90's in Film Review Cont. - Rounding Out the Genres - Best Action/Sci-Fi, Best Comedy, Best and Worst of the Best Picture Winners.

And now, the moneymakers:

Best Action/Sci-Fi Movie of the Decade:
NOMINEES:
Jurassic Park
The Matrix
Speed
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Total Recall
WINNER: Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Argue if you can.

Best Comedy of the Decade (CRITERIA - Can't have any real art, message, or focus on a love story.):
NOMINEES:
Happy Gilmore
Liar, Liar
Office Space
Tommy Boy
Wayne’s World
WINNER: Liar, Liar. All of the movies are really funny. I just chose Liar, Liar because it's that rare comedy that's funny the first time and funny on repeated watching.

Best of the ‘Best Picture’ Winners (Nominees, winner in BOLD):
1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
2. Forrest Gump (1994)
3. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
4. Unforgiven (1992)
5. Braveheart (1995)
Worst of the ‘Best Picture’ Winners (Nominees, winner in Bold):
6. Schindler’s List (1993)
7. American Beauty (1999)
8. Titanic (1997)
9. Dances With Wolves (1990)
10. The English Patient (1996)
Personally, I think the top 3 are truly good, the next 4 are OK movies that got over-hyped based on the names connected to them and the serious subject matter, #8 is a major directorial achievement but a tedious film, and the last 2 have no business winning any awards for anything other than their uses as a substitute for valerian root.