Forrest Gump best movie of the 90s?

Me and my friends were talking about this the other day at lunch.I know there were alot of great movies from the 90s, but really the only movie that sticks out to me, or i can use a quote from in a everyday conversation is Forrest Gump. I know there were movies with better storylines and such, but Forrest Gump was just such a memorable movie, thats how it warrants my Best movie of the 90s title. Just my two cents.

Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.-Keel-_basic

It won the Oscar, so wrong. :|
But on the topic of 1994, the best contenders actually came from that year: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. And of course, The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"]Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.super_mario_128

It won the Oscar, so wrong. :|
But on the topic of 1994, the best contenders actually came from that year: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. And of course, The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

1. Most people don't care about the oscars or academy awards

2. Aw man how can I forget Pulp Fiction?!?

[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"]Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.super_mario_128

It won the Oscar, so wrong. :|
But on the topic of 1994, the best contenders actually came from that year: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. And of course, The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

I hope you're joking.

Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.-Keel-_basic

True. Pulp Fiction or my all time fave Shawshank Redemption are better films. I did like Forrest Gump, though.

Shindler's List is definitely more culturally signifigant, although I think Forest Gump was more entertaining.

Here are the top 100 movies according to AFI, which I would say is a reliable source. As you can see, Shindler's List ranks #9 while Forest Gump doesn't rank at all.

I loved Shawshank Redemption but my fav is Jurassic Park.Boba_Fett_3710

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[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"]Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.-Keel-_basic

It won the Oscar, so wrong. :|
But on the topic of 1994, the best contenders actually came from that year: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. And of course, The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

I hope you're joking.

No? How about you explain yourself in your first reply? Then I won't have to got through the process off asking you why you hope I was joking so I can reply to you later telling you why my opinion differed to yours.

Anyway. Lets get started: Pulp Fiction was just a one-liner fest with some interesting characters and a deep set of stories. For me, the thing it didn't have was the urge to watch it over and over again. The Shawshank Redemption is far superior to Pulp Fiction, but it lacks that same pull to watch it again and again (I tried, and it never felt the same again). Forrest Gump is a brilliant movie: it's heart-warming, intelligent, enjoyable, tragic; just genius, utter genius. The Shawshank Redemption is a close second for me as film of the 90's with PF behind in 3rd or 4th.

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[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"]Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.Proobie44

It won the Oscar, so wrong. :|
But on the topic of 1994, the best contenders actually came from that year: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. And of course, The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

1. Most people don't care about the oscars or academy awards

2. Aw man how can I forget Pulp Fiction?!?

Just like I didn't care about his opinion?

Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.-Keel-_basic

Yeah, when I think back to the 90's one of my first thoughts is Forest Gump. It was epic. To me no other movie of the time had as much meaning as Forest Gump. Forest Gump may not have topped the sales charts but it left an impression. EVERYONE remembers Forest Gump.

I can't name anyother movie form the 90's without consulting a release chart. Simply because there is no sentimental value. Some movies such as Saving Private Ryan and Jurrasic Park come to mind simply because they were all hype. Saving private Ryan is a great movie but the plot is as empty as Jurassic Park.

The 90's had a lot of great comedies.

[QUOTE="Boba_Fett_3710"]I loved Shawshank Redemption but my fav is Jurassic Park.Proobie44

You gotta understand, as good of a movie as Gump and Shawshank were, I was a kid in the 90's. Nothing was more suspenseful than seeing Jurassic Park for the first time.

Yea Forest Gump was good, but there were so many great movies in the 90s just to name afew:

• Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Ghost in the Shell (1995)
• Princess Mononoke (1997)
• The Matrix (1999)
• Fight Club (1999)

[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"]

[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"]Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.super_mario_128

It won the Oscar, so wrong. :|
But on the topic of 1994, the best contenders actually came from that year: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. And of course, The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

I hope you're joking.

No? How about you explain yourself in your first reply? Then I won't have to got through the process off asking you why you hope I was joking so I can reply to you later telling you why my opinion differed to yours.

Anyway. Lets get started: Pulp Fiction was just a one-liner fest with some interesting characters and a deep set of stories. For me, the thing it didn't have was the urge to watch it over and over again. The Shawshank Redemption is far superior to Pulp Fiction, but it lacks that same pull to watch it again and again (I tried, and it never felt the same again). Forrest Gump is a brilliant movie: it's heart-warming, intelligent, enjoyable, tragic; just genius, utter genius. The Shawshank Redemption is a close second for me as film of the 90's with PF behind in 3rd or 4th.

Cool, you misinterpreted me. I guess I should have bolded the part about the Oscars. Sorry, they're only slightly more credible than the Grammy's. I really don't care why you think it's a better movie, that wasn't my objection. Either way, all of those adjectives you used to describe Forrest Gump could work with The Shawshank Redemption.

Yea Forest Gump was good, but there were so many great movies in the 90s just to name afew:

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)Pulp Fiction (1994)Ghost in the Shell (1995)Princess Mononoke (1997)The Matrix (1999)Fight Club (1999)

slimdave21

Were are talking about a specific year: 1994!!!

I thought Forest gump was a pretty good movie.Gamerdude599

Pulp Fiction lost out to Forrest because of all the conservative Republicans at the time that were really in charge of the vote because they could not handle such subverse and seemingly radical content at the time.CreamBeav

Ignorence is bliss. You air are one blissful individual.

[QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"]

[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"]Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.-Keel-_basic

It won the Oscar, so wrong. :|
But on the topic of 1994, the best contenders actually came from that year: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. And of course, The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

I hope you're joking.

No? How about you explain yourself in your first reply? Then I won't have to got through the process off asking you why you hope I was joking so I can reply to you later telling you why my opinion differed to yours.

Anyway. Lets get started: Pulp Fiction was just a one-liner fest with some interesting characters and a deep set of stories. For me, the thing it didn't have was the urge to watch it over and over again. The Shawshank Redemption is far superior to Pulp Fiction, but it lacks that same pull to watch it again and again (I tried, and it never felt the same again). Forrest Gump is a brilliant movie: it's heart-warming, intelligent, enjoyable, tragic; just genius, utter genius. The Shawshank Redemption is a close second for me as film of the 90's with PF behind in 3rd or 4th.

Cool, you misinterpreted me. I guess I should have bolded the part about the Oscars. Sorry, they're only slightly more credible than the Grammy's. I really don't care why you think it's a better movie, that wasn't my objection. Either way, all of those adjectives you used to describe Forrest Gump could work with The Shawshank Redemption.

Like I said, perhaps you should have elaborated more in your initial response. The misinterpretation was no fault of mine.

Well, the Oscars are the official movie awards, so I assume that if a movie wins the Best Movie Oscar, then it is the best movie of that year, no? If disagree with them then it's fine, but it was still the best movie in that sense.

I disagree, these are the best movies of the 90s imo.

1. 12 Monkeys

2. The Shawshank Redemption

3. Unforgiven

4. Fargo

5. Trainspotting

6. Gladiator

7. Leon The Professional

8. Dances with wolves

9. The Crying game

10. Goodfellas

I disagree, these are the best movies of the 90s imo.

1. 12 Monkeys

2. The Shawshank Redemption

3. Unforgiven

4. Fargo

5. Trainspotting

6. Gladiator

7. Leon The Professional

8. Dances with wolves

9. The Crying game

10. Goodfellas

Film-Guy

HOLY CRAP, I FORGOT LEON! :shock:

Definately worth a mention, thank TFG.

[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"]

[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"]Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.super_mario_128

It won the Oscar, so wrong. :|
But on the topic of 1994, the best contenders actually came from that year: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. And of course, The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

I hope you're joking.

No? How about you explain yourself in your first reply? Then I won't have to got through the process off asking you why you hope I was joking so I can reply to you later telling you why my opinion differed to yours.

Anyway. Lets get started: Pulp Fiction was just a one-liner fest with some interesting characters and a deep set of stories. For me, the thing it didn't have was the urge to watch it over and over again. The Shawshank Redemption is far superior to Pulp Fiction, but it lacks that same pull to watch it again and again (I tried, and it never felt the same again). Forrest Gump is a brilliant movie: it's heart-warming, intelligent, enjoyable, tragic; just genius, utter genius. The Shawshank Redemption is a close second for me as film of the 90's with PF behind in 3rd or 4th.

Cool, you misinterpreted me. I guess I should have bolded the part about the Oscars. Sorry, they're only slightly more credible than the Grammy's. I really don't care why you think it's a better movie, that wasn't my objection. Either way, all of those adjectives you used to describe Forrest Gump could work with The Shawshank Redemption.

Like I said, perhaps you should have elaborated more in your initial response. The misinterpretation was no fault of mine.

Well, the Oscars are the official movie awards, so I assume that if a movie wins the Best Movie Oscar, then it is the best movie of that year, no? If disagree with them then it's fine, but it was still the best movie in that sense.

I'm not sure what you mean by "official" movie awards. Sure, they're the most popular, and even the most prestigious. But I wouldn't say they are the absolute word on quality. Not even close. There's a lot more film than what can be seen in the megaplexes, but the Oscars ignore that.

[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"]

[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"]Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.super_mario_128

It won the Oscar, so wrong. :|
But on the topic of 1994, the best contenders actually came from that year: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. And of course, The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

I hope you're joking.

No? How about you explain yourself in your first reply? Then I won't have to got through the process off asking you why you hope I was joking so I can reply to you later telling you why my opinion differed to yours.

Anyway. Lets get started: Pulp Fiction was just a one-liner fest with some interesting characters and a deep set of stories. For me, the thing it didn't have was the urge to watch it over and over again. The Shawshank Redemption is far superior to Pulp Fiction, but it lacks that same pull to watch it again and again (I tried, and it never felt the same again). Forrest Gump is a brilliant movie: it's heart-warming, intelligent, enjoyable, tragic; just genius, utter genius. The Shawshank Redemption is a close second for me as film of the 90's with PF behind in 3rd or 4th.

Cool, you misinterpreted me. I guess I should have bolded the part about the Oscars. Sorry, they're only slightly more credible than the Grammy's. I really don't care why you think it's a better movie, that wasn't my objection. Either way, all of those adjectives you used to describe Forrest Gump could work with The Shawshank Redemption.

Like I said, perhaps you should have elaborated more in your initial response. The misinterpretation was no fault of mine.

Well, the Oscars are the official movie awards, so I assume that if a movie wins the Best Movie Oscar, then it is the best movie of that year, no? If disagree with them then it's fine, but it was still the best movie in that sense.

[QUOTE="CreamBeav"]Pulp Fiction lost out to Forrest because of all the conservative Republicans at the time that were really in charge of the vote because they could not handle such subverse and seemingly radical content at the time.kingyotoX

Ignorence is bliss. You air are one blissful individual.

I graduated college that year and I doubt I was unique in walking into my local branch of McDonalds (Cardiff, Wales) and asking for a Royal with Cheese, only to be met with laughter- I can't recall any of us walking in and asking for Bubba Gump shrimp.

Do the math. The intelligent majority thought that Forrest was trite, pious, and socially-constructed.

[QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"]

[QUOTE="-Keel-_basic"]Wasn't even the best major release of 1994.-Keel-_basic

It won the Oscar, so wrong. :|
But on the topic of 1994, the best contenders actually came from that year: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. And of course, The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

I hope you're joking.

No? How about you explain yourself in your first reply? Then I won't have to got through the process off asking you why you hope I was joking so I can reply to you later telling you why my opinion differed to yours.

Anyway. Lets get started: Pulp Fiction was just a one-liner fest with some interesting characters and a deep set of stories. For me, the thing it didn't have was the urge to watch it over and over again. The Shawshank Redemption is far superior to Pulp Fiction, but it lacks that same pull to watch it again and again (I tried, and it never felt the same again). Forrest Gump is a brilliant movie: it's heart-warming, intelligent, enjoyable, tragic; just genius, utter genius. The Shawshank Redemption is a close second for me as film of the 90's with PF behind in 3rd or 4th.

Cool, you misinterpreted me. I guess I should have bolded the part about the Oscars. Sorry, they're only slightly more credible than the Grammy's. I really don't care why you think it's a better movie, that wasn't my objection. Either way, all of those adjectives you used to describe Forrest Gump could work with The Shawshank Redemption.

Like I said, perhaps you should have elaborated more in your initial response. The misinterpretation was no fault of mine.

Well, the Oscars are the official movie awards, so I assume that if a movie wins the Best Movie Oscar, then it is the best movie of that year, no? If disagree with them then it's fine, but it was still the best movie in that sense.

I'm not sure what you mean by "official" movie awards. Sure, they're the most popular, and even the most prestigious. But I wouldn't say they are the absolute word on quality. Not even close. There's a lot more film than what can be seen in the megaplexes, but the Oscars ignore that.

Basically, the term Oscar is used to sell movies. On the covers of movies, "It won 4 Oscars", or, "[Insert Actor Here] puts in an Oscar-winning performance" normally makes it more appealing to somebody who's looking for a good movie. Basically, I don't really know of any Best Picture winners that are bad, so therefore I consider the Oscars as the basis of which movies are judged, despite some dodgy winners here or there. But if we want to argue opinions, we could be here all night, so I find it pointless to debate any further.

[QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

[QUOTE="CreamBeav"]Pulp Fiction lost out to Forrest because of all the conservative Republicans at the time that were really in charge of the vote because they could not handle such subverse and seemingly radical content at the time.CreamBeav

Ignorence is bliss. You air are one blissful individual.

I graduated college that year and I doubt I was unique in walking into my local branch of McDonalds (Cardiff, Wales) and asking for a Royal with Cheese, only to be met with laughter- I can't recall any of us walking in and asking for Bubba Gump shrimp.

Do the math. The intelligent majority thought that Forrest was trite, pious, and socially-constructed.

What the hell has that got to do with it? :| Since when do we measure the quality of the movie by the one-liners we use in real life and how many people say them from a single movie compared to another?

I disagree, these are the best movies of the 90s imo.

1. 12 Monkeys

2. The Shawshank Redemption

3. Unforgiven

4. Fargo

5. Trainspotting

6. Gladiator

7. Leon The Professional

8. Dances with wolves

9. The Crying game

10. Goodfellas

Film-Guy

your #1 is wrong, it should be Fight Club.

[QUOTE="CreamBeav"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

[QUOTE="CreamBeav"]Pulp Fiction lost out to Forrest because of all the conservative Republicans at the time that were really in charge of the vote because they could not handle such subverse and seemingly radical content at the time.super_mario_128

Ignorence is bliss. You air are one blissful individual.

I graduated college that year and I doubt I was unique in walking into my local branch of McDonalds (Cardiff, Wales) and asking for a Royal with Cheese, only to be met with laughter- I can't recall any of us walking in and asking for Bubba Gump shrimp.

Do the math. The intelligent majority thought that Forrest was trite, pious, and socially-constructed.

What the hell has that got to do with it? :| Since when do we measure the quality of the movie by the one-liners we use in real life and how many people say them from a single movie compared to another?

It's a comparison to street-sentiment, and if I were you, I would hold that in higher regard, as it represents the masses more closely.

[QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="CreamBeav"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

[QUOTE="CreamBeav"]Pulp Fiction lost out to Forrest because of all the conservative Republicans at the time that were really in charge of the vote because they could not handle such subverse and seemingly radical content at the time.CreamBeav

Ignorence is bliss. You air are one blissful individual.

I graduated college that year and I doubt I was unique in walking into my local branch of McDonalds (Cardiff, Wales) and asking for a Royal with Cheese, only to be met with laughter- I can't recall any of us walking in and asking for Bubba Gump shrimp.

Do the math. The intelligent majority thought that Forrest was trite, pious, and socially-constructed.

What the hell has that got to do with it? :| Since when do we measure the quality of the movie by the one-liners we use in real life and how many people say them from a single movie compared to another?

It's a comparison to street-sentiment, and I were you, I would hold that in higher regard, as it represents the masses more closely.

It's a dreadful comparison though.

1) They don't sell Shrimp as a common in Mcdonalds, Burger King, or any of the mainstream fast food joints.

2) The Royale with Cheese quip was meant to be funny in Pulp Fiction. The Bubba Gump Shrimp wasn't intended to be humourous in the slightest.

Tell me how you can compare them in that way on the basis of that? :?

[QUOTE="CreamBeav"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="CreamBeav"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

[QUOTE="CreamBeav"]Pulp Fiction lost out to Forrest because of all the conservative Republicans at the time that were really in charge of the vote because they could not handle such subverse and seemingly radical content at the time.super_mario_128

Ignorence is bliss. You air are one blissful individual.

I graduated college that year and I doubt I was unique in walking into my local branch of McDonalds (Cardiff, Wales) and asking for a Royal with Cheese, only to be met with laughter- I can't recall any of us walking in and asking for Bubba Gump shrimp.

Do the math. The intelligent majority thought that Forrest was trite, pious, and socially-constructed.

What the hell has that got to do with it? :| Since when do we measure the quality of the movie by the one-liners we use in real life and how many people say them from a single movie compared to another?

It's a comparison to street-sentiment, and I were you, I would hold that in higher regard, as it represents the masses more closely.

It's a dreadful comparison though.

1) They don't sell Shrimp as a common in Mcdonalds, Burger King, or any of the mainstream fast food joints.

2) The Royale with Cheese quip was meant to be funny in Pulp Fiction. The Bubba Gump Shrimp wasn't intended to be humourous in the slightest.

Tell me how you can compare them in that way on the basis of that? :?

You are jesting, right?

In France, they do indeed douse there food with Mayonnaise.

It seems to me you are just trying to be obnoxious and overbearing...

[QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="CreamBeav"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="CreamBeav"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

[QUOTE="CreamBeav"]Pulp Fiction lost out to Forrest because of all the conservative Republicans at the time that were really in charge of the vote because they could not handle such subverse and seemingly radical content at the time.CreamBeav

Ignorence is bliss. You air are one blissful individual.

I graduated college that year and I doubt I was unique in walking into my local branch of McDonalds (Cardiff, Wales) and asking for a Royal with Cheese, only to be met with laughter- I can't recall any of us walking in and asking for Bubba Gump shrimp.

Do the math. The intelligent majority thought that Forrest was trite, pious, and socially-constructed.

What the hell has that got to do with it? :| Since when do we measure the quality of the movie by the one-liners we use in real life and how many people say them from a single movie compared to another?

It's a comparison to street-sentiment, and I were you, I would hold that in higher regard, as it represents the masses more closely.

It's a dreadful comparison though.

1) They don't sell Shrimp as a common in Mcdonalds, Burger King, or any of the mainstream fast food joints.

2) The Royale with Cheese quip was meant to be funny in Pulp Fiction. The Bubba Gump Shrimp wasn't intended to be humourous in the slightest.

Tell me how you can compare them in that way on the basis of that? :?

You are jesting, right?

In France, they do indeed douse there food with Mayonnaise.

It seems to me you are just trying to be obnoxious and overbearing...

Er, what? I didn't mean a joke in that sense. :| What I mean is, the lines in that scene were great and so well delivered that the whole thing was funny. Oh I give up.