05-18-2002, 11:06 PM
Quote:Forrest Gump was a great movie. The story was good, the special effects were very good and unlike most other special effects, were only used to help the story. hell that would probably be listed in a list of top 100 of all time.
I will agree with all of this, except the last sentence. Wait, actually, it was on the AFI list (only because it's Clinton's favorite movie), so nevermind.
Forrest Gump is a fine movie. The special effects were used very well, and the acting was passable. My main problem with it is that the story, while there's nothing wrong with it, is very shallow. Just another in a long line of "likeable character overcomes his flaws to become a success" that has been done to death.
Off the top of my head, I'd say in 1994, the following were better: Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show, Ed Wood, Three Colors Trilogy, Shawshank Redemption, Hoop Dreams. The Last Seduction and Fresh come close.
Quote:Silence of the Lambs was a very good movie with a great character in Lechter.
Again, I agree. I love the movie, but if I were to do a personal "Top 100 movies since 1970" list, looking at it objectively, I'd probably have it ranked pretty low, if at all. JFK, Boyz, and Raise the Red Lantern were all better in 1991, which was overall a pretty weak year for film.
And the Matrix was marred by plotholes and bad acting, but the effects turned an otherwise average film into a phenomenon. Check out The Thirteenth Floor, similar themes, but a far better overall film.