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, Pulp Fiction' tops year's films
By David Winder
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The year in movies was like a box of
chocolates: you never knew what you were
going- to get after you sat down in the the
ater. Entertained, disappointed, confused
— sometimes all in the same movie (“Nat
ural Born Killers”). Hollywood, however,
just got richer as audiences continued to
pay between $5-S9 for tickets, helping to
pump in over $5.2 billion into the film in
dustry. Well, stupid is as stupid
does.
the Robin Williams of the 1990s. All three
of Carrey’s films “Ace Ventura: Pet Detec
tive,” “The Mask,” and “Dumb and Dumb
er,” took the box office by storm and made
him the most sought-after actor in Holly
wood. It’s not every day you get to see a
grown man talk with his ass.
Audiences really can’t be blamed with
the choices they were given. “Airheads,”
“Cabin Boy,” “Clean Slate” and “The Scout”
were not exactly “smokin!”
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Oscar-worthy performances by
Samuel Jackson and John Travol
ta made “Pulp Fiction” the best
movie of 1994. Writer/director
Quentin Tarantino bests his last
effort (1993’s excellent “Resevoir
Dogs”) by continuing to show Hol
lywood that movies that are out
on the edge are some of the best
they have to offer.
Tom Hanks gave another great
performance as a slow Southerner
with an uncanny way of being in
the right place at the right time in
“Forrest Gump.” Far and away
the most successful movie of the
year, director Robert Zemeckis al
lows the audience to time travel with For
rest using the latest in technology. If only
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Greatest Action Heroes
Keanu Reeves, whose acting once again
proved he is just another pretty face, still
helped to make “Speed” the most exhilarat
ing ride since “Die Hard”. Dennis Hopper,
Jeff Daniels and Sandra Bullock turned in
solid performances even though they were
stuck with “Ted” on a bus.
Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to the
screen with a bang in “True Lies” after last
year’s bomb “Last Action Hero.” Director
John Carpenter once again proved that he
is still one of the best in the business. Hey,
he even got Tom Arnold to be funny.
Jim Carrey hit it big in 1994 with three
movies: “The Mask” (above), “Ace Ventura:
Pet Detective” (below) and "Dumb and
Dumber” (right).
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America fell in ]
love with the dumber side
of comedy this year as Jim Carrey became
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The Best 10 Movies of 1994
The Worst 10 Movies of 1994
1.
"Pulp Fiction"
1.
"The Flintstones"
2.
"Forrest Gump"
2.
"Natural Born Killers"
3.
"Speed"
3.
"Pat"
4.
"Quiz Show"
4.
"Mixed Nuts"
5.
"The Lion King"
5.
"Exit to Eden"
6.
"Hoop Dreams"
6.
"City Slickers II"
7.
"The Mask"
7.
"Beverly Hills Cop 3"
8.
"Four Weddings and a Funeral"
8.
"Cabin Boy"
9.
"The Paper"
9.
"Angels in the Outfield"
10.
"The Crow"
10.
"Wyatt Earp"
I began interviewing bass guitarist
Mike Dirnt as he sauntered into tW
press tent. But to him I was just
some college kid, not deemed worthy
of his time. So he blew off my ques
tions, dismissing them as if I wrote
for Highlights magazine. Meanwhile,
drummer Tre Cool ran around like a
second grader. And the famous Billie
Joe never even came to the interview.
Too cool for that.
I can’t say I was surprised. Money
and fame breed such attitudes, and
unless writers are from Rolling Stone
or Spin, many rock stars won’t give
them a second thought.
Despite my disdain for the band
members’ attitudes, I do still listen to
Green Day. It almost infectious how
appealing such simplistic music can
be.
As for the future of the band, it’s
hard to say if Green Day will be
around for a long time. They certain
ly have the talent to make simple, fun
songs. But I wonder, how many songs
can you make about being bored or
sarcastically disillusioned with life?
If Green Day can pull it off, they
will rule the charts for years to come.
Maybe then they won’t be so bored.
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