HCH Academy Awards - Best Picture of 1996?

YellowSnow

RaceBannon

Independence Day

Pales in comparison but mainly for Randy Quaid getting the anal probe and his revenge

chuck

Trainspotting

It should probably be Fargo. I cant turn off Fargo or Trainspotting, but Fargo is really the kind of masterwork that should win awards like the best picture Oscar. I impulsively clicked on Trainspotting though.

Jerry Maguire and Swingers are also good, however Tom Cruise is in one and Swingers would be shite without Vince Vaughn.

Edit...further support for my vote. I submit the greatest cinematic character in the history of movies...


Another edit...Holy shit i jist keep laughing at Bagby when u think of this scene. "The wee lassy got glassed. No cunt leaves till we find out which cunt did it!"

Gladstone

Scream

Scream is in my top 20 all time. Greatest slasher ever made and 2nd best horror outside of Alien (1979) for me. Single-handedly resurrected the horror genre in the 90s. Probably the greatest horror opening scene too. 10/10

GrundleStiltzkin

Jerry Maguire

Slingblade/Jerry Ma-FUCKING-Guire/Scream/Happy Gilmore

Trainspotting excellent, never care to watch again.

I didn't get Fargo.

GrundleStiltzkin

Jerry Maguire

Gladstone said:

Scream is in my top 20 all time. Greatest slasher ever made and 2nd best horror outside of Alien (1979) for me. Single-handedly resurrected the horror genre in the 90s. Probably the greatest horror opening scene too. 10/10

Agree. Feel like Cabin in the Woods is an homage to Scream a little.

YellowSnow

Fargo

Gladstone said:

Scream is in my top 20 all time. Greatest slasher ever made and 2nd best horror outside of Alien (1979) for me. Single-handedly resurrected the horror genre in the 90s. Probably the greatest horror opening scene too. 10/10

I almost didn't include it, but am trying to be as objective as possible.

YellowSnow

Fargo

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Slingblade/Jerry Ma-FUCKING-Guire/Scream/Happy Gilmore

Trainspotting excellent, never care to watch again.

I didn't get Fargo.

You're not a Fargo guysm, Grumble? I'm a bit shocked.

I have strong sentimental attachment to Bottle Rocket, Swingers and Mark Helfrich for 1996. But Fargo is simply one of the GOATs. It's like Jaws or Godfather for me. If it's on I watch it, no matter what.

YellowSnow

Fargo

The early voting in this year looks like a shot gun blast.

GrundleStiltzkin

Jerry Maguire

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Slingblade/Jerry Ma-FUCKING-Guire/Scream/Happy Gilmore

Trainspotting excellent, never care to watch again.

I didn't get Fargo.

You're not a Fargo guysm, Grumble? I'm a bit shocked.

I have strong sentimental attachment to Bottle Rocket, Swingers and Mark Helfrich for 1996. But Fargo is simply one of the GOATs. It's like Jaws or Godfather for me. If it's on I watch it, no matter what.

Watched it on VHS back in the day, didn't live up to the hype. That was a long tim ago though.

Personally, I'm hit or miss with Coen Bros.

Swaye

Fargo

Fargo, and it isn't close.

YellowSnow

Fargo

Swaye said:

Fargo, and it isn't close.

The red man gets it. Plus the Sioux came from MN.

Doog_de_Jour

Fargo

I love Fargo. It’s such a subtle and well crafted film, with this delightful dark humor.

While I did not grow up in the Midwest, I spent enough time there visiting my extended family I appreciate how the film masterfully captures that region’s vibe.

My aunts really do talk like Frances McDormand‘s character.

chuck

Trainspotting

Doog_de_Jour said:

I love Fargo. It’s such a subtle and well crafted film, with this delightful dark humor.

While I did not grow up in the Midwest, I spent enough time there visiting my extended family I appreciate how the film masterfully captures that region’s vibe.

My aunts really do talk like Frances McDormand‘s character.

I've never even been to the region, but I've had quite a few friends and coworkers from Wisconsin and Minnesota. One fishing buddy from Minnesota would fit so well in that movie that when it came out I felt like they did it just for me...so I could laugh at the way he spoke even more than I already did.

YellowSnow

Fargo

Doog_de_Jour said:

I love Fargo. It’s such a subtle and well crafted film, with this delightful dark humor.

While I did not grow up in the Midwest, I spent enough time there visiting my extended family I appreciate how the film masterfully captures that region’s vibe.

My aunts really do talk like Frances McDormand‘s character.

When I was in school we had a couple of big old gals from Canader on the women's squad. They used to think I looked like a young version of William H Macey and would call me Lundegaard. As retaliation I dated their much better looking Cuban American (shout out @creepycoug ) room mate.

Doog_de_Jour

Fargo

YellowSnow said:

Doog_de_Jour said:

I love Fargo. It’s such a subtle and well crafted film, with this delightful dark humor.

While I did not grow up in the Midwest, I spent enough time there visiting my extended family I appreciate how the film masterfully captures that region’s vibe.

My aunts really do talk like Frances McDormand‘s character.

When I was in school we had a couple of big old gals from Canader on the women's squad. They used to think I looked like a young version of William H Macey and would call me Lundegaard. As retaliation I dated their much better looking Cuban American (shout out @creepycoug ) room mate.

Knowing what you look like IRL I can definitely say you look nothing like William H Macey.

YellowSnow

Fargo

Doog_de_Jour said:

YellowSnow said:

Doog_de_Jour said:

I love Fargo. It’s such a subtle and well crafted film, with this delightful dark humor.

While I did not grow up in the Midwest, I spent enough time there visiting my extended family I appreciate how the film masterfully captures that region’s vibe.

My aunts really do talk like Frances McDormand‘s character.

When I was in school we had a couple of big old gals from Canader on the women's squad. They used to think I looked like a young version of William H Macey and would call me Lundegaard. As retaliation I dated their much better looking Cuban American (shout out @creepycoug ) room mate.

Knowing what you look like IRL I can definitely say you look nothing like William H Macey.

They were dumb.

Doog_de_Jour

Fargo

chuck said:

Doog_de_Jour said:

I love Fargo. It’s such a subtle and well crafted film, with this delightful dark humor.

While I did not grow up in the Midwest, I spent enough time there visiting my extended family I appreciate how the film masterfully captures that region’s vibe.

My aunts really do talk like Frances McDormand‘s character.

I've never even been to the region, but I've had quite a few friends and coworkers from Wisconsin and Minnesota. One fishing buddy from Minnesota would fit so well in that movie that when it came out I felt like they did it just for me...so I could laugh at the way he spoke even more than I already did.

The Minnesota/Wisconsin accent is pretty amusing but I love it.

“Oooooohh ya, I thought we’d gooooooo out on the boooooat today.”

https://youtu.be/7OR7yPK4wEw

Gladstone

Scream

YellowSnow said:

Gladstone said:

Scream is in my top 20 all time. Greatest slasher ever made and 2nd best horror outside of Alien (1979) for me. Single-handedly resurrected the horror genre in the 90s. Probably the greatest horror opening scene too. 10/10

I almost didn't include it, but am trying to be as objective as possible.

Yeah well there's no accounting for taste I guess, big guy.

(kidding)

huskyhooligan

Independence Day

Independence Day was such a blockbuster. The hype was so high, and it lived up to the hype.

creepycoug

Jerry Maguire

Because Kelly Preston. RIP. A beautiful woman.