Best Movie of the 80's

[bankholdup]

we covered the 90's, but what about the 80's? what are the best films of the 1980's?

Scarface
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket

those are my favorites

[James Logan]

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is the greatest movie of the 80s, no questions asked.

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[SIREN30]

Dead Poets Society-1989
A Room With A View-1986
Out of Africa-1985
Tootsie-1985(?)

[Jasonite]

I'd say it's a tie between Raging Bull, Empire Strikes Back, and Amadeus.

J

[CouchPotato420]

fast times at ridgemont high

[notchjohnson]

platoon or raiders of the lost ark

[pennywise46]

Ran
Raging Bull
Platoon

[ColinM]

1) The Empire Strikes Back
2) Return of the Jedi
3) Raiders of the Lost Ark
4) The Untouchables
5) Scarface
6) Aliens
7) The Princess Bride
8) The Terminator
9) The Naked Gun
10) Spaceballs

I did not include Balance, the 1989 Academy Award-winning animated short film, and the best animated short film I've ever seen. It scored a 10/10, and would have ranked around #2 somewhere.

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[Jasonite]

*sigh* it seems to me to be really sad how few people don't think Amadeus qualifies...


J

[ColinM]

This will make you even sadder, Jasonite, but I haven't seen Amadeus yet. I'll have to check it out and get back to you.

[Fergus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jasonite:
*sigh* it seems to me to be really sad how few people don't think Amadeus qualifies...


J</font>

I thought Amadeus was an EXTREMELY well made movie, but I found that the narration by Abraham(which was gone for at least a half of an hour) and character study was a bit uneven, and Solieri's character wasn't developed as well as it should've been. I still give it 4 stars out of five, but it makes me wonder why it was chosen as Best Picture of 1984, when The Killing Fields was better, in my mind. I found too many flaws where I didn't expect to find any. I wouldn't put it in top movies of the 80's list, if and when I sit down to make one.


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[Scarface989]

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raging Bull
Empire Strikes Back

[asyouwish530]

THE PRINCESS BRIDE

[Bub]

1) Die Hard
2) The Terminator
3) Scarface
4) The Empire Strikes Back
5) Aliens
6) Return of the Jedi
7) Poltergeist
8) Raiders of the Lost Ark
9) Nightmare On Elm Street
10) Rain Man

[Deckard]

In no particular Order:

Alan Parker's ANGEL HEART
Adrianne Lynne's JACOBS LADDER
Spielberg's RAIDERS
Micheal Mann's THIEF
Terry Gilliam's BRAZIL
Luc Besson's LA FEMME NIKITTA
Richard Attenborough's GHANDI
Kurosawa's RAN
John Boorman's EXCALIBUR
Richard Rush's THE STUNT MAN

There are tons more 80's films I love, but these are a few off the top of my head that really stand the test of time for me.