Top 101 Movies of the 80s (1 Viewer)

[Manster]

Oof. Big whiff on my part on a comedy that I thought was early 90s. It probably would have been around the top 50 and then on this list. We will see if the other crew gets it, but I am guessing not as I don't see it ranking that high on 2 people's lists.

So you opted for bong hits instead of research?

Methinks the problem arises when the two are combined.

A Phillies board I used to frequent had a language filter that replaced “Methinks” with “I think (you’re fooling no one with “methinks”)”.

I used to frequent another FF board that replaced the F bomb with smurf......it was pretty smurfin entertaining for a person who enjoys low brow humor such as myself

 

[Klimtology]

The movie is so fun.

Robert Downey is amazing.

OK this is getting weird.

How so?

You are pushing this movie so hard I am beginning to think you may be Robert Downey himself.

 

[Klimtology]

If you believe in reincarnation (as I do) it makes this a must see (and rare) movie.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I missed a big drama as well. Tender Mercies would have been on the countdown as well.

 

[Klimtology]

I missed a big drama as well. Tender Mercies would have been on the countdown as well.

This is one of my brothers' favorite movies. I may have to revisit it.

 

[zamboni]

I missed a big drama as well. Tender Mercies would have been on the countdown as well.

This is one of my brothers' favorite movies. I may have to revisit it.

This is also one I've never seen, but should. Is there anything that Duvall isn't awesome in?

 

[Klimtology]

I missed a big drama as well. Tender Mercies would have been on the countdown as well.

This is one of my brothers' favorite movies. I may have to revisit it.

This is also one I've never seen, but should. Is there anything that Duvall isn't awesome in?

No! LOL

He's tremendous in The Apostle.

Great, great flick.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I am watching it now, and I think I underestimated another movie. Horror that would pair well with Clue?

 

[TripItUp]

Starting "Wings of Desire" now...will report back.

Was 9 years old when it was released and had never heard of it until this thread. We'll see if it is half as good as Hoosier or Wall Street.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Starting "Wings of Desire" now...will report back.

Was 9 years old when it was released and had never heard of it until this thread. We'll see if it is half as good as Hoosier or Wall Street.

Can't wait for this report.

 

[TripItUp]

Starting "Wings of Desire" now...will report back.

Was 9 years old when it was released and had never heard of it until this thread. We'll see if it is half as good as Hoosier or Wall Street.

Ugh, subtitles and Black and white

sheesh

 

[KarmaPolice]

Just bail and watch City of Angels instead.

 

[Ilov80s]

Starting "Wings of Desire" now...will report back.

Was 9 years old when it was released and had never heard of it until this thread. We'll see if it is half as good as Hoosier or Wall Street.

Ugh, subtitles and Black and white

sheesh

It's probably not what I would have suggested for you.

 

[TripItUp]

Starting "Wings of Desire" now...will report back.

Was 9 years old when it was released and had never heard of it until this thread. We'll see if it is half as good as Hoosier or Wall Street.

Ugh, subtitles and Black and white

sheesh

It's probably not what I would have suggested for you.

I'm pretty flexible genre wise...but subtitles not my thing.

 

[Scoresman]

You heathens probably also prefer the english dub over foreign movies, am I right?

 

[Klimtology]

I missed a big drama as well. Tender Mercies would have been on the countdown as well.

This is one of my brothers' favorite movies. I may have to revisit it.

This is also one I've never seen, but should. Is there anything that Duvall isn't awesome in?

Have you seen The Great Santini???

Classic Flick!

 

[Ilov80s]

Have you seen The Great Santini???

Classic Flick!

How we doing sports fans?

 

[zamboni]

I missed a big drama as well. Tender Mercies would have been on the countdown as well.

This is one of my brothers' favorite movies. I may have to revisit it.

This is also one I've never seen, but should. Is there anything that Duvall isn't awesome in?

Have you seen The Great Santini???

Classic Flick!

Many times - no Bull.

 

[Hastur]

Alright, I have narrowed down my list to 101 movies that, in my opinion, are the best movies of the 1980's. Ranking them was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.

1	Empire Strikes Back
2	Back to the Future
3	Bladerunner
4	The Goonies
5	Time Bandits
6	Trading Places
7	Airplane!
8	Big
9	Lethal Weapon
10	Pale Rider
11	Secret of Nimh
12	Better off Dead
13	Three Amigos
14	Excalibur
15	The Terminator
16	Ferris Beuller's Day Off
17	Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan
18	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
19	Firefox
20	Raiders of the Lost Ark
21	The Untouchables
22	Return of the Jedi
23	Sixteen Candles
24	Johnny Dangerously
25	The Breakfast Club
26	Planes, Tranes, and Automobiles
27	Spies Like Us
28	Dead Poets Society
29	Wall Street
30	Ghostbusters
31	48 Hours
32	First Blood
33	The Killing Fields
34	Young Guns
35	The 'Burbs
36	Escape from New York
37	Any Which Way You Can
38	Caddyshack
39	Conan the Barbarian
40	Tootsie
41	Die Hard
42	Midnight Run
43	Revenge of the Nerds
44	This is Spinal Tap
45	Fast Times at Ridgemont High
46	The Thing
47	Crocodile Dundee
48	Pee Wee's Big Adventure
49	Raging Bull
50	Stand by Me
51	Clash of the Titans
52	Road House
53	Thief
54	Willow
55	Gremlins
56	Platoon
57	Short Circuit
58	Witness
59	Heartbreak Ridge
60	A Fish Called Wanda
61	Batchelor Party
62	Summer School
63	Beverly Hills Cop
64	History of the World, Part 1
65	Blues Brothers
66	Gandhi
67	Raising Arizona
68	The Year of Living Dangerously
69	Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
70	Robocop
71	Coal Miners Daughter
72	Predator
73	E.T.
74	The Karate Kid
75	Scarface
76	Batman
77	Good Morning, Vietnam
78	Porky's
79	Aliens
80	Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
81	The Elephant Man
82	Christine
83	Top Gun
84	The Princess Bride
85	Outsiders
86	Eight Men Out
87	Risky Business
88	The Great Outdoors
89	The Abyss
90	Full Metal Jacket
91	Clue
92	The Dark Crystal
93	Reds
94	The Shining
95	Field of Dreams
96	Pet Semetary
97	Rain Man
98	Creepshow
99	Driving Miss Daisy
100	The Running Man
101	Overboard

 

[Keith R]

Appreciate the respect for Better Off Dead

 

[Tick]

80s' LIST IN ORDER OF MOVIES THAT SHOWED UP ON THE LIST:
64. ALIENS

I hope 43 of the 47 pages of this thread is just people yelling about this.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Appreciate the respect for Better Off Dead

He deserves two dollars.

 

[TripItUp]

Alright, I have narrowed down my list to 101 movies that, in my opinion, are the best movies of the 1980's. Ranking them was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.

Pet Sematary over...

Hoosiers
The Natural

what are we even doing here?

 

[KarmaPolice]

80s' LIST IN ORDER OF MOVIES THAT SHOWED UP ON THE LIST:
64. ALIENS

I hope 43 of the 47 pages of this thread is just people yelling about this.

Nah, too much focus on Raiders to hammer us on actual good movies.

 

[Ilov80s]

80s' LIST IN ORDER OF MOVIES THAT SHOWED UP ON THE LIST:
64. ALIENS

I hope 43 of the 47 pages of this thread is just people yelling about this.

I am not a huge Alien/Aliens guy but 64 isn't too bad. There are thousands of 80s movies.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Alright, I have narrowed down my list to 101 movies that, in my opinion, are the best movies of the 1980's. Ranking them was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.

Pet Sematary over...

Hoosiers
The Natural

what are we even doing here?

For sure watching horror movies over dull, rote sports movies!

 

[DocHolliday]

80s' LIST IN ORDER OF MOVIES THAT SHOWED UP ON THE LIST:
64. ALIENS

I hope 43 of the 47 pages of this thread is just people yelling about this.

Aliens is top 10. Easily.

 

[Hastur]

Alright, I have narrowed down my list to 101 movies that, in my opinion, are the best movies of the 1980's. Ranking them was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.

Pet Sematary over...

Hoosiers
The Natural

what are we even doing here?

Two outstanding movies. My oversight. Most likely make the the top 101.

 

[Ilov80s]

80s' LIST IN ORDER OF MOVIES THAT SHOWED UP ON THE LIST:
64. ALIENS

I hope 43 of the 47 pages of this thread is just people yelling about this.

Aliens is top 10. Easily.

What movie from our top 10 do you replace with Aliens?

 

[DocHolliday]

Amadeus, Do the Right Thing, or Wings of Desire.

80s' LIST IN ORDER OF MOVIES THAT SHOWED UP ON THE LIST:
64. ALIENS

I hope 43 of the 47 pages of this thread is just people yelling about this.

Aliens is top 10. Easily.

What movie from our top 10 do you replace with Aliens?

If I am looking at the right list I would knock back Amadeus, Do the Right Thing, or Wings of Desire. That’s my taste though and it’s your list. I always appreciate when anyone generates these lists and threads so thank you for all the effort.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Black Roses

Wtf have I not seen this 80s metal horror gem before today? such cheesy awesomeness

 

[Ilov80s]

Black Roses

Wtf have I not seen this 80s metal horror gem before today? such cheesy awesomeness

That looks....interesting

 

[KarmaPolice]

Black Roses

Wtf have I not seen this 80s metal horror gem before today? such cheesy awesomeness

That looks....interesting

Man, it was something else. This week I had a bit of down time and didn't have the family yesterday, so I knocked out a handful of new-to-me movies, and a lot was from the horror genre. I watched this one and Alison's Birthday. Both I had never heard of before one of the podcasts - either Pure Cinema or Colors of the Dark, and both I had a blast with. Not mandatory viewing for a non-horror person, but perfect for people who might have seen just about everything and want something that's a blast with a group. Those podcast seem to gear towards programming a viewing at a theater, so their love of those two movies must have a little of the group watch element to it. Neither is something just to pop on sober and watch by yourself.

Another that I watched this week that falls in our 70s research that I am still thinking about was Messiah of Evil. It's another gem that I had never heard of but is mentioned a bit on these pods. I am so glad I watched it, and it's stuck with me for a couple of days now. I think it's on AMC+/Prime now. A visually eerie, odd, disorienting gem of a movie. A woman goes to a California town to track down her artist father. Part Lynch, part Italian horror, all sorts of interesting. Some very effective scenes and locations in this one.

I also watched a couple others that I didn't like as much. Eyes of Fire was one I thought was a bit dull, and there was another that I can't currently remember the title of (I really need to get back on the letterboxd thing).

 

[need2know]

I think the entire idea of ranking so many good movies is exhausting and not really worth the effort.

 

[Ilov80s]

I think the entire idea of ranking so many good movies is exhausting and not really worth the effort.

In one way, yes of course. There's no clear answers and it's all subjective. Nobody can definitively say Empire Strikes Back is more fun than Raiders of the Lost Ark or that Airplane is funnier than Caddyshack or that Raging Bull is for sure a better movie than The Shining. On the other hand, it led to some great movie discussions, banter, etc. So in that way it was a big success.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think the entire idea of ranking so many good movies is exhausting and not really worth the effort.

In one way, yes of course. There's no clear answers and it's all subjective. Nobody can definitively say Empire Strikes Back is more fun than Raiders of the Lost Ark or that Airplane is funnier than Caddyshack or that Raging Bull is for sure a better movie than The Shining. On the other hand, it led to some great movie discussions, banter, etc. So in that way it was a big success.

For me it's worth the effort because I am lazy and sometimes need this deadline to watch some movies I've been pushing off. Also, in the process of ranking, I like the way making a list makes me start thinking about movies differently.

 

[need2know]

I think the entire idea of ranking so many good movies is exhausting and not really worth the effort.

In one way, yes of course. There's no clear answers and it's all subjective. Nobody can definitively say Empire Strikes Back is more fun than Raiders of the Lost Ark or that Airplane is funnier than Caddyshack or that Raging Bull is for sure a better movie than The Shining. On the other hand, it led to some great movie discussions, banter, etc. So in that way it was a big success.

Sure not trying to talk bad about what's going on here. It's all good

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Starting "Wings of Desire" now...will report back.

Was 9 years old when it was released and had never heard of it until this thread. We'll see if it is half as good as Hoosier or Wall Street.

Can't wait for this report.

And the subsequent poll: “Does anyone like Wings of Desire?”