Top Ten Tuesdays

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Top 10 Films of 1984.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Beverly Hills Cop
Body Double
Starman
The Bounty
Crimes of Passion
The Perils of Gwendoline
Don't Open Till Christmas
Ghostbusters
The Company of Wolves

None of yours are on mine No love for John Hughes?

[J Harker]

Thought 84 would be easy but there's so many great films from that year.

No order.

Gremlins
Streets of Fire
Ghostbusters
Starman
Once Upon a Time in America
The Terminator
Beverly Hills Cop
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Dune
Police Academy

[J Harker]

1965 seems to be a bit of a blind spot for me. Oddly i think I could 66 no problem. And just about manage 64

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

None of yours are on mine No love for John Hughes?

I do like John Hughes, very much.

What were you thinking of exactly? What have i missed?

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I do like John Hughes, very much.

What were you thinking of exactly? What have i missed?

Oh just that I had Sixteen Candles on my 1984 list but I'm surprised that nobody else has featured it. Specifically as it's one of his best ones.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Oh just that I had Sixteen Candles on my 1984 list but I'm surprised that nobody else has featured it. Specifically as it's one of his best ones.

I've never seen it.

[Susan Foreman]

As always, films I have got in my collection:

1965 - There are only 9 films in my collection that I remember watching

1: Repulsion - Possibly the only film that truly shows what a mental breakdown looks like. Chilling and believable
2: Dr Who And The Daleks - A good, fun sci/fi romp
3: Help - The Beatles second film. Great comedy and fine music, although the 'racist' elements leave a bit of a bad taste in the mouth, and are probably the reason why this isn't shown on telly any more
4: The Sound Of Music - Classic musical, even if it is over-long and sickly-sweet
5: The Nanny - Hammer at it's best, with Bette Davis perfect as the 'is she/isn't she' governess
6: Color Me Blood Red - Probably the most extreme film released that year!
7: Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors - A fun Amicus anthology
8 - Thunderball - A lesser Bond, but good escapism
9: For A Few Dollars More - Not a fan of Westerns, but this is a good one

I also own Dr Goldfoot And The Bikini Machine, Motor Psycho, Mudhoney and She, but I really don't remember anything about them!

1984

1: Labyrinth - A fine fantasy film. Jennifer Connelly never looked prettier
2: Phenomena - I'm probably the only person who likes this Argento oddity, but I do...and Jennifer Connelly never looked prettier
3: Once Upon A Time In America - Gangster masterpiece. It certainly doesn't feel like 3 1/2 hours, and Jennifer Connelly never looked prettier
4: Savage Streets - A wonderfully exploitative revenge flick. Scuzzy and gritty
5: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom - A lesser Indy, but still a thrilling roller-coaster ride of a movie
6 - Gremlins - Funny, violent, scary and subversive - the perfect movie mix
7 - Wheels On Meals - Jackie, Sammo, and Yuen Biao. The greatest trio of action stars together in the same film. Unmissable
8 - The Toxic Avenger - Bad taste reigns supreme in the Troma classic
9 - A Nightmare On Elm Street - The film that launched a million imitations
10 - The Company Of Wolves - 'Never trust a man whose eyebrows meet in the middle' and beware the person who is 'hairy on the inside'.
11: This Is Spinal Tap - What other number on the list could this be?

Other films I own from this year are Amadeus, Angel Heart, Code Name: Wild Geese, Combat Shock, Children Of The Corn, Escape From The Bronx, The Exterminator, The Initiation, The New Barbarians, The Mutilator, Night Of The Comet, Purple Rain, Santa Sangre, Silent Night Deadly Night, Splatter University, Supergirl and The Terminator

[Rik]

Had to give you a like for adding This is Spinal Tap at number 11

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

1984

1: Labyrinth - A fine fantasy film. Jennifer Connelly never looked prettier
2: Phenomena - I'm probably the only person who likes this Argento oddity, but I do...and Jennifer Connelly never looked prettier

I might be wrong, but weren't they released in 1986 and 1985, respectively?

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

I might be wrong, but weren't they released in 1986 and 1985, respectively?

Getting me back for the 'Blood Feast' comment?

But, yes - it seems you are correct. This means I am going to have to go back to my notes, and check thru 21 pages of twin column film titles making sure that the release dates I have got are the correct ones!