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Best Year for Movies
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:55 am
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:55 am
The 2 year stretch for movies thread (of which I'd be hard pressed to disagree) got me thinking about the single best year for movies.
I'd have to go with 2006 as GOAT
The Departed
Children of Men
Casino Royale
Blood Diamond
Last King of Scotland
Thank you for Smoking
V for Vendetta
The Prestige
Borat
United 93
Apocolypto
Flags of our Fathers/Letters from Iwo Jima
Idiocracy
Honorable mention
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
Pans Labyrinth
Devil Wear Prada
I'd have to go with 2006 as GOAT
The Departed
Children of Men
Casino Royale
Blood Diamond
Last King of Scotland
Thank you for Smoking
V for Vendetta
The Prestige
Borat
United 93
Apocolypto
Flags of our Fathers/Letters from Iwo Jima
Idiocracy
Honorable mention
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
Pans Labyrinth
Devil Wear Prada
17
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:55 am to Loungefly85
that list really isnt THAT great.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:58 am to CarRamrod
quote:
that list really isnt THAT great.
List a better overall year.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:59 am to Loungefly85
1994 in a landslide for me
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:02 am to H-Town Tiger
1994 might be slightly better, but 1996 is pretty f'n close. The mid-90s was such a strong period for film as the outsiders stormed the citadel (and to be fair, the Hollywood establishment made a pretty strong stand, too)
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:03 am to Loungefly85
just a quick google search, this is one.
1989
Batman
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Lethal Weapon II
When Harry Met Sally
The Little Mermaid
Back to the Future II
Christmas Vacation
The Abyss
Uncle Buck
Driving Miss Daisy
Field of Dreams
Born on the 4th of July
Dead Poet's Society
Do the Right Thing
Lean on Me
Steel Magnolias
Say Anything
Sex Lies & Videotape
Drugstore Cowboy
Roger & Me
Major League
Road House
Weekend at Bernies
UHF
War of the Roses
Tango & Cash
1989
Batman
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Lethal Weapon II
When Harry Met Sally
The Little Mermaid
Back to the Future II
Christmas Vacation
The Abyss
Uncle Buck
Driving Miss Daisy
Field of Dreams
Born on the 4th of July
Dead Poet's Society
Do the Right Thing
Lean on Me
Steel Magnolias
Say Anything
Sex Lies & Videotape
Drugstore Cowboy
Roger & Me
Major League
Road House
Weekend at Bernies
UHF
War of the Roses
Tango & Cash
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:06 am to Loungefly85
1954
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:10 am to CarRamrod
That's a very good list. I still give 2006 the nod, but any list with Uncle Buck is 
.
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Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:10 am to Loungefly85
07 has my two favorite movies; No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood so I'll at least give it a nomination.
other 07 movies:
Gone Baby Gone
Superbad
Knocked Up
Ratatouille
Into the Wild
Juno
Bourne Ultimatum
Zodiac
3:10 to Yuma
Once
other 07 movies:
Gone Baby Gone
Superbad
Knocked Up
Ratatouille
Into the Wild
Juno
Bourne Ultimatum
Zodiac
3:10 to Yuma
Once
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:12 am to Loungefly85
How about 1962?
Lawrence of Arabia
The Manchurian Candidate
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Man who Shot Liberty Valance
Music Man
The Longest Day
Miracle Worker
Dr. No
Birdman of Alcatraz
and of course........
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol!!!
Lawrence of Arabia
The Manchurian Candidate
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Man who Shot Liberty Valance
Music Man
The Longest Day
Miracle Worker
Dr. No
Birdman of Alcatraz
and of course........
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol!!!
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:15 am to Baloo
quote:
The mid-90s was such a strong period for film
+10000 I have a soft spot for 97: L.A. Confidential, Boogie Nights, Good Will Hunting, Titanic, As good as it gets, Jackie Brown, etc.
This post was edited on 12/7/16 at 11:16 am
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:16 am to Loungefly85
2007
Sunshine
Eastern Promises
Into the Wild
Gone baby Gone
No Country for Old Men
Juno
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood
Atonement
Michael Clayton
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
300
Shooter
Hott Fuzz
28 Weeks Later
Knocked Up
Transformers
Hot Rod
Stardust
Superbad
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
Sunshine
Eastern Promises
Into the Wild
Gone baby Gone
No Country for Old Men
Juno
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood
Atonement
Michael Clayton
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
300
Shooter
Hott Fuzz
28 Weeks Later
Knocked Up
Transformers
Hot Rod
Stardust
Superbad
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:18 am to Loungefly85
quote:
That's a very good list. I still give 2006 the nod
Ok what ever you think. But i also agree 1994 was great. I just see half of the movies on your list are mediocre. They had plenty of marketing behind a lot of them so people remember them, but they just werent that good to be compared to some of the greatest movies. Particularly talking about:
Casino Royale
Blood Diamond
Thank you for Smoking
V for Vendetta
The Prestige
United 93
Flags of our Fathers/Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
Pans Labyrinth
Devil Wear Prada
All were decent and memorable but not great.
This post was edited on 12/7/16 at 11:20 am
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:22 am to Loungefly85
1977
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:25 am to Loungefly85
I thought 1939 was widely considered the best single year for films in history.
Gone With the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Of Mice and Men
Stagecoach
Wuthering Heights
The Little Princess
The Three Musketeers
Gone With the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Of Mice and Men
Stagecoach
Wuthering Heights
The Little Princess
The Three Musketeers
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:37 am to PJinAtl
1939 has been the default answer, as it is the studio system at its absolute apex. I think it fails a bit when compared to modern cinema due to the twin rise of indie and foreign films. In 1939, Hollywood did all of the heavy lifting.
1999 also gets a lot of play as a "year that changed movies," but honestly, it seems the innovations of 1999 were more of a last gasp of a creatively rich period rather than a fountainhead of great films to come. 1999 has actually gone down in my eyes in recent years as no one really built off of it. At the time, it felt like they were remaking the industry. I think that remaking happened, largely, in 1994. (1977 is a great call, too)
1999 also gets a lot of play as a "year that changed movies," but honestly, it seems the innovations of 1999 were more of a last gasp of a creatively rich period rather than a fountainhead of great films to come. 1999 has actually gone down in my eyes in recent years as no one really built off of it. At the time, it felt like they were remaking the industry. I think that remaking happened, largely, in 1994. (1977 is a great call, too)
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:39 am to PJinAtl
I would also think 1980 could compete as well.
Empire Strikes Back
The Blues Brothers
Airplane
Coal Miner's Daughter
Caddyshack
Raging Bull
The Shining
Urban Cowboy
Also released that year:
The Blue Lagoon
9 to 5
Ordinary People
Superman 2
Smokey & the Bandit 2
Private Benjamin
American Gigolo
Friday the 13th
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Empire Strikes Back
The Blues Brothers
Airplane
Coal Miner's Daughter
Caddyshack
Raging Bull
The Shining
Urban Cowboy
Also released that year:
The Blue Lagoon
9 to 5
Ordinary People
Superman 2
Smokey & the Bandit 2
Private Benjamin
American Gigolo
Friday the 13th
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:46 am to PJinAtl
quote:
I thought 1939 was widely considered the best single year for films in history.
This!
Gone with the Wind
Jesse James
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Babes in Arms
Dodge City
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
The Wizard of Oz
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Gunga Din
Ninotchka
The Women
Drums Along the Mohawk
Stanley and Livingstone
Union Pacific
Another Thin Man
The Old Maid
Destry Rides Again
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Gulliver's Travels
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:03 pm to devils1854
300 and transformers?
Yikes
Yikes
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:46 pm to OystermanTiger
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