Defining a decade with a movie: 1990s

[Brakkart]

Well my fave film of the 90's hasn't been mentioned yet, so I'll add Grosse Pointe Blank into the mix.

I've lost count how many times I've watched that film, absolutely love it. That it came out of a decade defined by the emergence of no brainer sfx driven blockbusters makes it all the more special.

 

[Welverin]

It's amazing how fast people can miss the point and go off on some tangent.

As for the actual point of this thread, I have no idea what one movie I would choose. I can't stand watching anything repeatedly, so having only one movie to watch is about the same as having none.

Let's not forget Disney's Beauty & The Beast, the very first animated motion picture to be nominated for Best Picture (none of this "Best Animated" thingie).

Well the reason they created the animated category was to avoid another such travesty.

 

[D+1]

I can't think of any movies that actually "define" the '90's. There are movies that memorably depict the 90's. There are a lot of good movies in the 90's that stand out among others in the decade for various reasons. But none that "define" the decade. I see the decade as suffering tremendously from "Blockbuster" syndrome. Not as regards movie rentals but the major studios repeatedly trying to create the next Blockbuster movie - and REPEATEDLY failing on many basic levels.

I think more important than listing the movie is explaining WHY/how it defines the decade.

 

[James Heard]

I think Gross Pointe Blank actually fits better as 90s movie defining the 80s from a 90s perspective, along with High Fidelity.

Clerks though, and Pulp Fiction, sort of defined the 90s when they were still up in the air I think. Strangely enough I don't think The Matrix fits in there at all, because it was too forward thinking really. It's the sort of movie that you'd have hoped we'd be making today , because it seems to illustrate the 00s more than anything else.

Just for tossing in where I'm coming from, I think Wayne's World deserves a mention too. Sure, it's not great theatre - but just watching it shows you in parody a very decisive interpretation of at least the early 90s. Am I absolutely the only person who went to see Titanic just because I wanted to see the cool special effects?

 

[Numion]

Terminator 2. It looks and feels like the 90's. While Pulp Fiction is better, it has more of those timeless qualities . . so even if not exactly what the threadstarter specified, the ultimate 90s movie for me is T2

 

[Knightfall]

Jurassic Park and Terminator 2 for great FX. And lets not forget Stargate.

Also, what was the defining comedy movie of the 90s?

 

[Knightfall]

I think Gross Pointe Blank actually fits better as 90s movie defining the 80s from a 90s perspective, along with High Fidelity.

Both those movies rock! High Fidelity is one of my favorite movies, ever. It would definitely be on my 2000 to 2009 list, regardless of what else comes out between now and 2010. (I have a feeling Revenge of the Sith will be on that list too.)

Cheers!

KF72

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Also, what was the defining comedy movie of the 90s?

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

Jim Carey dominated comedy in the 90's.

 

[The_Universe]

The Matrix.

 

[Testament]

Pulp Fiction, The Matrix, Silence of the Lambs, The Usual Suspects, Se7en.