1999 was a great year for film, especially when it came to creating refreshingly original scripts. Whether it involved journeys through the brains of superstars or amphibians falling from the sky, screenwriters upped the ante in '99, showing that stuff like The Out-of-Towners and Wild Wild West just don't cut it anymore. Tired stories, usually remakes or film versions of television shows, floundered at the box office, while repeat business for movies like The Sixth Sense and The Blair Witch Project signaled the public's exhaustion with the same ol' same ol'.
