Stefan ThielAs we enter a new year, a new century and a new millennium, The L.A. Weekly pays tribute to the cinematic “triumphs” of 1999. Thus shall not be forgotten:
Cruel Intentions
“It's a masterpiece.”
–Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News
The Matrix
“A mind-bending pop-art masterpiece.”
–Joseph Gelmis, Newsday magazine
“A virtual masterpiece.”
–Richard Corliss, Time magazine
The Dreamlife of Angels
“A masterpiece.”
–Steven Rosen, The Denver Post
“Deceptively modest masterpiece.”
–Brian D. Johnson, Maclean's
“[Erick Zonca's] first-feature
masterpiece.”
–Henry Sheehan, The Orange County Register
The King of Masks
“Wu Tianming's masterpiece.”
–Joanna Connors, The Plain Dealer
After Life
“A bona fide masterpiece.”
–John Anderson, Newsday magazine
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
“[George Lucas'] masterpiece.”
–Bill Hoffmann, The New York Post
Besieged
“[An] intimate visual masterpiece.”
–John Griffin, The Gazette
Eternity and a Day
“A masterpiece out of time.”
–Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Buena Vista Social Club
“A 140-minute film masterpiece.”
–Philip Elwood, The San Francisco Examiner
An Ideal Husband
“An absolute must-see Oscar Wilde
masterpiece.”
–Marty Meltz, Portland Press Herald
Tarzan
“Disney's latest animated masterpiece.”
–Mike Boon, Calgary Herald
The Blair Witch Project
“The shoestring-budget masterpiece.”
–Gary Arnold, The Washington Times
“A visceral masterpiece.”
–Michael Atkinson, Film Comment
Eyes Wide Shut
“[Stanley Kubrick's] final masterpiece.”
–Richard Schickel, Time magazine
“The final masterpiece from the
man who made Spartacus.”
–Brian D. Johnson, Maclean's
The Sixth Sense
“In fact, a masterpiece.”
–John Podhoretz, The Weekly Standard
Black Cat, White Cat
“[A] mad comic masterpiece.”
–Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
American Beauty
” [An] always hypnotic masterpiece.”
–G.T. Melhus, The Des Moines Register
“A flat-out masterpiece.”
–Rod Dreher, The New York Post
Three Kings
“Some kind of weird masterpiece.”
–Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Limey
“Steven Soderbergh's masterpiece about crime and punishment.”
–Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Fight Club
“It is a wild, orgiastic masterpiece.”
–Bret Easton Ellis, Gear magazine
The Straight Story
“A David Lynch masterpiece.”
–Jenniffer Weigel, CBS
Bringing Out the Dead
“A fiery masterpiece.”
–Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Being John Malkovich
“An odd masterpiece.”
–Scott Timberg, S.F. Weekly
“A one-of-a-kind masterpiece.”
–Tom Carson, Esquire magazine
Princess Mononoke
“Hayao Miyazaki's anime masterpiece.”
–Melanie McFarland, The Seattle Times
“The Miyazaki masterpiece.”
–Robert Koehler, Variety magazine
The Insider
“Michael Mann and Eric Roth have
written a masterpiece.”
–Josh Spiegel, The Buffalo News
The Messenger:
The Story of Joan of Arc
“A masterpiece.”
–Bonnie Churchill, National News Syndicate
Ride With the Devil
“Another Ang Lee masterpiece.”
–Bill Zwecker, NBC
The End of the Affair
“A masterpiece.”
–Jim Svejda, CBS
The Green Mile
“A masterpiece of filmmaking.”
–Gary Cogill, ABC
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