1990s TOP 3: Movies

My top 3 movies of the 1990s.

[/color]]]]]]]]green]Well, I lay here in bed filled with nostalgia. My college graduation is in a few hours and I can't sleep. Usually when I hit a major milestone in my life, I reminisce on the events that led me to where I am now. Usually, most of those thoughts are of my childhood. I remember wishing to grow up as fast as I could and now it's the complete opposite. What I would do to have one more day in the 90s. So I present to youâ€¦. One more trip to the wonderful world of the 90s... A 1990's TOP 3 series.

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[color=black]Effects in cinematography were advancing a lot in the 90s. Some movies were over the top with their effects and coincidentally my top 3 favorite movies of the 90s really shined in this category.

3. Independence Day (1996)

[color=blue] What better combination than Will Smith and aliens. As a kid the only alien film I was exposed to was E.T. the Extra Terrestrial.

E.T. was amazing but it kind of bored me after a while. Then I saw the preview for Independence Day. All I remember was my jaw dropping. U.F.O.s, people screaming, buildings exploding, and fighter jets! This was the type of alien movie I wanted to see. I was so happy when I finally got the chance to see it. There was a perfect combination of action, drama, sci-fi, and comedy in that film. It was actually the first VHS movie I personally bought for myself with my allowance.

The one thing everyone wants to see in an alien film is THE ALIENS! This movie did a perfect job of doing so. The aliens looked so creepy and the best part was watching Will Smith knock one out. (My favorite scene in the movie)

So will there ever be a sequel to this epic movie? According to IMDB, prepare for one in 2013.

2. Jurassic Park (1993)

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Independence Day showed me the violent side of aliens unlike the aliens I was accustomed to from watching E.T.. Jurassic Park did the same thing for me with dinosaurs.

I grew up in a time where the dancing, singing, purple dinosaur ruled the children's television channel. Dinosaurs aren't supposed to hug kids and teach them to put away their toys. They're supposed to eat people when they are on the toilet! (I loved that scene)

Jurassic Park broke all boundaries. This movie was seen by everyone. The dinosaurs looked so real. Even the sound effects sound dead on, but then again who know what dinosaurs really sounded like. I was 6 when this movie hit theaters and yes I remember the day I saw it too! Jurassic Park kind of took over my life. I had the action figures, video games, and even the cereal. (Even though the cereal came after the second movie)

I still think this is one of Steven Spielberg's greatest films ever.Jeff Goldblum was in Jurassic Park and Independence Day and the funny thing is people tell me I have an odd resemblance to him. I don't see it.

[color=red]1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

[color=blue]They say â€œsequels are never better than the originalâ€. Terminator 2 terminated that saying. Terminator 2 is the most commonly used comeback when someone breaks out that line. This movie is just one of those movies that I can never get tired of watching. It could be playing on my T.V. every night before I fall asleep and I would be satisfied. Like the other movies listed above Terminator 2 had the best effects seen at the time. I still think the effects in this 20 year old movie are a lot better than some of the movies that come out today. The storyline is epic and gives you a strong understanding of the whole human resistance vs. cyborg future that they are trying to prevent. Even if you didn't see the first Terminator you would be able to understand everything completely. I think they did an amazing job with this film but kind of ruined the franchise with the third and fourth installment.

My favorite scene of this whole movie was the chase scene with Arnold and John Connor on the motorcycle. Watching the T-1000 walk out as a liquid metal robot made me realize the rest of the movie was going to be INTENSE!!!

Extra: It's epic to see Budnick (Danny Cooksey) from Salute Your Shorts on the back of John Connor's dirt bike. Two teenage badasses from the 1990's!

[color=purple]Thanks for reading guys. It feels good to be writing on this site again after two years. Stay tuned.

Comments

Awesome choices especially T2.

Great choices! Honestly, when I think about my favorite 90s films as a kid, I think about all the 3 movies you wrote about and Mortal Kombat, which is another personal favorite from that decade.

Nice picks. Now if only moives like that were still made now. I miss the 90s.

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Jurassic Park and T2 are definitely tops of the 90's, but ID4 (remember the when the marketing for the movie used that?) was less memorable. I think it is because I saw it for the first time on home video and never the big screen. I am sure the sight of those giant alien ships was way more intense in the theater.

Nice choices. The 90's had some of the best films ever.

Not bad choices especially Jurassic park because it was one of a kind. I do not believe I could pick just three. I suspect my choices would be less action oriented like:

Goodfellas, Shawshank Remption, Fargo, A river runs through it, Pulp Fiction.

I can't disagree with T2 being #1, but I can't agree with Independence Day. I can watch T2 and Jurassic Park today and still really enjoy them. In retrospect, Independence Day was pretty bad.

Liked all of these movies. Some others I personally liked in the 90s include the action-flick "Under Siege" (from when Steven Seagal was actually worth watching and Gary Busey hadn't gone crazy), the cheesy but fun "Twister," and the amazing "Forrest Gump."

Can't argue with your top three though.

I like the effects you used for this article!

I enjoyed the list, I would have liked to have had a bit more depth in the content on why you picked them. T.U.

I gotta give you major props for making T2 your number 1 movie of the 90's! It's one of my favorite movies too. It's hard to believe the movie is almost 20 years old (July 3, 1991). "Hasta La Vista, Baby!"

jurassic Park was cool my dad owans a DVD of it I should try and find it on home video a great movie and I am orry I just could not get into the other 2.

Yep, these 3 movies would be in my top 90's movies! I think I watched Terminator 2 a million times in the 90s, we didn't own it but my friend and I would rent it whenever we went to each other's houses. Those were the days, small bags of theater style pop corn, a few NES or SNES games and Terminator 2.

Thanks for the feedback and thumbs up. I graduated from a community college too. I'm moving up to Gainesville, FL in August to continue my education at the University of Florida (Home of the Gators). I'm really excited. It wasn't hard for me to pick my top 3 movies, I just know what my favorites are because I can watch them over and over again without getting sick of them. I just submitted another article a few minutes ago. Top 3 Video Game Consoles of the 90s. Two articles in one day gets exhausting especially with the effort you have to put to make the editing look good on the site.

Hope you guys are entertained and keep reading.

Congrats on graduating, im graduating myself next month from community college great choice of movies u have, there are so many movies i love from the 90's its hard for me to choose top 3

Just found out not too long ago that the sleazy lawyer who got eaten in Jurassic Park was Izzy off of Miami Vice. Couldn't believe I didnt catch that sooner.

I own all 3 of these and yes they are full of awesomeness

Can't argue with awesomeness of the special effects in these films at the time. I can clearly remember saying aloud, "Wow, real dinosaurs!" "Dude, that spaceship blew up the White House!" and "Holy crap, he turned to liquid metal!"

These days special effects films are more along the lines of, "It looks so real it looks kinda fake." Nice article!

Congrats Grad!!