Back to the 90s!

Yup, grabbed from my DVD.

Extremely new MoFo here, so apologies in advance if I commit any faux pas in regards to this thread, it's purpose, and how it (the thread) fits into the HOF, which I am still trying my best to understand so I might participate in it more substantively.

Assuming we can make suggestions here (90s films), I highly recommend Richard Attenborough's Shadowlands (1993)

One of the most moving and powerful films about love and loss ever made IMO. Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger are brilliant as C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman. Stellar supporting cast.

No faux pas at all Suggestions are good, in fact I do have Shadowlands (1993) as a 90s movie to watch before the Top 100 1990s Movies countdown deadline is up. I believe we have around 6 weeks to submit our ballots? You're certainly welcomed to submit a ballot just take a look at the rules/guidelines here: https://www.movieforums.com/communit...09#post2523009
You mentioned HoF, I'm currently hosting the 34th HoF anyone is welcomed to post their thoughts on the nominations there, nominations are on the 1st post of the 34th HoF thread. If you stick around you could join the 35th HoF when it kicks off.

...Also, while I'm thinking of it, I don't think The Commitments (1991) has been mentioned yet. One of my favorite Alan Parker films (and favorite music films)

[The Commitments] might have been mentioned in the 90s Countdown Preliminary thread? Or maybe not. I do remember that it was in an HoF eight years ago, that's where I seen it. It seems to be a popular movie here at MoFo.

The Puppet Masters (1994)
Dir. Stuart Orme

A better sci-fi flick than its repetition would suggest. I'm guessing the low 5.9 current rating at IMDB reflects all of the 1 rating scores with many of them mentioning the movie isn't as good as the book. Which is just why books and movies should never be compared. I'm not saying this is great sci-fi like Invasion of the Body Snatchers though Donald Sutherland appeared in both films. The Puppet Masters is a decent screenplay but something about the way it was filmed and the shooting locations makes it seem like a made-for-TV movie or more apt like an extended episode of the 90s The Outer Limits. Not great but worth a watch.

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90s movie #57

The Puppet Masters (1994 – Stuart Orme)
This is an odd entry in the genre, and while the ending is a mess I do respect it in a weird way. This time the filmmakers decided to go back to the true source, Robert Heinlein's 1951 novel, that predates Jack Finney's story and Invaders from Mars. But as a movie, it is very much aware of every body snatcher flick that came before it, and assumes the audience is too. These stories usually start out establishing the setting the invasion is going to take place and a few key characters who we will follow try to survive. It may be half an hour or longer before any of the main characters actually come in contact with the aliens masquerading as humans, and longer still before they realize what is going on. By contrast, The Puppet Masters just jumps right the Hell in to the deep end. About ten minutes in the main character, Sam (Eric Thal), has been changed and is shooting up the place. His father (Donald Sutherland) and would be romantic interest of a scientist (Julie Warner) and all the others recognize what is going on immediately. There is no drawn out set-up, no disbelief or sense of "what is happening?", just wham, bam, that guy is a space alien…GET HIM! I kind of like that the movie just starts in the second act. While that approach is interesting, what it leads to is characters we don't really care about and a finale that just comes apart at the seams. The unexpected energy of the beginning and the assumption that fans of the genre don't need their hands held when it comes to a supposed mystery of aliens taking over human beings is fun while it lasts, but it's a shame the filmmakers didn't have something as equally revolutionary for the last couple reels.

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90s movie #59

Twister is one of those movies that I watch whenever I'm flipping channels and find it's on. Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton have great chemistry, and the movie is a lot of fun with some thrills thrown in. It has a chance to make my list.

After seeing As Good As It Gets (1997) I wanted to see more Helen Hunt movies as I'd never seen her TV shows but she had an interesting/colorful screen personality and that's why I watched Twister.

I think you need The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001). That's a really colorful and great. Helen Hunt in the hands of the master of cinema, that's a cult.

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90s movie #60

Out of the Tim Burton Batman, I like this over the first film.