Let's redo the 1995 best film oscar winner...

[diebitter]

Okay, the result here, for me, was the point I gave up on the oscars. Just wondered what OOTers thought. Vote your favourite please.

[MelK]

It took you that long to figure out the Oscar voters are morons?

[diebitter]

No, I never rated the oscars that highly (funnily enough, the 1968 or 69 one sealed that when I was a budding film buff, and it was Oliver beating 2001, but since then I've actually come to the conclusion that Oliver is better! (sacrilege!))

[lem45216]

Thats a ridiculous shortlist, at least 3 of those films are in my top 10 i reckon, it's just which one is higher. Argh. Decisions decisions.

[Vavavoom]

Forrest Gump...

Shawshank is second

Pulp Fiction 3rd....IMO

[diebitter]

er, I didn't come up with it, it's the shortlist of the best film of 1995 Oscars. I have a theory that FG won cos of a split vote myself, and wanted to see what happened in OOT.

What are your 3? I'm intrigued.

[lem45216]

It was pretty much a coinflip between Shawshank and Pulp Fiction for me, with Forest Gump coming in a close third. In the end Shawshank took it because i remember being slightly bored in one part of pulp fiction, that was all. It was close though. 51/49 i say.

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er, I didn't come up with it, it's the shortlist of the best film of 1995 Oscars. I have a theory that FG won cos of a split vote myself, and wanted to see what happened in OOT.

What are your 3? I'm intrigued.

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Yeah i know, i'm just thinking that the oscar voter people had a tough choice that year. 1995, a good year for films.

[wjmooner]

The correct answer for this year is a movie that couldn't even get nominated for best documentary: Hoop Dreams.

WJ

[samjjones]

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Thats a ridiculous shortlist, at least 3 of those films are in my top 10 i reckon, it's just which one is higher. Argh. Decisions decisions.

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I hear you. "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Quiz Show" are in my top 10, too.








Not.

[kitaristi0]

Pulp Fiction. At least it won Best Screenplay (i think).

[ClaytonN]

Forrest Gump is an amazing movie, but I have it below Shawshank when it comes to a drama.

Pul Fiction is definitely better than both, but doesn't really fit into the kind of movie oscar best picture voters are looking for.

[PoBoy321]

Pulp Fiction is highly overrated among posters on this board.

[razor]

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Pulp Fiction is highly overrated among posters on this board.

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That may be, but not nearly as overrated as Forrest Gump.

[diebitter]

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Pulp Fiction is highly overrated among posters on this board.

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It's a masterpiece, bud.

That is, it's a piece of work that demonstrates the maker of it is a master of his profession, and I think it amply fulfils that description.

[imported_The Vibesman]

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Pulp Fiction is highly overrated among posters on this board.

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I think the same of Forrest Gump. To see it getting any votes at all is a total shock to me. It's a piece of schlock. Maybe it would have been better if the script had been a story and not an excuse to use new digital technology to spice the hero into as much historical footage as possible, while putting together a best-selling soundtrack album. I'm surprised he never did a duet with Nat King Cole in that silly pile of trash. It's humorous and entertaining at times, sure, like Scary Movie 3.

Shawshank is great, but is outshined by its source material, Stephen King's fantastic novella, "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption." Darabont does a great job bringing King's story alive on the screen, but there's nothing groundbreaking there in terms of filmaking.

I think Pulp Fiction may be the best movie of the entire 1990s. Clear winner.

[ChipWrecked]

I liked 'Gump Fiction'.

"I'ma get medievel on your buttocks...."

[istewart]

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Pulp Fiction is highly overrated among posters on this board.

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No.

[miajag81]

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Pulp Fiction is highly overrated among posters on this board.

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I think the same of Forrest Gump. To see it getting any votes at all is a total shock to me. It's a piece of schlock. Maybe it would have been better if the script had been a story and not an excuse to use new digital technology to spice the hero into as much historical footage as possible, while putting together a best-selling soundtrack album.

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Um, no.

You are right about Pulp Fiction being clearly the best film of the 90s though.

[Voltron87]

what an insanely awesome year of films. wow.

[Hamish McBagpipe]

These are some of the best American movies of the last 20 years. Although some are overrated.

I have to say that Quiz Show, although impossible to award the best picture oscar over some of the other selections, is perhaps one of the most perfectly made films ever. Acting, script, direction, everything. It's too bad the whole story isn't as gripping as the others. The only selection that is UNDERrated.

[bravos1]

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The correct answer for this year is a movie that couldn't even get nominated for best documentary: Hoop Dreams.

WJ

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Great movie, no doubt! Should of won (and been nominated) for best documentary. IIRC, this was somewhat of a scandal and actually changed the way the nomination votes were done.

BUT, I still don't think it is is close to Shawshank, Gump, or Pulp Fiction, and has a somewhat select viewing audience.

My vote here was Shawshank Redeption followed closely by Forrest Gump, then Pulp Fiction.

As stated earlier... WHAT A YEAR for films!

[miajag81]

1) Pulp Fiction
2) Forrest Gump
3) Shawshank

Four Weddings and a Funeral wasn't that great, and I haven't see Quiz Show.

[CCass]

1983 was the year that did it for me. Ghandi won over E.T. One of the several times Spielberg got screwed.

[Jeff W]

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BUT, I still don't think [Hoop Dreams] is close to Shawshank, Gump, or Pulp Fiction, and has a somewhat select viewing audience.

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Hoop Dreams is a great film and it outclasses Gump, Pulp Fiction and Shawshank.

Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption are overrated.

[Cancuk]

I don't there's really much question that Pulp Fiction is the 'best' movie..but Forest Gump is, without question, going to win the Oscar everytime...it's just one of those movies. see: English Pacient, Titanic, Braveheart, etc.

[sirio11]

I think the title is a little misleading, since it should be the best 1994 film. The films were released in 1994. Definetely, one of the best years in oscar history, 4 wed and a fun is a good movie, but the other 4 are masterpieces.

[Army Eye]

When Forrest Gump inexplicably won this over Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption, I put the Oscars on probation.

When Julia Roberts beat Ellen Burstyn for best actress, that's when I officially dropped the Oscars from my consciousness.

[SomethingClever]

Even though Pulp Fiction is my favorite of these films and perhaps the most groundbreaking, I would have been OK if Shawshank had won, because it's pretty damn great as well.

Forrest Gump winning just made me want to puke.

[34TheTruth34]

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what an insanely awesome year of films. wow.

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[ripdog]

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1983 was the year that did it for me. Ghandi won over E.T. One of the several times Spielberg got screwed.

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Ghandi was and is 1000 times better than E.T.

[Klepton]

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split vote

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and what vibesmen said.

pulp all the way.

[MCS]

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The correct answer for this year is a movie that couldn't even get nominated for best documentary: Hoop Dreams.

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YOU ARE CORRECT SIR.