{"id":3000,"date":"2004-12-08T15:19:01","date_gmt":"2004-12-09T07:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/08\/100-overlooked-films-of-the-90s\/"},"modified":"2019-12-11T14:36:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T22:36:04","slug":"100-overlooked-films-of-the-90s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/08\/100-overlooked-films-of-the-90s\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Overlooked Films of the ’90s"},"content":{"rendered":"

I stumbled across this list of the 100 most overlooked films of the 1990’s<\/a> yesterday, meant to do a meme-style “seen it” list, and then spaced it. I was reminded today when DeAnna beat me to the punch<\/a> — so here’s mine. Bold title films I’ve seen…<\/p>\n

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  1. Miller’s Crossing<\/a> (Been meaning to see this one for ages.)<\/li>\n
  2. Safe<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. The Sweet Hereafter<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Lone Star<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Heavenly Creatures<\/a> (Another that’s been on my “need to see” list.)<\/li>\n
  6. Waiting for Guffman<\/a><\/strong> (So far, I’ve really enjoyed all of Guest’s mockumentaries that I’ve seen.)<\/li>\n
  7. The Hudsucker Proxy<\/a><\/strong> (One of my favorites.)<\/li>\n
  8. Babe: Pig in the City<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Dead Man<\/a> (Another that’s been on my “need to see” list.)<\/li>\n
  10. Fearless<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. Bound<\/a><\/strong> (Though it’s been a long time, I remember enjoying it.)<\/li>\n
  12. Chungking Express<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. The Straight Story<\/a><\/li>\n
  14. Searching for Bobby Fischer<\/a><\/li>\n
  15. Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. That Thing You Do!<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  17. Dead Again<\/a><\/strong> (Quite the fun little thriller, and it’s fun to see Branagh and Thompson in something non-Shakespearean.)<\/li>\n
  18. Sneakers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  19. Zero Effect<\/a><\/li>\n
  20. The Butcher Boy<\/li>\n
  21. Truly, Madly, Deeply<\/a><\/li>\n
  22. In the Company of Men<\/a><\/li>\n
  23. Devil in a Blue Dress<\/a><\/li>\n
  24. The Red Violin<\/a><\/strong> (Beautiful film.)<\/li>\n
  25. Cemetery Man<\/li>\n
  26. Hamlet<\/strong> (This so<\/em> needs to come out on DVD.)<\/li>\n
  27. Breakdown<\/a><\/li>\n
  28. Welcome to the Dollhouse<\/a><\/strong> (This one, I don’t remember liking at all. Maybe I need to give it another chance someday?)<\/li>\n
  29. The Apostle<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  30. Eve’s Bayou<\/a><\/li>\n
  31. Hard Eight<\/a><\/li>\n
  32. Defending Your Life<\/a><\/li>\n
  33. A Little Princess<\/a><\/li>\n
  34. Bringing Out the Dead<\/a><\/li>\n
  35. Fireworks<\/a><\/li>\n
  36. Jacob’s Ladder<\/a><\/strong> (Hated this the first time I saw it, then watched it again and saw everything I missed the first time. Great film.)<\/li>\n
  37. The Spanish Prisoner<\/a><\/li>\n
  38. Pump Up The Volume<\/a><\/strong> (Talk Hard! Love this one. And I really need more women coming on to me like the girl in here does….)<\/li>\n
  39. Beautiful Girls<\/a><\/li>\n
  40. The Double Life of Veronique<\/a><\/li>\n
  41. Very Bad Things<\/a><\/strong> (One of the blackest comedies I’ve seen. Love it, and own it.)<\/li>\n
  42. Richard III<\/strong> (Another one that really needs to be on DVD.)<\/li>\n
  43. October Sky<\/a><\/li>\n
  44. Strange Days<\/a><\/strong> (Had me really freaked about the Y2K turnover for a while.)<\/li>\n
  45. My Neighbor Totoro<\/a><\/strong> (I want a catbus!)<\/li>\n
  46. L.A. Story<\/a><\/strong> (Surreal and cute romantic comedy don’t always go together, but they work well here.)<\/li>\n
  47. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me<\/a><\/li>\n
  48. A Bronx Tale<\/a><\/li>\n
  49. The Limey<\/a><\/li>\n
  50. A Perfect World<\/a><\/li>\n
  51. Before Sunrise<\/a><\/li>\n
  52. Bob Roberts<\/a><\/strong> (One of my favorite political comedy\/mockumentaries. Own it.)<\/li>\n
  53. Dick<\/a><\/li>\n
  54. Raise the Red Lantern<\/a><\/li>\n
  55. One False Move<\/a><\/li>\n
  56. The Ref<\/a><\/strong> (Another wonderful black comedy.)<\/li>\n
  57. Exotica<\/a><\/li>\n
  58. Sonatine<\/a><\/li>\n
  59. Joe Versus the Volcano<\/a><\/li>\n
  60. Matinee<\/a><\/strong> (Saw it when it was in the theatre, and don’t really remember much of it.)<\/li>\n
  61. The Ice Storm<\/a><\/li>\n
  62. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert<\/a><\/strong> (“Oh, that’s the last thing we need. A cock. In a frock. On a rock.”)<\/li>\n
  63. Croupier<\/a><\/li>\n
  64. The Winslow Boy<\/a><\/li>\n
  65. Girl on the Bridge<\/li>\n
  66. Bullet in the Head<\/a><\/li>\n
  67. Darkman<\/a><\/strong> (Been ages since I’ve seen it, but remember enjoying it more than I expected.)<\/li>\n
  68. Cannibal! The Musical<\/a><\/li>\n
  69. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control<\/a><\/li>\n
  70. Smoke<\/a><\/strong> (All I really remember is thinking that it was interesting…should re-rent it sometime.)<\/li>\n
  71. The Last Days of Disco<\/a><\/li>\n
  72. Fresh<\/a><\/li>\n
  73. Eye of God<\/a><\/li>\n
  74. Flirting With Disaster<\/a><\/li>\n
  75. Bottle Rocket<\/a><\/li>\n
  76. Ashes of Time<\/a><\/li>\n
  77. Fallen Angels<\/a><\/li>\n
  78. Great Expectations<\/a><\/li>\n
  79. Kundun<\/a><\/li>\n
  80. A Midnight Clear<\/a><\/li>\n
  81. Deep Cover<\/a><\/li>\n
  82. Ravenous<\/a><\/li>\n
  83. Twin Falls, Idaho<\/a><\/li>\n
  84. The People vs.\u00a0Larry Flynt<\/a><\/strong> (Another one I don’t really remember.)<\/li>\n
  85. Quick Change<\/a><\/li>\n
  86. The Secret of Roan Inish<\/a><\/li>\n
  87. Beloved<\/a><\/li>\n
  88. Big Night<\/a> (This one’s been on my “need to see” list since I fell in love with The Impostors<\/a>.)<\/li>\n
  89. Topsy-Turvy<\/a><\/li>\n
  90. Living in Oblivion<\/a><\/li>\n
  91. Jesus’ Son<\/a><\/li>\n
  92. Glengarry Glen Ross<\/a><\/strong> (Didn’t like it at all when I saw it — another one to give another chance.)<\/li>\n
  93. Chaplin<\/a><\/strong> (Loved this one.)<\/li>\n
  94. Dead Alive<\/a> (Another that’s been on my “need to see” list.)<\/li>\n
  95. Jude<\/a><\/li>\n
  96. Cradle Will Rock<\/a><\/li>\n
  97. Proof<\/a><\/li>\n
  98. The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl<\/a><\/li>\n
  99. Titus<\/a><\/strong> (So, so good.)<\/li>\n
  100. Mystery Men<\/a><\/strong> (Much better and funnier than I expected it to be.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Wow — that’s kind of depressing, actually. Figured I’d have seen more than a quarter of them (just over, actually, at 28). Looks like I’ve got a lot to add to my Netflix queue!<\/p>\n

    \"iTunes\"<\/a> “Crablouse, The (Sample to the Lab)<\/a>” by Lords of Acid<\/a> from the album Crablouse, The<\/a><\/em> (1994, 8:34).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I stumbled across this list of the 100 most overlooked films of the 1990’s yesterday, meant to do a meme-style ‘seen it’ list, and then spaced it. I was reminded today when DeAnna beat me to the punch — so here’s mine. Bold title films I’ve seen…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2037],"tags":[23],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3000"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}