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List added by The Mighty Celestial on 7 January 2009 04:13
1997: My Top Ten Favorite Movies By Year |
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 1339  7.5  8  Mork wins an Oscar for his portrayal of a down to Earth Southie with a sympathetic ear? Well, how do you like them apples?  Not just my favorite film of the year, but also one of my favorite top ten films ever. And if any of you out there reading this can't seem to come eye to eye with my over-all assessment of the high quality of this story, fret not. It's not your fault. The Mighty Celestial's rating:
 
934 7.1 7.6 A great vehicle for Pam Grier, Robert Deniro does an awesome job "acting out-of-character", a slicked-back Samuel L. Jackson is downright evil, not to mention that Bridget Fonda is simply fine as hell in this flick.
Oh, & the script ain't too bad either.  The Mighty Celestial's rating:
 
1066 7.1 7.8 I've never really been into romance flicks all that much. The few that I do enjoy usually tend to have a sort of a sharp or jagged edge to 'em. And this one definitely does thru Jack's portrayal of a writer with "redrum" on his mind. At least, he does with the little dog during the opening sequence.
Nicholson eases thru the role of a crusty curmudgeon with psychologically-based anti-social issues (Is it just me or does it seem that the majority of Jack's most memorable roles always have something seriously askew upstairs? Or am I just being crazy?), & he does so with the insane-like smoothness of an actor who can do this stuff blindfolded. Add the fact that, at the same time, he still manages to allow himself to genuinely deliver the kind of lines that make the ladies go "awwww...", therefore substantially increasing the chances of me "gettin' some" with my date on the night I saw this film, & it becomes easy to see why this is a romantic comedy that provides an end-result that can be pleasing to both males & females alike.  The Mighty Celestial's rating:
215 7 7.5 A solid flick with a solid script about a not so solid family, directed by the one guy who directed the Hulk, & starring a quality ensemble cast that includes that one bad-ass chick from Alien & that one guy from SpiderMan, who, coincidentally, throughout this movie, is reading a comicbook about the Fantastic Four.
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820 6.6 7.3 What Close Encounters Of The 3rd. Kind did back in the 70's, this film takes to the next evolutionary step, in terms of the actual physics & concepts of an actual meeting 'tween us mere mortals & any life-forms.
 For my money, Contact contains some of the best discussions of religion & atheism in any film ever made. It's depictions of the manner that things like general fear & politics can get in the way of a true quest for knowledge is both basely intelligent & comprehendibly poignant. This film's plot does a great job treading on the subject of how our society is constantly struggling between the comfort of what we already know & the confrontational truths about our species that can be revealed as result of the discovery of what is new, especially if seen thru the "eyes" of a life-form that's a lot smarter than us. The Mighty Celestial's rating:
2922 6.7 7.3  Wanna know how good Titanic is? Because of this movie, I have developed a lifelong hatred towards icebergs. Also, for a brief moment there, this film actually had me believing that a man would actually allow himself to freeze to death in the icy ocean waters of the North Atlantic, just b'cuz he loved a girl so much that he couldn't bring himself to ask her if she could maybe scoot her fat ass over on the drift board just a little bit, to make room for his skinny butt. ....godd@mn icebergs......!  The Mighty Celestial's rating:
 
567 7.3 7.7 Al Pacino in the mob, but this time, on the opposite side of the heirarchy. A low-level aging hitman who can't get no respect. One of the few times Al gets to expand his acting muscles as opposed to just flexing 'em with a loud performance, which, over the years, has sorta become his standard.
For me, a great gangster movie isn't just about "wacking" people. It's when it shows the inner-most details of how the mob works. This one goes towards the very lowest part of the totem & shows us how the "cogs" grind thru a living in hopes of someday climbing that mafia ladder.  The Mighty Celestial's rating:
341 6.6 7 You probably won't believe this, but I'm wagging my dog right now. I'm actually typing all of this with only one hand.
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628 7.2 7.8 Boy....
that Nina Hartley..... if God could be embodied into the form of an ass, it would definitely be hers.  The Mighty Celestial's rating:
721 7.6 8.4 Y'know, considering that this site's main purpose is to write up reviews & share 'em with others,
I must apologize that for this entry I got nothin'. At the time of this writing, I can't seem to focus my thoughts. I think it might be b'cuz of the two entries that I posted above this one. I can't seem to get a clear thought right now b'cuz I'm too busy reminiscing about Nina Hartley's ass & wagging my dog.  The Mighty Celestial's rating:
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For me, a year that was a lot less about big bang special effects, high-octane action or blockbuster sequels and more about intellectual stimulus entertainment. As one can easily surmise when one observes the fact that the first five movies in this top ten list all are approximated by scripts that can only be bestowed the categorization that would fall under the title of "wicked smaht"*. * (Insert Bostonian accent a la Good Will Hunting there.) List cont. 11. The Apostle - A troubled on-the-lam minister finds a new ministry & a chance at redemption. Includes great supporting performances by Farrah Fawcett & Billy Bob Thornton. 12. Private Parts - Who woulda thunk that a movie about Howard Stern's early life in radio woulda made for a pretty decent movie? 13. Princess Mononoke - Eastern folklore & environmental symbolism meet head on, anime style, in this richly textured & complicated fairy tale. 14. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 15.Cop Land - Sylvester Stallone was hoping to expand the roles he was doing with this movie. However, if I recall correctly, this film got so-so reviews, & I guess never got Sly's career rolling in the direction he wanted. Which is too bad, cuz I didn't think this was bad at all & also that Sly shoulda kept at trying new things ( which he didn't.... I mean, c'mon.... Rambo as an old man....?). Ah well, maybe it's not too late for Vin Diesel or the Rock. 16. Chasing Amy Films from this year that I have not seen but am interested in seeing - Kundun - The Fifth Element - Gattaca Other lists by The Mighty Celestial: My Top 20 Female Movie Bad-Asses http://www.listal.com/list/my-top-10-female 10 Movies That Feature A Dancin' Travolta In 'Em http://www.listal.com/list/my-list-9158 Yep. When It Comes To Comicbook Movies .... http://www.listal.com/list/yep-am-huge-comicbook WAATAAAH!! My Top 10 Favorite Martial Arts Flix! http://www.listal.com/list/my-list-thecelestial The Final Frontier Of Space... & Time. My Top 50 Favorite Sci-Fi Flix Ever http://www.listal.com/list/final-frontier-space-time Can't We Be Dysfunctional Like A Normal Family? http://www.listal.com/list/dysfunctional-family-movies/edit My Other Top Ten Favorite Movies By Year Lists: http://www.listal.com/list/19551959-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/1976-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/1982-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/1983-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/1984-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/1992-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/1993-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/1995-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/1998-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/1999-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/2003-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/2004-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/2005-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/2007-my-top-ten-favorite http://www.listal.com/list/2008-my-top-ten-favorite
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