European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                \ Page 4 a a a a Quot Trushar picture 1990�?Ts films drama a and drivel Chuck Inch Stafl writer n the future history of Hollywood 1990 May be known As the year that sequels like the dinosaurs finally began to die out. To be sure sequels were As plentiful As always but with the possible exception of die hard 2 die harder the Only sequel to hit the magic Mark of 11ix million at the Box office a Quot none could be considered a True blockbuster. In fad most were drivel along the lines of Young guns ii the two Jakes and Tex Asville which contributed to a total take that fell Well Short of i9s9�?Ts record $5 billion. So what were people going to Sec Well two modest Romance flicks pretty woman and ghost shocked the Industry for hanging around most of the year and copping the top two spots in the earnings sweepstakes. The Success of those two films in which the male leads arc a Rich Jerk and a dead wuss and the female leads arc a Gold hearted Hooker and an artist on a perpetual crying jag was enough to keep Industry analysts buzzing All Yean but there were plenty of other films to keep viewers occupied a so Many in fact that some Industry insiders blame the ticket sales slump on the sheer number of choices. So there a plenty of fodder for a fourth annual incredibly subjective list of the Best and worst movies of the year in no particular order. The Sharp eyed will note this list is subjective in defining the year too a the films listed All came to the stars and stripes readership area in 1990, even though a couple were released in late 19s9, first the big bombs. Special recognition goes to Sylvester Stallone who makes every annual worst movie list Complete for outdoing himself this year with two separate entries. 1. Wild Orchid my personal Choice As worst of the year so awful that i would be Given it a negative number if the lowest possible rating Wasny to Zero the always annoying Mickey Rourke stars As a humbly businessman Bent on playing Boring sexual mind games with lawyer Jacqueline by sect and her assistant Carre Otis. 2,1 come in peace the kind of Weirdo flick t hut can achieve cult status starring do pm Lund Gran the poor Many a Arnold Schwarzenegger As an Earth cop caught up in an inter galactic drug War the title seems to have been chosen Only so Yuul Gran can utter the immortal line. And you go in pieces a a. 3. Bird on a Wiro Mel Gibson bares his buns again and Goldie hawn turns her cutesy ditzy sch i i cd in t o Patchy m this bankrupt Tat e a f two goofs on the run from some equally goofy c rim finals. Hands Down Winner of the 1990 shameless Ripoff award. 4. Tango and Cash sly Stallone and Kurt Russell Star As rival cops who Are framed and sent la prison where they take showers together make drop the soap jokes and have a mine is bigger than yours Quot debates. Guaranteed to bring Back fond memories of seventh Grade phys de class. C to plus sunday december 30. 1990