AmScray 355 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 If not, please list all fun 1980's movies here. 1980-1990. "Critics" don't count nor does Rotten Tomatoes (which gives "Nothing but Trouble" 9%). If you like it, list it. I'll start it off with 5 obvious ones. Ferris Buellers Day Off Breakfast Club Field of Dreams Ghostbusters Teen Wolf (<- I include this as an example of the types of movies some people apt to leave out because everyone is trying to be pretentious cnut but are nevertheless very fun to watch and a real throwback) Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,722 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 the secret of my success Link to post Share on other sites
The Ocho 970 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 RAD 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Teen Wolf (<- I include this as an example of the types of movies some people apt to leave out because everyone is trying to be pretentious cnut but are nevertheless very fun to watch and a real throwback) One of my favorite treats is to go back and re-watch 80's movies and pick up on the Pot references that I didn't get when I'm a kid. Two of my favorite are the teen wolf seen where MJF uses his wolf senses to find their sack of weed, and the Reefer Addicts reference to the black band members getting blazed in the car in Back to the Future. This thread made me think of an old Nick Cage Movie, Valley Girls, which I barely even remember now, but I used to watch all the time on USA. Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Weird Science Bull Durham Real Genius Conan The Princess Bride Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 The Blues Brothers Back to the Future Back to School Ski School Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure I'm starting to feel old. Link to post Share on other sites
AmScray 355 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Thread delivering pretty hard tho. Link to post Share on other sites
NickCave 194 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 REAL GENIUS, YES. Labyrinth Gremlins Beetle juice Akira Feivel Neverending Story Armed and Dangerous Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Legend Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I loved the following movies as a kid: A Winner Never Quits. (80's baseball movie!!) Field of Dreams Dream Machine Can't Buy Me Love Ferris Dark Crystal Ruskies War Games Goonies Princess Bride Link to post Share on other sites
The Ocho 970 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Every movie made in 1984, the best year for movies ever. Link to post Share on other sites
Governator 54 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Some of mine growing up: Batman (Michael Keaton) The Wizard The Thing Aliens Honey, I Shrunk the Kids National Lampoon Christmas Vacation The Burbs The Money Pit Little Monsters Link to post Share on other sites
Cha! Cha! 628 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Re: Teen Wolf I was reading an article yesterday about the biggest plot holes in movies and Teen Wolf was one of the dozen or so listed. I'm guessing nobody here could say what that huge plot hole was. The movie was set in Nebraska, but in some shots you could see palm trees in the background. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Re: Teen Wolf I was reading an article yesterday about the biggest plot holes in movies and Teen Wolf was one of the dozen or so listed. I'm guessing nobody here could say what that huge plot hole was. The movie was set in Nebraska, but in some shots you could see palm trees in the background. Obviously you've never been to Grand Island. It's quite tropical Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 The Burbs Boom. Great pick. And I'll throw out Joe Vs the Volcano too, though it technically is a 1990 movie. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Rocky 4 (GOAT) Bloodsport (GOAT van damme movie) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrfritz 884 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Ghostbusters Neverending Story Labyrinth Indiana Jones Top Gun The Breakfast Club The Gate Evil Dead They Live Link to post Share on other sites
mrfritz 884 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9rrgJXfLns Link to post Share on other sites
r23y 2 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Caddyshack Red Dawn Big trouble little china Maximum overdrive Three amigos Scarface Full metal jacket Coming to America National lampoons Vacation The untouchables Fast times of ridgemont high The road warrior Hoosiers Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 We should all be god damn ashamed that Trading Places wasn't listed yet. They don't make movies like that, with casual, open white racism anymore. 48 Hours is another example. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Rocky 4 (GOAT) Bloodsport (GOAT van damme movie) Bloodsport is great and all, but Kickboxer, bro. Link to post Share on other sites
r23y 2 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Porky's Link to post Share on other sites
AmScray 355 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Please keep going. Feel free to dig deep into stupid/marginal films. I'm making a DVD list. Re: Teen Wolf I was reading an article yesterday about the biggest plot holes in movies and Teen Wolf was one of the dozen or so listed. I'm guessing nobody here could say what that huge plot hole was. The movie was set in Nebraska, but in some shots you could see palm trees in the background. I didn't even know it was set in Nebraska. Did they say or reference that anywhere in the film? I thought it was just a typical 80s movie "Yourtown, USA shot on location in California". Link to post Share on other sites
AmScray 355 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Bloodsport is great and all, but Kickboxer, bro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNyJNHa9Yso For martial arts fans, that was kind of a somewhat kinda-sort-of meaningful Hollywood film since it was essentially about Muay Thai, a very credible martial art form. Up to that point, most movies in that genre were based on Oriental fantasist fight-choreography absurdities like Wing Chun, Kung Fu, etc. There was that gray period in the 1990's and into the early 2000's when MMA hit the scene and most TMA's were shown to be impotent Hollywood nonsense. Anyone who came up in the 70's and 80's as a kid was undoubtedly influenced by those movies and probably believed that a 'bad ass' looked like a little Chinaman waving limp wrists in front of his body and making high pitched noises. Reality couldn't have been any further from that but it does go to show how influential 'popular culture' can be and how a huge group of people can believe in bullshit. Still, to this day, there are TMA studios promoting bullshido. Link to post Share on other sites
coug2828 8 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 The Outsiders Rumble Fish Bachelor Party Stroker Ace Cannon Ball Run Vision Quest Stand By Me Raising Arizona Cocktail Commando Naked Gun Great Outdoors Mask Romancing the Stone Stripes Groundhog Day Brewster's Millions Johnny Be Good Smokey and the Bandit Link to post Share on other sites
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