In your opinion, what are some of the best movies from the 80's?
some of mine are
Dirty Dancing
Footloose
Breakfast Club
those are off the top of my head,
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:13 am
by lemon_and_mint
ghostbusters is on tv right now, the other day back to the future was on.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:44 am
by librtyhead
An American werewolf in London
Back to the future
Beetlejuice
Mask
And my all time favorite-----------Penn and Teller get killed
And Drop dead Fred...............almost forgot that one!
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:55 am
by KB.
The Serpent and the Rainbow.
The first American Werewolf, but that may have been late 70's. (1981)
**Edit** I got beat on the American Werewolf. I love that movie, it still scares me.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:02 pm
by Sheryl
I've never seen American Werewolf. But I'm not a fan of gory movies.
E.T. was made in 80's I think. But I always liked Flight of the Navigator better.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:06 pm
by KB.
It is an awesome movie. I still can not watch it by myself and I ain't scared of anything. It just makes me jump.
E.T. was the very first movie I watched in a theater. I remember my dad had an old chevy silverado, red, and I can see myself sitting on the floorboard under my mom's feet soaking in the heat. It came out in '82 so I was 5.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:09 pm
by Sheryl
I'll have to see if I can find it and try watching it. Not guaranteeing anything though. LOL. I couldn't watch Shaun of the Dead the other night with the hubby.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:14 pm
by KB.
It is gory but not as much as most movies today. It is more the suspense. I'll post a clip.
Why the hell will some threads allow embedding and others won't? Especially the writing forum?
Pay attention at the 1:53 mark thats when it starts...
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:15 pm
by Snooze
Sheryl;736412 wrote: I'll have to see if I can find it and try watching it. Not guaranteeing anything though. LOL. I couldn't watch Shaun of the Dead the other night with the hubby.
You're kidding, that movie's hilarious! :wah:
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:17 pm
by Sheryl
Ughh Snooze, I can't stand the gore, and that baby..ughhh gives me goosebumps just thinking bout it.
Ok a few more great 80's movies
the Goonies
Lost Boys
Pretty in Pink (hubby teases me cause I have this on VHS and DVD )
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:26 pm
by Sheryl
KB.;736415 wrote: It is gory but not as much as most movies today. It is more the suspense. I'll post a clip.
Why the hell will some threads allow embedding and others won't? Especially the writing forum?
Pay attention at the 1:53 mark thats when it starts...
Ok the gore is not so bad, so might just have to rent it. :wah:
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:28 pm
by spot
The 80s were tremendous as far as movies went - how about Yeelen (one of the best films ever made, that), Brazil, A Passage to India, Local Hero, Gandhi, The Life of Brian, The Killing Fields, A Short Film About Killing, Ninja and the Warriors of Fire, Ninja Avengers, Ninja Commandments, Ninja Death Squad, Ninja Extreme Weapons, Ninja in Action, Ninja Kill, Ninja Operation: Licensed to Terminate, Ninja Phantom Heroes, The Ninja Showdown, Ninja Supremo, Ninja vs. Ninja, Ninja: Silent Assassin and Ninjas Condors 13.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:30 pm
by KB.
Haha @ Spot
Romancing the Stone
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:33 pm
by spot
KB.;736427 wrote: Haha @ SpotIt captured the Zeitgeist, no?
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:34 pm
by Sheryl
spot;736426 wrote: The 80s were tremendous as far as movies went - how about Yeelen (one of the best films ever made, that), Brazil, A Passage to India, Local Hero, Gandhi, The Life of Brian, The Killing Fields, A Short Film About Killing, Ninja and the Warriors of Fire, Ninja Avengers, Ninja Commandments, Ninja Death Squad, Ninja Extreme Weapons, Ninja in Action, Ninja Kill, Ninja Operation: Licensed to Terminate, Ninja Phantom Heroes, The Ninja Showdown, Ninja Supremo, Ninja vs. Ninja, Ninja: Silent Assassin and Ninjas Condors 13.
Ninja happy huh?? :wah:
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:40 pm
by KB.
Sheena, oh lord how could I forget that movie. It was a huge part of my "growing up". The scene where she is climbing up the tree. Oh my. Bless movies like that and Benny Hill.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:53 pm
by dubs
I feel the need.....The need for speed!
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:06 pm
by Sheryl
Don't know how I forgot this one, had a huge crush on Ralph!
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:06 pm
by Snooze
Sheryl;736419 wrote: Ughh Snooze, I can't stand the gore, and that baby..ughhh gives me goosebumps just thinking bout it.
Ok a few more great 80's movies
the Goonies
Lost Boys
Pretty in Pink (hubby teases me cause I have this on VHS and DVD )
I think you mean "Dawn of the Dead".
Aliens, Terminator, Blade Runner... I really enjoy sci fi.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:08 pm
by Sheryl
your right..I thought hubby said Shaun of the dead when I asked him what was on.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:14 pm
by spot
Sheryl;736430 wrote: Ninja happy huh?? :wah:
At least I left out Zombies Replay Ninja III, it really didn't work for me.
On the other hand I just checked and Peking Opera Blues scrapes into the 80s as well so I'll have that instead. I've never seen a movie quite like that, it was wonderful.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:26 pm
by Sheryl
Oh yes cocktail...when Tom Cruise was cute and normal. :wah:
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:16 pm
by littlemissgiggle
Breakfast Club
Cocktail
Dirty Dancing
:D
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:28 pm
by Patsy Warnick
I like several that have been mentioned - Dirty Dancing, of course..
Others I can think of Kramer vs Kramer - love Meryl Streep
Romancing the Stone - love Kathleen Turner
Ghost - love Patrick
I love most everything John Travolta's in - can't think of his movies right now..
Patsy
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:31 pm
by littlemissgiggle
yeah i agree John Trevolta is fantastic
i love him in his recent road hogs :driving:
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:58 pm
by Chezzie
My top 10 of the 80's in no particular order...
Highlander
Dirty Dancing
St Elmos Fire
The colour Purple
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Tootsie
The Breakfast Club
The Blues Brothers
Driving Miss Daisy
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:32 am
by RedGlitter
Some Kind of Wonderful
The Outsiders
Tex
Pretty in Pink
Sixteen Candles
Was MASK an 80s movie? The one with Cher and Eric Stoltz?
If so, that tops my list.
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:33 am
by Chezzie
RedGlitter;736846 wrote: Some Kind of Wonderful
The Outsiders
Tex
Pretty in Pink
Sixteen Candles
Was MASK an 80s movie? The one with Cher and Eric Stoltz?
If so, that tops my list.
Oh I loved Mask, very touching movie...I think that was 1985 Red:-6
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:43 am
by lemon_and_mint
how could i have forgotten yentl?
i first saw it in a foreign language which i could not understand with no subtitles, and it still moved me tremendously.
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:43 am
by RedGlitter
Thanks Chezzie. That has to be one of the best movies ever, in my own opinion.
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:50 am
by Chezzie
RedGlitter;736853 wrote: Thanks Chezzie. That has to be one of the best movies ever, in my own opinion.
Do you know what I can still remember that raw emotion I felt for Danny, remember the carnival scene with the mirror when he appears to look normal. jeeez that pulled at my heart strings...
Another tear jerker for me was The Champ, 1979 (remake)so just misses out but boy I loved that film..
