Favourite Film of 1999
all about my mother
Forgot about that one
most of the best films weren’t made in hollywood, sad to say
i also like mike leigh’s topsy-turvy a lot
and miike’s audtion haha
I really did not realise that Topsy Turvy was 1999! That is a GREAT film
A lot of good ones. Magnolia takes top spot for me.
Fight Club
Eyes Wide Shut
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Being John Malkovich
Sleepy Hollow
Wow I am forgetting a lot of films today!
Eh, not much of a year in my book. Lots of enjoyable and entertaining ones, but the only one that sticks out for me is Eyes Wide Shut. And I tend to be much higher on it than most.
1. American Beauty
2. The Green Mile
3. Man on the Moon
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley
5. Three Kings
6. The Insider
7. Fight Club
8. Any Given Sunday
9. Life
10. True Crime
M/Other
Todo Sobre Mi Madre
All About My Mother
Being John Malkovich
The Limey is an overlooked treasure.
I agree with the Limey. It’s Soderburgh’s best film and it gets lost in the shuffle somehow.
I’m an Eyes Wide Shut man. And, I also honestly think The Talented Mr. Ripley is a much better film than it is ever given credit for being.
The Green Mile? I dunno. I will agree it’s an entertaining yarn, but that year was so full of such rich pieces of thoughtful and provocative cinema that it makes that film seem more of a summertime popcorn time filler. I will admit, however, that I didn’t see it until years after its theatrical run on DVD, and it was better than i thought it would be.
All About My Mother
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a damn good film.
The Wind Will Carry Us
Yeah, Magnolia for me too. And seconded (thirded?) on Ripley.
Magnolia
Wow. What a great year.
- would definitely belong to All About My Mother
but I must also mention:
Fight Club
American Beauty
Eyes Wide Shut
Being John Malkovich
Magnolia
Three Kings
Toy Story 2
The Iron Giant (I am a sucker for animated films)
Beau travail (Claire Denis)
Being John Malovich
but, American Beauty, Magnolia and All About My Mother each deserve consideration
All About My Mother, followed by
Topsy Turvy
Magnolia just a bit below them.
‘99 is such a busted year, can’t really get behind ‘The Green Mile’ when you have…
Audition
Being John Malkovich
Fight Club
American Movie
Titus
Eyes Wide Shut
Magnolia
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Straight Story
The Limey
….That’s a saucy top 10. As opposed to more recent years…
The Wind Will Carry Us
All About My Mother
Eyes Wide Shut
Topsy-Turvy
The Limey
Nowhere to Hide
Rosetta
Office Space
Being John Malkovich
The Green Mile sounds like a joke. Really, all Darabont’s work sounds like a joke.
Su tutte le vette è pace
Sicilia!
The Wind Will Carry Us
As bodas de Deus
M/Other
Eyes Wide Shut
Mayis sikintisi
Kikujiro no natsu
Magnolia
Le Vent de la nuit
joey Noodles
The Green Mile is my favourite of all time and my favourite of 1999, what is yours as there were so many great films in this year?
There are so many to choose from. Another great one is Fight Club but I did not feel that this had the beautiful storytelling and acting that TGM had, neither did it have the directing,
I have not yet seen American Beauty but I am sure that this will be a very popular choice on the list, Toy Story 2 was also released in 1999 and so was the much less ‘The Bone Collector’.
Kubrick’s final masterpiece ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ was made and so was the new Star Wars era, The Phantom Menace was released in this year.
The Sixth Sense will be another popular choice for many and so will The Cider House Rules.
Which is your favourite?