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Post by gw on May 6, 2020 2:03:52 GMT
There's one 80's sci fi flick that even hard core 80's movie fans would probably hate. It has a butch woman humanoid robot going after an escapee from a space prison who's landed on Earth. The acting is lousy and the Space station's set design is an atrocious second rate Star Trek imitation. It may have come out in 1990 but I think it came out in the 80's. Whatever year it came out, it's a really bad movie.
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Post by moviemouth on May 6, 2020 2:49:45 GMT
Here is every sequel from the 1980's.
Back to the Future Part II
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
Fletch Lives
Friday the 13th Part II
Friday the 13th: Part 3-D
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Friday the 13th, Part V: A New Beginning
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Ghostbusters II
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid Part III
Lethal Weapon 2
The Great Muppet Caper
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Hills Have Eyes: Part II
The Return of Swamp Thing
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Meatballs Part II
Meatballs III: Summer Job
Oh, God! Book II
Oh, God! You Devil
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
The Jewel of the Nile
Texasville
National Lampoon's European Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Ghoulies II
The Return of the Musketeers
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Short Circuit 2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Day of the Dead
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
Beverly Hills Cop II
Creepshow 2
The Sting II
Death Wish II
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
The Black Stallion Returns
Ernest Saves Christmas
Jaws 3-D
Jaws: The Revenge
Licence to Kill
Evil Dead II
House II: The Second Story
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Poltergeist III
Stepfather II
Crocodile Dundee II
A Return to Salem's Lot
Psycho II
Psycho III
Aliens
Superman II
Superman III
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Teen Wolf Too
Smokey and the Bandit II
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
The Fly II
The Color of Money
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo III
Return of the Living Dead Part II
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
Bride of Re-Animator
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
A View to a Kill
Iron Eagle II
Grease 2
Airplane II: The Sequel
Amityville II: The Possession
Amityville 3-D
Wild Geese II
2010
Phantasm II
Cannonball Run II
Conan the Destroyer
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
Halloween II
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Big Top Pee-wee
Porky's II: The Next Day
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams
Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf
Howling III
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare
Howling V: The Rebirth
Omen III: The Final Conflict
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Caddyshack II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Herbie Goes Bananas
Staying Alive
Fright Night Part 2
Cocoon: The Return
Any Which Way You Can
Critters 2: The Main Course
Sudden Impact
The Dead Pool
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Post by Ass_E9 on May 6, 2020 3:25:52 GMT
Replace "better" with "more coke-fueled."
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Post by taylorfirst1 on May 6, 2020 16:20:11 GMT
The 80s were when filmmaking turned 100 years old. 100 years of advancements in story telling and special effect came to a head at this period of time. It was right before the over usage of CGI in film. Well banked filmmakers could almost tell ANY fantastic story they wanted to tell with just the right balance of special effects and limitations to make a great film where the story and characters were very important. There were also a lot of talented music composers and poster artists being utilized. The filmmakers also seemed to have a heart and generally cared about the audience, whether trying to teach them, put them in awe or scare the heck out of them, and there was less cynicism. All of what you say is true, but the 1980's is also the decade where studios realized how much easy money they could make from pumping out sequels and rip-offs. It was the converging point. There were lots of sequels and knockoffs before the 80's ever started.
Also, there were not straight to video movies but there was lots of grindhouse pics and other B-movies that were just like today's straight to video movies.
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Post by moviemouth on May 6, 2020 17:12:41 GMT
All of what you say is true, but the 1980's is also the decade where studios realized how much easy money they could make from pumping out sequels and rip-offs. It was the converging point. There were lots of sequels and knockoffs before the 80's ever started.
Also, there were not straight to video movies but there was lots of grindhouse pics and other B-movies that were just like today's straight to video movies.
Were there 100 sequels in any decade before the 1980's?
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Post by taylorfirst1 on May 6, 2020 17:35:51 GMT
There were lots of sequels and knockoffs before the 80's ever started.
Also, there were not straight to video movies but there was lots of grindhouse pics and other B-movies that were just like today's straight to video movies.
Were there 100 sequels in any decade before the 1980's? I can't say for sure but for just 1 example; The Bowery Boys alone had 32 sequels just between 1950 and 1958. Example number 2; Johnny Weissmuller did 12 Tarzan movies between 1932 and 1948. Example number 3; Basil Rathbone did 14 Sherlock Holmes movies from 1939-1946
So sequels were very common before the 1980's.
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Post by moviemouth on May 6, 2020 17:42:40 GMT
Were there 100 sequels in any decade before the 1980's? I can't say for sure but for just 1 example; The Bowery Boys alone had 32 sequels just between 1950 and 1958. Example number 2; Johnny Weissmuller did 12 Tarzan movies between 1932 and 1948. Example number 3; Basil Rathbone did 14 Sherlock Holmes movies from 1939-1946
So sequels were very common before the 1980's.
I didn't know that. The thing that annoys me is that people like the OP bash modern movies for doing what movie always did and you have just proved that this is always how it has been and I stand by that the 1980's was the start of the new Hollywood.
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Post by vegalyra on May 6, 2020 18:46:49 GMT
I think the main thing that annoys me about post 1980's movies (particularly the past decade or 2) are the fast cuts, over reliance on CGI, cynicism, and a general shift to washed out colors for a large amount of films. If you've seen a restored film from the 1950s especially compared to nowadays the colors are just so much more vibrant. Maybe unrealistic, I don't know, but I love those bright colors.
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Post by moviemouth on May 6, 2020 18:55:03 GMT
Were there 100 sequels in any decade before the 1980's? I can't say for sure but for just 1 example; The Bowery Boys alone had 32 sequels just between 1950 and 1958. Example number 2; Johnny Weissmuller did 12 Tarzan movies between 1932 and 1948. Example number 3; Basil Rathbone did 14 Sherlock Holmes movies from 1939-1946
So sequels were very common before the 1980's.
Here are the sequels I could find from the 1970's. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Airport 1975 Airport '77 The Concorde ... Airport '79 Diamonds Are Forever The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker Exorcist II: The Heretic More American Graffiti Herbie Rides Again Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Rocky II Dr. Phibes Rises Again, Gator Beneath the Planet of the Apes Escape from the Planet of the Apes Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Battle for the Planet of the Apes Return to Witch Mountain Return of the Streetfighter Sister Streetfighter Sister Streetfighter Hanging by a Thread The Return of the Sister Street Fighter The Street Fighter's Last Revenge Magnum Force The Enforcer Shaft's Big Score Shaft in Africa Rooster Cogburn Billy Jack The Trial of Billy Jack Billy Jack Goes to Washington Godzilla vs. Hedorah Godzilla vs. Gigan Godzilla vs. Megalon Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla The Godfather Part II French Connection II They Call Me Mr. Tibbs The Organization Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold That's Entertainment, Part II The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training The Bad News Bears Go to Japan Damien: Omen II Walking Tall Part 2 Dawn of the Dead Super Fly T.N.T The Four Musketeers Jaws 2 Oliver's Story The Return of the Pink Panther The Pink Panther Strikes Again Revenge of the Pink Panther
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Post by moviemouth on May 6, 2020 19:01:47 GMT
I think the main thing that annoys me about post 1980's movies (particularly the past decade or 2) are the fast cuts, over reliance on CGI, cynicism, and a general shift to washed out colors for a large amount of films. If you've seen a restored film from the 1950s especially compared to nowadays the colors are just so much more vibrant. Maybe unrealistic, I don't know, but I love those bright colors. I agree with some of that (specifically the fast cuts, close-ups and overuse of cgi), but those things mainly apply to high budget action movies. The quality is in the independent movies and the movies that overuse cgi are sometimes still good movies.
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Post by mstreepsucks on May 6, 2020 20:37:48 GMT
I can't say for sure but for just 1 example; The Bowery Boys alone had 32 sequels just between 1950 and 1958. Example number 2; Johnny Weissmuller did 12 Tarzan movies between 1932 and 1948. Example number 3; Basil Rathbone did 14 Sherlock Holmes movies from 1939-1946
So sequels were very common before the 1980's.
I didn't know that. The thing that annoys me is that people like the OP bash modern movies for doing what movie always did and you have just proved that this is always how it has been and I stand by that the 1980's was the start of the new Hollywood.
I just dislike films as an art form. Beause in 2020 they just take too long.
Too self indulgent, it's more about the director, they put ridiculous hackneyed crap in every movie now.
Let me tell you my rule for watching drama, I'll turn on a movie because it got good ratings (has lots of action or whatever) . As soon as the star at any part in the movie is tied to a chair, I'll turn it off and stop watching. I'm out. That's my rule I've been following this for years.
Do you know how many movies I've turned off, because somebody is tied to a chair? Ya 75%. 75% of all action movies I turn off, when they get to the tied to the chair part. Because first of all I don't want to see it.
2. Everything that has to do with that tied to the chair part is going to be unpleasant, I don't wanna think about it. I don't even wanna imagine it as fiction. the fact that they put that in there, and thought i'd wanna watch it...it's just hackneyed it's boring it's redundant.
And if that's the best they can do for your movie, i'm out. If that's their symbol of creativity, you know what i'm gonna do, do what everybody else does tie somebody to a chair, i'm out.
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Post by moviemouth on May 6, 2020 20:44:27 GMT
I didn't know that. The thing that annoys me is that people like the OP bash modern movies for doing what movie always did and you have just proved that this is always how it has been and I stand by that the 1980's was the start of the new Hollywood.
I just dislike films as an art form. Beause in 2020 they just take too long.
Too self indulgent, it's more about the director, they put ridiculous hackneyed crap in every movie now.
Let me tell you my rule for watching drama, I'll turn on a movie because it got good ratings (has lots of action or whatever) . As soon as the star at any part in the movie is tied to a chair, I'll turn it off and stop watching. I'm out. That's my rule I've been following this for years.
Do you know how many movies I've turned off, because somebody is tied to a chair? Ya 75%. 75% of all action movies I turn off, when they get to the tied to the chair part. Because first of all I don't want to see it.
2. Everything that has to do with that tied to the chair part is going to be unpleasant, I don't wanna think about it. I don't even wanna imagine it as fiction. the fact that they put that in there, and thought i'd wanna watch it...it's just hackneyed it's boring it's redundant.
And if that's the best they can do for your movie, i'm out. If that's their symbol of creativity, you know what i'm gonna do, do what everybody else does tie somebody to a chair, i'm out.
Congratulations, you just admitted to a ridiculous bias. One person gets tied to a chair and you are done LOL. Someone could hold a number of complaints about action tropes, film noir tropes, western tropes etc. from almost any decade. A car chase and I turn the movie off. I'd be turning off a lot of good movies from the 1980's.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on May 8, 2020 8:30:48 GMT
Lots of great movies came out during the course of the 80s and it's a decade I adore because of it. The music was also great. But they had plenty of duds as well. And there are tons and tons of quality movies still being released today. Soundtracks tend not to be as memorable unfortunately.
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Post by mstreepsucks on May 8, 2020 16:21:55 GMT
There's one 80's sci fi flick that even hard core 80's movie fans would probably hate. It has a butch woman humanoid robot going after an escapee from a space prison who's landed on Earth. The acting is lousy and the Space station's set design is an atrocious second rate Star Trek imitation. It may have come out in 1990 but I think it came out in the 80's. Whatever year it came out, it's a really bad movie. It is Alienator?
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Post by shannondegroot on May 8, 2020 17:07:55 GMT
There's one 80's sci fi flick that even hard core 80's movie fans would probably hate. It has a butch woman humanoid robot going after an escapee from a space prison who's landed on Earth. The acting is lousy and the Space station's set design is an atrocious second rate Star Trek imitation. It may have come out in 1990 but I think it came out in the 80's. Whatever year it came out, it's a really bad movie. It is Alienator? I thought it was Galaxis (1995).
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Post by someguy on May 8, 2020 17:27:06 GMT
No, they are not AUTOMATICALLY better, but SOME are better than SOME of what we have today.
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Post by janntosh on May 8, 2020 17:37:29 GMT
Most good movies being made today are being made. Y filmmakers that have been established a long time ago. The new generation of filmmakers is weak
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Post by gw on May 8, 2020 23:19:11 GMT
There's one 80's sci fi flick that even hard core 80's movie fans would probably hate. It has a butch woman humanoid robot going after an escapee from a space prison who's landed on Earth. The acting is lousy and the Space station's set design is an atrocious second rate Star Trek imitation. It may have come out in 1990 but I think it came out in the 80's. Whatever year it came out, it's a really bad movie. It is Alienator? Yes, that's it.
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Post by gw on May 8, 2020 23:23:13 GMT
I thought it was Galaxis (1995). My description is rather vague so I can see why you'd think that. Maybe I should have stated that it takes place in present Earth and that the other people look completely human but come from another civilization.
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