It Could Happen to You
A cop, a waitress, and New York City as a backdrop...I'm in. Nicholas Cage plays a cop and Bridget Fonda (remember her?) plays the waitress. When Cage' s character realizes he doesn't have enough money for a tip, he offers Fonda' s character a deal, split his lottery ticket 50/50 if he wins. The waitress thinks, why not? In true romantic comedy fashion, the cop and his wife (played by Rosie Perez) win 4 million dollars and now the honest abe and his wife have to split their winnings with the waitress. The media takes a hold of the story, Cage and Fonda continue to get thrown together in unplanned circumstances, and their love story develops....if it were only that easy! But a cute light hearted film for you ladies looking for a romance injection.
Airheads
Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler in a movie together? And they are in a rock band? This movie is a satirical play on rock metal going out of fashion being taken over by pop and this band, The Lone Rangers, have something to say about it. So they devise a plan to hold a radio station hostage using fake guns armed with hot sauce until their song is played on the radio. While I don't think this topic would be as easy to make fun of in our modern era of unspeakable violent tragedies, for me it reminds me of a simpler time when we didn't take ourselves so seriously. It's as 90's as you get, from the hair, to the clothes, and I'll watch it anytime it's on.
The Crow
Starring Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee, this film is a cult classic. Definitely need to be in a "dark" mood for this one. There is also an added sense of creepy since this was Brandon's last film as he accidentally died making this movie. It's about a man resurrected from the dead, brought back to avenge the death of himself and his fiance, who were brutally murdered in a society that discards people at whim. The crow, in this film, is used as a telepathic connection between Lee's character Eric and seeking out those that did him wrong. I am always uneasy watching this movie because it is so far removed from my sense of reality, but I guess that's why we watch then, right? I also find my self in a little bit of deja vu as Brendan looks a lot like Heath Ledger in Batman, though one fights for good but the other fights for evil, maybe it's just the make up, decide for yourself...
PCU
College 90's style...I think this movie resonates with me because my brother graduated from High School in 1994 and was heading off to Penn State University. As a teenager myself, I wanted to live vicariously through this movie and imagine parties with George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic playing at his fraternity! This film is told through the eyes of a "pre-freshman" getting his first taste of the quintessential college experience. Full of drinking, drugs, and partying with maybe a little school on the side and ultimately deciding to pick this school. Starring a young Jeremy Piven and Jon Favreau enjoy this Lampoon-esque college comedy.
SFW
Another cult classic starring Stephen Dorff (Remember him and when he was actually considered a hunk!) and Reese Witherspoon (when she use to do artsy low budget movies) as Cliff and Wendy. They are the only survivors from a long hostage situation in a convenience store that was filmed for the whole world to see. Cliff and Wendy become instant celebrities but have trouble relating to life outside the tragedy and continue to gravitate towards each other. This movie is accompanied by a great 90's soundtrack featuring bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden. It also shows what life was like back then, on the West Coast, in California and has a twist ending. Enjoy this grungy drama-romance.
Do you have favorites from this year? I didn't even mention other movies like Muriel's Wedding (or how I became obsessed with ABBA after watching this movie), Camp Nowhere, White Fang...so take a trip back in time and enjoy this nineties stories from a video store.
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