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What was your favorite movie of 1994?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Versatile, Feb 10, 2013.

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What was your favorite movie of 1994? (Pick three.)

  1. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

    6 vote(s)
    7.7%
  2. Blue Chips

    2 vote(s)
    2.6%
  3. Bullets Over Broadway

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Clear and Present Danger

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Clerks

    12 vote(s)
    15.4%
  6. The Crow

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Dumb and Dumber

    13 vote(s)
    16.7%
  8. Ed Wood

    5 vote(s)
    6.4%
  9. Forrest Gump

    12 vote(s)
    15.4%
  10. Four Weddings and a Funeral

    3 vote(s)
    3.8%
  11. Hoop Dreams

    11 vote(s)
    14.1%
  12. Interview with the Vampire

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  13. Legends of the Fall

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  14. The Lion King

    5 vote(s)
    6.4%
  15. Natural Born Killers

    3 vote(s)
    3.8%
  16. The Paper

    6 vote(s)
    7.7%
  17. Pulp Fiction

    33 vote(s)
    42.3%
  18. The Shawshank Redemption

    33 vote(s)
    42.3%
  19. Speed

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%
  20. True Lies

    6 vote(s)
    7.7%
  21. Quiz Show

    6 vote(s)
    7.7%
  22. The Client

    5 vote(s)
    6.4%
  1. Uncle.Ruckus

    Uncle.Ruckus Guest

    Swimming with Sharks was fantastic. I would not have checked the box on this poll, though.

    I voted for Shawshank, Pulp Fiction and The Paper. Quiz Show was No. 4 for me.
     
  2. kingcreole

    kingcreole Active Member

    Hadn't seen Taxi Driver in years until I DVR'd it about two weeks ago. I've watched it about five times since.

    As for the 94 list, Pulp Fiction has always been a favorite of mine. I'm a big fan of dark comedy, and I maintain one of the funniest scenes of all time is when Vincent shot Marvin. He turns around, with that look of bewilderment, gun obliviously pointed at Marvin and ... "Oh man, I shot in Marvin in the face!"

    And the breakdown of Jimmy's coffee and foot massages? Great stuff.
     
  3. MankyJimy

    MankyJimy Active Member

    Someone else mentioned it, but it's not on your list: Braveheart. That would be my pick.
     
  4. lesboulez

    lesboulez Member

    Hudsucker Proxy, followed closely by Pulp Fiction...
     
  5. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    'Braveheart' was 1995.
     
  6. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    The Client is added. What a ridiculous omission. I didn't see it on any of the lists of best movies of 1994, which is obviously an oversight.
     
  7. In 1994: Forest Gump.
    Now: Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption are interchangeable at 1 and 2.
     
  8. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    For me:

    1. Pulp Fiction
    2. Clerks
    3. Dumb and Dumber
    4. The Shawshank Redemption
    5. Hoop Dreams
    6. Four Weddings and a Funeral
    7. Ed Wood
    8. Quiz Show
    9. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
    10. Forrest Gump
     
  9. Roscablo

    Roscablo Well-Known Member

    I agree. Loved Forest Gump when it came out. Was happy it won best picture (what can I say, I was a dumb late teen). And I still will stop by if I come across it on the tube. I think it holds up better than most around here.

    That said, even a few years later I didn't even think it was in the same league as Shawshank or Pulp Fiction. Both would likely fall into my top 10 or be very close.
     
  10. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Madness of King George and Hudsucker Proxy are the only glaring additional omissions. Roan Inish wasn't even one of Sayles' top five
     
  11. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    I only voted for one and this was it.
     
  12. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I was talking to someone about Shawshank the other day and how it was buried at the box office, barely earning back its $25 million budget (and probably losing money when you factor in prints and marketing). Yet it stands up. One of those movies that is timeless.
    I think one of the reasons it tanked is that it was marketed as a prison movie from a Steven King story and everyone thought between the weird title and King's involvement it was a ghost story set at a prison.
     
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