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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 5, 2020 4:01:11 GMT
So many choices. In no particular order -
1.) Raging Bull (1980)
2.) Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
3.) The Terminator (1984)
4.) The World According to Garp (1982)
5.) Aliens (1986)
6.) The Untouchables (1987)
7.) Ghostbusters (1984)
8.) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
9.) Batman (1989)
10.) The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
11.) RoboCop (1987)
12.) The Thing (1982)
13.) Talk Radio (1988)
14.) The Fly (1986)
15.) Blade Runner (1982)
16.) Die Hard (1988)
17.) The Shining (1980)
18.) Back to the Future (1985)
19.) E.T. (1982)
20.) Gremlins (1984)
21.) The Dead Zone (1983)
22.) Full Metal Jacket (1987)
23.) The Road Warrior (1981)
24.) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
25.) Superman II (1980)
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Post by Sulla on Feb 5, 2020 4:34:29 GMT
1. Amadeus
2. The Shining
3. The Year of Living Dangerously
4. Empire of the Sun
5. The Right Stuff
6. Full Metal Jacket
7. The Terminator
8. Aliens
9. 1984
10. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
11. Out of Africa
12. The Name of the Rose
13. Scarface
14. Ragtime
15. Hannah and Her Sisters
16. Crimes and Misdemeanors
17. The Thing
18. Barfly
19. The World According to Garp
20. Valmont
21. The Dead Zone
22. Eight Men Out
23. Local Hero
24. The Company of Wolves
25. The Falcon and the Snowman
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Post by movielover on Feb 5, 2020 4:55:29 GMT
Too hard for me to do just 25. How about 50?
Dead Poets Society
Rain Man
Empire of the Sun
Midnight Run
Raiders of the Lost Ark
To Live and Die in L.A.
A Fish Called Wanda
Eight Men Out
The Bounty
Wall Street
Predator
Platoon
Innerspace
Stand by Me
Manhunter
Talk Radio
Once Upon a Time in America
Sea of Love
Broadcast News
Used Cars
Ordinary People
Parenthood
Back to the Future
The Verdict
Tootsie
The Thing (1982)
Vision Quest
Three O'Clock High
Teachers (1984)
Jagged Edge
Heaven Help Us
Glory
Bad Boys (1983)
The Empire Strikes Back
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Scarface
Sophie's Choice
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Risky Business
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Superman II
Year of the Dragon (1985)
The Four Seasons (1981)
Poltergeist
Body Double
Full Metal Jacket
Airplane!
The Naked Gun
Top Secret!
This Is Spinal Tap
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Post by Ass_E9 on Feb 5, 2020 4:56:00 GMT
After Hours (1985)
Blow Out (1981)
Cutter's Way (1981)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Fletch (1985)
52 Pick-Up (1986)
The Hitcher (1986)
House of Games (1987)
I, the Jury (1982)
Into the Night (1985)
The January Man (1989)
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Masquerade (1988)
Midnight Run (1988)
My Chauffeur (1986)
Pieces (1982)
Possession (1981)
Sex, Lies & Videotape (1989)
Shakedown (1988)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Subway (1985)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
To Live & Die in L.A. (1985)
Vice Squad (1982)
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Post by OldAussie on Feb 5, 2020 4:56:44 GMT
The Right Stuff
Once Upon a Time in America
Body Heat
Midnight Run
The King of Comedy
The Long Good Friday
Blade Runner
Trading Places
Salvador
Missing
Jean de Florette / Manon of the Spring
Glory
Breaker Morant
To Live and Die in L.A.
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Gallipoli
Stand by Me
Hannah and Her Sisters
Blue Velvet
Matewan
Die Hard
Aliens
The Road Warrior
RoboCop
...and I've probably forgotten a few
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Post by mikef6 on Feb 5, 2020 5:59:04 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)
Jury Prize – Runners-Up
Coup De Torchon (Clean Slate) / Bertrand Tavernier (1981)
Thief / Michael Mann (1981)
My Favorite Year / Richard Benjamin (1982)
A Christmas Story / Bob Clark (1983)
Local Hero / Bill Forsythe (1983)
The Right Stuff / Philip Kaufman (1983)
Zelig / Woody Allen (1983)
Huang Tu Di (Yellow Earth) / Kaige Chen (1985)
Yeelen / Souleymane Cissé (1987)
Miracle Mile / Steve DeJarnatt (1988)
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Post by mslo79 on Feb 5, 2020 6:32:57 GMT
The only movies from the 1980's that stand out in my book are...
1)The Color of Money (1986) - 8/10
-)Scarface (1983)
3)Rain Man (1988) - 7.5-8/10
-)Lethal Weapon (1987)
-)Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
6)Blood Simple (1984)
7)Road House (1989) - 7/10
-)Christmas Vacation (1989)
-)Licence to Kill (1989)
-)The Natural (1984)
11)Top Gun (1986)
12)Back to the Future (1985) - 6.5-7/10
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Post by sdrew13163 on Feb 5, 2020 6:47:39 GMT
I know you asked for 25, but 10 is easier...
The Empire Strikes Back
The Shining
Raging Bull
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Conan the Barbarian
The Thing
Evil Dead II
The Princess Bride
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Die Hard
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 5, 2020 8:01:53 GMT
1.) Batman (1989)
2.) Shocker (1989)
3.) Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
4.) Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981)
5.) Licence to Kill (1989)
6.) A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
7.) Die Hard (1988)
8.) Lethal Weapon (1987)
9.) Fletch (1985)
10.) Evil Dead II (1987)
11.) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
12.) For Your Eyes Only (1981)
13.) The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
14.) Death Wish 3 (1985)
15.) Day of the Dead (1985)
16.) C.H.U.D. (1984)
17.) Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
18.) Christmas Vacation (1989)
19.) Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
20.) Return of the Jedi (1983)
21.) The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
22.) A View to a Kill (1985)
23.) Tuff Turf (1985)
24.) Police Academy (1984)
25.) The Terminator (1984)
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Post by Raimo47 on Feb 5, 2020 12:27:07 GMT
1. The Howling
2. Rocky III
3. Rocky IV
4. Silver Bullet
5. Omen III: The Final Conflict
6. Halloween II
7. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
8. Raiders of the Lost Ark
9. The Terminator
10. Rambo: First Blood Part II
11. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
12. Batman
13. Rambo III
14. Christine
15. First Blood
16. Warlock
17. Commando
18. Predator
19. The Running Man
20. Die Hard
21. Licence to Kill
22. The Living Daylights
23. Octopussy
24. A View to a Kill
25. The Shining
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Post by politicidal on Feb 5, 2020 14:49:31 GMT
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Princess Bride
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Untouchables
Die Hard
The Land Before Time
King Solomon's Mines
Flesh + Blood
The Fox and the Hound
A Christmas Story
Gandhi
An American Tail
Batman
Superman II
Ghostbusters
Witness
Aliens
Lion of the Desert
Nate and Hayes
Conan the Barbarian
Stand By Me
Lethal Weapon 2
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Feb 5, 2020 22:24:24 GMT
Fan-freaking-tastic decade for movies, it's hard to limit it even to twenty five, but here is my best effort by year of release:
The Blues Brothers
The Empire Strikes Back
Caddyshack
The Fog
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Reds
The Road Warrior
Body Heat
An American Werewolf in London
Excalibur
Escape From New York
Rocky III
48 Hrs.
Blade Runner
Trading Places
National Lampoon's Vacation
Back to the Future
Spies Like Us
Aliens
Lethal Weapon
The Untouchables
Scrooged
Die Hard
Lethal Weapon 2
Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade
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Post by dirtypillows on Feb 6, 2020 0:23:11 GMT
So many choices. In no particular order - 1.) Raging Bull (1980) 2.) Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987) 3.) The Terminator (1984) 4.) The World According to Garp (1982) 5.) Aliens (1986) 6.) The Untouchables (1987) 7.) Ghostbusters (1984) 8.) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 9.) Batman (1989) 10.) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 11.) RoboCop (1987) 12.) The Thing (1982) 13.) Talk Radio (1988) 14.) The Fly (1986) 15.) Blade Runner (1982) 16.) Die Hard (1988) 17.) The Shining (1980) 18.) Back to the Future (1985) 19.) E.T. (1982) 20.) Gremlins (1984) 21.) The Dead Zone (1983) 22.) Full Metal Jacket (1987) 23.) The Road Warrior (1981) 24.) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 25.) Superman II (1980) Oh, I can so do this! Something Wild Reform School Girls Manhunter Terms of Endearment Ordinary People The Last American Virgin Motel Hell - "Meat's Meat and Man's Gotta Eat!" (Did they coin that phrase with this movie or what? It is pretty original.) Friday the 13th Friday the 13th, Part 2 Friday the 13th, Part 3 Friday the 13th, Part 4 Terror Train Body Double Dressed to Kill Men Don't Leave Coal Miner's Daughter The Four Seasons The Dead Zone Jaws 3-D (terrible movie, but such a cozy throwback and Simon MacCorkindale was GORGEOUS!) Evil Under the Sun Mommie Dearest 16 Candles The Fog Blade Runner Radio Days
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Post by rudeboy on Feb 6, 2020 0:40:29 GMT
- Au revoir les enfants
- Local Hero
- Once Upon a Time in America
- My Life as a Dog
- Crimes and Misdemeanours
- The Emerald Forest
- Fanny and Alexander
- A Short Film About Love
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
- Aliens
- Empire of the Sun
- Pauline at the Beach
- The Right Stuff
- Blade Runner
- Jesus of Montreal
- Cutter's Way
- Hope and Glory
- Grave of the Fireflies
- Pixote
- Radio Days
- E.T.
- The Elephant Man
- Ballad of Narayama
- Brazil
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2020 1:08:00 GMT
Raiders of the Lost Ark The Right Stuff Batman Fright Night Stand By Me Airplane! Ordinary People The Ninth Configuration Caddyshack Field of Dreams Broadcast News Ghostbusters Back to the Future Heathers Glory Aliens Die Hard Manhunter Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan The Naked Gun Empire of the Sun Ruthless People Roxanne InnerSpace Excalibur The Thing The Shining Superman II Donner Cut Body Heat National Lampoon's Vacation Christmas Vacation A Christmas Story Witness A Fish Called Wanda To Live and Die in LA An American Werewolf in London Sixteen Candles The Breakfast Club Predator The Bounty |
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Post by jcush on Feb 6, 2020 2:25:15 GMT
01. The Shining
02. Return of the Jedi
03. The Empire Strikes Back
04. Raiders of the Lost Ark
05. Scarface
06. The Princess Bride
07. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
08. Raging Bull
09. Aliens
10. Rain Man
11. Once Upon a Time in America
12. Die Hard
13. Back to the Future
14. Blade Runner
15. The Terminator
16. Ran
17. Full Metal Jacket
18. The King of Comedy
19. After Hours
20. The Thing
21. Raising Arizona
22. Back to the Future Part II
23. Crimes and Misdemeanors
24. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
25. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Post by Captain Spencer on Feb 6, 2020 2:45:17 GMT
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Untouchables
Witness
Back To The Future
Stand By Me
Fright Night
Hellraiser
The Karate Kid
Die Hard
The Hidden
Full Metal Jacket
A Fish Called Wanda
Ruthless People
The Terminator
Superman II
48 Hrs
RoboCop
A Nightmare On Elm Street
The Long Riders
Mask
Scarface
Born On The Fourth Of July
Mississippi Burning
Midnight Run
Excalibur
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Post by frankkerman on Feb 6, 2020 5:14:24 GMT
Really, these are very interesting movies.
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Post by louise on Feb 6, 2020 11:03:50 GMT
Seems Like Old Times
The Living Daylights
Beverly Hills Cop
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Trading Places
Evil Under the Sun
For Your Eyes Only
Romancing the Stone
Spies Like Us
Clash of the Titans
An American Werewolf in London
Sex, Lies and Videotape
Appointment with Death
Radio Days
Jewel of the Nile
Peking Opera Blues
Club Paradise
Comfort and Joy
Police Academy
Octopussy
Willow
Local Hero
Down and Out In Beverley Hills
Earth Girls Are Easy
splash!
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 6, 2020 12:19:46 GMT
Actually a weaker decade for me (prefer the three that have come since)
Order is pretty arbitrary after the Top 5 or so
Blue Velvet [1986]
Rikyu [1989]
Ran [1985]
Nostalghia [1983]
Crimes and Misdemeanors [1989]
After Hours [1985]
Merry-go-round [1981]
The Shining [1980]
A City of Sadness [1989]
Stardust Memories [1980]
The Unbelievable Truth [1989]
Full Metal Jacket [1987]
Raging Bull [1980]
Fitzcarraldo [1982]
Black Rain [1989] [Shohei Imamura]
The Terrorizers [1986]
Paris, Texas [1984]
L’Argent [1983]
Tenebrae [1982]
The Terminator [1984]
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind [1984]
The Makioka Sisters [1983]
Witness [1985]
Tetsuo: The Iron Man [1989]
The Evil Dead [1981]
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