Plain Old Tele Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) 90. Wall-E (2008) Pixar goes pure SF for the first time, and it's magic. The first time I saw Wall-E it was a cruddy, low-res, unfinished version on a little 13" monitor with a temp mix and partial temp score... and it still brought me to tears. The first 30 minutes are some of the best non-vocal moviemaking ever. Pixar is almost uniformly excellent at having their endings pay off all the key emotional elements of a story, and here they manage to bring a ton of emotion to two non-human (and really non-humanoid) characters who barely speak more than a handful of words throughout the entire movie. Edited March 7, 2015 by Telemachos 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Wall-E nice! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2002 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I hope reviews could be a bit longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I hope reviews could be a bit longer. Or perhaps better movies too? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Okay, intermission time. Here are some of the movies that didn't make it -- complete with trailers. If you haven't seen 'em before, check them out! Clue (1985) Death Becomes Her (1995) Wind (1993) Re-Animator (1985) Weekend At Bernie's (1989) Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) InnerSpace (1987) Edited March 7, 2015 by Telemachos 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 I hope reviews could be a bit longer. You've shamed me. I've added a bit more to some of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) 90. Wall-E (2008) Pixar goes pure SF for the first time, and it's magic. The first time I saw Wall-E it was a cruddy, low-res, unfinished version on a little 13" monitor with a temp mix and partial temp score... and it still brought me to tears. The first 30 minutes are some of the best non-vocal moviemaking ever. Pixar is almost uniformly excellent at having their endings pay off all the key emotional elements of a story, and here they manage to bring a ton of emotion to two non-human (and really non-humanoid) characters who barely speak more than a handful of words throughout the entire movie. Animation! what a sight for sore eyes! hold on a second have you worked for Pixar?? you don't know Geefwee Boedoe do you? Edited March 7, 2015 by Kalo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Wall-E is excellent. Happy to see it on your list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 89. About A Boy (2002) Prior to seeing this, I never would've expected to love it as much as I do. I think it's a near perfect comedy, with a touch of drama, a touch of romance, all very cleverly put together. Hugh Grant, at the height of his powers, stars as a man with great (inherited) wealth, someone who doesn't have to work a day for the rest of his life. And yet, though it seems he has everything (and certainly he would say that he does), there's an emptiness there.... an emptiness filled in the most unexpected way. X-Men fans might get a kick of Nicholas Hoult as a very awkward kid. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 hold on a second have you worked for Pixar?? you don't know Geefwee Boedoe do you? I don't know him/her/it. I worked on some promotional behind-the-scenes stuff back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 88. Inception (2010) Happy, Ed? 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) I don't know him/her/it. I worked on some promotional behind-the-scenes stuff back then. I see, cool, he used to work for Disney/Pixar. as an animator, he did the opening title scene in Monster's Inc. he's short film Let's Pollute was nominated for an Oscar a few years back. he is my Brother-in-law's brother. Edited March 7, 2015 by Kalo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood26 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 About a Boy is great, I have a man crush on Grant. Inception 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I actually hated about a boy when I saw it, but I was at a weird stage then. I couldn't really trust that my opinion would be the same now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) 87. Stand and Deliver (1988) "The ROCKY of the classroom" as one critic says (quoted in the trailer). This real-life story is tremendously inspiring and entertaining: about a no-name teacher assigned to teach math class to one of the worst schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It's also one of the rare movies that's about Latinos and stars Latinos, and it unexpectedly ended up being one of the big hits of the year. Edward James Olmos -- yes, Admiral Adama -- delivers a great performance and got nominated for an Academy Award. Edited March 7, 2015 by Telemachos 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 86. The Bounty (1984) A relatively unknown epic these days, this is a classic piece of filmmaking with a stellar script by the legendary Robert Bolt and a lush score by Vangelis (some of which can be heard in the trailer). The movie was often compared (negatively) to the 1962 and 1935 versions, but this one stands the test of time and I think now has a better reputation than it once did. It stays a good deal closer to the actual events of the famous mutiny: Bligh is not a one-dimensional villain and Christian not a pure hero, and the movie also takes the time to show Bligh's brilliant piece of navigating that kept him and his faithful men alive across 3,600 nautical miles in an open boat. And check out this cast! Along with Hopkins, Olivier, Gibson, and Fox, you've got (in smaller roles) Daniel Day-Lewis, Bernard Hill, and Liam Neeson. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 85. The Fugitive (1993) One of those movies that Hollywood used to make fairly frequently but doesn't do very often anymore: an adult-oriented dramatic thriller packaged as a summer movie. This was one of the earlier efforts to mine old TV shows for big-budget movies, and it ended up better than I think anyone expected. Ford is at the top of his game playing a very smart man on the run, and Tommy Lee Jones matches him scene for scene as the equally smart marshall out to catch him. The bus escape sequence was one of the big hits of the summer action season -- every time I saw it in theaters it never failed to get a big reaction from the audience. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Fugitive is great! Jones & Ford both give great performances in it! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 99. The Rocketeer (1991) One of the best comic book adaptations ever. Yes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Tele, I'm impressed. Your taste in film mirrors mine in a lot of ways. Some quick comments: B.S. Dracula: One of the best movies of the 90's. Hopkins was hysterically brilliant \. Bill and Ted: Terrific comedy, Carlin is priceless in his small role. The Bounty, I forgot all about that film, damn, what a cast! JFK: Glad you like it as much as you do. Fugitive: Glad you like it as much as you do The Rocketeer: I've never seen this one....shame on me Stand and Deliver does just that. Terrific list so far. I love your insite as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...