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1980's Movie Rankdown

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic Pub' started by Taz, Mar 15, 2022.

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    Killing fields
    The unbearable lightness of being
    Alien
    Blade runner
    The thing
    The shining
    Paris, Texas
    Hannah and her sisters
    My left foot
    Escape from New York
    Blood simple
    Midnight run
    Stormy Monday
     
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    Top Gun
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    Hear no evil, See no evil
    Breakdance the movie
    Color Purple
    Risky Business
    Officer & a Gentleman
    Stripes
    Class of nuke em high
    Total Recall
     
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    Blood Simple
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    Platoon
    Platoon
    Raging Bull
     
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  4. Taz Blind Justice Gold Member News Writer

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    This might be a long list
     
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  6. blackfish Screaming from beneath the waves...

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  7. Tim-Time 1888 Always look on the bright side of Life Gold Member

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    Off the top of my head

    Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
    The Terminator
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
    The Naked Gun
    48 Hrs.
    Aliens
    Beverly Hills Cop
    The Lost Boys
    Rain Man
    Back to the Future
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    Top Gun
    Poltergeist
    Coming to America
    9 to 5
    Die Hard
    A Nightmare on Elm Street
    The Thing
    First Blood
    An American Werewolf In London
    Once Upon A Time In America
    Mad Max 2The Road Warrior
    Fatal Attraction

    Mississippi Burning
     
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  8. Northerner Ave Maria

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    A lot of great films mentioned already.

    I'll try thinking outside of the box a little bit to throw the cat amongst the pigeons.

    Certified:
    L'argent (Robert Bresson)
    Excalibur (John Boorman)
    Runaway Train (Andrei Konchalovsky)
    The Bounty (Roger Donaldson)
    Blue Velvet (David Lynch)
    Escape From New York (John Carpenter)
    Come and See (Elem Klimov)

    Wildcards:
    Anne of Green Gables (Kevin Sullivan)
    The 'Burbs (Joe Dante)
    Field of Dreams (Phil Alden Robinson)
    Brazil (Terry Gilliam)
    Cobra (George P. Cosmatos)
    Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (Paul Schrader)
     
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    Predator

    Robocop for me though was way before it’s time


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    The Empire Strikes Back
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
    Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
    Taps
    Ghostbusters
    The Karate Kid
    Die Hard
    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    Lethal Weapon
    Top Gun
    The Untouchables
    The Naked Gun
    My Neigbor Tortoro
    Batman
    Airplane
    Police Academy
    First Blood
     
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    The Princess Bride '1987
     
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    The Fog
    The Color Of Money
    Rainman
    A Fish Called Wanda
    Clockwise
    Pale Rider
    Gregory’s Girl
    Dune
    The Lost Boys
    Scarface
    Full Metal Jacket
    1984
    Chariots Of Fire
    The Accused
    Casualties Of War
     
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  13. snails67 Gold Member Gold Member

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    the man with two brains
    first blood
    platoon
    local hero
    withnail and I
    naked gun
    return of the jedi
    the shining
    stand by me
    blade runner
    the last starfighter
    national lampoons vacation
    short circuit
     
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  14. cidermaster Gold Member Gold Member

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    Oh just thought of 2 more

    Escape From New York
    Mad Max 2
     
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  15. snails67 Gold Member Gold Member

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    thats the problem there are so many i think i could list 100 easy it it would still leave some out
     
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  16. MJ9 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Here goes, apologies for any doublers;

    top gun
    The goonies
    Beetlejuice
    Police academy
    Rocky 3
    Gremlins
    Scarface
    Batman
    Beverley hills cop
    Terminator
    Did hard
    Ghostbusters
    Coming to America
    ET
    Return of the Jedi
     
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    Ferris Buellers Day Off
    The Goonies
    Stand by me
    Christine
    Beverly Hills Cop
    Back to the Future
    Ghostbusters
    A Nightmare on Elm street
    National Lampoons Vacation
    Coming to America
    Risky Business
    The Breakfast Club
    Footloose
    E.T
    Weekend at Bernies
    Caddy shack
    Dead Poets Society
    Uncle Buck
    The Toxic Avenger
    Young Guns
    La Bamba
    Lean on Me
    Chariots of Fire
    The Right Stuff
    Driving Miss Daisy
    Geez so many good movies. I could list more but that’s probably enough.
     
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  18. ticketyboo0 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Gonna be hard picking a list of the best movies out of the massive list that's gonna be getting put up!
     
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  19. OziBeerMan

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    Oh strewth, I forgot a classic.

    Cocoon.
     
  20. Taz Blind Justice Gold Member News Writer

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    Great decade for Australian movies, don't forget @OziBeerMan

    Gallipoli
    Mad Max: Road Warrior
    Breaker Morant
    Crocodile Dundee
    Dead Calm
    Man From Snowy River
    Malcolm

    So, so many others.
     
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