Top 10 Films of 1991...

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1991...

We lost number three on The Callaghan Top Ten Directors Of All Time List, as Frank Capra's "American dream" of a life comes to a close - Terminator 2: Judgment Day becomes the most expensive film ever made, ringing in the era of the $100,000,000+ behemoth - There is bad news and worse news for the Buffalo Bills...The Bad News: they lose the Super Bowl, The Worse News: they will go on to do so three more consecutive times

Please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions".

The Callaghan Best Films of 1991 List:

01 The Silence of the Lambs
02 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
03 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (This film gets no respect in some circles, and Costner gets a bum rap for his performance)
04 Backdraft
05 Hook (Likewise...I don’t understand the criticism of this film...for me it is the only true children’s film that Spielberg has made; by contrast, I consider E.T anything but a film for children)
06 Beauty and the Beast
07 The Rocketeer
08 The Addams Family
09 JFK
10 Bugsy

Honorable Mentions:

-Cape Fear (Not as good as the original classic, but still very entertaining)

-The Fisher King

-For the Boys

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: The Silence of the Lambs
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actor
Who Won: Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Jack Palance (City Slickers)
Shoulda Won: Robin Williams (The Fisher King) *Not even nominated
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Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King)
Shoulda Won: Linda Hamilton (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) *Not even nominated
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Best Cinematography
Who Won: Robert Richardson (JFK)
Shoulda Won: Adam Greenberg (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

Best Score
Who Won: Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast)
Shoulda Won: I concur


Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=1991&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;1991 by total votes

-and-

The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1992
 
CallaghanFilms said:
1991...

We lost number three on The Callaghan Top Ten Directors Of All Time List, as Frank Capra's "American dream" of a life comes to a close - Terminator 2: Judgment Day becomes the most expensive film ever made, ringing in the era of the $100,000,000+ behemoth - There is bad news and worse news for the Buffalo Bills...The Bad News: they lose the Super Bowl, The Worse News: they will go on to do so three more consecutive times

Please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions".

The Callaghan Best Films of 1991 List:

01 The Silence of the Lambs*
02 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
03 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (This film gets no respect in some circles, and Costner gets a bum rap for his performance)
04 Backdraft*
05 Hook (Likewise...I don’t understand the criticism of this film...for me it is the only true children’s film that Spielberg has made; by contrast, I consider E.T anything but a film for children)
06 Beauty and the Beast
07 The Rocketeer
08 The Addams Family
09 JFK
10 Bugsy

Honorable Mentions:

-Cape Fear (Not as good as the original classic, but still very entertaining)

-The Fisher King*

-For the Boys

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: The Silence of the Lambs
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actor
Who Won: Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Jack Palance (City Slickers)
Shoulda Won: Robin Williams (The Fisher King) *Not even nominated
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Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King)
Shoulda Won: Linda Hamilton (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) *Not even nominated
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Best Cinematography
Who Won: Robert Richardson (JFK)
Shoulda Won: Adam Greenberg (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

Best Score
Who Won: Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast)
Shoulda Won: I concur


Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=1991&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;1991 by total votes

-and-

The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1992
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* i agree on****
 
hood sucked,bugsey sucked, adams family?rocketeer?.....LAMB, FISHER KING,BACKDRAFT, CAPE FEAR
 
Kimko-

I knew that I'd take some flak for Hook (I am in the vast minority apparantly)...

but
as I've said, for me Spielberg is the only cat batting 1000 in his filmmaking career, and this Robin Williams-Dustin Hoffman-Bob Hoskins-Maggie Smith-powered epic is no exception in my book. Granted, Julia Roberts wouldn't have been my pick...but she didn't tarnish the overall film for me.

however
The Addams Family & The Rocketeer?!
Come on, my man...pure entertainment, the both of 'em.


& By The Way, my friend...
it's time for you to pony up a list or ten of your own :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
Feel free to use the link to see a detailed list of the films that came out...
Myself said:
Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=1991&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;1991 by total votes
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:beer:
 
01 JFK
02 The Silence of the Lambs
03 Terminator 2
04 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
05 Hook
06 The Addams Family
07 The Rocketeer
08 Bugsy
09 Backdraft
10 L.A. Story (i enjoyed the movie...)

Guilty Pleasures:

-Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

-City Slickers

-Father of the Bride
Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Silence of the Lambs
Shoulda Won: JFK

Best Director
Who Won: Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: Oliver Stone (JFK)

Best Actor
Who Won: Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Jack Palance (City Slickers)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King)
Shoulda Won: Linda Hamilton (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) *Not even nominated
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Best Cinematography
Who Won: Robert Richardson (JFK)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Score
Who Won: Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast)
Shoulda Won: I concur
 
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01 The Double Life of Véronique (kieslowski)
02 Barton Fink (joel & ethan coen)
03 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (barr & hickenlooper)
04 Rush (lili fini zanuck)
05 The Fisher King (terry gilliam)
06 The Indian Runner (sean penn)
07 Cape Fear (scorsese)
08 Until the End of the World (wim wenders)
09 Days of Being Wild (wong kar wai)
10 Once Upon a Time in China (tsui hark)
 
01. Beauty and the Beast
02. Silence of the Lambs
03. Regarding Henry
04. L.A. Story
05. Under Suspicion
06. Doc Hollywood
07. Robin Hood (the Patrick Bergin one for TV)
08. The Commitments
09. Terminator 2
10. Barton Fink


Honorable Mention:
Father of the Bride
Sleeping with the Enemy
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991 was a mishmash for me.

Callaghan, I understand why you included Hook but it just fell a little flat for me. Though I will admit that I've grown to like it more with the passage of time.

I felt compelled to put the John Irvin version of Robin Hood in here even though it was released on TV. It was only because of that POS by Kevin Costner that pushed the better version to a television release...not enough star power behind it. Thank God that didn't happen with Wyatt Earp/Tombstone. For me, this was the best version of the Robin Hood legend, period.
 
I felt compelled to put the John Irvin version of Robin Hood in here even though it was released on TV. It was only because of that POS by Kevin Costner that pushed the better version to a television release...not enough star power behind it. Thank God that didn't happen with Wyatt Earp/Tombstone. For me, this was the best version of the Robin Hood legend, period.
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you mean you didn't like Robin Hood Men In Tights? ;)
 
i thought you'd appreciate that... men in tights was just horrible.. i like MAYBE 2 parts in that movie and even those were done really bad...
 
I just don't find Richard Lewis the slightest bit funny. I can't believe I just used his name in the same sentence with the word "funny". :shocked:
 
Chad, i do agree with you on Hook. i just didn't like the other picks, now Blaine came up with Under Suspicion which i thought was good. now Cygnet74 came up with some foriegn films that i'll have to see. and Deano came up with some that i too had fun watching.
 
Richard Lewis must be sucking someone off in a big way to be where he is at. The guy is not even remotely funny nor talented.

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The Hudson Best Films of 1991 List:

Can you believe I have never seen: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

01 Terminator 2: Judgement Day
02 Silence of the Lambs, The
03 Cape Fear
04 Point Break
05 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
06 JFK
07 Doors, The
08 City Slickers
09 Backdraft
10 Rocketeer, The

Honorable Mention:
- White Fang
- For the Boys

Also...
The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: The Silence of the Lambs
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actor
Who Won: Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Jack Palance (City Slickers)
Shoulda Won: Val Kilmer (The Doors) *Not even nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King)
Shoulda Won: Mary Stewart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes) *Not even nominated

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Robert Richardson (JFK)
Shoulda Won: Adam Greenberg (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

Best Score
Who Won: Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast)
Shoulda Won: Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
 
John_Hudson said:
...Best Score
Who Won: Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast)
Shoulda Won: Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
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Again...(sotto) Very Nice, Hudson, on your picks.

I almost went with Kamen's score as well, but figured Menken & Disney deserved at least one statue basically as a representation of the four or five amazing years in a row of unbelievable animated films (not to mention a long-overdue "comeback" that arguably saved theatrically-released, big-budget animation)
 
What injustice!!!

Prince of Thieves getting nods and no respect for Men in Tights?
If any movie ever deserved a wickedly savage spoof it's this one. Kostner as Robin Hood. Yikes.
(I know they weren't made in the same year, but they were both mentioned in the thread)

God help us...
 
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John_Hudson said:
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a killer pop-corn flick.
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If you haven't seen the version with Patrick Bergin, do yourself a favor and search it out. You won't be sorry. btw, Uma Thurman plays Maid Marian. Also starring:
Jurgen Prochnow...Sir Miles Folcanet
Jeroen Krabbe...Baron Roger Daguerre
David Morrissey...Little John
Owen Teale...Will Scarlett
Jeff Nuttall...Friar Tuck
 
Blaine said:
If you haven't seen the version with Patrick Bergin, do yourself a favor and search it out. You won't be sorry. btw, Uma Thurman plays Maid Marian. Also starring:
Jurgen Prochnow...Sir Miles Folcanet
Jeroen Krabbe...Baron Roger Daguerre
David Morrissey...Little John
Owen Teale...Will Scarlett
Jeff Nuttall...Friar Tuck
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I've said before, I did really dig the Bergin version...
Just never personally thought it compares to Prince of Thieves.

Also Costner (who people seem to either really like or really despise) was treated unfairly. One of the naysayers' biggest nitpicks? That he didn't speak with a Brit accent. To that criticism I must scratch my head.

I thought it was all around a throwback picture, and that Costner's Robin of Locksley was a throwback performance. In fact, I always compared it to Clark Gable's performance as Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty. Clark Gable didn't feel it necessary to act with an unnatural dialect. His universal leading man charm carried his performance along without it...and besides, very few simulated accents have been spot-on anyway & many were quite bad (and therefore distracting.)

Bottom line, though...Gable was right for the role of Fletcher Christian, as was Costner for Robin Hood IMHO.


Of course, Blaine, it's a moot point as to whose version is better, Bergin's or Costner - 'cause neither of them can ever top...

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In my book. :thumbsup:
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