardpantsmoodlipstick (Member # 916) on :
what about "Kalifornia?""Singles?""Grumpier Old men?""Titanic?"The Last of the Mohicans?" "Seven?"OOOOOR"Silence of the lambs?" We all can't forget that one. Freeky Deeky man.
Posted by SHEGOTGAME (Member # 476) on :
Normally I would make a long list...but I haven't gotten a chance to really think about it...but there is one movie in particular that I love!...REMEMBER THE TITANS...This is the type of movie that you can watch over and over! I was upset that this film didn't win any awards because it was great!! The music was great too...and the fact that it's based on a true story makes it even better! Posted by Ali_with_an_i (Member # 27) on :
Two of the films I love from the 90s would have to be Dazed And Confused and Inventing The Abbotts. I love both of those movies, they're very endearing.
Posted by fog-80 (Member # 1254) on :
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead
Posted by Akita (Member # 1257) on :
I really loved Reality Bites...any one else into this one? Posted by Sid Fishes (Member # 1283) on :
best movie of the 90's is easily "Fargo". pure film making genius.
best concert? hmmm. saw quite a few, some memorable ones that spring to mind are Tina Turner, Neil Diamond, Mike & The Mechanics, Big Country (twice), Jimmy Barnes (twice), Jeff Healey Band, Crash Test Dummies, Def Leppard, Bryan Adams, Green Day, ummmm...
Posted by John Doe (Member # 1291) on :
I always thought the movie, "Strange Days" was pretty cool. It was pretty underrated when it came out.
Posted by Ali_with_an_i (Member # 27) on :
You know I always thought that the Sharpe series were great movies of the 90s. Pretty much no one in the U.S. has seen them which is a shame. I'm a huge Sean Bean fan so that's how I got into Sharpe. They played the series here once on Masterpiece Theatre which airs on public television but who watches that? The ratings weren't that great I guess, so they haven't shown them since. I think they are really worth watching, but that's just my opinion. Posted by captainchunk (Member # 657) on :
best 90's movie hum.... my top 5 in any order... robin hood...titanic...birdcage...interview w/ vampire...the stand have a good day SPRING IS HERE YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Posted by djcsuperstar (Member # 723) on :
Best 90's movies, for me anyway:
Ed Wood -a top three favorite of all time. the greatest Tim Burton movie ever (and I'm a big fan of his stuff)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
there are others, like...
Bottle Rocket -Wes Anderson's first movie, pre-Rushmore and The Royal Tennenbaums.
But yeah, Ed Wood is the best.
Posted by cheetara2121 (Member # 1272) on :
empire records, true romance, singles, the dark chrystal and the crow (are they in the 90's? i think so i just want to play the game)
Posted by djcsuperstar (Member # 723) on :
oh yeah, and Bram Stoker's Dracula.
very cool.
Posted by Eddie Wilson (Member # 169) on :
Best Movie is "Dazed & Confused"
Best concert attended is Matchbox 20 w/ Everclear and Lifehouse
Posted by PACMAN (Member # 1315) on :
Hello everyone, I'm new to the group. I really have enjoyed reading some of the post. In this particular discussion I have heard some great 90's movies favorable mention. I would have to say that the best movie from this time period to me would be "The Last Of The Mohicans" James Fenimore Cooper's novel is really brought to life by Director Michael Mann. Mann's talent for pulling you into a film is helped immensely by his lead actors. Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe. And what can be said about the Soundtrack to give it justice. This is another extraordinary album, combining heart-throbbing tracks from Trevor Jones and more laid back themes from Randy Edelman. In fact, though it's not the best movie of all time, I'd say that the soundtrack is the best thing I've ever heard. Download track 1.Main Title, 2.Elk Hunt, 3.The Kiss and see for yourself. Well, that's my sick opinion. Sorry, still learnin how to be short and sweet.
Malcolm Rogers Posted by PACMAN (Member # 1315) on :
Ohh yea, djcsuperstar....Bottle Rocket was a good one!
Posted by Gary Coleman For Governor (Member # 1853) on :
Best Movie: Terminator 2
Posted by Silverado (Member # 1388) on :
Point Breakf
Posted by j banana (Member # 1714) on :
finally...some interest in the 90s, awesome. goooood movies in this decade....
obviously the previously mentioned tarintino and kevin smith films. staples of the 90s. plus wes anderson, bottle rocket is the best!!!!
cant forget...
wedding singer trainspotting the big lebowsky fear the craft half-baked a league of their own encino man, bio-dome, in the army now... desert blue pecker foxfire fight club go cruel intentions i could keep going..... oh yeah, i used to love Singles. i dont why i watched it so much. Posted by retrohpink (Member # 1832) on :
This one is hard because I'm "diving" so much in the eighties that I don't think I can remember a movie from the 90's that I really liked... but hmm...
First I don't know the year it was made, either 90's or 00's but it has to be one of my all time favourite movies - The Virgin Suicides - because its supposed to be in the 70's and I think its perfectly recreated plus the soundtrack is just amazing.
Then other movies... hm.. "Seven" was good and so as "Cruel Intentions" and this horror gore flick -> Braindead AKA Dead Alive wass cool too =)
Posted by Sam Hain (Member # 1552) on :
Dazed and Confused Pulp Fiction There's Something About Mary South Park: Bigger Longer Uncut Happy Gilmore Detroit Rock City Twister(even though this one loses alot of awesomeness at home compared to the theater)
Best Concert
Kiss Reunion tour '96-'97
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
T2 & The Usual Suspects Posted by TKO (Member # 1471) on :
'The Green Mile' (1999)
Posted by goonie_girl (Member # 1530) on :
The Sandlot Forrest Gump Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion
Posted by goonie_girl (Member # 1530) on :
i forgot one. wild america is awesome too.
Posted by Jessica Rabbit 2 Russian Rabbit (Member # 1904) on :
THE BEST FILM OF THE 90'S AND FOREVER IS NATURAL BORN KILLERS.
Posted by NottoocoolJulie (Member # 1580) on :
Pulp Fiction True Romance Swingers MallRats Clerks Shakes The Clown (doesn't get any funnier than clowns drunk off their a**)
That's all I can think of right now..
Posted by isis9968 (Member # 1780) on :
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Unlawful Entry Presummed Innocent The Fugitive In the Line of Fire Ghost The Bodyguard Dying Young Frankie & Johnny Pacific Heights Pretty Woman Sleeping with the Enemy The War of the Roses Stakeout Tango & Cash Ace Venture-Pet Decetive The Craft Single White Female The River Wild Silence of the Lambs Jurassic Park
Posted by terminator800 (Member # 1948) on :
my favorites in the 90's are...
Terminator 2 Boyz N The Hood Goodfellas Edward Scissorhands Pulp Fiction Donnie Brasco Menace II Society American History X
Posted by Axl (Member # 47) on :
Top 90s....ummmm were there any? kidding.... True Romance Killing Zoe The Matrix Red Rock West Species 13th Floor Seven
Posted by Axl (Member # 47) on :
And add Goodfellas, Eyes Wide Shut & King of New York (or was that '89?)
Posted by paulshrimpton (Member # 1022) on :
Just scanned this post, and don't believe that it's gone so far without anyone mentioning Pump Up The Volume cos that's top of anyone's list.
Others for me would be LA Confidential with Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, and the excellent and underrated Guy Pearce, Groundhog Day with Bill Murray and the delicious Andie McDowell, and alittle teem comedy called Eight Days A Week, which I have just reviewed at another site - The Spinning Image Posted by Ali_with_an_i (Member # 27) on :
Good call on LA Confidential. I absolutly LOVE Guy Pearce!
Posted by isis9968 (Member # 1780) on :
I guess I have to go with Groundhog Day also, since I did grow up in the town it was based on, me and Punxsy Phil are as tight as can be!
Posted by TresFoxy (Member # 542) on :
My parents best friends live in the town it was filmed in!!! Woodstock, Illinois!!!! They used to owm a beautiful house that would have made a great B&B!!! Go Groundhog Day!!!
Posted by isis9968 (Member # 1780) on :
TresFoxy-they did recreate Punxsutawney really well, the 2 towns are very similar, so that was actually cool. My grandpa lived on Cherry Street- where they put the Bed N Breakfast that Bill Murray stayed in. My friend from high school helped give factual information for the film, and his brother was an extra in the movie. Punxsutawney is all about the Ground Hog, in high school we were the Woodchucks, and are rivals were The Beavers. We had a Groundhog King and Queen. Every year for Groundhog Day, they get around 30,000 people there, it's crazy. I went to Gobblers Knob in high school with my foreign exchange student, and it is no fun to get out there in the freezing cold at around 5am, to watch them pull poor Phil out of his fake tree stump. Oh, well it is cool to come from a town that everyone knows about though.
Posted by TresFoxy (Member # 542) on :
That's true it is nice to be nationally know for such a nice thing. Who doesn't love cuddly groundhogs. Just think of "Caddyshack" My town is know for nothing. We are often called Deadford instead of Redford because nothing ever goes on here. Well actually my town has made two claims to fame but both of them were very negative! I really liked staying in Woodstock though and if the real town of Puxatawny(sp?) is as nice as Woodstock then I'm sure I would love to visit there! As for my High School I went to R.U. High!!!! Most people find that absolutely hilarious but it's really my school's name we were the panthers though....
Posted by Swan (Member # 2051) on :
About a dozen of my choices have already been mentioned. The only one I haven't seen listed here would be Jason's Lyric. I love this movie. It really struck a chord with me on many different levels. Probably my favorite love story. Posted by totallyradchick (Member # 2048) on :
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, SLEEPERS(BRAD PITT, JASON PATRICK),PUMP UP THE VOLUME, KUFFS, INVENTING THE ABBOTTS(BILLY CRUDUP aka Jacey very sexy), BENNY AND JOON,DAZED AND CONFUSED,EMPIRE RECORDS(GREAT SOUNDTRACK),EDWARD SCISSORHANDS,SEVEN, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION,NOW AND THEN, B.STROKERS DRACULA YEAH VERY COOL. Reality bites was cool too...Most of the others I like have already been posted above...Oh yeah i also liked BED OF ROSES.....ALTHOUGH I LIKE ALL OF THE MOVIES I MENTIONED ABOVE MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF THE NINETIES IS DEFINETELY "THE CROW" I REALLY LOVE THAT MOVIE AND THE SOUNDTRACK IS PRETTY COOL!
Posted by totallyradchick (Member # 2048) on :
SORRY- I GET CARRIED AWAY SOMETIMES dIDN'T MEAN TO WRITE SO MUCH Posted by isis9968 (Member # 1780) on :
I loved Kuffs and Bed of Roses too, those were 2 great movies.
Posted by Esh1970 (Member # 2118) on :
Most of the ones I'd choose have already been listed....also loved The Chase (1994) with Charlie Sheen....A Walk In The Clouds (1995) with Keanu Reeves - I had never even heard of this one till my Mom and I found it on cable one rainy day and had nothing better to watch. hehe Now it's one of my favorites. It does seem like the further we get from the 80's the crummier the movies get for the most part. There are some gems here and there, though. Posted by Nick N (Member # 2158) on :
American Pie Titanic Buffy The Vampire Slayer Scream Save The Last Dance (2000)
Posted by isis9968 (Member # 1780) on :
An Innocent Man-Tom Selleck The Juror-Demi Moore Suspect-Cher Presummed Innocent-Harrison Ford Deceived-Goldie Hawn
Posted by Ali_with_an_i (Member # 27) on :
I like Home Alone. It's a good family film for Christmas time. It's one of the only films made in the 90s that I even rememeber.
Posted by HipsterMom27 (Member # 2161) on :
I'm not much of a block-buster action-flick mainstream movie-goer, so two of my favorite '90s movies are "The Piano" and "Sense & Sensibility." If a movie doesn't play at the local alternative cinema, it's not something I'm likely to see. I don't have a lot of time for movie-going due to being a single working mom, so it better be worth my money. Better popcorn than a mall theater, plus home-made cakes & biscotti...what's not to like?
Posted by Ali_with_an_i (Member # 27) on :
oh those are two great films! I love Sense and Sensability. My olser sister's favorite movie is The Piano.
See I forgot about those films. There are tons that were made in the 90s but my brain is clogged and I haven't been able to think of anything.
I'll probably remember all the films I liked in the 90s ten years from now.
Posted by HipsterMom27 (Member # 2161) on :
"Office Space" is great.
One time, one of the idiots in my office sent an All Staff e-mail because someone had confiscated HER STAPLER...she knew it was HER STAPLER by some identifying characteristic...would the culprit please return HER STAPLER immediately to its rightful owner without fear of retribution.
So this guy send another e-mail alluding to Milton and his missing stapler...I almost LMAO at the time...but I think only he & I "got" the subversive message. Oh, the humanity that is life and thank god for movies to help us get through it!
Posted by RiverPhoenix4life (Member # 1719) on :
hmmm...let me think...in no particular order,
Sleepers Edward Scissorhands Boon Dock Saints American History X Empire Records Dazed and Confused All I wanna Do Schindlers List Clueless The Doors Cruel intentions 10 things I hate About you Dogfight Sneakers Crybaby Young guns two Pump Up The Volume and... Indian Summer
some are post 90's, but you get the point.
Tootles! Posted by RiverPhoenix4life (Member # 1719) on :
oops forgot a few,
Virgin Suicides Almost Famous and Dangerous Beauty
Tootles! Posted by isis9968 (Member # 1780) on :
River, I didn't like any of those movies, on your list,-we really have completely different tastes in movies except Virgin Suicides, which was completely depressing. The best thing about it was the soundtrack. Man, did Kathleen Turner look old. I loved her in The War of the Roses-I loved that house.
I hated The Piano, I gave that one away-I don't know why I bought it, and I bought Forrest Gump without ever seeing it, and that movie stinks, I hate Tom Hanks's voice in it, and it was so depressing, and when his mom-Sally Field-took the teacher in to mess around with him, to get her kid in to school while he stood there listening-that was gross, and I didn't find her to be a great role model mother. Life is like a box of chocolates...the end should have been: it all starts to look like crap.
I didn't really like any of the Tom Hanks movies that won him the oscars...I liked him in comedies like: Big Turner and Hooch Splash Bachelor Party The Money Pit Castaway, and Philadelphia, and the Green Mile, were too depresiing, and I didn't even like the stories at all. Especially Castaway, Helen Hunt shouldn't have replaced him in her life so easily.. a few years is not a long time to mourn a person.
My favorite 90's movies..and one of my all time favorites that I never get tired of is Frequency-that is a great movie-that movie is about hope, and it is sad, but with a great ending, and it is thrilling. It has everything in it, it is so well done, even though it is not ever possible-that is what is cool about it, the idea of what if it could be??
Posted by Ali_with_an_i (Member # 27) on :
I liked Sleepers. It depressed me because it was supposedly based on a true story. I thought the acting was good and very believable. It's just not a film I can watch more than once.
I'm not really a Brad Pitt fan but he's in some decent films. I also liked Seven. I hate Thelma and Louise. I just never got that one.
Posted by Lady Depp (Member # 317) on :
The Sandlot was the best movie ever from the 90s
Posted by Ali_with_an_i (Member # 27) on :
Oh yeah! I forgot about that movie! I thought that was so cute! I think that was an underrated film. I just watched it again recently on HBO. The part where they do the chewing tabacco at the fair always cracks me up! Posted by HipsterMom27 (Member # 2161) on :
A '90s movie I really love is "One False Move" which was written by Billy Bob Thornton...he also played one of the bad guys. I think this is the first time I recognized Bill Paxton outside of "Weird Science" and I was rather impressed.
The casting person for this movie went to grade school with my brother, so I guess I have "hometown pride" for it...but I like the story on many levels.
This was Billy Bob's breakthru after starving in Hollywood for a few years. I think he actually made enuf money on it to help finance "Slingblade" a few years later. That's a good one too...who knew John Ritter could do so well?
Posted by Missie (Member # 2186) on :
There are tons of movies in the 90's that were good, but the two that stick out are The Usual Suspects and Seven.
Excellent writing and perfectly cast films.
Shawshank Redemption was great, too.
And Happy Gilmore...cuz it makes me laaaaaauugh!
Missie
Posted by endanger (Member # 2244) on :
american psycho romper stomper la haine pulp fiction once were warriors and the crow all stood out for me.
Posted by j banana (Member # 1714) on :
i was just reading the posts and i dint think anyone mentioned Suburbia??? cuz that was a good one.
and Hackers. i love Hackers. i dont care what anyone says.
Posted by Jessica Rabbit 2 Russian Rabbit (Member # 1904) on :
Lock Stock and two smoking barrels is another one of my favorites, all Nicholas Cage films... Along with most of the films that have already been mentioned...
Pulp fiction True Romance Reservoir dogs Leon Trainspotting Goodrfella's Saving private ryan Thin Red Line Forrest Gump Happy Gilmore Human Traffic (Although i think that was 2000) ETC Natural Born Killers of course.
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Posted by jun (Member # 2314) on :
I liked Forrest Gump a lot. The presentation of the film is very great.
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
I must've posted a top 5 already, but never mind. 'Forrest Gump' was unbearably annoying especially when you look at the talent involved (just goes to prove that they should leave the serious stuff to guys like Oliver Stone) only Gary Sinise made it watchable.
I'm surprised all the 80's people keep overlooking Kevin Smith, he was John Hughes on weed in the 90's: Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob strike back; all classics, even Mallrats is somewhat of a cult fav these days.
HF TOP 5 OVERLOOKED FILMS OF THE 90S
1)living in oblivion 2)swimming with sharks 3)glengerry/glenross 4)gremlins 2: the new batch 5)three kings
Posted by Stephie9 (Member # 2343) on :
The best movie of the 90's would either have to be Forrest Gump or Apollo 13!!!
Posted by Danny Darko (Member # 2367) on :
The best two films of the 90's have to be Beutieful Girls and A River Runs Through It.
Another question who areyourfavourite actors of the nineties and in which films?
Posted by materialgirl347 (Member # 2194) on :
BILLY MADISON I couldn/t believe some of Adam Sandlers othe movies were on here and this one wasn't, its the greatest! Also...
The Usual Suspects Goodfellas Dazed and Confused Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead Last Man Standing The Whole Nine Yards The Wedding Singer Never Been Kissed Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Half Baked Office Space
Posted by Beet (Member # 2471) on :
These are all good choices however I'm surprised only one person I saw mentioned Schindler's List. This is considered the best of the '90s by the critics but may be too serious for many, and doesn't really fit the 'zeitgeist' of the decade. But then again neither did the Breakfast Club...
Posted by 7red7 (Member # 2473) on :
I have a three way tie:
Singles Threesome Glory Daze
DAN
Posted by HipsterMom27 (Member # 2161) on :
Welcome newbies.
As a card-carrying member of the alternative society for the prevention of cinema schlock, my list includes those movies that don't generally run at mall chain theaters. In short, if it was directed by Cameron, produced by Bruckheimr, starred Cruise, Ford or DiCaprio, I probably didn't see it.
I have my weak moments...for instance, I enjoyed "True Lies"...but for the most part, I'm an admitted cinema snob.
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Freeky Deeky man.
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Go Groundhog Day!!!