1994 in review

Quiz Show
Pulp Fiction
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Forrest Gump
Shawshank Redemption

Quite possibly the best set of movies in the 90's. 'Quiz Show', though good, is probably the least of these movies. Good, but standard. 'Four Weddings' is superior comedy, one of the best of the decade.
But the gold standard movies here are the other three. 'Gump' won Best Picture. 'Redemption' is very well remembered. And the film study favorite would be 'Pulp Fiction'. After watching them all in the same month, what do I think?
'Gump' and 'Pulp Fiction' both were great from a technical standpoint. The special effects in 'Gump' weren't flashy but they were groundbreaking. The groundbreaking element in 'Pulp Fiction' was the dialouge. But...the story in 'Redemption' is what sets it apart. I'd award it Best Picture today if I could.
Two great soundtracks from these movies. 'Pulp Fiction' is undoubtably hipper and more cutting edge. It manages to make (mostly) 70's music sound good which is no mean feat. 'Forrest Gump' is more of the boomer soundtrack. Perfect match of music to era (also no mean feat). The song that sticks in my mind is 'Running on Empty' while Forrest is running.

Probably the best set of movies in the decade.