MOFO Top 10: The 1980's

If I had included mini-series, The Singing Detective would probably have made the top 5.

What about Berlin Alexanderplatz?

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^ Berlin Alexanderplatz should be allowed as well.

I didn't include either because they're a giant mini-series...Damnit. Does Twin Peaks count in the 90s?

All I know is that Berlin Alexanderplatz was eventually shown at the theatres as one movie. I don't think the others were, but I could be splitting hairs.

Whoa...a 15 hour movie?

I haven't seen any Fassbinder. What would you recommend to start with, mark?

The Marriage of Maria Braun, Lola, In the Year of 13 Moons, Martha, The Stationmaster's Wife, The Merchant of Four Seasons, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Lili Marleen, Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven, Veronika Voss, Despair, Fox and His Friends are among the better Fassbinders I've seen, but I'd start with the first two if they're readily available. Berlin Alexanderplatz would be his magnum opus but a huge investment of time, patience and perhaps money.

Fear eats the soul, the only fassbinder i've seen.

I've seen 22, but that's still only about half.

The Decalogue definately shouldn't count. It's a tv series, not a film. You could include the full cuts of A Short Film About Killing and A Short Film About Love though, as The Decalogue has shortened versions of both films.

The university library has a bunch, including The BRD trilogy and Berlin Alexanderplatz.

rauldc14 was kind enough to grant me one revision. i promised to be extra good from now on and take my time before submitting a list.

anyway, that means that this

is rendered DISQUALIFIED and replaced with the following:

1. Pretty in Pink
2. The Big Chill
3. Educating Rita
4. Fanny och Alexander
5. Raging Bull
6. She's Having a Baby
7. This is Spinal Tap
8. My Neighbor Totoru
9. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
10. The Fly

lots of changes. explanations to come later.

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1. Three Crowns Of The Sailor (1983)
2. Peking Opera Blues (1986)
3. The Shining (1980)
4. Wings Of Desire (1987)
5. The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
6. Possession (1981)
7. The Terrorizers (1986)
8. A Summer At Grandpa's (1984)
9. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
10. The Winter War (1989)

And they are?

1. Once Upon a Time in America (1984, Sergio Leonne)

2.Tootsie (1982, Sydney Pollack)

3.Rain Man (1988, Barry Levinson)

4. Reds (1981, Warren Beatty)

5 Blood Simple (1984, The Coen Brothers)

6. The Killing Fields (1984, Roland Joffe)

7. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, Robert Zemeckis)

8. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, Charles Chricton)

9. Body Heat (1981, Lawrence Kasdan)

10. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982, Amy Heckerling)

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Are you? Wow. I have to say I'm pretty surprised myself. A magnificent film.

An absolutely stunning film indeed. I cannot think of a better action film that this actually... And I decided to leave out The Decalogue, although its my fav Kieslowski, I just have to vote for the Edward Yang film.

Will get back to you soon. Definitely changed Taiwanese cinema, just like how Kiarostami changed Iranian cinema, but there's a strong case that he did influence future aspiring filmmakers from Asia.

Good. Tootsie for the win!

Oh no!!!! Distant voices, still lives!