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1980's Movie Rankdown

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  1. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    Yup. Loved it. Some movies just transport you to a simpler time.

    Turk 182
    Breakfast Club
    Ferris
    Back to the Future

    The 80s as I remember them.

    Weirdly the other 3 are instant classics but Turk stuck in my mind for some reason.
     
    Sean Daleer, Mar 18, 2022
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  2. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    Stop Making Sense?

    Movie? Possibly.

    Unfair though cause it just wins all the time.
     
    Sean Daleer, Mar 18, 2022
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  3. Taz Blind Justice Gold Member News Writer

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    @Sean Daleer yeah, know what you mean. I remember it as a kid, had Turk 182 on VHS a whole bunch of times and thought Timothy Hutton was pretty cool in it and while it has it's flaws I still liked it and would still say it's worth checking out.

    But part of the poison pill is because it tanked so spectacularly badly at the box office (made $1.8m on a budget of $15m) it pretty much ruined Hutton as a leading man, as his career never really took off as it was expected to off the back of his Oscar win for Ordinary People, and the likes of TAPs & Falcon and the Snowman.

    And yes, Stop Making Sense is agreat concert movie also. Talking Heads ftw.
     
    Taz, Mar 18, 2022
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  4. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    Yeah it did have a big budget right enough. The Queensboro Bridge scene is etched in my memory.
     
    Sean Daleer, Mar 18, 2022
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    This is goin to be some big list!!

    I’d like to add Kickboxer to the list.

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    Jesus so many great movies I’d forgotten about. The 80’s were epic!
     
    OziBeerMan, Mar 18, 2022
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  7. Taz Blind Justice Gold Member News Writer

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    What we have so far is listed on the previous page. :50:

    And to think, even allowing a few sequels sprinkled in, Hollywood was actually capable of making both entertaining and quality movies without an MCU or some such to rely upon... just a * load of cocaine was all that was required. :56:
     
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    Dream Girls
    Top Gun
    Lost Boys
    Breakfast Club
    Stand By Me
    Buster
    Full Metal Jacket
    Dirty Dancing
    Cujo
    Road House
    Young Guns
    Purple Rain
    Caddy Shack
    Untouchables
    Beverley Hills Cop
    Stripes
    Field of Dreams
    Naked Gun
    A Fish Called Wanda
    Das Boot
    Poltergeist
    Platoon
    Airplane
    Terminator
    Die Hard
    Raging Bull
    Back to the Future
    Crossroads
    Beetlejuice
    Little Shop of Horrors
    Chess
    Blues Brothers
    The Outsiders
    When the Wind Blows
    Stand By Me
    Cujo
    Wildcats
    Who Framed Rodger Rabbit
    Good Morning Vietnam
     
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    Loved the 80's, life was great, i had hair, my own teeth, drove a nice car, shagged a few burds, went on some great holidays.

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    The Prof, Mar 18, 2022
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  10. Vinnie BBQ Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone.

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    Pfft,,,,nearly forgot Night of the Comet. I´m an idiot.

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    Can I add The 3 Amigos
     
    OziBeerMan, Mar 19, 2022
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  12. Taz Blind Justice Gold Member News Writer

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    You can... but it's already on the list anyhow, lol.
     
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    Has labyrinth been suggested yet? Couldn’t see it above.


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  14. scuzzy Gold Member Gold Member

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    @Taz When's the official list to be revealed ?
     
    scuzzy, Mar 19, 2022
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    Sounds like the script for ‘The Business’ movie. :giggle1:
     
    packybhoy, Mar 19, 2022
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  16. packybhoy Administrator Administrator

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    I’d say so. Such an iconic concert. Slippery People (Live) :crazy3:
     
    packybhoy, Mar 19, 2022
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  17. Taz Blind Justice Gold Member News Writer

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    Deadline for nominations is tomorrow evening. People can then submit their rankings etc until Sunday 27 March.

    Reveal begins Monday 28 March.
     
    Taz, Mar 19, 2022
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  18. Taz Blind Justice Gold Member News Writer

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    Yes it has. I nom'd it, along with Ladyhawke, Willow & Legend, while the likes of Dark Crystal, Princess Bride & Neverending Story etc had already been nom'd by others. Growing up in the 80's so many great kids/family fantasy flicks that don't seem to have been anywhere as good - or as many - as there was in the 80's, and tbh it's doubtful that many/any of those movies would even get greenlit nowadays sadly, which is a shame as they are so good and still as watchable now as they were then. The Dark Crystal left such an impression on me as a kid, the Skeksis haunted my dreams, and even me soing an impression of he way they sounded was enough to scare my daughter before she had even seen that for the first time. Love 'em!
     
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  20. bagforlife Gold Member Gold Member

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    Is fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe a contender Taz
     
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