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WOW, 1995 was a hella good year for films

posted 3 years ago by M1sterDoct0r (4423)
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Been rewatching some favorites films of mine that I haven't seen in a decade plus. From Se7en to Heat & The Usual Suspects. Still as amazing as I remember them. And then I realized they ALL came out in 1995. What a year for films. Definitely not gonna be able to list all of them but here are a bunch...

1. Se7en
2. The Usual Suspects
3. Heat
4. Toy Story
5. Apollo 13
6. 12 Monkeys
7. Golden Eye
8. Leaving Las Vegas
9. Bad Boys
10. Get Shorty
11. Die Hard with a Vengeance
12. Billy Madison
13. Casino
14. Jumanji
15. Desperado
16. The Quick & The Dead
17. Crimson Tide
18. A Goofy movie
19. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
20. Mallrats
21. Tommy Boy
22. Clueless
23. Johnny Mnemonic
24. Braveheart
25. Batman Forever
26. Empire Records
27. Outbreak
28. Clockers
29. Judge Dredd
30. Waterworld
31. The Basketball Diaries
32. Sense & Sensibility
33. Babe
34. Pocahontas
35. Mortal Kombat
36. Friday
37. Casper
38. Congo
39. The Father of the Bride 2
40. Assassins
41. The Net

I've seen a bit over 80% of the those & loved each one that I've seen.

[–] Kowalski (75520) 3 years ago

I OWN AND HAVE SEEN ALL 41.🙂

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) 3 years ago

I owned a chunk of them but I lost a bunch of my DVD/Blu-Ray collection a couple of years ago in a fire.

[–] Kowalski (75520) 3 years ago

THAT REALLY SUCKS.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 3 years ago

Dayum!

😎

[–] CKid (3842) 3 years ago

Ahh Kowalski, don't forget that you also own another from 1995, namely, Bye Bye Love, a film I still don't own.

Let's see, I own four films that are on the above list ...
Apollo 13
Father of the Bride II
Get Shorty
The Usual Suspects

I also own four 1995 films that are not on the list ...
The Cure
Mr. Holland's Opus
Murder In the First
Sabrina

Finally, another favorite from 1995 that has yet to be mentioned ... Crimson Tide.
Gonna have to get that one one day.

[–] Kowalski (75520) 3 years ago

YES...I WAS JUST BRAGGING ON MY BYE BYE LOVE DVD TODAY IN FACT...NOT TO BRAG SOME MORE BUT I OWN ALL THOSE OTHER FILMS YOU MENTIONED AS WELL.😎

[–] CKid (3842) 3 years ago

I came very close to ordering a used DVD of Bye Bye Love for $40 two days ago, but I decided to buy a new DVD of
True Believer (1989) instead. I've always liked that James Woods/Robert Downey, Jr. film a lot.

[–] Kowalski (75520) 3 years ago

I'M PRETTY SURE I HAVE THAT ON VHS...GOOD FLICK.

[–] CKid (3842) 3 years ago

I just ordered another 1995 flick from Amazon ...
The Blu-ray of Empire Records, along with the DVD of Defending Your Life (1991).
Both are due to arrive Sunday, July 11th.
And so ends today's DVD/Blu-ray purchases.
Time to go to work.

Oh yeah, almost forgot to mention that earlier this morning I ordered the DVD of
Norma Jean and Marilyn (1996).

[–] Kowalski (75520) 3 years ago

EMPIRE RECORDS ON BLU RAY...THAT IS VERY COOL...A BIT JEALOUS.

[–] jriley555 (8117) 3 years ago

amazing that Rob Roy wasn't even on that list.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) 3 years ago

Honestly, never seen it(or heard of it, until now)

But like I said on my OG post, definitely not gonna be able to name all of 'em

[–] jriley555 (8117) 3 years ago

Liam Neesan, Tim Roth, John Hurt, Jessica Lange, Brian Cox

my favorite film of the year.

here's a great scene :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7lhMAOxLxw

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) 3 years ago

Wait, your favorite film of '95? Really? Wow, that's a high praise. Especially considering the excellent films that came out that year.

Definitely going on my watchlist. Gotta check it out for myself.

[–] jriley555 (8117) 3 years ago

cool. i think you'll dig it, even if you don't hold it in quite the same esteem as i do.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

There were some great films that year, but also some bad and mediocre ones. There have been other years that I would rank higher. I think 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993 were better years.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) 3 years ago

No doubt. There are probably many years of film better than '95. It's just that after watching the 3 I mentioned, I was surprised to learn they all came out in the same year.

After a little googling, I saw the list of films of that year & I was genuinely surprised how many '95 films I'd seen & loved

[–] swanstep (2715) 3 years ago

Your list omits lots of 1995’s best:

Safe
Welcome to the Dollhouse
La Haine
Angels and Insects
Dead Man
To Die For

And includes a lot of garbage IMHO. The Net? Johnny Mnemonic? Tommy Boy? Seriously?

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) 3 years ago

Never said they were the best, just tried to list a bunch of 1995 films.

I've never actually seen Johnny Mnemonic or Tommy Boy. Can't comment on their quality.

I remember really liking The Net when I was a kid but I genuinely don't even remember it THAT much. And I haven't seen it ever since. Will probably rewatch it someday

[–] Kowalski (75520) 3 years ago

THE NET,TOMMY BOY AND JOHNNY MNEMONIC ARE ALL AWESOME!...AS ARE DEAD MAN,TO DIE FOR,WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE AND SAFE...I OWN AND ENJOY THEM ALL.

I HAVE NOT SEEN ANGELS AND INSECTS OR LA HAINE.

[–] moviechatterer (15583) 3 years ago

I sought out and rewatched Johnny Mnemonic last week. deliberately.

[–] Rockman4 (1672) 3 years ago

Strange Days

Mute Witness as well

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) 3 years ago

Oh man, totally forgot about Strange Days. I remember really loving that film back in the day. But I honestly haven't seen it in literally 2 decades.

Will definitely put it on my watchlist

[–] chilidoggg (14264) 3 years ago

You haven't watched Strange Days again because you are not a psycho, and because it sucked.

[–] Kowalski (75520) 3 years ago

GOOD CHOICES...LOVE BOTH...FINALLY GOT A COPY OF MUTE WITNESS RECENTLY.

[–] Stratego (30495) 3 years ago

You forgot the Power Rangers movie!

[–] samoanjoes (56645) 3 years ago

It took way too long for someone to say this.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) 3 years ago

Oh yeah, sorry about that. I don't even remember that film but I'm pretty sure I loved it as a kid.

[–] Stratego (30495) 3 years ago

Lol, just kidding. I was too old to be in their target audience. Besides, it doesn't even have the original cast. No Jason, Zack or Trini!☹

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) 3 years ago

I was exactly the target audience for everything Power Rangers & I did freaking love 'em as a kid but it just became one of those things that I fell off of as I grew up.

Now, apart from their colors, I genuinely have no idea what the Rangers' names even are...

[–] Stratego (30495) 3 years ago

Holy shit, how is that possible???😱

Please tell me you do still remember the lyrics to the theme song!

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) 3 years ago

Nope. I genuinely have no idea why I blocked this from my memory. I even used to collect the PR stickers.

But now I barely even remember anything Power Rangers related from my childhood

[–] Stratego (30495) 3 years ago

🎵Go, Go, Power Rangeeers!🎵

[–] StoneKeeper (26648) 3 years ago

Love your thread!! If you follow my weekly post you might know 95 is my ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIE YEAR, I often talk about it and I also mentioned that Im on a quest to watch all of 95's films.

AMAZING list indeed. Unbelieveble actually.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) 3 years ago

I can see why it's your all time favorite. It was an excellent year for film. When I looked it up, I was genuinely surprised at the amount of my favorite films released in '95

I think my favorite might be 1999. But also, 1994 was another great year for films. I honestly haven't done enough research/looked up enough years of films to make a decision on my favorite year.

A more recent one is 2014. I do remember that year fondly & it was honestly pretty amazing year for films AND Television.

[–] StoneKeeper (26648) 3 years ago

I wouldn’t argue with 94 or 99 being contenders. Especially with Fight Club.

96 was also filled with gems.

[–] swanstep (2715) 3 years ago

1997 is an all-timer I believe:
The Sweet Hereafter
Boogie Nights
LA Confidential
Affliction
The Butcher Boy
Jackie Brown
Gattaca
Nil By Mouth
Funny Games
Starship Troopers
Titanic
Fireworks
In the Company of Men
Firelight
On connaît la chanson
My Best Friend's Wedding

[–] Boromir (10005) 3 years ago

1994 beat both 1995 and 1997:

The Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Leon
Forrest Gump
The Lion King
Stargate
True Lies
The Mask
Dumb and Dumber
Speed
Interview with the Vampire:
Natural Born Killers
The Crow
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
In the Mouth of Madness
Ed Wood
Once Were Warriors
Trois couleurs: Rouge
Quiz Show

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5XT4dcoBp0