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Hypothesis: 1984 was the best year of film releases ever
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Heat was better than Casino.
I like Casino. So much that I rewatched it recently. Honestly, it doesn't hold up nearly as well as Goodfellas. It really does feel by the numbers. But it's still worth watching once at least, and still a good movie. It's just for Scorsese it's mediocre. For anyone else it would probably be their best.
I like Casino. So much that I rewatched it recently. Honestly, it doesn't hold up nearly as well as Goodfellas. It really does feel by the numbers. But it's still worth watching once at least, and still a good movie. It's just for Scorsese it's mediocre. For anyone else it would probably be their best.
Casino is long and formulaic, it doesn't even approach Goodfellas or any other Scorsese movie for that matter. Heat is magnificent and I highly doubt anyone suggested that Casino was the better of those two films.
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it didnt hurt. mostly it was for pulp fiction and mrs mia wallace. i loved me some uma back then.
2001 was a great year for movies.
Star Studded/Blockbusters:
LoTR: part 1
Harry Potter 1
Pearl Harbor (crappy movie in general but cool action scenes too)
Black Hawk Down
Oceans 11
Training Day mah Wakandan
Hannibal
The Fast and the Furious
More artsy/thinking movies:
Donnie Darko
Spirited Away
A beautiful Mind
Amelie
Moulin Rouge
Blow
Mulholland Dr.
Vanilla Sky
AI
Bridget Jones Diary
K-Pax
Monsters Ball
Comedies:
Not another Teen Movie
American Pie 2 (better than the first)
Zoolander
Joe Dirt
Super Troopers
Legally Blonde
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Family Movies:
Monsters inc.
Shrek
Spy Kids
Star Studded/Blockbusters:
LoTR: part 1
Harry Potter 1
Pearl Harbor (crappy movie in general but cool action scenes too)
Black Hawk Down
Oceans 11
Training Day mah Wakandan
Hannibal
The Fast and the Furious
More artsy/thinking movies:
Donnie Darko
Spirited Away
A beautiful Mind
Amelie
Moulin Rouge
Blow
Mulholland Dr.
Vanilla Sky
AI
Bridget Jones Diary
K-Pax
Monsters Ball
Comedies:
Not another Teen Movie
American Pie 2 (better than the first)
Zoolander
Joe Dirt
Super Troopers
Legally Blonde
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Family Movies:
Monsters inc.
Shrek
Spy Kids
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it was a thinly veiled reference to your discussion about how Leon is the true name of the movie because it's the international title... but I guess I was too subtle
Chukzombi
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not at all, i chuckled when i saw someone else list it as Leon but i took the high road and didnt mention it because i didnt want a cool topic to get derailed. besides Leon is not only the international title. its the original title. technically The Professional is their international title.it was a thinly veiled reference to your discussion about how Leon is the true name of the movie because it's the international title... but I guess I was too subtle
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I'm gonna reach back a ways. I don't think 1968 is better than many of the years already listed, mainly because a lot of movies from beyond the mid 70's just don't seem to hold up as well over time. Still, there's some iconic titles in there:
1968
Once Upon a Time in the West
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rosemary's Baby
Planet of the Apes
Night of the Living Dead
Where Eagles Dare
Coogan's Bluff
The Producers
Hang 'Em High
The Odd Couple
1968
Once Upon a Time in the West
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rosemary's Baby
Planet of the Apes
Night of the Living Dead
Where Eagles Dare
Coogan's Bluff
The Producers
Hang 'Em High
The Odd Couple
Chukzombi
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add stargate, maverick, airheads, naked gun 33 1/3, santa clause, in the mouth of madness, wes craven's a new nightmare, the ref, serial mom, the madness of king george, the stoned age, city slckers 2 and a million to juan.
this is 1980-2000. I tried to include blockbusters, cult hits, generally praised comedies and movies folks generally agree are good to those with quirkier tastes. I'm sure i missed a few, but by the year 1990, the sheer amount of movies being made almost doubles so it's easy to gloss over all that text at times
1980
- Airplane
American Gigolo
The Blue Lagoon
The Blues Brothers
Caddyshack
Flash Gordon
Friday the 13th
Raging Bull
The Shining
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Superman II
1981
- An American Werewolf in London
The Cannonball Run
Chariots of Fire
Clash of the Titans
Escape from New York
The Evil Dead
Excalibur
Heavy Metal
History of the World: Part I
On Golden Pond
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Scanners
Stripes
1982
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Rocky III
Porky's
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Poltergeist
First Blood
The Dark Crystal
Conan the Barbarian
Blade Runner
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
An Officer and a Gentleman
Pink Floyd The Wall
The Thing
Tron
1983
- Bill Cosby: Himself
Christine
A Christmas Story
Cujo
Krull
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
National Lampoon's Vacation
Risky Business
Scarface
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Trading Places
WarGames
1984
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Beverly Hills Cop
Cannonball Run II
Children of the Corn
Dune
Footloose
Ghostbusters
Gremlins
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Karate Kid
The NeverEnding Story
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Police Academy
Purple Rain
Red Dawn
Revenge of the Nerds
Sixteen Candles
The Terminator
This Is Spinal Tap
1985
- Back to the Future
The Breakfast Club
Cocoon
Commando
Day of the Dead
Fletch
Fright Night
The Goonies
The Last Dragon
Legend
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Mask
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Rambo: First Blood Part II
The Return of the Living Dead
Rocky IV
St. Elmo's Fire
Teen Wolf
Vampire Hunter D
Weird Science
1986
- Aliens
Big Trouble in Little China
Blue Velvet
Cobra
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Fly
The Hitcher
Labyrinth
Platoon
Pretty in Pink
Short Circuit
Stand by Me
Top Gun
The Transformers: The Movie
1987
- Dirty Dancing
Eddie Murphy Raw
Evil Dead II
Fatal Attraction
Full Metal Jacket
Good Morning, Vietnam
Hellraiser
Ishtar
La Bamba
The Last Emperor
Lethal Weapon
The Lost Boys
Predator
The Princess Bride
RoboCop
The Running Man
Spaceballs
Throw Momma from the Train
The Untouchables
1988
- Above the Law
Akira
Beetlejuice
Big
Bloodsport
Bull Durham
Child's Play
Cocktail
Die Hard
A Fish Called Wanda
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Rain Man
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Young Guns
1989
- The Abyss
Back to the Future Part II
Batman
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Born on the Fourth of July
Dead Poets Society
Driving Miss Daisy
Field of Dreams
Ghostbusters II
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Major League
My Left Foot
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Road House
Weekend at Bernie's
When Harry Met Sally...
1990
- Dances with Wolves
Darkman
Dick Tracy
Die Hard 2
Edward Scissorhands
Ghost
Goodfellas
Home Alone
The Hunt for Red October
Kindergarten Cop
King of New York
Marked for Death
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Total Recall
Tremors
1991
- Boyz n the Hood
City Slickers
The Doors
Fried Green Tomatoes
JFK
Jungle Fever
New Jack City
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The Silence of the Lambs
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Thelma & Louise
1992
- Aladdin
Basic Instinct
Batman Returns
The Bodyguard
The Crying Game
A Few Good Men
Patriot Games
Reservoir Dogs
Scent of a Woman
Unforgiven
Wayne's World
1993
- Army of Darkness
Dazed and Confused
Indecent Proposal
Jurassic Park
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Philadelphia
Rudy
Schindler's List
Sleepless in Seattle
Tombstone
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1994
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Clerks
The Crow
Dumb and Dumber
Forrest Gump
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
The Lion King
The Mask
Natural Born Killers
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
Speed
Stargate
True Lies
1995
- Apollo 13
Bad Boys
Billy Madison
Braveheart
The Bridges of Madison County
Casino
Clueless
Desperado
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Friday
Hackers
Heat
Judge Dredd
Jumanji
Kids
Mallrats
Powder
Se7en
Tommy Boy
Toy Story
The Usual Suspects
1996
- The Birdcage
The Cable Guy
Fargo
From Dusk Till Dawn
Happy Gilmore
Independence Day
Jerry Maguire
Kingpin
Mission: Impossible
The Nutty Professor
Ransom
Scream
Sling Blade
Tin Cup
Twister
1997
- Air Force One
Alien Resurrection
Anaconda
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Boogie Nights
Con Air
Donnie Brasco
Face/Off
The Fifth Element
G.I. Jane
The Game
Good Will Hunting
Grosse Pointe Blank
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Jackie Brown
L.A. Confidential
Men in Black
Titanic
1998
- American History X
Armageddon
The Big Lebowski
Blade
Half Baked
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Rounders
Saving Private Ryan
There's Something About Mary
The Truman Show
The Waterboy
You've Got Mail
1999
- American Beauty
American Pie
Any Given Sunday
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Being John Malkovich
The Blair Witch Project
The Boondock Saints
Eyes Wide Shut
Fight Club
The Green Mile
The Matrix
The Mummy
Office Space
The Sixth Sense
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Toy Story 2
Varsity Blues
2000
- American Psycho
Cast Away
The Cell
Charlie's Angels
Coyote Ugly
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Final Destination
Gladiator
Meet the Parents
Memento
Mission: Impossible II
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Pitch Black
Remember the Titans
Requiem for a Dream
Scary Movie
Snatch
Unbreakable
X-Men
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1982 > 1999 > 1984 > 1994
1993 is tempting because of Tombstone, but it's not in my top 4.
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I know it seems like only Ameruca makes films, but leaving out some of the big international hits seems silly.