HCH Academy Awards - Best Picture of 1993
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TombstoneHave to admit I have forgotten how ground breaking Jurassic was at the time. I always assumed it didn't hold up so haven't watched it again. In my desperate quest for content I now will
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Dazed and Confused
Jurassic Park was an amazing achievement. It's just that my confirmation bias leans against the "make believe" and sci fi genres. Tombstone and Dazed are way more in my wheelhouse.RaceBannon said:Have to admit I have forgotten how ground breaking Jurassic was at the time. I always assumed it didn't hold up so haven't watched it again. In my desperate quest for content I now will
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Dazed and ConfusedI never got the appeal of Tombstone at all.
Shindler is the easy winner here. It really shouldn't be close, but I felt like keeping it light and that is not very light.
Dazed holds up incredibly well. It's actually funnier now than when I saw it in 1993. One of the problems with the "best picture worthy" requirement is that it rewards too many of the wrong things...hype, budget size, social-political impact, etc.
Was the movie original, well written, well acted, and successful at conveying what they set out to convey? Thats what I try to evaluate. Dazed definitely checks those boxes as well as any of the choices. It helped launch a bunch of successful careers which tells you they casted it well.
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Dazed and Confused
I mostly love Tombstone and probably quote it as much as any movie. There's a few chees ball parts- e.g., Doc Holiday firing like 40 shots from 2 six shooters, but overall I think it holds up well.chuck said:I never got the appeal of Tombstone at all.
Shindler is the easy winner here. It really shouldn't be close, but I felt like keeping it light and that is not very light.
Dazed holds up incredibly well. It's actually funnier now than when I saw it in 1993. One of the problems with the "best picture worthy" requirement is that it rewards too many of the wrong things...hype, budget size, social-political impact, etc.
Was the movie original, well written, well acted, and successful at conveying what they set out to convey? Thats what I try to evaluate. Dazed definitely checks those boxes as well as any of the choices. It helped launch a bunch of successful careers which tells you they casted it well.
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Groundhog DayI think Wyatt Earp coming around a year later kind of diluted Tombstone.
Jurassic Park is an all-timer sci-fi
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Tombstone
I still watch Wyatt Earp for Costner killing the guy with the cue ball but that's about it.greenblood said:I think Wyatt Earp coming around a year later kind of diluted Tombstone.
Jurassic Park is an all-timer sci-fi
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TombstoneJurassic, D&C are both epic, but Doc Hollidays lines alone in Tombstone make it a bulldozer. Tough call. Three way coin flip for me.
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Schindler's ListSchindler's List is an amazing work of art, but I have no desire to watch it again. Once was enough. Lot's of other movies this year that aren't on the level of '94 or '95 but are really good. Can't really pick a best.
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Dazed and Confused
My high school highly encouraged every kid go see it in the theater. They organized field trips with groups of 30. I was glad I saw it that way, but once was enough.1to392831weretaken said:Schindler's List is an amazing work of art, but I have no desire to watch it again. Once was enough. Lot's of other movies this year that aren't on the level of '94 or '95 but are really good. Can't really pick a best.
