View Poll Results: Which was the BEST "best picture" winner of the last 10 years?
American Beauty ('00)
37
16.30%
Beautiful Mind, A ('02)
1
0.44%
Braveheart ('96)
48
21.15%
Chicago ('03)
5
2.20%
English Patient, The ('97)
5
2.20%
Forrest Gump ('95)
24
10.57%
Gladiator ('01)
12
5.29%
Schindler's List ('94)
71
31.28%
Shakespeare in Love ('99)
5
2.20%
Titanic ('98)
19
8.37%
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Which was the BEST Best Picture Winner of the last 10 years?
01-12-04, 11:33 AM
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Re: Braveheart Encyclopedia
Originally posted by scroll2b
It's funny Braveheart's number one for a lot of people. Anyone ever been to the Braveheart Encyclopedia website? http://go.to/Braveheart Guess who's the webmaster.... It was a huge pet project for me five years ago.....
It's funny Braveheart's number one for a lot of people. Anyone ever been to the Braveheart Encyclopedia website? http://go.to/Braveheart Guess who's the webmaster.... It was a huge pet project for me five years ago.....
01-12-04, 01:46 PM
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American Beauty, with Braveheart a close second.
. . . I have Forest Gump as the worst of the lot. A big disappointment for me (probably because I liked the book so much).
. . . I have Forest Gump as the worst of the lot. A big disappointment for me (probably because I liked the book so much).
01-15-04, 02:44 AM
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American Beauty: fav among perverts, i didnt think it was "all that".
Beautiful Mind, A: never seen it...
Braveheart: to long and drug out IMO, got bored with the battle scenes after a while
Chicago: (puke) 'nuff said.
English Patient, The: (dry heave)
Forrest Gump: best of the lot, got my vote.
Gladiator: good movie... but best picture for that year? wow, musta been a weak year in film...
Schindler's List: good stuff
Shakespeare in Love: uhg...
Titanic: over hyped poop. I didnt find anything riveting about the movie personally, all I was praying for was Leo to just die already. Unfortunately I had to wait all the way until the end of the picture just to see the only part of interest.
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Beautiful Mind, A: never seen it...
Braveheart: to long and drug out IMO, got bored with the battle scenes after a while
Chicago: (puke) 'nuff said.
English Patient, The: (dry heave)
Forrest Gump: best of the lot, got my vote.
Gladiator: good movie... but best picture for that year? wow, musta been a weak year in film...
Schindler's List: good stuff
Shakespeare in Love: uhg...
Titanic: over hyped poop. I didnt find anything riveting about the movie personally, all I was praying for was Leo to just die already. Unfortunately I had to wait all the way until the end of the picture just to see the only part of interest.
j
01-15-04, 01:58 PM
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Originally posted by jekbrown
American Beauty: fav among perverts, i didnt think it was "all that".
Beautiful Mind, A: never seen it...
Braveheart: to long and drug out IMO, got bored with the battle scenes after a while
Chicago: (puke) 'nuff said.
English Patient, The: (dry heave)
Forrest Gump: best of the lot, got my vote.
Gladiator: good movie... but best picture for that year? wow, musta been a weak year in film...
Schindler's List: good stuff
Shakespeare in Love: uhg...
Titanic: over hyped poop. I didnt find anything riveting about the movie personally, all I was praying for was Leo to just die already. Unfortunately I had to wait all the way until the end of the picture just to see the only part of interest.
j
American Beauty: fav among perverts, i didnt think it was "all that".
Beautiful Mind, A: never seen it...
Braveheart: to long and drug out IMO, got bored with the battle scenes after a while
Chicago: (puke) 'nuff said.
English Patient, The: (dry heave)
Forrest Gump: best of the lot, got my vote.
Gladiator: good movie... but best picture for that year? wow, musta been a weak year in film...
Schindler's List: good stuff
Shakespeare in Love: uhg...
Titanic: over hyped poop. I didnt find anything riveting about the movie personally, all I was praying for was Leo to just die already. Unfortunately I had to wait all the way until the end of the picture just to see the only part of interest.
j
01-15-04, 04:26 PM
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None of the ones on the list...
In the Mood for Love would be my choice... it is a terrific love story that is nothing like an ordinary love story. Brilliant Cinematography and use of colors. The score is excellent, two different melody playing on top of each other. One melody is playful and the other is precise. The character development is meticulous and the performance by the actors is wonderful.
Lord of the Rings: Trilogy by Peter Jackson is a close second for me.
Color of Paradise from Iran would be on a third place. This is truly brilliant cinema.
Must mention that the films on the list are great films, but if I am forced to pick one it would be English Patient. I think.
In the Mood for Love would be my choice... it is a terrific love story that is nothing like an ordinary love story. Brilliant Cinematography and use of colors. The score is excellent, two different melody playing on top of each other. One melody is playful and the other is precise. The character development is meticulous and the performance by the actors is wonderful.
Lord of the Rings: Trilogy by Peter Jackson is a close second for me.
Color of Paradise from Iran would be on a third place. This is truly brilliant cinema.
Must mention that the films on the list are great films, but if I am forced to pick one it would be English Patient. I think.
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01-19-04, 02:38 AM
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The English Patient, of course. Critically speaking, it is easily the best film on the list and certainly one of the very best of the 1990s. American Beauty is probably second, although I find the idea of ranking fillms to be a pretty silly exercise.
OTOH, I certainly agree that Schindler's, and probably Titanic, will have more longevity.
Braveheart, Schindler's, and SiL are all very good films with few flaws. Titanic is substantially flawed in one or two areas, but still very solid entertainment. The rest are totally undeserving of even their nominations, IMHO (except for Chicago, which I have not yet seen).
OTOH, I certainly agree that Schindler's, and probably Titanic, will have more longevity.
Braveheart, Schindler's, and SiL are all very good films with few flaws. Titanic is substantially flawed in one or two areas, but still very solid entertainment. The rest are totally undeserving of even their nominations, IMHO (except for Chicago, which I have not yet seen).
01-21-04, 12:35 AM
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Originally posted by DGibFen
In case anyone wants to know, here were the Oscar noms from the last ten years (Winners are in Bold):
1994:
The Fugitive
In the Name of the Father
The Piano
The Remains of the Day
Schindler's List
1995:
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
Shawshank Redemption
1996:
Apollo 13
Babe
Braveheart
Il Postino (The Postman)
Sense and Sensibility
1997:
The English Patient
Fargo
Jerry Maguire
Secrets & Lies
Shine
1998:
As Good As It Gets
The Full Monty
Good Will Hunting
L.A. Confidential
Titanic
1999:
Elizabeth
Saving Private Ryan
Shakespeare in Love
The Thin Red Line
La Vita è bella (Life is Beautiful)
2000:
American Beauty
The Cider House Rules
The Green Mile
The Insider
The Sixth Sense
2001:
Chocolat
Erin Brockovich
Gladiator
Traffic
Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
2002:
A Beautiful Mind
Gosford Park
In the Bedroom
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge!
2003:
Chicago
Gangs of New York
The Hours
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Pianist
In case anyone wants to know, here were the Oscar noms from the last ten years (Winners are in Bold):
1994:
The Fugitive
In the Name of the Father
The Piano
The Remains of the Day
Schindler's List
1995:
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
Shawshank Redemption
1996:
Apollo 13
Babe
Braveheart
Il Postino (The Postman)
Sense and Sensibility
1997:
The English Patient
Fargo
Jerry Maguire
Secrets & Lies
Shine
1998:
As Good As It Gets
The Full Monty
Good Will Hunting
L.A. Confidential
Titanic
1999:
Elizabeth
Saving Private Ryan
Shakespeare in Love
The Thin Red Line
La Vita è bella (Life is Beautiful)
2000:
American Beauty
The Cider House Rules
The Green Mile
The Insider
The Sixth Sense
2001:
Chocolat
Erin Brockovich
Gladiator
Traffic
Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
2002:
A Beautiful Mind
Gosford Park
In the Bedroom
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge!
2003:
Chicago
Gangs of New York
The Hours
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Pianist
The Fugitive? I thought it was a good popcorn flick but didn't know it got nominated.
Four wedding and a funeral was horrible.
Jerry Maguire? It wasn't that good.
Schindler's list was a very obvious winner for that year. And gets my nod for Best of the Best.
01-21-04, 01:33 AM
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Originally posted by tanman
Four wedding and a funeral was horrible.
Four wedding and a funeral was horrible.
01-21-04, 04:08 AM
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Definitely an interesting poll... I would have never guessed that the voting would look anything like the current results...
As for myself... I would have to go with Forest Gump by a mile (simply no contest in my mind)... the originality of the film combined with the heartfelt acting / storyline and its' replay value (I watch this movie so much more frequently than I do any of the others) it's a no-brainer in my mind.
As for myself... I would have to go with Forest Gump by a mile (simply no contest in my mind)... the originality of the film combined with the heartfelt acting / storyline and its' replay value (I watch this movie so much more frequently than I do any of the others) it's a no-brainer in my mind.
01-21-04, 01:45 PM
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Wow, no love for Beautiful Mind at all, huh?
Wow, no love for Beautiful Mind at all, huh?
01-21-04, 11:03 PM
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Originally posted by LivingINClip
My name is, Forest, Forest Gump..
My name is, Forest, Forest Gump..
01-21-04, 11:17 PM
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It's not one of the choices but it has to be L.A. Confidential, IMO. An absolutely perfect film and the best film by far in about the last twenty years or so. Robbed at Oscar time that year by the mediastorm known as Titanic.
