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Half of Our Lists... (Reply to this comment)
by bilbopooh
Are the same, and I really like Top Gun as well. (And really need to get around to reviewing it one of these days.) Seen 'em all but Jewel of the Nile. And though Gremlins is a little too dark for me, I still have a puzzle (probably 30 pieces or something like that) featuring Gizmo that I got a couple decades ago. Great list!
Erin
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Aug 26 '09
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Re: What a fun list! (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Hi ActionChick!
Sorry I never noticed your comment before. I agree, the eighties were all about fun, which I've tried to reflect in my list!! :-D :-D
CaptainD
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Apr 02 '09
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What a fun list! (Reply to this comment)
by actionchick
Now this is a fun list. Forget pretentious hoity-toity movie critics' "best of" lists. This is a fun mix of stuff.
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Feb 13 '09
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: There were also popular movies.... (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Sorry... didn't make my list (now posted) - I'm not even sure I've seen it!
CaptainD
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Feb 05 '09
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: There were also popular movies.... (Reply to this comment)
by vicfar
90s? Looking forward to it...and don't forget "The Remains of the Day"! :-)
Vic
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Feb 04 '09
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: There were also popular movies.... (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Fair point, it's only more recently that I've been branching out towards "foreign" films. From the eighties I loved Jean de Florette and Manon de Sources, particuarly the latter - amazing films but not the sort of thing I was looking for to put in this particular list.
My Top Ten movies of the Nineties, currently in progress, has an emphasis on more serious films... I wonder if you'll be in any more agreement with that then this? Of course it's probably still very Hollywood-biased. Damn my impressionable youthfulness (at the time, anyway)!! :-D
CaptainD
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Feb 03 '09
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Re: Re: Re: Believe (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Ah, of course. Mr Potato Head was the true star of that movie, his acting talent was amazing! He could do baked, chipped, boiled, and jacket completely naturally.
CaptainD
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Feb 03 '09
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Re: Re: Re: Re: There were also popular movies.... (Reply to this comment)
by vicfar
Ha ha, I won't fall into this trap, because you always get smartasses like me expressing disagreement, and writing "what about this and that"...
The fact is that your taste is heavily skewed toward Hollywood commercial mainstream movies of the "fantasy" genre, which is something I do not appreciate. Indeed, of the movie you listed I would give only The Blues Brothers a passing grade.
I would probably list "Wings of Desire" and "Paris Texas" by Wim Wenders, Bergman's "Fanny and Alexander", Malle's "Au revoir les enfants" or Lee's "Do the Right Thing".
I am sure I would list The Shining, Blade Runner and Amadeus, my top three choices for the 80's. And, basically, here you have it....
Cheers
Vic
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Feb 03 '09
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Re: Re: Believe (Reply to this comment)
by nagels
I saw Toy Story plenty of times because of Mr. Potato Head's role.
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Feb 02 '09
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Re: Believe (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
The only movie I was really convinced you would have watched was "Goodbye, Mr Chips"... :-D
CaptainD
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Feb 02 '09
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Believe (Reply to this comment)
by nagels
it or not, I've actually seen every one of these and liked them all. Goes to show I used to watch movies.
spudman
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Feb 02 '09
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Re: Since you asked (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Okay, thanks. I think we all agree on Airplane!
I might do an alternate list at some point... some I thought were better movies but didn't strike me as having quite the right mood for what I was doing here. You'll probably disagree with that too! :-o
CaptainD
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Feb 01 '09
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Since you asked (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray,  in Movies
Airplane! and Superman II
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Jan 30 '09
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Re: Re: Re: There were also popular movies.... (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
So when are you writing your top ten movies of the eighties?!?!? :-D
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Jan 30 '09
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Re: Re: There were also popular movies.... (Reply to this comment)
by vicfar
Good point. Blade Runner is a fantastic movie! Certainly worthy of top 10.....
Vic
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Jan 30 '09
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Re: There were also popular movies.... (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
I haven't seen two of those. I hadn't honestly thought of Amedeus but I should have done - great film.
I wonder how many films came out in the eighties? Doing a top ten list will out of necessity mean leaving out probably hundreds of fantastic movies!
Others that I considered for the list include Bladerunner, Empire of the Sun, and several others...
CaptainD
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Jan 30 '09
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Re: Fun list! (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Yes she was! I hadn't remembered either at first, but she is a very loud character in the film! She plays Goose (Anthony Edwards)'s wife. Watch it again, you can't possibly miss her performance!
When Harry Met Sally and Witness were both on my shortlist of 28 films that I eventually whittled down to this 10. I just didn't feel they quite captured the fun, carefree element that I associated with the eighties, even though I love both films. Not a fan of ET myself, and havne't seen White Nights - or Crime and Misdemeanors, come to that. Will add them to my list of films to watch :-D
CaptainD
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Jan 30 '09
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Re: 2 (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Hey Karen!
Glad you agree! The more recent superman film bored me to tears, too...
CaptainD
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Jan 30 '09
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Re: Re: Re: I too (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Ah who knows, maybe I was just in the wrong mood for it when I saw it! ;-P
CaptainD
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Jan 30 '09
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There were also popular movies.... (Reply to this comment)
by vicfar
of much higher quality than the ones you mention, like The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1989), or Amadeus (1984). They had both mass appeal and artistic quality.
Vic
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Jan 29 '09
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Fun list! (Reply to this comment)
by befus
But was Meg Ryan really in Top Gun? Somehow I'd forgotten that...though I've probably tried to put Top Gun as far out of my mind as possible. (Not a Tom Cruise fan, early or late!)
Some good cheesy choices here. If we're just going for pure 80s zeitgeist, I'd add When Harry Met Sally, E.T., Witness and White Nights.
Oh, and I think I'd put Crimes and Misdemeanors on my list of favorite 80s films...
Beth
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Jan 29 '09
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2 (Reply to this comment)
by fishifishi
is the best Superman.
Good movie choices!
:-)
~karen
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Jan 29 '09
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Re: Re: I too (Reply to this comment)
by fishifishi
i loved Iron Eagle, cheese and all :-)
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Jan 29 '09
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Re: I have to.... (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
I just can't think of the eighties without thinking of BTTF and Ghosbusters - they're just so typicalof the "cheesy but who cares, it's fun!" attitude that is the 1980s.
Gremlins I associate with the 80s less to be honest, but I love the film and think it deserves to be on the list.
CaptainD
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Jan 29 '09
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Re: Cap'n (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Hi there Dusty!
Glad you approve :-D
CaptainD
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Jan 29 '09
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Re: I too (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Top Gun could never have worked if they'd played it straight and had a really earnest lead actor... it would just have been another forgettable film with planes in it (possibly it could have been as bad as Iron Eagle??!). Airplane is, I think we all agree, pure class :-D
CaptainD
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Jan 29 '09
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I have to.... (Reply to this comment)
by gaelkm, in Movies
....agree. I enjoyed "Ghostbusters" very much and loved "Back to the Future" too. Good family films for us. I recently saw "Gremlins" over Christmas and it also brought back fond memories. My boys loved this movie!
~gael
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Jan 28 '09
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Cap'n (Reply to this comment)
by ddustyrose
Some good choices. :)
Dusty
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Jan 27 '09
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I too (Reply to this comment)
by andaryl
have a sentimentality for the 80's. I was thinking this same point when I was writing my First Blood review last night. I'd also say the same about my enjoyment of Top Gun. Seeing Tom Cruise for the first time as opposed to what I know of him today kind of helped. I'd put Airplane as a contender for the greatest comedy ever.
Andrew
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Jan 27 '09
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Re: 80's movies (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Hey Mike!
If I had to choose just one, it would probably be Airplane! too.
There were such great movies from the 80s that i didn't include here... I think I appreciate that decade far more now than when I lived through it!
CaptainD
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Jan 27 '09
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