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RicochetShaw
12-24-2001, 06:33 PM
Raging Bull, of course.

ilovemovies
12-24-2001, 06:40 PM
I haven't seen Raging Bull yet but I guess I have to some time.

my favorites:
Glory
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Right Stuff
Witness
Wargames
Platoon
The Untouchables
Rain Man
Airplane!
Field of Dreams
Die Hard
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Back to the Future
E.T.
Lethal Weapon
48 HRS.

FlickJunkie
12-24-2001, 07:11 PM
The Breakfast Club (10/10) or The Little Mermaid (10/10) http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Lindsey
12-24-2001, 07:51 PM
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by FlickJunkie:
The Breakfast Club (10/10)</font>

I'm going to have to agree with FlickJunkie on this one!

QUENTIN
12-24-2001, 11:17 PM
The Best Films of 1989

1. Do The Right Thing
2. Sex, Lies, and Videotape
3. Drugstore Cowboy
4. Born On The Fourth of July
5. Crimes and Misdemeanors
6. Say Anything...
7. My Left Foot
8. Roger & Me
9. Glory
10. Henry V


The Best Films of 1988

1. The Last Temptation of Christ
2. Wings of Desire
3. Talk Radio
4. Rain Man
5. Mississipi Burning
6. A Fish Called Wanda
7. Working Girl
8. Running on Empty
9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
10. Midnight Run


The Best Films of 1987

1. House of Games
2. River's Edge
3. The Last Emperor
4. Barfly
5. Lethal Weapon
6. Wall Street
7. Au Revoir, Les Enfants
8. Radio Days
9. Broadcast News
10. Full Metal Jacket


The Best Films of 1986

1. Sid & Nancy
2. Platoon
3. Hannah and Her Sisters
4. Stand By Me
5. Blue Velvet
6. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7. At Close Range
8. Aliens
9. Peggy Sue Got Married
10. Down and Out in Beverly Hills


The Best Films of 1985:

1. After Hours
2. The Falcon and The Snowman
3. Ran
4. The Color Purple
5. The Breakfast Club
6. Streetwise
7. Blood Simple
8. Witness
9. Prizzi's Honor
10. Lost In America


The Best Films of 1984:

1. Once Upon A Time In America
2. Amadeus
3. Paris, Texas
4. Secret Honor
5. This is Spinal Tap
6. The Killing Fields
7. Repo Man
8. The Terminator
9. The Natural
10. Stranger Than Paradise


The Best Films of 1983:

1. The Right Stuff
2. Scarface
3. The King of Comedy
4. Risky Business
5. Pauline At The Beach
6. The Year of Living Dangerously
7. Terms of Endearment
8. Fanny and Alexander
9. Silkwood
10. Star 80


The Best Films of 1982:

1. Diva
2. E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial
3. Gandhi
4. Das Boot
5. The Verdict
6. Fitzcarraldo
7. Sophie's Choice
8. Blade Runner
9. An Officer and A Gentleman
10. Tootsie


The Best Films of 1981

1. Body Heat
2. Raiders of The Lost Ark
3. My Dinner With Andre
4. Pixote
5. Atlantic City
6. Blow Out
7. Prince of The City
8. Chariots of Fire
9. Thief
10. Melvin and Howard


The Best Films of 1980:

1. Raging Bull
2. Being There
3. The Empire Strikes Back
4. Kagemusha
5. The Shining
6. Ordinary People
7. The Great Santini
8. The Blues Brothers
9. American Gigolo
10. The Black Stallion


The Best Films of The 1980's:

1.) Raging Bull
2.) Do The Right Thing
3.) sex, lies, and videotape
4.) Sid & Nancy
5.) Drugstore Cowboy
6.) Diva
7.) The Last Temptation of Christ
8.) Once Upon A Time in America & The Right Stuff
9.) Being There
10.) Platoon & Born on The Fourth of July

ColinM
12-26-2001, 08:50 AM
The Empire Strikes Back (10/10)

SIREN30
12-26-2001, 05:18 PM
My pick is Merchant/Ivory's A ROOM WITH A VIEW. Brilliant and beautiful.

dicaprio_travolta_man
12-28-2001, 04:05 PM
The Outsiders
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Platoon
Ferris Buellers Day Off

- All those instantly came to mind, I know there are alot more out there that I liked but I can't think of them at this moment.

Bub
12-28-2001, 04:32 PM
In No Order...

Raging Bull
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Aliens
Platoon
The Last Crusade
Die Hard
The Terminator
A Nightmare On Elm Street
E.T.
Lethal Weapon
Risky Business
Poltergiest
The Goonies
Top Gun
Gremlins

dreamsofsea
12-28-2001, 04:50 PM
I am going to post "Big Chill". I loved that movie, but I am not good at remembering years that movies came out like you all are.

Breakfast Club
Little Shoppe of Horrors
Cool World (year?)
Terms of Endearment
TOP Gun

Kavan
12-28-2001, 06:57 PM
Airplane!
Amadeus
Broadcast News
Best Intentions
Hairspray
Radio Days
Reds
Star 80
Talk Radio
Terms of Endearment
Testament
The Natural
The Year of Living Dangerously
This is Spinal Tap
Tootsie
Wargames

Fergus
12-28-2001, 08:16 PM
I prefer Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.

Odd Ball
12-28-2001, 09:26 PM
The Killer
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow II
Terminator
Goonies
A Christmas Story
Back To The Future

Predator
Die Hard
Aliens
Big
My Bodyguard (it was ok tho, lol)


Jackie Chan's:
Police Story
Police Story II
Project A
Project A II
Dragon's Forever
Operation Condor


That's all I can think of, for now....

Puck Bond
12-28-2001, 10:04 PM
1. The Breakfast Club(1985)
2. Platoon(1986)
3. Raging Bull(1980)
4. The Untouchables(1987)
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)
6. The Shining(1980)
7. Die Hard(1988)
8. Blade Runner(1982)
9. Octopussy(1983)
10. Stand by Me(1986)

idealdiscountdude
12-28-2001, 10:10 PM
The 80's had some of the BEST films:

E.T
A Christmas Story
The Breakfast Club
Norma Rae
Die Hard
The Goonies

therealjohng
12-28-2001, 11:17 PM
Raging Bull takes the cake.

SubMethod
12-28-2001, 11:47 PM
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Rain Man
The Terminator
Raiders of the Lost Ark
E.T.
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
A Fish Called Wanda
Ragin Bull