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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 29, 2017 19:11:27 GMT
The Blues Brothers - A chaotic, drug fueled production definitely shows in its excess displayed on screen. Still, lots of energy and fun to watch.
The Shining - Like 2001: A Space Odyssey, it's taken several viewings to truly appreciate it. Less a horror movie then about a father whose hatred of his family is exacerbated by his alcoholism. The final shot is one of cinema's great mind fucks.
Heaven's Gate - The behind-the-scenes drama would make for a pretty good movie, I think.
Flash Gordon - So damn cheesy but entertaining as hell. The music by Queen is also pretty special.
Cannibal Holocaust - No value at all.
Superman II - Oh, what could have been if Richard Donner stuck around. Still, Superman battling the bad guys in Metropolis is pretty exciting.
Raging Bull - Martin Scorsese's masterpiece.
The Empire Strikes Back - The magic of movies can be summed in the scene when Yoda explains to Luke the power of The Force. Reaches a peak no Star Wars movie has achieved since.
Popeye - I have a morbid curiosity to revisit this one.
Maniac - All I remember is the spectacular shotgun blast Tom Savini takes. |
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Post by Sandman on Oct 29, 2017 19:30:02 GMT
The Blues Brothers - A chaotic, drug fueled production definitely shows in its excess displayed on screen. Still, lots of energy and fun to watch.
The Shining - Like 2001: A Space Odyssey, it's taken several viewings to truly appreciate it. Less a horror movie then about a father whose hatred of his family is exacerbated by his alcoholism. The final shot is one of cinema's great mind fucks.
Heaven's Gate - The behind-the-scenes drama would make for a pretty good movie, I think.
Flash Gordon - So damn cheesy but entertaining as hell. The music by Queen is also pretty special.
Cannibal Holocaust - No value at all.
Superman II - Oh, what could have been if Richard Donner stuck around. Still, Superman battling the bad guys in Metropolis is pretty exciting.
Raging Bull - Martin Scorsese's masterpiece.
The Empire Strikes Back - The magic of movies can be summed in the scene when Yoda explains to Luke the power of The Force. Reaches a peak no Star Wars movie has achieved since.
Popeye - I have a morbid curiosity to revisit this one.
Maniac - All I remember is the spectacular shotgun blast Tom Savini takes. Just watched The Fog from 1980. Pretty good. Others I liked from 1980. Honeysuckle Rose and Terror Train. |
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Post by movielover on Oct 29, 2017 19:38:31 GMT
My top 25 of 1980:
1. Used Cars
2. Airplane!
3. Superman II
4. The Empire Strikes Back
5. Ordinary People
6. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
7. The Shining
8. Brubaker
9. My Bodyguard
10. The Blue Lagoon
11. Cruising
12. The Blues Brothers
13. Dressed to Kill
14. Stardust Memories
15. The Gods Must Be Crazy
16. Raging Bull
17. Fame
18. The Elephant Man
19. Altered States
20. The Long Riders
21. Little Darlings
22. Gideon's Trumpet
23. Foxes
24. Caddyshack
25. The Jazz Singer
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 29, 2017 19:56:40 GMT
The Shining is the only one I care for.
Raging Bull is exceptionally well-crafted but cold and unengaging. Hard to relate to a slob.
Heaven's Gate? I plan to see it.
The Blues Brothers was disappointing. It and a few like it turned me against big American comedies. (Eg, Animal House, Stripes....)
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Post by Sulla on Oct 29, 2017 20:05:56 GMT
These are my favorites from that year.
1. The Shining
2. The Elephant Man
3. Airplane!
4. The Blues Brothers
5. Flash Gordon
6. Altered States
7. Dressed to Kill
8. Coal Miner's Daughter
9. The Big Red One
10. Breaker Morant
11. Urban Cowboy
12. The Gods Must Be Crazy
13. The Long Riders
14. Lion of the Desert
15. Honeysuckle Rose
16. The Sea Wolves
17. Xanadu (guilty pleasure)
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 29, 2017 20:08:44 GMT
The Shining is the only one I care for. Raging Bull is exceptionally well-crafted but cold and unengaging. Hard to relate to a slob.
I don't think it's that difficult to relate to feelings of jealousy and insecurity. Maybe not at the level Jake shows, but still.. I do like the brief scene where he tries to reconcile with Joey.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Oct 29, 2017 20:24:48 GMT
The Shining - Like 2001: A Space Odyssey, it's taken several viewings to truly appreciate it. Less a horror movie then about a father whose hatred of his family is exacerbated by his alcoholism. The final shot is one of cinema's great mind fucks. I have to disagree with that. I truly appreciated The Shining on the first view. As for 2001 I gave it two tries and I still dont see what everyone sees in it. |
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Oct 29, 2017 20:32:29 GMT
Top 10 of that year.
1.The Empire Strikes Back
2.Friday the 13th
3.The Shining
4.Caddyshack
5.Cannibal Holocaust
6.The Blues Brothers
7.Midnight Madness
8.Airplane!
9.New Year's Evil (Im pretty sure Im the only person who likes this film.)
10.Brubaker
Worst 5
5.The Killings at Outpost Zeta
4.The Children
3.Hawk the Slayer
2.Popeye
1.Last Rites
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 29, 2017 20:46:20 GMT
I have to disagree with that. I truly appreciated The Shining on the first view. As for 2001 I gave it two tries and I still dont see what everyone sees in it.
You're disagreeing that it took me a few views to truly appreciate it? What an odd thing to say.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Oct 29, 2017 20:53:26 GMT
I have to disagree with that. I truly appreciated The Shining on the first view. As for 2001 I gave it two tries and I still dont see what everyone sees in it.
You're disagreeing that it took me a few views to truly appreciate it? What an odd thing to say.
No I thought you meant it would take any person multiple times times to appreciate it. I misunderstood. |
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Post by movielover on Oct 29, 2017 20:57:44 GMT
Top 10 of that year. 1.The Empire Strikes Back 2.Friday the 13th 3.The Shining 4.Caddyshack 5.Cannibal Holocaust 6.The Blues Brothers 7.Midnight Madness 8.Airplane! 9.New Year's Evil (Im pretty sure Im the only person who likes this film.) 10.Brubaker Worst 5 5.The Killings at Outpost Zeta 4.The Children 3.Hawk the Slayer 2.Popeye 1.Last Rites Wow, Midnight Madness is a movie I never hear anyone ever talk about. Nice pick. I haven't seen it in decades, but I remember it being a fun movie. |
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Oct 30, 2017 0:25:57 GMT
The Fog - I daresay I actually like this better than Halloween. Superb atmosphere and some great jump scares.
Friday the 13th - As I've said on another thread, paper-thin plot but has great suspense and benefits from Tom Savini's creative gore effects.
The Long Riders - Walter Hill's stylish western with Sam Peckinpah-esque direction. The Northfield, Minnesota raid sequence is a work of art!
Airplane! - The funniest movie of the year, a laugh-a-minute riot that spoofs disaster flicks.
My Bodyguard - Now this one's a childhood favorite. A teen drama about bullying that contains some warm and humorous moments. A real crowd pleaser!
The Formula - Well the book by Steve Shagan was very good, but something got lost in translation with the movie. But it is a treat watching Marlon Brando and George C. Scott working together.
The Changeling - And speaking of George C. Scott, he starred in this Canadian-made chiller. In my humble opinion, one of the most scariest movies ever made.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Oct 30, 2017 2:50:44 GMT
Top 10 of that year. 1.The Empire Strikes Back 2.Friday the 13th 3.The Shining 4.Caddyshack 5.Cannibal Holocaust 6.The Blues Brothers 7.Midnight Madness 8.Airplane! 9.New Year's Evil (Im pretty sure Im the only person who likes this film.) 10.Brubaker Worst 5 5.The Killings at Outpost Zeta 4.The Children 3.Hawk the Slayer 2.Popeye 1.Last Rites Wow, Midnight Madness is a movie I never hear anyone ever talk about. Nice pick. I haven't seen it in decades, but I remember it being a fun movie. Thank you. Its simply a good fun flick that I seen a good amount of times. |
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Post by Dayodead on Oct 30, 2017 7:57:51 GMT
1. Raging Bull
2. The Shining
3. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
4. The Last Metro
5. The Changeling - one unnerving little movie
6. The Fog - Also liked this more than Halloween
7. Airplane! - If you don't laugh at this, Surely you must be dead...
8. Stardust Memories
9. Stir Crazy - second favorite Pryor/Wilder pairing (I'm a sucker for 'Silver Streak')
10. Used Cars
Other good stuff:
Atlantic City
The Big Red One - gritty, often overlooked film
The Blues Brothers
Brubaker
Caddyshack- fun and quotable
Dressed to Kill - Best Aping of Hitchcock ever..
The Elephant Man
Weird good stuff:
The Final Countdown
Motel Hell - Damn fine sausages !
The Ninth Configuration
Worst:
Wholly Moses ! - Life of Brian without the talent or wit
Xanadu - Gene deserved better
The Blue Lagoon -
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Oct 30, 2017 14:07:58 GMT
This^^ I've always agreed, the moody atmosphere Carpenter created was excellent, and the music (while not nearly as iconic as Halloween) complimented it perfectly.
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Post by vegalyra on Oct 30, 2017 15:42:08 GMT
Definitely the Fog... Wow, great film!
Used Cars is my favorite all time comedy, but Airplane is a close second. Both came out the same year... Caddyshack and Blues Bros. too (no, not 2, that was terrible).
The Shining was a great film although I prefer the book.
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones - great TV film about a terrible tragedy. Powers Booth was excellent.
Empire Strikes Back of course.
Flash Gordon (of course Ted made me view the film in a different light)
Friday the 13th
Any Which Way You Can
Xanadu
Popeye - loved this film even today. Brings some laughs and I remember the lyrics to most of the songs
Breaker Morant
Somewhere in Time
Little Darlings - (Why isn't this out on bluray?)
Seems Like Old Times
The Stunt Man
Urban Cowboy (filmed right down the street from my parent's house)
He Knows You're Alone - minor Halloween copycat slasher but was Tom Hanks first role in a Hollywood film
The Blue Lagoon
Smokey and the Bandit Part II - vastly inferior to the first one, but it's one of the first films I remember seeing at the movie theater (actually drive in) - solidified my love for 2nd generation Pontiac Trans Ams though
The Sea Wolves - pretty good WW2 film about a forgotten accomplishment. Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Niven are good as usual
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