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Favorite 80's movie.

MatthewMatthew Registered User regular
edited July 2007 in Debate and/or Discourse
I don't know how the rest of you feel about them, but i've always loved the movies made in the 80's. You know? Stuff like Summer Rental, One Crazy Summer, Dragnet, the first Ghostbusters, Back to the future, Weekend at Bernies, etc. Maybe it was just the simple cheesiness of so many of them, but they always stood out in my mind.

What about you guys? Were there any movies made during this oddly fashioned decade that stand out for you?

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    Better Off Dead.

    Thread over.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I'm torn between Ghostbusters, Goonies, Princess Bride, and Willow. Any of those four, I've never once grown tired of.

    I guess if I had to pick, I'd say Ghostbusters.

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  • Vargas PrimeVargas Prime King of Nothing Just a ShowRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Princess Bride.

    Closely followed by Rocky IV.

    Two of the only movies I simply can't turn off when I flip past them on TV.

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  • cyphrcyphr Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    ElJeffe wrote: »
    Better Off Dead.

    Thread over.

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
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    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • Look Out it's Sabs!Look Out it's Sabs! Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
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  • reVersereVerse Attack and Dethrone God Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Commando is everything that is good and right about the 80's movies.

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    The dude that plays Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead played the principle of Akeelah's school in Akeelah and the Bee.

    We were like, "Wait, that guy's voice sounds familiar. Hold on, it's coming to me... got it! Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?"

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    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    I SAID BETTER OFF DEAD.

    THREAD OVER.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    reVerse wrote: »
    Commando is everything that is good and right about the 80's movies.

    Yeah, Commando is pretty goddamn awesome. But I guess I think of it as a goddamn classic of action, rather than an 80's movie (much like Terminator, Aliens, and a few others)

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  • Loren MichaelLoren Michael Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    ElJeffe wrote: »
    I SAID BETTER OFF DEAD.

    THREAD OVER.

    I'm torn between the Japanese racers and the incredibly '80s concert near the end as my favorite bits.

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  • TheCrumblyCrackerTheCrumblyCracker Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
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    That or Ghostbusters.

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  • ProtoProto Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    GOOOONIES!

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  • MattieMattie Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Anything with Phoebe Cates in it.

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    Ghostbusters was pretty sweet, too.

    I also have a soft spot for Pretty In Pink.

    ...

    Shut up.

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  • FunkyWaltDoggFunkyWaltDogg Columbia, SCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    My personal favorite is Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but Ghostbusters, Breakfast Club, Better Off Dead, and of course Goonies are also high on the list.

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  • kdrudykdrudy Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    ElJeffe wrote: »
    Ghostbusters was pretty sweet, too.

    I also have a soft spot for Pretty In Pink.

    ...

    Shut up.

    Sixteen Candles was better, oooh that Jake Ryan.

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  • KatholicKatholic Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Red Dawn

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  • OctoparrotOctoparrot Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Big Trouble in Little China.

    In fact it may be my favorite movie of all time.

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  • Capt HowdyCapt Howdy Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Monster Squad owned the Goonies.

    Robocop and Commando represent all that was great about 80's cinema.

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    edited July 2007
    Feral wrote: »
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    hi5

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  • chasmchasm Ill-tempered Texan Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Big Trouble in Little China is the greatest movie ever made.

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  • DynagripDynagrip Break me a million hearts HoustonRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    Capt Howdy wrote: »
    Monster Squad owned the Goonies.

    Robocop and Commando represent all that was great about 80's cinema.
    Oh god, I love Robocop so much. Maybe I should watch it this weekend. I think the weather is going to keep me stuck inside.

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  • RohanRohan Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
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    Ahh, memories... I think I'll go watch The Breakfast Club again.

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  • BuchwaldBuchwald Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    The Legend of Billie Jean. Everything about the 80s in one movie.

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  • SnarfmasterSnarfmaster Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Spaceballs!!

    I always wanted my own Mawg.


    Oh and Big trouble in little china, of course. My fiancee saw it for the first time the other day and couldn't stop complaining about how terrible and cheesey it was, so that confirmed its legendary status with me!

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  • GooeyGooey (\/)┌¶─¶┐(\/) pinch pinchRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I have one thing to say...


    WOLVERINES!!!

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  • RichyRichy Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    The Back to the Future trilogy.

    The third one came out in 1990 but was shot and ready in the 80s.

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  • One Thousand CablesOne Thousand Cables An absence of thought Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Ghostbusters is definitely up there, but...

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    I'm ashamed of you guys for not bringing it up earlier.

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited July 2007
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  • Capt HowdyCapt Howdy Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Princess Bride is the greatest date movie; EVER.

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  • CokomonCokomon Our butts are worth fighting for! Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
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    Not really, but still...

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  • AlpineAlpine Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I too say Ferris Bueller.

    I also had the Willow NES game, I never saw the movie but the game was fine.

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  • ryuprechtryuprecht Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    ElJeffe wrote: »
    Ghostbusters was pretty sweet, too.

    I also have a soft spot for Pretty In Pink.

    ...

    Shut up.

    That's nice because you look Pretty in Pink, too.

    Up the Creek. All the way.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    While I love Spinal Tap, it's hard for me to think of it as an 80's movie since I only saw it for the first time like two years ago.

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Princess Bride

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    Back to the Future Trilogy

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  • ryuprechtryuprecht Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    ryuprecht wrote: »
    ElJeffe wrote: »
    Ghostbusters was pretty sweet, too.

    I also have a soft spot for Pretty In Pink.

    ...

    Shut up.

    That's nice because you look Pretty in Pink, too.

    Up the Creek. All the way.

    Oh yeah:

    Big Trouble in Little China
    Time Bandits

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  • ShintoShinto __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2007
    Time Bandits for the win.

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  • ryuprechtryuprecht Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Shinto wrote: »
    Time Bandits for the win.

    Nothing beats concentrated evil.

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  • HKPacman420HKPacman420 Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Variable wrote: »
    Princess Bride

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    Back to the Future Trilogy




    Escape from New York been mentioned yet?

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