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Top ten favourite 80s movies

posted 7 months ago by Bennymuso (1232)
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Predator
Terminator
Aliens
Return of the living dead
Midnight Run
Day of the Dead
Trading Places
Coming to America
Planes Trains and Automobiles
Mad Max Road Warrior

[–] blue1981 (6962) 7 months ago

In no order

Gremlins
Ghostbusters
Miami Connection
Road House
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
UHF
Robocop
Aliens
The Lost Boys
Teen Wolf

[–] moviechatterer (14130) 7 months ago

How could you possibly narrow it to ten from the greatest decade for movies ever!

I think "The Blues Brothers" would be up there though

[–] Mrmojo4700 (20766) 7 months ago

We need some year specific top 10 post.

[–] mtxmind (3296) 7 months ago

Once Upon A Time in America
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Breakfast Club
The Terminator
Weird Science
A Fish Called Wanda
National Lampoon's Vacation
Midnight Run
Re-Aminator
Road Warrior

[–] Moonglum9 (10851) 7 months ago

lol @ Re-Aminator

Herbert West made many emenies in that movie!

[–] mtxmind (3296) 7 months ago

"Who's going to believe a talking head? Get a job in a sideshow!"

Classic line!😍😍😍

[–] Kowalski (63761) 7 months ago

DON'T EXPECT IT TO TANGO...IT HAS A BROKEN BACK.

[–] mtxmind (3296) 7 months ago

"What did you want me to write, Dan? 'Cat dead, details later' ?"😀

And....

"Parts........I've never done whole.......parts...."😀

[–] Mrmojo4700 (20766) 7 months ago

Great list

[–] RoboReCop (2882) 7 months ago

In addition to all of the above:

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Back to the Future (1985)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Ordinary People (1980)
Poltergeist (1982)

[–] sslssg (30333) 7 months ago

No idea how to pick just 10, so I'm not

The Princess Bride
The Lost Boys
Heathers
Stand by Me
Back to the Future
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Steel Magnolias
Aliens
The Little Mermaid
Spaceballs
Clue
Real Genius
The Last Starfighter
Return of the Living Dead
When Harry Met Sally
Mannequin
Big
The Breakfast Club
Lethal Weapon
Robocop
The Neverending Story
The Goonies
The Terminator
Predator
Die Hard
The Thing
Nightmare on Elm Street 3

Honestly I could keep going. These are just ones that I will rewatch over and over again. I'm sure I'm missing many.

[–] Mrmojo4700 (20766) 7 months ago

Great list. 👍

[–] Kowalski (63761) 7 months ago

I AM GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF THIS LIST...I WOULD HAVE LOST MY SHIT MAKING A LIST...AND MY GOOD BUDDY SSLSSG DID A SPLENDID JOB ROUNDING UP SOME TRULY TOP TIER HITS...ESPECIALLY MANNEQUIN...AND SPACEBALLS...I DONT TALK ABOUT SPACEBALLS ENOUGH...I LIKE IT ALMOST AS MUCH AS MANNEQUIN.

[–] sslssg (30333) 7 months ago

I'm not really a Mel Brooks fan. Not much of a comedy fan, and I have found a lot of his just too stupid, but I think Spaceballs just hit me at the right time in my life that I still love it. Quoted it twice this week.

[–] 123Guy (6490) 7 months ago

Your Mama Part 1
Your Mama Part 2
Your Mama Part 3
Your Mama Part 4
Your Mama Part 5
Your Mama Part 6
Your Mama Part 7
Your Mama Part 8
Your Mama Part 9
Your Mama Part 10

[–] andersonb85 (1657) 7 months ago

Hmmn..no particular order:

Raiders of the lost ark
For your eyes only
Octopussy
Halloween 3 season of witch
A view to a kill
European vacation
Return of the Jedi
Rocky III
Predator
Rocky IV

Bonus movies: Runaway Train, Stakeout, Down & out in Beverly Hills, Revenge of the nerds, the Breakfast club, the Shining, the Natural & the Terminator.

[–] MartyDeniro (4118) 7 months ago

Amadeus
Glory
The Road Warrior
The Natural
The Untouchables
Dead Poets Society
The Evil Dead
The Right Stuff
Hannah and Her Sisters
Blade Runner