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Nov 8, 2015 10:57:39 GMT -5
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Post by The B-Mack on Nov 8, 2015 10:57:39 GMT -5
The 80s produced some of the most memorable and iconic films of all time. Share your favorites here!
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Post by The B-Mack on Nov 8, 2015 11:01:48 GMT -5
My hands down favorite trilogy of all time is Back to the Future. Kind of strange that the future is now actually in the past, but all of the tributes and attention paid to the series this year was awesome!
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Post by Ace of Spades on Nov 8, 2015 13:07:48 GMT -5
The Rocky films will always be #1 to me. Although only II, III and IV really fall into that decade.
Lethal Weapon was a lot of fun. UHF...
...in retrospect, how is there no Weird Al parody in the game?! Haha.
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Post by pikemojo on Nov 8, 2015 21:51:39 GMT -5
I'm a big action movie buff so Rambo, Terminator, Commando, RoboCop. All classics. I also have a lot of nostalgia for the Masters of the Universe movie. I'm kind of afraid to go back and watch it in case it doesn't live up to my memories.
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Post by O'Hooligan on Nov 9, 2015 0:37:01 GMT -5
I knew making this list a few years ago would come in handy...
I put this together after a debate at work one day. I rated every movie on criteria like "re-watchability", the impact it had on pop-culture, did it make stars out of the leads, and so on. The odd part is that many movies towards the bottom of the list are ones I consider favorites over some towards the middle. Might be time to re-visit the rankings I gave to some of these. Anyway, here are the (my) Top 80 Movies of the 80s
1 Die Hard
2 Raiders of the Lost Ark
3 The Terminator
4 The Empire Strikes Back
5 Ghostbusters
6 The Breakfast Club
7 Back to the Future
8 Predator
9 Lethal Weapon
10 Airplane!
11 Risky Business
12 Sixteen Candles
13 Friday the 13th
14 The Goonies
15 Commando
16 The Road Warrior
17 The Naked Gun
18 E.T.
19 Beverly Hills Cop
20 Caddyshack
21 Big
22 Top Gun
23 Revenge of the Nerds
24 The Karate Kid
25 Rocky III
26 Batman
27 Scarface
28 Purple Rain
29 National Lampoon's Vacation
30 Aliens
31 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
32 Pee Wee's Big Adventure
33 Platoon
34 The Little Mermaid
35 They Live
36 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
37 The Blues Brothers
38 Scrooged
39 Red Dawn
40 Superman II
41 Escape from New York
42 First Blood
43 The Lost Boys
44 48 Hours
45 The Evil Dead II
46 Gremlins
47 Trading Places
48 Robocop
49 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
50 Dirty Dancing
51 Fatal Attraction
52 The Return of the Living Dead
53 Fletch
54 Stripes
55 Blade Runner
56 Silverado
57 The Thing
58 Blue Velvet
59 Beetlejuice
60 Planes, Trains and Automobiles
61 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
62 Footloose
63 Top Secret
64 UHF
65 A Nightmare on Elm Street
66 Say Anything
67 Stand by Me
68 War Games
69 Back to School
70 Poltergeist
71 Porky's
72 Raising Arizona
73 Do the Right Thing
74 Highlander
75 Road House
76 Fright Night
77 Clue
78 Desperately Seeking Susan
79 Raging Bull
80 Big Trouble in Little China
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Post by Mr. Fantasy on Nov 9, 2015 10:03:08 GMT -5
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Post by Jet Set Strutter on Nov 9, 2015 10:41:11 GMT -5
Truly great classics in their own right.
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Post by pikemojo on Nov 9, 2015 12:18:22 GMT -5
Willow!!! I loved that movie.
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Post by ChaunceyK on Nov 9, 2015 12:30:33 GMT -5
If you're not down with 80s comedies, I've got two words for ya...
UNCLE BUCK!!!
Man, that movie really turned me on to John Candy as a comic actor. I was so deeply saddened when he died...way too soon for me.
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Nov 9, 2015 12:59:54 GMT -5
Post by Mr. Fantasy on Nov 9, 2015 12:59:54 GMT -5
Talk on another thread reminded me of this one. SUPER 80's style cheese and weirdness here (which is the best, of course  ). I'm still a fan of these kind of non-CGI special effects (puppets, slime, etc). I think they did a pretty cool job bringing the Kids to life. |
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Nov 9, 2015 17:23:55 GMT -5
Post by Ace of Spades on Nov 9, 2015 17:23:55 GMT -5
If you're not down with 80s comedies, I've got two words for ya... UNCLE BUCK!!! Man, that movie really turned me on to John Candy as a comic actor. I was so deeply saddened when he died...way too soon for me. Are you a fellow Canadian? Candy is a legend up here. So good. |
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Nov 9, 2015 17:34:45 GMT -5
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Post by ChaunceyK on Nov 9, 2015 17:34:45 GMT -5
Nope, just an American guy who loved his work.
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Nov 9, 2015 19:39:21 GMT -5
Post by pikemojo on Nov 9, 2015 19:39:21 GMT -5
Talk on another thread reminded me of this one. SUPER 80's style cheese and weirdness here (which is the best, of course ). I'm still a fan of these kind of non-CGI special effects (puppets, slime, etc). I think they did a pretty cool job bringing the Kids to life. I did not remember that movie at all. It looks like a pretty blatant Gremlins ripoff. |
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Post by Mr. 23 on Nov 10, 2015 8:58:38 GMT -5
I like the way Mr Fantasy thinks. 80s had so many different genres you don't see done the same anymore, like the type in those posters. Horror films are a big one in that regard, too. No one does real horror like they used to: Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Hellraiser, and the list goes on down to those great VHS b and c level slasher flicks.
Didn't see Weird Science listed by anyone yet. Kelly LeBrock in that creation scene....if you don't know, you'd better check youtube, son.
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Post by Cru on Jul 12, 2016 22:46:26 GMT -5
My favorite movie came from the 80's, RAD  |
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