Favorite 80s Movie(s)

[Lei K]

I'm somewhat of an 80s geek when it comes to music and movies. Name the best movie(s), in your opinion, of that decade and tell why you chose em.

[Vanguard]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

Karate Kid
Back to the Future
Indiana Jones

I can't think of specific reasons, but I found these films very entertaining and define my view of the 80's.

I also like cult classics like Pee Wee's Big Adventure and The Wizard, but mainly because they "take me back".

[tikiyaki]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High, of course....Aloha Mr Hand....

[mel]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

Some of my favorite scifi movies of all time came out in the 1980s....

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
2. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3. Star Wars VI: The Return of the Jedi (1983)

- three GREAT movies that define the genre of that decade for me.

Not too far behind...

4. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - the best of the Star Trek movies.
5. E.T. (1982) - one of the most charming scifi movies ever.
6. Aliens (1986) - sequel to 1979's original Ridley Scott movie; good action.
7. Blade Runner (1982) - a dark, moody and grim future and what we are probably moving to....
8. Starman (1984) - one of the better scifi movies with a romantic twist to it.
9. Splash (1984) - a funny comedy about a guy who falls in love with a mermaid. I guess this can be scifi since there is a lunatic scientist involved and mermaids are purely legend or speculative at best.
10. Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (1989) - Sean Connery was a definite plus in this outing.

Other movies...

Romancing the Stone (1984)
Footloose (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Top Gun (1986)

[Konaguy]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

I think a lot of my favorite 80s movies have been mentioned.But what about

Beverly Hills Cop I & II
RoboCop I & II
Code of Silence
Trading Places
Fletch
Ghostbusters
Stakeout
Lethal Weapon I & II
Above the Law

[modpirate]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

All the obvious ones already mentioned, but I wanted to add my personal favorite, The Lost Boys. Greatest vampire movie EVER.

[Lei K]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

A lot of the movies mentioned already I love.

Also...

The Goonies (CLASSIC!) Great cast, I love Data, 00negative, lol!

Clue (I love Tim Curry!!!)

When I play the game I'm always Ms. Scarlet, in the movie Mrs. White owned it. Madeline Kahn was hilarious! I love all of her lines.

One of my favorite exchanges...

Colonel Mustard: How many husbands have you had?
Mrs. White: Mine or other women's?
Colonel Mustard: Yours.
Mrs. White: Five.
Colonel Mustard: Five?
Mrs. White: Yes, just the five. Husbands should be like Kleenex, soft, strong and disposable.
Colonel Mustard: You lure men to their deaths like a spider with flies.
Mrs. White: Flies are where men are most vulnerable.
Colonel Mustard: Right!



Quite obviously from my actions on another thread I'm also very fond of The Princess Bride.

[cezanne]

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My memory is weak at the moment so Im just sponging off what's listed so far with random quotes

Top Gun "No there's two O's in Goose"
Beverly Hills Cop "We're not falling for he banana in the tailpipe trick"
48 Hours "I'm your worst nightmare...I'm a niggah with a badge!"
Animal House "That boy is a P-I-G pig!"
Down and Out in Beverly Hills "Matisse! Matisse!"

Lots more tho...

[mel]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

All of the ones I mentioned previously I either have them on DVD or a few VHS tapes. Some were originally on Beta too! Adding to my list and which I also have on DVD:

more sci-fi

Cocoon
Cocoon The Return
Short Circuit
Enemy Mine
The Terminator
The Terminator 2
Coneheads
Poltergeist
The Road Warrior
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome


Haven't gotten around to getting the DVDs

War Games
Back to the Future
Ladyhawke
Excalubar
The Final Countdown
Krull
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Destroyer
The Abyss
Legend
Red Dawn
Threads
Christine

I like scifi, so the above titles had to be listed... in addition I also have and enjoy

Rain Man (came out in 1989)
Passenger 57
Goodmorning Vietnam
My Cousin Vinney
The Karate Kid
Teen Wolf / Teen Wolf 2 (on double DVD for $5.50 @ Walmart)
Coal Miner's Daughter
La Bamba

The good thing about 80s movies, many of them have aged well and can be found at the Walmart bargain DVD bins for $7.50 or less. I have a bunch that I bought from the $5.50 bin.

[blueyecicle]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

No one has mentioned "The Princess Bride??"
Or the oringinal Carrie

[blueyecicle]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

My memory is weak at the moment so Im just sponging off what's listed so far with random quotes

Top Gun "No there's two O's in Goose"
Beverly Hills Cop "We're not falling for he banana in the tailpipe trick"
48 Hours "I'm your worst nightmare...I'm a niggah with a badge!"
Animal House "That boy is a P-I-G pig!"
Down and Out in Beverly Hills "Matisse! Matisse!"

Lots more tho...

Just for the Animal House....I live in Springfield which is a stones throw from Cottage Grove, Oregon where Animal House was filmed....they still every year have a HUGE Toga Party to celebrate tha movie....FYI.

[Lei K]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

No one has mentioned "The Princess Bride??"
Or the oringinal Carrie

I did! I did! Gooooo look again. LOL! Can't forget farmboy.

[Mike_Lowery]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

Bueller, 16 Candles

[cezanne]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

No one has mentioned "The Princess Bride??"
Or the oringinal Carrie

Man I forgot to put Princess Bride on my list too... "Thath inconthievable!"

OT Blueyecicle check yer pm plz... danke.

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Favorite 80s Movie(s)

Although it didn't come out in the 80's this movie is reminiscent of that era: The Wedding Singer. That movie just pulled it all together with the actors, soundtrack and of course...THE HAIR!!