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Favorite movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the 90's?
« on: September 18, 2007, 02:16:03 am »
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.
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Re: Favorite movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the 90's?
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2007, 10:45:29 am »
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.

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Re: Favorite movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the 90's?
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2007, 02:59:01 pm »
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.

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Re: Favorite movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the 90's?
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2007, 07:59:51 pm »
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


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Re: Favorite movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the 90's?
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2007, 01:05:36 am »
The English Patient -- Simply loved it. And cried so hard when he had to leave her in the cave.

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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Re: Favorite movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the 90's?
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2007, 06:56:05 am »
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 ???).

I read the book. Liked it far more than the movie. I only saw the movie for Kristin Scott Thomas (another truly beau-ti-ful woman). I liked the writing style of the book. I remember said scene, but I don't have the book at hand right now. If memory serves, it was pretty clear what happened. My reaction was both, eeew and wow.

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Re: Favorite movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the 90's?
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2007, 07:24:11 am »
Dances with Wolves --  liked it a lot then. Now: It has a tad too much of everything
The Silence of the Lambs -- loved it. Still do. So thrilling, plus Jodie Foster!
Unforgiven -- haven't seen it
Schindler's List -- my vote. A must see
Forrest Gump -- left me unimpressed the first time. Liked it more the second time.
Braveheart -- absolutely a no-go. I didn't even like it back then, when I thought Mel Gibson was the hottest thing on this planet (and yes, he was hot back in those Lethal Weapon movies). Today he only makes me eew
The English Patient -- boring
Titanic -- popcorn movie. Entertaining the first time, but the corniness is hard to stand.
Shakespeare in Love -- I saw only the first half and didn't like it
American Beauty -- Thank you Petitfogger: I just don't understand what people see in this film.

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Re: Favorite movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the 90's?
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2007, 07:47:44 am »


        My favorite was difficult.  Schindlers List.  For all the obvious reasons a masterpiece
        Very close second was Unforgiven.  This movie was also a masterpiece.  Single handedly
                                                          brought back what was a dying breed..the western/

         Silence of the lambs,...Jodie Foster and others, but not my cup o
         Forrest gump.. Tom Hanks, Sally Field,, too gimicky and long for me but ok
         Braveheart....tooooo long.  three scenes, made into a novel...........
         Titanic....i loved it...the story was sappy yes and all that...but visually it was worth it...a feast
                      for the eyes.
          Shakespeare in love....love him she gets on my nerves....I may be one of the few people
                                         cant stand her....so the movie would have been better with
                                          someone else.
           The English patient...bored me
            American Beauty,    Kevin Spacey the only thing to make this worth seeing...uhhhh
            Dances with Wolves.... Enjoy this a lot, but lots of starts and stops....a bit long....
                                             But acting and cinematograhy is wonderful...
           



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Re: Favorite movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the 90's?
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2007, 08:55:31 am »
It's interesting to see how my tastes have changed.  Most of these were good enough at the time, but not enduring.  I'm trying to use 'Would I watch it again?' as a yardstick.

Schindler's List is my vote - powerful stuff and should be required viewing.  I remember liking American Beauty a lot too - artistic and worthy of a second viewing, IMO.  I've seen Silence of the Lambs multiple times - Jodie Foster.  I had nightmares for a couple of weeks after Braveheart and you'd have to tie me up to make me sit thru that one again.  I didn't finish Unforgiven but I can't remember what bothered me about it.  Judging from everyone else's opinions, I think I need to give it another shot.
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Re: Favorite movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the 90's?
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2007, 10:03:43 am »
Susie, I loved SIL the first time I saw it. I wasn't as thrilled with it the second time, but maybe because I'd built it up too much in my memory. It was cute and fun and clever, though.

As for TEP ... well, here again, it was a reaction to hype. I probably would have liked it OK on its own, but it got SOOO overpraised.

Usually I like British things! (In fact, OT but I'm often amazed -- how can so much great classic enduring literature, not to mention film and music, have come out of one medium-sized country?)