Next in line are the movies from 1999.

Well, here we are. The end of another decade, and the list of movies for 1999. As we end the 1990's, let's see who or what happened 10 years ago. The TV series SpongeBob SquarePants airs, its first episode is Help Wanted/Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome. After 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo de Vinci’s The Last Supper is placed back on display in Milan, Italy. Napster, a music downloading service, debuts. Apple Computer releases the first iBook and Power Macintosh G4. The first version of MSN Messenger is released by Microsoft. Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France. The last Checker taxi cab is retired in New York City and auctioned off for approximately $135,000. World population reaches 6 billion people. The Exxonmobil Corporation merger is completed, forming the largest company in the world. The U.S. turns over complete administration of the Panama Canal to the Panamanian Government, as stipulated in the Torrijos-Carter Treaty of 1977. Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President. Gene Siskel, of Siskel and Ebert at the movies TV show, Stanley Kubrick, director of 2001 and Full Metal Jacket, DeForest Kelley known as “Bones” on the original Star Trek series, Mario Puzo author of The Godfather, George C. Scott best known for his performance in Patton, Desmond Llewelyn who played “Q” in 17 James Bond movies, all pass during the year.



The movies in the best order I can get them.

“Down in the Delta” there was a good movie that I never saw.

“At First Sight” a blind Val Kilmer still gets some hot tail.

I slept through this one, so I can only imagine it “In Dreams”

“Varsity Blues” I stopped watching high-school football, when I left high-school.

“Virus” after The Abyss, Deep Raising, Leviathan, Deep-Star 6, I was tired of being on a boat fighting some monster or alien or killer.

“Gloria” mobsters with a heart are really lame mobsters.

“She's All That” uh, no she ain’t.

Mel came back for some “Payback”

“Simply Irresistible” was one I simply resisted.

“Blast from the Past” provided a cute little blast.

“Message in a Bottle” had the message that you can track anyone down.

“My Favorite Martian” was my least favorite movie.

“Jawbreaker” broke my spirit

“October Sky” dragged in parts, but had one hell of a send off at the end.

“Office Space” and copiers the world over shook in fear.

“200 Cigarettes” equals 10 packs, equals a little over a week of smokes. I’d rather have the cigarettes than watching
this movie again.

“8MM” I'll never get tired of hurting you, is still one of my favorite movie quotes.

“The Other Sister” if your ‘retarded’ sister moves in and does better than you, shouldn’t you really start to question yourself more often?

“Analyze This” the funnier version of The Sopranos.

“Cruel Intentions” was easy on the eyes.

“Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” blew me away.

“Baby Geniuses” will make you not to want children.

“The Corruptor” was Rush Hour taken seriously.

“The Deep End of the Ocean” is where you’ll find me.

“The Rage: Carrie 2” if I knew it was going to be like this, I would have joined the Prom of the 1976 original.

“Wing Commander” yeah, yeah, yeah, it’s a BAD movie I get it, and yet I still like it.

“Forces of Nature” kept me away from this movie thankfully.

“The King and I” I’ll just watch the one with Yul Brenner.

“Ravenous” left me hungry for more.

“True Crime” is one of the very few Eastwood movies I don’t like, although it IS good.

“Doug's First Movie” was thankfully his last movie.

“EDtv” one of the few Ron Howard movies that I don’t care for.

“The Mod Squad” just go watch the 1960’s TV show, you’ll be more entertained.

“10 Things I Hate About You” god, I hate this movie so much I can’t even begin to explain to you how much I hate this movie.

“The Matrix” Whoa, Keanu Reeves was actually good in this movie.

“The Out-of-Towners” just watch the 1970 original.

“Cookie's Fortune” enjoy your cookies while watching this one.

“Go” find this one, it’s actually a pretty good movie.

“Never Been Kissed” and after this movie, you should never be kissed at all.

“Twin Dragons” after Rush Hour, this is the Jackie Chan movie I didn’t like.

If you EVER try to watch this movie, you are being “Foolish”

“Goodbye Lover” another forgettable film.

Is this going to be the last good Murphy movie for the rest of my “Life”

“SLC Punk!” Matthew Illard’s best movie ever.

“Lost and Found” lost it’s way and found shitsville.

“Pushing Tin” is reason why you shouldn’t travel by planes.

“Election” I still don’t understand the appeal of this movie with people.

“eXistenZ” simply put, you’ll either like this movie or hate it. There doesn’t seem to be much middle ground.

“Entrapment” should have been better, but seemed to fall flat.

“Idle Hands” still makes me laugh, even after 10yrs.

“The Mummy” I actually enjoyed this one because it COULD have been a parody of Indiana Jones.

“The Castle” uh, sometimes Australian films just don’t do anything for Americans.

“Black Mask” after Rush Hour it was nice to get a Jet Li movie. But why THIS one?

“A Midsummer Night's Dream” I’m still a sucker for a Shakespeare film.

“Trippin'” tripped all over itself trying to be funny, and fell on it’s face.

“The Love Letter” is one I skipped over, and now I don’t even remember it being made.

“Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace” So much potential, so little delivery.

“Trekkies” One of the funniest, saddest, most disturbing, and honest documentaries ever made. It only depends on
what you want out of it, and you’ll find it.

“Notting Hill” when two people you are burned out on make a movie, you’ll pass on it too.

“The Thirteenth Floor” not really a bad movie, just a complete forgettable one.

“Instinct” tells me to keep you away from this movie.

“Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” okay Mike, the joke’s over.

“The General's Daughter” was not as much fun as the Col’s Daughter for me.

“Tarzan” Disney does another movie that I passed on.

“Run Lola Run” is a good movie, but would be much shorter if she had a working car.

“Big Daddy” one of the VERY few Sandler movies I like for personal reasons.

“Eyes Wide Shut” the only way to watch this movie is with your eyes shut.

“Lake Placid” this is the best of the CGI-giant-animal movies.

“Muppets from Space” Gonzo is best as a side character, not the main character.

“The Wood” a highly underrated movie that has some great moments.

“The Blair Witch Project” last time I got sick in the woods was from too much alcohol and not from being bored. (That’s right, I HATED Blair Witch)

“Drop Dead Gorgeous” was a movie I passed on because there wasn’t any nudity.

“The Haunting” man, I had high hopes for this movie, but the ending killed it for me.

“Inspector Gadget” someone needs an Inspector to find out who wrote this trash.

“South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut” take the TV restrictions off, and the boys go overboard from time to time.

“Summer of Sam” another Spike Lee film that I felt went too far.

“Wild Wild West” every star gets ONE free pass, this is Will Smith’s.

“American Pie” wow, maybe I should just post a blog about this movie instead. And not a good one.

“Arlington Road” some neighbors should NEVER be allowed over to your home.

“Deep Blue Sea” First, we are going to seal off this pool *CHOMP*

“Runaway Bride” if it has Julia Roberts, you can almost be assured that I passed on it.

“Dick” funny name, lousy movie.

“The Iron Giant” No Atomo... I Superman!

“Mystery Men” still a movie that I hate half of it, and love the other half.

“The Sixth Sense” scared me senseless the first time I saw it.

“The Thomas Crown Affair” by the time Rene Russo got topless, I didn’t give a shit.

“Bowfinger” I still don’t like this movie, but think that Murphy actually did a good job.

“Brokedown Palace” one of the few all-girl prisons I REFUSE to go to, but damn is it a hard hitting movie.

“Detroit Rock City” uh, it’s not THAT hard to get into a KISS concert.

“Mickey Blue Eyes” starting to think that Hugh Grant’s most serious role was picking up a hooker, because these comedies aren’t funny.

“Teaching Mrs. Tingle” yeah right. Teachers back in the 70’s knew how to take care of troubled kids.

“Universal Soldier: The Return” wow, Van Damme really did do a lot of movies.

“The 13th Warrior” still the best way to settle an engineering dispute.

“The Astronaut's Wife” Major Tom crash and burns.

“A Dog of Flanders” a cute, but somewhat forgettable movie.

“Dudley Do-Right” how sad that Brandon Fraser captures the true source of an animated show, and it’s still a shitty movie.

“In Too Deep” rookie cop goes undercover, insert predictable movie-cliches here.

“The Muse” wasn’t very amusing.

“Chill Factor” left me feeling ice cold towards this movie.

“Outside Providence” it’s funny how pot leads to a rough family life.

“Love Stinks” and so does this movie.

“Stigmata” not a bad movie, but man was Gabriel being lazy.

“Stir of Echoes” not a bad movie, just sort of forgettable after awhile.

“Blue Streak” why does Martin continue to make movies?

“For Love of the Game” doesn’t Costner know that 3 baseball movies and you’re out?

“American Beauty” for such a great movie, I was bored almost the whole time.

“Double Jeopardy” someone should have sat these writers down and explained the law to them a little more, because the whole concept is ridicules.

“Jakob the Liar” passed on this movie, because I was tired of Robin Williams at this point.

“Mumford” another movie I passed on, and everyone seems “mum” about.

“Dog Park” better yet, just take your dog out back and play with it instead of watching this movie.

“Simon Sez” I’ll just give you the names of the “Stars” of the movie. Dane Cook, and if that isn’t enough to steer you away… Dane Cook AND Dennis Rodman.

“The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland” isn’t it sad when Sesame Street movies start to suck?

“Drive Me Crazy” drove me up the wall.

“Mystery, Alaska” who won the game? I forgot.

“Three Kings” a movie that I actually liked, but haven’t seen in about 5 years.

“Random Hearts” needed a new heart to stay alive, as a movie not the plot.

“Superstar” was neither a star nor super.

“Fight Club” There was no movie. There WAS no movie. (First two rules)

“The Story of Us” wow, a movie that’s more realistic than any other movie. Too bad they made it about average people having average lives, living in average surroundings. Sort of average.

“The Omega Code” man, Rico should stick to shooting bugs.

“Bats” I’m torn between this movie. REALLY GOOD personal memories associated with this REALLY BAD movie.

“The Best Man” another movie I passed on.

“Bringing Out the Dead” I wanted to like this movie, I really did. I just couldn’t.

“Crazy in Alabama” if they had focused on one story, it would have been better.

“Three to Tango” cute but forgettable movie.

“Beyond the Mat” this is the truth behind wrestling.

“House on Haunted Hill” uh, Marilyn Manson did a good remake of an Eurythmics song, other than that…. didn’t do much for me.

“Music of the Heart” I passed on this one.

“Being John Malkovich” for $200 you get some STRANGE moments of being John, and it’s worth the price.

“Princess Mononoke” why do people think that Spirited Away was better?

“The Suburbans” my stomach still feels queasy from watching this movie.

“The Bachelor” you know, for $10Million, I could be married by Midnight tonight.

“The Bone Collector” I didn’t see this until 2004, so I had a build up that the movie couldn’t live up to. Anyone else think it was sort of boring?

“The Insider” truth still can’t beat money.

“Anywhere But Here” would a teenager REALLY be upset if mom wanted to move to California?

“Dogma” Buddy Christ is watching you.

“Light it Up” I passed on this one.

“The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc” man, Milla just didn’t have it in her for this movie.

“Pokemon: The First Movie” burn, burn, BURN IN HELL Pokemon. (Can you tell I hate Pokemon?)

“Sleepy Hollow” I like Sleepy Hollow, but DAMN Tim Burton needs to understand the concept of primary COLORS.

“The World Is Not Enough” you know that 007 is pushing the bounds of believability when they try to make Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist named “Christmas Jones”.

“Toy Story 2” I’ve yet to see this one all the way through. I have meant to, just not gotten around to it.

“End of Days” maybe it’s time for Arnold to think of doing something other than movies.

“Flawless” I passed on this one.

“Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo” good message, bad movie, lousy actors.

“The Green Mile” if the man wants the light on at night, leave it on.

“The Cider House Rules” Goodnight, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.

“Cradle Will Rock” I passed on this one.

“Anna and the King” the King and I, only without the music and dancing. But, not a bad movie on it’s own, just not as memorable.

“Bicentennial Man” look, I love Isaac Asimov’s stories as much as the next Sci-fi geek, but I HATE this movie.

“Stuart Little” a cute little movie that I admit to being a guilty pleasure.

“Magnolia” still one of the few movies that will make me cry at the end.

“Any Given Sunday” you’ll find me watching football, and not this movie about football.

“Galaxy Quest” that poor little pig-lizard.

“Man on the Moon” no matter how good this movie is said to be, if I don’t like Jim Carrey and I don’t like Andy Kaufman then why would I want to watch a movie with Jim Carrey playing Andy Kaufman?

“The Talented Mr. Ripley” I wanted to see this one, but never got a chance.

“Girl, Interrupted” boy, what a movie.

“Fantasia 2000” I swear someone put some LSD in the water cooler at Disney.

“The Hurricane” still one of Denzel’s best movies.

Over all, I'd have to say that 1999 was a very good year for movies indeed. Possibly a "perfect year" for some people, and I'll even admit that if you feel that way I can understand. For me, it sort of started off slowly and built up a good head of steam. Even the movies that sputtered (here and there) seemed to be of at least passable quality in the production values, so you couldn't really be that mean to them if you wanted to. Probably the best part of the year was the second half when there was a steady stream of good movies being released every month (or two weeks sometimes). Sure, there are some really bad movies mixed into the line-up as well. But even the bad movies get overshadowed by the good movie before it or after it. Sadly, there are some real casualties as well. SLC Punk for example was really beaten up by The Matrix. As hard as it is to believe, The Iron Giant was a box-office failure only made $23,159,305 in domestic earnings, when it cost $70Million to make. As far as the "winners" go, let me ask you. Would you be supporting Kevin Spacey for American Beauty Oscar, or Denzel Washington for The Hurricane? Would you have given the Oscar to Michael Caine for The Cider House Rules, or would you give it to Tom Cruise for Magnolia? What about American Beauty, The Cider House Rules, The Green Mile, The Insider or The Sixth Sense for Best Picture? (American Beauty won) Even if you don't think that a movie should have won, when you look at the lists of nominations, you have to admit that a lot of them really did deserve the chance to win.




Speaking of winners, here's the top ten movies (And I got the right year this time)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431,088,301
The Sixth Sense $293,506,292
Toy Story 2 $245,852,179
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $206,040,086
The Matrix $171,479,930
Tarzan $171,091,819
Big Daddy $163,479,795
The Mummy $155,385,488
Runaway Bride $152,257,509
The Blair Witch Project $140,539,099