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dot-matrix:
These 10 films each won Best Picture during the 1990's.  Of this List which is your favorite.  Cast your vote and if you'd like tell us what it is you like so much about the film of your choice.

serious crayons:
Good idea for a thread, Dottie!

It's interesting to see how many of these movies Ihave come to dislike or didn't like in the first place.

Dances with Wolves -- liked at the time but not sure I would now.
The Silence of the Lambs -- saw under duress -- I hate the subject matter -- and always considered overrated.
Unforgiven -- liked!!
Schindler's List -- this was my vote. "Liked" doesn't seem the right word, but it is powerful and a classic.
Forrest Gump -- disliked it when I saw it.
Braveheart -- didn't see it and now never would because of Mel Gibson factor.
The English Patient -- thought it was OK but overrated.
Titanic -- ehhh ... watchable but sentimentalized and kind of silly.
Shakespeare in Love -- loved at the time but saw it again recently and was less impressed.
American Beauty -- liked a lot at the time; now, who knows!?

Sorry, those of you who liked the movies I dissed.

pettifogger:
I voted for Forest Gump.  I liked the way it spanned such a huge period of time and fit the character into all the breaking news of the day.  It is reminiscent of and yet quite different from another film I enjoyed The World According to Garp.

Dances with Wolves --  like it very much
The Silence of the Lambs -- Chilling
Unforgiven -- liked it very much
Schindler's List -- probably the best film on the Holocaust IMO
Forrest Gump -- my vote
Braveheart -- Too long, Too Mel Gibson being Mel Gibson for the self promotion of Mel Gibson.
The English Patient -- Very boring IMO and I found the characters unsympathetic
Titanic -- ehhh ... fun fluffy romantisized version of a tragedy but it works on it's own
Shakespeare in Love -- OK but not a great film
American Beauty -- I just don't understand what people see in this film.

dot-matrix:
Hey  ;D  I like the way you guys did this.  

Dances with Wolves --  Liked it but it's so long ;)
The Silence of the Lambs -- Liked it :)
Unforgiven -- Liked it  :)
Schindler's List -- My Vote, excellent film on so many levels ;D
Forrest Gump -- Liked it :)
Braveheart -- Waste of time :-\
The English Patient -- Overrated ::)
Titanic -- ehhh ... Liked it, very entertaining :D
Shakespeare in Love -- Probably my least favorite on this list of the films I liked  ;)
American Beauty -- Actively disliked it :-X

serious crayons:

--- Quote from: Susiebell on September 18, 2007, 07:57:25 pm ---The English Patient -- Simply loved it. And cried so hard when he had to leave her in the cave.
--- End quote ---

Has anybody here read the book? There is a scene in it of strongly implied (not graphic) necrophilia. Frankly, I wasn't that impressed with the book overall, but when I read that scene, I had to hand it to Michael Ondaatje. I thought, "Wow! I've read books about a lot of things but THERE'S a subject I haven't seen handled before!" And he managed to make it romantic and touching, too.

The movie, unfortunately, chickened out and did not depict that, even implicitly (as I remember, anyway ???).

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