80's movies

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:12 am

In your opinion, what are some of the best movies from the 80's?

some of mine are

Dirty Dancing

Footloose

Breakfast Club

those are off the top of my head,

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:13 am

ghostbusters is on tv right now, the other day back to the future was on.

librtyhead · Post by **librtyhead** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:44 am

An American werewolf in London

Back to the future

Beetlejuice

Mask

And my all time favorite-----------Penn and Teller get killed

And Drop dead Fred...............almost forgot that one!

KB. · Post by **KB.** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:55 am

The Serpent and the Rainbow.

The first American Werewolf, but that may have been late 70's. (1981)

**Edit** I got beat on the American Werewolf. I love that movie, it still scares me.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:02 pm

I've never seen American Werewolf. But I'm not a fan of gory movies.

E.T. was made in 80's I think. But I always liked Flight of the Navigator better.

KB. · Post by **KB.** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:06 pm

It is an awesome movie. I still can not watch it by myself and I ain't scared of anything. It just makes me jump.

E.T. was the very first movie I watched in a theater. I remember my dad had an old chevy silverado, red, and I can see myself sitting on the floorboard under my mom's feet soaking in the heat. It came out in '82 so I was 5.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:09 pm

I'll have to see if I can find it and try watching it. Not guaranteeing anything though. LOL. I couldn't watch Shaun of the Dead the other night with the hubby.

KB. · Post by **KB.** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:14 pm

It is gory but not as much as most movies today. It is more the suspense. I'll post a clip.

Why the hell will some threads allow embedding and others won't? Especially the writing forum?

Pay attention at the 1:53 mark thats when it starts...

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:15 pm

Sheryl;736412 wrote: I'll have to see if I can find it and try watching it. Not guaranteeing anything though. LOL. I couldn't watch Shaun of the Dead the other night with the hubby.

You're kidding, that movie's hilarious! :wah:

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:17 pm

Ughh Snooze, I can't stand the gore, and that baby..ughhh gives me goosebumps just thinking bout it.

Ok a few more great 80's movies

the Goonies

Lost Boys

Pretty in Pink (hubby teases me cause I have this on VHS and DVD

)

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:26 pm

KB.;736415 wrote: It is gory but not as much as most movies today. It is more the suspense. I'll post a clip.

Why the hell will some threads allow embedding and others won't? Especially the writing forum?

Pay attention at the 1:53 mark thats when it starts...

Ok the gore is not so bad, so might just have to rent it. :wah:

Post by **spot** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:28 pm

The 80s were tremendous as far as movies went - how about Yeelen (one of the best films ever made, that), Brazil, A Passage to India, Local Hero, Gandhi, The Life of Brian, The Killing Fields, A Short Film About Killing, Ninja and the Warriors of Fire, Ninja Avengers, Ninja Commandments, Ninja Death Squad, Ninja Extreme Weapons, Ninja in Action, Ninja Kill, Ninja Operation: Licensed to Terminate, Ninja Phantom Heroes, The Ninja Showdown, Ninja Supremo, Ninja vs. Ninja, Ninja: Silent Assassin and Ninjas Condors 13.

KB. · Post by **KB.** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:30 pm

Haha @ Spot

Romancing the Stone

Post by **spot** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:33 pm

KB.;736427 wrote: Haha @ SpotIt captured the Zeitgeist, no?

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:34 pm

spot;736426 wrote: The 80s were tremendous as far as movies went - how about Yeelen (one of the best films ever made, that), Brazil, A Passage to India, Local Hero, Gandhi, The Life of Brian, The Killing Fields, A Short Film About Killing, Ninja and the Warriors of Fire, Ninja Avengers, Ninja Commandments, Ninja Death Squad, Ninja Extreme Weapons, Ninja in Action, Ninja Kill, Ninja Operation: Licensed to Terminate, Ninja Phantom Heroes, The Ninja Showdown, Ninja Supremo, Ninja vs. Ninja, Ninja: Silent Assassin and Ninjas Condors 13.

Ninja happy huh?? :wah:

KB. · Post by **KB.** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:40 pm

Sheena, oh lord how could I forget that movie. It was a huge part of my "growing up". The scene where she is climbing up the tree. Oh my. Bless movies like that and Benny Hill.

dubs · Post by **dubs** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:53 pm

I feel the need.....The need for speed!

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:06 pm

Don't know how I forgot this one, had a huge crush on Ralph!

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:06 pm

Sheryl;736419 wrote: Ughh Snooze, I can't stand the gore, and that baby..ughhh gives me goosebumps just thinking bout it.

Ok a few more great 80's movies

the Goonies

Lost Boys

Pretty in Pink (hubby teases me cause I have this on VHS and DVD

)

I think you mean "Dawn of the Dead".

Aliens, Terminator, Blade Runner... I really enjoy sci fi.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:08 pm

your right..I thought hubby said Shaun of the dead when I asked him what was on.

Post by **spot** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:14 pm

Sheryl;736430 wrote: Ninja happy huh?? :wah:

At least I left out Zombies Replay Ninja III, it really didn't work for me.

On the other hand I just checked and Peking Opera Blues scrapes into the 80s as well so I'll have that instead. I've never seen a movie quite like that, it was wonderful.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:26 pm

Oh yes cocktail...when Tom Cruise was cute and normal. :wah:

littlemissgiggle · Post by **littlemissgiggle** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:16 pm

Breakfast Club

Cocktail

Dirty Dancing

:D

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:28 pm

I like several that have been mentioned - Dirty Dancing, of course..

Others I can think of Kramer vs Kramer - love Meryl Streep

Romancing the Stone - love Kathleen Turner

Ghost - love Patrick

I love most everything John Travolta's in - can't think of his movies right now..

Patsy

littlemissgiggle · Post by **littlemissgiggle** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:31 pm

yeah i agree John Trevolta is fantastic

i love him in his recent road hogs :driving:

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:58 pm

My top 10 of the 80's in no particular order...

Highlander

Dirty Dancing

St Elmos Fire

The colour Purple

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Tootsie

The Breakfast Club

The Blues Brothers

Driving Miss Daisy

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:32 am

Some Kind of Wonderful

The Outsiders

Tex

Pretty in Pink

Sixteen Candles

Was MASK an 80s movie? The one with Cher and Eric Stoltz?

If so, that tops my list.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:33 am

RedGlitter;736846 wrote: Some Kind of Wonderful

The Outsiders

Tex

Pretty in Pink

Sixteen Candles

Was MASK an 80s movie? The one with Cher and Eric Stoltz?

If so, that tops my list.

Oh I loved Mask, very touching movie...I think that was 1985 Red:-6

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:43 am

how could i have forgotten yentl?

i first saw it in a foreign language which i could not understand with no subtitles, and it still moved me tremendously.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:43 am

Thanks Chezzie. That has to be one of the best movies ever, in my own opinion.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:50 am

RedGlitter;736853 wrote: Thanks Chezzie. That has to be one of the best movies ever, in my own opinion.

Do you know what I can still remember that raw emotion I felt for Danny, remember the carnival scene with the mirror when he appears to look normal. jeeez that pulled at my heart strings...

Another tear jerker for me was The Champ, 1979 (remake)so just misses out but boy I loved that film..

HumanBeast · Post by **HumanBeast** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:49 pm

Akira.