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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: flooney on June 20, 2008, 10:33:55 AM
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There are many fantastic movies made through the years but for me, nothing beats those movies from the 80's! Jennifer Conneley's Labyrinth, Never Ending Story and a lot more really created a huge impact on the audience. Aside from the fact that these movies bring back childhood memories, they also inspired me to make movies someday that are great as those flicks. I truly appreciate those people behind those amazing films. Until now, I never get tired of watching them.
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I like Pee-Wee.
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wow, you too have a real good taste when it comes to movies!
do you still watch these kind of movies up to these days? :)
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Nothing beats James Spader's role in Pretty in Pink.
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ones i still can't get enough of:
- barfly
- the great outdoors
- pee wee's big adventure
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I like Pee-Wee's Big Adventure as much as anyone, but I think I just don't have the 80s spirit in general, having never lived in that decade.
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I still cry every time I watch 'Cocoon'.
...mostly because it's such a shitty movie
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I saw Vagabond the other day. Check it out, it's t. tubular!
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I like Pee-Wee's Big Adventure as much as anyone, but I think I just don't have the 80s spirit in general, having never lived in that decade.
the 80's were my first decade as a human being- my first memories, my first steps, my first grade...and even i dont have the 80's spirit.
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the 80's were my first decade as a human being- my first memories, my first steps, my first grade...and even i dont have the 80's spirit.
i'm the same way, 80s nostalgia sort of passes me by. the music, the films, the fashion, nothing* has any appeal to me these days.
*honourable exceptions: back to the future and slumberparty massacre 3.
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I like that one summer beach movie that was just a giant excuse to show titties. I can't remember the title. It might have been "Waiting for Titties".
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"Batteries Not Included" still makes me cry.
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I still cry every time I watch 'Cocoon'.
...mostly because it's such a shitty movie
I love the part of Say Anything when John Cusack plays Cocoon for the elderly people in the nursing home.
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the 80's were my first decade as a human being- my first memories, my first steps, my first grade...and even i dont have the 80's spirit.
i'm the same way, 80s nostalgia sort of passes me by. the music, the films, the fashion, nothing* has any appeal to me these days.
*honourable exceptions: back to the future and slumberparty massacre 3.
Having gone through puberty in the 80s, the whole revival thing brought into focus just how stupid and lazy nostalgia culture is.
Having said that, it was a golden age for local late night horror hosts.
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My favorite 80s movie is probably Armageddon.
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My favorite 80s movie is probably Armageddon.
You mean Deep Impact.
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I believe it was called ArmaImpact.
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I'm lookin' at this thread and I'm all...
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The Big 5:
WarGames
Back to the Future
The Karate Kid
The Great Muppet Caper
Young Sherlock Holmes
Runner Up: Ms. 45
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I've always liked the angry dance scene in Footloose.
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I'm-a throw Three O'Clock High on this list.
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There are a lot of movies that were shown on Wonderful World of Disney in the 80's that I wish were in print. Like Mr. Boogedy, The Girl Who Cried Freedom and Tiger Town (actually I think Tiger Town was on DVD but Netflix just doesn't have it).
One of my favorite movies growing up was Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveler which was finally released on DVD. Oh, and Alice in Wonderland with the all-star cast was finally released on DVD last summer too! Hmm, I think most of my memorable movies were all made for TV.
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Does 1990 count as the eighties?
Because I watched Pump Up the Volume dozens of times. Maybe dozen of times.
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This movie gave me the deep down chills, and remains one of my favorite 80's movies (it bears re-watching very well):
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I've always liked the angry dance scene in Footloose.
I always saw that scene as a metaphor for masterbation.
Hey... we took this awful spam post and turned into an actual thread. PIZZA PARTY FOR FOT"S!
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My favorite '80's movie is Indiana Jones 4.
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No one for "Hotdog...The Movie?" With a post-"Makin' It" David Naughton?
In all seriousness, "Better off Dead" and "C.H.U.D." are tops in my book, always and forever.
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I've been wracking my brain trying to remember what movies I saw in the eighties (I'm not counting movies made in the eighties that I saw later). It's surprisingly difficult. But . . .
Of the blockbusters, I remember enjoying Dressed to Kill, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., and Poltergeist. I really liked Diva. I was horrified and moved by Pixote. I loved Local Hero and was entertained by Four Weddings and a Funeral. I loathed The Deerhunter and The Big Chill.
Damn, I saw a ton of movies in the early eighties. Why can't I recall more about them?
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I assigned "Better Off Dead" as a cultural literacy assignment to both of my direct reports.
My two favorite movies of all time are both from the '80's:
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No one for "Hotdog...The Movie?" With a post-"Makin' It" David Naughton?
In all seriousness, "Better off Dead" and "C.H.U.D." are tops in my book, always and forever.
I was just getting ready to mention Better Off Dead. I'm not much of a fan of 80s teen movies (my wife adores John Hughes films, so I've had a chance to see all that stuff again), but I'll stand by that one.
Most overrated 80s movie (or high on the list, anyway) has gotta be Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Ugh. Ed Rooney's Day Off I might watch, though.
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Ed Rooney's Day Off I might watch, though.
You really don't want to watch that. For real.
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R.I.P. Gleason Jones :(
Big Trouble in Little China's an 80's classic.
There are a lot of movies that were shown on Wonderful World of Disney in the 80's that I wish were in print. Like Mr. Boogedy, The Girl Who Cried Freedom and Tiger Town (actually I think Tiger Town was on DVD but Netflix just doesn't have it).
Remember The B.R.A.T. Patrol and Earth Star Voyager? Just watched Patrol on YouTube. True 80's Disney cheese.
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Ed Rooney's Day Off I might watch, though.
You really don't want to watch that. For real.
Especially since it involves kiddie porn.
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I've always liked the angry dance scene in Footloose.
They should have cast Jim Osterberg
http://www.youtube.com/v/xoGBRQkaPsA&hl=en
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Ed Rooney's Day Off I might watch, though.
You really don't want to watch that. For real.
Especially since it involves kiddie porn.
I was talking about the character rather than the actor. I realize he's been accused of creepy stuff (did they ever prove it or convict him, or was it just a Pete Townsend-type situation?), but I like the actor. He was great in Deadwood too. And Ed Wood.
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/jjonesmug1.html
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Max Von Sydow's greatest performace, Bergman be damned:
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Award winning 80's Movie rewind - Sixteen Candles -The 1984 rom-com movie featuring Molly Ringwald and Michael Schoeffling. Lately, this 80's movie garnered awards in its rewind.
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80's movie garnered awards in its rewind.
Wow, so you mean like those scissors cut that drunk broad's hair back on to her head in the rewind?
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80's movie garnered awards in its rewind.
Wow, so you mean like those scissors cut that drunk broad's hair back on to her head in the rewind?
Jesus, what a timely thread. I'm watching "Less Than Zero" for the first time ever.
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Jesus, what a timely thread. I'm watching "Less Than Zero" for the first time ever.
It is just now occurring to me that Requiem For A Dream is very much like Less Than Zero. Both films were done with a flashiness that seems modern but will ultimately date the films. Both films are about beautiful folk who were brought down by drug addiction and hubris. Also, there is the "shocking" revelation of these folk selling their body for drugs. Hmm. I need to think about this one a little more.
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Jesus, what a timely thread. I'm watching "Less Than Zero" for the first time ever.
Eerie, buffcoat. I recorded Pee-Wee's Playhouse some while ago and soon intend to watch it for the first time.
On a related note, last night I finally saw Jurassic Park.
As I know I said once before (though perhaps on the old board), I like to keep several steps behind the times.
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Jesus, what a timely thread. I'm watching "Less Than Zero" for the first time ever.
It is just now occurring to me that Requiem For A Dream is very much like Less Than Zero. Both films were done with a flashiness that seems modern but will ultimately date the films. Both films are about beautiful folk who were brought down by drug addiction and hubris. Also, there is the "shocking" revelation of these folk selling their body for drugs. Hmm. I need to think about this one a little more.
I agree with the similarities. The main differences (so far): 1) much, much more synthesizer in the 80s than the 2000s. 2) Source material: Brett Easton Ellis - focused on wry humor and being cool. Hubert Selby, Jr. - focused on the most degrading filth he could possibly write.
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Requiem for a Dream is possibly the most despicably awful movie I've ever seen. Not just in its negative nellie subject matter, but that awful MTV-style fast cut video editing. A hideous marriage of Todd Solondz and Guy Ritchie.
I thought Less than Zero, the movie, got a little Nancy Reagan towards the end.
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Requiem for a Dream is possibly the most despicably awful movie I've ever seen. Not just in its negative nellie subject matter, but that awful MTV-style fast cut video editing. A hideous marriage of Todd Solondz and Guy Ritchie.
I didn't think the movie was as bad as all of that, but then again it's based on one of my favorite novels ever.
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The first movie to tackle racism, Mississippi Burning is as fiery intense as it is rupturously dramatic. Jean Hackman and Willem Dafoe are gutbustingly vicious in their role as FBI agent on the loose in Missisippi, which is positively Burning up with racial tension after a crime,
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The movie that helped end the cold war:
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One of my favorite lines in film:
"Avenge Me!"
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I guess my list is a grab bag without any particular theme:
Repo Man
My Life As A Dog
Hannah And Her Sisters
Goodfellas (that might have been the early 90s)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (don't love this one now)
I liked Spike Lee's movies back in those days.
Down By Law and Mystery Train
Yep, I drank the Jim Jarmusch kool-aid, down to the last drop.
And how tastes change over time: I loved My Dinner With Andre and Sex, Lies and Videotape at the time.
I'm pretty sure I have selective memory about the whole decade, but I know I was just so glad when the decade was over.
Wasn't a big fan of the John Hughes oeuvre, then or now, but I know it played a pretty big part in my experience of those years.
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How has Scar-Face not been mentioned yet?
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Personal favorite.
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As a little girl I loved Dirty Dancing, Labyrinth, Princess Bride, and La Bamba.
As a big girl I love They Live, The Thing and Die Hard. I'm sure I'm missing a ton of stuff, but those are pretty major.
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I thought of Buckaroo Bonzai a while later too... glad you mentioned it Ian.
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Blue Velvet cannot be denied.
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Aw, sure it can!
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PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE; RAGING BULL; RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK; THE GOONIES; THE PRINCESS BRIDE; THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK; ALIENS; THE SHINING; BLOOD SIMPLE; RAISING ARIZONA; BLADE RUNNER; DIE HARD; BACK TO THE FUTURE; BREAKIN'; THE THING; GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES; A CHRISTMAS STORY; BRAZIL; PURPLE RAIN; GATES OF HEAVEN; SUPERMAN II; THE THIN BLUE LINE; VIDEODROME; A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET; THE KARATE KID; THIS IS SPINAL TAP; EVIL DEAD 2; HOOSIERS; GI JOE: THE MOVIE; ROBOCOP; WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?; BATMAN; SAY ANYTHING...; BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE; FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF; BEVERLY HILLS COP
THESE ARE 80S MOVIES I ENJOY
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I know most of Revenge of the Nerds by heart, especially Lamar's rap.
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I totally forgot about Gymkata.
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Videodrome, aka the greatest Canadian film ever made.
I agree with many of the films that others have mentioned, but over all the 80s were a pretty dark decade in every way. Bad movies, bad fashion, bad drugs, bad music.
Are people just automatically nostalgic for the era they were born into? 'Cause I dig the 70s, and that's when I was born. (But also, the 70s are way cooler than all other post-war decades.)
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I guess my list is a grab bag without any particular theme:
Repo Man
My Life As A Dog
Hannah And Her Sisters
Goodfellas (that might have been the early 90s)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (don't love this one now)
I liked Spike Lee's movies back in those days.
Down By Law and Mystery Train
Yep, I drank the Jim Jarmusch kool-aid, down to the last drop.
And how tastes change over time: I loved My Dinner With Andre and Sex, Lies and Videotape at the time.
I liked all of these, too. My list included only those movies I remembered seeing in theaters, so I didn't even think of these.
I feel compelled to come out in defense of the eighties. I was so grateful for the music after the histrionics (super groups and disco) of the seventies. I've been watching Swingtown lately, and the soundtrack makes me cringe. Top 40 music is top 40 music, but even there the eighties beat the seventies hand's down, or so I think (I know many will disagree).
Let the ridicule commence. It will roll right off my back.
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Videodrome, aka the greatest Canadian film ever made.
I agree with many of the films that others have mentioned, but over all the 80s were a pretty dark decade in every way. Bad movies, bad fashion, bad drugs, bad music.
Are people just automatically nostalgic for the era they were born into? 'Cause I dig the 70s, and that's when I was born. (But also, the 70s are way cooler than all other post-war decades.)
i dig the 70's far more than any other decade
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The sincerity of this thread is a mockery of all that flooney stands for! >:(
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The sincerity of this thread is a mockery of all that flooney stands for! >:(
such face....