MOVIE RATING THREAD 1998

[Wolfe]

This is how I've chosen to spend a lazy Sunday morning. This was hard because even though 1998 contains a few movies I love to pieces, once I got past the cream of the crop, about half the list was interchangeable mediocrities. Trying to figure out which is better, LOST IN SPACE, THE FACULTY or DR. DOLITTLE was rough.

Anyway, feel free to make your own list or just politely ignore my inanity. Here's the reference list I used: http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/index1998.php

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RUSHMORE
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
LETHAL WEAPON 4
THE TRUMAN SHOW
THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
A SIMPLE PLAN
BRIDE OF CHUCKY
BLADE
DIRTY WORK
BULWORTH
OUT OF SIGHT
AMERICAN HISTORY X
THE WEDDING SINGER
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
HALLOWEEN: H20
THE OPPOSITE OF SEX
WILD THINGS
RUSH HOUR
CAN’T HARDLY WAIT
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
DEEP IMPACT
ROUNDERS
ENEMY OF THE STATE
ORGAZMO
BASEKETBALL
WAKING NED DEVINE
ZERO EFFECT
A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY
STAR TREK: INSURRECTION
VAMPIRES
THE WATERBOY
U.S. MARSHALS
TWO GIRLS AND A GUY
ARMAGEDDON
THE NEGOTIATOR
DEAD MAN ON CAMPUS
DARK CITY
THE THIN RED LINE
LOST IN SPACE
THE FACULTY
DR. DOLITTLE
THE BIG HIT
HALF BAKED
PALMETTO
MERCURY RISING
SOUR GRAPES
ALMOST HEROES
CITY OF ANGELS
SNAKE EYES
54
PSYCHO
URBAN LEGEND
SPECIES II
GODZILLA
PHANTOMS
I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
THE AVENGERS
KISSING A FOOL
DISTURBING BEHAVIOR
VERY BAD THINGS

[Tom K.]

You disliked DARK CITY that much?

[Wolfe]

Yeah, I don't like it. I watched it again last year and I still find it very uninvolving. But remember you're talking to a guy who puts LETHAL WEAPON 4 at #3.

[Dobbin]

I think DARK CITY got overpraised, but it had some really neat ideas and visuals that would be better realized later on. It is the proto MATRIX, but it is pretty proto.

[Wolfe]

The art direction is great, and I enjoy the weird Kiefer Sutherland performance, but that's kind of it for me.

[Amusing Pseudonym]

 
A BUG'S LIFE
BASEKETBALL
LETHAL WEAPON 4
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
RONIN
RUSH HOUR (at the time)
THE BIG LEBOWSKI (now)
THE OPPOSITE OF SEX
THE WEDDING SINGER
ORGAZMO
RUSHMORE (now)
RUSH HOUR (now)
BULWORTH
THE NEGOTIATOR
ENEMY OF THE STATE
THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK
THE PARENT TRAP
THE BIG LEBOWSKI (at the time)
RUSHMORE (at the time)
DOCTOR DOOLITTLE
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
STAR TREK: INSURRECTION
THE SIEGE
BLUES BROTHERS 2000
THE BIG HIT
BUFFALO '66




Ones I'm pretty sure I've seen, but don't remember enough to rank:

HOPE FLOATS
MAJOR LEAGUE: BACK TO THE MINORS
MEET JOE BLACK
OUT OF SIGHT
PRIMARY COLORS
SAFE MEN
U.S. MARSHALS

[Strang]

Saving Private Ryan
The Truman Show
The Big Lebowski
Babe: Pig In The City
Buffalo ‘66
Out Of Sight
Your Friends & Neighbors
Pleasantville
Rushmore
Spanish Prisoner
Life Is Beautiful
Gods And Monsters
Shakespeare In Love
Ronin
The Imposters
Antz
A Simple Plan
Wild Man Blues
Happiness
Blade
Soldier
Next Stop, Wonderland
The Wedding Singer
Waking Ned Devine
American History X
Palmetto
Small Soldiers
He Got Game
Zero Effect
Bulworth
Affliction
Leathal Weapon 4
Can’t Hardly Wait
A Bug’s Life
The General
Hilary And Jackie
Men With Guns
Madeline
Dead Man On Campus
Armageddon
You’ve Got Mail
The Rugrats Movie
Whatever
BASEketball
Dirty Work
Mercury Rising
Deep Impact
The Waterboy
Wild Things
The Siege
Suicide Kings
Hard Rain
Celebrity
Illtown
Twilight
Sour Grapes
The Big Hit
U.S. Marshalls
Fallen
Rush Hour
Desperate Measures
Dark City
Apt Pupil
Orgazmo
The Opposite Of Sex
Safe Men
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
The Last Days Of Disco
The Mask Of Zorro
Rounders
Les Miserables
Pi
Slums Of Beverly Hills
Full Tilt Boogie
Halloween:H2O
Primary Colors
A Civil Action
Great Expectations
Lost In Space
City Of Angels
Six Days, Seven Nights
A Night At the Roxbury
Bride Of Chucky
The Faculty
Star Trek: Insurrection
Enemy Of The State
The Mighty
The Prince Of Egypt
Mulan
Knock Off
Urban Legend
Clay Pidgeons
Stepmom
Deep Rising
X-Files: Fight The Future
Smoke Signals
Dr. Doolittle
The Replacement Killers
Black Dog
Godzilla
One True Thing
The Negotiator
Return To Paradise
Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
54
Everest
There’s Something About Mary
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Hurly Burly
Half Baked
Vampire$
The Thin Red Line
Snake Eyes
Ringmaster
Disturbing Behavior
Psycho
Patch Adams
Pecker
Henry Fool
The Avengers

[DerickA]

You and Fart-with-a-beard should have a STRANG COUNTERSTRANG about SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.

[Steve B]

Wow, "Very Bad Things" last?  It would probably be in my top 3.  But "Armageddon" would be #1, so what do I know?

[Strang]

Wow, "Very Bad Things" last?  It would probably be in my top 3.  But "Armageddon" would be #1, so what do I know?

How to enjoy yourself.

[ExpendablesFan]

Rushmore
The Big Lebowski
Saving Private Ryan
Lethal Weapon 4
There’s Something About Mary
You’ve Got Mail
The Wedding Singer
The Truman Show
Babe: Pig In The City
The Mask Of Zorro
X-Files: Fight The Future
Buffalo ‘66
Dirty Work
A Bug’s Life
A Simple Plan
Home Fries
Half Baked
Enemy Of The State
Blade
Dark City
The Waterboy
Out Of Sight
A Night At the Roxbury
Rounders
BASEketball
Wild Things
Pi
Ronin
Dead Man On Campus
Almost Heroes
Your Friends & Neighbors
Pleasantville
Spanish Prisoner
Life Is Beautiful
Shakespeare In Love
Sour Grapes
Armageddon
He Got Game
Antz
Happiness
Man in the Iron Mask
The Odd Couple II
John Carpenter’s Vampires
Soldier
Can’t Hardly Wait
American History X
Palmetto
Small Soldiers
Zero Effect
Mafia!
Knock Off
Very Bad Things
Orgazmo
My Giant
Bulworth
Mercury Rising
Deep Impact
Suicide Kings
Hard Rain
Wrongfully Accused
Twilight
The Big Hit
Meet Joe Black
U.S. Marshalls
Fallen
Rush Hour
Halloween:H2O
Desperate Measures
Apt Pupil
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
The Last Days Of Disco
Slums Of Beverly Hills
Senseless
Full Tilt Boogie
Primary Colors
Species II
Kissing A Fool
A Civil Action
The Parent Trap
Practical Magic
Great Expectations
Deep Rising
City Of Angels
Six Days, Seven Nights
Kriffendorf’s Tribe
Bride Of Chucky
The Faculty
Star Trek: Insurrection
The Newton Boys
Mulan
Urban Legend
Air Bud: Golden Reciever
The Object of My Affection
Snake Eyes
Lost In Space
Clay Pidgeons
Stepmom
Black Dog
Sphere
The Negotiator
The Thin Red Line
Major League: Back to the Minors
The Avengers
Paulie
Godzilla
Firestorm
Spice World
Dr. Doolittle
I’ll Be Home for Chirstmas
Blues Brothers 2000
The Siege
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Disturbing Behavior
Meet the Deetles
What Dreams May Come
Psycho
Slam
Phantoms
Holy Man
The Replacement Killers
Patch Adams
Belly

[Wolfe]

Rushmore
The Big Lebowski
Saving Private Ryan
Lethal Weapon 4
There’s Something About Mary

God bless you.

[BrianLynch]

The Big Lebowski
Buffalo '66
Rushmore
Wild Man Blues 
Babe: Pig In The City
The Truman Show
Lethal Weapon 4
Antz
Can't Hardly Wait
Waking Ned Devine
Dirty Work 
Zero Effect
Dead Man on Campus
Mask of Zorro
Blade
Small Soldiers
The Wedding Singer
Last Night
A Bug's Life
Enemy of the State
A Night at the Roxbury
Pleasantville
Halloween: H20
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Baseketball
Orgazmo
Shakespeare in Love
The Waterboy   
Bride of Chucky
Spiceworld
Solider
X-Files: Fight the Future
Slums of Beverly Hills
The Thin Red Line 
There's Something About Mary
Rush Hour   
Ronin
Hilary and Jackie
City of Angels
Niagra Niagra
The Big Hit
Armageddon 
Clay Pigeons
Celebrity
Patch Adams
Mighty Joe Young
Urban Legend
The Opposite of Sex
Jane Austin's Mafia
Lost in Space
The Odd Couple II
Half Baked
Bulworth
Disturbing Behavior
Major League: Back to the Minors
Almost Heroes
Burn Hollywood Burn: An Allen Smithee Film
US Marshalls
Star Trek: Insurrection
Wrongfully Accused
Two Girls and a Guy
Replacement Killers
Wild Things
The Newton Boys
Godzilla
Deep Impact
Kurt and Courtney
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Species 2
The Avengers
Blues Brothers 2000
Jerry Springer: Ringmaster
3 Ninjas: High Noon on Ninja Mountain
Chairman of the Board

[Donnacha]

Looking at my list, I could write a book about 1998 movies. Then again, looking at my list, it feels like I did.

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Run Lola Run Shakespeare In Love American History X Out of Sight The Big Lebowski The Butcher Boy Rushmore Ronin The Red Violin Dark City The General Bulworth Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels A Simple Plan Blade π Croupier Life Is Beautiful Insomnia Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Following Waking Ned Devine The Truman Show Ring Six-String Samurai Wild Things The Last Days of Disco Smoke Signals Elizabeth Pleasantville Wilde Saving Private Ryan The Spanish Prisoner Armageddon The Rat Pack Gods and Monsters The Wedding Singer Twice Upon A Yesterday Fireworks Live Flesh The Boxer The Mask of Zorro The X-Files: Fight The Future John Carpenter's Vampires There's Something About Mary Orphans Your Friends & Neighbors Rounders The Faculty City of Angels Monument Ave. Orgazmo Half Baked The Newton Boys Lethal Weapon 4 Rush Hour BASEketball A Civil Action Primary Colors Antz A Bug's Life The Replacement Killers East is East Apt Pupil Mulan Enemy of the State The Negotiator Dirty Work Still Crazy The Man in the Iron Mask Great Expectations Little Voice The Parent Trap Deep Rising This Is My Father Ever After All I Wanna Do Can't Hardly Wait A Perfect Murder Mr. Nice Guy 54 Godzilla Deep Impact A Night at the Roxbury Two Girls and a Guy Halloween H20 Dance With Me The Object of my Affection Snake Eyes Palmetto Phoenix The Waterboy The Thin Red Line Spice World Jackie Chan's Who Am I? The Big Hit You've Got Mail Senseless Dr. Dolittle Disturbing Behavior Phantoms Velvet Goldmine Black Dog Sliding Doors Small Soldiers Practical Magic Jack Frost Lost in Space Mafia! The Avengers Belly Knock Off Ringmaster

[DerickA]

Why is Bulworth so high on your lists? And what is that black and white movie with the batsymbol?