re: What really was the best movie of the 80's?

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Freauxzen,

What movie finished number one on the 80's MWADS? I searched for a thread, but couldn't find it.

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Here is the top 10

1. Empire Strikes Back/ ROTJ
2. Breakfast Club, The
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark / Indiana Jones
4. Back to the Future
5. Die Hard
6. Goonies, The
7. E.T.
8. Princess Bride, The
9. Terminator, The
10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

BTTF GOAT

Found 100 Movies We Agree Don't Suck: 80's Edition voting thread

Here's how I voted in 2012:

1. The Road Warrior
2. The Princess Bride
3. The Natural
4. Blade Runner
5. Excalibur
6. Indiana Jones
7. Stand by Me
6. A Fish Called Wanda
7. Body Heat
8. Conan the Barbarian
9. The Last Emperor
10. Under Fire
11. The Terminator
12. The Killing Fields
13. Trading Places
14. War Games
15. Frantic
16. Amadeus
17. Blues Brothers
18. Moonstruck
19. ET
20. Silverado

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think we can agree that collectively, the 80’s beats the crap out of the last decade and possible the last 30 yrs

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Oh absolutely..

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Princess bride is a good choice

Another strong contender is Back to the Future

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I thought of Back to the Future because it too is an all-around movie that everyone can enjoy.

But I think Princess edges it. It just has everything, comedy, drama, action, romance.

As Peter Faulk's character explains when the grandson asks if it has any sports in it:

Grandpa: Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...

The Grandson: Doesn't sound too bad. I'll try to stay awake.

But what takes it over the top is the pace. There's no dry spells, the editing is great, it doesn't linger in certain scenes, even at the beginning, the scenes to show Wesley's love for the Princess are very brief as the Grandson intejects after only a few scenes of as you wish "wait, is this a kissing book?"

Today I looked online to see what lists were out there and rankings from movie magazines and found this:

Parade Magazine has it #1 of the 80's.

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The funniest fantasy-adventure film ever made, The Princess Bride is magic in every sense: it’s enjoyable for all ages, endlessly rewatchable, as romantic as a fairytale and as quotable as Casablanca. Every person in the cast seems like they were born to play their role and every joke lands. It’s that rare, inconceivable thing: a perfect movie.

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Basically echoing my sentiment.

Ranker community had it #6.

It seems the vote on here was #8.

It just seemed to me this is a movie that everyone loves yet doesn't really talk about like they do Raiders or Empire or ET or Back to the Future.

Some really great movies, but no mention of This is Spinal Tap.

Great movie that some metal bands took offense to because it hit so close to home.

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What really was the best movie of the 80's?

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First question you should ask:
What movies did Scorcese and Kubrick release in that decade?

The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Raging Bull
The King of Comedy
After Hours
The Color of Money
The Last Temptation of Christ

There you go.

The Color Purple was the 80s best movie

I'm a 70s/80s kid but I think the 90s have a very good argument for GOAT movie decade.

Brazil
Decline of Western Civilization
Altered States

Big

Batman, Beetlejuice.

Major League

Bull Durham