Favorite 80's movie?
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Repo Man
"Repo Man got all night, EVERY night! That's why every repo man I ever knew worth his salt did speed."
"Look at those @ssholes, ordinary f***ing people..., I hate 'em"
"Repo Man got all night, EVERY night! That's why every repo man I ever knew worth his salt did speed."
"Look at those @ssholes, ordinary f***ing people..., I hate 'em"
I prefer the 80's to today. Back in the 80's films were about telling a good story and entertaining. Today it's shoving Hollywood's politics down your throat or watching comic book movies.
Yes, I have nostalgia, but if I'm being objective 80s movies are not that great compared to other decades.
I'm not alone as most greatest movies lists have very few 80s movies on them.
Many of the movies named in this thread are entertaining, even though some are a bit cheesy, but they are not all that great.
But, everyone is entitled to their opinions.
I don't disagree about today's movies.
The 40s - 70s are fantastic to anyone who will actually watch them.
I love 90s movies over 80s, too!
How so on the politics? I'm genuinely interested. There motive is selling tickets but some people see politics in everything so I would like to know what you see?
I love Fast Times but get your facts right. You can't tell me that when it comes to making out to put on side 2 of Led Zeppelin 4 and then play a song of Physical Graffiti. That's just sloppy.
Rain Man
Full Metal Jacket
A Christmas Story
Scarface
Pale Rider
Back to the Future
Full Metal Jacket
A Christmas Story
Scarface
Pale Rider
Back to the Future
Why do I get the feeling that a bunch of dudes watched Phoebe Cates coming out of the pool multiple times. 
Good call on Pale Rider
If I had to break it down by category it would probably be.
Western: Young Guns
Horror: The Shining
Chick Flick: Top Gun
Comedy: Airplane
War: Rambo First Blood
Action: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Guilty Pleasure: a tie between Breakfast Club and Ferris Buellers Day Off
If I had to break it down by category it would probably be.
Western: Young Guns
Horror: The Shining
Chick Flick: Top Gun
Comedy: Airplane
War: Rambo First Blood
Action: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Guilty Pleasure: a tie between Breakfast Club and Ferris Buellers Day Off
The Man Show got that right about it being the greatest moment in cinematic history.Why do I get the feeling that a bunch of dudes watched Phoebe Cates coming out of the pool multiple times.
Just compare the best picture winners then and now. The winners today are mostly preach fests. They are not nearly as entertaining as what came before. The story seems less important than the message. Political messages were present in the 80's and before but they weren't so blatant. Even the comic book movies are loaded with politics like Black Panther for example.
This movie and Buckaroo Bonzai are why the 80s ruled - it gave us weird-*** gems like these that - for a variety of reasons - would never be made today.
You don't think that's to sell tickets though? Like give audiences what they want to see? Maybe the movies of the 80's just had politics you like and movies now have politics you don't like? Have you ever thought that movies of the past showed norms that maybe everyone doesn't align with and now there are more options for more different types of fans.
Too many to name...so many good ones. But if you had to name one that kept it's cult following to this day, then it is Top Gun.
Hollywood has always been left leaning and that doesn't bother me. What has changed IMO is that the political message in movies is now more important than telling a good story. Today's Academy award winners are nowhere near as good as those from 15-30 years ago.
Animal House was in the late 70s, think 1978, because I saw it just before starting at UK.
It was released in the summer of '78, a few months before Up In Smoke. I remember watching both freshman year. Togas were big for Halloween that year.
Based on having been in a fraternity at UK in 78-82, I pretty much believe Animal House was actually a documentary.
Certainly, we were on the lookout for girls with a certain casual moral attitude . . .
"In Da Face" while getting a hand job under your jacket at a basketball game has to be up there as a top moment in life.
"He right, Rocky Marciano did kick Joe Louis' ***"
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Outsiders
Breakfast club
Scarface
Better Off Dead
Beverly Hills Cop
Not mentioned yet.
Outsiders
Breakfast club
Scarface
Better Off Dead
Beverly Hills Cop
Not mentioned yet.
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Die hard
Lethal weapon
Indiana Jones
The lost boys
Bull Durham
Top gun
Hoosiers
Predator
Blood sport
Caddyshack
These are my top 10
Lethal weapon
Indiana Jones
The lost boys
Bull Durham
Top gun
Hoosiers
Predator
Blood sport
Caddyshack
These are my top 10
Monster Squad.
Red Dawn
Fright Night
Return of the Living Dead
Explorers
Flight of the Navigator
Red Dawn
Fright Night
Return of the Living Dead
Explorers
Flight of the Navigator
Raiders. Empire. Blade Runner. Aliens. Superman 2. Breakfast Club. Beverly Hills Cop. The Shining.
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Outsiders
Breakfast club
Scarface
Better Off Dead
Beverly Hills Cop
Not mentioned yet.
LOL, several people repeated movies listed, and I didn't look over EVERY post and you decide to take the time to quote me ??? Too much,,, and GFY.
