# How Many of the Best Pictures of the last 25 years have you seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107 "2011-03-01T21:47:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/61 "2011-03-02T03:56:03Z")
> [@Jadis](#): > > Wow, more than I thought…22 of 25. Missing The Last Emperor, Driving Miss Daisy, The Hurt Locker and really not feeling compelled to see any of them. Am I missing anything? Hurt Locker is OK. The other two are skippable. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/62 "2011-03-02T04:38:41Z")
Oh. I disagree. I think the Last Emperor is a phenomenal movie. Beautiful cinematography and a story that spans decades and keeps you engaged all the way through. Miss Daisy is bubble gum. It has some good performances (Interesting to see Dan Ackroyd in a dramatic role) And, it is enjoyable. But, there isn’t much to sink your teeth into. So, I would agree that it is fun, yet skippable. But, I think Last Emperor is worth seeking out. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/63 "2011-03-02T04:42:43Z")
7, all on cable or home video. I don’t go out to movies much. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/64 "2011-03-02T04:44:17Z")
I haven’t seen _Driving Miss Daisy, Chicago_, and _The King’s Speech_. I’ll probably watch the last on DVD but have no interest in the other two. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/65 "2011-03-02T04:55:47Z")
I’ve seen 10 of these movies, 5 of which I’ve watched about a hundred times each. The others, not at all. ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/66 "2011-03-02T05:04:07Z")
Only nine including _American Beauty_. I really should get around to watching the _Lord of the Rings_ trilogy. I’ve only seen bits and pieces. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/67 "2011-03-02T05:08:43Z")
I’ve seen them all except for Platoon, Unforgiven, Schlindler’s List, and Braveheart. > [@AuntiePam](#): > > 19 – I don’t even know what _The King’s Speech_ is about. I know it’s about a member of the royal family who has a stammer, but I don’t know who, and I don’t know why he needs to make a speech. It’s about the current Queen Elizabeth’s father. He wasn’t ever supposed to be King. His brother Edward was the heir and became King when their father died, but Edward was a dick who thought with his dick, and gave up the throne after less than a year because he was in love with a divorced American woman, a tart who could never be Queen. He abdicated and the two got married. That left Albert (Liz’s dad) in a lurch because he was woefully unprepared and had a painful stammer to boot. He was smart and responsible, unlike Edward, but he hadn’t been groomed for the throne. It came at a bad time too, in 1936, when Hitler was running roughshod over Europe. Albert (aka “Bertie” aka King George VI, a name chosen after he became King) rose to the challenge and part of it had to do with overcoming his stammer with the help of a cheeky but talented Australian speech therapist. The speech referred to is one King George VI gave to the nation at a time of fear and uncertainty, and helped bring the nation together, resolved to be brave and defiant towards Hitler. Close enough anyway. In the movie it’s all rousing and inspiring. It’s a really good movie. It sounds all stuffy but it’s not. It’s very entertaining too. Real-life postnote: George VI died in 1952, partially because of the stress of World War II , which is when the current Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne at the age of 25. It seems like she’s always been old and stodgy, but [oh](http://mswiley2508.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/young-queen-elizabeth-ii.jpg) [damn](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2909947094_8a7cc4a593_z.jpg?zz=1), [she was beautiful](http://www.pilgrimreaderbooks.com/shop_image/product/3631.jpg) at the time. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/68 "2011-03-02T05:41:37Z")
Seen all of them but two - Braveheart (not interested, and don’t really like Mel Gibson) and Million Dollar Baby (don’t care for any boxing film). ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/69 "2011-03-02T07:11:29Z")
I’ve seen 22 of them. (And I saw both _Cider House Rules_ and _American Beauty_ so that was a non-issue.) Most of them in the theater, just like the good Lord intended. The three I’ve never seen are _Driving Miss Daisy_, _Forrest Gump_ and _Slumdog Millionaire_. I meant to. Just never did. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/70 "2011-03-02T14:44:24Z")
Wow. 22 (even with the American Beauty correction; I’ve seen both it and Cider House Rules). I’m rather surprised - I didn’t think it was that many. I’ve seen about half of The English Patient - I may be mistaken, but I don’t think I’ve seen the whole thing. The other two I missed are Driving Miss Daisy and The Last Emperor. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/71 "2011-03-02T14:57:30Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > I’ve seen them all except for Platoon, Unforgiven, Schlindler’s List, and Braveheart. I’m surprised Equipose; you strike me as quite the film buff and these seem like striking omissions. They’re all exellent films (well, I haven’t seen _Platoon_ but the rest are excellent). _Unforgiven_, especially, is one of my all-time favorites and one of the best Westerns ever. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/72 "2011-03-02T15:01:36Z")
I will say that if _The Cider House Rules_ had won B. Picture, I would be ranting about it like a _Saving Private Ryan_ fan would rant about _Shakespeare in Love_. God I hated that movie! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/73 "2011-03-02T15:11:09Z")
Not a bad record: 19 out of 25. And of the other 6, I’ve seen some of them, just not the whole thing yet. Except for the latest one; haven’t caught \*The King’s Speech \*yet. The 6 I haven’t watched all the way through: [ul] [li]_The Last Emperor_[/li][li]_The English Patient_[/li][li]_Chicago_[/li][li]_Slumdog Millionaire_ – I watched 90% of it, but missed the end for some reason and I never did catch it all.[/li][li]_The Hurt Locker_[/li][li]_The King’s Speech_[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/74 "2011-03-02T15:36:38Z")
Seven. I’ve only seen LOTR and Braveheart in theaters, the rest were rentals or on cable. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/75 "2011-03-02T15:40:32Z")
Eight. A Beautiful Mind being the last one. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/76 "2011-03-02T15:54:35Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > 16 of them. I thought it would be fewer, actually. Make it 17, with the \*American Beauty \*correction. Never saw _Cider House Rules_, never want to. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/77 "2011-03-02T15:54:53Z")
1. And mostly from the earlier end of the chart. I guess I see fewer movies now that I’m an adult. ---
**Author:** ![Aro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/78 "2011-03-02T16:05:04Z")
Good place to cut it off- _Amadeu_s (1984) is the only one I haven’t yet watched\* in the top 40-odd. I think the next one back I’ve yet to watch is from 1967 - _In the Heat of the Night_. Still a good 20-odd movies older than that to get through though. So, all 25 from your list. ( or 26 including the extra one that didn’t actually win ) - It’s currently on my Sky+ box; could be on for tonight! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/79 "2011-03-02T16:08:33Z")
1. I haven’t seen Platoon, The Last Emperor, Unforgiven, The English Patient, The Cider House Rules, Chicago, The Departed, Slumdog Millionaire or The King’s Speech. I’m not too impressed with the list, personally. I mean _Gladiator_? Really? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/80 "2011-03-02T16:10:59Z")
6, and I’m surprised it is so high. I am not a movie person. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107.md?page=5)