Top 25 films of 1997 (Top two will be unveiled tonight) The final two revealed on page 12

[RobinHood26]

Face/Off and Starship Troopers are in the Top 10 thank god  

[baumer]

3 hours ago, Jay Hollywood said:

Face/Off and Starship Troopers are in the Top 10 thank god  

 

[Fancyarcher]

Big fan of Contact, yeah the last act is a bit disappointing, but it's good sci-fi I can get behind, and I like the story.

2 hours ago, cannastop said:

I'm still worried about Princess Mononoke. 

Mononoke was #1 on my list as well. I'd be surprised if it missed the top ten. 

[SLAM!]

1 hour ago, Fancyarcher said:

Mononoke was #1 on my list as well. I'd be surprised if it missed the top ten. 

 

Same here!

[Fancyarcher]

1 minute ago, slambros said:

 

Same here!

That's three. Now I'd be VERY surprised if it missed the list. Stranger things have happened though, I suppose. 

[dxmatrixdt]

Spoiler

99 - Speed 2

99 - Dante's Peak

99 - Bean

97 - Double Team

97 - The Postman

96 - The Jackal

95 - American Werewolf in Paris

93 - The Relic

93 - Brassed Off

92 - Conspiracy Theory

89 - Good Burger

89 - Bent

89 - Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil

87 - Volcano

87 - Insomnia

86 - Mouse Hunt

84 - The Mirror (Ayneh)

84 - Deconstructing Harry

83 - Rosewood

82 - Mr. Jealousy

80 - U Turn

80 - Mimic

79 - My Life in Pink

75 - The Saint

75 - Gone' Fishin

75 - Perfect Blue

75 - Leila

72 - Vegas Vacation

72 - Flubber

72 - The Apostle

71 - Private Parts

69 - Mr. Magoo

69 - Fierce Creatures

68 - Selena

65 - Gummo

65 - Live Flesh

65 - Fast Cheap And Out Of Control

64 - Alien Resurrection

61 - Fireworks (Hana-Bi)

61 - Hard Eight

61 - Batman and Robin

60 - Children of Heaven

59 - The Edge

57 - I Know What You Did Last Summer

57 - George of the Jungle

56 - Air Bud

55 - The Butcher Boy

53 - The Wings of the Dove

53 - Waiting for Guffman

51 - Wag the Dog

51 - Tomorrow Never Dies

50 - The Devil's Advocate

49 - Seven Years in Tibet

46 - Taste of Cherry

46 - The Boxer

46 - Life is Beautiful

45 - The Full Monty

43 - Event Horizon

43 - In & Out

42 - My Best Friend's Wedding

41 - Mrs. Brown

40 - Anastasia

 

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25 - Amistad

24 - The Lost World

23 - Hercules

22 - Donnie Brasco

21 - The Ice Storm

20 - Con Air

19 - Austin Powers

18 - Chasing Amy

17 - Air Force One

16 - As Good As It Gets

15 - The Sweet Hereafter

14 - Liar Liar

13 - Contact

12 - The Game

11 - The Fifth Element

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Edited November 28, 2017 by Matrix4You

[MrGamer]

Twist: Anaconda makes the Top 10, while Princess Mononoke and Gattaca didn't.  

[SLAM!]

1 hour ago, MrGamer2558 said:

Twist: Anaconda makes the Top 10, while Princess Mononoke and Gattaca didn't.  

 

Anaconda was on my list of ten films, that's for certain.

[cannastop]

1 hour ago, Fancyarcher said:

That's three. Now I'd be VERY surprised if it missed the list. Stranger things have happened though, I suppose. 

Woah, I didn't vote in this thing. 

[Fancyarcher]

11 minutes ago, cannastop said:

Woah, I didn't vote in this thing. 

Oh you didn't. Well if Mononoke doesn't make it, then you only have yourself to blame. You should have made a list. 

[cannastop]

8 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said:

Oh you didn't. Well if Mononoke doesn't make it, then you only have yourself to blame. You should have made a list. 

Hey, I didn't have time to watch enough movies to knock Hercules off my top 25.

[Fancyarcher]

8 minutes ago, cannastop said:

Hey, I didn't have time to watch enough movies to knock Hercules off my top 25.

Clearly you weren't fast enough with your speed watching then. Should have acted like a god (pardon my bad pun).

Edited November 28, 2017 by Fancyarcher

[Ms Lady Hawk]

The Sweet Hereafter? Never heard of it, but it is another that I would like to check out. Rated by BOT that high must mean it is a must see.

[baumer]

10

 

Gattaca

 

Written by and Directed by:  Andrew Nichol

Starring:  Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Xander Berkley, Jude Law

WW Box office:  12.5 Million

 

 

 

 

Number of First place votes:  1

 

Number of Lists:  14

 

Academy Awards:  0 wins and 1 nomination

 

In the not-too-distant future, a less-than-perfect man wants to travel to the stars. Society has categorized Vincent Freeman as less than suitable given his genetic make-up and he has become one of the underclass of humans that are only useful for menial jobs. To move ahead, he assumes the identity of Jerome Morrow, a perfect genetic specimen who is a paraplegic as a result of a car accident. With professional advice, Vincent learns to deceive DNA and urine sample testing. Just when he is finally scheduled for a space mission, his program director is killed and the police begin an investigation, jeopardizing his secret........Was voted the most accurate science fiction film ever made, by the scientists at NASA.

 

Random Critic Comment:  Gattaca doesn't just function as a science fiction thriller, but as both a cautionary tale about the dangers of letting scientific ability outstrip ethics and as a morality play about the irrationality of bigotry...James Berardinelli: Reel Views

 

Forum member comment:  I watched Gattaca for the first time. It was fine and Jude Law was great. But I think they could have done more with the very promising premise  @TalismanRing

 

[That One Girl]

@Ethan Hunt surprise

[Ethan Hunt]

FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

top tenotch man. That's fucking great

[Ethan Hunt]

 

 

[TalismanRing]

4 hours ago, Fancyarcher said:

That's three. Now I'd be VERY surprised if it missed the list. Stranger things have happened though, I suppose. 

Four

[baumer]

#9

 

Face/Off

 

Written by:  Mike Werb, Michael Colleary

Directed by John Woo

Starring:  Nic Cage, John Travola, John Travolta, Nic Cage, Joan Allen

WW Box Office:  245.6 Million

 

 

 

 

FBI Special Agent Sean Archer tries to find a biological weapon placed in Los Angeles by a sadistic terrorist-for-hire and criminal mastermind named Castor Troy. Archer has hunted Troy for the last 8 years, and is consumed by revenge because Troy is responsible for the death of Archer's son. To do this, Archer must "borrow" Troy's face using a surgical procedure to go undercover as Troy, but things go wrong when Troy assumes the identity of Archer.

 

Nicolas Cage and John Travolta spent two weeks together before filming to learn how to play each other. They decided on specific gestures and vocal cadences for each character that could be mimicked.  Originally written in 1990, the script was first optioned by producer Joel Silver before falling into the lap of Michael Douglas who, the screenwriters fervently hoped, would star in it alongside Harrison Ford. Instead, Douglas took over as producer with the roles of cop, Sean Archer, and villain, Castor Troy, eventually going to John Travolta and Nicolas Cage respectively.

 

Number of First Place Votes:  0

 

Number of Lists:  19

 

Academy Awards:  0 wins and 1 nomination

 

Random Critic Comment:  I won't pretend that I completely enjoyed it, but it certainly has a few elements that I've never seen before. Action aficionados will undoubtedly slobber all over themselves....Paul Tatara:  CNN

 

Forum User Comment:  I fucking worship Woo and Hard Boiled is the best action movie of all time but what s up with Woo and doves ???Face Off is his american masterpiece, the premise is a bit over the top but both Cage and Travolta ham it up to the top.  @The Futurist

[Fancyarcher]

7 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

Four

Now three technically, since Cannastop didn't submit a list. Still I'd really be surprised if it missed the list.