Best 80s movies? [Archive] - 3D Realms Forums

JR Ewing

02-22-2005, 04:01 PM

They Live
Ghost
The Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
DALLAS: The Early Years (right Joe? http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif )

There was another I kinda liked, then again the effects and such were kinda cheesy, and I don't even know if this was an 80's movie. It was about these giant mosquito's. Anyone know what this one was?

melt_core

02-22-2005, 04:03 PM

RED DAWN!

It really deserves a sequel/remake!

Nessus

02-22-2005, 04:12 PM

Ferris Bueller, No way out with Kevin Costner was pretty good, Revenge of the Nerds, Less than Zero.

Imfamous

02-22-2005, 04:43 PM

Terminator

biXen

02-22-2005, 05:10 PM

Depends if you mean actually good or just cheesy-lame-crappy-good http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Actually good:
Raging Bull
The Empire Strikes Back
Scarface
Terminator
Robocop 1
Full Metal Jacket
etc. etc.

Cheesy-lame-crappy-good:
American Ninja
Revenge of the Ninja
Everything with Chuck Norris e.g. Missing in Action
etc. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Brick_Sledge

02-22-2005, 10:26 PM

The Elephant Man
Escape From New York
Breakin'
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
The Toxic Avenger
Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
Alice
Heavy Metal
Day of the Dead
This Is Spinal Tap
Three O'Clock High
UHF
Do the Right Thing
An American Werewolf in London
The Shining
The Thing
Brazil
Full Metal Jacket
The Class of Nuke 'Em High
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Robocop
Star Trek 2, 3, and 4
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Videodrome
The Fly
Scanners

Yes, I'm a cinema major. Obviously not a very good one with titles like Class of Nuke 'Em High and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo though. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Taril

02-24-2005, 12:15 AM

Legend
Aliens
Back to the Future Trilogy
SW - Empires, and Jedi
Ferris Bullers Day off
Blade Runner

toadsponge

02-24-2005, 02:39 AM

All I know is that the '80's was perhaps the worst decade ever for good film, while the '70's was one of the best.

Farlander

02-24-2005, 09:44 AM

toadsponge said:
All I know is that the '80's was perhaps the worst decade ever for good film, while the '70's was one of the best.

Add 10 to each of your numbers there and you've got it.

Wamplet

02-24-2005, 10:13 AM

HobbesUK said:
Ghostbusters!
Back to the Future
The Breakfast Club

and others that, at this moment, fail to come to memory.

All good, including Return of the Jedi.

toadsponge

02-24-2005, 12:04 PM

Farlander said:

toadsponge said:
All I know is that the '80's was perhaps the worst decade ever for good film, while the '70's was one of the best.

Add 10 to each of your numbers there and you've got it.

No, actually. The '70's are widely regarded to be probably the second-best decade for films after the '30's. The '90's were up there, too. I'm talking about serious films, not Star Wars movies, etc. Although, I happen to enjoy some of those also.

Farlander

02-24-2005, 12:47 PM

The 90's isn't "up there" in any category of anything, ever.

IwantMORE

02-24-2005, 01:20 PM

The 70's was a good decade for movies but so was the 80's and although some of the high end critics will say the 70's were best you can't deny that the 80 have some of the bigest and most popular films from the last centuary.

Back to the Future x3
Indiana Jones x3
The last two Star Wars films
Terminator
Aliens
The Shining
Blade Runner
Die Hard
Brazil
Who framed roger rabbit
ET
Top Gun
Rocky 3&4
Batman
Rambo x3
Crockadile Dundee
Ghost busters
9 to 5
48 Hrs.
Gremlins
Beverly Hills Cop
Lethal Weapon
Karate Kid
The Fly
Robocop
The Predator
The Witches of Eastwick
Coming to America
Scrooged
Working Girl
The Abyss

ok not all of them are classics but the 80's was the 2nd golden age of cinema when people flocked back to the pictures and technology / distribution advances along with video players made movies a big part of the 80's

More classic (i.e. criticaly acclaimed) movies from the 80's include

Chariots of Fire
Amadeus
Rain Man
The elephant man
Platoon
Tootsie
The Color Purple
Out of Africa
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fatal Attraction
The untouchables
Driving Miss Daisy
Cinema Paradiso
Akira
Raging Bull
American Werewolf in London
Gandhi
Tootsie
The World According to Garp
Terms of Endearment
The Right Stuff
A Passage to India
Witness
Mona Lisa
The Color of Money
Blue Velvet
The Mission
My Beautiful Laundrette
Stand by Me
Bettie Blue (37°2 le matin)
The Last Emperor
Good Morning, Vietnam
Empire of the Sun
Dangerous Liaisons
Mississippi Burning
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Dead Poets Society
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Shirley Valentine
A Dry White Season
My Left Foot

Now if you don't think that's an impressive list of films then I would love to know what films you do like!!

toadsponge

02-24-2005, 01:26 PM

Farlander said:
The 90's isn't "up there" in any category of anything, ever.

I'm sorry, but you're simply wrong again. Not only were the '90's a great decade for film, 1999 is in the top 5 of best years ever. This is all pretty common knowledge. Just as it's pretty much a consensus that the '80's sucked for flicks.

Mountain Man

02-24-2005, 01:38 PM

Back to the Future 1-3 (especially 1, since it really hinged on being firmly planted in 1985)

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - 80's clothing, 80's lingo, 80's music, and a great movie to boot!

Farlander

02-24-2005, 01:42 PM

IwantMORE

02-24-2005, 01:52 PM

1999 was quite good

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
The Sixth Sense
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
The Matrix
The Mummy
The Blair Witch Project
Fight Club
American Beauty
Being John Malkovich
Dogma
Sleepy Hollow

Farlander

02-24-2005, 02:01 PM

IwantMORE said:
1999 was quite good

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
The Sixth Sense
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
The Matrix
The Mummy
The Blair Witch Project
Fight Club
American Beauty
Being John Malkovich
Dogma
Sleepy Hollow

He's talking about films with great artistic merit or something. That disqualifies about half of those, good though they may have been. Most of the other ones sucked, in my opinion.

Farlander

02-24-2005, 02:04 PM

Thought of another good 80's movie.

Return to Oz.

Dr.Dude

02-24-2005, 02:07 PM

Evil Dead 2.

Frenkel

02-24-2005, 02:57 PM

Death Wish 3

Mark Lewis

02-24-2005, 03:19 PM

Death Wish 3? Ugh
As Bronson would say
http://www.celebrities.pl/charles_bronson/charles5.jpg
"Sorry, No Dice"

Specialist

02-24-2005, 03:26 PM

toadsponge said:

Farlander said:
The 90's isn't "up there" in any category of anything, ever.

I'm sorry, but you're simply wrong again. Not only were the '90's a great decade for film, 1999 is in the top 5 of best years ever. This is all pretty common knowledge. Just as it's pretty much a consensus that the '80's sucked for flicks.

Those are some pretty arrogant remarks to make considering they're based on jack sh*t. 1999 in the top 5? Let's see you got classic films like "Wild, wild, west", "message in a bottle", and my favourite Pokemon the movie. That sure is a good year for movies, all bow down to the movie expert.

Mountain Man

02-24-2005, 03:42 PM

Since when does "a great year for movies" mean that every single movie released that year was Oscar worthy?

(As if the phrase "Oscar worthy" has any meaning these days.)

IwantMORE

02-24-2005, 03:46 PM

Dam Tremors was 1990 http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

toadsponge

02-24-2005, 03:49 PM

Specialist said:

toadsponge said:

Farlander said:
The 90's isn't "up there" in any category of anything, ever.

I'm sorry, but you're simply wrong again. Not only were the '90's a great decade for film, 1999 is in the top 5 of best years ever. This is all pretty common knowledge. Just as it's pretty much a consensus that the '80's sucked for flicks.

Those are some pretty arrogant remarks to make considering they're based on jack sh*t. 1999 in the top 5? Let's see you got classic films like "Wild, wild, west", "message in a bottle", and my favourite Pokemon the movie. That sure is a good year for movies, all bow down to the movie expert.

Not being arrogant at all, and not claiming to be a 'movie expert', just saying what has become the general consensus. There's no 'truth' here, after all; we're talking about opinions. I didn't make the shit up, I just agree with it. Anyone who sees a lot of films knows that 1999 was a great year.

IwantMORE

02-24-2005, 03:53 PM

"has become the general consensus"

General consensus? Where do you get that FACT from?

toadsponge

02-24-2005, 04:08 PM

IwantMORE said:
"has become the general consensus"

General consensus? Where do you get that FACT from?

How else would I come to the conclusion that it's a consensus, other than hearing it said many times by many people? You don't hear people saying 1995, to take a random year, was a great film year, but 1999, yeah, all the time. Anyway, I apologize for bringing it up, as the topic is great '80's films.

biXen

02-24-2005, 04:38 PM

Star Wars 1? WTF. We are talking good movies, Sleepy Hollow and Matrix made the list. The others have some, but half of it is rubbish as mentioned.

Mark Lewis

02-24-2005, 04:45 PM

99 Good Year for the New Wave of Movies.
Fight Club (Made people like Brad pitt Agian)
The Matrix (Bullet Time Nuff' Said)
American Beauty (spawned too many bad rip offs)
Sixth Sense (The Swan Song of M. Shamyldon (sp?)

But as for good 80's movies
Robo Cop (FreezeBitches)
Valley Girl
John Hughes Films (Choose any)

Summer 05 seems like it will kick ass.

Bonny5278

02-24-2005, 06:44 PM

Rambo: First Blood
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo III

Karthik

02-25-2005, 11:30 AM

Highlander

There can be only one

JimboC

02-25-2005, 02:16 PM

toadsponge said:
How else would I come to the conclusion that it's a consensus, other than hearing it said many times by many people? You don't hear people saying 1995, to take a random year, was a great film year, but 1999, yeah, all the time.

Well, I'm convinced after hearing rock solid evidence such as this.

bert123

02-25-2005, 02:58 PM

USBDave said:
Rambo: First Blood
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo III

Rider

02-26-2005, 02:54 PM

80's pr0n...

or wasn't that an option??

Wamplet

02-27-2005, 10:14 AM

American Ninja. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Zztx

02-27-2005, 07:54 PM

Having just watched them...

A Better Tomorrow I & II.

Opus131

02-28-2005, 10:51 AM

Wow, most of the movies here could very well appear as 'worst movies of all times' list. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Haaa, the 80s...

NutWrench

02-28-2005, 11:14 AM

John Carpenter's: The Thing scared the hell out of me the first time I saw it. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

He also did Escape from New York which I loved. I keep waiting for someone to turn that concept into a video game. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Karthik

02-28-2005, 01:02 PM

NutWrench said:
John Carpenter's: The Thing scared the hell out of me the first time I saw it. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

He also did Escape from New York which I loved. I keep waiting for someone to turn that concept into a video game. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

What the hell are you talkin about?! Most of the games are inspired by ENY! Anyway, Flashdance was a good movie! http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hhg.gif

dudetheman19

02-28-2005, 09:45 PM

IwantMORE said:
1999 was quite good

Current movies are too politicly corrlect for my taste! And they are all made in the same way. Just look at Scooby doo, league of extrodenary gentlemen, van helsin, hell boy, constantine - they might as well be the same movie. Look the same, acts the same (not scooby doo though).

Since 9/11 it's been even more downhill. We need more movies like in the 80s where they experimented with movies eventhough that might mean that the movie didnt become a blockbuster success. How many classics can you mention from the 2000s compared to 80s (I know that this decade is only half way done http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif) All we see now is remakes, comics in reallife and japanese movies - graah!!!

We need move movies like:
The Thing
The Shining
They Live
Revenge of the Nerds
Wierd Science
Indiana Jones (Tomb Raider doesnt come close at all!!!)
Back to the future
Aliens
predator
home alone, and so on :-)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (bad acting by child, ja ja bings ruined it a lot)
The Sixth Sense (Child actor SUCKED!!)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (ok, nothing to fantastic)
The Matrix (good first time watched)
The Mummy (pretty good)
The Blair Witch Project (original, but not good)
Fight Club (original and pretty good)
American Beauty (GREAT MOVIE!!)
Being John Malkovich (Sucked, too wierd for my taste)
Dogma (no thanks)
Sleepy Hollow (the director must not have had a head either :-P)

dudetheman19

02-28-2005, 09:54 PM

Descided to make a new post for this question http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Which movies were the funniest or most dumb in the 80s?
Here are some of my favorites (or what you call it)

Return of the killer tomatos
Revenge of the Nerds
Escape from New York
Wierd Science
Fright Night
Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Viper Knight

03-01-2005, 12:51 AM

I like:

Science fiction: Blade Runner, The Empire Strikes Back
Action/Adventure: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Comedy: The Golden Child, Ghostbusters

There's more of course but that'll do for now. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Viper Knight

03-01-2005, 12:57 AM

dudetheman19 said:
We need move movies like:
Indiana Jones (Tomb Raider doesnt come close at all!!!)

Indiana Jones IV. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whenitsdone.gif

Zztx

03-06-2005, 08:23 PM

dudetheman19 said:
Descided to make a new post for this question http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Which movies were the funniest or most dumb in the 80s?

I'll reiterate: Death Wish III.

My favorite part is where the citizens of the slum knock some punk bikers off their rides with a taut chain, shoot them repeatedly while they're down, and they and THEIR CHILDREN dance, hoop, holler and generally celebrate amongst their corpses.

Man, that movie was funny. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Enragiated

03-06-2005, 08:26 PM

BLOODSPORT "TO HONOR YOU SHIDOSHI"

KICKBOXER "I WANT TONG POOOO!!!!!"

LIONHEART

THE HIDDEN

PREDATOR

RAMBOS ( I think the third was released in the 90s)

TERMINATOR 1

Little Conqueror

03-06-2005, 08:55 PM

Commando.

It's the best for all the wrong reasons.

Superczar

03-07-2005, 02:58 AM

I grew up in the 80's and frankly there are way too many movies to put in a list, but there is one that rules that I didn't see anyone list: Big Trouble In Little China... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Belgarrath

03-07-2005, 04:39 AM

Superczar said:
I grew up in the 80's and frankly there are way too many movies to put in a list, but there is one that rules that I didn't see anyone list: Big Trouble In Little China... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, looks you crooked in the eye and asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that:

"Have ya paid your dues, Jack?"

"Yessir, the check is in the mail."

dudetheman19

03-07-2005, 01:00 PM

Superczar said:
I grew up in the 80's and frankly there are way too many movies to put in a list, but there is one that rules that I didn't see anyone list: Big Trouble In Little China... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I own the DVD http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif I dont like it at all!! It's overrated :-P Hoped for something like Army of darkness. But thought it was just plain.

fofo.rider

03-09-2005, 01:48 AM

Return of the Living Dead http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Evil Dead 2
Maniac Cop
Escape From NY
The Thing
They Live
The Shinning

dudetheman19

03-12-2005, 08:09 PM

I just got scanners on sale for 5 $, havent seen it yet. Is it any good? Also got house, is that a good movie :P Well , I like 80s spatter movies http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Brick_Sledge

03-12-2005, 08:56 PM

It totally rocks, as do most Cronenberg films.

Nessus

03-17-2005, 12:44 PM

True Romance, the little mentioned movie that had some great scenes and dialog as well as a really good cast.

dudetheman19

03-17-2005, 12:55 PM

True Romance, who was that with? ARgh, scanners sucked!!! I still havent seen House, is it any good? Just saw Indiana Jones 3 again, great movie http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Cannot wait till we see the fourth http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

jimbob

03-17-2005, 01:10 PM

screamers, if that was a 80`s movie http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Superczar

03-18-2005, 03:46 AM

dudetheman19 said:
True Romance, who was that with? ARgh, scanners sucked!!! I still havent seen House, is it any good? Just saw Indiana Jones 3 again, great movie http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Cannot wait till we see the fourth http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

House was cool... can't remember much of it, as it's been probably over a decade since I have seen it, but I liked it...

KaiserSoze

03-18-2005, 04:32 AM

aliens>all other 80's movies http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Nessus

03-24-2005, 10:19 AM

True Romance starred Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette but also had Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper,Gary Oldman, James Gandolfini, Tom Sizemore,Bronson Pinchot,Brad Pitt, Chris Penn and Val Kilmer as the Elvis spirit.

Frenkel

03-25-2005, 05:06 PM

True Romance is a 1993 film.

QuiGonJ

03-25-2005, 11:49 PM

Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Aliens

the Back to the Future Trilogy

Heathers

GodBlitZor

03-26-2005, 02:49 PM

Evil Dead 1,Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness(1989 I think)

Daveman

03-29-2005, 05:34 AM

Better off Dead is one of the funniest movies you'll ever see.

Mongorian

03-29-2005, 03:38 PM

they were all pretty good

John

03-30-2005, 06:51 AM

Mongorian said:
they were all pretty good

This is pretty true. I can literally name hundreds of 80s movies that I enjoy.

dudetheman19

04-01-2005, 01:42 PM

I just got "Killer Clowns from outer space" and "Cheerleader camp" are they any good? :-P Gotta love 80s movies http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Which of the "killer tomato" movies did you like the best?

Grande 3:16

04-04-2005, 07:06 AM

Empire Strikes Back
Naked Gun
Trading Places
Back to the Future 1 & 2
Lethal Weapon 1 & 2
Predator
Caddyshack
Blues Brothers

Can't think of any more.

The Last Starfighter was on TV last week. I remembered the special effects being alot better when I was a kid. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif