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re: UNSTICKY PLEASE - 100 Movies We Agree Don't Suck: 80's Edition
Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:22 am to Cdawg
Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:22 am to Cdawg
I'm not married to it. I kind of defaulted to it being #1. And I am a softie for John Cusack.
I also did enforce my personal One Director rule just to make difficult cuts. I wanted to rank about 40 movies.
I also did enforce my personal One Director rule just to make difficult cuts. I wanted to rank about 40 movies.
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Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:26 am to Baloo
yeah 40 is about right for the 80's or a top 20 in each genre for the 80's.
Horror/thriller
Action/Adventure
Comedy
Drama
late night cinemax breast exploitation.
Horror/thriller
Action/Adventure
Comedy
Drama
late night cinemax breast exploitation.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:37 am to Cdawg
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If I were being truly honest I'd want to kick you in your vagina for thinking that.
And I... Had... The time of my life, AND I NEVER FELT THIS WAY BEFORE.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:45 am to iwyLSUiwy
Had a frick of a fun time compiling the best of the 80s.
Having a frick of an agonizing time putting 20 of them in a hierarchy and abandoning the rest.
Having a frick of an agonizing time putting 20 of them in a hierarchy and abandoning the rest.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:49 am to Leauxgan
It's like killing your children. This was the hardest ballot I've ever compiled -- even harder than the All Time list. There's just something about 80s films... it's my youth. I cut Caddyshack. CADDYSHACK!
Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:50 am to Cdawg
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late night cinemax breast exploitation.
We didn't have skinemax but I remember watching those multi color distorted signals of the channel hoping to get a peak.(yes kids times were rough before internet porn) Used to watch mtv that way too after parents got rid of it cause you could still here the sound.
This post was edited on 1/17/12 at 9:53 am
Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:54 am to Baloo
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It's like killing your children. This was the hardest ballot I've ever compiled -- even harder than the All Time list. There's just something about 80s films... it's my youth. I cut Caddyshack. CADDYSHACK!
Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:58 am to constant cough
1. E.T.
2. Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
3. Fanny And Alexander
4. Come and See
5. Cinema Paradiso
6. Stand By Me
7. The Wings of Desire
8. Field of Dreams
9. Blue Velvet
10. The Princess Bride
11. The Breakfast Club
12. Batman
13. Pee-Wees Big Adventure
14. The Ballad of Narayama
15. Raising Arizona
16. Brazil
17. Berlin
18. Akira
19. Crimes and Misdemeanors
20. Terminator
My unborn children:
My Left Foot, Hannah and Her Sisters, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Dead Ringers, Videodrome, Kooyanasqatsi, Grave of the Fireflies, Tokyo-Ga, Atlantic City, Hoosiers, Ghostbusters, Robocop, Goonies, Blade Runner, Back To The Future, Blues Brothers
2. Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
3. Fanny And Alexander
4. Come and See
5. Cinema Paradiso
6. Stand By Me
7. The Wings of Desire
8. Field of Dreams
9. Blue Velvet
10. The Princess Bride
11. The Breakfast Club
12. Batman
13. Pee-Wees Big Adventure
14. The Ballad of Narayama
15. Raising Arizona
16. Brazil
17. Berlin
18. Akira
19. Crimes and Misdemeanors
20. Terminator
My unborn children:
My Left Foot, Hannah and Her Sisters, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Dead Ringers, Videodrome, Kooyanasqatsi, Grave of the Fireflies, Tokyo-Ga, Atlantic City, Hoosiers, Ghostbusters, Robocop, Goonies, Blade Runner, Back To The Future, Blues Brothers
This post was edited on 1/17/12 at 10:08 am
Posted on 1/17/12 at 10:04 am to Baloo
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There's just something about 80s films... it's my youth
It's being torn between judging for merit and what you enjoyed in your youth. As an adult I really think Ghandi is a great movie, but I'd choose to watch Desperately Seeking Susan 4 out of 5 times over it.
This post was edited on 1/17/12 at 10:07 am
Posted on 1/17/12 at 10:08 am to Cdawg
I chose films essentially on the concept of "did they feel like an 80s film?" I think the 80s just had a certain tone -- and a marvelous counter reaction in the underbelly -- that makes the 80s really unique. There was this silly, over the top mainstream coupled with this dark underground... and rarely did they meet. Well, until the 90s, when they met with reckless abandon.
80s movies, more than any other decade, are stuck in time. They are not timeless.
80s movies, more than any other decade, are stuck in time. They are not timeless.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 10:09 am to Baloo
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It's like killing your children. This was the hardest ballot I've ever compiled -- even harder than the All Time list. There's just something about 80s films... it's my youth. I cut Caddyshack. CADDYSHACK!
Couldnt agree more. I am still looking at my list contemplating changesPosted on 1/17/12 at 10:13 am to Baloo
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80s movies, more than any other decade, are stuck in time. They are not timeless.
I would disagree. Every movie is dated and everything has a date. 80s movies feel like 80s movies 30s movies feel like 30s movies 60s movies feel like 60s,etc.
That's what I love about them. It's like looking in a time capsule.
This post was edited on 1/17/12 at 10:14 am
Posted on 1/17/12 at 10:57 am to Baloo
I guess I'm the only one that thought this list was super easy. Every list I've made so far was harder and I'm sure every other decade will be too. This wasn't like killing children it was like makin babies. Fun and only takes a few minutes. BA DA CHING. Thank you thank you I'll be here all night.
There hasn't been a vote for Rain Man I don't think. Also, is The Color Purple any good? I've read the book but never saw the movie. Heard it doesn't have the lesbo action.
There hasn't been a vote for Rain Man I don't think. Also, is The Color Purple any good? I've read the book but never saw the movie. Heard it doesn't have the lesbo action.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 11:14 am to iwyLSUiwy
It was difficult for me because I saw tons of 80s movies as a child, so a lot of my more sentimental choices (ET, Stand By Me) are borne of youthful innocence. And then I have to mix in some of the more mature films I've seen in the last 10 years or so that moved me on intellectual and artful levels. Battling that dynamic was tough when they're both slated in very different sets of criteria. Nostalgia and emotion vs. psychological complexity. What do you value you more? That sort of thing.
The 90s and 00s are easier because I was a more cognitive person when I digested movies. Well, I guess I was only a teenager in the 90s, but still, looking at it with a linear scope, I grasped things with more nuanced evaluation as time passed.
The 90s and 00s are easier because I was a more cognitive person when I digested movies. Well, I guess I was only a teenager in the 90s, but still, looking at it with a linear scope, I grasped things with more nuanced evaluation as time passed.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 11:17 am to Baloo
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It's like killing your children. This was the hardest ballot I've ever compiled -- even harder than the All Time list. There's just something about 80s films... it's my youth. I cut Caddyshack. CADDYSHACK!
I feel bad because this is before my time, and there are many movies I haven't seen that I'm very sure should be on my list. The 90s movies were my movies.
I'll keep silent on what movies for my own sake
Posted on 1/17/12 at 11:23 am to catholictigerfan
I also have a system for determining what movies to rank. So I can live with how I vote.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 11:34 am to Freauxzen
1. Hoosiers
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Rocky IV
4. The Empire Strikes Back
5. Die Hard
6. Airplane!
7. Aliens
8. Back to the Future
9. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
10. The Princess Bride
11. Blade Runner
12. The Naked Gun
13. Blue Velvet
14. Field of Dreams
15. Wall Street
16. Coming to America
17. The Right Stuff
18. Raising Arizona
19. To Live and Die in L.A.
20. Major League
ETA: Can't believe I forgot Back to the Future.
ETA 2: Dropped Full Metal Jacket, and added To Live and Die in L.A.
EDIT: FINAL.
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Rocky IV
4. The Empire Strikes Back
5. Die Hard
6. Airplane!
7. Aliens
8. Back to the Future
9. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
10. The Princess Bride
11. Blade Runner
12. The Naked Gun
13. Blue Velvet
14. Field of Dreams
15. Wall Street
16. Coming to America
17. The Right Stuff
18. Raising Arizona
19. To Live and Die in L.A.
20. Major League
ETA: Can't believe I forgot Back to the Future.
ETA 2: Dropped Full Metal Jacket, and added To Live and Die in L.A.
EDIT: FINAL.
This post was edited on 1/25/12 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 1/17/12 at 12:40 pm to Someone
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11. The Naked Gun
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU
forgot about this one.
add me as a writer btw plz
Posted on 1/17/12 at 12:41 pm to Leauxgan
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forgot about this one.
It was one that was hard for me to leave out.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 1:04 pm to Someone
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4. The Empire Strikes Back
you can tell the people that are either old enough to remember when these movies came out or are just Star Wars purists
I don't think i was ever more excited when a movie came out as this one, and I never refer to the first 3 Star Wars movies as IV, V and VI. Its Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
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