THE BEST MOVIES OF THE 80'S

POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Thursday, July 14, 2005 06:01
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OPPYH

Saturday, July 9, 2005 5:35 AM

Most of the movies I own are from the 80's, so I thought it would be a real challenge to pick my absolute favorites.

I'm going with a top ten list, but feel free to post however many you want.

10. LEGEND. PROBABLY THE BEST FANTASY MOVIE EVER MADE. JUST LOOK AT THOSE SETS. AMAZING.

9. ALIENS. JAMES CAMERON AT HIS ALL TIME BEST. SCI-FI HAS NEVER BEEN THIS CREEPY.

8. THE GOONIES. SO MUCH FUN. THE BEST RAINY DAY MOVIE EVER.

7. THE BREAKFAST CLUB. HAD TO HAVE A JOHN HUGHES MOVIE IN HERE.

6. SAY ANYTHING. MAN, WHAT A GREAT MOVIE. LlOYD DOBBLER IS A CHARACTER I THINK EVERY GUY CAN RELATE TO. ESPECIALLY GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN DUMPED BY WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE THE PERFECT GIRL.

5. FRIGHT NIGHT. GREAT VAMPIRE MOVIE. ALMOST AS GOOD AS...

4. THE LOST BOYS. THE PERFECT VAMPRE MOVIE.

3. THE PRICESS BRIDE. NEVER GETS OLD.

2. GHOSTBUSTERS. NOTHING SAYS 80'S LIKE GHOSTBUSTERS.

1. HEATHERS. THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MOVIE. IT'S AS FRESH NOW AS IT WAS 1N 1989. IT'S FUNNY, DARK, COOL, ORIGINAL, AND A LITTLE SAD. THIS MOVIE WOULDN'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO BEING MADE NOWDAYS. MANY FILMS HAVE TRIED TO COPY THE FORMULA, AND THEY ALL FAILED BIG TIME. THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND MOVIE. THANK YOU NEW WORLD PICTURES.

CALLMEATH

Saturday, July 9, 2005 6:30 AM

1. The Princess Bride
2. Aliens
3. The Breakfast Club
4. The Goonies
5. Ghostbusters
6. Willow

How could you leave out Willow? Great movie!

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

BATMARLOWE

Saturday, July 9, 2005 7:05 AM

RAGING BULL

SIMONSAYS

Saturday, July 9, 2005 7:33 AM

Dude, how can you forget BACK TO THE FUTURE?

Remember what LOUIS VUITTON said: "It's in the bag!"

REGINAROADIE

Saturday, July 9, 2005 7:41 AM

I'm not much of a fan of the 80's in general, but in no particular order, here are some of my fave films of that era.

The Indiana Jones trilogy
The Back to the Future trilogy (although part 3, my personal fave, came out in 1990)
RAGING BULL
AMADEUS (one of my all time fave movies ever)
Terry Gilliam's Dreams trilogy (which consists of TIME BANDITS, BRAZIL and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN)
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (the only John Hughs film that really stands the test of time)
THE GOONIES and GREMLINS (perfect relics of the 80's)
BLUE VELVET (quintessential Lynch after TWIN PEAKS and MULHOLLAND DRIVE)

If I think of any other's I'll update.

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And wow! Hey! What's this thing suddenly coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like ... ow ... ound ... round ... ground! That's it! That's a good name - ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me?

PAINISSCARY

Saturday, July 9, 2005 7:52 AM

The 80's was a great decade for genre films, which dominate my list of favorite 80's cinema:

Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
E.T.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Thing
The Terminator
Aliens
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Hannah and Her Sisters
To Live and Die in L.A.
The Road Warrior
Gallipoli
Raging Bull

Other noteworthy 80's fare:

Brazil
Bladerunner
The Mosquito Coast
Witness
Die Hard

"Hamsters is nice."

BERENTAUR

Saturday, July 9, 2005 1:29 PM

I agree with alot of what people have already said. I just had to add Dead Poets Society. Introduced me to Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard (when they were younger)... so cute and still two of my favourite actors.

FIREFLYWILDCARD1

Saturday, July 9, 2005 2:13 PM

1. Top Gun
2. The Goonies
3. Full Metal Jacket
4. The Breakfast Club
5. Sixteen Candles
6. Stakeout
7. St. Elmo's Fire
8. The Princess Bride
9. The Young Riders (TV series but had to include it) :)
10. Dead Poets Society

CHRISISALL

Saturday, July 9, 2005 3:19 PM

Don't forget:
Highlander
Firestarter
Blue Thunder
Escape From New York
Firefox

Love those 'B' flicks Chrisisall

GORRAMREAVERS

Saturday, July 9, 2005 4:23 PM

Also:
Better Off Dead
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088794/

Risky Buisness
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086200/

Cuz I loved this guy:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035664/

"..it is my very favorite gun."

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