Friday, September 21, 2012

1991 Movies Ranked





Well, we're back into a new era of cinema.  Well, "we" as in me and the imaginary leprechauns who actually read this blog.  I have to say that the era of great sci-fi movies ended this year with T2.  Then there was a sci-fi slump that didn't end until The Matrix came out.  The sci-fi movies during the 90's that were good were largely comedic in nature and didn't really have much atmosphere.


14. Rock-a-Doodle
D: Don Bluth
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Definitely Don Bluth’s worst movie.  It somehow combines the insanity of a stubborn artist with the oblivious hackishness of executive meddling.  The latter is particularly evident with the use of a small child as a protagonist and the fact that the movie is constantly hyperactive and never gives the viewer a break.  It’s frustrating to see a movie this awful coming from a formerly great animator.

13. The Christmas Tree
D: Flamarion Ferreira
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The popular comparison that this is animation’s answer to The Room is quite apt.  An unremarkable premise made hilariously bad by inhumanly bad execution.  Terrible writing, voice acting and animation.  You can watch it, if you dare.


12. Child’s Play 3
D: Jack Bender
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Not as memorably violent as the previous installments.  In fact, the only good part I remember is Chucky’s getting half his face cut off near the end.


11. The Rocketeer
D: Joe Johnston
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A solid, overlooked nostalgic classic.


10. Delicatessen
D: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
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A quirky post-apocalyptic film in the spirit of Terry Gilliam


9. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
D: Kevin Reynolds
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This movie is unpopular (partially due to the miscasting of Kevin Costner as Robin Hood), but it’s a fun movie.  Alan Rickman’s Sheriff is a classically evil and funny villain.


8. Hot Shots!
D: Jim Abrahams
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One of my favorite spoof movies of all time.  The only worthwhile performance by Charlie Sheen (aside from his recent real life breakdown).  A great parody of Top Gun, a movie I actually find rather overrated.


7. Hook
D: Steven Spielberg
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This looked terrible on paper, but I loved it when I finally got a chance to see it.  When I was a kid, it was a tough sell, being a live-action version of Peter Pan.  Then again it isn't a straight Disney remake.


6. Point Break
D: Kathryn Bigelow
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I love this movie.  I love the cheesiness of it.  I love Keanu Reeves’ unintentional hilarity.  I love Gary Busey’s craziness.  It also has a pretty good footchase.  It's definitely not a great movie from an objective standpoint, but it's hilariously cheesy and succeeds at being fun when it tries.


D: Nicholas Meyer
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Great characterizations, great special effects, a great score.  Nicholas Meyer not only directed the best Star Trek movie, he also made the second best with Undiscovered Country.  Still, I don’t really know what the villains thought they were going to accomplish with their scheme.


3. Beauty and the Beast
D: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
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Internet critics see this as heads and shoulders above the other Disney movies of the era.  I now see why.  The message of this movie is that the ability to see oneself as a villain is important to the capacity to be good.  Funny how the Academy made the ghetto award for animated movies shortly after nominating this for Best Picture so they wouldn’t make that “mistake” again.


2. The Silence of the Lambs
D: Jonathan Demme
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Thrilling and creepy classic.  Anthony Hopkins is amazing as Hannibal Lecter.


D: James Cameron
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One the most groundbreaking and entertaining action movies ever made.  It’s too bad James Cameron hasn’t made a great movie since.  It does have a lot of logical inconsistencies and annoyances, but it's the quintessential movie that everyone forgives just because of its awesomeness.







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