I personally believe 1994 and 1999 are the two greatest years in film history. Even better than 1939. 1994 was just a singularly great year, but 1999 changed the way movies are made. Probably the most "important" year since 1939 or sometime in the early 1970s.

You had to expect a low foreign film total. Though I do not really like Fellini. I respect him, but I just don't love his films. They are movies I respect without actually liking, which makes them fall short of true greatness in my eyes. Though I did come close to putting on the Spider's Stratagem by Bertolucci, a director I far prefer. It's just easier to punt on foreign films.

And thank God there's been low support for Gladiator, Titanic, and Life Is Beautiful.

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Posted by Freauxzen

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Posted on 6/24/08 at 9:02 pm to Baloo

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I personally believe 1994 and 1999 are the two greatest years in film history. Even better than 1939. 1994 was just a singularly great year, but 1999 changed the way movies are made. Probably the most "important" year since 1939 or sometime in the early 1970s.

Agreed. There are another 10 or so movies made in 1999 that haven't even been listed that are amazing in their own right. When it comes to decades I love the 50's, but 1999 and 1939 are the two greatest years in film history.

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You had to expect a low foreign film total. Though I do not really like Fellini. I respect him, but I just don't love his films. They are movies I respect without actually liking, which makes them fall short of true greatness in my eyes. Though I did come close to putting on the Spider's Stratagem by Bertolucci, a director I far prefer. It's just easier to punt on foreign films.

True. I love Tarkovsky (Solaris, Stalker, Andrei Rubilev, Nostalghia) but understand why no one else has put him on their lists. I've been toying with a personal Top 100 while doing this, so I may put it up at some point.

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And thank God there's been low support for Gladiator, Titanic, and Life Is Beautiful.

Agreed. I think all three are far over rated, but you always hear people mentioning them, I was bracing myself for a top-ten containing these very three films.

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Posted by H-Town Tiger

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Posted on 6/25/08 at 12:24 am to Baloo

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1999 changed the way movies are made.

How so? the F/X? What all came out that year? aside from the Matrix and SW Ep I

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Posted by bballingenyus23

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Posted on 6/25/08 at 1:05 am to Baloo

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1994

Of course there's Forrest Gump, The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction, but then you have some less talked about films like Ed Wood, In the Name of the Father, Leon, Quiz Show...shite, and those are just the ones that received Oscar buzz.

We need more years like this.

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Posted by Godfather1

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Posted on 6/25/08 at 7:47 am to Baloo