Top 5 favorite 80s movies?
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Impossible to limit the best era of movies to a list of just 5. Off the top of my head...
Better Off Dead
Raising Arizona
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
The Shining
Terminator
Die Hard
48 Hours
Axle Foley movie
Family Vacation
Porky's Franchise
Revenge of the Nerds
Heathers
Major League
Bull Durham
Red Dawn
Road House
Coming To America
Trading Places
Whatever else Eddie Murphy was in
Risky Business
All the Right Moves
Stand By Me
Breakfast Club
Ferris Buehler
Planes Trains & Automobiles
Rambo
Raiders of the Lost Arc
And many, many more...
Better Off Dead
Raising Arizona
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
The Shining
Terminator
Die Hard
48 Hours
Axle Foley movie
Family Vacation
Porky's Franchise
Revenge of the Nerds
Heathers
Major League
Bull Durham
Red Dawn
Road House
Coming To America
Trading Places
Whatever else Eddie Murphy was in
Risky Business
All the Right Moves
Stand By Me
Breakfast Club
Ferris Buehler
Planes Trains & Automobiles
Rambo
Raiders of the Lost Arc
And many, many more...
In no order
Major League
ET
Vacation
Return of the Jedi (Empire was better, but barely an 80s film)
Revenge of the Nerds
Obviously not a comprehensive list, just some that popped in my head.
Short Circuit too. Wasn't old enough for the John Hughes stuff.
Major League
ET
Vacation
Return of the Jedi (Empire was better, but barely an 80s film)
Revenge of the Nerds
Obviously not a comprehensive list, just some that popped in my head.
Short Circuit too. Wasn't old enough for the John Hughes stuff.
must add to list:
predator
the goonies
the lost boys
karate kid
aliens
gremilins
beetlejuice
poltergeist
batman
blade runner
weird science
top gun
predator
the goonies
the lost boys
karate kid
aliens
gremilins
beetlejuice
poltergeist
batman
blade runner
weird science
top gun
Even though i posted off the cuff...I am thoroughly ashamed that i left Stripes off of my list.
I hereby self-impose a 3 minute ban on myself from posting for said infraction.
I hereby self-impose a 3 minute ban on myself from posting for said infraction.
Here is another, a made-for-TV movie, which generated quite a bit of discussion in the USA way back when: "The Day After".
For extra credit, Google "Able Archer 83" for some background on how close we came to the proverbial abyss. I was there. Scary, scary ****. I finally viewed the movie in early '84 on AFN and personally felt disturbed by the implications then and now.
For extra credit, Google "Able Archer 83" for some background on how close we came to the proverbial abyss. I was there. Scary, scary ****. I finally viewed the movie in early '84 on AFN and personally felt disturbed by the implications then and now.
Hard to do for just one category.
Comedy
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (personal #1)
16 Candles
Vacation / Christmas Vacation
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Caddy Shack
Better Off Dead
others- Used Cars (sentimental), Beverly Hills Cop, Harlem Nights, Airplane, Do The Right Thing (not really a comedy).
Action / Adventure / Other
First Blood
Scarface
Full Metal Jacket
Mississippi Burning
The Outsiders (my Favorite)
Others- Purple Rain, Risky Business, Colors, The Killing Fields, Breakfast Club, Rain Man, Color of Money, Elephant Man.
Horror
Nightmare on Elm Street
Children of The Corn
Friday The 13th
The Shining
Texas Chainsaw Mas.
Others That if on, I will watch - Halloween 2, Pet Sematary, Cujo, Any Which Way You Can, To Live and Die in LA, The Karate Kid, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, The Naked Gun (missed this one, but was not redoing list), Stripes, History of the World Part 1, Police Academy, Dirty Dancing, Blue Lagoon (only because as a 12 year old I beat it like it owed me money to Brooke Shields swimming naked). GD still can picture her, Number 1 crush as a pre-teen. (Christie Brinkley and Farrah Fawcett a close 2nd) I am sure I left out dozens of movies, 80's was the ****.
Comedy
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (personal #1)
16 Candles
Vacation / Christmas Vacation
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Caddy Shack
Better Off Dead
others- Used Cars (sentimental), Beverly Hills Cop, Harlem Nights, Airplane, Do The Right Thing (not really a comedy).
Action / Adventure / Other
First Blood
Scarface
Full Metal Jacket
Mississippi Burning
The Outsiders (my Favorite)
Others- Purple Rain, Risky Business, Colors, The Killing Fields, Breakfast Club, Rain Man, Color of Money, Elephant Man.
Horror
Nightmare on Elm Street
Children of The Corn
Friday The 13th
The Shining
Texas Chainsaw Mas.
Others That if on, I will watch - Halloween 2, Pet Sematary, Cujo, Any Which Way You Can, To Live and Die in LA, The Karate Kid, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, The Naked Gun (missed this one, but was not redoing list), Stripes, History of the World Part 1, Police Academy, Dirty Dancing, Blue Lagoon (only because as a 12 year old I beat it like it owed me money to Brooke Shields swimming naked). GD still can picture her, Number 1 crush as a pre-teen. (Christie Brinkley and Farrah Fawcett a close 2nd) I am sure I left out dozens of movies, 80's was the ****.
Best quote from the comments section:
Kung Fuhrer was opposed to jews because he feared "Jew Jitsu".
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Best quote from the comments section:
Kung Fuhrer was opposed to jews because he feared "Jew Jitsu".
Good stuff.
My favorite scene in the trailer is after the hacking scene with the Nintendo glove, he says "Sent me back to the GD viking age." Then while looking at this viking chick, he goes "Look. I'm a cop from the future."
GD classic, one of the most underrated movies ever.
Roy L Fuchs walks up to his brothers car lot, guy shovels mud on his feet.
Roy L. Fuchs "aren't you a little bit too big to be playing in the touching mud ?"
Roy L Fuchs "I need to talk to my bother."
Kurt R. "well you will have to talk loud, he is in Miami."
Roy L Fuchs "Miami ???"
Kurt R "yeah, Miami Beach, "
Roy L Fuchs "Miami Beach ?"
Kurt R. "yeah Miami Beach, you know, down in Florida."
Roy L Fuchs "I know where the *uck Miami Beach is."
