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Best Films of 1997

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277

5.5

Picture Perfect (1997) (1997)

#100

A picture far from perfect

Stehako's rating:

516

5.6

Mimic

Not worthy of ever mimicking

Stehako's rating:

290

6.5

6.9

Breakdown (1997)

I felt like that's what happened in the making of this film.

Stehako's rating:

309

5.5

6.1

Orgazmo (1998)

A B Movie with the South Park genius Trey Parker

Stehako's rating:

230

5.2

5.4

Excess Baggage (1997)

Silverstone loses most of her appeal in this

Stehako's rating:

222

6.2

6.6

First Strike (aka Police Story 4) (1996)

He's had many strikes, no problem adding this one to the list.

Stehako's rating:

1686

5.7

6.5

Bean (1997)

Wow, how many things can go wrong with an adaptation?

Stehako's rating:

1201

3.9

Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

Wow, how many things can go wrong with a sequel?

Stehako's rating:

1977

5.8

6.2

Alien: Resurrection

Juenet may have stalled the series all together

Stehako's rating:

496

5.5

6.1

The Postman (1997)

Epically dull.

Stehako's rating:

727

5.1

5.5

Volcano (1997)

Let's hope Hollywood learns their mistake here.

Stehako's rating:

3572

4.3

3.8

Batman & Robin (1997)

Ridiculous

Stehako's rating:

474

6.4

6.9

The Edge

A dull edge

Stehako's rating:

192

7.6

7.7

Kolya

A nice little pic but not memorable and leaves me wanting more.

Stehako's rating:

5.6

5.8

Trial and Error (1997) (1997)

Equal parts T & E, that's why I gave it a 5.

Stehako's rating:

204

6.4

Inventing the Abbotts (1997)

I'd invent the hell out of these Abbotts.

Stehako's rating:

798

5.9

6.2

The Saint (1997)

Val is not a saint.

Stehako's rating:

108

6.4

6.6

The House of Yes (1997)

In the city of Who Gives a Shit

Stehako's rating:

474

6.1

6.7

Selena (1997)

I don't know she realizes this but J. Lo will never have a better role than this. Way to start out at the top.

Stehako's rating:

139

4.6

The Pest (1997)

True to its name.

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Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

A low value production based off of one of my favorite books

Stehako's rating:

505

6.6

6.8

U-Turn (1997)

Finally it's my turn.

...okay, now U turn.

Stehako's rating:

6.7

7.2

Eve's Bayou

Intense acting with low-craft production

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Ulee's Gold (1997)

Will Shortz' favorite film title.

Stehako's rating:

5.6

5.8

One Night Stand (1997)

This movie feels like a one night stand. It was good but I'll likely never watch it again.

Stehako's rating:

135

6.2

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)

Mira Nair's early work is worthy of attention in a time where females directors got no respect... okay, things haven't changed much.

Stehako's rating:

141

5.9

6.3

Red Corner (1997)

Stehako's rating:

240

6.6

Suicide Kings (1998)

Walked leads a mediocre cast in this frustrating and cinematically bland movie with a decent script.

Stehako's rating:

6.7

6.8

Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)

A sad reflection on Bosnian war and US reporters involvement. The story needs to be told but this was too dull to be truly effective.

The performances from Nesbitt and Harrelson are nice against-type performances and the kids are respectable, too.

Stehako's rating:

699

5.6

6.2

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

Great dancers

Stehako's rating:

888

5.6

6.5

Mouse Hunt

Little amount of gore in this Gore debut

Stehako's rating:

6.3

6.5

Gang Related

Tupac is a rare hip-hop artist who was also a good actor. On top of missing out on all his musical talent we missed out on many roles he could have played.
Belushi also succeeds in being a genuine asshole who is desperate and careless.

Stehako's rating:

598

6.7

6.6

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

Slow burner and surprising ensemble cast.

Stehako's rating:

2428

5.2

5.8

I Know What You Did Last Summer

J Love is amazing

Stehako's rating:

1410

6.6

7.1

Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

I would have preferred a timeline during the film; because I didn't know when the hell it was going to end and i was getting antsy... probably around the 5th year.

Stehako's rating:

986

6.2

6.4

The Jackal

Jack Black's best performance

Stehako's rating:

149

6.6

6.9

Gridlock'd (1997)

Tupac is one of my favorite hip artists of all time and he's not a bad actor either. He died shortly after the production of the film.

Stehako's rating:

698

6.3

6.6

Kiss the Girls (1997)

I thought there would be more kissing.

Stehako's rating:

257

5.3

5.2

Fathers' Day (1997)

Not a great movie; but you can't go wrong with Williams and Crystal.

Stehako's rating:

163

7.1

The Wings of the Dove (1997)

Stehako's rating:

575

5.7

The Peacemaker (1997)

A decent action movie with another TV star proving he can do movies.

Stehako's rating:

1142

6.8

7.2

The Full Monty (1997)

Too much monty, but funny and warmhearted

Stehako's rating:

713

7.3

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

Clever title, dialogue... trying to be clever.

Stehako's rating:

139

7.2

Mrs. Brown (1997)

Dench is royalty, but Billy Connolly turns in his best performance yet.

Stehako's rating:

642

6.2

6.4

In & Out (1997)

A fun movie with memorable scenes but guilty of creating caricatures rather than characters.

Stehako's rating:

2334

6.5

6.9

Con Air (1997)

Cage, Malcovich, Buscemi, Cusack, airplanes, Vegas, cons.

Stehako's rating:

3493

7.2

7.5

The Devil's Advocate (1997)

Pacino plays a great Devil and Keanu plays a great sucker.

Stehako's rating:

391

5.4

Vegas Vacation (1997)

The weakest out of the 'Vacation' films but still filled with the usual gags and funny jokes/situations.

Stehako's rating:

6.3

6.8

Prefontaine (1997)

Played like a made-for-tv movie from the 70s... or maybe that was point? Very unique if that's the case. I felt like I was really watching a movie from the time period, but with current actors.

Stehako's rating:

287

6.1

6.9

Private Parts (1997)

Stern is outrageous with everything he does. This film is no different and it really showcases his crudeness.

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This list was created by and in the opinion of Stephen H Koontz
Created January 1998
Updated August 2018
Films Seen: 109

From Liars to Mimics this was a year to remember... The Titanic

Also-Seen:
Rated 4/10
Flubber
Spawn
For Richer or Poorer
The 6th Man
Rated 3/10
Air Bud
187
George of the Jungle
McHale's Navy
Tower of Terror
Rated 2/10
Home Alone 3
Stag
Anaconda
Rated 1/10
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

This list was created by Stephen H Koontz in 1997 and Updated in 2014

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