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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs  I always say the 90's were far better for movies than anything from the last ten years bar a few exceptions. It's companies like Disney and WB totally playing it safe churning out the same tired superhero movies time after time. Granted some are still very good but the quality in them has fallen dramatically in the main.
Movies like Oppenheimer which explored different ideas were regular staples of the 90's whereas now seem to be one offs.
Excellent article by the way. There is still hope for us collectors. |
I first became interested in film in the 1990s, renting and buying videos of films like Leon, Fargo, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, True Romance, Seven, Interview with the Vampire, 12 Monkeys, Jumanji, Trainspotting, Primal Fear, Ed Wood, Reservoir Dogs, Speed, and even The Specialist, showed a wide range of styles. I only really became interested in horror later in the decade when films including The Exorcist and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre were released at the end of James Ferman's tenure at the BBFC.
Some of these were major studio films, others from (then) up-and-coming production companies like Miramax, most featured established and well-known actors, and they had directors with a range of experience and clout. At the time, some, like Danny Boyle, David Fincher, and Quentin Tarantino were aspiring filmmakers, whereas people like Neil Jordan, Terry Gilliam, and Tim Burton were relatively established industry figures.