I was going to vote for Independance Day but as i happened to catch Scream just recently and was surprised that it stood the test of time it got my vote.
Scream was out-fucking-standing
it got my vote, too
I will forever argue that the first hour of ID4 is as good as it gets for a disaster movie. The suspense of the aliens invading, the score, the atmosphere, the uncertainty of all the characters. It felt like what would really happen and how people would actually react. It gets a little cartoony after the big welcome to earth scene but it's still an amazing movie. Also like you said it's the best character development of any disaster movie I've ever seen. You care about each one of them and their story arcs.
Hell my favorite scene isn't even all the explosion stuff but when Goldblum is arguing with his ex and she says she left him to take a great job cause she wanted to be part or something special and hasn't he ever wanted to be. He slams his bottle down and says I was part of something special. GOTCHA BITCH
Smith was the star but Goldblum made the movie
I'm the only one who voted for The Craft. Any straight guys in here?
Agreed. It was so much more than an action movie, those little one liners, revealing the subtle nuances of each character made the movie so much more relatable than your standard good guy/bad guy.
Plus, the last gif you posted is as badass as it gets.
I wanted to bang all those girls and the craft was really good, but I liked Scream more. I grew up on slasher flicks and Scream was the first movie that was self aware about the genre cliches.
That moment when you just saved the world and it's about to be red panty night with your exAgreed. It was so much more than an action movie, those little one liners, revealing the subtle nuances of each character made the movie so much more relatable than your standard good guy/bad guy.
Plus, the last gif you posted is as badass as it gets.
I will forever argue that the first hour of ID4 is as good as it gets for a disaster movie. The suspense of the aliens invading, the score, the atmosphere, the uncertainty of all the characters. It felt like what would really happen and how people would actually react. It gets a little cartoony after the big welcome to earth scene but it's still an amazing movie. Also like you said it's the best character development of any disaster movie I've ever seen. You care about each one of them and their story arcs.
Hell my favorite scene isn't even all the explosion stuff but when Goldblum is arguing with his ex and she says she left him to take a great job cause she wanted to be part or something special and hasn't he ever wanted to be. He slams his bottle down and says I was part of something special. GOTCHA BITCH
Smith was the star but Goldblum made the movie
Agreed. It was so much more than an action movie, those little one liners, revealing the subtle nuances of each character made the movie so much more relatable than your standard good guy/bad guy.
Plus, the last gif you posted is as badass as it gets.
I loved the humor of it. And the horror (that first scene with Drew Barrymore is still crazy to this day). I loved the meta aspects of it. I loved that Drew Barrymore was on the freakin poster, was really the only "star" in it, and she got gutted in the first 10 minutes, lol. That was brilliant and turned the audience's expectations on their heads.
And people forget now, but watching it for the first time, there was that puzzle aspect of it, too. Trying to figure out who the killer was. And Craven did a great job at making pretty much ALL the characters suspects. I loved that. Such a great movie.
I don't take movies very seriously. I can usually find enjoyable things about anything and if I don't like it then I can enjoy it for being bad. Resurgence though was the worst movie I've ever seen with no redeeming qualities and can't be enjoyed in any wayAgree with pretty much all of this. I'll also add that the practical effects used in the destruction scenes look a lot better than most of the CGI of today. Blowing up a physical model of the White House > blowing up a digital White House.
It's such a shame that the long-awaited sequel ended up being such a massive piece of shit.
I graduated high school in 96 so it's a special time for me. I get nostalgia overload once in awhile thinking about the movies and music and everything about that time. Seems like a better time than now, but it's hard to tell because I guess I was still in my wonder years or whatever. But WOW looking at the movies that came out that year....it definitely was a better time than now.
Obvious choice is ID4. And I did love that. Also loved Twister...to the point where I wanted to be a tornado chaser...seriously....for a little while. BUT....I'm going with SCREAM! THAT shit was a total game changer and SO MUCH FUN to see in theaters. What say you, sherbrethren?
Edit: I ran out of poll choices but also:
The Frighteners
Sling Blade
Broken Arrow
Primal Fear
I'll also add that the practical effects used in the destruction scenes look a lot better than most of the CGI of today. Blowing up a physical model of the White House > blowing up a digital White House.
Dude I wasn't even born yet
looking at your join date I'm gonna infer that that's not true
I went with the Rock, but Romeo + Juliet was also a favorite of mine.
God damn. looking at that list depresses me. I thought so many were gonna be epic and instead, ended up being childish.