'90s Box Office Bombs That Are Actually Worth Watching

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  • Memories are questioned, Arnold gets meta, and cannibals take over the American frontier. These movies were low key gems, but you'd never know it looking at their box office draw.
    #BoxOffice #Bombs #Disasters
    Johnny Mnemonic | 0:00
    The Dark Half | 1:18
    Dead Alive | 2:08
    Galaxy Quest | 3:09
    Cool World | 4:27
    The Rocketeer | 5:14
    Event Horizon | 6:07
    The Iron Giant | 7:06
    The Hudsucker Proxy | 8:33
    Last Action Hero | 9:32
    Tank Girl | 10:57
    Strange Days | 11:54
    Ravenous | 13:23
    Mystery Men | 14:20
    Dark City | 15:09
    Ed Wood | 16:30
    Voiceover By: Alex Mitts
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  • @Looper
    @Looper  Před 11 měsíci +68

    Whoops! We accidentally put Event Horizon twice, but that's because it's totally worth a rewatch. What other box office bombs are totally worth it?

    • @mackedimac
      @mackedimac Před 11 měsíci +6

      Idiocracy got the same treatment as Galaxy Quest did. (Both in my top 10)

    • @anthonymerchant2597
      @anthonymerchant2597 Před 11 měsíci +2

      I own it and several others on this list on DVD. Good list, but there's a few worth mentioning. The remake of Night of The Living Dead is fantastic and was a gem from 1990. The last Boyscout is an underated action and comedy staring Bruce Willis. Universal Solider was another underated action-packed film that really was pretty big when it came out. People Under The Stairs was Wes Cravens' work in the 90's that showed that he could make horror that was also based on social commentary like the LA riots, which were going on at the time. I like that you have Peter Jackson's early films like Dead Alive, but The Frighteners really showed Jackson's ability to adapt to great visual effects. There's many others I can think of that I personally own today because they were such good films that I know I will want to watch again. Lots of great movies actually came out in the 90s. Dark City was actually being filmed on the same lot as The Matrix, but you seem to forget about The 13th Floor, which does something similar. I don't think any of those ideas would have come about without Ghost In The Shell, one of my personally favorite anime films from the 90's of all time. Strange Days, which I used to own, doesn't take place in the near future it's in 1999 on new year's eve which was the future when the film came out.

    • @realitymegabites4816
      @realitymegabites4816 Před 11 měsíci +1

      I wish that Coolworld was on Blue ray.

    • @LucidDubQuest
      @LucidDubQuest Před 11 měsíci +3

      "Event Horizon" is AWFUL, the most disturbing trash I've ever seen.

    • @YouGoneMad
      @YouGoneMad Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@LucidDubQuest Then you sir have no taste! LOL. I'm messing, to each their own. What didn't you like about it just curious?

  • @DoloresLehmann
    @DoloresLehmann Před 11 měsíci +121

    My husband (then boyfriend) was diagnosed with cancer shortly after Galaxy Quest came out. We had already watched it in theatres three times because we loved it so much. I saw him off to the operating room with "Never give up, never surrender!" He didn't.

    • @therockprincess
      @therockprincess Před 11 měsíci +9

      This comment made my day ❤

    • @zimriel
      @zimriel Před 11 měsíci +3

      dude, how did this keyboard get all dusty all of a sudden

    • @ajohndoe17
      @ajohndoe17 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Well, damn. I wasn’t ready for this comment.

    • @ferd617
      @ferd617 Před 10 měsíci +2

      I'm not crying, you're crying!

    • @Emajanashun
      @Emajanashun Před 10 měsíci

      Iron giant is so goodddd

  • @BiggBad
    @BiggBad Před 11 měsíci +148

    The Last Action Hero, Galaxy Quest and Iron Giant are all amazing, and some of my all time favorite movies

    • @rizzlervontrappe1515
      @rizzlervontrappe1515 Před 11 měsíci +9

      Galaxy Quest is a classic!

    • @RichM3000
      @RichM3000 Před 11 měsíci +10

      I saw Last Action Hero when it came out, after the negative reviews were out too. I liked it and wondered what was wrong with the critics.

    • @AshlieJermaine
      @AshlieJermaine Před 11 měsíci +2

      I frickin LOVE The Iron Giant!!!!!!!! It's my go-to movie for staying home sick. Also it was my introduction to Vin Diesel.

    • @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460
      @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@RichM3000 Same here. I absolutely LOVED *Last Action Hero* and didn't understand the critical hate it got. The concept was actually brilliant, and beautifully directed. Critics are weirdos. (I also love *Mom and Dad Save the World* with Jon Lovitz!)

    • @isaacsmith6878
      @isaacsmith6878 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@@AshlieJermaine "You are who you choose to be"

  • @tpresto9862
    @tpresto9862 Před 11 měsíci +155

    The love for Galaxy Quest that turned it into a cult classic grew organically over the years. Even if the studio hyped it when it came out, it still might have taken a while to grow into what it is today. Oh -- and besides Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver, you can't forget Sam Rockwell and Tony Shalhoub rounding out the cast. Plus Enrico Colantano and smaller roles by Rainn Wilson, Missy Pyle, and Justin Long.

    • @caronstout354
      @caronstout354 Před 11 měsíci +16

      The best Star Trek parody AND the best Star Trek movie ever made...

    • @user-hf8ie8mf3n
      @user-hf8ie8mf3n Před 11 měsíci +2

      Well said. 👍

    • @s.henrlllpoklookout5069
      @s.henrlllpoklookout5069 Před 11 měsíci +6

      The narrator was right: the studio marketed the film all wrong. I was a freshman in high school when it came out & saw it in theaters expecting a straight up sci-fi adventure. Saw it again in my 20s & enjoyed it way more

    • @jm7804
      @jm7804 Před 11 měsíci +7

      Yes. Galaxy Quest is a wonderful movie from start to finish. I never grow tired of watching it.

    • @pinoyexcel
      @pinoyexcel Před 11 měsíci +3

      Saw this in theaters when it came out, I thought it was one of the funniest parodies out there.

  • @earlleeruhf3130
    @earlleeruhf3130 Před 11 měsíci +44

    No love for Darkman? That film was just so awesome. It was a tribute to Hammer horror icon's, Fantastic action scenes, some Mission Impossible tropes throw in and hilarious humor. Who could forget Neeson hanging from a chopper telling the cops," Stay away, He is Mine."

    • @GeneralGeorgeS.PattonJr.
      @GeneralGeorgeS.PattonJr. Před 10 měsíci +2

      I absolutely loved Darkman... Must've watched it a dozen times.
      - "See the Dancing FREAK!"

    • @earlleeruhf3130
      @earlleeruhf3130 Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@GeneralGeorgeS.PattonJr. The scene where he grabs the stuffed toy for his girl and yells "Take the F***ing Elephant!" I laughed half an hour over that!

    • @GeneralGeorgeS.PattonJr.
      @GeneralGeorgeS.PattonJr. Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@earlleeruhf3130
      Yes…
      Same here!
      I love the part when he impersonates Pauley & frames him for $ theft, then he’s sitting on the bench after Pauly gets thrown out the window, some woman freaks out & thinks she’s seeing double because Pauly's body lands right next to them.

  • @chewey3rd
    @chewey3rd Před 11 měsíci +162

    Dark City is a masterpiece of sci fi cinema. I'm so happy that I watched it at the theater back in 98'. I actually enjoy this movie much more than the Matrix.

    • @vubhuhjkbhubohjb
      @vubhuhjkbhubohjb Před 11 měsíci +11

      I'll meet you at the bar on Shell Beach, your round first

    • @kevingray8616
      @kevingray8616 Před 11 měsíci +6

      I saw it in the theater as well. Amazing. Strange Days though, we walked out of.

    • @miclowgunman1987
      @miclowgunman1987 Před 11 měsíci +9

      Dark City was much more cerebral than Matrix was. Matrix rand with the light idea of being stuck in a manipulated environment and used it as a springboard to make some truly amped up action sequences. Any deep questions into the logic behind anything fell flat, but it was fun and action packed. That is why it did so much better then Dark City, which ran more like a Hitchcock film or Gumshoe Noir with a scifi twist. It was more about the head game.

    • @zeropoint546
      @zeropoint546 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@kevingray8616 A theater near me had a double feature one night of Dark City and the Matrix. It was up in the Blue Mountains in a cool old school art deco theater. Such a good night. Strange days, I really wanted to like.... But failed.

    • @banest0
      @banest0 Před 11 měsíci +4

      There was also "Thirteenth floor" coming out in 1999 which I liked quite a bit.

  • @DanEdelen
    @DanEdelen Před 11 měsíci +43

    _Dark City_ was Roger Ebert’s top film of the year, and he even went so far as to provide the commentary tracks on the DVD. Yes, it’s a notoriously underrated science fiction film, but well worth the watch.

  • @Rite1010.
    @Rite1010. Před 11 měsíci +71

    I loved galaxy quest. Simultaneously Sci fi while poking fun at actors from Star Trek. The Iron Giant is just simply art. Great art.

    • @MrGabeanator
      @MrGabeanator Před 11 měsíci

      Galaxy quest was a bomb

    • @MountainFisher
      @MountainFisher Před 11 měsíci +1

      Galaxy Quest is actually listed as a Star Trek film and wasn't a bomb because it more than doubled what it cost and took off on DVD as well.

    • @ferd617
      @ferd617 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@MountainFisher "Galaxy Quest is actually listed as a Star Trek film" ...By whom? Certainly not Paramount. Star Trek fan conventions have embraced it, yes, but most have never been _exclusively_ Star Trek. The thing that most saves _Galaxy Quest_ from bomb status is that, unlike most movies in general, it actually made *more* on the second weekend of its release than the first weekend.

    • @MountainFisher
      @MountainFisher Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@ferd617 By fans.

    • @Rite1010.
      @Rite1010. Před 10 měsíci

      @@MrGabeanator so we're several other good films. Example: Dr. Strangelove, It's a Wonderful Life, Hocus Pocus, Fight Club, Blade Runner, The Shining, Clue. I can name more

  • @loganthomas3575
    @loganthomas3575 Před 11 měsíci +85

    Mars Attacks was another movie that got overshadowed by Independence Day back in 1996. Thankfully the movie Mars Attacks is greatly appreciated and knew not to make a tacky sequel that no one asked for.

    • @densetsu4286
      @densetsu4286 Před 11 měsíci +6

      I legit thought mars attacks was scary when i saw it in 96. I have no god damn clue why but yeah my perception to it was not a comedy but more of a horror film. Even though i guess it was supposed to be a comedy scifi horror. I was 10yr old when it came out so cut me some slack.

    • @andrewmurray1550
      @andrewmurray1550 Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@densetsu4286 and they convinced every big Hollywood name to have their 5 seconds on screen before being zapped to dust.

    • @patrickfitzgerald1354
      @patrickfitzgerald1354 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@densetsu4286lol and I thought I was the only one. I was the same age

    • @molliver69
      @molliver69 Před 11 měsíci +6

      Ack ack, ack ack , ack ack!!

    • @davefletch3063
      @davefletch3063 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Mars attacks was awesome

  • @a.mathis9454
    @a.mathis9454 Před 11 měsíci +14

    Event Horizon, Galaxy Quest, Johnny Mnemonic, & Dark City are classics! 👍👍

  • @raremage
    @raremage Před 11 měsíci +39

    I’ve always had a warm spot in my heart for Mystery Men. It’s one of the stupidest and at the same time most brilliant adventure films ever. How can you not love lines like “When you can balance a tack hammer on your head, you will head off your foes with a balanced attack.”

    • @ant270
      @ant270 Před 11 měsíci +3

      ..and why am I wearing the watermelon on my feet? .....I don't remember telling you to do that!

    • @ryurc3033
      @ryurc3033 Před 11 měsíci +4

      Stacked cast, hilarious concept....
      Still occasionally see the Herkemer Battle Jittney pop up here and there.
      And nobody laughs when I say" just junk it"

    • @andrewmalinowski6673
      @andrewmalinowski6673 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Amusing and ridiculous as it was there were great moments, especially the Batman-like character allowing his foe to "escape" just to fight him later. It's likely the best parodies of superhero film I've ever seen

    • @POPNDOUGH
      @POPNDOUGH Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@ryurc3033 You just made me laugh. You are number one, all others are number 2 or lower.

    • @primeholyassasin20
      @primeholyassasin20 Před 11 měsíci +3

      I kind of see Mystery Men as a predecessor to superhero films like Suicide squad and Guardians of the galaxy that take on the roles of quirky b teams in larger universes.

  • @tobythomas3413
    @tobythomas3413 Před 11 měsíci +32

    I loved Galaxy Quest, Cool World, and The Rocketeer growing up! I think Cool World was my introduction to Brad Pitt.

  • @THOMMGB
    @THOMMGB Před 11 měsíci +12

    I actually saw Galaxy Quest in the theater and thought it was wonderful and lots of fun. Not knowing a lot about marketing, I was quite surprised to see that it didn't last long in the theaters.

  • @matthewm2634
    @matthewm2634 Před 11 měsíci +15

    Honestly rocketeer always seemed like a fever dream to me. I saw it when I was like 4 and never heard anything about it again. Wasn’t even sure it was real for awhile 😂, but I remember thinking it was super cool!

  • @OLICIT
    @OLICIT Před 11 měsíci +21

    Ed Wood is genius and shows what Tim Burton could do before he became addicted to CGI and trying to appeal to children, it’s also one of Johnny Depps best roles

  • @johnvannewhouse
    @johnvannewhouse Před 11 měsíci +15

    I have never understood why 1) The Rocketeer wasn't HUGE when it came out and 2) why more people don't know it today? I don't know what else you could want - a PERFECT adaptation of an amazing comic, pitch perfect casting of a slew of phenomenal actors who give some of the best performances of their careers (Timothy Dalton, I'm looking at you!), and a production quality that would make Cecil Demille slap his mother. What the hell am I missing?!?!?

    • @fuzzywzhe
      @fuzzywzhe Před 11 měsíci +1

      The Rocketeer fictionalized history, in this case WWII. That rarely works. Captain America wouldn't work if it was set in 1943. Science fiction + history is generally a bad combination.
      That was a genre in the 1960's, for example 10,000 Leagues under the Sea. Rocketeer was 30 years away from that.
      Haven't you noticed we have decades of the same genre? Science fiction 1970s, 1980s was the action hero, 1990's kind of mixed it up, we've been in the super hero genre forever now.

    • @johnvannewhouse
      @johnvannewhouse Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@fuzzywzhe Well, Inglorious Basterds fictionalized history a GOOD BIT and that worked....and was pretty popular...

    • @folgerboy
      @folgerboy Před 10 měsíci

      It’s an undeniably perfect film that unfortunately had the Terminator 2 teaser stitched on the front at my local cinema - hard to sit back and enjoy such a visual treat as The Rocketeer with a brainworm like a Terminator factory stuck in your head. :(

    • @mwojcik2
      @mwojcik2 Před 5 měsíci

      My favorite superhero movie, certainly. And it is reasonably faithful to the source material, which isn't a hard-and-fast requirement, but helps.

    • @iamchillydogg
      @iamchillydogg Před 5 měsíci

      Plus Jennifer Connelly at peak hotness! 😋

  • @SAEAdub
    @SAEAdub Před 11 měsíci +9

    Johnny mnemonic is one of my favorites.
    Reminds of a live action anime sci-fi.
    Definitely worth the watch.

  • @OLICIT
    @OLICIT Před 11 měsíci +16

    Hudsucker Proxy is a masterpiece, it’s cray that more people don’t know it. Paul Newman plays a fantastic Antagonist and Tim Robbins for once plays a goofy protagonist who is basically along for the ride

  • @antimatta8714
    @antimatta8714 Před 11 měsíci +86

    The last action hero is criminally underrated, it's nostalgic gem to me as a kid during the 90s.

    • @andrewmurray1550
      @andrewmurray1550 Před 11 měsíci +3

      yeah I like this too. the big laugh for me, within the movie within the movie is the joke about Stallone as "Terminator".

    • @hunterprice3320
      @hunterprice3320 Před 11 měsíci +2

      I didn't see the movie until sometime in the last year or so but I think it was really ahead of it's time

    • @chuckclark3214
      @chuckclark3214 Před 11 měsíci +2

      It is ABSOLUTELY underrated!

    • @Rockets777
      @Rockets777 Před 11 měsíci +2

      That and Jingle all the Way, 2 underrated Arnie movies both classics.

  • @dennisharz689
    @dennisharz689 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Strange Days is just a gem. I watched it in the 90ies and loved it so much.

  • @tobarstep
    @tobarstep Před 11 měsíci +11

    I never understood the hate for Strange Days. It's been on my top 10 list since it came out. You're right about hard to find though. It took me years to finally track down a DVD copy of it.

  • @PeBoVision
    @PeBoVision Před 11 měsíci +16

    So many of my favourite movies in one compilation! Wow! May I suggest that Jacob's Ladder be added to your list ? They are notable omissions.
    I was very impressed that you included Dark City, The Huducker Proxy (you know, for kids!), Mystery Men and Tank Girl. Those are rarely included in similar lists. Each reinforcing cinema as an artform with their own unique vision.

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh71 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Dark City is such a masterpiece. Saw it in the theater, and it's remained a Top 10 movie for me ever since. (I love dystopian sci-fi). Blade Runner and Children of Men are my favorite flicks.

  • @helgageraldine513
    @helgageraldine513 Před 11 měsíci +15

    I only recently seen Galaxy Quest and I never thought Alan Rickman could be so funny because he's always serious in his other movies. Also the aliens are so adorable. Love this movie!

    • @DoloresLehmann
      @DoloresLehmann Před 11 měsíci +2

      He's also serious in this movie. It's just the circumstances that make it funny.

    • @Tonyhouse1168
      @Tonyhouse1168 Před 11 měsíci +1

      He’s hilarious in Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

    • @zimriel
      @zimriel Před 11 měsíci

      @@DoloresLehmann "Oh, it's always about YOU, isn't it??"

    • @DoloresLehmann
      @DoloresLehmann Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@zimriel "I see you managed to get your shirt off."

    • @THOMMGB
      @THOMMGB Před 11 měsíci

      Well, not all the aliens were adorable. Those cute-for-a-short-while little aliens on the planet ate their hurt coworker.

  • @Diggy22
    @Diggy22 Před 11 měsíci +4

    I'm glad that Galaxy Quest ended up getting a lot of love by word of mouth. I bought it on VHS back in 2000, and sure enough, half of my friends know what I'm referring to when I say, "By Grebthar's Hammer". R.I.P. Alan Rickman.

  • @TorQueMoD
    @TorQueMoD Před 11 měsíci +9

    I love Galaxy Quest, The Iron Giant and Hudsucker Proxy! Such great movies, it's crazy to think they all underperformed.

  • @phizix5023
    @phizix5023 Před 11 měsíci +11

    So many great throwbacks in here. Saw Johnny Mnemonic, Rocketeer, Last Action Hero, and Tank Girl all in the theater when they came out. All highly underrated. Galaxy Quest is, of course, a classic. Dark City looks really familiar and intriguing. I need to check that out.

    • @ivomirrikerpro3805
      @ivomirrikerpro3805 Před 11 měsíci +1

      For me it is less Matrix and more Metropolis with Blade Runner characters. Rufus Sewell is easy to watch and the lighting with set pieces is fantastic make for timeless cinematography.

    • @Powermad-bu4em
      @Powermad-bu4em Před 11 měsíci +1

      Jennifer Connelly is devastatingly beautiful in it.

    • @luisderivas6005
      @luisderivas6005 Před 11 měsíci

      @@Powermad-bu4em Equally so in the Rocketeer!

  • @Orfeus3000
    @Orfeus3000 Před 11 měsíci +5

    Strange Days is a fantastic film I’ve watched and rewatched many times over the years

  • @radinsyah1574
    @radinsyah1574 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Galaxy Quest is a masterpiece actually. If you get the parody. Very well layered and made.

  • @Marneus28
    @Marneus28 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Saw every single one of these in the theatres and loved them all. Especially Event Horizon, Galaxy Quest and The Iron Giant those three movies were freakin epic. 😁👍

  • @richp2545
    @richp2545 Před 11 měsíci +6

    This list is now my 'to watch list' for the next few weeks. Thanks

  • @AcidicHotwire
    @AcidicHotwire Před 11 měsíci +2

    I’ve seen all but two of these, mostly during their theatrical runs, and most I actually own on DVD. Galaxy Quest, Event Horizon, and Iron Giant are among my favorites!

  • @numinous123
    @numinous123 Před 11 měsíci +4

    I was one of those few people who saw Dark City and Edd Wood in the theaters and loved it. Those were damn good movies.

  • @richardkempton1894
    @richardkempton1894 Před 11 měsíci +5

    What you failed to mention about Galaxy Quest was that the studio couldn't reach a deal with Regal Cinemas (who at the time was the largest exhibitor in the US), so Regal Cinemas refused to show the movie at its locations. They eventually came to terms and began showing the movie thus helping it recoup its money.

  • @heatherpeterson3636
    @heatherpeterson3636 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Never give up, never surrender! Galaxy Quest is still one of my top favorite movies.

  • @drgirlfriend211
    @drgirlfriend211 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Johnny Mnemonic and Tank Girl are two of my all-time favorite movies… I was Obsessed when I was a kid

  • @ABC-sc2ip
    @ABC-sc2ip Před 11 měsíci +6

    Johnny Mnemonic suffered at the box office because it went up against Die Hard with a Vengeance (released a week before), Braveheart (same week), Casper (same week), and Bridges of Madison County (week after).

  • @gryfinryder
    @gryfinryder Před 11 měsíci +3

    Best ones on this list.. Ravenous and Dark City. As for Last Action Hero.. I was one of the few to see it in the theaters and it was meant for a theater. Every rewatch has been underwhelming, but first time in the theater was amazing.

    • @zimriel
      @zimriel Před 11 měsíci

      I am probably one of those International viewers of Last Action Hero because I saw it in Israel, July 1993.

  • @arturwittensoeltner8729
    @arturwittensoeltner8729 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Funny how so many of the so-called Box office bombs mostly turned out to be my favorite movies not only of that particular year they came out but stayed my favorites all throughout my life. Talking about a good 80 to 90%. And seeing clips of them every so often, it urges me desperately to watch them anew and then again. So I've already seen very many of these films innumerable times.

  • @56postoffice
    @56postoffice Před 11 měsíci +2

    *"Virtuosity"* from 1995 with Denzel Washington and a soon-to- breakout Russell Crowe, that's a entertaining piece of hokum, plus *"Dark City."* And *"The Iron Giant,"* which featured voice work for the Giant from Vin Diesel.

  • @kerrinbrittain4393
    @kerrinbrittain4393 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Many of these were favs of my brothers & I growing up. Event Horizon, Dark City, Galaxy Quest, Brain Dead (I'm Australian) & Tank Girl still do the rounds in our places.

    • @zimriel
      @zimriel Před 11 měsíci

      Event Horizon's cast was half British, no? At least.

  • @caseymacmacl7463
    @caseymacmacl7463 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Galaxy Quest is one of my favourite movies. Tank Girl, Mystery Men, and Ed Wood are pretty awesome too! Highly recommend!

  • @jerrysstories711
    @jerrysstories711 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Wow, this was a GREAT list. I've already seen 9 of these, and I LOVED EVERY ONE! That really makes want to take your recommendation to see the rest of them! Thanks so much for this. I'm going to add the others to my queue.

  • @phxsunsfaninsd
    @phxsunsfaninsd Před 5 měsíci +1

    Was really glad to see that Strange Days was on this list. I immediately thought of it when I saw the video title. It's an absolute Sci-fi masterpiece IMHO and I never understood why it wasn't appreciated more.

  • @Windthin
    @Windthin Před 11 měsíci +3

    Dark City is a gloriously wonderful movie. Mystery Men heralded the modern superhero ensemble movie. Hudsucker Proxy is a gem too few know. I'd say that Galaxy Quest, Rocketeer, and Mystery Men are cult classics. I loved Last Action Hero and Tank Girl also.

  • @Stablemable2
    @Stablemable2 Před 11 měsíci +6

    I think Hellboy 2019 is worth a re watch.
    But yeah Dark City, The Rocketeer and Galaxy Quest were movies I saw in the theater as a teen and they were underrated fun flicks.

    • @bjones8470
      @bjones8470 Před 11 měsíci

      I really enjoyed Hellboy 2019. I think it’s just shot beautifully

  • @brorjordas1979
    @brorjordas1979 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Absolutely love Last Actuon Hero and Galaxy Quest. Damn good movies!
    And I also did like Mystery Men..

  • @Evil_Genius_888
    @Evil_Genius_888 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Great list!! I've seen every one of these except Ravenous (it's on my list) and I'm a fan of every one of them. In fact I just got Event Horizon on 4K BluRay in the mail today and have a few of the others on the list already in my collection.

  • @james_9190
    @james_9190 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Galaxy Quest and Mystery Men are two of my favourite films

  • @BizzyJ1987
    @BizzyJ1987 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Last Action Hero has been a part of my childhood. I am glad to be a 90s kid.

  • @HughsReviews
    @HughsReviews Před 11 měsíci +1

    The Rocketeer has been one of my favorite movies since it came out when I was a little kid

  • @finneogan
    @finneogan Před 11 měsíci

    This is a wonderful list -several of these are among my favourite movies (Dark City, Ed Wood, Strange Days, Galaxy Quest, Event Horizon), while I haven't even heard of some (Cool World, The Iron Giant, Ravenous) and would have kept overlooking others (The Rocketeer, Hudsucker Proxy, Mystery Men). Among other things, this list shows that the 90s were the last best decade for movies, and the best for sci-fi bar none.

  • @srbarkerchan
    @srbarkerchan Před 11 měsíci +4

    The Iron Giant is one of my favorite movies.

  • @cane6074
    @cane6074 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Last Action Hero is awesome, it deconstructs but also celebrates the action genre same time! Made back when hollywood had balls and was willing to take risks and try new things!

  • @suma5939
    @suma5939 Před 11 měsíci +1

    five of those i haven't watched. thanks for the recommendations!
    imo, ed wood is burton's finest work to date! and all the sci fi here is great!

  •  Před 11 měsíci +2

    This list is full of great movies. I've seeing and loved almost all of them.

  • @rianmacdonald9454
    @rianmacdonald9454 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Event Horizon was a damn good film. Didn't quite understand it when I was younger, was more for Sci-fi action, so the lack of ''action scenes' made me think the film was boring, but watching now, I can apricate the master piece of horror it is(although not a horror fan) it is a damn good film.

    • @buddah1221
      @buddah1221 Před 11 měsíci

      that's the only movie I've ever seen that actually scared me I literally can't sleep after watching that

    • @jm7804
      @jm7804 Před 11 měsíci +2

      It has some truly disturbing moments. When listening to the audio of what happened to the original crew...That's the stuff of nightmares.

    • @zimriel
      @zimriel Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@jm7804 "We're leaving."

  • @MatthewHarrold
    @MatthewHarrold Před 11 měsíci +3

    Dead Alive was called Brain Dead in Australia/New Zealand. Galaxy Quest is brilliant.

    • @hudldevice1092
      @hudldevice1092 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Both are excellent films. Also called Brain Dead in the UK.

  • @NordicDan
    @NordicDan Před 11 měsíci +1

    Just watched Dark City again a couple weeks ago and had forgotten how much I enjoyed it.
    Iron Giant, Rocketeer and Event Horizon are legit classics.

  • @Marvin-ut4xs
    @Marvin-ut4xs Před 4 měsíci

    Galaxy Quest is still one of my favorites. Born in 74, I came up watching reruns of lost in space/land of the giants etc , so GQ was right up my alley

  • @Jabberwok28
    @Jabberwok28 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Almost all of these films I saw either in the theater or on video not long after their release on home video. I would say that The Frighteners was Jackson’s better 90’s offering and also very under-appreciated. Cool World had one of the best soundtracks of all-time, along with Judgement Night, another gem.
    Many of these sci-fi films were much more cerebral, though they had action, it was not the focus of these films, it was more incidental.
    The Last Action Hero was ahead of its time and tom noonan did such a good job of parodying hid villain persona, like in Manhunter or Robocop 2.
    Also, Jennifer Connolly was, in my opinion, absolutely at her height of beauty during this time especially in The Rocketeer.

  • @dicksonfranssen
    @dicksonfranssen Před 11 měsíci +4

    Ed Wood, Galaxy Quest and Mystery Men are fun, smart and easy to watch. Event Horizon is like a colonoscopy, someone thinks it's needed but the anesthesiologist called in sick and they went ahead anyway.

  • @jcwdesigns82
    @jcwdesigns82 Před 11 měsíci

    Dude...so many of my straight up all time favorites on this list. Especially Hudsucker Proxy, Last Action Hero, and Cool World.

  • @gidgitvonlarue9972
    @gidgitvonlarue9972 Před 3 měsíci

    I love love LOVE Tank Girl - some great mentions here! Well done!

  • @jessicapreston9594
    @jessicapreston9594 Před 11 měsíci

    All of these are my faves!! I love that every last movie on this list is one that I’ve been obsessed with

  • @Brian-sf6ew
    @Brian-sf6ew Před 11 měsíci

    *So glad you added Event Horizon and Galaxy Guest on this list. And Ravenous was...lol...Fun.*

  • @jt4jt4
    @jt4jt4 Před 10 měsíci

    Galaxy Quest is fantastic. I do remember that it had hardly any lead-up promotion to it, and I don't think I saw it at the theaters because of that. But once we saw it on video, we realized what a terrific "heart" it had to it, and for a number of years we watched our DVD copy at least annually. It hasn't gotten old yet!

  • @bronwynpettiquin7197
    @bronwynpettiquin7197 Před 11 měsíci

    Galaxy Quest, Iron Giant and Quest for Camelot, The Last Action hero are still family fav. on those cold winter weekends.

  • @ETHRON1
    @ETHRON1 Před 5 měsíci

    Your take on Iron Giant is spot on...as an adult I found it to be one of the best kids/adult animation movies of all time...

  • @InternetGravedigger
    @InternetGravedigger Před 11 měsíci +2

    I actually saw Johnny Mnemonic in theater...
    Galaxy Quest was a fun Star Trek parody, and is likely the reason The Orville exists.
    The Rocketeer... who wouldn't want the ability to fly like that?
    Event Horizon was definitely a psychological sci-fi horror, though the "otherworldly horror" was not on the ship, it basically WAS the ship.
    Last Action Hero was definitely an odd one, as was Tank Girl (as far as I remember, not sure I actually watched the whole movie).

    • @Zett76
      @Zett76 Před 11 měsíci

      Ad Rocketeer: there was a popular 80s videogame (c64, Amiga) named Rocket Ranger - pretty much the same thing. :)

  • @richardadams4928
    @richardadams4928 Před 11 měsíci

    There are some real hidden gems here, but my biggest grin was reserved for seeing Ed Wood here. YES! BRILLIANT! One of my all-time favorites. ABSOLUTELY worth seeing for Martin Landau's Oscar winning perform alone. "Karloff?! Side-keeck?!?!" Still cracks me up.

  • @leftsidelalo
    @leftsidelalo Před 11 měsíci +1

    Light replay of iron giant on cartoon network is a understatement, i remember they once had it on loop for 24 hours around Thanksgiving

  • @MrSeaborn1
    @MrSeaborn1 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I remember Galaxy Quest when it came out. I loved it.

  • @nicbarrax76
    @nicbarrax76 Před 11 měsíci

    I've seen almost all of the movies on this list and have only love for them! Have to watch the few I've missed. Thank you for this awesome list!

  • @peterkerr4019
    @peterkerr4019 Před 11 měsíci +1

    here's so many movies I loved on this list; Cool World, Last action hero, Tank girl, Mystery men & Dark City were all fantastic in their day & i would happily watch them all again today. Galaxy Quest, I could watch every day. Sigourney Weaver, when her lips said "F" but they dubbed it over to "Screw that" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @realQuestion
    @realQuestion Před 10 měsíci +1

    I thought very little of Dark City, but admired the huge ambition of Strange Days. Saw Rocketeer in the theater; the crowd loved it. Always meant to see Johnny Mnemonic; this video will prod me to finally do so :)

  • @williamedwards4151
    @williamedwards4151 Před 11 měsíci

    Hell yeah, Galaxy Quest was SO good. It still makes me chuckle and I've seen it dozens of times. Great pick for this list, it never blew up like I wish it had. A sequel would have been very cool.

  • @ferd617
    @ferd617 Před 11 měsíci

    The best way to (re-)watch _Galaxy Quest_ is via one of the home-media releases which (all the way back to the first DVD release) featured an alternate audio track dubbed into Thermian. The entire movie. Every line of dialogue. "Mmmmeemmeeemeemmeeem meemeememe meeemeeeemeeem!" It's HILARIOUS.

  • @thecorporatelawgroup7093
    @thecorporatelawgroup7093 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Galaxy Quest is one of those rare movies where I laughed so hard I couldn’t breathe. The scene where they are trying to bring the ship out of the dock. It goes on forever.

    • @anon_y_mousse
      @anon_y_mousse Před 11 měsíci +1

      The scene where they land on the planet and just open the door without thinking was one of my favorites. "Is there air out there? You don't know!"

    • @DoctorX101
      @DoctorX101 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@anon_y_mousse "I thought I was the crewman left on the ship that dies! Now I think I'm the crewman on the planet who dies! MOMMY!"

  • @wcsxwcsx
    @wcsxwcsx Před 11 měsíci

    I didn't see many of these, but I liked what I saw. _The Last Action Hero_ was a fun little romp. A guilty pleasure always worth rewatching. _Tank Girl_ was fantastic, because Lori Petty was incredible in it. _The Hudsucker Proxy_ was a movie that people trained to like Hollywood blockbusters would never know how to appreciate, but it's a gem.

  • @CorvusHyperion
    @CorvusHyperion Před 11 měsíci +1

    Galaxy Quest is a classic. Dark City one of my all time favs.

  • @stumblestorms7881
    @stumblestorms7881 Před 11 měsíci

    What a well compromised and analyzed list of some of my favorites!

  • @GregJoshuaW
    @GregJoshuaW Před 5 měsíci

    GalaxyQuest was genius. Everyone played their parts perfectly and it was hilarious. I mean, what's his face gets high all the time, gets munchies - seen in this clip - and just happy trips the whole movie. Oh man, I miss this era...

  • @bardlover6
    @bardlover6 Před 10 měsíci

    I remember my parents actually taking my brother and I to the dollar theater to see Galaxy Quest. My dad always was cheap and wanted to wait for Blockbuster release, but his Trekkie friends told him as a Trekkie he had to see it. I wasn’t enthused to go, but loved every minute. One of my fave feel good films

  • @mitvelkez
    @mitvelkez Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks for this list there's a couple I haven't see but galaxy quest and Ed Wood are 2 of my favourite movies.

  • @Looper
    @Looper  Před 11 měsíci +1

    Which movies on this list would you personally recommend?

    • @jonkd84
      @jonkd84 Před 11 měsíci +1

      The Last Action Hero, Galaxy Quest, Hudsucker Proxy, Johnny Mnemonic, The Rocketeer, Mystery Men all some of my favorites, but of the The last action hero, 30 years later and I still say "the famous comedian Arnold Braunschweiger"

    • @DarkSyster
      @DarkSyster Před 11 měsíci

      Galaxy Quest is a must-see. I laughed so hard! The Rocketeer, The Iron Giant, Last Action Hero, Mystery Men were enjoyable, a rent on video tape or DVD for Friday night. Johnny Mnemonic was so-so. Tank Girl was "I could have spent that time better". After Cool World, I felt incredibly disappointed, with a bad after-taste.

    • @caronstout354
      @caronstout354 Před 11 měsíci

      Dreamscape,
      Buckaroo Banzai

    • @rayhoyer4829
      @rayhoyer4829 Před 11 měsíci

      I think I've seen all of the films on this list 😅

    • @MK-fl7hb
      @MK-fl7hb Před 11 měsíci +1

      I always think Strange Days is a great sci-fi movie and finally deserve it's praise. Another good one is the 13th Floor, similar plot to the inception. Thank you

  • @michaelsmith6313
    @michaelsmith6313 Před 11 měsíci

    Great list. A lot of terrific movies on here. LOVE Strange Days.

  • @jhutsebaut
    @jhutsebaut Před 5 měsíci

    I LOVED The Rocketeer!!!
    The Dark Half was also very good, as was Galaxy Quest!
    Great list.

  • @ArcanePath360
    @ArcanePath360 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I saw Galaxy Quest in the cinema, and I would do so again. It's so underrated.

  • @IvIidnight
    @IvIidnight Před 11 měsíci +1

    Last Action Hero is one of my favorite Arnold Movies!

  • @PanzerMan332
    @PanzerMan332 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Last Action Hero is a great spoof of 80s - 90s over-the-top action movies while itself being a fun, over-the-top action movie. Although a valid critique is that the movie couldn't decide what type of parody it wanted to be, it's still great dumb fun if you like Arnold movies and haven't seen it.

  • @camerongordon5914
    @camerongordon5914 Před 11 měsíci +1

    The Rocketeer is a national treasure. And Cool World is fantastic!

  • @UnicronHound
    @UnicronHound Před 11 měsíci

    i loved a lot of these movies when I was younger, still remember watching Event Horizon in theaters. I also still have my Iron Giant toy from the VHS.

  • @Tser
    @Tser Před 5 měsíci

    Some of these are my favorite films that I watched over and over when they were released. Tank Girl, Galaxy Quest, and Iron Giant were all movies so popular among my friends and I. And I also enjoyed many of the others on this list, like Johnny Mnemonic, Ravenous, and Event Horizon, quite a bit back in the day. I just was reading about the real events that inspired Ravenous the other day as well. Maybe it's time for a rewatch of all of these.

  • @kimhohlmayer7018
    @kimhohlmayer7018 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Last Action Hero is my favorite Arnold movie. It amazingly good and touchingly sweet.

  • @movieRFP
    @movieRFP Před 11 měsíci

    Excellent list!

  • @LittleRedTeaCake
    @LittleRedTeaCake Před 11 měsíci

    Galaxy Quest, Last Action Hero and Tank Girl are my childhood. We had Tank Girl on VHS we recorded.

  • @simonmacomber7466
    @simonmacomber7466 Před 10 měsíci

    I watched so many of these films in the theater and loved them from the moment I saw them. I've tried to share them with others, but other people have never really liked them as much as I do.

  • @GodzillasaurusJr
    @GodzillasaurusJr Před 11 měsíci

    I've seen almost all of these, and I can do nothing but nod in agreement. Good stuff! I have never heard the movie Braindead called "Dead Alive" before!

  • @Vercalos
    @Vercalos Před 10 měsíci

    I've seen *Galaxy Quest, The Rocketeer, The Iron Giant, Last Action Hero, Mystery Men,* and *Dark City,* and all of them are films I loved when I watched them(of those, i think I've watched *Mystery Men* the most). Another one that was perhaps a little too prescient was the Stallone vs Snipes flick, *Demolition Man.*