The 6 Best 90’s Action Movies

When we talk about the golden decade of action movies, most people assume that we’re talking about the 80’s. And while that may be true to some extent, the decade that followed after it was probably better. No, it wasn’t as original as the 80’s, but it built upon the concepts that were created in that decade and perfected them. So while there were less shocking action movies in the 90’s, they were a lot better.

Let’s take a look at some of the best ones.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Look, I’ve already said this: the 90’s did very little things that were new, but they just did everything better. There’s not a person alive that’ll claim that Terminator 2 isn’t one of the best action movies ever made, and that’s because it simply is. Heck, the sixth Terminator movie is coming out later this year and it’s the fourth time they’ll be trying to make a proper sequel to this work of art.

The Matrix

While the story in The Matrix wasn’t really all that appealing to wider audiences, this movie managed to make a mark because of its camera techniques. We’d never seen slow motion and “bullet time” used so intelligently before this film, and we frankly haven’t seen it since. And let’s not forget: it starred the breathtaking Keanu Reeves.

Speed

Another Keanu movie (honestly, the 90’s wasn’t all that original when it came to actors either), this probably had the most ridiculous plot of all action movies, counting the Steven Seagal ones. It’s fairly simple: you have to keep driving fast or the bus blows up. Yes, they built a movie around this. And yes, it was good.