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Foocha! Favorite Ten
Talk, , 16 January 1999
1. THE MATRIX The Brothers Wachowskis stunning second feature blew every other film out of the water this year. Like a live action Manga movie, with an impeccable sense of style and mind blowing FX, Welcome to the future of Action movies..
2. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT After this no budget mega hit, will Hollywood ever be the same again?
3. HAPPINESS An excellent piece of intelligent film making. This was one of the most uncomfortable yet most rewarding movies of the year.
4. GODS AND MONSTERS Thoughtful, brilliant and moving, if you havent seen this sublime film yet, rent it today.5. THE THIN RED LINE Terence Maliks return to film making after a 20 year lay off finds him as meditative and visionary as he ever was.
6. GO This Pulp Fiction-esque ensemble piece cements Doug (Swingers)
Limans place in the major league.
7. RUSHMORE Wes Andersons charming comedy was one of this years standouts, can we now have his first film Bottle Rocket released in this country please ?
8. STAR WARS.EPISODE 1-THE PHANTOM MENACE Darth Maul, Double Handed Lightsabers and Queen Amidalas hilarious dialogue. Say no more!!9. THE SIXTH SENSE Truly sensational supernatural thriller. with an
incredible performance from Haley Joel Osment and the twist of the year.
10. EYES WIDE SHUT Stanley Kubricks swansong left many people cold but was that not the point?
And the rest...
11. SOUTH PARK. BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT Cheap, sweary and very funny.12. AMERICAN HISTORY X Social commentary from Brit Ad guy.13. PI Mathematics with tecno soundtrack!14. THE STRAIGHT STORY Lynchs gentle road movie. Mild At Heart.15. FIGHTCLUB Tips for starting a Fightclub with your weedy mates.16. HUMAN TRAFFIC Keeping it real with the Cardiff Massive!17. PECKER John Walters Delightful satire on pretentious arty types.18. ELECTION Ferris is now a teacher?19. AMERICAN PIE Watch that hot pie juice Jerry.20. THE FACULTY Did you ever think your teachers were aliens?Of course 1999 was an unusually good year foe movies so here is a small
selection which we feel deserve an honourable mention.
1. THE IDIOTS
2. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
3. A BUGS LIFE 4. EXISTENZ 5. BRIDE OF CHUCKY 6. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH To adjust the balance it is necessary to reveal those nightmares some may feel are best forgotten , the pits of celluloid despair, so here are
FOOCHAS least admired movies of the year. Do not see these films under any circumstances, you have been warned!
1. WILD, WILD WEST Not even Salma wearing skimpy clothing could save this dog.
2. MEET JOE BLACK Brad Pitts Jamaican accent must never be repeated.3. THE HAUNTING Will Jan De-Bont ever make a good film again?
4. NOTTING HILL No more Rom Coms Hugh.
5. 8MM Schumacher surpassed even his low levels with this turgid crap.These results were achieved with the unique foocha! voting method. Special thanks to The foocha! team, Paul Alaoui, Jacob Dalton, Dan Wolff and Tivian Zvekan.

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