Paramount Pictures The 1990s were a prime time for sci-fi flicks to experiment, mix with other genres, and get charmingly silly and cheesy. It was the era from which we got some of the most iconic films in the genre — like "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," " Starship Troopers ," or "The Matrix" — but also the decade that birthed a ton of B films that were more concerned with being goofy, fast-paced, and amusing than plausible and scientific. I mean, if you were growing up in the '90s, you can't escape the sweet (if corny) nostalgia of such flicks as "Demolition Man," "Armageddon," or "Total Recall" (which had  a prop that even fooled Paul Verhoeven ) that often used their scientific and futuristic setup as a gimmick to generate full-blown action and easy laughs.  Then again, on the other end of the scale, the decade also delivered some of the most profound and thought-provoking sci-fis like Andrew Niccol's wonder of a movie, "Gattaca," and Terry Gilliam's definitive dystopia, "12 Monkeys." However, in…