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Below are the Oscar winners for Best Picture from 1990 through 2005. In your opinion, which of these films is truly the "best picture"? Any that you feel aren't worthy of being mentioned in the same sentence?

1990- Dances With Wolves
1991- The Silence Of The Lambs
1992- Unforgiven
1993- Schindlers List
1994- Forrest Gump
1995- Braveheart
1996- The English Patient
1997- Titanic
1998- Shakespeare In Love
1999- American Beauty
2000- Gladiator
2001- A Beautiful Mind
2002- Chicago
2003- The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
2004- Million Dollar Baby
2005- Crash
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I hope this answers your question.

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I hope this answers your question. It's an ancient piece of work, by internet standards.

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Unforgiven was the best of that set of movies. It's a fine example of a "high parody", in the tradition of Hamlet, in fact. The movie follows the tropes and conventions of the Western, while at the same time deconstructing and criticizing the mindset behind that type of movie. Besides which, the acting was brilliant and so was the directing.
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I hope this answers your question. It's an ancient piece of work, by internet standards.

http://www.spizzquiz.net/titanic.htm
Yep. That about sums it up. I freakin' hated that movie. The only reason I saw it was because a friend of mine told me he would pay for my ticket if I would see it with him. Big mistake. I did, however, like the moment where the guy fell off of the upright ship and bounced off the massive propeller.
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1990- Dances With Wolves
1991- The Silence Of The Lambs
1992- Unforgiven
1993- Schindlers List
1994- Forrest Gump
1995- Braveheart
1996- The English Patient
1997- Titanic
1998- Shakespeare In Love
1999- American Beauty
2000- Gladiator
2001- A Beautiful Mind
2002- Chicago
2003- The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
2004- Million Dollar Baby
2005- Crash
The ones that deserved it:
Dances with Wolves
Silence of the Lambs
Unforgiven
Schindler's List
Forrest Gump
Braveheart
American Beauty
Shakespeare in Love
A Beautiful Mind
Million Dollar Baby

The ones that didn't:
Crash
The Return of the King
Chicago
Gladiator
Titanic
The English Patient
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I don't know if I agree about Crash not deserving it. The other best picture nominees were pretty weak, I thought, although I haven't seen Munich yet. I didn't think the other movies (with the exception of Brokeback Mountain) even deserved their nomination.
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I really like A Beautiful Mind. It was sad in alot of places, but for some reason I thought it was a great movie.
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I really like A Beautiful Mind. It was sad in alot of places, but for some reason I thought it was a great movie.
I agree. It was a great film about the triumph of the human spirit and all that jazz. When he's not throwing telephones at people, Russell Crowe can turn in great performances.
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I don't know if I agree about Crash not deserving it. The other best picture nominees were pretty weak, I thought, although I haven't seen Munich yet. I didn't think the other movies (with the exception of Brokeback Mountain) even deserved their nomination.
I think you might change your mind after you see Munich. I figured it might be too preachy and drag on in places, but I was surprised by how it moved along. Of course, Spielberg can't make a movie that's under 2 1/2 hours.
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