The MoFo Top 100 of the Eighties

[Daniel M]

That will more than likely be in my top 10 maybe even 5, amazing film.

I wonder how high Platoon will be. Unless i see a hidden gem in the next few months it will top my list, i predict top 20. Then again i thought Unforgiven was going to be 6 or 7th so it could be lower.

I just watched Dressed To Kill. I really enjoyed it, along with Carrie it's the only De Palma film i've liked. I've only watched Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, Raising Cain, Carlito's Way, Mission: Impossible and Snake Eyes so i've got a few films to still watch of his. I did enjoy it, especially the twist that genuinely surprised me something that's becoming more and more rare, but it will not be on my list.

Once Upon a Time in America should be in my top 5 of my list, definitely.

And make sure you watch Blow Out, the only De Palma film I have seen, but I absolutely love it and it will be again in the top 5 of my list I think.

[Mr Minio]

I just added 2 De Palma films to my watchlist, myself. Blow Out and Passion. Haven't seen Scarface, but I doubt I'd love it, because I'm not interested in gangster flicks, besides Once Upon a Time in America, of course.

[weeman]

I'd be extremely surprised if Scarface didn't make it, being the great film that it is.

[Daniel M]

I think Scarface will definitely make it, people seem to either love or hate it, but it's definitely 'Eighties' (sounds like something Sexy would say), I know Honeykid describes it as the Eighties film. I actually have it on Blu-ray read to watch, so I will do before I send in my list :)

[weeman]

I think Scarface will definitely make it, people seem to either love or hate it, but it's definitely 'Eighties' (sounds like something Sexy would say), I know Honeykid describes it as the Eighties film. I actually have it on Blu-ray read to watch, so I will do before I send in my list :)

Make sure you watch The Brave Little Toaster before you do too. And don't you dare tell me you don't like it :p

[cricket]

I hope Once Upon a Time in America will be high.

That is the one movie I need to see before submitting my list.

[honeykid]

I know Honeykid describes it as the Eighties film.
Indeed it is. The only film which comes close is Wall Street... And that doesn't come close. :D

[Skepsis93]

I think Scarface will definitely make it, people seem to either love or hate it, but it's definitely 'Eighties' (sounds like something Sexy would say)

I understand this concept but we're not choosing the most "Eighties" films, as some people *cough* Sexy *cough* seem to think, just like we weren't choosing the most "Nineties" films. We're choosing the best films that came out in those 10 years, regardless of how much they represent the decade.

[Daniel M]

I understand this concept but we're not choosing the most "Eighties" films, as some people *cough* Sexy *cough* seem to think, just like we weren't choosing the most "Nineties" films. We're choosing the best films that came out in those 10 years, regardless of how much they represent the decade.

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[Skepsis93]

wut

[Daniel M]

wut

Kindgarten Cop, a proper 90s film. Bad Skepsis, bad.

[Skepsis93]

I know that, but what's with the blurring? :p

[Daniel M]

I know that, but what's with the blurring? :p

In order to highlight the horrific parts of your post, I could have just bolded them I guess, but still, same effect :p

[HitchFan97]

I agree with Skepsis. We already know what the "most eighties" films are: several classic sci-fi/action blockbusters, gory slashers, and John Hughes teen dramadies. I do hope this list ends up representing the best in film the decade has to offer and isn't just a time capsule.

Also, since we're talking about him, there will be three De Palma movies on my list, more than any other director. Dude owned the 80s.

[cricket]

Also, since we're talking about him, there will be three De Palma movies on my list, more than any other director. Dude owned the 80s.

De Palma directed 6 movies from the 80's that I like an awful lot. Unfortunately none of them will make my list, but his stamp on that decade is huge.

[Lucas]

Prediction for the top 5.
5.Back to the Future
4.Raging Bull
3.Blade Runner
2.Raiders of the Lost Ark
1.The Empire Strikes Back

[wintertriangles]

Also, since we're talking about him, there will be three De Palma movies on my list, more than any other director. Dude owned the 80s.I dunno about that when you have Peter Greenaway, Woody Allen, Cronenberg, Scorcese's underrated flicks..come to think of it, I don't think I truly enjoy a single De Palma film.

[Harry Lime]

Anyone else wanting to vote for Jean de Florette/Manon des sources want to pick one of the two and place our collective voting power behind it?

Once Upon a Time in America will be pretty damn high on my list.

I'm expecting to see Ghostbusters and This is Spinal Tap on this list so don't forget about them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmzuRXLzqKk

[Daniel M]

This Is Spinal Tap will definitely make the list, it will be near the top of my list. It's a class above Ghostbusters, but I also hope it makes it.

[mark f]

I hope that people remember (or at least watch) Queen of Hearts, Barbarosa, Jesus of Montreal, Glory, A Fish Called Wanda, Excalibur, Diner, The Elephant Man, Zelig (and other Woodys), Ruthless People, The French Lieutenant's Woman, An American Werewolf in London, RoboCop, Conan the Barbarian, Poltergeist, Do the Right Thing, Gremlins, Amadeus. etc., etc.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Oh my god, it's getting worse. Skepsis93 has a Philip Seymour Hoffman avatar.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I understand this concept but we're not choosing the most "Eighties" films, as some people *cough* Sexy *cough* seem to think, just like we weren't choosing the most "Nineties" films. We're choosing the best films that came out in those 10 years, regardless of how much they represent the decade.

What you pretentious snobs THINK are the best movies, you mean.

[Skepsis93]

http://i.imgur.com/0YWaXHe.jpg

[Skepsis93]

What you pretentious snobs THINK are the best movies, you mean.

Yes. That's exactly what I mean.

[Harry Lime]

Hey! SC learnt a new word that will help him in justifying his sh!tty taste.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Harry Lime, I told you to go away. Your connection with Top 100 lists has been severed. Go back to your homeland.

[wintertriangles]

There is no home online. It is everywhere and nowhere.

[honeykid]

I agree with Skepsis. We already know what the "most eighties" films are: several classic sci-fi/action blockbusters, gory slashers, and John Hughes teen dramadies. I do hope this list ends up representing the best in film the decade has to offer and isn't just a time capsule.

Also, since we're talking about him, there will be three De Palma movies on my list, more than any other director. Dude owned the 80s.
I was about to go on, once again, about best and favourite and which we're voting for. Then you said you were going to vote for 3 De Palma films, and it became clear that you obviously meant favourite. :p

[HitchFan97]

I was about to go on, once again, about best and favourite and which we're voting for. Then you said you were going to vote for 3 De Palma films, and it became clear that you obviously meant favourite. :p

You're right, but he's a great director anyways. :D I know you'll vote for Scarface, anything else from him?

I dunno about that when you have Peter Greenaway, Woody Allen, Cronenberg, Scorcese's underrated flicks..come to think of it, I don't think I truly enjoy a single De Palma film.

Cronenberg has two on my list right now. The other three all have movies on my to-watch-before-submitting list. :)

[Cobpyth]

I just bought The Right Stuff (1983) today and I'm really looking forward to seeing it. It looks great.
Is it on anyone's list or does somebody have an opinion about it? I don't hear it mentioned that much.

[mark f]

Yes, it's very good with some offbeat humor. It's just a bit long.

[honeykid]

I've not seen The Right Stuff since I was in my teens, but it's a good film. All I can really remember about it are the performances being uniformly good, but the main feelings about it are that it's a 'man's man' movie, which makes sense given the characters/story. I remember the family drama stuff, the wives worried about losing their husbands in these experimental planes. I remember lots of blue sky and desert and I remember it not feeling like 3 hours long. I really should watch it again sometime. I hope you enjoy it. :)

[Guaporense]

I dunno about that when you have Peter Greenaway, Woody Allen, Cronenberg, Scorcese's underrated flicks..come to think of it, I don't think I truly enjoy a single De Palma film.

And Miyazaki, of course.

[mark f]

He doesn't enjoy Miyazaki? Of course! :)

[Guaporense]

There is taste for everything.

[wintertriangles]

I'm less experienced in 80s Miyazaki, thus couldn't mention him. Going to ameliorate that for this tourny of course.

[Skepsis93]

I saw Gilliam's Brazil recently and that's gonna be damn high on my list. Don't forget to consider it. ;)

[Cobpyth]

i saw gilliam's brazil recently and that's gonna be damn high on my list. Don't forget to consider it. ;)

Yes!

[HandyApe]

Although I haven't submitted my list yet, it looks like Jim Jarmusch will have the most films from mine.

[Miss Vicky]

I saw Gilliam's Brazil recently and that's gonna be damn high on my list. Don't forget to consider it. ;)

I consider it boring. :p

[Skepsis93]

I consider it boring. :p

No you don't. You consider it the best film of 80s and will put it at #1.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-stZ4YZWc6Fc/T2ovDe7oDYI/AAAAAAAABBQ/Rhu76s4_X4k/s400/hypnotism20wheel-50.jpg

[weeman]

I will be watching The Shining and Brazil tonight. 80's aren't so bad so far except for this:

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[Sexy Celebrity]

No you don't. You consider it the best film of 80s and will put it at #1.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-stZ4YZWc6Fc/T2ovDe7oDYI/AAAAAAAABBQ/Rhu76s4_X4k/s400/hypnotism20wheel-50.jpg

Oh my GOD this is gonna be worse than the '90s. What evil. WHAT EVIL!

A cult leader host with a Philip Seymour Hoffman avatar, Brazil, the threat of the Chinese again, and hypnotism.

Next, there will be drugs.

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmp339LLag1qfi058o1_500.gif

There will probably be drugs!

[Daniel M]

Oh my GOD this is gonna be worse than the '90s. What evil. WHAT EVIL!


http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lliqm9kJWu1qfs4uco1_500.gif

[Skepsis93]

Little does Sexy know that this is ONLY THE BEGINNING

http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/XsFilms/SnelPlaatjes/DeNiroBrazil.jpg

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[Skepsis93]

Not sure how, exactly, but I didn't even know De Niro was in Brazil until he was on screen. Best surprise ever.

[Daniel M]

Not sure how, exactly, but I didn't even know De Niro was in Brazil until he was on screen. Best surprise ever.

De Niro's cameo performance is awesome, it's surprising but not surprising at the same time because of just how damn weird the film is, it's great! :p I knew he was in the film, and I always thought he was like the main character, so was waiting for him to show up :D

Also I love this non stop GIF:

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[gandalf26]

I consider it boring. :p

Yea me too. Drab and dreary and bloody awful. Like a nightmare. Never again will I afflict myself with the movie "Brazil". NEVER!

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

12 Monkeys is a top ten movie for me, but I found Brazil to be really boring. I turned it off halfway through. I might give it another chance someday, but probably not for a while.

[Guaporense]

I consider it boring. :p

I didn't like that they titled the movie with the name of my country while making a movie that has nothing to do with my country. It shows how ignorant the authors are of my country's importance and this offended me.

[Miss Vicky]

I didn't like that they titled the movie with the name of my country while making a movie that has nothing to do with my country. It shows how ignorant the authors are of my country's importance and this offended me.

a) The title doesn't really have anything to do with "your country."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/faq?ref_=tt_faq_1#.2.1.7

b) The title has absolutely nothing to do with why I disliked the movie, so I'm not sure why you responded to my post with this.

[Sexy Celebrity]

He's just expressing his feelings.

[Guaporense]

Yes, to another person who also disliked the movie.

There are several movies that I did not like because I felt offended in some way:

1 - Brazil: because the lack of relationship between the title of the movie and my country is ludicrous. I will make a movie called "England" set in ancient China with aliens and let's see how the English will like it.

2 - Come and See: because they demonize the German soldiers in a perfectly serious dramatic film. This is offensive to the 17.9 million people who were drafted (i.e. forced!) into the German armed forces by their tyrannical dictatorship and suffered greatly in the Eastern front. I have a few relatives who were drafted into the Wehrmacht and some fought in the Eastern front and were traumatized for life by the experience, a movie that portrays them as monstrous animals is clearly a movie that doesn't deserve to be treated as a work of artistic merit.

3 - The Tree of Life: it feels as if the director though that the audience consisted of a bunch of retards since he needs to explain something so simple over the course of two hours.

[Yoda]

The title doesn't show any "ignorance" for your country's importance. Gilliam said in his autobiography that it's a reference to a song with the same name.

[Sexy Celebrity]

The title doesn't show any "ignorance" for your country's importance. Gilliam said in his autobiography that it's a reference to a song with the same name.

That doesn't make it any better. Now the film title references some random song. I can totally understand why Guaporense doesn't like the title.

Gilliam's movies suck. Brazil and 12 Monkeys were the only two I could stand to watch all the way through. Brazil's not necessarily a bad movie -- I remember giving it a good rating -- but Gilliam is an overrated director with a bunch of yawnfests to his name.

[Skepsis93]

The melody of the song is used in the film and the story surrounding Gilliam's discovery of it ties into its themes. It's far from random, as you'd know if you read the FAQ that Miss Vicky posted.

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11305&stc=1&d=1378866866http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11306&stc=1&d=1378866885http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11307&stc=1&d=1378866894

I would rather watch that tape that kills you in The Ring than any of these again!

[Yoda]

Yeah, it's not random, but even if it is, the point is that it doesn't make sense to be upset or offended by it, as if it's insulting his home country or something.

[The Gunslinger45]

I Love Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas

[Sexy Celebrity]

Yeah, it's not random, but even if it is, the point is that it doesn't make sense to be upset or offended by it, as if it's insulting his home country or something.

People can have their pride.

[Yoda]

Sure, they can have pride. And they shouldn't be so quick to assume that pride is being insulted.

[wintertriangles]

I didn't like that they titled the movie with the name of my country while making a movie that has nothing to do with my country. It shows how ignorant the authors are of my country's importance and this offended me.Damn I thought this was sarcasm, but..no. Damn. You should not get offended so damn easily. Damn. It's a damn word. A WORD.


damn

[Sexy Celebrity]

I'm not in the mood to argue. I'm currently commentating for a movie with drag queens.

[Skepsis93]

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[Gabrielle947]

2 - Come and See: because they demonize the German soldiers in a perfectly serious dramatic film. This is offensive to the 17.9 million people who were drafted (i.e. forced!) into the German armed forces by their tyrannical dictatorship and suffered greatly in the Eastern front. I have a few relatives who were drafted into the Wehrmacht and some fought in the Eastern front and were traumatized for life by the experience, a movie that portrays them as monstrous animals is clearly a movie that doesn't deserve to be treated as a work of artistic merit.
oh please..Yes,you can say that it's soviet propaganda because only the Germans are bad guys but things which they do in the film are very real and although the film is fictitious(not based on a some certain story), similar things happened during WW2 all the time.Only from both Soviets and Germans.
Now,being forced into the army and therefore,justifying the killing..not sure if that's a right excuse.

[jiraffejustin]

FYC:

An above average slasher. I am considering it for my list. It features some gloriously gory special effects from the master, Tom Savini.

The Prowler a.k.a. Rosemary's Killer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llb1eMXh2C8

[Sexy Celebrity]

I wouldn't even consider anything if you think it won't make the list. If you think you might be the only person voting for it. Don't put a movie on that's doomed for #'s 101-400+. That's a lesson I learned from the '90s list.

[jiraffejustin]

The 90s list showed me that I have no idea what will show up on any lists. I can just ask fellow members to watch the films I like, and hope they like them too.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Just be skeptical. I should have been. Be skeptical and be negative and all will work out. I was way too positive with my '90s list and it led to the formation of the MoFo Nazi Party.

[jiraffejustin]

Being skeptical takes too much energy. My current strategy of not giving a damn is working just fine.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Fine. Be boring.

[Daniel M]

I didn't like that they titled the movie with the name of my country while making a movie that has nothing to do with my country. It shows how ignorant the authors are of my country's importance and this offended me.

Oh my. C'mon Guap, you don't do yourself any favours with posts like these.

I always loved the name by the way, for its randomness and the fact it has nothing to do with the film's plot, in fitting with its craziness.

[Cobpyth]

1 - Brazil: because the lack of relationship between the title of the movie and my country is ludicrous. I will make a movie called "England" set in ancient China with aliens and let's see how the English will like it.


It would have been great if Gilliam had called his film 'Belgium' (although there wouldn't be a reason for it). I would be extremely proud that such a masterpiece is called after my country.

The title is not random, though. It's called after the main theme of the film that quite often recurs during the fantasy/mind/escapism scenes. You could call it the melody that inspired the higher dimension of this film.
I don't know how anyone can find this offensive in ANY way possible.

Then again, you are a person that is offended quite easily and often has very illogical opinions. I already got that from many of your posts and reactions.


Gilliam's movies suck. Brazil and 12 Monkeys were the only two I could stand to watch all the way through. Brazil's not necessarily a bad movie -- I remember giving it a good rating -- but Gilliam is an overrated director with a bunch of yawnfests to his name.

Well, you shouldn't let your opinion about a director influence your opinion about a film then. I can understand your criticism towards a few of his films, but you should not let those criticisms overshadow his entire filmography.
You differentiated a little bit with this post, so I'm glad you did, but this is more a reaction towards your earlier stabbings towards Brazil as a film based on your hatred of its director.

[Mr Minio]

I'll make a movie and call it "Miyazaki Guaporense from Brazil" so Guaporense will explode out of anger.

[Gabrielle947]

I'm not a fan of Gilliam myself.I've seen only a few of his films and some of them were quite boring.
I think his best work is Monthy Python and the Holy Grail and I remember enjoying 12 Monkeys,although I don't remember it now.
I liked Fear and Loathing more on the second watch but still I think it's badly executed and Brazil is one of my least favorite acclaimed movies.

[Miss Vicky]

I've seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

I thought Twelve Monkeys was excellent. I liked Python well enough as a child, but don't care for it now. Hated the other two.

[linespalsy]

I'm going to make a 3-hour-long dystopian movie about a horrible warlike people with hideously protuberant sagittal crests. They'll speak a language I just made up, called "Klingon". I'm going to name my masterpiece "Vancouver" after this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZDdcO4_5wA) (there will be an ironic musical number), which, along with my ostentatious production design and whimsical but somewhat superficial meta-fictional devices bluntly representing "the freedom to dream", will set my film apart as a bold artistic statement. Take that, Canada!

[jal90]

2 - Come and See: because they demonize the German soldiers in a perfectly serious dramatic film. This is offensive to the 17.9 million people who were drafted (i.e. forced!) into the German armed forces by their tyrannical dictatorship and suffered greatly in the Eastern front. I have a few relatives who were drafted into the Wehrmacht and some fought in the Eastern front and were traumatized for life by the experience, a movie that portrays them as monstrous animals is clearly a movie that doesn't deserve to be treated as a work of artistic merit.
Battleship Potemkin demonizes the enemies of the Russian Revolution and I think its cinematic power has far trascended this fact for almost everybody. Just because a film has a very obvious agenda doesn't make it less powerful, and specially in the case of Come and see which is a haunting horror film dealing with the dehumanization effects of war, and would be equally powerful if the enemies were Russians, Americans or aliens.

[donniedarko]

I didn't like that they titled the movie with the name of my country while making a movie that has nothing to do with my country. It shows how ignorant the authors are of my country's importance and this offended me.

http://www.freewoodpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/tampon.jpg

[honeykid]

I wouldn't even consider anything if you think it won't make the list. If you think you might be the only person voting for it. Don't put a movie on that's doomed for #'s 101-400+. That's a lesson I learned from the '90s list.
Then you learned a stupid lesson. Without voting for what you really want, the entire thing is pointless, IMO.
Just be skeptical. I should have been. Be skeptical and be negative and all will work out. I was way too positive with my '90s list and it led to the formation of the MoFo Nazi Party.
:facepalm:
Fine. Be boring.
Um... Wha?

[Brodinski]

Another top 100? When I did the MoFo Millenium 100, I didn't mean for it to be a trend. *****'s getting boring already. Lime spiced up his thread with his sweet talking, but what's this new guy bringing to the table? Wait... who's handling this?

[jal90]

Another top 100? When I did the MoFo Millenium 100, I didn't mean for it to be a trend. *****'s getting boring already. Lime spiced up his thread with his sweet talking, but what's this new guy bringing to the table? Wait... who's handling this?
I know, it's okay to be skeptical. But I think he will do fine.

[Skepsis93]

I know, it's okay to be skeptical. But I think he will do fine.

Heh.

[Harry Lime]

I'm going to make a 3-hour-long dystopian movie about a horrible warlike people with hideously protuberant sagittal crests. They'll speak a language I just made up, called "Klingon". I'm going to name my masterpiece "Vancouver" after this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZDdcO4_5wA) (there will be an ironic musical number), which, along with my ostentatious production design and whimsical but somewhat superficial meta-fictional devices bluntly representing "the freedom to dream", will set my film apart as a bold artistic statement. Take that, Canada!
Sir, I am offended!

[mark f]

This time that was the idea.

[The Rodent]

If I was to use a Canadian place as a name of a film... it would be:

47.5664° N, 53.5910° W

Now that would be funny... and kinda artsy at the same time.

[TokeZa]

Foreign film recommendations from TokeZa:

Akira (1988) by Katsuhiro Ôtomo
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Akira.jpg

Letters from a Dead Man (1986) by Konstantin Lopushansky
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Letters_from_a_Dead_Man.jpg

Visitor of a Museum (1989) by Konstantin Lopushansky
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Visitor_of_a_Museum.jpg

Santa sangre (1989) by Alejandro Jodorowsky
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Santa_sangre.jpg

Come and See (1985) by Elem Klimov
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Come_and_See.jpg

The Sacrifice (1986) by Andrei Tarkovsky
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/The_Sacrifice.jpg

Possession (1981) by Andrzej Zulawski:
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Possession.jpg

The Seventh Continent (1989) by Michael Haneke
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/The_Seventh_Continent.jpg

The Vanishing (1988) by George Sluizer
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/The_Vanishing.jpg

Ran (1985) by Akira Kurosawa:
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Ran.jpg

Where Is The Friend's Home? (1987) by Abbas Kiarostami
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Where_Is_The_Friends_Home.jpg

A City of Sadness (1989) by Hou Hsiao-hsien
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/City_of_Sadness.jpg

Tenebre (1982) by Dario Argento
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Tenebre.jpg

Tree of Knowledge (1981) by Nils Malmros:
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Tree_of_Knowledge.jpg

Fitzcarraldo (1982) by Werner Herzog
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Fitzcarraldo.jpg

Grave of the Fireflies (1988) by Isao Takahata:
http://www.criticker.com/img/films/posters/Grave_of_the_Fireflies.jpg

[jiraffejustin]

I've seen five of those. Ran and The Vanishing will be on my list. Possession and Grave of the Fireflies are really good, but I don't think they will make my list. Tenebre is good-not-great, and it won't be on my list. All four of those films are certainly worth considering though.

I have Letters from a Dead Man and Visitor of a Museum ready to watch after your recommendations a long time ago, but I still haven't gotten around to seeing them. I also have Come and See to see. I also plan on watching Santa Sangre. Thanks for the interesting suggestions.

[Lucas]

I wonder how many John Hughes films will make this list. I love The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Classic 80's.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Well, you shouldn't let your opinion about a director influence your opinion about a film then. I can understand your criticism towards a few of his films, but you should not let those criticisms overshadow his entire filmography.

You differentiated a little bit with this post, so I'm glad you did, but this is more a reaction towards your earlier stabbings towards Brazil as a film based on your hatred of its director.

Those movies suck. I can criticize all I want about a director. I don't have to be all, "Ooooh, maybe I should think about his ENTIRE filmography first!"

God, if Blockbuster Video stores were still around, there would be "NO BULLYING" signs posted all around in them.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11314&stc=1&d=1378934946

Blockbuster Video Store Employee: "Stop bullying Big Momma's House 5! I see you over there calling it names! Stop that! And you -- YOU WITH THE TERRY GILLIAM FILM -- put that down! Put that down! I'm calling the police because I see you trying to hide that behind another video so nobody will rent it! You forgot, though, that we want ALL MOVIES TO HAVE A CHANCE! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Mister, you did not just tell your wife that Titanic sucks! Give me that movie! *takes movie* I'm putting this one behind the counter so it will be safe. GET ON OUT OF HERE! ALL OF YA! We are closed until these videos have had a chance to recover and see their therapist. You better hope they don't sue! Get out of here! This is a NO BULLY ZONE and you all have bullied these movies!"

[wintertriangles]

I thought you were, like, leaving the forum 8 threats ago

[Daniel M]

Skepsis, I haven't seen it yet, but what is the policy on Histoire(s) du cinéma? :p

[Cobpyth]

Those movies suck. I can criticize all I want about a director. I don't have to be all, "Ooooh, maybe I should think about his ENTIRE filmography first!"

You can hate Gilliam all you want, but criticizing a film JUST because you hate the director is just a little odd (especially if you actually liked the film itself).

[Skepsis93]

Skepsis, I haven't seen it yet, but what is the policy on Histoire(s) du cinéma? :p

The policy is look at the IMDb date, stoopid. :D

[Sexy Celebrity]

You can hate Gilliam all you want, but criticizing a film JUST because you hate the director is just a little odd (especially if you actually liked the film itself).

You mean with Brazil? I'm not criticizing that movie at all, really. But I am rolling my eyes at what you all think is God-like power and divinity that that movie has. The cheerleading for that movie alone is irritating me because I fail to see how it is *THAT* brilliant. I'm not criticizing Brazil because of Terry Gilliam. I think it's one of the better movies he's done. But I say the man is no genius.

[Cobpyth]

You mean with Brazil? I'm not criticizing that movie at all, really. But I am rolling my eyes at what you all think is God-like power and divinity that that movie has. The cheerleading for that movie alone is irritating me because I fail to see how it is *THAT* brilliant. I'm not criticizing Brazil because of Terry Gilliam. I think it's one of the better movies he's done. But I say the man is no genius.

OK. I can perfectly accept that logical opinion, although I obviously disagree, as I think Brazil is one of the most extraordinary films I've ever seen in my life.

[Skepsis93]

Expressing an affinity for a film now = thinking it has "God-like power and divinity". You heard it here first, folks.

[mark f]

Everybody seems to love almost every movie. Every director is one of the best. Every movie that is weird is brilliant, but a straightforward movie (most times) is somehow not as enjoyable. I don't mean to sound naggy, but it seems like a big love-in which makes almost every movie sound equally awesome, and the few that get modest reviews or ratings don't sometimes seem to be deserving of their comparative lack of praise. Maybe it's just my time of the month. :)

[Cobpyth]

Everybody seems to love almost every movie. Every director is one of the best. Every movie that is weird is brilliant, but a straightforward movie (most times) is somehow not as enjoyable. I don't mean to sound naggy, but it seems like a big love-in which makes almost every movie sound equally awesome, and the few that get modest reviews or ratings don't sometimes seem to be deserving of their comparative lack of praise. Maybe it's just my time of the month. :)

Films that I consider masterpieces:

Casablanca (1942)
Chinatown (1974)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Goodfellas (1990)
Vertigo (1958)
The Third Man (1949)
8 ½ (1963)
In the Mood For Love (2000)
Brazil (1985)
City Lights (1931)
The Player (1992)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
The Graduate (1967)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Modern Times (1936)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rear Window (1954)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Shining (1980)
The Apartment (1960)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Ed Wood (1994)
After Hours (1985)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
The Godfather (1972)
Spirited Away (2001)
Raging Bull (1980)
Magnolia (1999)
Fargo (1996)

Films that I consider brilliant:

American Beauty (1999)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Manhattan (1979)
All About Eve (1950)
The Artist (2011)
Barton Fink (1991)
Blade Runner (1982)
Blow Out (1981)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Casino (1995)
Django Unchained (2012)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Gosford Park (2001)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Léon (1994)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
The Master (2012)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Midnight in Paris (2011)
Millennium Actress (2001)
Nashville (1975)
Notorious (1946)
O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)
Oldboy (2003)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Out of Sight (1998)
Psycho (1960)
Rebecca (1940)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Schindler’s List (1993)
Se7en (1995)
The Searchers (1956)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Short Cuts (1993)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Sweet Smell of Succes (1957)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Unforgiven (1992)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Pinocchio (1940)
Black Swan (2010)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
The Sting (1973)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Miller’s Crossing (1990)
My Neigbor Totoro (1988)

Next to that there are a lot of films that I also like a lot of course (and sometimes I dare to use the word 'brilliant' in some other cases too), but I just wanted to let you see that my taste is not that focused on 'weird movies'. :p

P.S. sorry for going off topic.

[mark f]

I don't understand why there's two lists either. Brilliant is beneath masterpiece? Words can sometimes make things more confusing rather than clarifying them. :)

[Cobpyth]

I don't understand why there's two lists either. Brilliant is beneath masterpiece? Words can sometimes make things more confusing rather than clarifying them. :)

Yes, my intention was that 'masterpiece' is "higher" than 'brilliant' for me personally. Also don't mind the order of the films. It's mostly random.

[jiraffejustin]

FYC:

Romero's second best zombie picture behind Night of the Living Dead. It satisfies all of your flesh-eating needs.

Day of the Dead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTpbJCVNHro

[Deadite]

No. Romero made two great zombie movies: the classic horror Night and the satirical Dawn. The rest are, at best, mildly entertaining derivations.

[jiraffejustin]

I've only seen the trilogy. They are all good, but Dawn is the least of the three.

[Deadite]

No. Dawn is far superior to Day.

[The Gunslinger45]

I have all three in my top 50 favorite movies off all time, but I like Dawn the best

[jiraffejustin]

It's been awhile since I've seen Dawn, my memory of it is a little hazy. I guess it's due for a rewatch.

[honeykid]

OK, there seems to be a little disagreement here, so I'll just settle it to stop things getting out of hand.

Dawn is far superior to Day. Dawn/Night............................................................................................... ...................................../Day

That's the order of the first three. Personally, I prefer Land to Day, but I really don't like Day.

As for the movie love-in. I think it's because people, often less experienced, are seeing these films for the first time and in a fairly short period of time. The older ones around here, such as myself, had these films appear naturally. Often unacclaimed and years between them, allowing us time to reflect and rewatch, often numerous times. It was one of the reasons I enforced my five viewings rule on myself for my 100.

[Daniel M]

The policy is look at the IMDb date, stoopid. :D

But it was a series of films that started in 88 and finished in the late 90s I think. So it doesn't really have a year. On IMDB each segment is listed as a 'video' under the year it came out. In 88 it was part of Cannes, must have been the first part.

On Sight & Sound it isn't listed with a year.

This is why I asked :p

[Guaporense]

I don't understand why there's two lists either. Brilliant is beneath masterpiece? Words can sometimes make things more confusing rather than clarifying them. :)

Well, masterpiece usually means it's above anything else while brilliant means it's great but not necessarily something that's above everything else so the use of words there is all right.

[Skepsis93]

But it was a series of films that started in 88 and finished in the late 90s I think. So it doesn't really have a year. On IMDB each segment is listed as a 'video' under the year it came out. In 88 it was part of Cannes, must have been the first part.

On Sight & Sound it isn't listed with a year.

This is why I asked :p

Why are you doing this to me? :p

If its IMDb date is between 1980-89 and it fits the other criteria, then it's allowed. Otherwise, it's not. I'm happy to make case-by-case judgements if anyone is still unsure but it has to fit that criteria first. I realise going exclusively by one website sounds arbitrary, but otherwise it would get far too complicated.

In this case then the only ones that are debatable are this one (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179216/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4) and this one (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097514/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), and given their length and the fact that they're both video releases, I would say no.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Don't forget to check out this 1986 gem:

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11334&stc=1&d=1379111084

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

I believe it's on the MoFo Horror List, too.

[Sexy Celebrity]

And while I'm in 1986, don't forget about the Stephen King shocker:

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11335&stc=1&d=1379111268

Maximum Overdrive

[Daniel M]

Why are you doing this to me? :p

If its IMDb date is between 1980-89 and it fits the other criteria, then it's allowed. Otherwise, it's not. I'm happy to make case-by-case judgements if anyone is still unsure but it has to fit that criteria first. I realise going exclusively by one website sounds arbitrary, but otherwise it would get far too complicated.

In this case then the only ones that are debatable are this one (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179216/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4) and this one (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097514/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), and given their length and the fact that they're both video releases, I would say no.

But it's all one film, Godard just completed the different segments in the different years. But the 1988 one was shown in Cannes I believe, that's when he started the project.

Even though it's not like a theatrical feature, people vote for it on the s&s polls and it even reached the top 50 of the critics poll, even without a date. This is the only reason I ask :p

[Skepsis93]

But it's all one film, Godard just completed the different segments in the different years. But the 1988 one was shown in Cannes I believe, that's when he started the project.

Even though it's not like a theatrical feature, people vote for it on the s&s polls and it even reached the top 50 of the critics poll, even without a date. This is the only reason I ask :p

Even if it is considered one film somewhere else, I'm going by IMDb date just to make things as simple as possible. Also most of them were released in the 90s, so I don't think it should be eligible for an 80s countdown.

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11338&stc=1&d=1379113181

[gandalf26]

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11338&stc=1&d=1379113181

I liked this post. It was compelling, and rich.

[wintertriangles]

So what's Skepsis' take on films such as Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring where it's the same story filmed at the same time but split into two parts? Can they count as one or no?

[Skepsis93]

So what's Skepsis' take on films such as Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring where it's the same story split into two parts? Can they count as one or no?

Separate films. Same deal as Kill Bill/LOTR in the millennium countdown, I figure.

[Sexy Celebrity]

So what's Skepsis' take on films such as Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring where it's the same story split into two parts? Can they count as one or no?

So what's Skepsis' take on films such as Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring where it's the same story filmed at the same time but split into two parts? Can they count as one or no?

So what's Skepsis' take on films such as Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring where it's the same story filmed at the same time but split into two parts? Can they count as one or no?

So what's Skepsis' take on films such as Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring where it's the same story filmed at the same time but split into two parts? Can they count as one or no?

So what's Skepsis' take on films such as Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring where it's the same story filmed at the same time but split into two parts? Can they count as one or no?

So what's Skepsis' take on films such as Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring where it's the same story filmed at the same time but split into two parts? Can they count as one or no?

So what's Skepsis' take on films such as Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring where it's the same story filmed at the same time but split into two parts? Can they count as one or no?

Don't add them anyway, malfunctioning robot. They're not real '80s.

[honeykid]

Separate films. Same deal as Kill Bill/LOTR in the millennium countdown, I figure.
Is the correct answer. :Yup:

Don't add them anyway, malfunctioning robot. They're not real '80s.
Don't listen to SC. He knows not what he says.

[Harry Lime]

So what's Skepsis' take on films such as Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring where it's the same story filmed at the same time but split into two parts? Can they count as one or no?
Want to vote for Jean de Florette then as representation of both films?

[honeykid]

You can do. Or you could vote for one or both. They're separate films, y'see.

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11349&stc=1&d=1379414229

Ernest Goes To Camp (1987)

Don't forget this one.

In fact, watch it right now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krrk-25e6fc

Know what I mean?

[honeykid]

http://www.noobstore.com/prodimages/tshirt-m-gtfo-Green-400.jpg

[Skepsis93]

Just FYI, I've linked all the questions that have been asked so far and my answers regarding individual films' eligibility in the first post, save you wading through the entire thread to see if your query has already been answered. Be sure to check that list first if you're unsure.

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11358&stc=1&d=1379499905

1969 (1988)

This was a nice movie you may not have heard of. It's hard to find, but luckily, Youtube has it right now - give it a watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr2dJyMMpOM

[honeykid]

^^That is worth a look. I liked it^^

[edarsenal]

i remember that one when it came out, pretty decent flick

[Lucas]

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY1Mzk3MTg0M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTQzODYyMQ@@._V1._SX331_SY475_.jpg
The Goonies

This movie better be on here.

[honeykid]

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY1Mzk3MTg0M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTQzODYyMQ@@._V1._SX331_SY475_.jpg

This movie better be on here.

Sadly, it will be.

[Sexy Celebrity]

What movie? I see nothing.

[honeykid]

I had to quote/copy/paste to see it, but it's The Goonies. I predict top 25.

[HitchFan97]

Movies you guys should totally see before submitting your lists, if you haven't already:

Fanny and Alexander - Ingmar Bergman, 1982

http://images.moviepostershop.com/fanny-and-alexander-movie-poster-1983-1020202015.jpg

Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders, 1984

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/52/MPW-26173

Love Streams - John Cassavetes, 1984

http://www.traileraddict.com/content/unknown/love_streams.jpg

Dead Ringers - David Cronenberg, 1988

http://www.joblo.com/posters/images/full/1988-dead-ringers-poster1.jpg

Dressed to Kill - Brian De Palma, 1980

http://twentyfourframes.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/dressed-to-kill-poster2.jpg

The Terrorizers - Edward Yang, 1986

http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/GUfMOTZVV1sMztYzHONkguUqNK.jpg

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life - Terry Jones, 1983

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/77/MPW-38626

Ms. 45 - Abel Ferrara, 1981

http://images.moviepostershop.com/ms-45-movie-poster-1981-1020192029.jpg

Possession - Andrzej Zulawski, 1981

http://www.traileraddict.com/content/unknown/possession_1981.jpg

[Sexy Celebrity]

Unfortunately, all that crap will probably be on the list.

[Guaporense]

Unfortunately, all that crap will probably be on the list.

Too bad that list of top 10 animated features according to specialists I posted will miss probably most members from the top 100 list of the 1980's.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I see boobs.

[Pussy Galore]

Movies you guys should totally see before submitting your lists, if you haven't already:

Fanny and Alexander - Ingmar Bergman, 1982

http://images.moviepostershop.com/fanny-and-alexander-movie-poster-1983-1020202015.jpg

Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders, 1984

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/52/MPW-26173

Love Streams - John Cassavetes, 1984

http://www.traileraddict.com/content/unknown/love_streams.jpg

Dead Ringers - David Cronenberg, 1988

http://www.joblo.com/posters/images/full/1988-dead-ringers-poster1.jpg

Dressed to Kill - Brian De Palma, 1980

http://twentyfourframes.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/dressed-to-kill-poster2.jpg

The Terrorizers - Edward Yang, 1986

http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/GUfMOTZVV1sMztYzHONkguUqNK.jpg

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life - Terry Jones, 1983

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/77/MPW-38626

Ms. 45 - Abel Ferrara, 1981

http://images.moviepostershop.com/ms-45-movie-poster-1981-1020192029.jpg

Possession - Andrzej Zulawski, 1981


http://www.traileraddict.com/content/unknown/possession_1981.jpg



I'd love to (expect Fanny and Alexander), but I don't know where I can find those films. They are not at my video store nor on Netflix so I don't know where I can find it

[honeykid]

Have you tried your local library/libraries?

[Pussy Galore]

I owe like 100$ to my library so I can't go haha. But I didn't know they were renting movies I'll go check to a library far from my home thanks !

[honeykid]

You owe $100 to a library?!?!? WTF did you borrow and how long did you have it? Also, pay them what you owe.

[7thson]

Thought this was supposed to be secret....

[7thson]

RULES
Harry's rules worked well, so I figure if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Here they are again:


Submit your ranked list (1-25, no ties) to me via PM with the title "Your Username - MoFo 80s List".

That worked out well

[Sexy Celebrity]

You owe $100 to a library?!?!? WTF did you borrow and how long did you have it? Also, pay them what you owe.

Oh, give us a break, Honeykid. You owed thousands when you borrowed Whoopi Goldberg's autobiography, Book.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11363&stc=1&d=1379563846

[7thson]

This is why I refrain - so judgmental

[Pussy Galore]

You owe $100 to a library?!?!? WTF did you borrow and how long did you have it? Also, pay them what you owe.

I'm 17 and don't have any money. That's my mom who ows money to the library haha.

She sill has the books she rented like 2 years ago

[Miss Vicky]

I'm 17 and don't have any money. That's my mom who ows money to the library haha.

She sill has the books she rented like 2 years ago

I don't know about libraries where you are, but the ones I've dealt with will usually reduce the fees if you contact them and return the books.

[Pussy Galore]

They're probably the same so that's what I'll do.

[Godoggo]

I don't know about libraries where you are, but the ones I've dealt with will usually reduce the fees if you contact them and return the books.

Yep. Or they will let you pay a little at a time. Our library doesn't even charge late fees. If the books are really late they will charge you the price of the book, but drop the charges if you return it.

Also don't you have to prove residency to check out things from a library? If you try to go to one outside your county, I doubt you will be able to check things out. I have a library five minutes from my house that I can't check out books from because the counties here are weird and I'm not in the same one as it.

[honeykid]

I'm 17 and don't have any money. That's my mom who ows money to the library haha.
Well, that's a good reason. :D

As others have said, they'll usually just charge you the price of the book when it gets to that kind of price.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I have a library five minutes from my house that I can't check out books from because the counties here are weird and I'm not in the same one as it.

Odd. I was able to get a library card at a library IN A DIFFERENT STATE, far, far away from where I lived, but that's because it was all part of the metro area.

[HitchFan97]

I'd love to (expect Fanny and Alexander), but I don't know where I can find those films. They are not at my video store nor on Netflix so I don't know where I can find it

I know you can find Possession and Ms. 45 on YouTube. Maybe some of the others too, but I'm at school right now so I can't confirm that. I'm sure you can download them somewhere on the interwebs though.

[Gabrielle947]

Recently watched The Breakfast Club,it only proves that the best things are the simplest ones.I think it's the most accurate teenage portrayal I've seen. :up: Strongly recommended if you missed it.

[rauldc14]

The 80s is strangely my least watched decade. I'll be turning in my list last minute. Right now, I can honestly say that I haven't even seen 25 great films from the 80s, but I expect that to change here soon. I've already seen a few great ones since this thread was made.

[Skepsis93]

I'll be turning in my list last minute.

I expect that's what most people will do. Thanks to the nine who have sent in lists so far, the rest of you still have just under 3 1/2 months so you can take your sweet time. :)

[edarsenal]

I'll be doing the same. Already have a basic fav list of moives I've enjoyed from that decade but since there were a number of films from the nineties that i would have liked, I'm gonna wait and check in now and again to see suggestions of ones i may have missed.

[Miss Vicky]

I kept seeing all these things about that new movie Instructions Not Included, and it made me remember this little gem from my childhood:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJmvsb13dA8

*Batteries Not Included

I hope some of you will consider it for your lists.

[Godoggo]

Batteries Not Included is most definitely one I am considering. I'm going to rewatch it before my final decision, but I love that movie so the probability is high that it will make it.

[HandyApe]

Almost finished my list!

[Sexy Celebrity]

Last time I watched *Batteries Not Included was probably 1988 when it was on HBO or something. Loved it then. Have no feelings for it now.

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

I just watched Lost in America, and everyone needs to watch it. Albert Brooks is so great and hilarious, and this movie is so likable. It will definitely be making my list, and maybe in the top 10.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Lost_in_america.jpg

[Sexy Celebrity]

I watched Casualties of War and it was a bore.

[honeykid]

You watched Casualties Of War or you did a commentary for it?

[Sexy Celebrity]

I watched and did commentary for Casualties of War and it was a bore.

[honeykid]

Yes, but did you watch it without doing a commentary? As in actually watched it.

[Sexy Celebrity]

No, but I learned that I don't need to.

[honeykid]

That's fair enough. :)

[Miss Vicky]

Don't listen to Sexy, people.

He's the most impatient person ever and seems to hate heavy, emotional drama. Also he watched Casualties of War on a screen so tiny that he had trouble telling the difference between the actors.

Give the movie a shot and make up your own mind about it.

[Sedai]

Compiling my list to send over, ASAP. Fair warning: This is a list of my favorite films, and NOT what I think are the best technical achievements or the most well-made films of the era. In other words, I might have a couple flicks on the list that might be crap - I just happen to like that particular film for a more personal or just downright fun reason.

[Sexy Celebrity]

What are some things you MIGHT put on your list, Sedai?

[Sexy Celebrity]

Don't listen to Sexy, people.

He's the most impatient person ever and seems to hate heavy, emotional drama. Also he watched Casualties of War on a screen so tiny that he had trouble telling the difference between the actors.

Give the movie a shot and make up your own mind about it.

Here, MoFos. This will come in handy when you wanna give it a shot.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11492&stc=1&d=1381417819

[Sexy Celebrity]

Use it on the movie. Not yourself.

[Sedai]

What are some things you MIGHT put on your list, Sedai?


I will list a few that MIGHT be on my list, that are probably fairly obvious:

Blade Runner - Since it's my favorite flick of all time, it will make it!

Back to the Future - Still a fantastic film, with dual plots (get back to 1985; save Doc Brown) woven together perfectly. Also, as Guap said, one of the best film themes of all time.

Blue Velvet - I am a Lynch nut - gotta include it.

Heathers - One of my favorite black comedies of all time.

The Breakfast Club - Still have a crush on Alison...

That said, I will have a few surprises on there, which I won't mention yet. ;)

[wintertriangles]

Sexy you might be proud of me. I have lots of stuff of which you'd approve I'm sad to say. List submission eta 10 minutes.

[honeykid]

Don't listen to Sexy, people.

He's the most impatient person ever and seems to hate heavy, emotional drama. Also he watched Casualties of War on a screen so tiny that he had trouble telling the difference between the actors.

Give the movie a shot and make up your own mind about it.

Oh, yeah. Don't listen to SC. Casualties Of War is a good film. Hard stuff and emotionally draining, but good.

[The Gunslinger45]

To hell with Casualties of War, watch Platoon instead!

[Miss Vicky]

To hell with Casualties of War, watch Platoon instead!

I didn't care for Platoon.

[The Gunslinger45]

I didn't care for Platoon.

And I did not care for Casualties of War. To each their own. Something about Marty McFly in Nam seemed wrong.

[Miss Vicky]

And I did not care for Casualties of War.

Which is all well and good. If people watch it and don't care for it, that's fine. I'm just saying people shouldn't take Sexy's word for it. They should watch it and make up their own minds about it.

[jiraffejustin]

Hard stuff and emotionally draining, but good.

Yeah, and Casualties of War was a tough watch as well. ;)

*rimshot*

EDIT: For this joke to make sense you have to say it in a very confident/douchy voice.

[honeykid]

Do you really want to say rimshot after making that joke? ;)

BTW, take a look at Hamburger Hill, too. I probably prefer Platoon, but I think Hamburger Hill is the best of the lot.

[jiraffejustin]

Do you really want to say rimshot after making that joke? ;)


Yes. Because that joke is the most hilarious joke I've ever heard. ;)

[Sexy Celebrity]

Something about Marty McFly in Nam seemed wrong.

That's EXACTLY how I felt. I watched the movie because of Michael J. Fox, but he felt all wrong.

HOWEVER -- it would have been a lot better if he had had the Parkinson's when this movie was made. If he had been twitching around during this whole movie -- going, "No. No, don't rape her! No!" -- and maybe even gave a sad attempt at rape with the Parkinson's -- that would have been Oscar material. The problem with Michael J. Fox is that he developed Parkinson's TOO LATE -- not too early in life.

Of course, maybe he wouldn't have been accepted into the Vietnam War with Parkinson's - BUTTTTT, I think there's a chance he could have slipped through.

Or twitched through.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Seriously, people, we missed out on all the health and disability issues we could have gained knowledge about if only Michael J. Fox had had Parkinson's in Family Ties. And Back to the Future. And even Teen Wolf! I mean, anybody could make Teen Wolf, but only Michael J. Fox could do Teen Wolf with Parkinson's.

"Dad! I'm growing hair all over my body! And I'm twitching!"

[Sexy Celebrity]

Doc flies in driving the Back to the Future car.

MARTY MCFLY: Doc! What are you doing here? (Marty twitches.)

DOC: Get in! There's something very important we've gotta change in the past!

MARTY MCFLY: Whatever you say, Doc.

Marty gets in the car, twitching.

Doc and Marty fly back to the past. Marty twitches the whole time in the car. Doc can't stand it, but he says nothing.

Doc and Marty arrive back to the time when Marty didn't have Parkinson's.

MARTY MCFLY: So, why are we here?

DOC: I'm taking you back to before you had Parkinson's! You're STAYING HERE for the rest of your life so you can be happy!

Another Marty McFly - MARTY MCFLY #2 - walks by. Marty McFly #1 hides behind a huge brown box so he won't be seen by his Parkinson's-less double. The box moves as Marty McFly #1 twitches as he leans next to it. Marty McFly #2 watches the box shake and wonders what's going on. Marty McFly #2 leaves.

MARTY MCFLY: Doc, I still have Parkinson's! It's HIM who doesn't have Parkinson's!

Doc's eyes bulge out. He didn't think of this.

DOC: I thought for sure that you'd replace him and lose your Parkinson's!

MARTY MCFLY: No, Doc... that's not how it is. So, can we go back already before my healthy, Parkinson's free self discovers his future self and learns that he's going to have Parkinson's for the rest of his life at a young age? That's kinda gonna ruin his day, ya know?

Doc gets back in the Back to the Future car. Locks the doors. Marty taps on the window.

MARTY MCFLY: Doc? Hey, Doc?

Doc starts the car.

MARTY MCFLY: DOC!!!!!

Doc rolls down the window.

DOC: WORK SOMETHING OUT. I know there's a way to live without your Parkinson's by going back to the time before you had it.

MARTY MCFLY: YEAH, DOC, HE HAS HIS LIFE PERFECTLY FINE, BUT NOT ME!

DOC: JUST FIGURE SOMETHING OUT! I'm not coming back! YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY WITH ALL THAT TWITCHING!

Doc rolls up the window.

MARTY MCFLY: DOC! DOC! DON'T GO, DOC! DOC, I NEED MY PARKINSON'S MEDICINE! I DON'T HAVE IT HERE! OH GOD, HOW COULD I FORGET THAT?!

DOC: (through window) BECAUSE YOU'RE OPTIMISTIC! Like I am! You know that you're not gonna need them here! YOU SAW INTO THE FUTURE. Or, actually, no -- YOU SAW INTO THE PAST. (Raises index finger to make a point.)

Doc flies away into the sky as a twitching Marty McFly #1 screams and shouts on the ground. As soon as the car disappears, people start to notice a screaming and shouting man with Parkinson's in the street.

MARTY MCFLY: DOC!!!!!!! YOU BASTARD!!!!!!!!

Marty McFly #2 appears, his jaw dropped as he looks into the eyes of his older, twitching double.

MARTY MCFLY #1: Oh, no....

TO BE CONTINUED?

[The Gunslinger45]

That's EXACTLY how I felt. I watched the movie because of Michael J. Fox, but he felt all wrong.

HOWEVER -- it would have been a lot better if he had had the Parkinson's when this movie was made. If he had been twitching around during this whole movie -- going, "No. No, don't rape her! No!" -- and maybe even gave a sad attempt at rape with the Parkinson's -- that would have been Oscar material. The problem with Michael J. Fox is that he developed Parkinson's TOO LATE -- not too early in life.

Of course, maybe he wouldn't have been accepted into the Vietnam War with Parkinson's - BUTTTTT, I think there's a chance he could have slipped through.

Or twitched through.

LOL! I am pretty sure a Parkinson's Fox performance would have rubbed to many people the wrong way.

[The Gunslinger45]

January needs to get here already!

[ManLikeMe]

Some of these lists are dodgy :eek:

[mark f]

That comment is dodgy. :)

[rauldc14]

I've been watching a lot of 80s. And not a lot of positive results. Surely I must be watching the wrong films though. Please PM me your suggestions. I'd love to help great films out if they are worthy. Cause right now it wouldn't take a lot to make my list.

[Yoda]

Yeah, we should assemble some kind of list for people so they know what the best films of the 80s are. Somebody get on that.

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

I just watched Out of the Blue, directed by Dennis Hopper, which is another movie that everyone needs to see. Will probably be somewhere on my list.

[donniedarko]

Yeah, we should assemble some kind of list for people so they know what the best films of the 80s are. Somebody get on that.

Could we do a 90s one first?

[mark f]

donnie, I'm watching Tetsuo again now. Talk about body mutilation!

[donniedarko]

Top of DVD queue!

[rauldc14]

Yeah, we should assemble some kind of list for people so they know what the best films of the 80s are. Somebody get on that.


I must have misinterpreted myself. Just meant I was looking for some recommendations.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Tetsuo: The Iron Man is interesting but stupid. It's like watching a Japanese headache.

[HandyApe]

Just submitted my list :)

[OMEGA5]

List submitted

[rascal44]

Well, if someone doesn't put Howard the Duck on the list, i quit :)

[syj]

Alright, just put my list in! I've gotta think that my 25th choice isn't going to be on anybody else's list, because it really is pretty bad. A lot of sentimental value for me, though.

[Tyler1]

It's in your mailbox, Skepsis. :)

[Skepsis93]

Got it, thanks Tyler. :)

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbHwbgIELCc

My '80s list has been submitted.

[Dorothy Michaels]

I was in this movie -- Tootsie.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=11596&stc=1&d=1382813599

It was released in 1982.

Please give it a watch!

[stolenchild]

Definitely one of the best comedies of all time, Dorothy!
Can I ask one question, though? Why did Jessica Lange get an oscar for her role? I'm not saying she wasn't good, but she didn't exactly blow me away...

[Dorothy Michaels]

Definitely one of the best comedies of all time, Dorothy! Can I ask one question, though? Why did Jessica Lange get an oscar for her role? I'm not saying she wasn't good, but she didn't exactly blow me away...

Thank you for those sweet words, stolenchild.

As for Jessica Lange... well, she was a sweet lady and fortune just happened to smile down on her! :):D

[stolenchild]

You're very welcome...and I guess Jessica Lange deserves some credit for standing her man (pun intended, obviously) opposite Dorothy...

[Skepsis93]

17 lists and counting, MoFos. Record stands at 54. 2½ months to go. Beatable? Beatable. :D

[Harry Lime]

17 lists and counting, MoFos. Record stands at 54. 2½ months to go. Beatable? Beatable. :D
You'll start seeing a lot more come in in December, but for the last couple weeks you're really going to have to spam the ***** out of this thread to remind people.

[Skepsis93]

You'll start seeing a lot more come in in December, but for the last couple weeks you're really going to have to spam the ***** out of this thread to remind people.

Oh yeah, I'm prepared for that. Getting an early start, I guess. :p

[The Gunslinger45]

My only regret is not seeing Vice Squad before making my list.

[Cobpyth]

It might be useful to list some of the most acclaimed '80s directors, so people can watch their best work from that decade.

Directors that I already checked out or will try to check out before putting in my list (focusing on their work in the '80s of course):

WOODY ALLEN (10 FILMS)
Brian DePalma (8 films)
John Carpenter (8 films)
John Hughes (7 films)
Steven Spielberg (7 films)
David Cronenberg (5 films)
Martin Scorsese (5 films)
Rob Reiner (5 films)
Robert Zemeckis (5 films)
Hayao Miyazaki (4 films)
Jim Jarmusch (4 films)
Philip Kaufman (2 highly acclaimed films)
Stanley Kubrick (2 highly acclaimed films)

Feel free to add A LOT more of your favorite directors from the '80s to this list.

[Gabrielle947]

woah,didn't realise that Cronenberg was so successful in the 80s :)

[jiraffejustin]

David Lynch (3 films)
Akira Kurosawa (2 films)
Terry Gilliam (4 films)
Tobe Hooper (5 films)
Lucio Fulci (17 films, though maybe half of them are worth seeing)
George A. Romero (4 films, though Creepshow isn't very good)

[honeykid]

WOODY ALLEN (10 FILMS)
Brian DePalma (8 films)
John Carpenter (8 films)
John Hughes (7 films)
Steven Spielberg (7 films)
David Cronenberg (5 films)
Martin Scorsese (5 films)
Rob Reiner (5 films)
Robert Zemeckis (5 films)
Hayao Miyazaki (4 films)
Jim Jarmusch (4 films)
Philip Kaufman (2 highly acclaimed films)
Stanley Kubrick (2 highly acclaimed films)

Feel free to add A LOT more of your favorite directors from the '80s to this list.
Don't forget William Friedkin's Cruising and To Live And Die In L.A. I don't care for him much, but Ridley Scott made a few that you might like to see. I prefer his brothers work. Top Gun, The Hunger and Beverly Hills Cop II. What's not to love? ;) Mike Nichols put out Silkwood and Working Girl. Alan Parker's also worth looking at and Walter Hill put a lot out.

[cricket]

In the early 80's, John Landis was the man.

[Skepsis93]

Don't forget Peter Weir. He made a couple of very well-received films in the 80s.

[Sinny McGuffins]

OK, compiled my eighties lists:

WATCH-LIST

Amadeus
Das Boot
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Fanny and Alexander
Kegamusha
The Mission
The Mosquito Coast
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Time Bandits
To Live and Die in L.A.
Wings of Desire
Withnail and I

RE-WATCH-LIST

Fitzcarraldo
The Killing Fields
The Last Temptation of Christ
Paris, Texas
Blue Velvet
The Long Good Friday


Hopefully I'll get them all watched before the deadline. Any recommendations on where to start?

[mark f]

I've seen them all, multiple times, and one film is making my list - Amadeus. :)

[Sinny McGuffins]

Do you prefer the Director's Cut or the theatrical version?

[Lucas]

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120624195124/villains/images/a/ad/Frank_Booth.jpg

If you guys don't get this guy high on the list, he's gonna send you all love letters.

[The Gunslinger45]

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120624195124/villains/images/a/ad/Frank_Booth.jpg

If you guys don't get this guy high on the list, he's gonna send you all love letters.

He is VERY high on my list!

[Lucas]

He is VERY high on my list!


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BS8e7w0IgAA8JQA.jpg

Suave! ******* you're one suave fuc*er!

[The Gunslinger45]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BS8e7w0IgAA8JQA.jpg

Suave! ******* you're one suave fuc*er!

Why thank you Frank lol

[Skepsis93]

He is VERY high on my list!

I'm the only one who knows exactly how high, which makes me feel strangely powerful even though I actually have almost no power whatsoever.

[The Gunslinger45]

I'm the only one who knows exactly how high, which makes me feel strangely powerful even though I actually have almost none whatsoever.

The man in the know! lol!

[mark f]

Do you prefer the Director's Cut or the theatrical version?
No preference but I'm used to the theatrical.

[edarsenal]

never got to see the director's cut of Amadeus, would be VERY curious to see that
and i'll be watching After Hours this weekend and need to find Withnail & I and my list should be ready to go.

and sinny, as far as what to go with first, ALWAYS go with the one that catches your eye and follow from there. ;)

[Sexy Celebrity]

I see a Dick.

[rauldc14]

I recommend everyone see After Hours. Scorcese is the man.

[honeykid]

The Long Good Friday
Some good films on that list, Sinny, but this is the only one I know for sure will make my list.

[jiraffejustin]

Any voters to be might want to tune in to TCM on Monday night. I have most of the lineup to be recorded: Gregory's Girl (The only one I've seen, it's decent,) The Elephant Man, Yeelen, and Repentance.

[Skepsis93]

TWO MONTHS to go, MoFos! :D

[rauldc14]

TWO MONTHS to go, MoFos! :D

Darn it! I'm running out of time.

[edarsenal]

only two months???

http://i.imgur.com/NGjC2.gif

[Cobpyth]

I've watched some very interesting and awesome '80s films in the last few weeks/months and it's all thanks to this tournament! This proves why this kind of initiatives are important.

http://www.moviefancentral.com/images/pictures/58842/image_942fd8bd0.gif

I still have 2 months to further explore this great decade for movies and it's necessary, because I still want to watch a bunch of other interesting looking films.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/c999fe4f9878d061ea6abec198ac9ece/tumblr_mshivzMw4w1qedb29o2_r1_500.gif

Have fun, fellow MoFo's, with the last months of your own '80s spree!

http://s3.favim.com/orig/44/breakfast-club-smoke-smoking-sunglasses-Favim.com-370364.gif

[The Rodent]

Cutthroat Island was 1995

[Skepsis93]

Nobody's mentioned that movie, Rodent.

[The Rodent]

Ah, his post must have been removed...

... a new member with an unpronounceable name posted some random films and one of them was Cutthroat Island.

[Skepsis93]

Mystery solved!

[Yoda]

Yeah, it looked like quota spam; he clearly hadn't read the thread rules or anything.

[Guaporense]

If you guys don't get this guy high on the list, he's gonna send you all love letters.

I would put him on my list if I had done a top 25 English speaking movies of the 1980's. Though since I wanted to be "cool" I only put 7 English movies on my top 25.

I think I put Dune on my list though.

[bluedeed]

I would put him on my list if I had done a top 25 English speaking movies of the 1980's. Though since I wanted to be "cool" I only put 7 English movies on my top 25.

You're still not cool, Guap...

[Guaporense]

I've been watching a lot of 80s. And not a lot of positive results. Surely I must be watching the wrong films though. Please PM me your suggestions. I'd love to help great films out if they are worthy. Cause right now it wouldn't take a lot to make my list.

Have you tried watching the movies indicated on my signature? :D

[Guaporense]

You're still not cool, Guap...

In the 1970's movies I will only include black and white movies made in Africa, Middle East and Latin America.

[bluedeed]

In the 1970's movies I will only include black and white movies made in Africa, Middle East and Latin America.

Mine is all radical non-narratives made either in Madagascar or by the penguins at the South Pole.

[Yoda]

Mine is all radical non-narratives made either in Madagascar or by the penguins at the South Pole.
http://www.curlydog.com/blog/Madagascar_Penguins.jpg

[bluedeed]

http://www.curlydog.com/blog/Madagascar_Penguins.jpg

So you've figured out my anachronistic list...

[Guaporense]

Mine is all radical non-narratives made either in Madagascar or by the penguins at the South Pole.

Can you name 25 radical non-narratives made in Madagascar?

Latin America is a subcontinent of 500 million people which has actually produced thousands of black and white films. Same applies to Africa and the Middle East. You can seriously make a list of top 25 1970's black and white movies made in those places if you want to do it.