Flipside Movie Emporium

[Fred C. Dobbs]

Only pick ONE film for each year, please.

1994: ED WOOD

1995: SE7EN

1996: FARGO

1997: JACKIE BROWN

1998: FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS

1999: THE SIXTH SENSE

2000: BAMBOOZLED

2001: MULHOLLAND DRIVE (or maybe MONSTERS, INC...not sure yet)

2002: PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

2003: IN AMERICA

2004: KILL BILL: VOL. 2 (I know, the years not over yet, but NO film will beat this)

I had trouble leaving off Pulp Fiction, Boogie Nights, Gangs of New York, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Toy Story, The Big Lebowski, Billy Elliot, Monsters Inc., and Unbreakable; But that's life.
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"Pino, fuck you, fuck your fuckin' pizza, and fuck Frank Sinatra."

[Danny Baldwin]

1994: HOOP DREAMS

1995: MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS

1996: FARGO

1997: TITANIC

1998: BEYOND SILENCE

1999: EYES WIDE SHUT

2000: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

2001: A BEAUTIFUL MIND

2002: THE PIANIST

2003: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

2004: THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
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Danny Baldwin

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[beltmann]

2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2003: The Son

2002: Far From Heaven

2001: The Circle

2000: Traffic

1999: One Day in September

1998: The Truman Show

1997: The Ice Storm

1996: Lone Star

1995: Lumiere et Compagnie

1994: Quiz Show

And all the while I'm lamenting no room for Rushmore, Show Me Love, Dead Man Walking, La Promesse, Fargo, Ararat, Hero, Jerry Maguire, Auto Focus, Ghost World, Smoke, To Live, Red, The Day I Became a Woman, American Beauty, Three Kings, Mr. Death, Ulee's Gold, Ponette, Toy Story, Heavenly Creatures, and Hoop Dreams.

Eric
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"When I was in Barcelona they showed pornography on regular television. I'm assuming it's the same way in Mexico since they also speak Spanish." - IMDb user comment

[beltmann]

Danny, I assume that your inclusion of Girl Next Door means that in 2004 you've been to the movies only, like, once?

Eric
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"When I was in Barcelona they showed pornography on regular television. I'm assuming it's the same way in Mexico since they also speak Spanish." - IMDb user comment

[Michael Scrutchin]

Let's see...

[beltmann]

[Michael Scrutchin]

[Danny Baldwin]

[beltmann]

[matt header]

Okay, this is almost totally from memory:

1994: THE EXQUISITE HOUR, Phil Solomon

1995: TWELVE MONKEYS, Terry Gilliam

1996: EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, Woody Allen

1997: FUNNY GAMES, Michael Haneke

1998: THE TRUMAN SHOW, Peter Weir

1999: MAGNOLIA, P.T. Anderson

2000: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, Ang Lee

2001: THE SON'S ROOM, Nanni Moretti

2002: JAPON, Carlos Reygadas

2003: MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD, Peter Weir

2004 So Far: GOODBYE, LENIN, Wolfgang Becker

[Juleska]

Only one per year?? :(

I...I just can't.

Well, I'll try:

1994: Pulp Fiction

1995: 12 Monkeys

1996: Sling Blade

1997: L.A. Confidential

1998: Truman Show

1999: Fight Club

2000: Traffic

2001: Memento

2002: Road to Perdition

2003: Lord of the Rings - The whole Trilogy

2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Honorable Mentions: Forrest Gump, Fargo, Jerry Maguire, As Good As It Gets, Good Will Hunting, Boogie Nights, Pleasantville, Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth, Saving Private Ryan, Seven, Toy Story, American Beauty, The Virgin Suicides, The Matrix, Cider House Rules, The Sixth Sense, Being John Malkovich (Damn, 1999 was a great year!), Magnolia, Sleepy Hollow (so beautiful), Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Requiem for a Dream, Almost Famous, Gladiator (you heard me), Moulin Rouge, A Beautiful Mind, Gosford Park, Monster's Ball, Amelie, Ghost World, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Spider-Man, Lost in Translation, The Last Samurai, Big Fish, Kill Bill Vol 1, Kill Bill Vol 2.

I count the LOTR trilogy as a single body of work because...well...I think I have to. To me, it's such a remarkable achievement of cinema that it deserves to be recognized as a single, cohesive work, so I lumped it all together with the final volume which was, I felt, the crowning achievement of the 3.

It should also be noted that I've seen far more movies than I can recall, and I was going off the list of Oscar nominations (not just best picture, but all categories) to recall films that I enjoyed. I'm sure if I had a stronger recollection, I could list dozens more.

[the night watchman]

2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (so far ...)

2003: The Cooler

2002: Secretary

2001: Mulholland Drive

2000: Almost Famous

1999: The Talented Mr. Ripley

1998: Pi

1997: (tie) Jackie Brown & Lost Highway

1996: Crash

1995: Crumb

1994: Pulp Fiction
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"If you're talking about censorship, and what things should be shown and what things shouldn't be shown, I've said that as an artist you have no social responsibility whatsoever."

-David Cronenberg

[stefanieduckwitz]

Ha, I've seen Pi! I didn't get it though. It makes me feel stupid:S
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Stefanie Duckwitz

[Nate Riegel]

1994:Forrest Gump

1995:Braveheart

1996:Jerry Maguire

1997:Titanic

1998:Saving Private Ryan

1999:The Matrix

2000:Gladiator

2001:Fellowship of the Ring

2002:The Two Towers

2003:Kill Bill Vol. 1 -or- Finding Nemo....not sure yet.

2004:So far??....Kill Bill Vol. 2

[Jim Harper]

1994- Dellamorte dellamore (dir. Michele Soavi)

1995-In the Mouth of Madness (dir. John Carpenter)

1996-?

1997-Perfect Blue (dir. Satoshi Kon)

1998-Ringu (dir. Hideo Nakata)

1999-Das Experiment (dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel)

2000-Battle Royale (dir. Kinji Fukasaku)

2001-Donnie Darko (dir. Richard Kelly)

2002-May (dir. Lucky McGee)

2003-A Tale of Two Sisters (dir. Ji-woon Kim)

2004-?

Couldn't think of anything for 1996. If anyone has any ideas that might jog my memory, I'd welcome them.

The only 2004 film I've seen so far (I think) is Van Helsing, and I'll be buggered if I'm putting that in there, even if it is strictly speaking the best film from 2004 I've seen.