MOVIE RATING THREAD 1993

[Dobbin]

Wow. Big year for DeNiro. BRONX TALE, THIS BOY'S LIFE and MAD DOG AND GLORY, all in the same year.

[sean]

I haven't seen enough of 'This Boy's Life' to rank it, but I have seen enough to know he's scary-good in it.  And he's really good and non-De Niro-y in the other two.

[Wolfe]

Derick, you think that little of THE FUGITIVE? And even less of WAYNE'S WORLD 2? Jumpin' Jehoshaphat.

[Dobbin]

I haven't seen enough of 'This Boy's Life' to rank it, but I have seen enough to know he's scary-good in it.  And he's really good and non-De Niro-y in the other two.

He's so great in it. It is one of my favorite performances of his; he captures a certain kind of person so perfectly. Especially since it could easily go into caricature, but he doesn't. It is one of those roles that make you realize why he's such a big deal.

[Wolfe]

sean has THE FUGITIVE pretty low as well. I guess I've always taken as a given that it was universally accepted as being amazing.

[Strang]

sean has THE FUGITIVE pretty low as well. I guess I've always taken as a given that it was universally accepted as being amazing.

Yes. That proves it. Keep in mind though that Sean loves the the Terence Malick biopic of Sam Sheppard starring Martin Sheen and dying birds and Derick loves The Fugitive 2: One Armed Justice.

[BrianLynch]

Jurassic Park
Dazed and Confused
True Romance
Groundhog Day
Schindler's List
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Demolition Man
Army of Darkness
Dave  
Addams Family Values
Airborne
Hard Target
Hot Shot!  Part Deux
The Fugitive
Wayne's World 2
Tombstone
Grumpy Old Men
Cool Runnings
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Philadelphia
Rudy
Last Action Hero
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
So I Married An Axe Murderer
The Beverly Hillbillies
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
In the Line of Fire
A Perfect World  
Short Cuts
Benny & Joon
Nowhere to Run
Matinee
Coneheads
What's Love Got To Do With It
Mrs. Doubtfire
Super Mario Bros.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm  
Cliffhanger
Point of No Return
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story  
Posse
Loaded Weapon 1
Sleepless in Seattle
CB4
Falling Down
El Mariachi
My Life
Fatal Instinct
Hexed
Son in Law
Judgment Night
Striking Distance
The Three Musketeers
Dennis the Menace
The Firm
Splitting Heirs
Robocop 3
Indecent Proposal  
Fire in the Sky
Surf Ninjas
Who's the Man?
My Boyfriend's Back
Look Who's Talking Now  
Leprechaun
Ed and His Dead Mother
Sliver
Weekend at Bernie's II
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
The Meteor Man
Amongst Friends
Robin Hood: Men in Tights

[Dalton]

So I Married An Axe Murderer

HELLO

[Taitdog]

Oh, and Red Rock West was 1994.

You know, the weird thing about "Red Rock West" is that I swear I remember it premiering on either HBO or Showtime in late '92, before it played in any theaters.  And it took an unusually long time to hit VHS.

[sean]

sean has THE FUGITIVE pretty low as well. I guess I've always taken as a given that it was universally accepted as being amazing.

The funny thing is, I've actually softened on it.  I was really bored by it in '93, but I've come around to realize it's fairly watchable as a background thing.

But it is fairly well regarded, and was even nominated for best picture that year.

[Donnacha]

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The Remains of the Day Three Colors: Blue Groundhog Day Jurassic Park Dave In The Name of the Father Into The West Dazed and Confused The Snapper Strictly Ballroom Dead Alive Schindler's List Addams Family Values True Romance Hocus Pocus The Nightmare Before Christmas Army of Darkness Hard Boiled Wayne's World 2 Matinee M. Butterfly A Bronx Tale Hot Shots! Part Deux In The Line of Fire The Fugitive Man Bites Dog Baraka Tombstone El Mariachi Much Ado About Nothing Philadelphia Cool Runnings Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Carlito's Way What's Love Got To Do With It? For Love or Money Last Action Hero Cannibal! The Musical The Three Musketeers The Firm Romper Stomper Sleepless In Seattle Coneheads Robin Hood: Men In Tights Demolition Man Freaked Mrs. Doubtfire So I Married an Axe Murderer Who's The Man? Cliffhanger Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Made In America Falling Down Hard Target Loaded Weapon I Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III Point of No Return Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Undercover Blues Beethoven's 2nd The Adventures of Huck Finn CB4 Dennis The Menace Super Mario Bros. The Real McCoy Surf Ninjas Mr. Nanny

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[BrianLynch]

Oddly, TURTLES III wasn't called TURTLES IN TIME, even though it would have been a no-brainer.  Not sure who dropped the ball there.

[sean]

I thought 'Braindead' was the other one, I didn't realize 'Dead Alive' came out so late over here.  To the edit button!

[Donnacha]

"Turtles in Time" was a video game. I was mistaken.

[Rev. Danny]

I'm surprised at how low so many people on this board have LAST ACTION HERO, what's not to love about it? I mean, sure the kid isn't that great, but he doesn't really get in the way either.

And BEVERLY HILLBILLIES is worth watching for Jim Varney's Jed alone. Unlike pretty much every single other person in the entire movie, he actually made his character seem believable and real and human, which is an amazing feat considering the circumstances.