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Posted on 8/18/14 at 12:28 am to Spaulding Smails
I would say
Real Genius
Weird Science
and 16 Candles
Are the true best examples.
Ferris, Breakfast, Fast Times, etc...don't work - and don't scream 80's as much as the above ones.
Real Genius
Weird Science
and 16 Candles
Are the true best examples.
Ferris, Breakfast, Fast Times, etc...don't work - and don't scream 80's as much as the above ones.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 4:59 am to Zamoro10
I have never seen Real Genius or Valley Girl, so I need to watch these to make an informed decision.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 6:26 am to lsufan9193969700
Weird Science and Lost Boys are the two most 80's movies ever. If I didn't grow up in the 80's I would have though it was some weird joke how awkward some of that shite was.
Classic movies btw
Classic movies btw
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:10 am to Purple Spoon
I'm not saying these movies are as great as the ones mentioned, but there's no denying the 80s-ness of Back To School and License To Drive.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:20 am to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
The Last American Virgin
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:26 am to lsufan9193969700
Fast Times is a good choice here - it had the most realistic "feel" - despite the age of Judge Reinhold and Sean Penn.
If you were a teen in the 80s (I was) - you "knew" all of those people.
Now, as a piece of literature - Breakfast Club probably stands up better, but the artificial environment and, again, cast age issues chip into it's credibility - the characters were straight stereotypes (by design) so that we could dig beneath those (again, by design) - I never felt like I "knew" those characters, but I knew the types.
Ferris is a straight fantasy piece - probably more fun on repeated viewing than either of the others, but, by far, the least realistic. Alan Ruck (Cameron) was 30 years old, for Pete's sake.
16 Candles would probably be a majority choice for girls, but it is something of a fantasy piece as well.
If you were a teen in the 80s (I was) - you "knew" all of those people.
Now, as a piece of literature - Breakfast Club probably stands up better, but the artificial environment and, again, cast age issues chip into it's credibility - the characters were straight stereotypes (by design) so that we could dig beneath those (again, by design) - I never felt like I "knew" those characters, but I knew the types.
Ferris is a straight fantasy piece - probably more fun on repeated viewing than either of the others, but, by far, the least realistic. Alan Ruck (Cameron) was 30 years old, for Pete's sake.
16 Candles would probably be a majority choice for girls, but it is something of a fantasy piece as well.
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 10:27 am
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:34 am to Amazing Moves
quote:
Less than Zero
Tough movie to watch.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:46 am to lsufan9193969700
Teen Wolf
Real Genius
Real Genius
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:47 am to Ace Midnight
Does anyone remember Three O Clock High?
Very obscure teen comedy/drama from 1987 (I think), but extremely 80s. HBO aired it frequently.
And I vote Sixteen Candles as the film that best captures the 80s.
Very obscure teen comedy/drama from 1987 (I think), but extremely 80s. HBO aired it frequently.
And I vote Sixteen Candles as the film that best captures the 80s.
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 10:50 am
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:49 am to Bham4Tide
1.Licence to Drive
2.Goonies
3.16 Candles
4.Fast Times
2.Goonies
3.16 Candles
4.Fast Times
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:02 am to Dr Rosenrosen
quote:
Does anyone remember Three O Clock High?
I do. Fun movie - a comedic take on High Noon - again with a "way too old to be in high school" cast, the movie works because of the genuine, yet comedic, tension that is built.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:20 am to Ace Midnight
Are the 80s really as awesome as I remember them being or is it just because it's when I was a kid?
I mean I'm sure nostalgia plays a part but I think it was the perfect mix of the old and new (at least for kids) with technology and video games coming out and blowing minds but you were still going outside and playing/getting into trouble without being helicoptered and having your face stuck in an iPad 15 hours a day.
I mean I'm sure nostalgia plays a part but I think it was the perfect mix of the old and new (at least for kids) with technology and video games coming out and blowing minds but you were still going outside and playing/getting into trouble without being helicoptered and having your face stuck in an iPad 15 hours a day.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:42 am to lsufan9193969700
Heathers is better than all those teen comedies that it parodies.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:51 am to RandySavage
quote:
Are the 80s really as awesome as I remember them being
Probably.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 12:19 pm to lsufan9193969700
Don't forget the John Cusack movies...
Class
Say anything
Better off Dead
Can't buy me love
One Crazy summer
Weird Science
Stand by me
Hot Pursuit
Then there is
Summer School
Goonies
Back to the Future
Pretty in pink
War Games
Teen Wolf
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Kirate Kid
E.T.
Manhatten Project
Class
Say anything
Better off Dead
Can't buy me love
One Crazy summer
Weird Science
Stand by me
Hot Pursuit
Then there is
Summer School
Goonies
Back to the Future
Pretty in pink
War Games
Teen Wolf
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Kirate Kid
E.T.
Manhatten Project
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:41 pm to lsufan9193969700
Why are people saying The Breakfast Club?
Sure, a great flick made in the 80s but nothing compares to Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
FT@RH covers ALL of the basis.. I mean All.
The soundtrack was the best.. It showed life at the mall, HS football, Smoking Pot, Drinking, Sex, Jobs while in HS, etc. etc. etc.
Sure, a great flick made in the 80s but nothing compares to Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
FT@RH covers ALL of the basis.. I mean All.
The soundtrack was the best.. It showed life at the mall, HS football, Smoking Pot, Drinking, Sex, Jobs while in HS, etc. etc. etc.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:39 pm to BigPapi21
Loved it, but FT@RH despite August 1982 debut, was very 1979/1982-esque, and was almost a 50/50 late 70s and half early 80s film. Even down to the soundtrack, loaded with 1970s stars singing new songs for the film. Also some 1980's new wave stuff like Oingo Boingo,etc..along with a few obscure gems like Ravyns 1982 below radar hit 'Raised On The Radio'
FT didn't totally capture the 1980s flavor, as did some others mentioned, these others had the luxury of coming later on in the decade and seeing the huge fads and flavors of the day in style, music,etc..truly arrive. FT, a fabulous film by Heckerling/Crowe, but also very late 1970's mullet-esque..the hair, Crowe future wife in Nancy Wilson(Heart) cameo in Vette, clothes, Zeppelin soundtrack to date, Cheap Trick joke, etc..70s not 80s.
And as good as were John Hughes taste in music, and great soundtracks to 16, Ferris, Weird, Wonderful,etc..
Hard for me to like any better than Valley Girl's Josie Cotton 'Johnny, Are You Queer', Payolas 'Eyes of A Stranger', Modern English 'I Melt With You', Plimsouls 'Oldest Story In The World' and 'Million Miles Away'..
Back then they had very limited budgets for the films, VG even had to cut out Clash, Bananarama, Culture Club, The Jam classics listed in the credits.
FT didn't totally capture the 1980s flavor, as did some others mentioned, these others had the luxury of coming later on in the decade and seeing the huge fads and flavors of the day in style, music,etc..truly arrive. FT, a fabulous film by Heckerling/Crowe, but also very late 1970's mullet-esque..the hair, Crowe future wife in Nancy Wilson(Heart) cameo in Vette, clothes, Zeppelin soundtrack to date, Cheap Trick joke, etc..70s not 80s.
And as good as were John Hughes taste in music, and great soundtracks to 16, Ferris, Weird, Wonderful,etc..
Hard for me to like any better than Valley Girl's Josie Cotton 'Johnny, Are You Queer', Payolas 'Eyes of A Stranger', Modern English 'I Melt With You', Plimsouls 'Oldest Story In The World' and 'Million Miles Away'..
Back then they had very limited budgets for the films, VG even had to cut out Clash, Bananarama, Culture Club, The Jam classics listed in the credits.
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:52 pm to Zamoro10
quote:Weird Science. The addition of the elements of 80's fantasy (the Ferrari and Porsche) and the mall scene really top it off. Agree, not the best movie, but captures it the best.
It's not my favorite...but as for capturing the decade the best...the clothes, the attitude, the pop-culture...
It's Weird Science.
(Fast Times was too early - it's almost a little late 70's vibe to it)
quote:
(Fast Times was too early - it's almost a little late 70's vibe to it)
Agree.
Honorable Mention: Can't Buy Me Love.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:05 pm to USMCTiger03
quote:
Honorable Mention - Cant Buy Me Love
Love the film. But, the soundtrack blew chunks sans very recent band Cutting Crew's 2nd hit 'One For The Mockingbird', as the only other great song was Billy Idol's 'Dancing With Myself'..an already seven year old tune.
Dennis Dugan films didn't get great soundtracks until Adam Sandler started collaborations.
P.S. Sandler's recent 'That's My Boy' has a great 1980s soundtrack..as do most of his films.
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 11:10 pm
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