The Best Movies from 1999 (EXCLUDING Fight Club!)

[Benny]

1999 was a great year for movies, probably the best this past decade. Anyway, one movie seems to be the favorite among posters here:
Fight Club

...but let's put that one aside. There were many other great movies from 1999 too.

The Best Picture Nominees were:
Amrican Beauty
The Sixth Sense
The Insider
The Cider House Rules
The Green Mile

And there are many others that weren't nominated but also good, like (in no particular order):
Magnolia
Toy Story 2
The Matrix
Eyes Wide Shut
Sleepy Hollow
Three Kings
American Pie
South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut
October Sky
Any Given Sunday
Brigning Out the Dead
Anna and the King
Run Lola Run
Being John Malkovich
Go
Analyze This
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
ELECTION

What does everyone think of these and can anyone think of any more?


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[Jimmy Da Gent]

MY FAVORITE OF 1999:

American Beauty

ONE NOT OFTEN MENTIONED:

Go

[Fergus]

Others, like:

EdTv (8/10)
The War Zone (8/10)(shattering movie!)
Felicia's Journey (8/10)
The Straight Story (10/10)--(in my top ten)
Payback (8/10)
The Iron Giant (8/10)
Notting Hill (7/10)
Arlington Road (8/10)
Titus (8/10)
Sweet and Lowdown (7/10)
Galaxy Quest (8/10)
Angela's Ashes (7/10)
Cookie's Fortune (7/10) ... and

ELECTION 9/10--(wake up! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/smile.gif.)

My personal favorite was "October Sky".

[Benny]

You're definitely right Ferg. Sorry but I forgot Election (9/10), I love it! I'll have to add it to my list now. Iron Giant and Straight Story (both 8/10) was also very good.

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[The Heart Collector]

Seen little of that year, but behind Fight Club is BEING JOHN MALKOVICH. That movie was absolutely hilarious.

[ColinM]

No 10/10's from 1999 (which is no crime, since 10/10 is pretty damn rare in my book)

9/10's (excellent movies):
American Beauty
The Green Mile
The Hurricane
The Insider
The Matrix
The Mummy
The Phantom Menace (sorry, but I loved it)
The Sixth Sense

8/10's (very good movies):
American Pie
Arlington Road
The Blair Witch Project (again sorry, but I loved it)
Magnolia
October Sky
Sleepy Hollow
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Three Kings
Toy Story 2

7/10's (good movies):
10 Things I Hate About You
End of Days

1999 movies I didn't care for:
Runaway Bride (5/10)
The Cider House Rules (5/10 --> Great acting, but too long and a little boring)
Boy's Don't Cry (3/10 I think. I found it boring, then disturbing. The disturbing might've been powerful if I was into the movie for the first hour and a half, but I was not)
The Rage: Carrie 2 (3/10)
Inspector Gadget (2/10 --> one of my least favorites)

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[idealdiscountdude]

1999 was a great year!!!!

The Standout:

The Insider 10/10

Excellent Flicks :

Boys Don't Cry 9.5/10
Bowfinger 9.5/10
Election 9/10
Dick 9/10
Three Kings 9/10
Run Lola Run 9/10
The Green Mile 9/10
Magnolia 9/10
Notting Hill 9/10
Fight Club 9/10
Being John Malkovich 9/10
The Talented Mr.Ripley 9/10

Very Good Flicks

Cruel Intentions 8.5/10
Cookie's Fortune 8.5/10
A Map Of The World 8.5/10
The Matrix 8.5/10
The Sixth Sense 8.5/10
Toy Story 2 8.5/10
Any Given Sunday 8.5/10
Tarzan 8.5/10
10 Things I Hate About You 8/10
Drop Dead Gorgeous 8/10
The 13th Warrior 8/10
The Hurricane 8/10
Girl, Interrupted 8/10
Deep Blue Sea 8/10
Stigmata 8/10

Overrated Flicks of 1999

American Beauty 5/10
The Blair Witch Project 4/10
Galaxy Quest 5/10


The Worst of 1999

Inspector Gadget 1.5/10
Summer Of Sam 2/10
The Bachelor 2/10
For Love Of The Game 2/10
Pokemon 2/10
The Generals Daughter 2.5/10

[Fergus]

I don't know, but when I saw "The Talented Mr. Ripley" was a not a very good movie. I gave it 5/10 number one. Because it simply could not hold my attention. The only scene that stood out was the part in the middle that involved Damon, Jude Law, and a boat. That was the best part. I had no sympathy for the character, and the plot was neither suspenseful, nor intriguing. This is why I do not consider it a standout film for 1999.

As for ratings-wise, There was only one that deserved the 10 and that was The Straight Story, probably a 9 by the second viewing, but I couldn't find one problem with it.

The Mummy is my most hated movie of 99'

[Puck Bond]

Top 10 Films of 1999...

1. Being John Malkovich
2. The Sixth Sense
3. American Beauty
4. Three Kings
5. The Green Mile
6. FIGHT CLUB
7. The Insider
8. Magnolia
9. The Talented Mr. Ripley
10. Eyes Wide Shut

Honorable Mentions...
11. The Matrix
12. Bringing Out the Dead
13. Sleepy Hollow
14. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
15. The Hurricane
16. Dogma
17. The Blair Witch Project
18. Man on the Moon
19. The Thomas Crown Affair
20. American Pie

[KornKidJedi]

Fight Club
Magnolia
American Beauty
The Matrix

[The Heart Collector]

As if the gigantic "EXCLUDING FIGHT CLUB" sign wasn't enough... Collective sarcasm at it's best.

[Jasonite]

Uh yeah...like this thread HASN'T been done about 10 times in the last month.

J

[EBastard]

1.Three Kings
2.The Matrix
3.American PIE
4.Dogma
5.Being John Malkovich
6.American Beauty
7.Magnolia
8.Star Wars,Episode 1:The Phantom Menace
9.Cruel Intentions
10.Titus

[coolc4242]

The two best were:
THE MATRIX
THREE KINGS

[ilovemovies]

1. American Beauty
2. The Insider
3. Magnolia
4. Fight Club
5. Girl Interrupted
6. The Sixth Sense
7. The Cider House Rules
8. Bringing Out the Dead
9. The Green Mile
10. Arlington Road
Runners-up:
11. The Hurricane
12. Three Kings
13. Man on the Moon
14. Toy Story 2
15. Star Wars Ep. 1- The Phantom Menace
16. Dogma
17. The Matrix
18. 10 Things I Hate About You
19. The Red Violin
20. Snow Falling On Cedars
21. The Talented Mr. Ripley
22. The Story of Us
23. The Blair Witch Project
24. The Muse
25. Eyes Wide Shut