AV Club: The 50 Best Films of the 90s

McGoohan was brilliant, and it helped give us Brendan Gleeson, so it's still a net positive.

 

To his credit, he pretty much embraced that urge later on.

Heavenly father thinks he can get me out of this. But he thinks you're pretty much fooked.

 

Still enjoy Braveheart.

If you think he was going for "Wallace as Christi-like figure", try the novelization. It takes that a few steps further.

 

On a scale of 1 to Dressing Up As A Star Trek Character, how sad is it you read a novelization of Braveheart?

 

The best movie of the '90s is Diggstown. Did it make the list? I'm too cool to check.

 

The book was better.

 

Surprised one of the better baseball movies didn't make it, although I wouldn't have ranked it too high: "A League of Their Own".

Also, "My Cousin Vinny" is one of the better comedies from that decade.

And no "Home Alone?"

 

It's top 50, not top 500.

 

Terrible list. Hadn't heard of half of them or seen at least two thirds of them. Also no Forrest Gump? No Jurassic Park? Among others that were previously mentioned and more. So many great movies left off the list for some absolute dreck. Also, Fight Club at 25? bullshit.

 

i have no problem with goodfellas being no. 1. great flick. my no. 1? nope. but still a great flick.

but to leave Boyz N the Hood off the list is the largest omission, IMHO.

 

Goodfellas and Pulp Fiction 1 and 2 I'm fine with. Also it was good to see some I liked but not everyone would include like Red, Rushmore and Miller's Crossing.
Most of the rest of it? No. Toy Story 2 is nowhere near top 50 let alone No. 3. I actually walked out of Eyes Wide Shut which would not happen if it were truly the 26th best movie of the decade. Also no Clerks? No LA Confidential? Include Red but not the far superior White? Big Lebowski that low?

 

Dismissing Toy Story 2 is pretty shortsighted. It has a strong case as the best animated movie ever.

That said, comedies and blockbusters were fucked over on this list. A few comedies that would receive consideration my 50 best movies of the 1990s:

Dumb and Dumber
Friday
Clerks
Swingers
Office Space
Billy Madison
Major League
Tommy Boy
American Pie
Dogma
Rush Hour
Home Alone
Wayne's World
Happy Gilmore
Half Baked
Kingpin
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

The 1990s was a funny fucking decade. I realize when the word "film" gets involved, panties bunch in critics' assholes, but show me a person who doesn't love at least five of those movies. I like all of them more than Dazed and Confused, which always struck me as an artsy remake of American Graffiti.