What are your favorite movies from the 80’s?
To get it started… here are a few of mine.
Highlander
Terminator
The Thing
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Full Metal Jacket
The Outsiders
Die Hard
Predator
The Lost Boys
Porky’s
Rocky III
The Empire Strikes Back
Labyrinth 1986 (David Bowie with huge hair and tights!)
I want to include Ninja Turtles 2: Secret of the Ooze here, since it feels like such an '80s movie, but it was actually 1991. :x
TOP GUN 1986 … the alpha and omega of action movies
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan 1982 one of the best Trek films
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 1989 college professor of my cousin: “One of the best historical movies ever made.”
Ghostbusters 1984 loved it as a kid but after watching it again realize it is pretty awful
Batman 1989 Weird fascination with Michael Keaton as Batman, but Jack Nicholson as the Joker seemed so unnervingly natural
Man Highlander is terrible :-P
Scarface
Predator
Terminator
Top Gun
Empire Strike Back
Return of the Jedi
The first Highlander movie was not terrible IMO, it was great, but I agree that every Highlander sequel after the first movie was terrible, no doubt.
Aliens
“They mostly come out at night, mostly.”
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
“No ticket.”
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
“It’s a Mr. Death, dear. He’s here about the reaping.”
Return of the Living Dead!
The Thing!
They Live!
The Goonies
Conan the Barbarian (just the first, but I thought the others & Red Sonja were ok)
Airplane!
Blade Runner
Back to the Future series
Red Dawn
Short Circuit
Robocop
Transformers the Movie
GI Joe the Movie
The Running Man (also an excellent RiffTrax treatment)
The Princess Bride
A Christmas Story
(tried not to repeat any, sorry if I did)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Princess Bride
Raiders of The Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Highlander
Aliens
The Terminator
Predator
@rjpeters70:
Big Trouble in Little China anyone?
“Time Bandits”… awesome movie.
Throw Mama from the train
Dream Team
Night Shift
Johnny Dangerously
Waynes world
Twins
Stripes
Planes Trains and Automobiles
Platoon was another good one.
I have been meaning to say that for days now Toblerone! Is certainly my favourite Vietnam film (with FMJ a close second).
Yes… Toblerone, Platoon, and Full Metal Jacket are all great Vietnam movies from the 80’s, but lets not forget about “Hamburger Hill”. If you haven’t seen it… look it up.
I think I only watched it once, unlike the other two. Did not like it as much.
@Young:
Yes… Toblerone, Platoon, and Full Metal Jacket are all great Vietnam movies from the 80’s, but lets not forget about “Hamburger Hill”. If you haven’t seen it… look it up.
Worcester: We had a short-timer once. Johnny I-forget-his-name. He wore a flak jacket, two helmets and armor underwear. Ashau Valley… your time’s up, your time is up.
The Final Countdown, Das Boot, Star Wars V & VI to add a few…
Willow…
