re: Were the 90's the worst years for pop culture?

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Yeah, the 80s had some real "slouches".

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They're not bad movies by any means, but a prerequisite behind these films is that you grew up in the 80s and get what they're talking about. Star Wars people will role their eyes on there not really being an information management system. Even Indiana Jones was a homage to cinema in the 30s and attempting to bring their modern adaptation relies on you having an 80s mindset to appreciate it. I do have an 80s mindset, so I enjoy it. Someone born in 2030, I can't say the same.

The only one of those listed that I'm confident will be watched 100 years from now regularly is ET. That's not dependent at all on an 80s mindset and I can't imagine that anything we know about extraterrestrials at the time would affect it.

But seriously, compare to the masterpieces of the 90s. They really bring you up to speed on the mentality of the time period and location where you are. 80s movies don't even try to do this for the most part. Even the Big Lebowski which was merely separated by its period by about 6 years completely puts you in the mentality of the time. None of the films you listed do that, so they will inevitably age much more poorly than the films of the 90s.

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the greatest decade ever for cartoons and children's shows

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And just so you know, this is complete and total bullshite and if anything the 90s did better than the 80s did, it was kids cartoons. There is nothing in the 80s that is even in the same conversation as Batman or Animaniacs.