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Bogie, I haven't seen THE STORY OF QUI JU or PETER'S FRIENDS. BRAINDEAD = DEAD ALIVE right? I had a friend that absolutely adored BRAIN DONORS. He was constantly trying to get people to watch it. I liked it, but he loved it. My endorsement of ROMPER STOMPER is tempered. The film has some serious flaws. But Russell Crowe is very good. He made a very big impression. I'm not sure how it will come across to a first time viewer now that he's such a known commodity. The film may be a bit like BRONSON with Tom Hardy, where a terrific performance is locked in a fatally flawed movie. Except Crowe's isn't nearly as showy.

1992 - 192 films seem 1. Unforgiven 2. Reservoir Dogs 3. Last of the Mohicans 4. Hard Boiled 5. Bob Roberts 6. Glengarry Glen Ross 7. Bram Stoker's Dracula 8. Dead Alive 9. Malcolm X 10. Scent of a Woman Runner-ups: The Crying Game, Howard's End, A Few Good Men, Romper Stomper, and The Player. Larry's Choices: Hellmaster & Munchie* * This is the sequel to Munchies. My choice is better and even stranger if you skip the first one.

Here are the 1001 Movies to See Before You Die entries for 1991: Boyz N the Hood A Brighter Summer Day** Delicatessen** The Double Life of Veronique** Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse JFK La Belle Noiseuse/The Beautiful Troublemaker** My Own Private Idaho Naked Lunch Once Upon a Time in China Raise the Red Lantern The Rapture The Silence of the Lambs Slacker Terminator 2: Judgment Day Thelma & Louise Tongues Untied** **denotes films I have not seen

That was my standard line when a customer asked me if WEEKEND AT BERNIES 2 was good. Very few realized that the comment was meant to be absurd.

Since we're rambling a bit, I will mention that my 90's lists match up with the Oscars more than most decades. I think my #1 and the best picture winner match 4 times.

"I'LL SHOW YOU THE LIFE OF THE MIND!" I've not heard of the French film, kingrat. Sounds intriguing. I also liked QUEENS LOGIC.

I agree about the best picture. It should have been WHO'S THE MAN?. Or WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S 2. That was the GODFATHER PART 2 of WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S movies.

HERETIC! BLASPHEMER! Get the rope! Just kidding. A lot of people hated THE PIANO.

SCHINDLER'S LIST the overrated one? I ask since it's the one universally praised film from '93, but I know some people don't care for it.

While I like the films of the 1990's, only 2 from the decade make my all-time top 25, and I've already named one of them.

Film lover, I also must confess that SOAPDISH was a guilty pleasure. I was dragged unwilling to the theater to see it, but ended up laughing quite a bit. TopBilled, I haven't seen THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE yet. It's one of the 1001.

LOL...what does this mean? I'm also unfamiliar with the film.

I have a definite love/hate relationship with TERMINATOR 2. The first one is among my favorite sci-fi films. I was blown away by the thunderous action and beyond cutting-edge special effects of the second one. But I hated it at the same time. I hated that they put a kid at the center of the story. I hated that they neutered the terminator character by having him crack one-liners and act goofy. And to me, it was the blueprint upon which a lot of subsequent loud fx-driven films have been based, much to the despair of many, and the delight of many as well. I think I'm more of the former. Of course, having said all that, it's still in my top ten, because the good parts were THAT good.

Oops, I forgot to mention that one. It sounds fun!

TRUE CONFESSIONS - (7/10) - Excellent drama about an L.A.P.D. detective trying to solve the murder of a would-be actress found cut in two and dumped in a vacant lot (based on the Black Dahlia case). The investigation leads him to his celebrity Catholic priest brother, who is himself involved in political machinations both inside the church hierarchy and with a notorious gangster. Solid performances and good period detail keep you interested. Robert Duvall and Robert DeNiro star as the cop and priest, respectively, with a great supporting cast including Charles Durning, Burgess Meredith, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth McMillan, Ed Flanders, Dan Hedaya, James Hong, and Jeanette Nolan. The script is by John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion.

Bogie, I haven't seen CITY OF HOPE, WHITE FANG, or BLACK ROBE, but I know what they are. MEDITERRANEO and SCREAM OF STONE I don't know. RIKI-OH is a must see. A very bizarre unique martial arts movie. It almost crossed over to my regular list, but it's just a little too on the ridiculous side.

1991 - 188 films seen 1. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 2. JFK 3. BARTON FINK 4. SLACKER 5. BUGSY 6. CAPE FEAR 7. THE DOORS 8. BOYZ N THE HOOD 9. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 10. THELMA & LOUISE Runner-ups: HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER'S APOCALYPSE, NAKED LUNCH, THE FISHER KING, RAISE THE RED LANTERN, and DEAD AGAIN. Larry's Choices: RIKI-OH: THE STORY OF RICKY & DO OR DIE

Here are the 1001 Movies to See Before You Die entries for 1990: ARCHANGEL** CLOSE-UP** DANCES WITH WOLVES EDWARD SCISSORHANDS EUROPA, EUROPA GOODFELLAS HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER JACOB'S LADDER KING OF NEW YORK NO FEAR, NO DIE** PRETTY WOMAN REVERSAL OF FORTUNE TOTAL RECALL TRUST** **denotes films I have not seen

Now you made me look it up. LOL

I'd have to say for me HOWARD'S END had the most emotional resonance. I know what you mean about a lot of their films having a hollowness, almost like looking at a museum display instead living, breathing people. I would have to say I didn't find that the case with MR. & MRS. BRIDGE. I don't know that I would have known it was a Merchant-Ivory film. It's reserved and internalized, but it reminded me of people I have known.

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AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Next: fishing pond

I didn't mention it in my initial write-up, but another film he did where he stood out was an 80's action flick entitled Let's Get Harry, with Robert Duvall.

That was me that embedded it. Sorry about the no sound. Seems the source video on YouTube was without sound too. There wasn't another copy, so I switched it out with You Belong to the City.

"I'm not a smart man." Your tech savvy both frightens and impresses me. I'm like a chimp banging at the keyboard with his knuckles.