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3 days ago

Originally Posted by SpelingError

I haven't gotten to that one yet, but I'd also recommend Time of the Gypsies (it's from the 80's though) and Underground. With the latter film, I was just as mind blown as I was baffled by what I had watched. It will likely make my ballot.

I was just looking at the director's other films and Underground caught my eye. Time of the Gypsies is highly rated too, that title sounds familiar, I wonder if it was ever a nom in an HoF...too lazy to go and look

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Trouble with a capitial 'T'

3 days ago

As Good As It Gets (1997)
Dir. by James L. Brooks.

I'll give the dog

. Helen Hunt was pretty good here and as my friend Gideon would point out she won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance as a single mother waitress being pursued by a bat-ass-crazy and way nasty Jack Nicholson. I liked Greg Kinear as a nice guy, gay artist who has to endure gay bashing from his next door apartment neighbor Jack Nicholson. The insults get ugly and I don't believe I've ever said this before but I'll say it now, this film hasn't aged well. It's suppose to be a romantic comedy but egads, could there ever be a worse romantic match between Helen Hunt and psycho abuser Jack Nicholson. Why this is rated 7.7 on IMDB is beyond me. I did like the ballsiness of the story at first, but Nicholoson's over the top character wore me out. Then the movie creeped me out when Helen Hunt falls for him.

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mrblond

Society researcher, last seen in Medici's Florence

3 days ago

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules

Arizona Dream (1993)
Dir. Emir Kusturica

So many great images in this indie surrealist dark comedy to choose just one. Stand out performances by the entire cast (Johnny Deep, Faye Dunaway, Jerry Lewis and Lili Taylor). Fascinating direction & script from Serbian direction Emir Kusturica. I'm not sure what I just watched but I'm impressed!

90s movie #35

I'm glad you saw this movie during the preliminary period.

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Trouble with a capitial 'T'

3 days ago

Originally Posted by mrblond

I'm glad you saw this movie during the preliminary period.

It might make my ballot.

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Trouble with a capitial 'T'

2 days ago

Cradle Will Rock (1999)
Dir. Tim Robbins

'A true story of politics and art in the 1930s U.S., focusing on a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.'

Interesting but hard to follow as there are lots of characters based on real people. Fast paced it helps to pay close attention and to read about the fascinating subject matter before watching. Big cast with lots of stars to many to name!

90s movie #37

cricket

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2 days ago

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules

As Good As It Gets (1997)
Dir. by James L. Brooks.

I'll give the dog

90s movie #36

Easily my favorite movie of the thread, although I haven't seen it in quite a while. I considered picking it for you in the past in the Personal Rec HoF, good that I didn't.

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