tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post8739163448995617477..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: The 100 Project: The Top 10 Movies of 1995Dellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-70945141771216693042020-05-15T09:47:53.831-04:002020-05-15T09:47:53.831-04:00At the time, I just wasn't checking for Oscar ...At the time, I just wasn't checking for Oscar caliber films. In the years since, I just haven't gone back to see them, so it is what it is. Any correlation between my lists and the list of awards contenders before the last decade is purely by happenstance.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-51833523063814648022020-05-13T09:41:14.369-04:002020-05-13T09:41:14.369-04:00Se7en at number 1 - nice! I think it's interes...Se7en at number 1 - nice! I think it's interesting that most of the films on your list were not serious awards contenders. My '95 list would look a lot like yours, ignoring a lot of the stuffy Oscar contenders from that year.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-15442515347980347282020-05-12T09:44:58.016-04:002020-05-12T09:44:58.016-04:00Pleasantly surprised to see Bad Boys and The Quick...Pleasantly surprised to see Bad Boys and The Quick and the Dead under "liked." I find the latter a really underappreciated western.<br /><br />There's not much worse than the two Die Hard movies after With a Vengeance.<br /><br />I just can't get into Jane Austen novels or the movies of those novelizations, so I didn't dig Sense and Sensibility, which I also read in college, I think. We read two or three of her books and they all blend together for me. This is also why I haven't watched the latest version of Little Women, yet. <br /><br />See above for my story on why I haven't seen Apollo 13. I need a rewatch of Clueless. For the longest time, I couldn't separate it from Mean Girls in my mind. Over the last few years, my daughters discovered both but have watched Mean Girls several times, so I know that one very well but haven't gone back to Clueless so I don't remember a ton about it. I need to see Dolores Claiborne, While You Were Sleeping, Victor/Victoria, & A Walk in the Clouds.<br /><br />Haven't even heard of Cold Comfort Farm or The Grass Harp.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-39887916426324823062020-05-12T09:35:41.929-04:002020-05-12T09:35:41.929-04:00I definitely won't hate on anyone who loves Th...I definitely won't hate on anyone who loves The Usual Suspects.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-49534599436722391732020-05-12T09:35:07.508-04:002020-05-12T09:35:07.508-04:00I've only seen the first two of your mentions,...I've only seen the first two of your mentions, though I have seen bits and pieces of Get Shorty and Apollo 13. Funny story on Apollo 13, I rented the DVD years back, started it and got about 10 or 15 minutes in & it stopped playing. Returned it & exchanged for a different copy & never got to watch it before I had to return it. Then I just never picked it up again. I need to fix that. Thanks for recommending Safe. That sounds really interesting.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-74438540687608821742020-05-11T17:16:55.562-04:002020-05-11T17:16:55.562-04:00Liked-Heat, Se7en (Respected its skill more than l...Liked-Heat, Se7en (Respected its skill more than liked and I haven’t watched it since I saw it in the theatre.) 12 Monkeys, Bad Boys, Devil in a Blue Dress, Empire Records, The Quick and the Dead <br /><br />Okay-Waiting to Exhale (Angela Bassett was excellent the rest eh.) Die Hard with a Vengeance (It’s not as bad as what’s come after but that’s faint praise.) The Basketball Diaries, Crimson Tide, Desperado <br /><br />Indifferent-Dead Presidents, Casino, Leaving Las Vegas (great performances but to what purpose?), Strange Days<br /><br />Hated-The Usual Suspects (fell asleep twice trying to watch it), Kids, Toy Story (I’ve tried and tried and never made it past the 15 minute mark), Braveheart (vile trash), Tank Girl<br /><br />Haven’t seen-Clockers, Friday, Higher Learning, New Jersey Drive, Rumble in the Bronx <br /><br />My ten in order and runner-ups: <br /><br />Sense and Sensibility<br />Apollo 13<br />Cold Comfort Farm<br />The Grass Harp<br />While You Were Sleeping<br />A Walk in the Clouds<br />12 Monkeys<br />Devil in a Blue Dress<br />Dolores Claiborne<br />Clueless<br /><br />Runner-Ups:<br />Mr. Holland’s Opus, Outbreak, Rough Magic, Victor/Victoriajoel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-37554018021252465682020-05-11T11:59:04.479-04:002020-05-11T11:59:04.479-04:00As much as I love Se7en, my number one would be Th...As much as I love Se7en, my number one would be The Usual Suspects. I just can't get enough of that film. I'm with you on the Die Hard movies. Die Hard 2 is good but Die Hard with a Vengeance is a better film. So much more entertaining and fun, and Jackson is amazing. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-87374859918582722372020-05-11T09:02:11.497-04:002020-05-11T09:02:11.497-04:00I've seen a disturbingly small number of movie...I've seen a disturbingly small number of movies in your list. Here are a few that I'd put in mine that you didn't make your list:<br />Sense and Sensibility, Copycat, Get Shorty, Babe, Apollo 13, Dead Man, Safe, Before Sunrise<br /><br />Apollo 13 would have been my choice for Best Picture from 1995. That said, if you have the chance, track down Safe, a Todd Haynes film that is far too obscure for how great it is. It can only be described as a horror movie that doesn't contain a monster or a horror movie where the entire world is the monster. I cannot recommend it enough (and there's a Critereon version, so you can find it).<br />SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-42565425075616266722020-05-10T22:14:51.035-04:002020-05-10T22:14:51.035-04:00I hope you get to see those two movies in full. Em...I hope you get to see those two movies in full. Empire Records is kind of a love it or hate it thing. I need to rewatch it, myself.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-59466122916470248312020-05-10T17:11:03.172-04:002020-05-10T17:11:03.172-04:00With the exception of Dead Presidents and Clockers...With the exception of <i>Dead Presidents</i> and <i>Clockers</i> (as I don't remember if I've seen them in their entirety), everything else you have on your list is in my <a href="https://letterboxd.com/thevoid99/list/the-best-of-1995/" rel="nofollow">list</a> which of course is radically different. In your honorable mention, only <i>New Jersey Drive</i> is the one film I haven't seen while <i>Empire Records</i> is one of those films that I know a lot of people liked but I never did when it first came out and I still don't like it. <br /><br />Windows 95... that takes me back.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-68164595318857659882020-05-10T13:13:03.688-04:002020-05-10T13:13:03.688-04:00Thanks. Which two have you seen?Thanks. Which two have you seen?Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-78397805258981541772020-05-10T03:50:29.368-04:002020-05-10T03:50:29.368-04:00I've only seen two movies on your list but I a...I've only seen two movies on your list but I absolutely love that you chose that Windows 95 image.ThePunkTheoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04160758248747313651noreply@blogger.com