Why was Terrence Malick’s movie so quiet? Because after Saving Private Ryan, the Academy had already used up its entire “Explosion” budget for the decade.… Read More »1999 Archive: The “Thin Red Line” Silence
Why was Star Wars: Episode I a target? Because George Lucas introduced a character so annoying that even the Sith considered switching sides just to escape his… Read More »1999 Classic: The Jar Jar Jinx
“I finally got a DVD player!” “What was the first movie you watched?” “The ‘How to Connect Your DVD Player’ disc. It was a thriller.”… Read More »1999 Archive: The DVD Player
A guy says to a girl, “I’m a millionaire.” She says, “In 1997 dollars or 1920 dollars?” He says, “In 1997 Italian Lire.” She walks… Read More »1997 Vintage: The Bar Interaction
Planning the entire Sunday schedule around arriving at the buffet at exactly 3:45 PM to beat the crowd for the discounted roast beef. Part of… Read More »1996 Archive: The Golden Corral Stampede
Why did the IT departments start sweating in ’96? Because they realized their missile silos were running on code written by people who thought the… Read More »1996 Vintage: The Military’s “Year 2000” (Y2K) Panic
Why did everyone forget about “Travelgate” in ’96? Because compared to the Macarena, a scandal about a travel office was as boring as a VCR… Read More »1996 Archive: The Travelgate Legacy
Why was Sylvester Stallone nominated for Daylight? To remind us that even in a tunnel collapse, he’s still the most wooden thing there. Part of… Read More »1996 Classic: The Sly Mention
Why is a 1996 laptop like a boyfriend? It’s heavy, expensive, the battery dies right when you need it, and it’s obsolete in six months.… Read More »1996 Classic: The Laptop
Why was it included? Because Microsoft needed to prove that your expensive new PC could handle a game about a flying car in a maze.… Read More »1995 Classic: Windows 95 “Hover” Game
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