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This is why the 90's was the best decade for movies!

posted 14 years ago by James_Senior
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Just look at the 90's for movies. It was incredible. The Insider, Goodfellas, Shawshank Redemption, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, Braveheart, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, American Beauty, Casino, Seven, The Silence of the Lambs, Forrest Gump, JFK, The Usual Suspects, Malcolm X, Fargo, Unforgiven, American History X, Fight Club, Good Will Hunting...

The list goes on!! Each movie has some of the greatest acting in the history of film and television. It makes me want to cry when I see the tripe that they release at the cinemas today. What happened to good, decent movies? I don't want to watch a ****ing 3D movie. I want acting! I want good stories. I shouldn't have to watch a DVD just to see what a good movie is. I should be able to see it in my local cinema.

I know people always talk about the 70's and 80's when it comes to film but I'm sorry, none of them even stand close to the 90's. Bring back decent movies!!!

[–] Degree7 9 years ago

The 1990s and up until around 2007 was the last great era of filmmaking. It's no coincidence that movies have generally started to suck since the advent of digital cinema and the '07 writer's strike. Or maybe it is.

~ I'm a 21st century man and I don't wanna be here.

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[–] brefane-41162 9 years ago

Actually the 60's come close:

1960 Psycho, Spartacus.

1961 The Hustler, A Raisin in the Sun, Breakfast at Tiffany's.

1962 Lolita, The Miracle Worker, The Manchurian Candidate, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, Ride the High Country.

1963 Hud, The Haunting, Shock Corridor, The Birds, Charade.

1964 Nothing But a Man, The Naked Kiss, Dr. Strangelove, Fail Safe.

1965 The Collector, The Loved One, Lord Love a Duck, The Flight of the Phoenix.

1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady, Seconds, The Professionals, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?

1967 In Cold Blood, Cool Hand Luke, Point Blank, The Graduate, Bonnie and Clyde.

1968 The Night of the Living Dead, Rosemary's Baby, Pretty Poison, Faces, Rachel, Rachel, 2001, Salesman.

1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They, True Grit, The Wild Bunch, Medium Cool, Last Summer, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice, Take the Money and Run.

[–] bear022013-909-645034 9 years ago

Wrong.The 1940's thru 1999.It is over now.

[–] jase-prasad 8 years ago

You missed out Heat, Last of the Mohicans, T2, Trainspotting, Casino, Seven,

[–] clickbait (193) 8 years ago

James_Senior....you forgot one of the best movies of the 90s...Strange Days...what a masterpiece.

[–] Jones70 (6862) 6 years ago

I agree the 90s were epic for movies!

[–] bozo_500 (13386) 4 years ago

I have to agree, this past decade of superheroes and star wars sequels and 'woke' movies is kind of embarrassing compared to the classics of 90s cinema.. in fact its like absolutely juvenile compared to the 90s

The 90s had proper movies about proper adult stuff.. now its just Superheroes in a never ending mega budget conveyor belt like a TV show and star wars because everyone was so starved of them during the late 80s and 90s now we get one every year .. its so bad (I dont mean the movies are bad as some are good/great in the genre, but I mean its bad as in its not good for people to just have all superheroes, star wars and that's it .. be like kids being fed a diet of just McDonalds and chocolate )