Hypothesis: 1984 was the best year of film releases ever

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iannis

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Heat was better than Casino.

I like Casino. So much that I rewatched it recently. Honestly, it doesn't hold up nearly as well as Goodfellas. It really does feel by the numbers. But it's still worth watching once at least, and still a good movie. It's just for Scorsese it's mediocre. For anyone else it would probably be their best.
 
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Casino is long and formulaic, it doesn't even approach Goodfellas or any other Scorsese movie for that matter. Heat is magnificent and I highly doubt anyone suggested that Casino was the better of those two films.
 
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2001 was a great year for movies.

Star Studded/Blockbusters:
LoTR: part 1
Harry Potter 1
Pearl Harbor (crappy movie in general but cool action scenes too)
Black Hawk Down
Oceans 11
Training Day mah Wakandan
Hannibal
The Fast and the Furious

More artsy/thinking movies:
Donnie Darko
Spirited Away
A beautiful Mind
Amelie
Moulin Rouge
Blow
Mulholland Dr.
Vanilla Sky
AI
Bridget Jones Diary
K-Pax
Monsters Ball

Comedies:
Not another Teen Movie
American Pie 2 (better than the first)
Zoolander
Joe Dirt
Super Troopers
Legally Blonde
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Family Movies:
Monsters inc.
Shrek
Spy Kids
 
Falstaff

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Maester Chuk_sl said:
it didnt hurt. mostly it was for pulp fiction and mrs mia wallace. i loved me some uma back then.
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it was a thinly veiled reference to your discussion about how Leon is the true name of the movie because it's the international title... but I guess I was too subtle
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Chukzombi

Chukzombi

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Eyashusa_sl said:
it was a thinly veiled reference to your discussion about how Leon is the true name of the movie because it's the international title... but I guess I was too subtle
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not at all, i chuckled when i saw someone else list it as Leon but i took the high road and didnt mention it because i didnt want a cool topic to get derailed. besides Leon is not only the international title. its the original title. technically The Professional is their international title.

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Royal

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I'm gonna reach back a ways. I don't think 1968 is better than many of the years already listed, mainly because a lot of movies from beyond the mid 70's just don't seem to hold up as well over time. Still, there's some iconic titles in there:

1968

Once Upon a Time in the West
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rosemary's Baby
Planet of the Apes
Night of the Living Dead
Where Eagles Dare
Coogan's Bluff
The Producers
Hang 'Em High
The Odd Couple
 
Jorren

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1979 had a couple whoppers:
Apocalypse Now
Alien
The Warriors
Mad Max
Life of Brian
Quadrophenia
The Jerk
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Phantasm
1941
Hair
The Black Hole
The Wanderers
Meatballs
Time After Time
The Frisco Kid
 
Chukzombi

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Simas_sl said:
IMDB's Top 10 from 1994:

1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Lion King
4. Forrest Gump
5. Leon: The Professional
6. Dumb and Dumber
7. Natural Born Killers
8. Speed
9. True Lies
10. Interview with the Vampire

Add: Ace Ventura, The Crow, Clerks, Ed Wood, The Mask
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add stargate, maverick, airheads, naked gun 33 1/3, santa clause, in the mouth of madness, wes craven's a new nightmare, the ref, serial mom, the madness of king george, the stoned age, city slckers 2 and a million to juan.
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Bergraven_sl

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What I'd really like to see is a single post (or several ordered posts) from say '80-2000 with movies released each year to really judge. Going back and forth from post to post, random year to random year just ain't cutting it.
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this is 1980-2000. I tried to include blockbusters, cult hits, generally praised comedies and movies folks generally agree are good to those with quirkier tastes. I'm sure i missed a few, but by the year 1990, the sheer amount of movies being made almost doubles so it's easy to gloss over all that text at times
1980
  • Airplane
    American Gigolo
    The Blue Lagoon
    The Blues Brothers
    Caddyshack
    Flash Gordon
    Friday the 13th
    Raging Bull
    The Shining
    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
    Superman II

1981
  • An American Werewolf in London
    The Cannonball Run
    Chariots of Fire
    Clash of the Titans
    Escape from New York
    The Evil Dead
    Excalibur
    Heavy Metal
    History of the World: Part I
    On Golden Pond
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Scanners
    Stripes

1982
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    Rocky III
    Porky's
    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    Poltergeist
    First Blood
    The Dark Crystal
    Conan the Barbarian
    Blade Runner
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    An Officer and a Gentleman
    Pink Floyd The Wall
    The Thing
    Tron

1983
  • Bill Cosby: Himself
    Christine
    A Christmas Story
    Cujo
    Krull
    Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
    National Lampoon's Vacation
    Risky Business
    Scarface
    Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
    Trading Places
    WarGames


1984
  • 2010
    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
    Beverly Hills Cop
    Cannonball Run II
    Children of the Corn
    Dune
    Footloose
    Ghostbusters
    Gremlins
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    The Karate Kid
    The NeverEnding Story
    A Nightmare on Elm Street
    Police Academy
    Purple Rain
    Red Dawn
    Revenge of the Nerds
    Sixteen Candles
    The Terminator
    This Is Spinal Tap

1985
  • Back to the Future
    The Breakfast Club
    Cocoon
    Commando
    Day of the Dead
    Fletch
    Fright Night
    The Goonies
    The Last Dragon
    Legend
    Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
    Mask
    Pee-wee's Big Adventure
    Rambo: First Blood Part II
    The Return of the Living Dead
    Rocky IV
    St. Elmo's Fire
    Teen Wolf
    Vampire Hunter D
    Weird Science

1986
  • Aliens
    Big Trouble in Little China
    Blue Velvet
    Cobra
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    The Fly
    The Hitcher
    Labyrinth
    Platoon
    Pretty in Pink
    Short Circuit
    Stand by Me
    Top Gun
    The Transformers: The Movie

1987
  • Dirty Dancing
    Eddie Murphy Raw
    Evil Dead II
    Fatal Attraction
    Full Metal Jacket
    Good Morning, Vietnam
    Hellraiser
    Ishtar
    La Bamba
    The Last Emperor
    Lethal Weapon
    The Lost Boys
    Predator
    The Princess Bride
    RoboCop
    The Running Man
    Spaceballs
    Throw Momma from the Train
    The Untouchables

1988
  • Above the Law
    Akira
    Beetlejuice
    Big
    Bloodsport
    Bull Durham
    Child's Play
    Cocktail
    Die Hard
    A Fish Called Wanda
    The Last Temptation of Christ
    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
    Rain Man
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    Young Guns

1989
  • The Abyss
    Back to the Future Part II
    Batman
    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
    Born on the Fourth of July
    Dead Poets Society
    Driving Miss Daisy
    Field of Dreams
    Ghostbusters II
    Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    Major League
    My Left Foot
    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
    Road House
    Weekend at Bernie's
    When Harry Met Sally...

1990
  • Dances with Wolves
    Darkman
    Dick Tracy
    Die Hard 2
    Edward Scissorhands
    Ghost
    Goodfellas
    Home Alone
    The Hunt for Red October
    Kindergarten Cop
    King of New York
    Marked for Death
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Total Recall
    Tremors

1991
  • Boyz n the Hood
    City Slickers
    The Doors
    Fried Green Tomatoes
    JFK
    Jungle Fever
    New Jack City
    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
    The Silence of the Lambs
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    Thelma & Louise

1992
  • Aladdin
    Basic Instinct
    Batman Returns
    The Bodyguard
    The Crying Game
    A Few Good Men
    Patriot Games
    Reservoir Dogs
    Scent of a Woman
    Unforgiven
    Wayne's World

1993
  • Army of Darkness
    Dazed and Confused
    Indecent Proposal
    Jurassic Park
    Mrs. Doubtfire
    The Nightmare Before Christmas
    Philadelphia
    Rudy
    Schindler's List
    Sleepless in Seattle
    Tombstone
    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1994
  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
    Clerks
    The Crow
    Dumb and Dumber
    Forrest Gump
    Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
    The Lion King
    The Mask
    Natural Born Killers
    Pulp Fiction
    The Shawshank Redemption
    Speed
    Stargate
    True Lies

1995
  • Apollo 13
    Bad Boys
    Billy Madison
    Braveheart
    The Bridges of Madison County
    Casino
    Clueless
    Desperado
    Die Hard with a Vengeance
    Friday
    Hackers
    Heat
    Judge Dredd
    Jumanji
    Kids
    Mallrats
    Powder
    Se7en
    Tommy Boy
    Toy Story
    The Usual Suspects

1996
  • The Birdcage
    The Cable Guy
    Fargo
    From Dusk Till Dawn
    Happy Gilmore
    Independence Day
    Jerry Maguire
    Kingpin
    Mission: Impossible
    The Nutty Professor
    Ransom
    Scream
    Sling Blade
    Tin Cup
    Twister

1997
  • Air Force One
    Alien Resurrection
    Anaconda
    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
    Boogie Nights
    Con Air
    Donnie Brasco
    Face/Off
    The Fifth Element
    G.I. Jane
    The Game
    Good Will Hunting
    Grosse Pointe Blank
    I Know What You Did Last Summer
    Jackie Brown
    L.A. Confidential
    Men in Black
    Titanic

1998
  • American History X
    Armageddon
    The Big Lebowski
    Blade
    Half Baked
    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
    Rounders
    Saving Private Ryan
    There's Something About Mary
    The Truman Show
    The Waterboy
    You've Got Mail

1999
  • American Beauty
    American Pie
    Any Given Sunday
    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
    Being John Malkovich
    The Blair Witch Project
    The Boondock Saints
    Eyes Wide Shut
    Fight Club
    The Green Mile
    The Matrix
    The Mummy
    Office Space
    The Sixth Sense
    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
    Toy Story 2
    Varsity Blues

2000
  • American Psycho
    Cast Away
    The Cell
    Charlie's Angels
    Coyote Ugly
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    Final Destination
    Gladiator
    Meet the Parents
    Memento
    Mission: Impossible II
    O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    Pitch Black
    Remember the Titans
    Requiem for a Dream
    Scary Movie
    Snatch
    Unbreakable
    X-Men
 
Fidlen

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Antarius_sl said:
2001 was a great year for movies.

Star Studded/Blockbusters:
LoTR: part 1
Harry Potter 1
Pearl Harbor (crappy movie in general but cool action scenes too)
Black Hawk Down
Oceans 11
Training Day mah Wakandan
Hannibal
The Fast and the Furious

More artsy/thinking movies:
Donnie Darko
Spirited Away
A beautiful Mind
Amelie
Moulin Rouge
Blow
Mulholland Dr.
Vanilla Sky
AI
Bridget Jones Diary
K-Pax
Monsters Ball

Comedies:
Not another Teen Movie
American Pie 2 (better than the first)
Zoolander
Joe Dirt
Super Troopers
Legally Blonde
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Family Movies:
Monsters inc.
Shrek
Spy Kids
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What?? No Spy Game? One of the best movies that year by far.
 
Chukzombi

Chukzombi

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So when did the sequels/remakes/reboots/reimaginings start taking over the majority of the major movie releases each year?
 
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