BOT Revisiting: The Top 25 Movies of 1998 || Closed For Entries || "This will be the BEST LIST EVER!!" - me || Results on Page Seven

[ScoobyDoo21]

Mulan was cool. I guess Godzilla was an ok movie that should have never been called Godzilla. Armaggedon is only barely above the Bayformer sequels. If you ask me, Bugs Life wins if only cause i seen the movie most on VHS.

 

Speaking of VHS, Scooby Doo on Zombie Island was the shit.

Edited October 30, 2018 by ScoobyDoo21

[baumer]

So let's get this going!

[Kalo]

Just watched Dark City, pretty good. basically a more sci-fi, darker, weirder version of The Truman Show. 

[SLAM!]

1 hour ago, Kalo said:

Just watched Dark City, pretty good. basically a more sci-fi, darker, weirder version of The Truman Show. 

 

I'm gonna add that to my list of films that I should watch. I wasn't sure if it was something good even when it showed up early in the Google search list. But it really sounds interesting! I really liked The Truman Show so I'd probably like that.

[Tower]

FYC:

 

Just saw it, such an excellent movie.

[Tower]

On 11/17/2018 at 7:15 PM, Kalo said:

Just watched Dark City, pretty good. basically a more sci-fi, darker, weirder version of The Truman Show. 

Thanks for the recommendation, Dark City is great. Although it reminded me more of the Matrix than Truman.

[SLAM!]

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Copied a list from another countdown thread to say that...

 

This list is still happening, and it's happening soon.

 

I'm extending the due date for lists from December 14th to December 17th, to make sure list-senders have a week's notice and a full weekend's worth of free time to send their lists to me.

 

Let's get this one going!

 

P.S.

 

Blade and The Big Lebowski are available on Netflix.

The General and Gods and Monsters are available on Netflix.

And I think Babe: Pig in the City and Rushmore are available on Hulu.

Oh, and I think Run Lola Run, which I'm allowing to be on the list, might be on Shudder.

That can provide people with a head start or some padding on their lists. I've never seen Big Lebowski so that's priority number one for me to watch.

Edited December 10, 2018 by Slambros

[That One Girl]

Don't have enough time to watch stuff for this countdown (especially on such short notice), but here's my list anyway:

 

1. The Thin Red Line
2. The Big Lebowski
3. The Truman Show
4. Rushmore
5. Armageddon
6. Saving Private Ryan
7. The Parent Trap
8. Dark City
9. Antz
10. Bride of Chucky

(those are the only films I've seen from this year that I liked lol)

Edited December 10, 2018 by That One Guy

[CoolioD1]

1. Out of Sight

2. A Simple Plan

3. Small Soldiers

4. The Thin Red Line

5. The Big Lebowski

6. Pleasantville

7. Shakespeare In Love

8. Velvet Goldmine

9. Babe: Pig in the City

10. He Got Game

11. The Truman Show

12. Gods & Monsters

13. Happiness

14. Antz

15. The Mask of Zorro

 

that's what i've got. 

[Ethan Hunt]

how long does a list have to be 

[Ethan Hunt]

1. Thin Red Line

2. American History X

3. Pleasantville 

4. Truman Show

5. Shakespeare in Love

6. Bug's Life

7. Mulan

8.  Saving Private Ryan 

9. There's Something About Mary

10. Pi

 

[SLAM!]

2 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said:

how long does a list have to be 

 

Eh. At least ten films.

 

Though shorter lists and longer lists will be scored a bit differently.

[Xillix]

I can name a grand total of seven movies from 1998 that I even like so y'all are gonna have to miss me on this one.

[DAR]

Honestly apart from the first few on my list not a lot of films spoke to me from that year. Alas 

 

1. The Truman Show

2. Saving Private Ryan 

3.  Rounders

4. Rushmore

5.  Out of Sight 

6.  Ronin

7.  A Simple Plan

8.  Enemy of the State 

9.  A Bug’s Life

10.  The Big Lebowski 

 

 

[Tower]

Here's my top 25, with some really great movies:

1	American History X
2	The Truman Show
3	The Big Lebowski
4	Saving Private Ryan
5	Dark City
6	Lock, Stock And 2 Smoking Barrels
7	Pleasantville
8	Ronin
9	The Prince Of Egypt
10	Enemy Of The State
11	Following
12	Rushmore
13	Antz
14	A Bug's Life
15	Run Lola Run
16	Waking Ned Devine
17	The Legend Of 1900
18	Pi
19	Blade
20	Kirikou And The Sorceress
21	Fallen
22	Elizabeth
23	Rush Hour
24	Rounders
25	Godzilla

[SLAM!]

Welp. I saw The Big Lebowski. Thought it was great. No way it doesn't make my list.

[SLAM!]

So I did some more research on movies that are available to watch on streaming sites, for anyone who wants help finding movies to watch for the list.

 

• 54,  Meet Joe Black, and The Negotiator are all on Netflix. Lebowski is still there; that's how I was able to see it.
• Ever After and Pleasantville are on Hulu; both Rushmore and Babe 2 seem to have been taken off.
• The movie Gods and Monsters is still on Amazon. The General is supposed to be there, but it's 'unavailable' for some reason.
• The Mask of Zorro is available to watch for free on Crackle.
• And you need an account to access the movie, but American History X is free to watch on Vudu.
• Also, you can find almost any of the well-known movies on a site like Google Play.

 

So I think I'll be watching some movies for my list throughout the weekend; I've seen a total of 16 movies that I want to put on my list, so if I wanted to contribute a full list of 25 films, I'd have to watch 9 films; if I were to watch one more tonight (even though it's sort of late), that means I'd be watching two movies a day from Friday to Monday. I can always cut it to a twenty film list and watch one movie a day from today to Monday; I'm sure that'd be easier to handle, and easier to find time for.

 

 

We'll see. I can take solace in the fact that a lot of films are already easily accessible, so maybe I'll go for broke. I already finished with my finals so the only thing I have to lose is time.

Edited December 14, 2018 by Slambros

[Fancyarcher]

 

My list. 

1. Saving Private Ryan

2. The Truman Show

3. Pleasantville

4. A Simple Plan

5. The Big Lebowski

6. Out of Sight

7. The Mask of Zorro

8. American History X

9. Mulan

10. Prince of Egypt

11. Dark City

12. Gods and Monsters

13. A Bug’s Life

14. He Got Game

15. Blade

16. The Wedding Singer

17. What Dreams May Come

18. Ronin 

19. Rounders

20. Pi

21. Run Lola Run

22. Rushmore

23. The Negotiator

24. Antz

25. Rush Hour

Edited December 15, 2018 by Fancyarcher

[dxmatrixdt]

Tons of horror and original action pictures are here for those with limited lists.

 

     HORROR + budget        

$17 - Halloween H20 - 9/10

$15 - The Faculty - 9/10

$45 - Blade - 9/10

$25 - Bride of Chucky - 9/10

$14 - Urban Legend - 9/10

$24 - I Still Know... - 9/10

$35 - Species 2 - 7/10

$1.1 - Strangeland - 6/10

$46 - Fallen - 6/10

$14 - Apt Pupil - 6/10

$60 - Psycho - 6/10

$20 - Vampires - 5/10

$45 - Deep Rising - 5/10

$80 - Beloved

$15 - Disturbing Behavior

       - Phantoms

 

     ACTION + budget       

Spoiler

$140 - Lethal Weapon 4

$140 - Armageddon

$130 - Godzilla

$95 - Mask of Zorro

$90 - Enemy of the State

$80 - Deep Impact

$73 - Snake Eyes

$70 - Saving Private Ryan

$70 - The Siege

$70 - Hard Rain

$60 - The Avengers

$60 - Mercury Rising

$60 - Soldier

$60 - U.S. Marshalls

$55 - Ronin

$52 - Thin Red Line

$50 - The Negotiator

$40 - Small Soldiers

$35 - Man in the Iron Mask

$35 - Knock Off

$33 - Rush Hour

$30 - The Replacement Killers

$13 - The Big Hit

 

Spoiler

COMEDIES

 

$60 - Holy Man

$35 - Home Fries

$23 - There's Something About Mary

$23 - The Waterboy

$20 - Jerry Springer's Ringmaster

$18 - The Wedding Singer

$18 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

$10 - Mafia

$8 - Half Baked

+more (BOM only had these budgets for 1998 comedy)

 

SCI FI

 

$80 - Lost in Space

$80 - Sphere

$66 - The X-Files

$58 - Star Trek: Insurrection

$27 - Dark City

 

Spoiler

KIDS MOVIES

 

$120 - A Bug's Life

$105 - Antz

$90 - Babe: Pig in City

$90 - Mighty Joe Young

$85 - Jack Frost

$70 - Prince of Egypt

$30 - I'll Be Home For Christmas

$24 - Rugrats

$12 - Star Kid

- The Borrowers, Doctor Do-little, Ever After, Madeline, Meet the Deedles, My Giant, Mulan, Paulie, Parent Trap, Quest for Camelot, 

 

& classic large salary dramas

 

 

 

Edited December 15, 2018 by nature league - matrix

[LonePirate]

My list:

 

1. There’s Something About Mary

2. Out of Sight

3. Shakespeare in Love

4. The X-Files

5. Mulan

6. Gods and Monsters

7. Saving Private Ryan

8. A Bug’s Life

9. The Big Lebowski

10. The Opposite of Sex

11. Wild Things

12. Ronin

13. Elizabeth

14. Lethal Weapon 4

15. The Truman Show

16. You’ve Got Mail

17. The Wedding Singer

18. City of Angels

19. Enemy of the State

20. The Horse Whisperer

21. The Thin Red Line

22. A Perfect Murder

23. Meet Joe Black

24. Living Out Loud

25. Star Trek: Insurrection