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Best of the 90s Poll!

🕑 Added 2024-10-28 01:22:12 +0000 UTC

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Neal Romanek

That would absolutely have been on my list.

Neal Romanek

Dangerous Liasons is superb on every level.

Neal Romanek

This is a very very good list.

Neal Romanek

Yes! Both of these!

Neal Romanek

Definitely.

Neal Romanek

There are some good titles on the list, but John Woo changed how we think about action movies.

christopher brown

Eraser (1996) one of Arnold's last good action movies IMO. October Sky (1999) a great feel good movie The Hand that rocks the Cradle (1992) Great Thriller

Jason Augustine

It would be great if you guys did the most romantic movies considering you’re a married couple I highly recommend the notebook Probably the most romantic film I have ever seen Great reactions guys

YoureMrLebowski

"...saw 83 times on HBO when I was a teenager" is funny. You don't know how bad I'd like to know the demographics of the voters for polls.

YoureMrLebowski

and Michael Clayton (2007)

YoureMrLebowski

I would enjoy a reaction to the Clint Eastwood classic The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976).

David Wilkins

That’s the kind of thing that has annoyed me forever about popular polls, and “popular” nearly everything else. But at least we have the monthly drawing. 😶

Paul Cox

There's definitely a "I vote for whatever I saw 83 times on HBO when I was a teenager" lean in the patron electorate. It's even more prevalent among YT commenters. It is what it is, but the best reactors (Schmitts included) do take note of what else is being discussed in the replies.

Birdie Num Num

I doubt the The Conversation will ever be reacted to unless it wins a poll or is a Schmitthead winner. This channel has more variety than most, but still leans towards more recent, mainstream fair. I looked through the 97 titles reacted to since November 2023 and only 10 were pre 1980 films(2 were Scmitthead winners, 7 were poll winners, and Escape From Alcaraz was reacted to because the author of a new book about it contacted the Schmitts about a reaction)

Birdie Num Num

Interesting how none of these polls are close(doubt the gap will close over the next month). I'm often surprised by polls that have runaway winners(never would have guessed before clicking on results that Air Force one would destroy some of these other titles so thoroughly)

Tenn Seven

Hard Boiled is one of the greatest action movies of all time! I know it won't win, though.

Javier Del Cid

I agree with this list.

Javier Del Cid

Please, don't let Air Force one win. lol Trainspotting, Philadelphia are much, much better films.

Forrest

Dang, I read Ghost and mistook it for a second for The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), which I've been hoping they get to at some point. lol Voted for Being John Malkovich because I've seen it mentioned or referenced in various places and I do want to actually watch it finally.

David Crabtree

Air Force One is one of my favorite movies!

pete

Another movie to watch is Boyz in the Hood (1991).

Dan McComb

Air Force One seems to be divisive (at least as a "best of the 90s" film) but I'm glad it's getting so many votes. Arguably, it is the last great action movie with Harrison Ford in the lead role (and I don't say that happily).

Dan McComb

100% Dangerous Liaisons is absolutely one of the best movies of the 80s!

Antmovies

Fear & Loathing is the best movie on there by far. I also picked Trainspotting and Air Force One tho. I'm starting to feel like a dinosaur saying I saw all these movies in the theater.

Birdie Num Num

The Player and The Remains of the Day

Michael Philps

Would love to see you react to a criminally underrated Clint Eastwood move "In the Line of Fire" John Malkovich costars and earned an Acadamy Award nomination for his performance.

Tyler Foster

Air Force One is fun, but best of the '90s? It's not even the best Die Hard knock-off of the '90s (Speed). Nothing against it, I'm sure you'll have fun, but it'd be more accurate to say it's one of the most *popular* films of the '90s. Some for next time you're looking for the best of the '90s, in both mainstream and less-mainstream lists. Apologies for how long these are, but I started and then it was hard to stop. I'm sure I still left a ton of great stuff out. Mainstream: • 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) dir. Gil Junger (this is his only notable movie) • As Good As It Gets (1997) dir. James L. Brooks (don't think you've seen anything he's directed on the channel yet) • Bad Lieutenant (1992) dir. Abel Ferrara (nothing on the channel yet) • Basic Instinct (1992) dir. Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop) • Before Sunrise (1995) dir. Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused) • Bound (1996) dir. Lana and Lilly Wachowski (The Matrix) • Bowfinger (1999) dir. Frank Oz (voice of Yoda and Ms. Piggy -- nothing on the channel he's directed yet) • Bringing Out the Dead (1999) dir. Martin Scorsese • Dances With Wolves (1990) dir. Kevin Costner • Dark City (1998) dir. Alex Proyas (The Crow) • Darkman (1990) dir. Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead) • Drunken Master II aka The Legend of Drunken Master (1994) dir. Lau Kar-Leung (arguably the peak of Jackie Chan's movie stuntwork) • Ed Wood (1994) dir. Tim Burton (Batman) • Election (1999) dir. Alexander Payne (nothing on the channel yet) • Event Horizon (1997) dir. Paul W.S. Anderson (nothing on the channel yet, not to be confused with Paul Thomas Anderson) • Face/Off (1997) dir. John Woo (nothing on the channel yet, although you did put his film Hard-Boiled on this poll) • Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) dir. James Foley (nothing on the channel yet) • Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994) dir. Joel and Ethan Coen • Insider. The (1999) dir. Michael Mann (Heat) • Lost Highway (1997) dir. David Lynch (Mulholland Dr.) • Malcolm X (1992) dir. Spike Lee (nothing on the channel yet) • magnolia (1999) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood) • Mission: Impossible (1996) dir. Brian De Palma (Carrie) • October Sky (1999) dir. Joe Johnston (nothing on the channel yet, although he directed Captain America: The First Avenger) • Out of Sight (1998) dir. Steven Soderbergh (Ocean's Eleven) • Piano, The (1993) dir. Jane Campion (nothing on the channel yet) • Quick and the Dead, The (1995) dir. Sam Raimi • Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) dir. David Mirkin (his only notable movie) • Rounders (1998) dir. John Dahl (nothing on the channel yet) • Sense and Sensibility (1995) dir. Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) • Talented Mr. Ripley, The (1999) dir. Anthony Minghella (nothing on the channel yet) • Thomas Crown Affair, The (1999) dir. John McTiernan (Die Hard) -- I also recommend the 1968 original • Three Kings (1999) dir. David O. Russell (nothing on the channel yet, and frankly he kinda sucks as a person, but Three Kings is a masterpiece) • Wild at Heart (1990) dir. David Lynch More obscure: • City of Lost Children, The (1995) dir. Jean Pierre-Jeunet (Amelie) and Marc Caro • Cry-Baby (1990) dir. John Waters (nothing on the channel yet) • Deep Cover (1992) dir. Bill Duke (he was in Predator, don't think you've seen any of his films, although he did direct Sister Act 2, which seems like it could've been watched pre-channel) • Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) dir. Carl Franklin (nothing on the channel yet) • Eve's Bayou (1997) dir. Kasi Lemmons (she was in Silence of the Lambs and Candyman, nothing she directed on the channel yet) • Gas Food Lodging (1992) dir. Alison Anders (nothing on the channel yet) • Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) dir. Jim Jarmusch (nothing on the channel yet) • Haine, La (1995) dir. Mathieu Kassovitz (he was in Amelie, nothing he directed on the channel yet) • Hard Eight (1996) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson (his debut feature) • Ice Storm, The (1997) dir. Ang Lee • Insomnia (1997) dir. Erik Skjoldbjærg -- later remade by Christopher Nolan, but the original is way better • King of New York (1990) - dir. Abel Ferrara • Light Sleeper (1992) dir. Paul Schrader (writer of Taxi Driver) • Lone Star (1996) dir. John Sayles (nothing on the channel yet) • Matinee (1993) dir. Joe Dante (Gremlins) • Mississippi Masala (1991) dir. Mira Nair (nothing on the channel yet) • Naked (1993) dir. Mike Leigh (nothing on the channel yet) • Proof (1991) dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse (nothing on the channel yet) • Quick Change (1990) dir. Howard Franklin and Bill Murray • Rainmaker, The (1997) dir. Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather) • Ride With the Devil (1999) dir. Ang Lee • Secrets & Lies (1996) dir. Mike Leigh • Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) dir. Tamara Jenkins (nothing on the channel yet) • Sneakers (1992) dir. Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams) • Sweet Hereafter, The (1997) dir. Atom Egoyan (nothing on the channel yet) • Trees Lounge (1996) dir. Steve Buscemi • Zero Effect (1998) dir. Jake Kasdan (nothing on the channel yet) *I have to single out Trees Lounge. Trees Lounge was Buscemi's directorial debut, and he also wrote it. One of the things I learned about it right before I watched it just recently is that it was a major influence for David Chase when he created the look and feel of "The Sopranos," and I really think you can see it in the movie, even though the plot bears no resemblance whatsoever. Later, Buscemi would direct "Pine Barrens," one of the most famous episodes of "The Sopranos." Since you guys loved the show, I think you should definitely consider Trees Lounge for the channel, even though it would never, ever win a poll. Really fascinating stuff for fans.

ElmSt Reactions

Trainspotting would be a great reaction film 💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Florian Meier

Yeah!! Masterpiece !!! Gene Hackman is Brilliant in This

Florian Meier

Yes !!!

Nick Sneddon

Trainspotting is probably the best British film of the 90s

Florian Meier

Other 90 's Classics are "Dancing With Wolves", "Perfect World", "In The Line of Fire", "Basic Instinct", "The Game", "The Ghost and The Darkness", "Conspiracy Theory" ....

Florian Meier

Great Poll Guys !!! My Favorites are Ghost, Pretty Woman and Being John Malkovich ... Air Force One is Ok;) Harrison Ford is always Good ... Can you Do also a 70's Poll?

Philip Alan

I say you are correct!

Athos Count de la Fère

"Philadelphia" Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.

TGrimace

Cruel Intentions is an okay movie, but it's a modern day remake of a much better John Malcovich movie called Dangerous Liaisons. I'd vote for that in a second. John Malcovich, Glenn Close, and Keanu Reeves (Very very young Keanu)

Jonathan Patrick

I say Ghost

fredfinks

I saw it in Times Square opening night with my sis when visiting from Oz back in '97. First cinema experience in the US, and boy id never before seen people yelling at the screen. 'Pop a cap in his ass!' and the like. It enabled me to appreciate the Curb Your Enthusiasm season 6 ending ' Larry David & the Blacks'. Reminds me, one night there i came across this long line of people, 100% black. I asked one what they were waiting for, and they said 'Puff Daddy'. I nodded, but internally im like wtf is a puff daddy? oh diddy, what did you done do?? why have you forsaken us? Forever stroking furry walls

Miguel Tapia

God the 90s had such good movies . Like this entire list needs to be watched

Tyler Foster

I guess, but there are one or two minor jokes that won't function out-of-order. Very unimportant, but still.

Tyler Foster

Also, once they've watched Being John Malkovich, they can watch Adaptation.

Tyler Foster

Just wanna reiterate that it's the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece The Conversation (1974) -- hoping it can slip in before the end of the year. One of his best movies, one of Gene Hackman's best movies, one of the best movies period.

Mr. Writhms

Denzel Washington in "Malcolm X" (1992) is definitely one of the best of the 90s.

mikethemotormouth

The live action Ferngully:The Last Rainforest? Eh it's not bad 😉

Kevin Charley

Air Force One is NOT the best of the 90s.

Paul Cox

Philadelphia's doing way better in the early vote than I was expecting. I'm always happy when I see a reactor react to it, but then I'm always sad when I see the low(ish) views.

fredfinks

The twist is that the IRA guy is actually a scottish man with multiple personality disorder

fredfinks

Cmon guys, lets get Being John Malkovitch across the line. TBR & Sam, you must see it one way or another, a truly truly unique film thats great. I mean how many other films about puppeteers are there?? Made by Spike Jonze Air Force one is just generic action thingy. Harrison is always good, but there are plenty of better ford flicks.

pete

Other must see are White Men Can’t Jump(1992) and the Crying Game (1992). I hope you watch the Crying Game, because I love see your reaction to the big surprise.

mikethemotormouth

Would love to see Hackers(1995) or Go(1999) next time round

Jeremy Charlie

Dances With Wolves?

Lee N.

If y'all haven't seen this movie, I highly recommend The Replacement Killers starring Chow Yun Fat and Mira Sorvino. It is Anton Fuqua's feature film directorial debut.

Anna H

The Iron Giant, if you haven't seen it yet. A 1990's classic for sure :)

Paul Cox

I guess there's some merit in watching the View Askewniverse in release order, but honestly I think there's room to skip around a bit without messing anything up.

Brent

Gotta do Mallrats before Chasing Amy! :)

TBR Schmitt

Only Clerks! It's on the channel! -Sam

Paul Cox

This is more like a grab bag of films made between 1990-99 than it is a "best of the 90s" list, but it would be nice to go ahead and get Trainspotting checked off for posterity. (Bring a barf bag, Sam.)

Yann Laliberté

Off this list, Trainspotting is my favorite for sure

Will Zamora

Would like seeing the reaction to Being John Malkovich. Its a sweet, melancholy story

bobbylinkin

Have you guys watched Clerks and Mallrats before Chasing Amy?

bosho11

Interesting list with a few good choices! Picking Being John Malkovich since it's pretty different from things you've been watching lately, and for the hope you go on a Charlie Kaufman run after.