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Favourite Non-Horror movies of the EIGHTIES! 41 Attachment(s) There were a lot of brilliant non horror movies in the eighties. Gangsters made a comeback,De Niro seemed unstoppable,the teen-coming-of age sex comedy made it's mark,almost as the natural progressor to the teen in jeopardy film,ie the slasher..... Pacino turned Cuban,then gay...... Schwarzenegger's lines became more frequent.... Ford progressed from Han Solo to Dr Jones,John Book and dreaming of electric sheep.... Golan and Globus made an icon of Chuck Norris and gave the world the ninja en-masse....... A balding rom com star donned a dirty-bloody vest and upped the action ante...... A Welshman started to star in more and more prolific roles....... A director named Rob Reiner gave us two belters.... Yoda died! Vader died! And not unlike real life,a farmer was left better off than anyone! Uncle Sam went anti-communist daft,with everyone from Rambo,high school kids to Bruce Lee's ghost kicking some Commie ass,whilst their President quoted Inspector Callahan and John J! Britain gave us Puttnam....Chariots.....Killing Fields... and Sly Stallone was sitting on top of the world! Discuss your 1980's faves here! |
Lot's of goodies from the 80's. GHOSTBUSTERS, GHOSTBUSTERS 2 (it's not that bad) BACK TO THE FUTURE (is there anyone who doesn't like this film?), THE TERMINATOR, ROBOCOP, WALKER, RETURN OF THE JEDI, SHOCKING DARK, STRIKE COMMANDO, SCARFACE, MIDNIGHT RUN, PLATOON, ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, TRADING PLACES, FIRST BLOOD, TIGHTROPE, THE GOONIES, LETHAL WEAPON, STAND BY ME, THE HARD WAY, SCALPS, anything with Charles Bronson and Chuck Norris. And many more.. |
40 Attachment(s) Some of my personal '80s favourites... 1984 Aliens Back to the Future Batman Beetlejuice Beverly Hills Cop Big Trouble in Little China Blade Runner Blood Simple Blowout Blue Velvet Brazil Clash of the Titans The Dark Crystal Die Hard Dressed to Kill The Elephant Man The Empire Strikes Back A Fish Called Wanda Flash Gordon Full Metal Jacket Ghostbusters The Goonies The Killer Krull Labyrinth Pink Floyd: The Wall Predator Raiders of the Lost Ark Raising Arizona Ran The Road Warrior RoboCop Scarface Shogun Assassin Stand By Me The Terminator Trading Places Tron Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Willow |
Excellent list, bizarre_eye. I'll have to have a thing, look through my collection and check the dates before listing them here. To be continued... |
Even though I love the 1970s, I was born in the 1980s so have a huge affinity for some of the films produced in that particular decade, as I grew up with them. I'm slightly annoyed that my Krull poster attachment hasn't shown up, though... :ohwell: |
2 Attachment(s) Commando The ultimate no gimmick (ie no sci-fi) action film. And no one has mentioned it yet. WTF? |
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For '80s Arnie action; I much prefer Predator. :nod: |
Gregory's Girl. Manhattan. Hannah and her Sisters. Fanny and Alexander. Full Metal Jacket. No Surrender. The Mission. Fitzcarraldo. Brazil. My Beautiful Laundrette. Personal Services. Comrades. Possession. (as it straddles various genres, i feel confident about putting this in a non horror list) |
nearly all my fave films are from the 80's. Spies like us Weird Science Fletch Lives Temple of Doom Revenge of the Ninja Ninja 3 No Retreat, No Surrender Cyborg Death Wish 3 Revenge of the nerds Better off dead Last Starfighter My Science Project Caddyshack Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Man with 2 brains |
5 Attachment(s) A few more '80s essentials that I can't resist mentioning... After Hours Alice Class of 1984 Heavy Metal The Quiet Earth |
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