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Post by Popeye Doyle on Sept 12, 2019 21:52:38 GMT
1.) Raiders of the Lost Ark 2.) The Empire Strikes Back 3.) Raging Bull 4.) Die Hard 5.) Aliens 6.) The Untouchables 7.) The Shining 8.) The World According to Garp 9.) Ghostbusters 10.) Evil Dead 2
Honorable mentions - The Thing, RoboCop, Raising Arizona, Blow Out, Blade Runner, E.T., The Terminator, Back to the Future. Maybe the best decade for horror, sci-fi/fantasy, and action movies.
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Post by movielover on Sept 12, 2019 22:16:34 GMT
In no particular order:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Empire of the Sun
Dead Poets Society
Midnight Run
Rain Man
Used Cars
The Bounty
Predator
Stand by Me
Platoon
The Thing
The Empire Strikes Back
The Verdict
Tootsie
Bad Boys (1983)
Risky Business
Manhunter
Once Upon a Time in America
The Naked Gun
Airplane!
A Fish Called Wanda
Eight Men Out
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Sea of Love
Wall Street
Three O'Clock High
Innerspace
Broadcast News
Full Metal Jacket
Parenthood
Glory
Talk Radio
To Live and Die in L.A.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Sept 12, 2019 22:21:51 GMT
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street
2. Child’s Play
3. The Terminator
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. The Empire Strikes Back
6. Friday the 13th Part III
7. The Shining
8. Evil Dead II
9. Back to the Future
10. Blade Runner
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Post by biker1 on Sept 12, 2019 22:57:38 GMT
highest rated..
the ballad of narayama (1983-jap)
blade runner (1982)
blue velvet (1986)
brazil (1985-uk)
the cook, the thief, his wife & her lover (1989-uk)
the king of comedy (1982)
raging bull (1980)
scarface (1983)
ten HM..
aliens (1986)
babette's feast (1987-den)
missing (1982)
grave of the fireflies (1988-jap)
once upon a time in america (1984)
the right stuff (1983)
robocop (1987)
salvador (1986)
this is spinal tap (1984)
the terminator (1984)
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Post by politicidal on Sept 12, 2019 23:06:15 GMT
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Die Hard
The Princess Bride
The Empire Strikes Back
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Untouchables
Return of the Jedi
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Flesh + Blood
An American Tail
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 12, 2019 23:08:51 GMT
Excalibur (1981)
Highlander (1986)
Escape from New York (1981)
The Thing (1982)
Lifeforce (1985)
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Post by vegalyra on Sept 12, 2019 23:31:19 GMT
Hard to limit to 10, the 1980's were a great decade for film, maybe one of the last "big" decades.
No order
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Reds
Blade Runner
Ghostbusters
Used Cars
Die Hard
UHF
High Road to China
Out of Africa
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Post by rudeboy on Sept 12, 2019 23:47:16 GMT
Local Hero
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Once Upon a Time in America
My Life as a Dog
Crimes and Misdemeanours
The Emerald Forest
Fanny and Alexander
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Aliens
A Short Film About Love
Blade Runner
Pauline at the Beach
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Empire of the Sun
Hope and Glory
Pixote
Grave of the Fireflies
Radio Days
Brazil
E.T.
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Post by Raimo47 on Sept 13, 2019 0:39:34 GMT
1. The Howling
2. Omen III: The Final Conflict
3. Rocky III
4. Rocky IV
5. Silver Bullet
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark
7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
8. The Terminator
9. Halloween II
10. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
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Post by Sulla on Sept 13, 2019 0:42:24 GMT
Amadeus
The Shining
Ragtime
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Right Stuff
Scarface
Local Hero
Out of Africa
Hannah and Her Sisters
Empire of the Sun
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1984
Flash Gordon
The Blues Brothers
The World According to Garp
The Thing
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Company of Wolves
The Razor's Edge
The Name of the Rose
Barfly
The Last Emperor
Eight Men Out
Valmont
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 13, 2019 1:12:23 GMT
Limiting to a Top 10
10
1989 - Rikyu
1985 - Ran
9
1986 - Blue Velvet
1989 - Crimes and Misdemeanors
1983 - Nostalghia
1989 - A City of Sadness
1980 - The Shining
8
1985 - After Hours
1981 - Merry-go-round
1980 - Stardust Memories
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 13, 2019 1:19:36 GMT
In no order:
Die Hard (1988)
Blade Runner (1982)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Licence to Kill (1989)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
A View to a Kill (1985)
Octopussy (1983)
The Living Daylights (1987)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Friday the 13th 1-8
Nightmare on Elm Street 1-5
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Day of the Dead (1985)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Evil Dead II (1987)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Hellraiser (1987)
The Final Terror (1983)
C.H.U.D. (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Summer School (1987)
Fletch (1985)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Spaceballs (1987)
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Sept 13, 2019 1:25:33 GMT
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Untouchables
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Back To The Future
Witness
Full Metal Jacket
The Hidden
Bad Boys
The Fog
Die Hard
The Terminator
Trading Places
The Stepfather
Hellraiser
Scarface
Robocop
Stand By Me
10 to Midnight
A Fish Called Wanda
Ruthless People
Platoon
48 Hrs.
Beverly Hills Cop
The Karate Kid
The Changeling
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Post by mikef6 on Sept 13, 2019 2:29:58 GMT
Top 4 In Rank Order
Babette’s Feast / Gabriel Axel (1987)
Ran / Akira Kurosawa (1985)
House Of Games / David Mamet (1987)
Offert (The Sacrifice) / Andrei Tarkovsky (1986)
Next 6 In Chronological Order
The King Of Comedy / Martin Scorsese (1982)
Aliens / James Cameron (1986)
Raising Arizona / Coen Bros (1987)
The Thin Blue Line / Errol Morris (1988)
The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover / Peter Greenaway (1989)
Crimes And Misdemeanors / Woody Allen (1989)
Next 10 In Chronological Order
Ghostbusters / Ivan Reitman (1984)
A Passage To India / David Lean (1984)
Back To The Future / Robert Zemeckis (1985)
Airplane! / Abraham, Zucker, Zucker (1980)
Atlantic City / Louis Malle (1981)
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial / Steven Spielberg (1982)
The Terminator / James Cameron (1984)
The Shooting Party / Alan Bridges (1985)
The Princess Bride / Rob Reiner (1987)
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Post by mslo79 on Sept 13, 2019 3:02:21 GMT
The only movies from the 1980's among My Favorite Movies in general (i.e. movies I score a 7 or higher) are...
1)Scarface (1983) - 8/10
-)The Color of Money (1986)
3)Rain Man (1988) - 7.5-8/10
-)Lethal Weapon (1987)
-)Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
-)Risky Business (1983)
7)Blood Simple (1984)
8)Top Gun (1986) - 7-7.5/10
9)Road House (1989) - 7/10
-)Christmas Vacation (1989)
-)Licence to Kill (1989)
-)The Natural (1984)
13)Back to the Future (1985) - 6.5-7/10
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Post by vegalyra on Sept 13, 2019 14:01:57 GMT
Amadeus
The Shining
Ragtime
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Right Stuff
Scarface
Local Hero
Out of Africa
Hannah and Her Sisters
Empire of the Sun
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1984
Flash Gordon
The Blues Brothers
The World According to Garp
The Thing
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Company of Wolves
The Razor's Edge
The Name of the Rose
Barfly
The Last Emperor
Eight Men Out
Valmont
I forgot about the Year of Living Dangerously. Great film. Gibson and Weaver were great, but Linda Hunt was amazing! I wish this film had a bluray release, the DVD is ancient.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Sept 13, 2019 14:39:44 GMT
John Carpenter's THE THING
Friday The 13th (1980)
ALIENS
Halloween II (1981)
The Terminator
LOL, and a whole bunch of other Movies.....
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Post by Archelaus on Sept 13, 2019 17:49:49 GMT
The Empire Strikes Back
The Shining
Raging Bull
Superman II
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Fox and the Hound
Blade Runner
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial
The Secret of NIMH
Poltergeist
Return of the Jedi
The Terminator
Back to the Future
The Purple Rose of Cairo
After Hours
Aliens
Platoon
Hannah and Her Sisters
Blue Velvet
The Untouchables
The Living Daylights
Die Hard
Midnight Run
Big
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Licence to Kill
Batman
The Little Mermaid
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Post by Ass_E9 on Sept 13, 2019 18:36:54 GMT
After Hours (1985)
Blow Out (1981)
C.H.U.D. (1984)
Cutter's Way (1981)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Dr. Caligari (1989)
Electric Dreams (1984)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Hot Dog...The Movie (1984)
House of Games (1987)
Into the Night (1985)
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Monkey Shines (1988)
Ms. 45 (1981)
Pieces (1982)
Possession (1981)
Preppies (1984)
Real Genius (1985)
Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
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Post by Sulla on Sept 13, 2019 18:49:26 GMT
Amadeus
The Shining
Ragtime
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Right Stuff
Scarface
Local Hero
Out of Africa
Hannah and Her Sisters
Empire of the Sun
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1984
Flash Gordon
The Blues Brothers
The World According to Garp
The Thing
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Company of Wolves
The Razor's Edge
The Name of the Rose
Barfly
The Last Emperor
Eight Men Out
Valmont
I forgot about the Year of Living Dangerously. Great film. Gibson and Weaver were great, but Linda Hunt was amazing! I wish this film had a bluray release, the DVD is ancient. I'm surprised it isn't on Bluray since Hunt won an Oscar. Every time they upgrade formats, it seems as if some movies get left behind.
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