Alex95 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) The Birdcage Streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi, and Pluto TV Emma Streaming on Starz Fargo Streaming on Starz From Dusk till Dawn Streaming on HBO Max The Hunchback of Notre Dame Streaming on Disney+ Independence Day Steaming on Fubo TV Matilda Streaming on HBO Max Mission: Impossible Streaming on Paramount+ Primal Fear Streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+, Fubo TV Scream Streaming on Paramount+ Set It Off Streaming on HBO Max and Tubi Space Jam Streaming on HBO Max and Tubi That Thing You Do! Streaming on Starz Trainspotting Streaming on Paramount+ and Starz Waiting for Guffman Streaming on HBO Max Congrats to the top 15 films of 1996! I'll give you all about two weeks to send me your rankings of the top 15. I will average all the rankings out and reveal what the top films of 1996 are! Comments are optional, but always encouraged. Rankings are due by Monday, February 13th at midnight. If I don't have your rankings by then, we're moving on without you! @Steven_ @~Tom~ @*Diana @Deeee @1234567890 @FrogLenzen @*Wallace @*Chris Edited February 3, 2023 by Alex95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I feel like this is actually a decent list! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasocfan Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Both Scream and Mission Impossible having movies released later this year is crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 11:26 AM, Alex95 said: The Birdcage Streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi, and Pluto TV Emma Streaming on Starz Fargo Streaming on Starz From Dusk till Dawn Streaming on HBO Max The Hunchback of Notre Dame Streaming on Disney+ Independence Day Steaming on Fubo TV Matilda Streaming on HBO Max Mission: Impossible Streaming on Paramount+ Primal Fear Streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+, Fubo TV Scream Streaming on Paramount+ Set It Off Streaming on HBO Max and Tubi Space Jam Streaming on HBO Max and Tubi That Thing You Do! Streaming on Starz Trainspotting Streaming on Paramount+ and Starz Waiting for Guffman Streaming on HBO Max Congrats to the top 15 films of 1996! I'll give you all about two weeks to send me your rankings of the top 15. I will average all the rankings out and reveal what the top films of 1996 are! Comments are optional, but always encouraged. Rankings are due by Monday, February 13th at midnight. If I don't have your rankings by then, we're moving on without you! @Steven_ @~Tom~ @*Diana @Deeee @1234567890 @FrogLenzen @*Wallace @*Chris Updated the streaming for the new month as a few of these got added to some new services for February! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasocfan Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) Scream is also randomly free on Youtube if anyone needs a refresher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFNVcO6OX_Q&t=2s&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies Edited February 4, 2023 by aliasocfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 Just bumping this up! You all have through the weekend to get your rankings in @Steven_ @~Tom~ @*Diana @1234567890 @FrogLenzen @*Wallace @*Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 I haven't posted much reminders as I had a busy weekend. Please still try to get these in today if possible! If not, tomorrow the latest @~Tom~ @*Diana @1234567890 @FrogLenzen @*Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 Last call to get this in today or we're moving on without you! @*Diana @1234567890 @FrogLenzen @*Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 26 minutes ago, Alex95 said: Last call to get this in today or we're moving on without you! @*Diana @1234567890 @FrogLenzen @*Chris I'll have it after 4PM, my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234567890 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 15. Emma 11.9/15 Watch Trailer @~Tom~ - 7/15 @*Diana - 9/15 @*Wallace - 11/15 @Deeee - 12/15 @1234567890 - 13/15 @FrogLenzen - 13/15 @*Chris - 13/15 @Steven_ - 14/15 @Alex95 - 15/15 Dee Quote Good performances, but extremely boring movie. I am also not a Jane Austen fan. Alex Quote Picture this. The year is 1995. You just got a job adapting a Jane Austen novel! You are on a film set working with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming, and Ewan McGregor. Could Oscar glory be in your future? You get a night off. You decide to go out to the movies with your date. "Two to Clueless please" you tell the worker at the movie theater... The next day you return to your work at Emma, put Ewan McGregor's five dollar wig on his head, and longingly stare out the window knowing you're about to create the least interesting Emma adaptation of the decade. 14. From Dusk till Dawn 11.2/15 Watch Trailer @1234567890 - 3/15 @FrogLenzen - 4/15 @Alex95 - 9/15 @Deeee - 13/15 @~Tom~ - 13/15 @*Diana - 13/15 @*Chris - 14/15 @Steven_ - 15/15 @*Wallace - 15/15 Alex Quote They had me in the first half, not gonna lie. I think kidnapping movies are so delightfully scary. Then it turned into a generic zombie movie and I was out. Dee Quote Not my favorite Robert Rodriguez film. A really fun action-horror flick though with an iconic performance from Salma Hayek. 13. Mission: Impossible 10.2/15 Watch Trailer @Steven_ - 5/15 @*Wallace - 5/15 @~Tom~ - 6/15 @1234567890 - 8/15 @FrogLenzen - 9/15 @Alex95 - 14/15 @Deeee - 15/15 @*Diana - 15/15 @*Chris - 15/15 Alex Quote I respect Mission: Impossible for being kinda thee iconic action film. That doesn't mean I particularly care for the franchise. Action movies have to be really good for me to be in and this just doesn't do it for me. Dee Quote Tom Cruise can choke. Never cared for the movies much anyways, despite my father making me watch them relentlessly growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wallace Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Fine with the first two movies showing up. I would have liked for Mission: Impossible to have done a little better but not upset with it showing up this set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 48 minutes ago, Alex95 said: Alex Quote Picture this. The year is 1995. You just got a job adapting a Jane Austen novel! You are on a film set working with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming, and Ewan McGregor. Could Oscar glory be in your future? You get a night off. You decide to go out to the movies with your date. "Two to Clueless please" you tell the worker at the movie theater... The next day you return to your work at Emma, put Ewan McGregor's five dollar wig on his head, and longingly stare out the window knowing you're about to create the least interesting Emma adaptation of the decade. places you took me: there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 12. That Thing You Do! 9.8/15 Watch Trailer @Alex95 - 7/15 @1234567890 - 7/15 @Steven_ - 8/15 @*Wallace - 8/15 @*Chris - 10/15 @Deeee - 11/15 @~Tom~ - 11/15 @*Diana - 12/15 @FrogLenzen - 14/15 Alex Quote The titular song is actually a jam though. The unedited director's cut is actually really good and makes this such a better movie. Still like it a lot in general though. Tom Everett Scott oozes movie star charisma and I wish he was bigger. Liv Tyler blows her big monologue, but I still love her. The scene where they hear themselves on the radio is genuinely one of my favorite scenes ever? Dee Quote Charming movie, great cast, some good music. But a movie that never impressed me much. 11. Waiting for Guffman 9.6/15 Watch Trailer @*Diana - 5/15 @Alex95 - 6/15 @FrogLenzen - 7/15 @*Chris - 7/15 @Deeee - 9/15 @Steven_ - 12/15 @*Wallace - 12/15 @~Tom~ - 13/15 @1234567890 - 15/15 Alex Quote Christopher Guest is such a comedic inspiration for me. Best in Show is one of my favorite movies ever. This is no Best in Show, but it still completely slaps. Parker Posey completely steals the movie, every line reading from her is perfection. Also the deleted scene of her audition is essential viewing "AND WHO'S ON TOP AND WHO'S ON BOTTOM NOW!?" Dee Quote Christopher Guest is always gonna do it for me. The mockumentary just works for me. Par for the course with a Guest film, we have goofball characters played brilliantly by the likes of Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Bob Balaban, Larry Miller, Michael Hitchcock, and of course, Guest himself. 10. Primal Fear 8.6/15 Watch Trailer @~Tom~ - 3/15 @FrogLenzen - 6/15 @Deeee - 7/15 @*Chris - 8/15 @Steven_ - 9/15 @Alex95 - 10/15 @*Diana - 10/15 @1234567890 - 10/15 @*Wallace - 14/15 Dee Quote I am a Laura Linney fan first and foremost. Not the greatest movie ever made, but this film is loaded with fantastic performances that elevate this from above most procedural dramas. Alex Quote Kind of a generic courtroom drama elevated by a strong cast. Alfre Woodard is so underrated here. I don't love all of Edward Norton's choices, but it was still a daring and shocking performance. Laura Linney always dominates. Richard Gere is always handsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wallace Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Fine with this set of movies here. Though I wouldn't have minded if That Thing You Do! was a little higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Primal Fear robbed! Apart from Edward Norton’s fantastic performance, it contains one of my favorite movie soundtrack songs ever: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 9. Independence Day 8.4/15 Watch Trailer @*Wallace - 2/15 @~Tom~ - 4/15 @Steven_ - 7/15 @*Diana - 7/15 @*Chris - 9/15 @FrogLenzen - 10/15 @1234567890 - 11/15 @Alex95 - 12/15 @Deeee - 14/15 Alex Quote It's okay I guess? Not really much to chew on here. Dee Quote I can appreciate the commercial success and large scale of the movie, the legacy it created, and the harmless fun of the film itself. But I just find it really boring and the plot/characters very thin. 8. Trainspotting 8.2/15 Watch Trailer @Alex95 - 2/15 @FrogLenzen - 3/15 @Deeee - 6/15 @~Tom~ - 8/15 @*Diana - 8/15 @*Wallace - 9/15 @*Chris - 11/15 @Steven_ - 13/15 @1234567890 - 13/15 Alex Quote Undoubtably one of my favorite movies of the decade. Unflinchingly honest and real. I have not stopped thinking about that baby scene since the first time I watched it. Also one of my favorite movie endings ever. And an instantly iconic soundtrack all in a tight 90 minutes! Dee Quote One of the most notable films of the 90's without a doubt. And certainly one of the most impactful and influential. A pretty brilliant movie that is certainly problematic in parts, but it is also a very stylish depiction of the emptiness and horrors of drug addiction. 7. Set It Off 8.2/15 Watch Trailer @1234567890 - 2/15 @Deeee - 3/15 @*Wallace - 4/15 @Alex95 - 5/15 @Steven_ - 11/15 @*Diana - 11/15 @FrogLenzen - 12/15 @*Chris - 12/15 @~Tom~ - 14/15 Dee Quote Ranking the Top 5 is actually quite difficult because all six of these films are all-time favorites of mine. I have returned to all of these films numerous times over multiple decades. One of the greatest films of the decade and a culturally impactful story that featured four incredible performances from four Black women as the leads. Queen Latifah as Cleo, Jada Pinkett Smith as Stony, Vivica Fox as Frankie, and Kimberly Elise as T.T., really comprise one of my favorite ensembles ever. Incredible characters and cast. And a phenomenal soundtrack in addition. I am prepared to criticize folks for tanking it. Alex Quote Ahead of its time in some ways and a bit behind in others. What I thought might be a generic action movie at the start ended up having a lot of heart thanks to some strong writing and fantastic performances from a great ensemble. This was a first watch for me and I'm definitely glad I checked it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 36 minutes ago, Alex95 said: @1234567890 - 2/15 @Deeee - 3/15 @*Wallace - 4/15 @Alex95 - 5/15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wallace Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Aww I wished Independence Day and Set It Off were ranked a bit higher but at least they were able to make it to 9th and 7th. So not too mad there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 so that leaves... Birdcage Fargo Hunchback Matilda Scream Space Jam I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 The remaining films are always on the front page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Alex95 said: the front page ew.gif boo.gif jk.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 6. Space Jam 6.8/15 Watch Trailer @*Wallace - 1/15 @Steven_ - 2/15 @Deeee - 4/15 @1234567890 - 4/15 @*Chris - 5/15 @~Tom~ - 9/15 @Alex95 - 11/15 @FrogLenzen - 11/15 @*Diana - 14/15 Dee Quote Ranking the Top 5 is actually quite difficult because all six of these films are all-time favorites of mine. I have returned to all of these films numerous times over multiple decades. I burnt out my VHS copy of Space Jam because that is how often I watched it as a child. A movie so near-and-dear to my heart. Alex Quote I knew how strong nostalgia has been in these 90's games so I had to tank this a bit knowing it could win. It's a fun movie that I grew up loving, but it's simply not better than more than half the movies in this final 15. 5. Fargo 6.8/15 Watch Trailer @FrogLenzen - 1/15 @Deeee - 2/15 @Alex95 - 3/15 @*Diana - 4/15 @*Chris - 6/15 @Steven_ - 10/15 @~Tom~ - 10/15 @1234567890 - 12/15 @*Wallace - 13/15 Derek Quote One of the best ever and one of my favorites ever. Dee Quote Ranking the Top 5 is actually quite difficult because all six of these films are all-time favorites of mine. I have returned to all of these films numerous times over multiple decades. Fargo is one of the greatest films ever made imo. The Coen Brothers + regional Minnesota accents + Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson = perfection. Alex Quote Could Fargo be considered a comfort movie? Well it is for me. The Coen Brothers' masterpiece imo. No notes, just a pitch perfect movie. 4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 5.9/15 Watch Trailer @Steven_ - 1/15 @*Diana - 2/15 @*Chris - 2/15 @Alex95 - 4/15 @Deeee - 5/15 @*Wallace - 6/15 @1234567890 - 6/15 @~Tom~ - 12/15 @FrogLenzen - 15/15 Alex Quote I knew the mouse's reign of terror would come to an unfortunate screeching halt here with what would have been its most deserving victory. Hunchback of Notre Dame is so daring and so subversive that I can't believe Disney put it out. Not having Quasimodo end up with the heroine? Portraying a Catholic priest as an ultra creepy villain? Such shocking and amazing moves for them to make. Hellfire and God Help the Outcasts are masterpieces, but Bells of Notre Dame is possibly my favorite Disney song ever. Dee Quote Ranking the Top 5 is actually quite difficult because all six of these films are all-time favorites of mine. I have returned to all of these films numerous times over multiple decades. THOND is one of Disney's greatest triumphs and a film that has profoundly impacted me. Derek Quote pretty out-of-the-box and dark for Disney but I cannot willingly sign off on another Disney win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 @FrogLenzen remains my only friend in this game by also tanking Hunchback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 14 minutes ago, ~Tom~ said: @FrogLenzen remains my only friend in this game by also tanking Hunchback! And you will get an unfriending request. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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