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#6 of 1995 - Babe - 29 Points 

 

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 He's brave and bright, good-natured and ambitious, naive and vulnerable. All in all, he's probably the most winsome orphan to appear on the screen since Freddie Bartholomew impersonated David Copperfield 60 years ago.- Richard Schickel, Time Magazine. 

 

Storyline: Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.

 

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Rotten Tomatoes critical Approval rating: 97% 8.3 of 10 average

 

IMDB rating: 6.8

 

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Coming in at #6 is the talking animal family movie babe, don't let it's cute talking critters fool you, it was a critically acclaimed film, Director by Chris Noonan. based on the novel by Dick-King Smith and a screenplay by mad max helmer George Miller, it would go on to be nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture. winning the best visual effects nom.  

 

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#5 of 1995 The Usual Suspects - 37 Points 

 

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In a season of fat blockbusters, a picture as brainy, bitter, and compact as this one comes as a shock and a treat. 
 

 

Storyline: A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which begin when five criminals meet at a seemingly random police lineup.

 

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Rotten Tomatoes critical Approval rating: 88% 7.8 of 10 average

 

IMDB rating: 8.6 IMDB TOP 250: #24

 

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Making it's way to the time 5 is the Bryan Singer Directed Crime Drama. The Usual Suspects, the film would received raves reviews, two oscar nominations and going to be considered one of the best films of all time by many film lovers.

 

*Kevin Spacey was nominated and won the Oscar for Best Supporting actor despite playing the main character in the movie. 

 

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#4 of 1995 Heat - 43 Points 

 

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When Pacino's loud, bruised cop and De Niro's canny crook stare at each other, you can read something spent and weary in their eyes and voices. The heat is hell. So are their jobs -- but somebody's got to do them. - Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune. 

 

 

Storyline: A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.

 

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Rotten Tomatoes critical Approval rating: 86% 7.8 of 10 average

 

IMDB rating: 8.6 IMDB TOP 250: #123

 

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Coming in at #4 is the Michael Mann writing and directed crime drama "Heat" the film is considering crime drama classic today.

 

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#3 of 1995 Apollo 13 - 54 Points 

 

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Ron Howard's pop-entertainment you-are-there space thriller is easily the most rousing film of the year. And it might make real spaceflight just as nifty as Star Wars for youngsters.- Doug Thomas, Seattle Times.

 

Storyline: NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.

 

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Rotten Tomatoes critical Approval rating: 95% 8.2 of 10 average

 

IMDB rating: 7.6

 

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Coming in at #3 is the Ron Howard Directed, space historical drama Appo 13. starring Tom Hanks. the film was praised by both film critics and audiences alike, it was nominated for 9 academy awards, including best picture. winning two of its nominations (Best sound, Best film editing).

 

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#2 of 1995 Seven - 79 Points 

 

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After 20 years and countless copycats, hasn't lost any of its unnerving, devastating nihilistic power.- Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy.

 

Storyline: Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.

 

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Rotten Tomatoes critical Approval rating: 80% 7.7 of 10 average

 

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IMDB rating: 8.6 IMDB TOP 250: #22

 

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coming in at #2 is the David Fincher directed crime mystery thriller Seven, upon release, the film actually received somewhat mixed reviews from critics, movie going audience apparently did not agree, the film would going to be a smash it grossing $100m dollars domestically and considered by many to be one of the best in the genre. it is also noted for being one of the most disturbing mystery thrillers to date.    

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#1 of 1995 Toy Story - 122 Points  

 

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So ingenious in concept, design and execution that you could watch it on a postage stamp-sized screen and still be engulfed by its charm. -  

Derek Adams, Time out.

 

Storyline: A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.

 

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Rotten Tomatoes critical Approval rating: 100% 9 of 10 average

 

IMDB rating: 8.3 IMDB TOP 250: #96

 

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The Number #1 film of 1995 is none other than the CGI animated film "Toy Story" Directed John Lasseter. Toy Story was praised by audiences and critics alike, and is to this considered one of the best animated films of all time. it was nominated for three Oscars at the academy Awards. and won an special achievement award for being the first full length CGI film. a format that would would become the staple for animtion in the years to come. 

    

#1 Placements: 6 (Toy Story received the second highest amount of votes in the entire countdown and 1 of only 3 to receive over 100 points)

 

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43 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

 

A 6.8 for Babe?  :censored:  That tells you everything that's wrong with IMDB voting. 

 

IMDB voters seem to have a biased against live action family films on there. although I haven't seen Babe in ages, I remember liking it, but not loving it when I was little.

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Well that concludes the best of 1995 sorry about the long wait.

 

  1. Toy Story 122 
  2. Seven 79 
  3. Apollo 13 54 
  4. Heat 43 
  5. The Usual Suspects 37 
  6. Babe 29 
  7. Twelve Monkeys 29 
  8. Casino 27 
  9. Clueless 26
  10. Braveheart 26 
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And now it is time for the top 10 of 2005! 

 

2005 was an interesting year. a very diffusive one at that, with 63 films listed it had by far the most films in the countdown, but the overall lack of agreement made it also have films with less points overall. some of the films that made the cut will be very controversial. kind of hard to believe these movies are 10 years old. but is time for films celebrating their 

 

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Delete my above post it went insane.

 

Is that Kiss Kiss bang bang post showing up right? it's all messed up for me. but when I go to edit it, it looks fine. I have been having trouble with my computer and I am about to throw it out the window. -_-

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#10 of 2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - 26 Points 

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Kiss Kiss is such a delightful bombardment, we barely notice that Black's convoluted, serpentine plot doesn't make a lick of sense.-  Craig Outhier, Orange County Register.

 

Storyline: A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.

 

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Rotten Tomatoes critical Approval rating: 85% 7.5 of 10 average

 

IMDB rating: 7.6

 

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#9 of 2005 Kingdom of Heaven - 26 points 

 

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Fulfills the requirements of grand-scale moviemaking while serving as a timely reminder that in the conflict between Christianity and Islam it was the Christians who picked the first fight. -Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter.

 

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Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.

 

Rotten Tomatoes critical Approval rating: 39% 5.6 of 10 average

 

IMDB rating: 7.2

 

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Coming in at #9 is Ridley Scott Medieval epic Kingdom of Heaven. although it received mixed reviews from critics, large reviewers like The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Rolling Stone all gave it positive reviews, and an extended cut director's cut that added 45 minutes of footage was better received by fans. 

 

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#8 of 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe - 30 Points 

 

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The movie, for all its half-baked visual marvels, remains remarkably faithful to Lewis' story, and the innocence of his passion begins to shine through. It's there, most spectacularly, in Aslan, the lion-king messiah.- Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly. 

 

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Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.

 

Rotten Tomatoes critical Approval rating: 76% 6.9 of 10 average

 

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IMDB rating: 6.9

 

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Making it's way to #9 is the adaptation of C.S. Lewis classic children's fantasy novel "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" the film was a massive success grossing over $290m dollars in north america and becoming the second highest grossing film of the year. edging on the fourth Harry Potter film Goblet of Fire. it was also received positively by critics and movie fans, especially christian audiences for it religious themes. it would be nominated for three Oscars winning one (Best Makeup) 

 

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