Let's Make A List

Today I am going to give you my Top 10 of 1994. I've once written about this year, but here are my (almost) ultimate top 10 of that specific year.

10. Vanya on 42nd Street
This is a proof that you can make subtle and quiet drama, but at the same time being incredible effective and engaging.

9. Queen Margot

Now It becomes hard to rank the movies, but I ultimately decided to put this highly fascinating french flick at #9, put this may very well change. From the beginning of the movie you're caught fascinating about the glory, pride, venegance and greedy court of France, where a wedding of a protestant prince and a catholic princess is the center of all the events around it. Adjani is captivating, but the one that walks away with all the applause is Virna Lisi in her poisonous performance as Catherine de Medici.

8. Ed Wood
Ahah! This is a funny and tragic pic about the infamous director Ed Wood. Tim Burton give us an entertaining but thoughtful view of a man outside of the society's life. This time he gives the lead role once again to Johnny Depp, who in return gives one of the silver screens best male performances every.

7. Quiz Show
It's about the Quiz scandal in the 50s which made people realize that not everything on TV is the truth. Directed by Robert Redford he shows us he is as good director as an actor. In the lead Ralph Fiennes sparkles, but it's ultimately the supporting cast that steals the show, especially John Turtorro.

6. Heavenly Creatures
Peter Jackson has never been better than this. In this drama he tells us the real story about two girls who murders one of the girls mother. This is not only Jackson breakthrough, but also Kate Winslet ultimate breakthrough, and what a breakthrough. Winslet is living the role in this movie and we absolutely forgets that she is Kate Winslet. The Visuals are perfect.

5. Bullets over Broadway
The Best of Woody Allens 90s movie. This is maybe him in a more mainstream mood than before, but still he gives us delightful comedy and great performance by the cast where Dianne Wiest definitely becomes the center of the actors all by herself.

4. Natural Born Killers
It's actually quite enjoyable movie about a couple on a killing spree. Lewis and Harrelson has never been better and their chemistry is top-notch. Sadly this picture is overshadowed by another violent picture from a controversial director and that's my...

... 3. Pulp Fiction
One of the most iconic pictures of the 90s. I'm not going to write more about this since I think everyone else know why it is so good :)

2. Trois Couleurs: Rouge
What a splendid film. Everything is great the cinematography, the acting, the screenplay, EVERYTHING!

1. Chungking Express
This beautiful film is not only a visual feast, but also got a great story and splendid acting. Definitely one of the best movies of the 90s, maybe it's even better than In the Mood for Love?

If anyone is reading this, what's yours top 10 of 1994. Is there anything on my list you disagree about or anything you love about my list?

The Year Is... 1994

The year 1994 is specially too me, Guess Why?
It's the year I was born :)

Well in some weeks I've done a 1994 marathon. Watched mostly 1994 movies. It was a special year for movies, Actually really good.

Best Picture:
The academy choosed the patriotic and Feel-good movie "Forrest Gump", no one can doubt it's "American-feeling" and it's conventionality. Though great visually it lacks narrative, sometime it feels like they didn't care about the story so many things seem unreal and/or unexplainable. Too add the acting isn't to great, many performances feels like something an amateur can do and only Tom Hanks is anywhere near over average. Sinise is just annoying (can't believe his Oscar nomination). Wright is dull and seems just like she's been put in the movie because of her looks. Field is the most warmth thing in the movie, but it's not near her best work.

The Academy also nominated the extremly boring "The Shawshank Redemption" I just can't understand all the praise and "Best of All Time" raves. This Is far from Freeman's best performance, though Tim Robbins is fine.

Another average movie they nominated was "Four Weddings and a Funeral". The acting is fine and the script is fun, but was it really Oscar worthy for Best Picture?

Well the pretty average three mentioned above movies is forgotten by two of the best movies of the century.

My Favourite of the nominated Best Picture is Quiz Show. WOW! What a script and what about the acting? It's greatly directed by Redford. Turtorro steals the show in the first half of the film and Fiennes is GREAT as always. Many moments is really thrilling and exciting.

The second is Pulp Fiction. Great acting and original script makes this the most unconventional movie made in US during the 90s.

Omissions:
The omissions from Best picture IS the Best Picture of the year "Bullets over Broadway" I just loved it and laughed many times. Then there's the underrated "The River Wild" and the funny "Ed Wood". These three and "Quiz Show" and "Pulp Fiction", is my Best Picture lineup of the year.

Other great movies is "The Lion King", one of the best animated movie evers. "Queen Margot" does what many royal movies in US fails to do, it doesn't lay all It's energy on costumes etc. (like Elizabeth: The Golden Age". But It has great acting and direction, with great scenes. The wedding scene is one of the best filmed and acted scene in modern time.

Other great movies is "Heavenly Creatures", "The Hudsucker Proxy" and "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle"