5 Delightfully Cringeworthy 90s Films We Can't Help But Love

Many of the plots of last century's movies now seem as absurd as they were prophetic, and the heroes of action movies and comedies seem ridiculous and pretentious.

Yet we continue to love and accept them as we remember them from our distant childhoods.

1. Spawn, 1997

An artifact of the pre-superhero movie era, Spawn is a great movie by any measure. Based on Todd McFarlane's comic book of the same name, Mark Dippe's action movie is a good adaptation, which means it keeps the main features of the original source and adds just the right amount of cinematic dynamism.

The only thing that makes the movie a little awkward is John Leguizamo's character, the Violator. The infernal clown becomes the curator of mercenary Al Simmons when he is betrayed and killed by his colleagues. After landing in Hell, Simmons makes a deal with the Violator and returns to Earth as Spawn, a warrior with supernatural powers whose goal is to serve evil endlessly.

2. Senseless, 1998

Darryl, who is experiencing financial difficulties, agrees to any job and it brings him to the lab as a test subject. The man is injected with a certain drug, which greatly enhances all senses. However, the serum has so many side effects that it would be enough for several clinics.

In fact, Darryl's senses are so heightened that he literally becomes omnipotent, which of course leads to a number of extremely vulgar and comical situations.

3. Demolition Man, 1993

In 2036, in Los Angeles, Simon Phoenix, a criminal who committed riots in the 90s, escapes from a cryochamber. To catch the maniac, John Spartan is unfreezed, a brutal cop who once put Phoenix behind bars, but also killed three dozen hostages, for which John was sentenced to cryofreezing.

The Los Angeles of the future now seems like an absurd joke – there is no crime in the world, all because people have given up eating meat, salt and coffee, and any "exchange of fluids," i.e. sex and kissing, is strictly forbidden.

4. Batman Forever, 1995

Joel Schumacher's duology about the hero in a batsuit is usually criticized. On the other hand, the director made a camp movie that was quite appropriate for the time, and even managed to get the main actors of the generation involved.

Batman Forever departs from the dark atmosphere of Tim Burton's films, which makes it closer to the very first Batman series. Because of this, Batman Forever looks incredibly funny, even if at times the feeling of shame outweighs the pleasure of the madness happening on screen.

5. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, 1992

Roger Spottiswoode, who directed such hits as Turner & Hooch, Air America and Tomorrow Never Dies, released the comedy action film Stop! Or My Mother Will Shoot, a true '90s movie.

It has all the hallmarks of the era: big jackets, tough cops, Sylvester Stallone in the lead role and a terribly obsessive, aggressively loving and overprotective mother named Tutti. The woman comes to visit her son, the incredibly successful and daring Joe, and immediately gets her son into trouble.