benmrii
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Ouch... that should have been mine. Good call.
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Top 80s Movies
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Ouch... that should have been mine. Good call.
iSaint
macrumors 603
Lots of really good movies.
My favorite all time is The Big Blue.
Another sleeper/favorite is The Falcon and the Snowman, with Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton.
My favorite all time is The Big Blue.
Another sleeper/favorite is The Falcon and the Snowman, with Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton.
charlesbronsen
macrumors 6502a
nobunaga209
macrumors 6502a
Nearly 60 posts in this thread and no one has mentioned the greatness of Jack Burton?!? 😛
Also, +1 for Howard the Duck!
Also, +1 for Howard the Duck!
dmr727
macrumors G4
nobunaga209
macrumors 6502a
^^dude I had to hit the search 2 times just to be sure, lol! I remember walking around my parents place as a kid with lamp shades on my head pretending to be the lightning guy's.
dXTC
macrumors 68020
Marianne Sägebrecht was an absolute delight in this one-- hubba hubba! (I talked about this one in a previous thread, in fact.)
Brilliant. This is my pick for best 80's teen comedy, and perhaps 80's comedy in general.
Speaking of funky electronic music, I love the inclusion of Sigue Sigue Sputnik's "Love Missile F1-11" in the intro scene. I have that SSS album; in fact, I bought it before I saw the movie.
Some other faves for me:
(Best TOS-cast Trek movie, by far.)
I'll add a couple of my own, both independent "cult" horror films:
The Re-Animator (Jeffrey Combs at his creepy best)
Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn
NOTE: If you've ever wondered where our esteemed MR admin xUKHCx got the "staring skull" avatar, it's from the poster art for Evil Dead 2. It's one of those tongue-in-cheek horror films you can laugh at, and Bruce Campbell totally hams it up. A bit of Useless Trivia: The "Hello, Lover" that is used by LaTour in their early 90s one-hit-wonder "People Are Still Having Sex" comes from this movie.
velocityg4
macrumors 604
I would have to add "Conan the Barbarian" and "The Beastmaster" to my list.
I would leave out "Conan the Destroyer". This is one of many Hollywood movies were there was a badass R rated original movie then a cheesy kiddie friendly PG sequel.
I would leave out "Conan the Destroyer". This is one of many Hollywood movies were there was a badass R rated original movie then a cheesy kiddie friendly PG sequel.
dXTC
macrumors 68020
But... but... Grace Jones!!!!!1!!one
"I grab him-- and I take him! TAKE him!!! "
Otherwise, yeah, you're right.
danpass
macrumors 68030
[to Gail Stanwyck, who answers the door wearing a towel]
Fletch: Can I borrow your towel for a sec? My car just hit a water buffalo.
CaptMurdock
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80's? Hell, 1982 was probably the best year for movies in a long while:
Also, 1981 was the Year of the Wolf: American Werewolf In London, The Howling and Wolfen.
Those were the days...
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- The Road Warrior
- Conan the Barbarian
- Blade Runner
- TRON
- Poltergeist
- E.T. (yah, it's a sappy movie made for kids, but it's this generation's Old Yeller - you still cry!
- Evil Dead
- The Thing
Also, 1981 was the Year of the Wolf: American Werewolf In London, The Howling and Wolfen.
Those were the days...
danpass
macrumors 68030
Agreed
Along with 1986:
Top Gun
Aliens
Ferris Bueller
Croc Dundee
Heartbreak Ridge
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Blade Runner (1982)
A Christmas Story (1983)
After Hours (1985)
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Blade Runner (1982)
A Christmas Story (1983)
After Hours (1985)
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
velocityg4
macrumors 604
But... but... Grace Jones!!!!!1!!one
"I grab him-- and I take him! TAKE him!!! "
Otherwise, yeah, you're right.
I never found her to be particularly attractive. In fact I found her to be utt bugly.
Though the best quote is from Conan the Barbarian.
Mongol General: Hao! Dai ye! We won again! This is good, but what is best in life?
Mongol: The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair.
Mongol General: Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
CaptMurdock
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OK, I was with you until ... Heartbreak Ridge? A war movie, mainly, about the Grenada "conflict"? Talk about Hollywood having to scrape the bottom of the barrel...