Flashback: My #1 Film (1993)

With the unveiling of my choice for the Best Film of 2008 rapidly approaching (although unfortunately it's looking like it'll be next month instead of this one) I thought it might be fun to take a trip down memory lane and reveal some of my previous choices for the honor. Matt Damon recently made an interesting comment that he thinks Oscars should be handed out ten years after the contending films are released. He has a point and that's usually how I feel when it comes to naming a film the "best" of its year. It really can take that long to get an idea of its true staying power.

Some years I hadn't even made my mind up on yet and this forced me to do so (1994 was particularly tough as you could imagine). Plus, I'm always going back and discovering films I missed the year they were released. Since most of these picks pre-date the blogging era and I never really talked about them there are bound to be some surprises. Many of you will probably be scratching your heads asking, "He picked THAT?" But yes, I did.

At some point I may write in detail about some of these films, but for now I'm revealing the picks with their trailers. I started with 1993, the first year I can remember doing this. Just how long ago was it? Well, Kevin Costner was still a major star and making good films. This was a great one and for my money ranks as Eastwood's greatest.