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What do you think is the best film of the 80's?

"Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981).

there are alot

The Breakfast Club
Evil Dead
Friday the 13th
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Stand bye Me
The Goonies
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Thing
Gremlins
Aliens
Revenge of the Nerds
The Terminator
Scareface
The Shinning

I thought the entire "Indiana Jones" trilogy was boring. Just an opinion, so don't shoot.

That said, there are A TON of great movies that were made in the 80's, so much so, it defies the purpose of this thread.

Alright then instead of choosing one movie how about the top five films of the 80's?

Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
The Shining
Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer
Day of the Dead
The Thing
Rain Man
Cannibal Holocaust
Airplane
Elephant Man

Too many to name just one.

Too subjective. Better off asking peoples favorite movies of the 80's.

BTW, what are yours?

Well, I considered putting down "The Blues Brothers" too, but I wanted to avoid the bitchy "This is turning into a list thread" posts. Instead, I'm seeing "We can't choose just one" posts. Damned if you do....

Good idea all of us should just say what we think are the best movies of the 80's instead of just choosing one film.

In random order

Evil Dead 1,2,
Scarface
Nightmare On Elm Street
The Terminator
Gremlins
Aliens
The Abyss
The Shinning
Batman

Plus more as soon as I remember the other titles.

In no particular order

Return of the Jedi
The Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Empire Strikes Back
48 Hours
Aliens
Back to the Future
Batman
ET
Dirty Dancing
Lethal Weapon
Ghostbusters
Porky's
Never Ending Story
Weird Science
Say Anything
The Shining
Tootsie
War Games
Urban Cowboy
Ordinary People
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Eddie and the Cruisers
Die Hard
Beverly Hills Cop
Better Off Dead
Weekend at Bernie's
A Fish Called Wanda

these are pretty much my favs

Films I forgot to mention. Random order

Back To The Future
Predator
Big Trouble In Little China
Beetlejuice
Beverly Hills Cop
Die Hard
Ghostbusters
Conan The Barbarian
48 Hours

1987 was the best year ever for movies. The top 5 from that year were:

River's Edge
Wall Street
Fatal Attraction
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn
Hellraiser

with an honorary mention for Spaceballs and Predator.

I think nearly every year of the 80's had good films.

Raiders rocked them all, but yeah the 80,s kicked ass for movies , but sucked in the music department . Sad

Especially when they tried to put the music in the movies

how right you are

I used to hate when they put crappy 80's music at the end of each movie.

Ladyhawke.

the only 80's tunes i diddnt mind intertwined in the movies weere beverly hills cop. I mean hell yeah

1983 was when the best film was made- SCARFACE!!! and not sure what year but The Breakfest club was a good one.

in no particular order (except for #1)...five of my favorites

1. empire strikes back - epic. probably my all time fave.
2. raiders of the lost ark - i want to be indy when i grow up.
3. escape from new york - i'm actually watching this right now. i find it funny that the duke of new york is now the chef of south park!
and for that matter, just about any other movie by john carpenter...the thing, big trouble in little china, just not escape from l.a.
4. creepshow I & II - "thanks for the ride lady!"
5. halloween III: season of the witch - guilty pleasure

scarface rocks too

madsci
born in the 70's, product of the 80's

I can't just say one......The Goonies, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, etc.

Scarface all the way

"I want what's coming to me" / "What's coming to you, man?" / "The world, chico, and everything in it" (Tony & Manny)

The Breakfast Club,Sixteen Candles,Pretty in Pink,Stand by Me,The Lost Boys,Ferris Bueller's Day Off,Batman,ROTJ,ET,Empire strikes Back.
Can't think of more but I know there is.(lol)

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for me, umm, umm, umm,...HMMM...

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whew...its been a long time. i was a small fry back than.

Almost all of us were kid

all my fav movies of the 80ths have been said so I agree wiv most of you

Even Beverly Hills Cop II had a good soundtrack. Remember the song, "Shakedown" by Bob Segar? Pretty good by those standards, IMO.

Pretty much every other movie had bad music

Here are some I think are good films
Top Gun
E.T. - The Extraterrestrial
Dirty Dancing
Good Morning, Vietnam
Big
Platoon
Gorillas in the Mist
Alien
Pretty in Pink


...I put more than five

You can pick more than five

Classic: Goonies
Cartoon: Last Unicorn
Action: Indiana Jones!!
Comedy: Big
Best one I've neard that I still haven't seen: Top Gun

i was strolling drown Memory Lane today and i came across one of my favorite werewolf movies, as well as two others.

1) Silver Bullet
2) Gremlins
3) Back to the Future

I may recall some more later on down the road.

good point.My favorite is THE TERMINATER.

GHOSTBUSTERS

picking up the flowers along side the road brought these back,

4) Caddy Shack
5) The Jerk
6) Robocop

Forgot to mention

Conan The Destroyer
Cmmando
Not neccessarily the best but two good action films from the 80's

The Dark Crystal ( Best movie ever made!).
The Last Unicorn.
The Secret of NIMH.
Howard The Duck.
Oliver and Company ( I still remembered watching this movie theaters when i was 6 back in 1988, brings back great memories).
Labyrinth.
The Princess Bride.
Aliens.
Big Trouble in Little China.
The Terminator.
The Neverending Story.
Legend.
Return to Oz.
Batman.
Indiana Jones Trilogy.
Empire Strikes Back.
Return of the Jedi.
The Evil Dead.
Evil Dead 2.
Re-Animator.
Die Hard.
The Beyond ( Lucio Fulci classic).
City of the Living Dead.
House By the Cemetery.
The Shining.
Full Metal Jacket.
Star Trek II: The Wraith of Khan.
Transformers: The Movie.
The Toxic Avenger.
Day of the Dead.
C.H.U.D
The Flight of the Navigator.
The Flight of Dragons.
Demons.
Phenomena ( Dario Argento).
Tenebre.
American Tail.
Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home.
Beetlejuice.
Land Before Time.
Krull.
Lifeforce.
Akira.
Vampire Hunter D.
Willow.

Alot of films on that list nobody mentioned until you came.

Amadeus (1984)

Great characterizations, lavish sets and costumes...

... and NO crappy 80s music!

Howard The Duck?

Princess Bride and the Breakfest Club

Yeah almost every teenager in the 80's saw the Breakfest Club.

here are my favorites Three men and a little baby
Who framed roger rabbit Christmas Vacation
Little shop of horrors
Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory
Legend
willow
Batman
Never ending story
Lady Hawk
Labyrith
Dark crystal
Ghostbusters
Better off dead
The Empire strikes back(star wars)
Coming to America
The Little Mermaid

there were few good films in the 80's

willy wonka was in the 70's

TheFilmProphet you are a smart guy! (lol)

oops .. am i bad

What is that suppose to mean?

i think there are to many to list. Put it this way i would be brave enough to say that for every five films made in the 80's atleast one is was a good movie, or atleast woth mentioning.

True. I also believe it was the Golden age for alot of actors as well such as Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Yes Howard the Duck, great movie.

Top Gun

Empire strikes Back was made in 1980 so thanks to that reminder from a previous poster, got to say EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

Breakfast CLub
St. Elmo's Fire
Top Gun
Batman
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi