Ebert & Maslin - Best of 1999

0:00 Intro
1:26 American Beauty
3:11 Eyes Wide Shut
4:37 Bringing Out The Dead
6:26 Three to Tango
8:24 American Movie
10:04 The Talented Mr. Ripley
11:43 Magnolia
13:33 Boys Don't Cry
14:46 Being John Malkovich
16:08 Topsy Turvy
17:38 Maslin's best
10.The Dreamlife of Angels
9. Eyes Wide Shut
8. American Movie
7. The Insider
6. Being John Malkovich
5. The Talented Mr. Ripley
4. The Straight Story
3. All About My Mother
2. Boys Don't Cry
1. Topsy-Turvy
18:34 Ebert's best
10. The insider
9. Topsy-Turvy
8. American Beauty
7. The War Zone
6. Princess Mononoke
5. Bringing Out The Dead
4. Boys Don't Cry
3. Three Kings
2. Magnolia
1. Being John Malkovich

[@chriss1672]

The chemistry between ebert and gene Siskel can never be repeated

[@Jbaxter85]

Indeed, they were the best

[@Midaswhale531]

Really wish they were still around, love that there is so much to come back to an watch at least

[@EnzoTheBaker]

Opening theme song giving me cozy 90s vibes

[@ittaisopher6546]

Very entertaining to watch Ebert and Maslin go at it about their disagreements on many of these movies

[@AvatarYoda]

Very happy to see Topsy-Turvy top her list. That's my favorite film from that year. I saw it once, thought it was okay, and didn't watch it again for several years. I was much more engaged on the second viewing. Also pleased to see Princess Mononoke on one of their lists.

[@DeformedConscience]

Hell yeah American Movie! Great call!! ❤

[@BishopWalters12]

I used to love American Beauty, but I would've to watch it again because I don't know how it would hit me now. 1999 was a really strong year, American Pie is still a great comedy, The Green Mile, The Matrix, Fight Club and others.

[@suarezguy]

Never got love for Fight Club (though I usually love Norton)

[@BishopWalters12]

@@suarezguy I don't love Fight Club and I do find the bro fanbase that love it to be annoying, but I still like the movie. The reason why 1999 was a great year because there were so many mainstream Hollywood movies of all genres getting attention. We just don't see that anymore.

[@neilgodfrey2669]

1999 is what dvds were made for

[@suarezguy]

Later Scorsese called Eyes Wide Shut one of the 10 best of the decade.

[@davidnelson6874]

Topsy Turvy was my movie for a long time.

[@jazzyjake99]

The Matrix was totally snubbed. Still one of the most referenced at talked about over 20 years later.

[@brashballs]

That doesn’t even matter, the bottom line is the matrix was one of the best movies of the year and of the decade for that matter and of all times

[@davidking4838]

The Matrix in one word......WHOA!

[@thekingofmovies193]

That's my favorite movie of '99.

[@kellymiller1891]

@@thekingofmovies193 My Top 90 Favorite Movies is, 90. Selma, Lord, Selma. 89. My Favorite Martian. 88. Baby Geniuses. 87. The Deep End of The Ocean. 86. The King and I. Animated Movie. 85. Doug's 1st Movie. Animated Movie. 84. The Mummy. 83. Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace. 82. The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue. 81. Tarzan. Animated Movie. 80. Big Daddy. 79. South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut. 78. Wild Wild West. 77. The Blair Witch Project. 76. Muppets From Space. 75. Lake Placid. 74. The Haunting. 73. Inspector Gadget. 72. The Iron Giant. Animated Movie. 71. Brokedown Palace. 70. Universal Soldier the Return. 69. A Dog of Flanders. 68. Dudley Do-Right. 67. Double Jeopardy. 66. Alvin and The Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein. Animated Movie. 65. The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. 64. Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost. 63. Superstar. 62. Princess Mononoke. Anime Movie. 61. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas. Animated Movie. 60. Pokémon the First Movie. Anime Movie. 59. Sleepy Hollow. 58. Toy Story 2. 57. Anna and The King. 56. Bicentennial Man. 55. Fantasia 2000. 54. Stuart Little. 53. Wakko's Wish. Animated Movie. 52. Man on the Moon. 51. Angela's Ashes. 50. Galaxy Quest. 49. The Talented Mr. Ripley. 48. Titus. 47. The Hurricane. 46. The Big Tease. 45. Snow Falling on Cinders. 44. Any Giving Sunday. 43. Girl, Interrupted. 42. Magnolia. 41. Topsy-Turvy. 40. Switching Goals. 39. Witness Protection. 38. Miss Julie. 37. The Green Mile. 36. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. 35. Cradle Will Rock. 34. The Cider House Rules. 33. Tuesdays with Morrie. 32. A Christmas Carol. 31. Sweet and Lowdown. 30. A Map of the World. 29. Holy Smoke!. 28. Agnes Brown. 27. The End of the Affair. 26. Tumbleweeds. 25. Ride with the Devil. 24. Mansfield Park. 23. Flawless. 22. End of Days. 21. RKO 281. 20. Horse Sense. 19. The World is Not Enough. 18. Liberty Heights. 17. The Messenger the story of Joan of Arc. 16. Felica's Journey. 15. Dogma. 14. Anywhere But Here. 13. Light It Up. 12. Passport to Paris. 11. The Magical Legend of Leprechauns. 10. Annie. (1999 Movie). 9. Last Night. 8. The Insider. 7. The Bone Collector. 6. The Bachelor. 5. American Movie. 4. The Surburban's. 3. Music of the Heart. 2. The Legend of 1900. 1. House on Haunted Hill.

[@thekingofmovies193]

@Kelly Frank I'm impressed! You're not a fan of The Matrix or American Beauty though, huh?

[@ayubnor0]

My Top 10 of 1999 1. Magnolia 2. Eyes Wide Shut 3. Being John Malkovich 4. Election 5. Beau Travail 6. The Talented Mr. Ripley 7. The Virgin Suicides 8. The Straight Story 9. Topsy Turvy 10. The Matrix

[@justme-ti1rh]

Omg your list is terrible.

[@mitchellhughes5180]

Magnolia is a masterpiece

[@reneedennis2011]

Thank you for uploading this!

[@scottcole6093]

I’m a huge Siskel & Ebert fan but I loved Maslin on this show and her insights. And I kind of agree with her take on Magnolia too. PTA went on to make greater films so no big deal.

[@dickvandickweed]

Maslin was great.

[@WorldwideWyatt]

Three Kings is an underrated classic. Glad Ebert gave it its flowers.

[@rumi9005]

I've never seen Three Kings. I'm going to try and get a copy to watch. The premise reminds me of one of my all time favorite movies, Kelly's Heroes. I watch it every few years and it's still a great romp.

[@reneedennis2011]

I agree.

[@threeminuteshate]

Loooooooove Three Kings

[@CheefChaos]

​@@rumi9005Whatd ya think?

[@rumi9005]

@@CheefChaos -Thanks for reminding me! I wasn't able to get a copy of it anywhere at the time. I'll try again and get back to you.

[@historybuff1986]

I haven't seen a lot of the Oscar nominated movies from this year 1. The Matrix 2. The Sixth Sense 3. South Park 4. The Iron Giant 5. Eyes Wide Shut 6. Galaxy Quest 7. Drop Dead Gorgeous 8. Fight Club 9. The Mummy 10. October Sky

[@alexkrajci]

Top 10: Jay Sherman's Best Films Of 1999 1. American Beauty (1999) 2. Magnolia (1999) 3. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 4. The Insider (1999) 5. Being John Malkovich (1999) 6. The Sixth Sense (1999) 7. Boys Don't Cry (1999) 8. Bringing Out The Dead (1999) 9. The Matrix (1999) 10. Fight Club (1999)

[@TheGreatArchitect777]

Reading all the comments and watching this videos. I realize how many great films came out in ‘99. Amazing.

[@kellymiller1891]

My Top Ten Movies of 1999 Is, 10. Ten Things I Hate About You. 9. The Adventures of Elmo in GROUCHLAND. 8. Animal Farm. 7. Anna and the King. 6. Baby Geniuses. 5. Bats. 4. Bicentennial Man. 3. Brokedown Palace. 2. Deep Blue Sea and the Deep End of the Ocean. (a Tie). 1. Doug's 1st Movie. Animated. Here's my Honorable Mentions. 1. A Dog of Flanders. 2. Dogma. 3. Double Jeopardy. 4. Dudley Do-Right. 5. Inspector Gadget. 6. The King and I. Animated. 7. Lake Placid. 8. The Messenger the Story of Joan of Arc. 9. Muppets From Space. (Spoiler Alert: WWE Superstar/Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan is in this Movie). 10. Sleepy Hollow. 11. Stuart Little. 12. Superstar. 13. TARZAN. Animated. 14. Toy Story 2. CGI Animated. 15. Wild Wild West. Etc. Etc.

[@TheGreatArchitect777]

@@kellymiller1891thanks for your comment bro. My favorite film of ‘99 and still in my top 5 of all time, Fight Club.

[@alexkrajci]

Top 10: Best Films Of 1999 1. American Beauty (1999) 2. Magnolia (1999) 3. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 4. The Insider (1999) 5. Being John Malkovich (1999) 6. The Sixth Sense (1999) 7. Boys Don't Cry (1999) 8. Bringing Out The Dead (1999) 9. The Matrix (1999) 10. Fight Club (1999)

[@jakethesnakeofficial]

My top 10 from 1999: 1. The Green Mile 2. The Matrix 3. Sweet and Lowdown 4. Being John Malkovich 5. The Blair Witch Project 6. Tarzan 7. Beyond the Mat 8. American Beauty 9. Magnolia 10. Fight Club

[@reneedennis2011]

I love 💘 the thumbnail of this video!

[@idklol4197]

rip gene

[@hawlikd]

Nice Brownstone!

[@reneedennis2011]

I agree!

[@russellst.martin4255]

It's been awhile but there was a time I used to randomly see Mark Borchardt all over town. Now it's always someone from Red Letter Media

[@neilgodfrey2669]

5:20 don’t you hate it when someone leaves a car ramp behind a taxi?

[@Jbaxter85]

Best of 1999 The Matrix Payback The Mummy Magnolia Topsy-Turvy American Beauty The Green Mile The Insider Man On The Moon Life Runaway Bride The Wood Toy Story 2 Tarzan The Iron Giant Boys Don't Cry The Blair With Project Deep Blue Sea Three Kings Being John Malkovich The Straight Story

[@stefanmovieflixtomasi]

My best films are Being John Malkovich, Toy Story 2, Tarzan and The Iron Giant

[@kdohertygizbur]

@@stefanmovieflixtomasi Being John Malkovich, Toy Story 2 and the Iron Giant are Wonderful films Tarzan...meh

[@quarantinebored1427]

Great list

[@Jbaxter85]

@@quarantinebored1427 Thanks

[@selahmuhammad626]

the sixth sense for me was the best in 1999

[@markelijio6012]

Besides Roger Ebert, Janet Maslin whose always been great and got such strong presence. Because she can do just about everything that made her an damn good journalist and that's why she did it her way.

[@zack8570]

Top 10 1. The Matrix (Prob the most influential film of the last 2 decades) 2. American Beauty 3. October Sky 4. The Mummy 5. The Green Mile 6. Fight Club 7. The Insider 8. The Iron Giant 9. Eyes Wide Shut 10. Office Space

[@Jamal3.87]

My Top 10 of 1999 10. The Sixth Sense 9. Toy Story 2 8. October Sky 7. Princess Mononoke 6. Election 5. The Insider 4. Boys Don't Cry 3. Three Kings 2. Being John Malkovich 1. American Beauty Runners up 15. All About My Mother 14. Magnolia 13. The Talented Mr. Ripley 12. Notting Hill 11. The Iron Giant 1999 was a great year in film

[@langdonalger9219]

Nice to see some love for Election. That was a good one.

[@suarezguy]

At least one of the best years for film.

[@msminmichigan]

1999 was a good year for films but I hate the nostalgic rewriting we've seen in the last few years. It wasn't "the best year" or "the year that changed films".

[@langdonalger9219]

I would call it a great year, overall. Many good and great films were released that year. I saw lots of movies I enjoyed that year. By comparison, the year 2000 wasn’t nearly as good as 1999.

[@Nominay]

To me it was just another great year of 90's films. I had no idea films of such high quality would start drying up in the years ahead.

[@BishopWalters12]

I agree, 1999 was a very good year and I don't think any year in the 2000s or 2010s was as good but there were better years in the 90s. I think the 70s and 80s overall had the 90s beat.

[@5andup]

I forgot the actual rank since it has been 20 years since my editor Asked us to compile the annual list. Voici le films: The Straight Story, David Lynch Ça commence aujourd'hui, Jacques Audiard (Un prophete, The Beat That My Heart Skipped, A Self-made Hero, Rust and Bone) Todo sobre mi madre, Almodovar (Toronto FF 1999 is where I saw it first) The Insider, Michael Mann Topsy-Turvy (TFF 1999) Being John Malkovich, Spike Jonze Les enfants du marais, Jean Becker Princess Mononoke Buena Vista Social Club, Wim Wenders Leaf on a Pillow, Garin Nugroho (Cinemanila FF 1999) Election, Alexander Payne

[@kevinlang9792]

1. Audition 2. The Matrix 3. Bringing Out the Dead 4. Fight Club 5. The End of the Affair 6. Topsy-Turvy 7. The Sixth Sense 8. Run Lola Run 9. My Best Fiend 10.The Talented Mr. Ripley

[@bwredder]

Hahaha I was like “THREE TO TANGO?”

[@ronmexico6901]

Yeah it’s surprising. There were definitely critics that didn’t think much of the movie. They had three of them on the commentary tracks which honestly was a more fun listen than the philosophers.

[@tyfahlman]

Fight club The matrix American beauty The insider Three kings The talented mr ripley The sixth sense Eyes wide shut Election l Toy story 2 What a year…office space, South Park, magnolia, green mile, and being John malkovich are all classics too…wow

[@justme-ti1rh]

Only 3 movies on your list worthy of watching.

[@BishopWalters12]

@@justme-ti1rh Wrong

[@ezequielgomez7083]

My Best Flim of the Year 1999 on my opinion 1. Stuart Little 2. Toy Story 2 3. American Beauty 4. Elmo in Grouchland 5. Muppets from Space

[@Socogames-q4s]

No mention of the Matrix??

[@Dmnthygtshlds2]

Omg yes I LOVE ebert and… maslin?

[@buddinganarchist]

No dissing the Blair Witch Project.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

1:01 Actually it's not. 2001 is.

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

Interesting, only 4 movies made both of their lists.

[@idklol4197]

i thought janet did great and made interesting points.

[@RickRubinesque]

I think anyone who hasn't a food word to say about American Beauty must be some manner of idiot.

[@Nathan-gd7xq]

@@RickRubinesque you should probably check your comment for typos before calling someone else an idiot.

[@matthewmatt5285]

Barrf~

[@sha11235]

How come it took awhile for them to use this opening? How long did it take to film it?

[@DS8379]

American Movie is Amazing!

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

So so so sad they couldn't watch Takashi Miike's Audition

[@heilzorak64]

My list 1. The Phantom Menace (George Lucas) 2. Beau Travail (Claire Denis) 3. The Wind Will Carry Us (Abbas Kiarostami) 4. Three Kings (David O. Russell) 5. L'Humanité (Bruno Dumont) 6. ExistenZ (David Cronenberg) 7. Splendor (Greg Araki) 8. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick) 9.Topsy Turvy (Mike Leigh) 10. Any Given Sunday (Oliver Stone) 11. The Matrix (The Wachowskis) 12. Kikujiro (Takeshi Kitano) 13. The Iron Giant (Brad Bird) 14. Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze) 15. Rosetta (Dardenne brothers) 16. Bringing Out The Dead (Martin Scorsese) 17. Running Out of Time (Johnnie To) 18.The Insider (Michael Mann) 19. The Mission (Johnnie To) 20. The End of the Affair (Neil Jordan) Honorable Mentions: 8mm (Joel Schumacher), Breakfast of Champions (Alan Rudolph), The Dreamlife of Angels (Eric Zonca), Fight Club (David Fincher), In Dreams (Neil Jordan), Inspector Gadget (David Kellogg), Ley Lines (Takashi Miike), Life (Ted Demme), Mystery Men (Kinka Usher), Office Space (Mike Judge), Summer of Sam (Spike Lee), Talented Mr. Ripley (Anthony Minghella), Terror Firmer (Lloyd Kaufman), The Winslow Boy (David Mamet), Violent Shit 3 Infantry of Doom (Andreas Schnaas)

[@videodromeTVversion]

I have nothing particularly nice to say about _Eyes Wide Shut_ but... at least you recognize _Splendor_ for the greatness it is.

[@WorldwideWyatt]

The Phantom Menace?!?

[@aidanevans5239]

I love how thoroughly you list tons of acclaimed movies and directors from that year after leading with phantom menace at 1.

[@richardenglish2195]

Pleased to find someone giving The End of the Affair some recognition. Beautiful film.

[@TalKScribe]

Honorable Mention (in no order): Cookie's Fortune Analyze This 10 Things I Hate About You Go Notting Hill American Pie The Iron Giant Fight Club The Straight Story Sweet and Lowdown The Talented Mr. Ripley Top Ten Films of 1999: 10. Mystery Men 9. Magnolia 8. American Movie 7. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 6. Being John Malkovich 5. The Sixth Sense 4. Office Space 3. Galaxy Quest 2. The Matrix 1. Election I have 1999 as the greatest year for films ever.

[@CArchivist]

Any list that recognizes how both Galaxy Quest and Office Space really caught the zeitgeist of fan and office culture is all aces in my book. Bravo! Extra credit for Mystery Men. A superhero film before it’s time.

[@Nicobornico]

Correct, it was.

[@scottwhitehead4467]

Janet Maslin seems way out of synch with how history has viewed the 1999 movies, but Ebert totally understood what he saw at the time. It was a great year in film.

[@matthewmatt5285]

She's unwatchable~

[@Coconutyorkie]

That a great year for cinema Wrf happened nowadays ?

[@jjgreen5206]

We need Janet back. She’s opinionated, insightful and brave.

[@josephsarto689]

Maslin is right about American Beauty.

[@michaeldonovan4793]

wow, maslin's tough...new york times...ebert's much more open...the war zone was brilliant...

[@unclegaga24]

Some notable omissions: Election Go The Iron Giant South Park Fight Club Bowfinger The Limey The Sixth Sense Office Space Toy Story 2 The Matrix Galaxy Quest Man on the Moon Dogma

[@gheller2261]

The discussion of Boys Don’t Cry is fascinating given the change in how pronouns are now used. Maslin referred to the Brandon Teena character as she and Ebert also referred to the character as being female. The word transgender probably was not widely used in 1999.

[@reneedennis2011]

Good point.

[@BishopWalters12]

People still had common sense in 1999, she was a female, and you can't pick your pronouns like you're selecting something off a Starbucks menu.

[@googleruinedyoutube4707]

You were still allowed to call it as you see it.

[@Offsides09]

Hey…where’s Office Space!?!? Hahahaha.

[@gheller2261]

My goodness, Janet Maslin had the television presence of a turnip.

[@matthewmatt5285]

Just another Jbag,..Like getting a FRESH perspective would be a Revelation~

[@vodkatonyq]

Maslin's list is better than Ebert's.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Ebert chose Bringing Out The Dead over Eyes Wide Shut??

[@davidmitchell6873]

He was right.

[@LukeLovesRose]

@@davidmitchell6873 Not really. Just the first few shots of Tom walking through his bedroom is more genius and creative than Bringing Out The Dead

[@RichardMcDowell-m8c]

Janet sounds like Pauline Kael.

[@Harkness78]

I can understand her being down on American Beauty, and yeah Bringing out the Dead doesn't have the strongest/most coherent through line. But slagging on Blair Witch and Magnolia is crazy! Really surprised neither of them had Green Mile on there.

[@rumi9005]

Being John Malkovich - I SHOULD have loved this movie. It's quirky and off the wall, I love the actors and I think John Malkovich himself is an amazing actor. But somehow I just couldn't get into it. I'll try it again based on this critique but I'm not holding my breath.

[@charlieodyssey7437]

Good on Janet for putting American Movie on her list! No Beau Travail, though - disappointing!

[@charlieodyssey7437]

On either of their lists - didn't add that connecting tissue - sorry.

[@branagain]

I hated Magnolia! Just like Ebert hated North.

[@kkarx]

No Payback? It was instant classic...

[@joeb588]

I was hoping someone would have the balls to throw South Park on their list

[@sureshots98]

Eyes wide shut did not even come close to standing the test of time.

[@gaseredtune5284]

wrong, great movie

[@BishopWalters12]

I disagree, I think it has grown on people and become a bit of a cult classic.

[@philippeh3904]

Maslin was 100% right about American Beauty. Pretentious and one note

[@oobrocks]

Maslin has a weak tv presence

[@ATMyles]

She reminds me of how Roger was in his early appearances with Gene. Gene had already done television but Roger hadn’t, he was only a newspaper man, and he was awkward on camera. If you watch Coming Soon to a Theater New You or Sneak Previews you’ll see what I mean. Who knows if Janet would have improved given a chance. Her NYT reviews were great.

[@Wildcock23]

She has a weak tv presence and an even weaker literary presence… she sucks as a critic and rates most films too harshly.

[@langdonalger9219]

She seems shy.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@langdonalger9219 Yup.

[@matthewmatt5285]

@@Wildcock23 She has limited sense of humor and range~

[@jayburton6553]

My god..... Topsy-Turvy??!!?! I see a few glaring omissions. Fight Club? Office Space? Sixth Sense? Election? Man on the Moon? Toy Story 2? The Iron Giant? Galaxy Quest? South Park? THE MF'N MATRIX!!!???!?!? American Movie is great, though.

[@kdohertygizbur]

Have you seen Topsy Turvy? Cuz it is a 4 star Movie

[@kdohertygizbur]

Fight Club , Office Space ? Umm no

[@davidbril1752]

Matrix is most definitely not a Top 10 film, especially in 99 one of the greatest film years ever

[@suarezguy]

Toy Story 2 and Election were indeed great.

[@WorldwideWyatt]

IMO Man on the Moon was an average movie with a great Jim Carey performance.

[@kellymiller1891]

My Top Ten Favorite Movies of 1999 (and the movie Companies) is, 10. Our Friend, Martin. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment). Animated Movie. 9. Selma, Lord, Selma. (Buena Vista Television/Walt Disney Television). 8. Simply Irresistible. (20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises). 7. Jawbreaker. (TriStar Pictures). 6. October Sky. (Universal Pictures). 5. Analyze This. (Warner Bros Pictures/Village Roadshow Productions). 4. Baby Geniuses. (TriStar Pictures). 3. The Deep End of the Ocean. (Columbia Pictures/Mandalay Entertainment). Michelle Pieffer a National Treasure, the roles that she's been in is the most memorable and unforgettable. 2. Wing Commander. (20th Century Fox). 1. The King and I. (Warner Bros Pictures/Morgan Creek Productions). Here's My Honorable Mentions. 1. Doug's 1st Movie. (Walt Disney Pictures/Jumbo Pictures). 2. 10 Things I Hate About You. (Touchstone Pictures). 3. Never Been Kissed. (20th Century Fox/Fox 2000 Pictures). 4. The Mummy. (Universal Pictures/Alphaville Films). 5. A Midsummer Nights Dream. (Fox Searchlight Pictures/Regency Enterprises). 6. The Thirteenth Year. (Buena Vista Television). 7. Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace. (20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm). 8. The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue. (Walt Disney Home Video). Animated Movie. 9. Tarzan. (Walt Disney Pictures). Animated Movie. 10. South Park Bigger, Longer, & Uncut. (Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros Pictures/Comedy Central Films). 11. Wild Wild West. (Warner Bros Pictures/Peters Entertainment). 12. The Blair Witch Project. (Artisan Entertainment). 13. Muppets From Space. (Columbia Pictures/The Jim Henson Company). 14. Lake Placid. (20th Century Fox/Fox 2000 Pictures/Phoenix Pictures). 15. The Haunting. (Dreamworks). 16. Inspector Gadget. (Walt Disney Pictures/Caravan Pictures/DIC Entertainment). 17. Johnny Tsunami. (Buena Vista Pictures). 18. The Iron Giant. (Warner Bros Pictures). Animated Movie. 19. Mystery Men. (Universal Pictures). 20. Universal Soldier: The Return. (TriStar Pictures). That has WCW/WWE Superstar Bill Goldberg In It. 21. A Dog of Flanders. (Warner Bros Pictures). 22. The Astronaut's Wife. (New Line Cinema). 23. Dudley Do-Right. (Universal Pictures). 24. Double Jeopardy. (Paramount Pictures). 25. Alvin and the Chipmunks meet Frankenstein. (Universal Studios Home Video/Universal Cartoon Studios). Animated Movie. 26. The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. (Columbia Pictures/The Jim Henson Company/Children's Television Workshop). 27. Animal Farm. (Hallmark Entertainment). 28. Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost. (Warner Bros Pictures). Animated Movie. 29. Superstar. (Paramount Pictures). 30. Princess Mononoke. (Walt Disney Pictures/Studio Ghibli). 31. Annie. (Buena Vista Television/Columbia TriStar Pictures/Walt Disney Pictures). 32. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas. (Walt Disney Home Video). 33. The Messenger the story of Joan of Arc. (Columbia Pictures). 34. Pokémon the first movie. (Warner Bros Pictures/Nintendo/4Kids Entertainment). 35. Sleepy Hollow. (Paramount Pictures/Mandalay Pictures). 36. Toy Story 2. (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios). 37. Switching Goals. (Warner Home Video). 38. Anna and the King. (20th Century Fox/Fox 2000 Pictures)). 39. Bicentennial Man. (Touchstone Pictures/Columbia Pictures). 40. Fantasia 2000. (Walt Disney Pictures). 41. Stuart Little. (Columbia Pictures). 42. Wakko's Wish. (Warner Home Video). Animated Movie. 43. Man on the Moon. (Universal Pictures). 44. Angela's Ashes. (Paramount Pictures/Universal Pictures). 45. Galaxy Quest. (Dreamworks).

[@historybuff1986]

I liked the first two thirds of Magnolia, but then it gets too pretentious. The raining frogs, the singing in sync, all forced artisticness. Janet is right

[@BishopWalters12]

I still like it overall but not top 10 and it does get a little too far up its own @@@ in the 3rd act.

[@schmeltingaccident]

I hear you both and I can’t completely disagree, but gotta defend the third act. In lieu of all the strange “coincidences” at the beginning of film, the frogs raining from the sky, I felt, fit right in as things like that have indeed happened in real life. Not sure 🤔 if those stories told by Rickey Jay actually happened in history, but would you be surprised if they actually did? The film is making objective argument that there are no such thing as “coincidence”, that it’s just a word. Plus there were hints towards the ending through the first two acts, the weather bulletins in text on the screen, and the kid’s rap lyrics performed to the John C Riley character. As for the singing, yeah I guess I could take it or leave it, but I enjoyed it for two main reasons: I just really like that song, and I became invested in (most of) the characters by then. But I still understands the sentiments some people have of it being very pretentious.

[@Nycholas17]

Maslin seems more sane on screen, but in print is much more negative and trips over her own words even when she praises. Ebert is far more Zen in print AND on screen, with whom I'd love to see Peter Travers. But I'm with Maslin on MAGNOLIA on the frog-raining crap.

[@yaywhewclips242]

Magnolia was awful. American beauty worst best picture, but American movie unforgettable and splendid.

[@suarezguy]

I thought American Beauty was pretty great.

[@WorldwideWyatt]

The English Patient is the worst Best Picture.

[@threeminuteshate]

Crash is the worst Best Picture. Parasite ain’t great either. Just the slightest bit of actual human decency and the entirety of Parasite falls apart.

[@BishopWalters12]

@@threeminuteshate I agree

[@BishopWalters12]

Crash, Slumdog, Moonlighting and Everywhere or whatever are far worse.

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

Eyes wide shut. Has anyone seen it more than twice? I saw it once and had no interest in seeing it again 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BishopWalters12]

I've watched like 4 times; I'm not saying it's an all-time great movie but it's still a really good movie and I think it has grown on people over the years.

[@sylvesterquast9906]

Today the movie critics would have to be "diverse" mix One who is a LBGT Trans umm??? And a Black "unapologetic" "brave" 1st whatever 🤡🤣

[@larrykramer2761]

Maslin is a zero in personality. She should have stuck to the papers. Really makes you miss the banter between Siskel & Ebert.

[@markbraverman9622]

Every movie on this list sucked

[@hawlikd]

Three Kings? Really, that was such a crapy film. Over The Insider!

[@ilyakats54]

These movies suck. The Matrix was better than any one of them.

[@BishopWalters12]

I'm pretty shocked that Ebert didn't give it some love because he was pretty open minded with action movies.

[@billnolte8644]

None of these movies were worth watching.

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You would think Ebert would know that 2001 was the first year of the millium. NAH!

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A HOMOSEXUAL must have written American Beauty. Whoever wrote it hates TRADITIONAL VALUES?