This series looks back at the 1990s and its influence on the generation of people who came of age during the decade. Back in the day, my friends and I saw a lot of instant-classics at the cinema, often during college breaks., including Se7en (1995) , Showgirls (1995) , and Heat (1995). Jan de Bont's white-knuckle thrill-ride Speed (1994) was definitely one of our favorites. We walked out of the theater that night both dazed and energized. The shear breakneck pace of the film's sustained action was exhilarating—most of it is one long action set piece that only slows down occasionally for some beautifully timed character moments, especially those between stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves, who share an undeniable chemistry We're always looking for someone like us in the movies, someone who makes us feel a little better about ourselves. As a tall, lanky kid in an era of muscle-bound action heroes (including several of the popular guys at school), I ...
we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars