My Top 10 Movies of the 90's

Oh, those olden days of the 1990's, when grunge and the Spice Girls ruled the world. And Titanic dominated the box office. Naw, that can't be right.

I had some trouble digging back beyond two decades to sort out my favourite movies of the 90's, but I gave it my best shot. It's possible I forgot and missed some obvious gems that I loved back then (and might still now), so forgive me if my list seems lacking.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day re-defined the action movie,

and set the bar high for those that would follow in its wake

The 90's were responsible for a lot of big, big flicks by big, big directors. Like James Cameron and his Titanic thingy. And Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Forrest Gump (by director Robert Zemeckis ) was no slouch either. Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves grabbed Oscars and a healthy paycheque.

This was a decade of a lot of major box-office hits of all kinds, though my personal Top 10 is very genre-heavy. Mostly sci-fi, horror, and action/thrillers.

Oh, yeah.... then Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, snuck in under the wire in 1999. Huge expectations, kinda let down. Cool villain Darth Maul, and great Jedi master Liam Neeson, but boo... that Jar Jar, and that kid Anakin. Too many mixed feelings about the prequels.

Without further rambling, here they are...

My Top 10 movies of the 1990's: 

1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (pretty obvious, right? Well, it sure wasn't going to be Titanic)
2. Jurassic Park (forget the story and just feast your eyes on those dinosaurs!)
3. Eyes Wide Shut (a Kubrick masterpiece:  those visuals, music, story, atmosphere... wow)
4. a tie - or a cheat? Sorry, there was no other way: The Double Life of Veronique / Three Colors: Red (both by arthouse film director Krzysztof Kieslowski; both beautiful, moody pieces)
5. Goldeneye (Brosnan's first appearance as James Bond was his best, and it still holds up)
6. Wayne's World, and its sequel... a tie (hey, they're the same hilarious movie, right?)
7. Babe (funny & heartwarming story for the whole family - from the creator of Mad Max!)
8. Bram Stoker's Dracula (weird and chilling re-telling of the legendary tale of the vampire count)
9. The Ninth Gate (cool and freaky mystery-horror with Depp in what I feel is his best role)
10. The Matrix (slick and groundbreaking sci-fi in every way, a visual tour-de-force)

Honorable Mentions - in no particular order:

The Doors

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Crow
Rumble in the Bronx
Life is Beautiful
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Wedding Singer
Total Recall
The Iron Giant
Seven
The Silence of the Lambs
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Dumb and Dumber
Stir of Echoes
Point Break