MOVIE RATING THREAD 1998

[sean]

From the IMDb trivia page for 'Patch Adams':

The song "Faith of the Heart" performed in this film by Rod Stewart, was later used as theme song of Star Trek: Enterprise.

That does kind of change my mind.

[Donnacha]

ARMAGEDDON falls into your "great" category? I'm not giving you a bad time about it, I'm just surprised.

I understand that Armageddon is a prime example of rotten all-flash-no-substance terrible manipulative rubbish. However, I find it ridiculously entertaining rubbish. Any scene played sincerely is comic gold, and it's edited so tightly and shot so well that the flat moments fly by.

[Strang]

In anticipation of Wolfe giving us a new year tomorrow, a compiled top ten of 1998 (and updated as more lists come in):

1. Rushmore
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Out Of Sight
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. The Truman Show
6. Lethal Weapon 4
7. Babe: Pig In The City
8. Buffalo '66
9. Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
10. American History X

(the non-American releases and Josh's made up movies were skipped and technically the last two are a tie)

[Dalton]

Your Friends & Neighbors
Bulworth
Rushmore
The Farm: Angola USA
The Thin Red Line
Gods And Monsters
Babe: Pig In The City
Buffalo ‘66
Wild Man Blues
American History X
Zero Effect
A Simple Plan
Can’t Hardly Wait
Slums Of Beverly Hills
Primary Colors
The Truman Show
Saving Private Ryan
Wild Things
Hurly Burly
Party Monster
Pleasantville
Kurt and Courtney
Shakespeare In Love
Dead Man On Campus
There’s Something About Mary
Orgazmo
Apt Pupil
Happiness
The Prince Of Egypt
Celebrity
The Opposite Of Sex
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Halloween:H2O
Bride Of Chucky
54
Psycho
Patch Adams

Starting with Pleasantville I'm not too choked up.  Starting with Celebrity I think they're pretty terrible.  But by far Patch Adams is the movie I hate worst in the world.  I think it is as ripe for ridicule as The Room, and much less likable.

[nate.3.0]

THE BIG LEBOWSKI
RUSHMORE
TWO GIRLS AND A GUY
THE NEWTON BOYS
AMERICAN HISTORY X
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
ARMAGEDDON
MASK OF ZORRO
GODS AND MONSTERS
OUT OF SIGHT
DIRTY WORK
DISTURBING BEHAVIOR
CAN’T HARDLY WAIT
HALF BAKED
BELLY
SIX STRING SAMURAI
ROUNDERS
HE GOT GAME
WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE
THE FACULTY
DARK CITY
ORGAZMO
BASEKETBALL
A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY
BLADE
BRIDE OF CHUCKY
LETHAL WEAPON 4
A SIMPLE PLAN
APT PUPIL
SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
ENEMY OF THE STATE
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
THE WEDDING SINGER
WILD THINGS
SUICIDE KINGS
VAMPIRES
HALLOWEEN: H20
THE OPPOSITE OF SEX
SNAKE EYES
RUSH HOUR
DR. DOLITTLE
THE WATERBOY
CITY OF ANGELS
LOST IN SPACE
THE BIG HIT
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PSYCHO

[Dobbin]

Hey! You can watch the whole thing on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJWWk4NajEw

John Cusak, Michael Ironsides, Gillian Anderson, Michael Shannon, John C. Rielly, Julianne Moore, Pearl Jam on the soundtrack. It is not as good as I remember it, but at the time it really blew me away, as I didn't know what to expect, minute to minute.  

[Wolfe]

Starting with Pleasantville I'm not too choked up.  Starting with Celebrity I think they're pretty terrible.  But by far Patch Adams is the movie I hate worst in the world.  I think it is as ripe for ridicule as The Room, and much less likable.

Have you never seen THE BIG LEBOWSKI?

[Dan]

Dalton, I'm surprised you rank Orgazmo so low. It's definitely Parker/Stone's worst movie, but I still think it definitely has their sensibility and plenty of funny stuff.

[Dalton]

Dalton, I'm surprised you rank Orgazmo so low. It's definitely Parker/Stone's worst movie, but I still think it definitely has their sensibility and plenty of funny stuff.

Most of these movies I haven't seen in 14 years.  Orgazmo is one of them.  Maybe if I saw it again I'd like it more.  I remember the production values being pretty bad, and I'm not a fan of that little guy whoever he is.

[Dalton]

Have you never seen THE BIG LEBOWSKI?

I've tried.  Can't get into it. 

[sean]

I don't think I've ever heard your take on the Coen brothers, John.

[Dan]

Most of these movies I haven't seen in 14 years.  Orgazmo is one of them.  Maybe if I saw it again I'd like it more.  I remember the production values being pretty bad, and I'm not a fan of that little guy whoever he is.

I'd say give it another shot. The production values are bad, but if I'm being generous, I argue that that's to intentionally give it the feel of a bad Cinemax 3 AM movie. I doubt that's true, it's mostly just Trey Parker fanboy-ism.

[Dalton]

I don't think I've ever heard your take on the Coen brothers, John.

I think FARGO and NO COUNTRY are two of the top 20 films of all time.  But I find some of their work to be lacking in humanity.  Which is strange because I don't find that at all about FARGO or NO COUNTRY.   I'm also a fan of A SERIOUS MAN.

[Dobbin]

I think FARGO and NO COUNTRY are two of the top 20 films of all time.  But I find some of their work to be lacking in humanity.  Which is strange because I don't find that at all about FARGO or NO COUNTRY.   I'm also a fan of A SERIOUS MAN.

I would think you would love MILLER'S CROSSING. Everyone should love MILLER'S CROSSING, though.

[sean]

I actually think the random Coen movie that would strike John's fancy would be 'Hudsucker Proxy'.  (I love both, but I'm a sucker for them in general.)