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20 Movies of the 1980s

Started by bob, July 24, 2020, 04:15:12 PM

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bob

this... this was extraordinarily hard for me
....

so I made my list 30 movies long --- in no real order

1 The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2 The Shining (1980)
3 Ghostbusters (1984)
4 Return of the Jedi (1983)
5 Airplane! (1980)
6 The Princess Bride (1987)
7 Full Metal Jacket (1987)
8 Predator (1987)
9 Die Hard (1988)
10 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
11 This is Spinal Tap (1984)
12 Back to the Future (1985)
13 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
14 Aliens (1986)
15 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
16 Never Say Never Again (1983)
17 Scarface (1983)
18 Fanny and Alexander (1982)
19 Heaven's Gate (1980)
20 Scanners (1981)
21 Ragging Bull (1980)
22 Caddyshack (1980)
23 Friday the 13th (1980)
24 My Dinner with Andre (1981)
25 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
26 The Thing (1982)
27 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
28 The Terminator (1984)
29 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
30 Highlander (1986)

honorable mentions:

Leathal Weapon (1987)
Major League (1989)
Brazil (1985)
Bad Taste (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Stand by Me (1986)
Kubrick, Nolan, Tarantino, Wan, Iñárritu, Scorsese, Chaplin, Abrams, Wes Anderson, Gilliam, Kurosawa, Villeneuve - the elite



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Alex

1) The Dark Crystal.
2) Return of the Jedi.
3) Spinal Tap.
4) Ghostbusters.
5) The Terminator.
6) Predator.
7) Beetlejuice.
8) Blade Runner.
9) Die Hard.
10) Stand By Me.
11) Airplane.
12) Raiders of the Lost Ark.
13) The Neverending Story.
14) Labyrinth.
15) Batman.
16) Re-Animator.
17) The Unnamable Returns.
18) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
19) The Princess Bride.
20) The Boogans.
21) The Thing.
22) The Fog.
23) Aliens.
24) An American Werewolf In London.
25) The Howling.
26) Bad Taste.
27) The Hitcher.
28) Prince of Darkness.
29) Hellraiser.
30) Near Dark.
Hail to thyself
For I am my own master
I am my own god
I require no shepherd
For I am no sheep.

RCMerchant

1. RAGING BULL
2. the THING
3. FULL METAL JACKET
4. the LIVING DEAD GIRL
5. DAY OF THE DEAD
6. BURIAL GROUND: NIGHTS OF TERROR
7. BASKET CASE
8. the SHINING
9. AIRPLANE!
10. COMBAT SHOCK
11. DEMONS
12. CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (aka the GATES OF HELL)
13. BRAIN DAMAGE
14. PHENOMENA
15. FATAL ATTRACTION
16. HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
17. RETURN OF THE ALIENS DEADLY SPAWN
18. TRUTH OR DARE (not the Madonna movie!)
19. RE-ANIMATOR
20. DEADBEAT AT DAWN
Supernatural?...perhaps. Baloney?...Perhaps not!" Bela Lugosi-the BLACK CAT (1934)
Interviewer-"Does Dracula ever end for you?
Lugosi-"No. Dracula-never ends."
Slobber, Drool, Drip!
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VenomX73

Imo the best year for movies and cartoons  :smile: :thumbup:

Gilligan's island, Goonies and Godzilla information booth here!

RCMerchant

Quote from: VenomX73 on July 24, 2020, 06:36:34 PM
Imo the best year for movies and cartoons  :smile: :thumbup:



Oh s**t! I forgot the RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD!
Supernatural?...perhaps. Baloney?...Perhaps not!" Bela Lugosi-the BLACK CAT (1934)
Interviewer-"Does Dracula ever end for you?
Lugosi-"No. Dracula-never ends."
Slobber, Drool, Drip!
https://www.tumblr.com/ronmerchant

Ticonderoga 64

In no particular order:

1) Raiders Of the Lost Ark(1981)
2) The Breakfast Club(1985)
3) Day Of the Dead(1985)
4) Re-Animator(1985)
5) The Terminator(1984)
6) Full Metal Jacket(1987)
7) Batman(1989)
9) The Fly(1986)
10) The Fog(1980)
11) The Dead Pool(1988)
12) Aliens(1986)
13) Evil Dead II(1987)
14) From Beyond(1986)
15) Ghostbusters(1984)
16) Hellraiser(1987)
17) They Live(1988)
18) Pale Rider(1985)
19) A Nightmare On Elm Street(1984)
20) The Howling(1981)

ralfy

Ran

The Official Story

Fanny and Alexander

Ju Dou

Oro, Plata, Mata

Red Sorghum

A Passage to India

Shoah

Coup de Torchon

Wings of Desire

The Assault

The Kiss of the Spiderwoman

Henry V

Entre Nous

Chariots of Fire

Babette's Feast

A Room with a View

Camille Claudel

Fitzcarraldo

Au Revoir, Les Enfants