80's movies

[jkjoshua7]

just wanted to say last starfighter was great, but monster squad was just as cool

[comhcinc]

highlander was the best movie of the 80s

[sloppybunny]

The first 2 Back the Future movies where it's at :)

[rabidbadger]

You guys are nuts. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086856/plotsummary)

[conedude13]

Stripes. Nuf said.

[comhcinc]

You guys are nuts. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086856/plotsummary)

i use to have a poster for that film

[rabidbadger]

Why did I think this movie was pre-eighties (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/plotsummary)? Goes to show how ancient I am, I guess. Despite my huge crush on Mr. Bridges.
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/4824/jeff4.jpg

[modestjesse]

The Empire Strikes Back was the best of the 80's!

Runners Up:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Breakfast Club
Goonies
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Tron
Say Anything
Better off Dead

[rabidbadger]

The Empire Strikes Back was the best of the 80's!

Runners Up:

Breakfast Club

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Tron



I love you...

(deleted ones I never saw)

[gm_wil]

The Empire Strikes Back was the best of the 80's!

Runners Up:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Goonies
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Tron
Say Anything
Better off Dead



Hell yeah!


Starchaser: Legend of Orin - Loved that movie, still do!

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[mormonrage]

Goes to show how ancient I am, I guess. Despite my huge crush on Mr. Bridges.

One of my favorite actors of all-time. His Fabulous Baker Boys performance still floors me.


Here are my two picks for awesomely cheesy 80s action movies:

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[rabidbadger]

Oh, god. Beastmaster, even the near naked, muscular tight body on that guy couldn't make up for his hideous face, horrible acting and the general craptastic dialogue of that flick. One of the few bad movies that wasn't even "good" bad...

And Jeff Bridges... Not just handsome, but one of the most under-rated acting talents of the last 40 years...

Good thing he's got that Big Lebowski cult hit to keep him alive forever...

[modestjesse]

Starman, that was a cool story.

[modestjesse]

Oh, how could I forgot Transformer's the Movie! And Gremlins!

[rabidbadger]

Starman, that was a cool story.

See. Jeff Bridges again. If it wasn't for Harrison Ford, he woulda ruled the eighties.
Despite being twenty plus older than me still want them today.

And in starman you got to see his butt.

Oh, and
William Hurt in Altered States...

Truly Awesome. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/)

[wideawakewesley]

Aliens
Back To The Future
Big Trouble In Little China
Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure
Beverly Hills Cop
ET
Empire Strikes Back
Escape From New York
Ferris Bueller
Flash Gordon
Ghostbusters
Goonies
Gremlins
Karate Kid
Krull
Labyrinth
The Last Starfighter
Legend
Mad Max 2
Near Dark
Porkys
Predator
Platoon
The Princess Bride
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Rain Man
Rambo
Robocop
Romancing The Stone
Short Circuit
Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan
Superman 2
Teen Wolf
Terminator
Time Bandits
Transformers The Movie
Tremors
Top Gun
The Untouchables
WarGames
Weird Science
Willow

Just a few of my faves...

;)

Wes

[gi_josh]

Aliens
Back To The Future
Big Trouble In Little China
Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure
Beverly Hills Cop
ET
Empire Strikes Back
Escape From New York
Ferris Bueller
Flash Gordon
Ghostbusters
Goonies
Gremlins
Karate Kid
Krull
Labyrinth
The Last Starfighter
Legend
Mad Max 2
Near Dark
Porkys
Predator
Platoon
The Princess Bride
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Rain Man
Rambo
Robocop
Romancing The Stone
Short Circuit
Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan
Superman 2
Teen Wolf
Terminator
Time Bandits
Transformers The Movie
Tremors
Top Gun
The Untouchables
WarGames
Weird Science
Willow

Just a few of my faves...

;)

Wes

WOW. I seriously need to catch up on my 80's movie watching. I haven't seen half of these. I may have to turn my geek card back in soon...

[wideawakewesley]

I think that geek card needs confiscating until you've watched at least 90% of those films!

:)

[tokenuser]

The first 2 Back the Future movies where it's at :)I'd agree to a point - it was a great trilogy, and best watched back to back. 3 was OK as well - but doesn't stand as well by itself.

Greatest 80's movie? Ferris Bueller's Day Off (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091042/). That movie WAS the 80's. 80's plus SciFi? Night of the Comet (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087799/) - movie so filled with 80's kitsch it is going to be studied as a classic in 50 years time.

The rest of the movies in Wes' list are good movies, but for the most part didn't capture the 80's - they could have pretty much been made any time.

For me, to be a great <insert decade> movie, it needs to be more than just a great movie. It needs to capture the spirit/feel of the time.

[gm_wil]

Aliens
Back To The Future
Big Trouble In Little China
ET
Empire Strikes Back
Escape From New York
Ferris Bueller
Flash Gordon
Ghostbusters
Goonies
Karate Kid
Labyrinth
The Last Starfighter
Legend
Mad Max 2
Predator
Platoon
The Princess Bride
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Rambo
Robocop
Romancing The Stone
Short Circuit
Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan
Superman 2
Terminator
Time Bandits
Transformers The Movie
Tremors
Top Gun
The Untouchables
WarGames
Weird Science
Willow


I concur.

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[divadawg9234]

I concur.

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seriously, great list! I have a few I'd add to my personal list, but they're girly and not at all geeky

[iggystar]

Who said the list had to be geeky and not girly Diva? Go on and add that Pretty in Pink! Ok, I will. And whoever mentioned Altered States, ooooh, that's so good. It was so scary to me that I didn't actually see it until the 90's!And Ferris Bueller being THE 80's movie Token? Darn skippy.My list (until I remember more):Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, Adventures in Babysitting, Re-Animator, Xanadu, Grease 2

[gm_wil]

Adventures in Babysitting

I actually picked up that DVD at walmart for 5 bucks . . . who didn't have the hots for Elisabeth Shue after that movie?

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[a1ph0r]

Flight of the Navigator.

[modestjesse]

Flight of the Navigator.

GREAT movie!

[baddox]

Umm...Raging Bull? AKA the ONLY movie of the 80s. (OK, I admit, 80s were great for geeky movies, as you've all mentioned, but as far as cinema goes, Raging Bull is where it's at.

[k4ng]

Does anybody else hate/dislike Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off? Everybody I know loves those two movies. I found FBDO incredibly boring (I actually never finished watching it) and thought Breakfast Club was cute but forgettable. I don't really understand why they're so popular.

[tokenuser]

Can't stomach Breakfast Club or Sixteen Candles ... but FBDO ... RAD!

Iggy - yeah ... whiter than wonder bread :)

[gojira]

The Goonies
The Neverending Story
Flight of the Navigator
The Explorers
Monster Squad
Transformers the Movie

[ali_pinto]

Umm...Raging Bull? AKA the ONLY movie of the 80s. (OK, I admit, 80s were great for geeky movies, as you've all mentioned, but as far as cinema goes, Raging Bull is where it's at.

The Raging Bull cannot be put on a list of great 80s films, but rather a greatest films list. I feel when categorizing a film as an 80s flick, you are generally talking about those films that capture the time... think John Hughes (which btw ladies I'm right with you about Pretty in Pink, what girl doesn't deserve a Duckie). Raging Bull is timeless. It's Scorsese's best film (in my opinion).

However, if we are talking about "80s" flicks, Just One of the Guys = AWESOME. "Go 'head Ter... show him your hairy chest." Classic.

[wideawakewesley]

I feel when categorizing a film as an 80s flick, you are generally talking about those films that capture the time...

If we're going to do things that way and I can only pick one film. I think I'd probably pick Karate Kid. While it might not capture the whole essence of the 80s, it definitely captures a piece of it.

I can still remember how psyched I was as a kid after watching that film for the first time and then running upstairs and attempting to do karate moves in my bedroom.

Wes

[divadawg9234]

Who said the list had to be geeky and not girly Diva? Go on and add that Pretty in Pink! Ok, I will. And whoever mentioned Altered States, ooooh, that's so good. It was so scary to me that I didn't actually see it until the 90's!And Ferris Bueller being THE 80's movie Token? Darn skippy.My list (until I remember more):Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, Adventures in Babysitting, Re-Animator, Xanadu, Grease 2
ok, yes... those plus, Dirty Dancing, Beaches, The Idol Maker (Peter Gallagher at his best) Pirate of Penzance... I think that's it, for now.

[popltree2]

I would have to say Empire Strikes Back.

[iggystar]

How could I forget Just One of the Guys!!!!!!! That's so 80's and so good. And Dirty Dancing? Of course. I know Diva you're doing that group dance at the end when it comes on...step, crossover, step, crossover, stop, grind, grind...I know I do at least. :)

[comhcinc]

ok, yes... Pirate of Penzance... I think that's it, for now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkJdEFf_Qg4
Gilbert and Sullivan Rock!

[ali_pinto]

...step, crossover, step, crossover, stop, grind, grind...I know I do at least. :)


hahaha... Iggy this is why I love you!!! That's the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Dirty Dancing.

I also have to say that I love the Karate Kid and Say Anything is my favorite film. I'm still searching for my Lloyd Dobler

[divadawg9234]

hahaha... Iggy this is why I love you!!! That's the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Dirty Dancing.

I also have to say that I love the Karate Kid and Say Anything is my favorite film. I'm still searching for my Lloyd Dobler
Nobody puts Baby in the corner!

[tokenuser]

How could I forget Just One of the Guys!!!!!!! That's so 80's and so good. And Dirty Dancing? Of course. I know Diva you're doing that group dance at the end when it comes on...step, crossover, step, crossover, stop, grind, grind...I know I do at least. :)I think we all know that NO ONE puts Iggy in the corner.

[iggystar]

I think we all know that NO ONE puts Iggy in the corner.

LOL you guys!
Say Anything is about as perfect a romantic movie as you can get. And Ali, when you find your Lloyd, can you make sure he has an older brother so you can send him my way? I think I've ruined relationships because the guy is not more like Lloyd.

[ali_pinto]

I think I've ruined relationships because the guy is not more like Lloyd.

Tell me about it... it's another perfect example of how pop culture ruined my life ;)