Best Film of 1997 (ongoing survey)

JonTurner · 01-07-02, 12:52 AM

I know we've got polls like this all the time around here, but I figure this one will be a little more comprehensive and perhaps even informative.

This thread will be for your pick for best film released during 1997 (think Oscar considerations for what's eligible). I'm not making it a poll because whether you like it or not, that would influence some people's choice.

Results will be posted in this thread, and all subsequent threads for each year, and they will be ongoing... so you can still vote here even weeks after other year's polls have begun.

Please start your post with your #1 film from 1997 (try to limit it to one - after all, that's the point - two at the most (I'll split the vote)), and yes, discussions are more than welcome!

Current Leader -- L.A. Confidential

All Years:
2001 -- (currently) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2000 -- Requiem For a Dream*
1999 -- Fight Club*
1998 -- (currently) Rushmore
1997 -- L.A. Confidential*
1996 -- Fargo*
1995 -- (currently) Braveheart
1994 -- Pulp Fiction*
1993 -- Schindler's List*
1992 -- Unforgiven*
1991 -- Silence of the Lambs*
1990 -- Goodfellas*
1989 -- Do the Right Thing*
1988 -- Die Hard*
1987 -- Full Metal Jacket*
1986 -- (currently) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1985 -- Back to the Future*
1984 -- Ghostbusters*
1983 -- Return of the Jedi*
1982 -- (currently) Blade Runner
1981 -- Raiders of the Lost Ark*
1980 -- (currently) Empire Strikes Back
1979 -- Apocalypse Now*
1978 -- (currently) The Deer Hunter
1977 -- Star Wars*
1976 -- Taxi Driver*
1975 -- Jaws*
1974 -- The Godfather: Part II*
1973 -- (currently) The Exorcist
1972 -- The Godfather*
1971 -- A Clockwork Orange*
1970 -- Patton*
1969 -- (currently) The Wild Bunch
1968 -- 2001: A Space Odyssey*
1967 -- (currently) The Graduate
1966 -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly*
1965

If you haven't voted on the previous years, feel free to go back and do so.

*Poll closed, winner declared.

JonTurner · 01-07-02, 12:58 AM

The Sweet Hereafter

...with Boogie Nights and L.A. Confidential at #2 and #3

Keyser_Soze2 · 01-07-02, 01:26 AM

What Jon said.

1) The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan)
2) Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson)
3) L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson)
4) Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith)
5) Waiting for Guffman (Christopher Guest)
6) Titanic (James Cameron)
7) In the Company of Men (Neil LaBute)
8) Wag the Dog (Barry Levinson)
9) The Game (David Fincher)
10) The Ice Storm (Ang Lee)

JonTurner · 01-07-02, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Keyser_Soze2
What Jon said.

1) The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan)
2) Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson)
3) L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson)

Wow... with that, I might as well give you the rest of my list, where, not surprisingly, we differ greatly.

4) Contact
5) In the Company of Men
6) The Apostle
7) Donnie Brasco
8) Eve's Bayou
9) The Ice Storm
10) Good Will Hunting
11) The Boxer
12) Chasing Amy
13) Amistad
14) Hard Eight

Waiting For Guffman's the only one on your list I haven't seen... I've been meaning to seek out the DVD for a long time, so I'll definitely get to it soon.

das Monkey · 01-07-02, 02:06 AM

This one's going to get ugly, I can tell already.

What the hell ... I'm going to say Contact. That's sure to be unpopular, but oh well. It sounds good now. Probably won't in the morning.

das

Sunday Morning · 01-07-02, 02:52 AM

#1 Jackie Brown (quentin tarantino)

jfoobar · 01-07-02, 02:53 AM

1997 was a great year in film. Overall, I would rate The Sweet Hereafter as the best I have seen from that year.

Honorable mentions to Kolya, L.A. Confidential, Welcome to Sarajevo, Mrs. Brown, and Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control (doco).

Grimfarrow · 01-07-02, 03:05 AM

Best film of 1997: Fruit Chan's outstanding "Made in Hong Kong" - never released in the US, unfortunately.

A second runner-up is "Happy Together" by Wong Kar-Wai.

RobCA · 01-07-02, 04:26 AM

The House of Yes

SightandSound · 01-07-02, 10:22 AM

Boogie Nights

Johnny Zhivago · 01-07-02, 10:55 AM

Boogie Nights

ToddSm66 · 01-07-02, 11:15 AM

L.A. Confidential

Mazinger · 01-07-02, 11:55 AM

Gattaca

Big Quasimodo · 01-07-02, 12:36 PM

Boogie Nights

CitizenKaneRBud · 01-07-02, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Glenn Glass
Boogie Nights

Same here

conscience · 01-07-02, 04:55 PM

i have a tie. I love both of these films and can't choose between the two. Most people have given the name of one or the other already.

The Sweet Hereafter and Boogie Nights.

evenflow · 01-07-02, 05:15 PM

My top 3:
1.L.A Confidential
2.Donnie Brasco
3.Chasing Amy

BoatDrinks · 01-07-02, 05:47 PM

Donnie Brasco

bjhess · 01-07-02, 05:49 PM

I have not seen Boogie Nights, Affliction, The Apostle, Amistad, Eve's Bayou, In the Company of Men, Kundun or The Spanish Prisoner, so this may be a little misinformed, but my favorite was Chasing Amy. While not probably as great of a "film" as L.A. Confidential, I'll give it my vote.

My movies rated 9 or higher.

9.5
Chasing Amy
L.A. Confidential

9
Contact
Jackie Brown

I also enjoyed Cop Land, The Game, As Good as It Gets, Gattaca, Good Will Hunting, The Sweet Hereafter (well, didn't "enjoy"), and Wag the Dog among others.

Worst flicks? Mimic, Volcano, Speed 2 and Anaconda were horrible.

Barry

raithen · 01-07-02, 06:18 PM

Definitely Contact.

-matt

CrashMan · 01-07-02, 07:09 PM

L.A. Confidential

Eddyhazkel · 01-07-02, 07:25 PM

Grosse Pointe Blank

randy1320 · 01-07-02, 07:41 PM

1. L.A. Confidential
2. Boogie Nights
3. As Good as it Gets

garmonbozia · 01-07-02, 07:43 PM

The Ice Storm

Chuckopolis · 01-07-02, 11:10 PM

Imagine you and me... and me and you...

...Happy Together...

01-07-02, 02:06 AM	#5
das Monkey DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 35,881	This one's going to get ugly, I can tell already. What the hell ... I'm going to say Contact. That's sure to be unpopular, but oh well. It sounds good now. Probably won't in the morning. das __________________ DragonCon 2004 - 2005 - Lost in Hawaii - DVD Reviews You are not* entitled to your own opinion. You are only entitled to your own informed opinion.** -- Harlan Ellison quoting Gustave Flaubert

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Sunday Morning DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: A little bit here and a little bit there. Posts: 2,644	#1 Jackie Brown (quentin tarantino) Last edited by Sunday Morning; 01-14-02 at 03:57 AM.

01-07-02, 02:53 AM	#7
jfoobar DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 24,092	1997 was a great year in film. Overall, I would rate The Sweet Hereafter as the best I have seen from that year. Honorable mentions to Kolya, L.A. Confidential, Welcome to Sarajevo, Mrs. Brown, and Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control (doco). __________________ "There's one thing that can be said for true losers. They're consistent to a degree that would suggest luck has little to do with it." -- Unknown

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01-07-02, 10:55 AM	#11
Johnny Zhivago DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Korova Milkbar Posts: 5,120	Boogie Nights __________________ Now Playing Dilauded is pure sunshine wrapped in bacon and delivered straight to your pleasure center by a naked goddess. If I could get my hands on a gallon of it, I would start a new religion. - Cosmosguy

01-07-02, 12:52 AM	#1
JonTurner DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,709	Best Film of 1997 (ongoing survey) I know we've got polls like this all the time around here, but I figure this one will be a little more comprehensive and perhaps even informative. This thread will be for your pick for best film released during 1997 (think Oscar considerations for what's eligible). I'm not making it a poll because whether you like it or not, that would influence some people's choice. Results will be posted in this thread, and all subsequent threads for each year, and they will be ongoing... so you can still vote here even weeks after other year's polls have begun. Please start your post with your #1 film from 1997 (try to limit it to one - after all, that's the point - two at the most (I'll split the vote)), and yes, discussions are more than welcome! Current Leader -- L.A. Confidential All Years: 2001 -- (currently) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2000 -- Requiem For a Dream* 1999 -- Fight Club* 1998 -- (currently) Rushmore 1997 -- L.A. Confidential* 1996 -- Fargo* 1995 -- (currently) Braveheart 1994 -- Pulp Fiction* 1993 -- Schindler's List* 1992 -- Unforgiven* 1991 -- Silence of the Lambs* 1990 -- Goodfellas* 1989 -- Do the Right Thing* 1988 -- Die Hard* 1987 -- Full Metal Jacket* 1986 -- (currently) Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1985 -- Back to the Future* 1984 -- Ghostbusters* 1983 -- Return of the Jedi* 1982 -- (currently) Blade Runner 1981 -- Raiders of the Lost Ark* 1980 -- (currently) Empire Strikes Back 1979 -- Apocalypse Now* 1978 -- (currently) The Deer Hunter 1977 -- Star Wars* 1976 -- Taxi Driver* 1975 -- Jaws* 1974 -- The Godfather: Part II* 1973 -- (currently) The Exorcist 1972 -- The Godfather* 1971 -- A Clockwork Orange* 1970 -- Patton* 1969 -- (currently) The Wild Bunch 1968 -- 2001: A Space Odyssey* 1967 -- (currently) The Graduate 1966 -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly* 1965 If you haven't voted on the previous years, feel free to go back and do so. Poll closed, winner declared. Last edited by JonTurner; 10-09-02 at 04:55 AM.*

01-07-02, 12:58 AM	#2
JonTurner DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,709	The Sweet Hereafter ...with Boogie Nights and L.A. Confidential at #2 and #3

01-07-02, 01:26 AM	#3
Keyser_Soze2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Lodi, CA, USA Posts: 471	What Jon said. 1) The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan) 2) Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson) 3) L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson) 4) Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith) 5) Waiting for Guffman (Christopher Guest) 6) Titanic (James Cameron) 7) In the Company of Men (Neil LaBute) 8) Wag the Dog (Barry Levinson) 9) The Game (David Fincher) 10) The Ice Storm (Ang Lee)

01-07-02, 03:05 AM	#8
Grimfarrow DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,797	Best film of 1997: Fruit Chan's outstanding "Made in Hong Kong" - never released in the US, unfortunately. A second runner-up is "Happy Together" by Wong Kar-Wai.

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SightandSound Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 459	Boogie Nights

01-07-02, 11:15 AM	#12
ToddSm66 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,437	L.A. Confidential

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Mazinger DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,534	Gattaca

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Big Quasimodo DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 4,182	Boogie Nights

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conscience DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jul 1999 Posts: 7,119	i have a tie. I love both of these films and can't choose between the two. Most people have given the name of one or the other already. The Sweet Hereafter and Boogie Nights. __________________ You can't take a picture of this. It's already gone. - Nate Fisher, Six Feet Under

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evenflow Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,049	My top 3: 1.L.A Confidential 2.Donnie Brasco 3.Chasing Amy

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BoatDrinks DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Arch City Posts: 8,209	Donnie Brasco __________________ now playing in St. Louis

01-07-02, 05:49 PM	#19
bjhess Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 384	I have not seen Boogie Nights, Affliction, The Apostle, Amistad, Eve's Bayou, In the Company of Men, Kundun or The Spanish Prisoner, so this may be a little misinformed, but my favorite was Chasing Amy. While not probably as great of a "film" as L.A. Confidential, I'll give it my vote. My movies rated 9 or higher. 9.5 Chasing Amy L.A. Confidential 9 Contact Jackie Brown I also enjoyed Cop Land, The Game, As Good as It Gets, Gattaca, Good Will Hunting, The Sweet Hereafter (well, didn't "enjoy"), and Wag the Dog among others. Worst flicks? Mimic, Volcano, Speed 2 and Anaconda were horrible. Barry

01-07-02, 06:18 PM	#20
raithen DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Burlington, ON, Canada Posts: 1,470	Definitely Contact. -matt

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CrashMan DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,039	L.A. Confidential

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Eddyhazkel Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 438	Grosse Pointe Blank __________________ If a tree falls in a forest... and kills a mime, does anyone care?

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randy1320 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 373	1. L.A. Confidential 2. Boogie Nights 3. As Good as it Gets

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garmonbozia DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 5,917	My #1 film of 1997 The Ice Storm __________________ "Little moments like that prove to me that there is some kind of all-powerful, all-knowing force that controls everything in the universe. And it's so fucking bored, it'll actually take time out to orchestrate a petty letdown like that." -- Georgia Lass

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Chuckopolis Banned Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 141	Imagine you and me... and me and you... ...Happy Together...