Best Movie of 1999

[abe55]

Which one of these movies would you consider the best or your favorite movie of 1999?

[hardercore]

The Insider blew me away, so I went for that. Loved American Beauty, Toy Story 2, Fight Club, Megnolia as well. '99 was a terrific year for film.

[Cornelius1047]

Fight Club is my favorite movie of all-time, and clearly, that year. Magnolia would've been my runner-up (#4 on my all-time list) with The Matrix not too far behind. I own and enjoy all of these movies, although I'm surprised someone actually picked Eyes Wide Shut as the best of 1999.

K

[fumanstan]

Honestly, I enjoyed the Matrix the most.

[Boba Fett]

Fight Club. The Matrix was mindblowing, but not like Fight Club. I recently rewatched it after three or four years and it still hooks me from start to finish. It's themes, I believe, will always be relevant and important.

[Dr Mabuse]

'The Limey'... far and away my pick for the best that year... a damn near perfect film... i can't say enough good things about this movie...

'Ride With The Devil'... is probably #2... what a great film...

also 'The Iron Giant' is worth a mention... and 'The Minus Man' which i really like... 'Being John Malkovich' was an amazing film... 'The Cider House Rules'... 'The Green Mile'... 'Bringing Out The Dead'...

these would be my favorites from that year

1999 was a good year...

[GenPion]

This was an awesome year for movies. I went with the Sixth Sense as it's still one of my absolute favorite films. Fight Club, American Beauty, and the Matrix all rank high in my book too.

[EdTheRipper]

Fight Club

[porieux]

Office Space

[Mr. Cinema]

What a great year for movies.

The answer is "The Insider".

[PopcornTreeCt]

'The Limey'... far and away my pick for the best that year... a damn near perfect film... i can't say enough good things about this movie...


:up:

I voted for Eyes Wide Shut. It's a masterpiece.

[JPRaup]

Bowfinger

[Tscott]

Being John Malkovich

[inri222]

I voted for Eyes Wide Shut. It's a masterpiece.

I agree



Some others that were not included:

The Straight Story

eXistenZ

[RichC2]

Fight Club for me.

A solid year no doubt. Never quite got the huge appeal of The Matrix (movie dragged for me, despite some cool effects also had a generic vibe to it (my own fault having seen all its "inspirations" long beforehand)) but that really took off. No love for Episode 1? :lol:.

[tommyp007]

The Insider

[Doughboy]

My favorite was The Cider House Rules. I loved that movie. Saw it twice in the theater.

The Insider was great as well. In fact, that's aged about as well as any movie I saw that year.

It's hard to narrow it down though since there were so many excellent flicks released that year. One that hasn't been mentioned yet is South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.

[TomOpus]

also 'The Iron Giant' is worth a mention... Yes it is. Not the best of the year but always worth a mention.

[wendersfan]

Although I do love <b>The Limey</b> I'm going to have to go with <b>Rosetta</b>.

[movielib]

Great movie year.

My #1 is Magnolia and #2 is Fight Club.

But I don't think American Beauty was even "good."

[conscience]

I loved both American Beauty and The Insider but I will go with American Beauty because it's more enjoyable to watch. Funny and moving.

[Tommy_Harn]

My vote was for American Beauty, followed closely by the Insider. Fight Club just never worked for me.

[mrflix]

I went with The Insider. Russell Crowe should've won best actor for this, absolutely stunning performances all around.

[B5Erik]

The first one from 1999 that sticks out in my mind (in a good way) is:

The World is Not Enough

[Geofferson]

The Insider

[JarJar Fett]

I would tell you which was my favorite movie of 1999, but according to the first two rules, I'm not allowed to talk about it.

[Palaver]

Fight Club by far. Everytime I watch that movie, I get something new from it.

[chris_sc77]

I picked Magnolia.
Fight Club Used to be my #1 film of all time but I think Magnolia My have claimed that honor about a year or 2 ago. Both are insanely impressive films that I was fortunate to see in theaters multiple times.

[coli]

I still say The Sixth Sense is the best movie of 1999, and I actually enjoy it on repeat viewings even though I know the ending. It is just a creepy movie, and I think Willis should have gotten a best supporting nomination for that role.

Where is The Green Mile on that list? Great movie.

[madcougar]

There were a lot of good movies that year! I had to go with The Matrix even though I really loved Fight Club. I also enjoyed American Pie a lot. I think it was out that year too.

[JPRaup]

Go
Run Lola Run
Three Kings

all deserve mentions too

[Groucho]

The first one from 1999 that sticks out in my mind (in a good way) is:

The World is Not EnoughA movie like that only comes once a year.

[starseed1981]

The Matrix.

[Merkin Muffley]

What about:

Election
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

1939 is probably the most celebrated movie year ever, but 1999 has to have the most depth. The amount of really good-to great-to excellent movies in 1999 is unparalleled.

[mcfly]

'99 was such a great year for movies. The Matrix, South Park, and Fight Club stick out as the best.

[KillerCannibal]

Fight Club. As much as I love American Beauty, Fight Club was just so raw, original, fresh and unique. Watching a film like that in a theater was awesome. It's such a fantastic movie.

[Doughboy]

A movie like that only comes once a year.

And it came early that year too. ;)

[Shannon Nutt]

Toy Story 2 for me...although it was a close call over The Matrix.

I still don't get the love for Fight Club OR American Beauty. Just so-so movies for me.

[vcuram]

The Insider, with The Straight Story, The Limey, Eyes Wide Shut, and Magnolia fairly close.

Is there a film more overrated than Fight Club? Probably not, maybe The Shawshank Redemption or Pulp Fiction.

[RichC2]

Fight Club had a perfect mix of excellent direction, visuals, acting, humor, and bored working class male material. It either registers or it doesn't. The ending "twist" is a bit much, but it's an extremely fun ride with a great amount of humor. And a "It's in you to get out of it." motto.

But as with any movie, there are going to be people who praise it and who hate it.

Is there a film more overrated than Fight Club? Probably not, maybe The Shawshank Redemption or Pulp Fiction.

I personally don't understand the love for The Matrix or Star Wars, and I love Scifi. The Sixth Sense was the most overrated film of '99. The first 30 minutes of Stir of Echoes were more effective than the entirity of TSS, which was inert both as a "scary movie" and a drama.

[Dean Kousoulas]

From that list...The Insider with Toy Story 2 coming in 2nd.

[Mondo Kane]

My pick for other:


The Straight Story


The Straight Story

[discostu1337]

that was an easy poll, you put the best movie right on top :)

[mdc3000]

Bowfinger

This may have been a joke, but Bowfinger is seriously one of my favourite comedies ever... but my pick for best of 1999 (one of the best years in recent history) is easily MAGNOLIA.

[NoirFan]

From that list, The Insider, by a country mile.

Other excellent films released that year not listed in the poll:

Being John Malkovich
Election
Jesus' Son
Man on the Moon
Mr. Death
Ravenous
Virgin Suicides
All About My Mother
Belfast, Maine

[visitor Q]

The kid in me was blown away by the Matrix, but for a more relevant, interesting and intense film .... never mind Crowe's performance, The Insider takes top spot.

[GLENDALEFALCON]

#1 - "The Insider"
#2 - "Titus"
Others - "Any Given Sunday," "The Talented Mr. Ripley," "American Beauty," "Three
Kings," "Mansfield Park," "Sunshine," "Topsy-Turvy," "The Winslow Boy," "Election,"
"All About My Mother," "Angela's Ashes," "Bringing Out the Dead," "Boys Don't Cry,"
"The Cider House Rules," "The End of the Affair," "Fight Club," "Girl on the Bridge,"
"The Limey," "Sweet and Lowdown," "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Analyze This,"
"Bowfinger," "The Cradle Will Rock," "Flawless," "Dogma," "Liberty Heights," "Miss
Julie," "The Hurricane," "Onegin," "Sleepy Hollow," "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking
Barrels," "The Corruptor," "Being John Malkovich," "Eyes Wide Shut," "The Green Mile,"
"The Matrix," "The Sixth Sense," "Magnolia," "An Ideal Husband," "Anna and the King,"
"Dick," "The Mummy," "Payback," "Ride with the Devil," "Snow Falling on Cedars,"
"Tumbleweeds," "Tea with Mussolini," "The Muse," "Anges Browne," "Austin Powers :
The Spy Who Shagged Me," "The Straight Story," et. al.

[Matthew Chmiel]

So many great films.

However, Fight Club and Run Lola Run remain in my top 20 greatest films of all time.

[Rockmjd23]

Fight Club.

[Jam Master Jay]

The first one from 1999 that sticks out in my mind (in a good way) is:

The World is Not Enough


really?? Denise Richards as a nuclear scientist?? The cheesy line "Christmas comes more than once a year" That film started the downward decline of the Bond series until Casino Royale brought it back!


I voted for Fight Club btw a modern day classic imo

[DeputyDave]

Fight Club as #1
Man on the Moon #2
Audition #3

[Decker]

Being John Malkovich. Easily the best of the bunch and NOT EVEN A CHOICE HERE????

-ohbfrank-

[PopcornTreeCt]

Fight Club is leading the poll, seriously? Haven't we had 9 years to reflect and realize the movie isn't that good?

[amplified]

My top 5 from the list...Many of my favs of 1999 were not included though.

1. American Beauty
1a. Magnolia
2. The Sixth Sense
3. The Matrix
4. Fight Club
5. The Insider

[fumanstan]

Fight Club is leading the poll, seriously? Haven't we had 9 years to reflect and realize the movie isn't that good?

I think it's been 9 years of reflecting and realizing the movie kicks ass.

[B5Erik]

really?? Denise Richards as a nuclear scientist?? The cheesy line "Christmas comes more than once a year" That film started the downward decline of the Bond series until Casino Royale brought it back!


One bad/cheesy line, and one bit of serious miscasting doesn't negate all the good stuff in The World is Not Enough. Hell, the pre-credits sequence alone is better than most movies from 1999...

(I don't think 1999 was all that great of a year for movies.)

[printerati]

Yeah, none of my top 5 from '99 even made the list (The Straight Story, Snow Falling On Cedars, The Girl On The Bridge, Malkovich, and Lock, Stock).

[Calculon]

Voted other: South Park: BLU

[RobCA]

I'd have to go with The Sixth Sense, with Fight Club a very close second.

Edited to add:
I forgot Sleepy Hollow came out that year... guess I voted too soon. :o

Rob

[movielib]

One bad/cheesy line, and one bit of serious miscasting doesn't negate all the good stuff in The World is Not Enough. Hell, the pre-credits sequence alone is better than most movies from 1999...
If you were talking about Goldeneye at least you'd be talking about a good Bond movie (of course it wasn't '99). But to elevate one of the weakest of all Bond movies to the best film of one of the best movie years of all time is incomprehensible.

(I don't think 1999 was all that great of a year for movies.)
I'd say you're in a small minority with that opinion.

All my opinion, of course. (And just about everyone else's. ;) )

[calhoun07]

Wow...I guess I never thought about how many great movies came out that year. And I have quite a few of the titles already mentioned on DVD.

And I just watched Fight Club tonight, and yeah...I'd say Fight Club. Hands down. It certainly could never have been made a couple years later.

[abe55]

Fight Club is leading the poll, seriously? Haven't we had 9 years to reflect and realize the movie isn't that good?

On IMDb, it's rated as the 23rd best movie of all-time.

Like it or not, Fight Club is beloved by many.

[Arpeggi]

imdb rankings are bullshit, how can you possibly not know that.

[zekeburger1979]

Nearly 9 years later, American Beauty is still the #1 movie of 1999 for me.

[hardercore]

On IMDb, it's rated as the 23rd best movie of all-time.:lol:. Fuck IMDB.

[abe55]

imdb rankings are bullshit, how can you possibly not know that.


It provides a good idea of what movies are popular with the general public. It's no ideal best movies list, but more of a popularity contest. And Fight Club is popular, which is why it ranks so high.

[RichC2]

Fight Club is leading the poll, seriously? Haven't we had 9 years to reflect and realize the movie isn't that good?

:rolleyes:

[Tracer Bullet]

Being John Malkovich

This.

[DthRdrX]

I'd give it to Fight Club from that list.

While The World is not Enough is a huge disapointment, I'd say it was Tommorow Never Dies that started the major downfall of the franchise.

[orderandlaw]

American Beauty...it's what cinema should aspire to be.

[Quake1028]

1.The Iron Giant
2.The Sixth Sense
3.The Matrix
4.Office Space
5.Dogma

[Quake1028]

Fight Club is leading the poll, seriously? Haven't we had 9 years to reflect and realize the movie isn't that good?

Yeah, I agree. There was a time I would have had it in my top 3 from that year. Now it would probably crack my top 15.

[calhoun07]

...1999 has to have the most depth. The amount of really good-to great-to excellent movies in 1999 is unparalleled.

This thread just got me thinking what I've told people I know for years now: 1999 was the last great year, and every year has been downhill since. In terms of a lot of things, not with just entertainment (I recall a lot of great TV from that period as well) but politically, economically, our standing with the world as a whole.

[GreenVulture]

Three Kings, though Rosetta is a very close second.

[vcuram]

It provides a good idea of what movies are popular with the general public. It's no ideal best movies list, but more of a popularity contest. And Fight Club is popular, which is why it ranks so high.

He said it wasn't that good, not that it wasn't popular.

Just for fun, here's the best according to this (http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000.htm) site that combines a bunch of critics top lists (the numbers are where the film ranks in the top 1000 of all time):

All About My Mother (Almodóvar, Pedro; Spain-France) •625
Wind Will Carry Us, The (Kiarostami, Abbas; France-Iran) •720
Eyes Wide Shut (Kubrick, Stanley; US-UK) •789
Fight Club (Fincher, David; US-Germany) •805
Topsy-Turvy (Leigh, Mike; UK-US) •898
Magnolia (Anderson, Paul Thomas; US) •902

[wendersfan]

Fight Club is leading the poll, seriously? Haven't we had 9 years to reflect and realize the movie isn't that good?I guess if people haven't figured it out by now they might never do so. :shrug:

[Rockmjd23]

That's because it is the best.

[Hammer99]

He said it wasn't that good, not that it wasn't popular.

Just for fun, here's the best according to this (http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000.htm) site that combines a bunch of critics top lists (the numbers are where the film ranks in the top 1000 of all time):

All About My Mother (Almodóvar, Pedro; Spain-France) •625
Wind Will Carry Us, The (Kiarostami, Abbas; France-Iran) •720
Eyes Wide Shut (Kubrick, Stanley; US-UK) •789
Fight Club (Fincher, David; US-Germany) •805
Topsy-Turvy (Leigh, Mike; UK-US) •898
Magnolia (Anderson, Paul Thomas; US) •902 I think 1999 is vastly overrated as a great year for movies, and that list pretty much reinforces my belief... I agree with the critics. ;) Looking at the list of titles in the poll, I see some good movies and some entertaining movies, but not a one would I consider to be "great" or a classic... then again, I believe the '70's were the last truly great decade for cinema.

From the titles mentioned in this thread, I guess I would choose Fight Club as the best, though I was more entertained by the South Park movie.

[NoirFan]

imdb rankings are bullshit, how can you possibly not know that.

Case in point: Shawshank Redemption is the second highest rated film of all time.

[superdeluxe]

The Insider.

The reason why crowe got the oscar for gladiator was because of the Insider snub.

[pridesticks06]

Probably Fight Club for me, though I forgot about Office Space that year lol

[abe55]

Case in point: Shawshank Redemption is the second highest rated film of all time.


It has a 98% with Rotten Tomatoes Users, tied for the highest with Raiders Of The Lost Ark. IMDb users aren't the only ones who rank it highly.

[Defiant1]

The Talented Mr. Ripley. One of my favourite movies of all time.

[Red Dog]

American Beauty, no question.

I'm probably one of the few people who could not stand Fight Club, The Sixth Sense, and The Matrix.

[macnorton]

Fight Club...as much as I love American Beauty there is really no debate. I keep watching it and I get something new every time and the message of the film really speaks to me.

[king3style]

Matrix and Fight Club

[Nuff]

I think people answering this poll have become biased against the Matrix because of the lesser sequels...the original was truly a revolutionary film that still has ripples today in film and television.

[eXcentris]

It provides a good idea of what movies are popular with the general public. It's no ideal best movies list, but more of a popularity contest.

Which is essentially what all these misnamed "best of" threads are. People keep confusing "best" with "favorite".

[Quake1028]

1.The Iron Giant
2.The Sixth Sense
3.The Matrix
4.Office Space
5.Dogma

Actually it would be:

1.Eight Days a Week
2.The Iron Giant
3.The Sixth Sense
4.The Matrix
5.Office Space
6.Dogma

I had it in my head that Eight Days a Week was a 97 film, because that's what IMDB lists, but it's proper release was 1999. Either way, it's one of my 10 favorite films ever.

[J. Farley]

"Other" for The Blair Witch Project.

[Decker]

"Other" for The Blair Witch Project.
-screwy-

[MasterCXtreme]

Between American Beauty & Fight Club. Never get tired of either of those flicks.

Although i firmly believe South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut should be on that list.