Back to the 90s!

Great list by Holden. I've selected a few I would also recommend and feel could use some exposure / points because they weren't on the first MoFo 90s countdown:

Carlito’s Way (1993) Brian De Palma
Smoke (1995) Wayne Wang
Out of Sight (1998) Steven Soderbergh
To Die For (1995) Gus Van Sant
After Dark, My Sweet (1990) James Foley
A Simple Plan (1998) Sam Raimi
One False Move (1991) Carl Franklin

Since director Jim Jarmusch was mentioned. I'll also add and recommend:
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) and Night on Earth (1991).

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I think it is time for his top works of this decade:

• Husbands and Wives (1992)
• Deconstructing Harry (1997)

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Have you seen Ratcatcher yet Citizen?

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I'm not really one to pimp a particular film, but I do doubt the humanity of anyone who doesn't like The Straight Story. Genuinely, I can't be sure you're human if you don't like that film.

As for Woody, @mrblond has already mentioned it, but Husbands And Wives is a good Woody film, IMO, but then I like 90's Woody and don't like Bananas, so what do I know?

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I, too prefer post 1980 Woody Allen to early Woody...Husbands and Wives is an absolute revelation...a link to my review:


https://www.movieforums.com/reviews/...and_wives.html

Good call on Ghost Dog. Really enjoyed that back in the day.

I prefer the period from 1977-1989 for Woody.
After that his films were mostly hit or Miss.
I think his only film I didn’t care for during that peak period were Zelig, A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, and Radio Days.

I think 90's movies had a lot of fun ones to watch and want to list a few that didn't make the last countdown list and give them some exposure for the upcoming list,

If you're into Horror - Scream 1 (1996) and 2 (1997) (The first Scream made the last top 100 90's list but at #92, hopefully it doesn't get cut from the upcoming list.)

Into High School Teen Comedy - American Pie (1999) and Clueless (1995)

Into Comedy - There's Something About Mary (1998) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Into Crime - A Bronx Tale (1993) and Boyz N the Hood (1991)

Into Action - Rush Hour (1998) and Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

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Before I forget…..
Quiz Show
Quiz Show!
Quiz Show!!
QUIZ SHOW!!!

That is all

Toto the Hero worth a mention.

Totally on my watch list for about 20 years now.
I swear I’ll get to it someday!

I've been offline with no internet for three days, so playing catch-up here. I've watched a 90s film every night and will post my thoughts on them tomorrow.

Thanks Holden, I bookmarked it and will check it out.

I'll look into those.

Nope, not yet, I have heard of it though. Is it making your ballot?

I really liked The Straight Story when I last seen it, but it's been years, so I'll rewatch it to see if it makes my ballot. I'll probably catch Woody's Husbands and Wives too.

Thanks MovieFan, I remember watching Boyz N the Hood and being very impressed. Come to think of it I like Jim Carey's comedies as well. I don't think I've seen Clueless, so I should check that one out.

Quiz Show is making my ballot! Going to watch it again though.

Never heard of that but thanks.

On my “short” list. Which I put in quotes because it isn’t so short for me with the 90’s. It’s very stripped down and realistic so I was thinking it may appeal to you. Also pretty dour though. I don’t know. You remain the hardest person on the forum for me to recommend movies to. Such an enigma Mr Rules.

Oh I don't know if I'm that hard to pick a movie rec for. Just follow along with what I picked for myself out of the 1990s to watch. So far I liked everything I've seen except Ridley's Columbus film though the premise was in my wheel house.

I'll really try to give Ratcatcher a go. It's a period piece and set in Glasgow a place I've never been both of those are a plus. My wife likes films set in different countries/places too. Mostly the wife and I like the same type of films, mostly that is

'In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.' IMDB
I expected more out of this, especially as this was based on an acclaimed novel and directed by an acclaimed director, Bruce Beresford. What impressed me was the location filming in the wilds of Québec, Canada. What beautiful country that is! The acting was flat in the first couple scenes but once they get traveling into the wilds the story picked up. Good overall story.



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Second watch, I tend to like these stories of multi-generational families over a long time span. In Avalon it's the story of a Polish-Jewish family that comes to America and grows but as it grows the tight knit extended family is strained as some become financially successful and others do not. The one cliche that turns up in these films is using the family dinner as a huge argument to create tension in the film. That gets old after awhile. Still a decent movie with good actors and acting.



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Just a heads up, you already watched Night On Earth for the 14th HOF.

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Yup I remember that one, I wonder where that landed on my HoF ballot. I do like Jim Jarmusch's films, though I haven't seen many, Dead Man probably being my favorite. I might rewatch that one and Night on Earth, I do like Winona Ryder.

Co-written, co-directed and starring Stanley Tucci as one of two Italian immigrant brothers who come to America in the 1950s to own an Italian restaurant. The oldest brother (Tony Shalhoub) is a shy but passionate chef, who creates culinary masterpieces. The problem is the restaurant's clientele in the New Jersey neighborhood doesn't have a sophisticated pallet. This brings the little restaurant to a bank foreclosure. However, there's a chance to save it as a fellow Italian club owner knows a famous jazz performer and ask him to attended a big party at the brother's restaurant. The hope is this word of mouth will spread the word about how good their food is.

What I liked about Big Night is that it's a small, indie film that doesn't go for big plot twist or larger than life characters. It's very much focused and grounded and so seemed real and relatable.



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