Some of the movies I liked.
I saw these myself, in the theatre, during their initial release.
Some may now be showing on cable TV or in video stores.
First update, about 1996.
Last updated May 28, 1998.
In no particular order:
1. 12 Monkeys ( Bruce Willis )
2. Twister
3. The Arrival
4. Phenomenon ( John Travolta )
5. Jerry Macguire
6. The Spitfire Grill
7. Larger than Life ( Bill Murray )
8. SlingBlade
9. Courage Under Fire ( Meg Ryan ). Shown in background photo.
10. Screamers
11. Eraser ( Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtiss )
12. To Gillian on her 37'th Birthday,
13. Contact (Jody Foster)
14. Addicted to Love ( Matthew Broderick and Meg Ryan )
15. My Best Friends Wedding
16. Out to Sea ( Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dyan Cannon )
17. The Fifth Element ( Bruce Willis )
18. Con Air
19. Last Man Standing ( Bruce Willis )
20. Aliens III ( Sigourney Weaver )
21. Speed II ( Sandra Bullock )
22. Speed ( Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves )
23. Michael ( John Travolta )
24. Jack ( Robin Williams )
25. Fathers Day ( Robin Williams, Billy Crystal )
26. Judge Dredd ( Sylvestor Stallone )
27. Daylight ( Sylvestor Stallone )
28. Bogus ( Gerard Despardieu )
29. Mimic
30. Conspiracy Theory
31. Copland ( Sylvestor Stallone )
32. Alien Resurrection ( Sigourney Weaver )
33. The Rainmaker ( story by John Grisham )
34. Titanic ( Leonardo Di Caprio, Kate Winslett, and a cast of thousands )
While the romantic plot appealed to many teenagers, I found the graphic scenes of destruction to be somewhat of a horror show. I never realized the sea water was sub-zero, and people were frozen like ice-cubes...
I also bought the CD of the soundtrack music. If I remember correctly, one of the several Oscar's this movie won was for the music.
36. Dark City ( oooh, scary )
Every time a see a movie by New Line Cinema, the opening logo reminds me of this film. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
37. Lost in Space ( With the original voice of the robot.)
"CRUSH, KILL, DESTROY"
"DANGER WILL ROBINSON, DANGER!"
38. As Good As It Gets ( Jack Nicholson. Is this movie based on the Wizard of Oz ? With Helen Hunt ( Dorothy??) )
39. Primary Colors ( John Travolta ). Based on the book "Primary Colors" written by "Anonymous", this is a simile of the 1992 campaign of William Jefferson Clinton for President.
40. Bulworth. A tragic movie about failure of politics.
41. Mercury Rising ( Bruce Willis ). I like Bruce Willis but this movie is not so good. If the plot appeals to you, check out a movie made in the 1980's, called "The Professional".
42. My Giant ( Billy Crystal ). This is a nice movie.
In recent years there have been a number of small, warm-hearted movies made by comedy actors. Other examples are "Larger Than Life", and "Jack".
43. Fools Rush In.
44. The Wedding Singer.
45. The Big Lebowski. This movie is too weird.
46. The Object of my affection. This movie not so good, sorry.
47. Les Miserables. ( Liam Neeson )
I heard about the stage show and never went to see it. I heard about the book and never read it. This film necessarily cuts down Victor Hugo's classic story, to fit within a movie presentation. The photography is beautiful and the intricate storyline is clear enough so that its not tedious.
The characters represent facets of 19th century political thinking.
48. Amistaad.
( contains scenes of brutal violence )
Set in early U.S. history ( about 1840 ? ) this movie is very scenic, which is something I always look for when paying to see a movie in the theatre. As with all dramatization, one should be skeptical about the accuracy of some details. Some have drawn parallels from this story to the modern anti-abortion campaign.
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