MOVIE REVIEWS - 1990 to 1999

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1990 to 1999 movie highlights

The 1990s had some great movies, but the "Tentpole" franchise mentality had well and truly gripped film production, especially the Hollywood studios. The majority of content being released by studios was connected in some way to an earlier film or, in some cases, successful television shows from either the past or the present.

DIE HARD 2, PREDATOR 2, THE GODFATHER PART III, TERMINATOR 2, STAR TREK VI, ALIEN 3...

Fortunatley, around the midpoint of the decade, a wave of original films were released.

Arguably, Quentin Tarantino did as much as anyone to prove that there was still an original way to make movies, even if the stories were pulled together from a pastiche of genres and cultural influences. RESERVOIR DOGS got him the attention, TRUE ROMANCE proved he could write, but PULP FICTION made him a household name. 

After PULP FICTION was released, films like THE USUAL SUSPECTS, SEVEN, HEAT, THE GAME, RUN LOLA RUN and FIGHT CLUB found mainstream commercial success.

There was still a great selection of genre films, especially in Science Fiction and Horror, but by the second half of the decade, it felt like the breadth of options were broader and were made to cater to a maturing audience. 

The children of STAR WARS were now adults and it was important to find a way to service their inner-child but keep them interested with new ideas.

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1990 movie highlights

total
recall
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science fiction
RELEASED: 1/06/90
(Usa)
TIME:  113 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

die
hard 2
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action thriller
RELEASED: 3/07/90
(USA)
TIME: 124 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

predator 2
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science fiction
RELEASED: 21/11/90
(usa)
TIME: 108 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

the godfather
part II
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​crime drama
released: 25/12/90
(usa)
TIME: 162 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

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1991 movie highlights

the silence
of the lambs
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​
crime thriller
RELEASED: 14/02/91
(Usa)
TIME:  118 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

terminator 2:
judgement day

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science fiction
RELEASED: 3/07/91
(usa)
TIME: 137 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

star trek vi:
​the undiscovered country

science fiction
RELEASED: 16/12/91
(usa)
TIME: 110 MINS
​RATED: pg

jfk


​
​crime thriller
released: 20/12/91
(usa)
TIME: 189 MINS
RATED: mA 15+

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1992 movie highlights

reservoir
dogs
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crime thriller
RELEASED: 21/01/92
(Usa)
TIME:  99 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

alien 3


science fiction
RELEASED: 22/05/92
(usa)
TIME: 114 MINS
​RATED: m

unforgiven


western
RELEASED: 7/08/92
(usa)
TIME: 130 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

twin peaks
fire walk with me
​
​crime thriller
released: 28/08/92
(usa)
TIME: 134 MINS
RATED: mA 15+

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1993 movie highlights

groundhog day
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science fiction
RELEASED: 11/02/93
(Usa)
TIME:  101 MINS
RATED: pg

jurassic park
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science fiction
RELEASED: 11/06/93
(usa)
TIME: 127 MINS
​RATED: m

rising sun

crime thriller
RELEASED: 30/07/93
(usa)
TIME: 129 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

the fugitive
​
​action thriller
released: 6/08/93
(usa)
TIME: 130 MINS
RATED: m

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1994 movie highlights

true lies
​
​
action adventure
RELEASED: 15/07/94
(Usa)
TIME:  141 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

ed wood
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​
fantasy
RELEASED: 7/10/94
(usa)
TIME: 127 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

pulp fiction

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crime drama
RELEASED: 14/10/94
(usa)
TIME: 154 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

star trek: generations

​science fiction
released: 18/11/94
(usa)
TIME: 118 MINS
RATED: pg

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1995 movie highlights

the usual suspects
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crime thriller
RELEASED: 16/08/95
(Usa)
TIME:  106 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

seven
​
crime thriller
RELEASED: 22/09/95
(usa)
TIME: 127 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

toy story

animated action
RELEASED: 22/11/95
(usa)
TIME: 81 MINS
​RATED: g

heat

​crime thriller
released: 15/12/95
(usa)
TIME: 170 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

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1996 movie highlights

from dusk
till dawn
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horror
RELEASED: 19/01/96
(Usa)
TIME:  108 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

indpendence
day

science fiction
RELEASED: 3/07/96
(usa)
TIME: 145 MINS
​RATED: m

star trek:
first contact

science fiction
RELEASED: 22/11/96
(usa)
TIME: 111 MINS
​RATED: m

scream

​
​horror thriller
released: 20/12/96
(usa)
TIME: 111 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

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1997 movie highlights

the fifth element
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science fiction
RELEASED: 9/05/97
(Usa)
TIME:  126 MINS
RATED: m

event horizon

science fiction
RELEASED: 15/08/97
(usa)
TIME: 96 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

the game

thriller
RELEASED: 12/09/97
(usa)
TIME: 129 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

starship troopers
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​science fiction
released: 7/11/97
(usa)
TIME: 129 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

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1998 movie highlights

dark city
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​
science fiction
RELEASED: 27/02/98
(Usa)
TIME:  100 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

the x files
fight the future

science fiction
RELEASED: 19/06/98
(usa)
TIME: 121 MINS
​RATED: m

run lola run

​
action thriller
RELEASED: 20/08/98
(germany)
TIME: 80 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

star trek:
insurrection

​science fiction
released: 11/12/98
(usa)
TIME: 103 MINS
RATED: pg

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1999 movie highlights

the
matrix
​​
​
science fiction
RELEASED: 31/03/99
(Usa)
TIME:  136 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

star wars:
the phantom    menace

science fiction
RELEASED: 219/05/99
(usa)
TIME: 136 MINS
​RATED: pg

fight
club
​

action thriller
RELEASED: 15/10/99
(usa)
TIME: 139 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

sleepy
hollow


​horror thriller
released: 19/11/99
(usa)
TIME: 105 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

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