I wouldn't cry if Natural Born Killers got dropped, unless it was for a weak film. I actually think it has a place on the Honorable Mentions, which IMO don't need to be straight horror. Here are my comments on the film the first time we discussed the 90s.
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I think it's a perfect representation of how the 90s was not a horror decade -- the genre's theatrics and "simplicity" -- were completely out of fashion, just like new wave and hair metal were replaced by alternative rock. Horror was either satired (Scream) or embedded in other genres, like crime mysteries (Se7en, Silence of the Lambs), drama (Sixth Sense) and comedy (Army of Darkness, the Frighteners). Natural Born Killers is a lot of things, most notably a social commentary, while also being an effective horror movie, especially the scene with the Indian hallucination ritual.
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If it did get dropped, I'd much rather see it get replaced by something unique, like Ravenous or Pin, but those films haven't been discussed. Of the ones that have, I think Funny Games is the most memorable. I don't dislike Tremors. I'd vote for that over a couple others that have been mentioned.