Top Ten, Live Action 90's Kids Movies

Long time, no post- sincere apologies to my readers! To get back into the swing of things, here is a favorite type of post here at Shemp Headquarters, THE MOVIE LIST.

Top Ten, Live Action 90's Kids Movies:

10. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 

(88% Rotten Tomatoes)

I would spend a day with Shadow, Chance & Sassy in a heartbeat. 

"My name is Chance. I know, it sounds odd, but most names do if you think about it long enough... maybe even yours. I was abandoned when I was very young. I lived on the streets scrounging for food sleeping wherever I could; that seemed like fun at first, but pretty soon, it landed me behind bars. But I don't like to talk about that; let's talk about after that... when I got my second chance... and my name. You see, this family came along, and I guess you can say they rescued me, because they adopted me and brought me to live at their house. But it was their home, not mine. Still, it was an improvement over that other place: lots of space, fresh air, plenty interesting things to explore, and all the underwear I could eat." -Chance

9. Casper (44% Rotten Tomatoes)

Christina Ricci owned the 90's and this is a great example. Casper is a well-acted, quirky film that also can be quite a tearjerker. Highlights include the gross uncle ghosts and the chair invention that gets you ready for the morning.

SMELLOGRAM!

8. Mousehunt (43% Rotten Tomatoes)

Slapstick and dry humor perfectly combine in this odd film.

"A world without string is chaos."

7. Hocus Pocus (30% Rotten Tomatoes)

Probably the best Halloween movie of the 90's and quite a cult classic among millennials. I love to hate the evil Sanderson sisters and always had a crush on Thackery Binx...

6. The Witches (100% Rotten Tomatoes)

Anything Roald Dahl is going to amazing and when you add Angelica Houston, it becomes exponentially so. 

"The wizardry of Jim Henson's Creature Shop and a superbly over-the-top performance by Angelica Huston gives The Witches a good deal of charm and enjoyment." -Variety

5. The Mask (77% Rotten Tomatoes)

Somebody stop me! So many Jim Carrey 90's flicks to choose from. I chose this one because it is probably the most kid-friendly/funny.

4. The Addams Family & Addams Family Values 

(60% & 78% Rotten Tomatoes)

Christina Ricci for the win! These movies are so hysterical. 

“Wait, we can not break bread with you. You have taken the land which is rightfully ours. Years from now my people will be forced to live in mobile homes on reservations. Your people will wear cardigans, and drink highballs. We will sell our bracelets by the road sides, and you will play golf, and eat hot hors d'ourves. My people will have pain and degradation. Your people will have stick shifts. The gods of my tribe have spoken. They said do not trust the pilgrims, especially Sarah Miller. And for all of these reasons I have decided to scalp you and burn your village to the ground.”

3. Clifford (9% Rotten Tomatoes)

This is a low rating, man. Wow. This movie is hysterical, maybe people just don't get it. 

2. Heavyweights (29% Rotten Tomatoes)

Another one that is way too low on the scale. This movie is a classic and shows Ben Stiller in one of the first of many roles he would play the insane, overbearing villain.  

1. Home Alone/ Home Alone 2 

(55% & 24% Rotten Tomatoes)

If you don't agree with this, you're a replicant. 

Christmas nostalgia, comedy, young Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci. Come on!

Five Ways Dawson's Creek Ruined Us

5.) Your boyfriend will not restore a boat for you, name it "True Love", and take you away for the summer on it.

4.) Your childhood and adolescence will never be woven into a successful television series.

3.) "Kiss The Rain" will not play as you kiss your high school crush. 

2.) No man will ever brush your hair at a ski getaway, followed by romantic first-time sex. 

1.) No man will ever buy you a wall.

Shemp's Top Ten Super Nintendo Games of All Time

10. Aladdin

This whimsical video game, filled with shiny gems to collect, passwords, and scary bosses was one of my absolute favorites. After the success of Aladdin, this video game allowed kids to really live out their Agrabah fantasies. 

9. Donkey Kong Country: Diddy Kong's Quest

This was the follow up to Donkey Kong Country, sans Donkey Kong. The introduction of Dixie Kong and her amazing helicopter ponytail made for a fun game with two cooperative characters with their own skills. Being able to switch between Dixie and Diddy made the game fun and added an extra strategic element. The graphics are absolutely fantastic, with bright lights and quirky lands. 

8. Street Fighter II

This is probably my favorite two person fighting game, although it was hard not to put Mortal Kombat on this list. Each fighter has his or her own special characteristcs and we know that we all had our favorites. I was either Zangief, Chun Li, or E. Honda. 

7. Yoshi's Island

Touch fuzzy, get dizzy! Man was this Mario game even more trippy than some of its predecessors. As a kid I loved it because it is just so adorable. Yoshi carrying around a baby Mario, shooting eggs and collecting flowers? What could be cuter?

6. Earthworm Jim

This game was nasty and I loved it. I miss whipping Jim's head at enemies or shooting them with the blaster. 

5. Super Mario World

What a world... so much to explore; hidden lands, bosses, secret passageways, colored blocks, two brothers eating mushrooms and going up and down pipes! This game took what had already been introduced in previous Mario's and added color and pizzazz. 

Each boss is a challenge and fun to beat, leading up to Bowser and his strange world with AMAZING thematic music. And the ghost houses that pop up always get to me! 

4. Super Castlevania IV

Dracula, here we come! Despite the simplicity of the controller, i.e. walk, jump, whip, this game was very difficult! The slightest mistake would result in plummeting down and having to start ALL OVER AGAIN.

But I found myself addicted to the simplicity, the macabre visuals, and the music. This is a great game. 

3. Donkey Kong Country

This game, like the one above, took a previous game and just set it on fire. This one has so many amazing bonus levels and creative bosses. The music, like all of these games really, is so fun to listen to as you go through.

Although it does not have some of the options that Diddy Kong's Quest does, like putting the other character on your shoulders and throwing him or her, you can still switch off and get the benefits of both Diddy and Donkey as they try to search for his lost banana hoard. The bonus rounds collecting golden miniatures of the different animals you can play is a huge plus!

2. Super Metroid

This game is an addiction of mine. I have played this game many, many times. Each time I try to shave a few minutes off and collect every possible energy tank. This is a solo-player game, where the main character basically kills all of the aliens while acquiring different tools and gadgets in a very deliberate order.

Why is this game so good?

The music and graphics are great for this time. It is difficult at times... but not so difficult that you wonder if there are glitches in the game or throw your controller at the television. Samus is cool too and maybe every once in a while I die just on purpose to get a view at what is under that suit.

1. Chrono Trigger

I think that this video game would make an incredible film interpretation. Crono is set off on a journey to save the world by going through time. As the story unfolds you discover that perhaps there is an entity making these events happen and perhaps it is not so random. As you go through time you are still in the same world, seeing how the decisions of the future and the past affect Guardia and the surrounding lands. Hell, you get to see the advent of magic in my favorite level --> Zeal.

There is strategy, compelling stories, great bosses, and the opportunity to play it over and over again, continuing with what you had gathered the previous game (New Game Plus). 

Each character in your team has their own magical set of skills or physical skills and three team members go off each time. 

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