American Beauty is a blight on this list.
― Simon H., Saturday, 16 March 2019 18:25 (five years ago) link
This was easily Beau Travail until I got to the last choice
― Frederik B, Saturday, 16 March 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
Voting Outer Space, but Beau Travail, Eyes Wide Shut and The Wind Will Carry Us is a trifecta.
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Saturday, 16 March 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
1. The Straight Story2. American Beauty3. Eyes Wide Shut/Magnolia
That's right, everyone, American Beauty. You read that right--American Beauty. The one with the plastic bag and Kevin Spacey, yes.
― clemenza, Saturday, 16 March 2019 21:25 (five years ago) link
The Straight StoryThe Wind Will Carry UsTopsy-TurvyRosetta
I like Beau Travail less than other Denis flicks but I wouldn't it topping this poll. Or me.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 16 March 2019 21:44 (five years ago) link
I've seen just about every US release on the list, and too few of the foreigns, so big surprise that all of my faves come from the runners-up:
1. Election2. Being John Malkovich3. The Iron Giant/Toy Story 2
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Saturday, 16 March 2019 23:40 (five years ago) link
1. Beau Travail2. The Straight Story3. Magnolia
― Hey hey, the tipple’s weak sherry (fionnland), Saturday, 16 March 2019 23:42 (five years ago) link
1998 was the year I first really became interested in film, began to watch older movies, etc....so 1999 was the first year that I was really paying attention to what was coming out, reading reviews for everything, seeing almost everything and buying into the hype wholeheartedly because I wanted to see something great and contemporary.
In 1999 I would have said Eyes Wide Shut and remarkably I think that is still the answer for me.
― ryan, Sunday, 17 March 2019 03:45 (five years ago) link
No one needs to read another American Beauty takedown but I just watched it again recently and confirmed it's a real piece of shit. I was completely taken in by it in 1999.
― ryan, Sunday, 17 March 2019 03:48 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 29 April 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
if I could have seen The Wind Will Carry Us maybe I would have voted for it. as it is I voted for Beau Travail
― Dan S, Monday, 29 April 2019 00:04 (five years ago) link
Election and Malkovich as runners up is just baffling as all hell.
― Joan Lunden just stole your laptop and I didn't even try to stop her (Old Lunch), Monday, 29 April 2019 00:07 (five years ago) link
I love Topsy-Turvy very much but I voted Audition because that movie spawned a whole horror sub-genre that didn't manage to outdo it.
Rosetta has a great final-shot-is-the-punchline thing going on but most people don't get it.
― oder doch?, Monday, 29 April 2019 00:19 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
Well at least American Beauty got no votes.
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 02:29 (five years ago) link
Eat your dinner, missy.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 02:32 (five years ago) link
I have to watch The Straight Story again, since it's been since '99 that I watched it. But I doubt I'd hold it up there on the level of Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire, to say nothing of Eyes Wide Shut, Beau Travail and The Wind WIll Carry Us.
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 02:36 (five years ago) link
I never saw Outer Space
really loved L'Humanité
― Dan S, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 02:38 (five years ago) link
think Rosetta should have gotten at least one vote
― Dan S, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 02:41 (five years ago) link
Eric, I'd regarded Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire as easily the best of Lynch, but on last rewatch I put Straight at least ahead of IE.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 02:46 (five years ago) link
IE has risen in my estimation, but TSS has held up after three viewings. Also, the best movie scores are ones I don't remember, yet TSS' has always haunted me like the shot of Sissy Spacek's face through the rain-soaked window.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 02:52 (five years ago) link
I've loved almost everything Lynch has done but for some reason have been reluctant to accept The Straight Story
― Dan S, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 03:01 (five years ago) link
Damn would've given Sicilia! a vote. A late career masterpiece!
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 20 June 2019 07:49 (four years ago) link
https://film.avclub.com/the-best-movies-of-1999-1836974523
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Friday, 16 August 2019 16:46 (four years ago) link
American Beauty is ok and not that bad but I would rather watch almost any other movie listed.
― billstevejim, Friday, 16 August 2019 17:26 (four years ago) link
fuck Magnolia forever
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Friday, 16 August 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
“And on and on” also describes the experience of watching Magnolia
truer words have never before been written, that movie goes on for approximately 584 years
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Friday, 16 August 2019 17:31 (four years ago) link
Magnolia is like Short Cuts performed by the camp counselors in Wet Hot American Summer (that’s not entirely a dis but one viewing was more than enough...)
― omar little, Friday, 16 August 2019 17:31 (four years ago) link
conversely "Being John Malkovich" was amazing and it's kind of dumb that I've only watched that movie once
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Friday, 16 August 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link
it is def a plausible choice for #1, at least for US films
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 16 August 2019 17:49 (four years ago) link
What is with all these media outlets’ nostalgia for 1999 all of a sudden??? This is getting ridiculous.
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 16 August 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link
also Ripley is a Highsmith thriller turned into The Andrew Cunanan Story for liberal himophobes
'99 produced more original, worthwhile Hollywood-made films than any year since, Snrub
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 16 August 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link
Also it’s 20 years ago!
― omar little, Friday, 16 August 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
Mr. SnrubPosted: 2019 What is with all these media outlets’ nostalgia for 1999 all of a sudden???peak Snrub
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Friday, 16 August 2019 17:54 (four years ago) link
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Yet I've got gay film critics who aver it's better than Purple Noon. It's got a lot of bad, notably whenever Minghella, frightened by the material, gives Ripley "motivation," but its brittleness is its charm too.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 August 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
Minghella was always a hacketty hack tbftll
― PMS change (Noodle Vague), Friday, 16 August 2019 18:44 (four years ago) link
what a great year. the wind will carry us should have been higher, same with eyes wide shut.
i'm curious about sicilia!. straub-huillet movies are still hard to track down outside of new york-la.
― cheese canopy (map), Friday, 16 August 2019 18:55 (four years ago) link
― PMS change (Noodle Vague), Friday, August 16, 2019
like most directors
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 August 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link
Well yes it's barely a criticism but his oeuvre feels exceptionally white bread
― PMS change (Noodle Vague), Friday, 16 August 2019 18:58 (four years ago) link