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80's movies were better then now.
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There were some great movies made back then. With the exception of Ferris, those weren't them.
I never saw The Goonies so I should disqualify myself from that. BTTF was a good movie but I would not have considered it great. The sequels were not even good, IMO.
I think that BTTF are great movies but not great like life-changing but great like great entertainment (at least for me). I would add Blade Runner to the list maybe.
Heh, I'll grant that it might be rose-tinted spectacles infused with nostalgia, but I thought Back to the Future was awesome.
Hell yeah. And Aliens and Predator, too.
Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club.
And we can't forget Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. Not high caliber movies, but the fact that they are still making sequels (and cash over fist) today tells you a hell of a lot.
And ****, we gotta include Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. And the Indiana Jones movies.
*rambles on*
Blade Runner would make the list for sure. It's not a fair comparison because there hasn't been much in the way of great movie entertainment lately. I guess if you liked Ernest in the 80s then Jackass 3D would appeal.
Note that I didn't advocate any of those as great movies, or good, or average, or acceptable...
As well as the delights already mentioned, The Terminator and Highlander are two favourites of mine and both were, as it happens, made in the Eighties.
But was the internet better in the Eighties? Probably not, to be honest.
But was the internet better in the Eighties? Probably not, to be honest.
Clancy Brown: not quite as tall as some folk might think.
Still, I'm sure BV won't mind just as long as he's clad in chainmail and is waving a large chopper around.
Still, I'm sure BV won't mind just as long as he's clad in chainmail and is waving a large chopper around.
Each decade has his hits and misses. As technology and special effects have improved, moves have changed. But a good movie is still a good movie and you know it when you see it. Of course, this is all so very subjective!
Kickboxer
Bloodsport
Rocky 3
Rocky 4
Rambo
Over The Top
Best of the Best
Predator
Commando
The Running Man
Die Hard
Lethal Weapon 1
Lethal Weapon 2
Lone Wolf McQuade
Missing in Action
Delta Force
American Ninja 1
American Ninja 2
48 Hours
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop 2
Coming to America
These movies are why I turned out so awesome.
Bloodsport
Rocky 3
Rocky 4
Rambo
Over The Top
Best of the Best
Predator
Commando
The Running Man
Die Hard
Lethal Weapon 1
Lethal Weapon 2
Lone Wolf McQuade
Missing in Action
Delta Force
American Ninja 1
American Ninja 2
48 Hours
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop 2
Coming to America
These movies are why I turned out so awesome.