The Rock (Yeah, ok. You call your lawyer, I'll call mine)
The People Vs Larry Flynt
Trainspotting
Mission: Impossibe
Scream
From Dusk Till Dawn
Bound
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Secrets and Lies
Swingers
Ok, you know the drill by now. There's absolutely no way I'm saying The Rock was the best film of the year. But as far as pure entertainment goes, it was a film I watched a hell of a lot at the time (I was a teenager). So it's relentless explosions had a warm place in my heart.
And besides, you need my silly blockbusters to counterpoint your more artier lists :P
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky)
Breaking the Waves (Lars von Trier)
A Summer's Tale (Eric Rohmer)
La Promesse (Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne)
Star Trek: First Contact (Jonathan Frakes)
Jerry Maguire (Cameron Crowe)
Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh)
Haven't seen more than a couple of those, I'll admit; you've provided me with fodder ripe for exploration. One can't help but be divided regarding Paradise Lost, a groundbreaking achievement insofar as the nature and production of documentaries go whilst also deserving a special place in hell of it's own after implicating an innocent man themselves, potentially undermining the exoneration of the West Memphis 3 even more Regarding First Contact... do you speak as a Trekkie or admire this one on other grounds, Murray? Not out to disparage your thoughts on the matter; I'm legitimately curious
Paradise Lost is an eye-opener for many reasons. I'm usually pretty hard on this kind of documentary but this one was superbly done and held me riveted for well over two hours. While it was clearly firmly behind the West Memphis Three I don't recall it directly implicating the other party, merely a few suggestions here and there - wasn't this in one of the later films? I may be misremembering and should watch it again and also catch up on the sequels.
I wouldn't call myself a trekkie although I do enjoy the shows and some of the films. First Contact stands tall above them, for me, as a standalone film and one of my favourite sci-fi adventures. I love it for its genuinely fresh and inventive myth-building, its sense of pure fun and the smashing performances of Alfre Woodard, Alice Krige and James Cromwell. It's the only one of the series which would get anywhere near my top ten lists (well the 2009 film, maybe, but that was an underwhelming year to say the least).
Always happy to share recommendations with others - I hope you are able to track down and enjoy some of my favourites. I am paying attention to those movies listed on others' lists which I haven't seen.
IMDB and Wikipedia say 1996. But a lot of my lists are probably inaccurate due to release dates in different countries, etc, etc.
It was definitely late '96. I worked at the theater when it was released the same week as The Ghost and the Darkness and watched them both back to back.
Reply by bratface
on December 1, 2017 at 10:36 PM
As always, in no particular order:
Mars Attacks! (such a fun movie)
Big Night
Cold Comfort Farm
Angels and Insects
Ridicule
Thieves (Les Voleurs)
The White Balloon
La Ceremonie
Chungking Express
A Midwinter's Tale
Jack and Sarah
Reply by JustinJackFlash
on December 3, 2017 at 10:31 AM
Ok, you know the drill by now. There's absolutely no way I'm saying The Rock was the best film of the year. But as far as pure entertainment goes, it was a film I watched a hell of a lot at the time (I was a teenager). So it's relentless explosions had a warm place in my heart.
And besides, you need my silly blockbusters to counterpoint your more artier lists :P
Reply by David Pro
on December 5, 2017 at 1:28 PM
Reply by rudely_murray
on December 6, 2017 at 2:13 AM
Paradise Lost is an eye-opener for many reasons. I'm usually pretty hard on this kind of documentary but this one was superbly done and held me riveted for well over two hours. While it was clearly firmly behind the West Memphis Three I don't recall it directly implicating the other party, merely a few suggestions here and there - wasn't this in one of the later films? I may be misremembering and should watch it again and also catch up on the sequels.
I wouldn't call myself a trekkie although I do enjoy the shows and some of the films. First Contact stands tall above them, for me, as a standalone film and one of my favourite sci-fi adventures. I love it for its genuinely fresh and inventive myth-building, its sense of pure fun and the smashing performances of Alfre Woodard, Alice Krige and James Cromwell. It's the only one of the series which would get anywhere near my top ten lists (well the 2009 film, maybe, but that was an underwhelming year to say the least).
Always happy to share recommendations with others - I hope you are able to track down and enjoy some of my favourites. I am paying attention to those movies listed on others' lists which I haven't seen.
Reply by JustinJackFlash
on December 6, 2017 at 7:21 AM
IMDB and Wikipedia say 1996. But a lot of my lists are probably inaccurate due to release dates in different countries, etc, etc.
Reply by Howard Burns
on December 6, 2017 at 9:43 AM
It was definitely late '96. I worked at the theater when it was released the same week as The Ghost and the Darkness and watched them both back to back.
Reply by bratface
on December 6, 2017 at 2:07 PM
Box Office Mojo has the release date as October 11, 1996.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=longkissgoodnight.htm
Reply by mr_blond
on December 9, 2017 at 5:27 PM
Reply by bluersun
on December 16, 2017 at 11:45 AM