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Best 20 Films of the 1990s: PART 1
by d_fienberg | Jun 15 '02
Because of length problems, I've split my top 20 films of the 1990s into two. Here are #20-#11 as we count down towards the #1 movie of the 1990s.

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Seen 'em all.. (Reply to this comment)
by lambchops
yes, I'm a movie-aholic. Crash made me feel dirty...but I couldn't take my eyes off of it.

Great job.
Shelly.
Nov 02 '02
7:02 pm PST

Congratulations... (Reply to this comment)
by ferret8888
Wow, you really put some serious time into this and the fruits of your labor definitely show up in the results. I briefly read your bio, but I was wondering if this is something that you do for a living (reviewing movies that is). You just seem to know so much about the background of every writer/director/actor that you mention. Do you do extensive research on this kind of stuff before you write a review or are you a human movie encyclopedia?

Again, congratulations on this list... keep writing!

Brooks
Aug 21 '02
2:07 pm PDT

Re: Can't wait for Part II... (Reply to this comment)
by pazzie
d_fienberg - this confirms your place at the top of the food chain as far as I'm concerned... brilliant work.
Jonathan - you finally found someone on epinions who matches you for brilliant-but-long-as-all-heck reviews... this makes me happy.
cheers,
pazzie
Jul 06 '02
8:55 pm PDT

Well done (Reply to this comment)
by ChrisJarmick
Despite not being in complete agreement with you on several of your choices --a very well thought out and interesting list of 90's gems.

Nice job.
Jul 06 '02
10:31 am PDT

Re: Being off topic (Reply to this comment)
by Simply_Crispy
Here here.
Jun 20 '02
7:34 am PDT

Being off topic (Reply to this comment)
by d_fienberg
It seems that the semantic problem is on Epinions side and not on mine. Of course, yeah, I guess by the letter of the law, this is off topic, just as Simply Crispy's Top 100 is off topic. But why isn't the topic just "Best films of The 90s" of "Best Films of All-Time?" The fact that I included an extra ten films from the 90s doesn't make my review less helpful. It makes it more helpful. So when a review that is "more helpful" becomes off-topic, the problem is with the topic and not with the review. Once you restrict writers's opportunities to provide more commentary and more information there's just no point in Epinions at all.

Dan
Jun 19 '02
12:56 pm PDT

Comment. (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
Dear ed_feinberg: Sorry to be a foolish hobgoblin, but that is my task as CL. Nevertheless, I admire your enthusiasm.

I would have LA CONFIDENTIAL over on the other list where you have QUIZ SHOW.

All the best.

[Marcresarf1]
Jun 19 '02
12:06 pm PDT

Damn... (Reply to this comment)
by thed_man
your choices here are solid!! GROUNDHOG DAY, SHAWSHANK, ED WOOD...some of my fav's for sure.
Not sure about BULLETS OVER BROADWAY though; either way great list and I'm looking forward to the "second part" of this review...or is this the second?

take care

thed_man
Jun 15 '02
9:22 pm PDT

Can't wait for Part II... (Reply to this comment)
by omophagia
I honestly can't recall the last time I read a film review here at epinions that absolutely made me smile. There's something in nearly every 'graph of this review that's just dead-on.

As for the films themselves, I can't argue with your picks. I do think that Alien 3 is the only film in that series to merit serious discussion, although it is a deeply flawed film.

And "the genius of Kevin Spacey." The 1990s were an amazing time for him. Since we rolled over into the aughts, he's unintentionally become a smug parody of himself with terrible performances in Pay it Forward, K-Pax, and The Shipping News. I just hope he eventually finds his Se7en and L.A. Confidential again.

Anyway. I'm off to read more of your reviews.
Jun 15 '02
4:02 pm PDT