Dark but true. 1997 was an absolute bumper year for movies-probably the best since 1957. 1977 was quite good as well lol. 2017 was a comparative letdown. Talk about an unfortunately combo-breaker.

@@electricmaster23 Ebert would be loving it.

There’s still great films coming out. Just need to ignore all the superhero crap, reboots and sequels.

Andrew Miller, It's such a shame that they've passed away years apart from each other. Gene Sisker - 1999. Roger Ebert - 2013. I would love to Review Other Movies, Like. Movies 2000. 1. 102 Dalmatians. 2. The Adventures of Rocky and Bowinkle. 3. Best in Show. 4. Book of Shadows Blair Witch 2. 5. Bring It On. 6. Charlie's Angels. 7. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. 8. Digimon the Movie. Anime Movie. 9. Dinosaur. 10. Dracula 2000. 11. Dude, Where's my Car? 12. Dungeons & Dragons. (2000). 13. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. 14. Gladiator. Russell Crow a National Treasure. 15. Highlander: Endgame. Adrian Paul and Christopher Lambert National Treasures. 16. Hollow Man. Kevan Bacon a National Treasure the roles he's in is memorable. 17. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. 18. I Dreamed of Africa. Kim Basinger a National Treasure. 19. The Kid. Bruce Willis a National Treasure. 20. Little Nicky. Adam Sandler a National Treasure. 21. The Little Vampire. 22. Me, Myself, & Irene. 23. My Dog Skip. Frankie Muniz a National Treasure. 24. O Brother Where Art Thou. John Goodman a National Treasure. 25. The Patriot. Mel Gibson a National Treasure. 26. Ready to Rumble. David Arquette and Oliver Platt National Treasures. 27. Remember The Titians. 28. The Road to El Dorado. Animated Movie. 29. Road Trip. 30. Rugrats in Paris the Movie. Animated Movie. 31. Scary Movie. 32. Snow Day. 33. Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson National Treasures the roles each of them were in is memorable. 34. The Tigger Movie. Animated Movie. 35. Titian A.E. Animated Movie. 36. X-Men. (2000 Movie). Movies 2014. 1. Paranormal Activity the Marked Ones. 2. The Nut Job. CGI Animated Movie. 3. The Lego Movie. CGI Animated Movie. 4. Robocop. (2014). Gary Oldman a National Treasure. 5. Son of God. 6. 300: Rise of an Empire. 7. Mr. Peabody & Sherman. 8. Muppets Most Wanted. 9. Noah. 10. Rio 2. 11. Godzilla. (2014). 12. Maleficent. Angelia Jolie and Ellie Fanning National Treasures. 13. How to Train Your Dragon 2. CGI Animated Movie. 14. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. 15. Planes Fire and Rescue. CGI Animated Movie. 16. Hercules. that has WWE Superstar Dwayne "THE ROCK" Johnson in it. 17. Dolphin Tale 2. 18. The Boxtrolls. CGI Animated Movie. 19. Annabelle. 20. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. 21. The Book of Life. CGI Animated Movie. 22. Big Hero 6. 23. Exodus Gods and Kings. 24. Annie. (2014). 25. Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb. Etc. Etc. Movies 2015. 1. The Spongebob Movie Sponge out of water. CGI Animated Movie. 2. Cinderella. (2015). 3. Home. CGI Animated Movie. 3. Furious 7. 4. Monkey Kingdom. Disneynature movie. 5. Poltergeist. 6. Tomorrowland. 7. Jurassic World. 8. Inside Out. CGI Animated Movie. 9. Ted 2. 10. Terminator Genisys. 11. Minions. 12. Ant Man. 13. Pixels. 14. The Visit. 15. Everest. 16. Hotel Transylvania 2. CGI Animated Movie. 17. Goosebumps. 18. Paranormal Activity The Ghost Dimension. 19. Jem and the Holograms. 20. The Peanuts Movie. Animated Movie. 21. Alvin and the Chipmunks the Road Chip. 22. Star Wars The Force Awakens. 23. Joy. 24. Daddy's Home. Etc. Etc.

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I added two yesterday, and I'll have 1992-96 up in the first half of June. Once that's done, it should account for all of them. I try to be vigilant about cutting movie clips that get flagged for copyright violation so the videos aren't taken down.

Disney (owners of the series) keeps taking them down every time it's uploaded.

The 1990s overall was a great year for movies.

Wag the Dog is super prescient when you see how the media is handling the whole ukraine thing.

and Covid

In what world is Flubber possibly a good movie?

On my top list of 200 films, 10 films are from that year.

Good list 👍

Top 5 1 LA Confidential 2 Boogie Nights 3 In the Company of Men 4 The Sweet Hereafter 5 Good Will Hunting

another hypocrite from satanic hollywood

He's most likeable not only actor also person.

@@Jbaxter85 My Top Ten Favorite Movies of 1997 is, 10. Zeus and Roxanne. 9. The Beautician and the Beast. 8. Jungle 2 Jungle. 7. My Best Friend's Wedding. 6. Free Willy 3 The Rescue. 5. MOUSEHUNT. 4. Hercules. Animated. 3. Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves. 2. Anastasia. Animated. 1. Turbo a Power Rangers Movie. (R.I.P Jason David Frank).

@@Jbaxter85 Yeah, he's just one of those wonderful people, like John Candy as well.

Titanic, Good Will Hunting & Face/Off are terrific 👌

@@Jbaxter85 My Top Ten Movies of 1997 is, 10. Air Bud. (R.I.P Michael Jetter). 9. Angels in the Endzone. 8. Babes in Toyland. Animated. 7. Beverly Hills Ninja. 6. Buddy. 5. Cats Don't Dance. Animated. (R.I.P Don Knotts). 4. Contact. 3. FLUBBER. (R.I.P Robin Williams). 2. Good Burger. 1. Mr. Magoo. Here's my Honorable Mentions. 1. Pooh's Grand Adventure the Search for Christopher Robin. Animated. 2. The Swan Princess 2 Escape from Castle Mountain. Animated. 3. Turbo a Power Rangers Movie. (R.I.P Jason David Frank). 4. Volcano. (Tommy Lee Jones and Keith David, National Treasures, Living Legends, The Respective Roles that These Two were in Respectively are Memorable). 5. Warriors of Virtue. 6. Wild America. 7. The Wings of a Dove.

O agree. It's a good movie 🎬.

Nowhere near the best movie of 1997 but it was pretty good.

@@BishopWalters12 Awww.....Don't be that guy! - The 'That thing you enjoyed isn't so great' guy, sheesh! \🙄/ Here, have a cute cat in a box

@@zetetick395 No need to get upset cupcake. 🧁

@@BishopWalters12 Yum, thanks! 😋

Used to use Leonard Maltin book so much it was falling apart after two years

@@terrygracy8345 Ha. Me too.

He’s my favorite director. My favorite movie of his is ‘I Wish’, but I like everything he does.

The Game was okay but compared to Fincher’s previous effort Se7en it was a bit underwhelming in my opinion, sort of follows the same trend where the next film after the breakout is a bit of a slump, ie: Magnolia after Boogie Nights (both of which I still love btw), Midsommar after Hereditary etc.

I agree. The Game was a underrated movie.

The Game has gotten better with time and I've watched it several times over the years unlike many others on their list. I'm not a big Boogie Nights guy but I love Jackie Brown.

My top ten from that year… 1) LA Confidential 2) Good Will Hunting 3) Chasing Amy 4) In The Company of Men 5) The Sweet Hereafter 6) Starship Troopers 7) Contact 8) Private Parts 9) Open Your Eyes (Abra Los Ojos) 10) Breakdown

Definitely give Boogie Nights another go. It's not nihilistic IMO as much as it is a portrait of characters who simply refuse to see how downtrodden and hopeless their lives are. I haven't been a big fan of most of PTA's films although I fiercely respect them- the best for me are Boogie Nights and (obviously) There Will Be Blood.

Pacino's best performance of the 90s and beyond I think.

Both were mighty fine, but In The Company Of Men was high art. Mind-blowing

Liar Liar over Jackie Brown? Huh.

I was around in the "early days", and I don't share this memory of the "good old days". Internet in the very early days actually resemble the darknet of today - basically anything goes. The days of goats.ex and various BBS with all kinds of conspiracies and college students engaging in flame wars and petty bickering, and trivially initiated antagonism using racial, sexist and homophobic slurs was rampant. I don't think it was at all what people "remembered". On the other hand, if you mean the maturation of commercialism, then yes, I agree. Those were innocent times when the internet wasn't a big enough deal for the corporations to take over, yet.

@@zxbc1 I meant before the days of social media like Twitter and Facebook.

@@zxbc1 He meant before people made comments like yours.

1, 5, 3, 8 and 10 are the only ones worth watching, imo. Wag The Dog is especially underrated.

no boogie nights?

As a lover of Japanese cinema, I found Maborosi to be a beautiful film if you have patience, but it doesn't have a great deal of substance. A lot of long, still, shots of landscapes, people and interiors. It's a cheap tactic designed to impart gravity to a scene where there may be done. Very simple story done at a very slow pace, and the ambiguity as to why her husband jumped on the train tracks is also a bit of a cheap storytelling tactic. Aesthetically it succeeds but on a storytelling level it really doesn't offer that much.

My Top Ten Movies of 1997 (and the studios that made them) is, 10. Beverly Hills Ninja. (Tristar Pictures). 9. Zeus and Roxanne. (Metro-Goldwyn-Myer/Rysher Entertainment). 8. The Beautician and the Beast. (Paramount Pictures). 7. That Darn Cat. (Walt Disney Pictures). 6. Honey We Shrunk Ourselves. (Walt Disney Home Video). 5. Selena. (Warner Bros Pictures). 4. Cat's Don't Dance.(Warner Bros Pictures/Turner Feature Animation). 3. Turbo A Power Rangers Movie. (20th Century Fox/Saban Entertainment). 2. The Lost World Jurassic Park. (Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment). 1. Contact. (Warner Bros Pictures).

@@kathyquinn8616 What kind of list is this? Any 1997 list without B.A.P.S. (New Line) isn’t worthy of looking at. I say good day to you, madam!!

Wag the Dog has aged like a vintage wine

If people haven’t seen it, they should realize THEY’RE IN IT!

I always think of «albanian girl» whenever I see that north korean «defector» girl, Yeonmi Park😅

@Waxing Wampeter Lol, yeah, that was rather redundant, wasn't it. Though, in my defense, S&E often included films that weren't released in the particular year they were spotlighting. But myself, I always adhere to the listed production date, so it's a poor defense...

Yay! Love for Lost Highway and Funny Games! Both incredible movies. So original.

Personally I cannot stomach the sight of Matt Damon in anything.

I rewatched it a few months back. Wasn’t really into it. Kind of slow.

I haven't seen it.

One of the survivors, a teenage girl, had an inappropriate relationship with an older family member.

During the last month of shooting the crew was positioned with PCP laced clam chowder. Is that in the documentary?

Send the evidence of that claim

@@oobrocks All you have to do is google Titanic crew poisoned with PCP laced clam chowder and about 20 different sites come up. I saw an interview where James Cameron said he was stabbed in the face with a pen by a co-worker and just laughed because he was so messed up from the PCP.

Send me evidence not guess work or shut up

@@oobrocks I just did Bitch.

i think he peaked early.

He is a good writer and Director.

If Eve's Bayou had been from Miramax, and had been gifted with an Oscar campaign through them, and rewarded with Oscar nominations because of that, it would be a little different.

In many ways, streaming has corrected that disparity.

Two bad picks for number 1 and to your point, there is a reason why nobody talks about those two movies.

Somewhere else.

@@ReverendBenzo Where?

It was not well received when it was first released

The special effects was ahead of its time.

Yeah, it’s a great film. No question. Too bad Roger didn’t have it on his top ten.

Gene had the incredibly overrated As Good As It Gets while Roger had the great Boogie Nights.

@@langdonalger9219 As Good As It Gets does suck but Boogie Nights is hipster trash.

Boogie Nights is a masterpiece end of story. It is a really interesting film. I suppose you should just stick to Twilight then

@@65g4 Lol it's funny how you get all pretentious film snobby. You wouldn't know what an "interesting film" was if it crawled up your ass.

we need pure “feel good” movies too

Movies like Good Will Hunting and Forest Gump went from overrated to underrated, I agree that they shouldn't have been treated like The Godfather 2 or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest but it became trendy to hate them and treat them like they were trash movies which also wasn't fair. Good Will Hunting isn't a classic or anything but it's a good movie.

You are both wrong.

Actually his brain tumor wasn't diagnosed until May 1998.

@@rhyancoleman6462 Correct but this was late 1997, Gene was already looking underweight and pale.

Ebert looks like The Penguin lol

@@jonnybirchyboy1560 Or George Costanza in The Opera episode of Seinfeld.

​@@fromthehaven94hahaha yeah good one!

@Emilio Alvarez shit film

What an incredibly lame take. 1997 was the last good year for films? Are you in your 70s or something?

2007 was a solid year. No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Michael Clayton, Juno, Ratatouille, Once, Sweeney Todd, Charlie Wilson’s War, Eastern Promises, Superbad, Grindhouse (your milage may vary on that one), 300.

1999, 2002, 2005 were all very good years as well.

@@langdonalger9219 ah, 1999, the year of the Middle Class White Guy Unsatisfied With His Cushy Job film: American Beauty, Fight Club, The Matrix, Office Space. (Tongue in cheek of course, all of those movies are great.)

Nah, that would be the current year. And every year after that…

the hell

Put down the pipe.