RobOfTheDead
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Post by RobOfTheDead on Jan 13, 2007 9:51:52 GMT -5
Usually a movie can`t be called a classic until it has been out for about 10 years. What movies from 1990 up until 1997 would you consider to be modern classics?
I`ll start off by picking Jacob`s Ladder from 1990. Great acting from the cast especially Tim Robbins. Great writing and atmosphere with a story that comes full circle. One of those movies that you notice something new every time you watch it. Puts a lot of so-called horror movies that come out today to shame. I'm tempted to put The Thin Red Line but that came out in 1998.
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Post by sarahbot on Jan 13, 2007 11:40:33 GMT -5
Picking up from Tim Robbins, I think one that most people could agree on would be The Shawshank Redemption. And I'd say Princess Bride but that's 1987.
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Post by StarOpal on Jan 13, 2007 14:13:02 GMT -5
Schindler's List (1993) and Michael Collins (1996) get my vote.
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Post by ironica728 on Jan 13, 2007 14:33:25 GMT -5
Jurassic Park. I know, I know, doesn't seem like one, but it was a step to the great special effects we have today.
I really think that the Last of the Mohicans stands out. Hm.
I would say American History X, but that's 1998.
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Post by blinkfan on Jan 13, 2007 15:17:23 GMT -5
Clerks,The 40 year old virgin and Hostel.
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RobOfTheDead
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Post by RobOfTheDead on Jan 13, 2007 15:23:07 GMT -5
40-Year-Old Virgin came out 2005 and Hostel came out 2006. It`s a little too soon to call them classics. Time will tell. Clerks is a great pick. I`ll add Christmas Vacation even though it came out in 1989 but it`s close enough. I`d also pick Miller`s Crossing, Barton Fink and Fargo.
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Post by Big T on Jan 13, 2007 17:10:27 GMT -5
I'm not sure if the first Matrix is too recent, but with the inovations in special effects that it introduced... how could it not be a classic?
And I think, for the same reasons as the Matrix, the Toy Story movies are classics... I just wouldn't include the Matrix Sequels, only the Toy Story one.
Obviously
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Post by DarthShady on Jan 13, 2007 22:01:32 GMT -5
Ditto on Toy Story. It was the first big CGI movie and now pretty much all animated films are CGI. It's cool because I was a kid then. I remember seeing it on its opening day, and it's kinda cool that when I have kids I can tell them about that. Kind of like grandparents telling their grandchildren about when they saw The Wizard of Oz. Except totally not the same... I also agree with Jurassic Park.
Pulp Fiction, Braveheart, Gattaca, Silence of the Lambs, Men In Black. Army of Darkness as ultimate cult classic. And I don't want to say it, but I guess Titanic.
That's all I can come up with off the top of my head.
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Post by DarthShady on Jan 13, 2007 22:06:47 GMT -5
Oh goodness! Totally almost forgot Forest Gump!!! One of my favorites EvEr!
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Post by sarahbot on Jan 13, 2007 22:27:00 GMT -5
Toy Story is fantastic on its own. I feel a strong sense of rage over its effects, though. It's like Die Hard - the original was fantastic, but we didn't need to be subjected to the million "Die Hard in a ____"s that followed. I can't help but resent Toy Story slightly for the glut of terrible CGI kid's movies that we are subjected to now.
I would pick The Little Mermaid instead. It began the Disney Renaissance of the late 80s/early 90s. It may not be the greatest of that period (The Lion King, Beauty & the Beast, Toy Story - take your pick), but it's like Citizen Kane. I don't find Citizen Kane that entertaining a movie by itself, but its repercussions and innovations resulted in some fantastic movies.
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Post by eatmyshorts on Jan 13, 2007 22:42:51 GMT -5
If we're on animated flicks, I LOVE Aladdin. Surely a classic.
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Post by felix on Jan 14, 2007 3:58:42 GMT -5
How about Dark City? That's an underrated classic if I haven't seen one. Oh, that and Tank Girl.
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RobOfTheDead
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Post by RobOfTheDead on Jan 14, 2007 11:08:50 GMT -5
One of the best modern classics, 12 Monkeys. I've got to get that on dvd. The Fisher King needs mention, too. Princess Mononoke for how timeless it is for me.
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Post by blinkfan on Jan 14, 2007 20:10:00 GMT -5
Freddy Got Fingered is a classic in my opinion (however I am sure only my amigo Eatmyshorts will agree)
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Post by Big T on Jan 14, 2007 21:06:11 GMT -5
blinkfan, I am shocked, appalled, and flabberghasted at your last post.
But I respect the right for everyone to have their own oppinion.
Needless to say... I do not share it.
Batman, one of the first comic book movies I had ever heard of, and it was an excellent start to the comic book movie.
Oh and probably X-men for being an iconic Marvel movie.
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