1. Raging Bull (d. Martin Scorsese - 1980)
2. Amadeus (d. Milos Forman - 1984)
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark (d. Steven Spielberg - 1981)
4. RAN (d. Akira Kurosawa - 1985)
5. Once Upon A Time in America (d. Sergio Leone - 1984)
6. Do The Right Thing (d. Spike Lee - 1989)
7. The Shining (d. Stanley Kubrick - 1980)
8. After Hours (d. Martin Scorsese - 1985)
9. Brazil (d. Terry Gilliam - 1985)
10. Platoon (d. Oliver Stone - 1986)

1) Do The Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
2) Once Upon A Time In America (Sergio Leone, 1984)
3) Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988)
4) 37.2 Le Matin (Betty Blue) (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1986)
5) Star Wars: Episode Five - The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
6) The Breakfast Club (John Hughes, 1985)
7) Rumble Fish (Francis Ford Coppola, 1983)
8) Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)
9) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986)
10) The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980)

In no particular order:

Bladerunner
This is Spinal Tap
Aliens
Withnail & I
Blood Simple
Do the Right Thing
Trading Places
The Hitcher
Stir Crazy
House of Games
Videodrome

(this goes up to eleven ;) )

1. Blade Runner
2. Jean de Florette
3. Raging Bull
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. Rain Man
6. Ran
7. Amadeus
8. Reds
9. The King of Comedy
10. The Verdict

have to agree on:

The Shining (d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
Blade Runner 1982 / Director: Ridley Scott
The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders, 1984)
Brazil 1985 / Director: Terry Gilliam
Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)

and Altman's Fool for Love (1985)

"The eighties did suck.
In every way.
Except toys in the eighties.
They kicked"

I wish i were so young.

I liked the 80's. I couldn't keep it to ten and they're not in order.

1. The Princess Bride (1987)
2. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
3. Parenthood (1989)
4. Grave of the Fireflies (1988).
5. Sophie's Choice (1982)
6. Raiders of the Lost Arc (1981)
7. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
8. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
9. Tootsie (1982)
10. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
11. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
12. Cinema Paradiso (1989)
13. Terms of Endearment (1983)
14. Rain Man (1988)
15. Ghost Busters (1984)
16. Ruthless People (1986)
17. Moonstruck (1987)
18. Scrooged (1988)
19. Victor/Victoria (1982)
20. Back to the Future (1985)

Guilty Pleasure: 9 to 5(1980)

Empire Strikes Back
Raiders of the lost Ark
Aliens
The Terminator
Star Trek IV The Voyage Home
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Return of the Jedi
Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan
Back to the Future
A Christmas Vacation

There seems to be no mention of Evil Dead 2 (1987) or even he original (1981). A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) i think also deserves some recognition. I know this isnt a list of 10, but they would be in mine and i feel they are quite inspirational, almost seminal horrors, especially of the 80s.

Damn! I totally forgot about Evil Dead 2, and Tootsie... I love those films!

Hei Pyro, is that Hsu Chi?

Escape From New York, Aliens, The Breakfast Club

I can't post these in any order, too tough to decide....

Blade Runner (1982, Scott)
Ran (1985, Kurosawa)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Spielberg)
Brazil (Gilliam, 1985)
After Hours (Scorsese, 1985)
Back to the Future (Zemekis, 1985)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980, Kirshner)
The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
Full Metal Jacket (Kubrick, 1987)
Blue Velvet (Lynch, 1985)
The Shining (Kubrick, 1980)

yup, that is 11, couldn't cut any of those...

oh yeah! how could i forget that one?
:
After Hours (Scorsese, 1985)
actually one of my faves. doesn't make me younger.

Some 80's movies that may/may not have been mentioned:

Scarface
Good Morning Vietnam
The Color Purple
Monty Python And The Meaning Of Life
Wargames
Das Boot
Aliens
E.T.
Silverado
The Lost Boys
Dead Poets Society
Excalibur

Das Boot

:yawn: :sleep:

the rest, ok! ;)

1. Blade Runner
2. The Terminator
3. Aliens
4. Withnail and I
5. Dangerous Liaisons
6. Maurice
7. Stand By Me
8. A Fish Called Wanda
9. Jean de Florette
10. The Princess Bride

How come no-one else has listed Dangerous Liaisons? I just watched it again this evening, it is such a good film!

And Stand By Me kicks the backside of The Breakfast club ;)

Evil Dead 2!!!

http://www.gorenight.de/movies/edii/data/edii5.jpg

In no order.

The Lost Boys
Full Metal Jacket
Weird Science
The Monster Squad
Nightmare on Elm Street II
The Evil Dead(even though it was made in the late 70's it was released in the 80's)
The Evil Dead II
Day of the Dead
Wargames
Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Going back to the 80's is too hard. Some movies transcend time, and in many times, hard to tell if it's from the 80's or 90's. Well, anyhow, here's my list:

Raging Bull
When Harry Met Sally
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Alien
Amadeus
Brazil
Platoon
The Shining
Once Upon a Time in America