classic films of the 80's any?

[neilsona]

Recently i was talking about my favourite decade for movies-90's-when a friend asked me to name classic films from the 80's.There's not many so if anyone can think of films that i've missed please add your ideas.
Aliens
Predator
Robocop
Raiders of the lost ark
Platoon
Ghostbusters
Blade Runner
Die hard
Untouchables
Terminator
Stand by me
Lethal Weapon
First Blood

[sampath]

You can add to those:

Akira
Raging Bull
The Abyss
The Killer
Full Metal Jacket
Manhunter
Scarface
ET

plus loads more I haven't seen :D

[The Beyond]

The Thing
an American Werewolf in London
Poltergeist
a Nightmare on Elm street
Back to the Future

just some of the ones I can think of from the top of my head.

[Blade Runner]

The Empire Strikes Back
Return Of The Jedi
The Goonies :D

[Creamstick]

River's Edge
Blue Velvet
Heathers
Big Trouble in Little China
The Shining
Empire Strikes Back
Police Story
Scanners
Evil Dead II
Raising Arizona
Brazil
Beetlejuice
Gremlins
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Gregory's Girl
Tron
The Black Hole
Fletch
Blood Simple

Can't think!

[Narshty]

Brazil
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Last Temptation of Christ
Dead Ringers
Diva
Ran
Do The Right Thing
Dressed to Kill
Mona Lisa
Repo Man
The Thing
Sid and Nancy
This is Spinal Tap
Withnail and I


...but the film that captures the 80s the best is Scarface. Despite being little more than Barry-Lyndon-with-guns, it completely captures the decade in which it was made better than any other film I've ever seen.

[wong fei hong]

Not mentioned yet...
Project A
The Princess Bride
Pedicab Driver
Tetsuo
The Vanishing
Escape from New York
A Better Tomorrow
As Tears Go By

People beat me to a few I wanted to enter... now the list makes it seem as if I only watch Hong Kong movies. :o

[mjb1975]

Weird Science & Bachelor Party........

:clap:

[Mike]

Quite a lot actually:

Raging Bull, Cruising, The Great Rock And Roll Swindle, Heaven's Gate, Bronco Billy, The Falls, Bad Timing, The Long Riders, Stardust Memories, Modern Romance, The Shining, Dressed To Kill, Used Cars, Blow Out, Absence Of Malice, Prince Of The City, Excalibur, The Long Good Friday (strictly speaking 1979, but not shown till 1980), Divine Madness, All The Marbles, Body Heat, Southern Comfort, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Thing, ET, Blade Runner, Eureka, King Of Comedy, The Border, Conan The Barbarian, Local Hero, Tootsie, The Right Stuff, The Verdict, Videodrome, Scarface, Honkytonk Man, Come Back The Five And Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean, The Ploughman's Lunch, The Draughtsman's Contract, Monty Python's Meaning Of Life, The Dead Zone, The Evil Dead, Tightrope - and that's only the English language, Anglo/American films from the first few years.... So not bad at all IMO.

[jroadley]

Well I'd have to go with the "teen" comedies, mostly from John Hughes:

The Breakfast Club
Pretty In Pink
Some Kind Of Wonderful
St Elmos Fire
Weird Science
Raging Bull
Robocop

Plus most the others already mentioned here!!!!

:eek:

[Lenny Nero]

Bright Lights, Big City with Phoebe Cates, Michael J. Fox and Kiefer Sutherland! The ultimate 80's nightlife movie!

Weekend at Bernie's!

and how can anyone miss these:
Streets of Fire :clap: THE greatest songs in it
and Scarface too :D

[Narshty]

John Walters? Who hell he?

Don'tcha mean John Hughes?

[jroadley]

Originally posted by Narshty
John Walters? Who hell he?

Don'tcha mean John Hughes?

:type: I'll get me coat...

[Davester]

Ghostbusters,

[Tony Keats]

Lots of great movies listed above, I never realised how many of my favourites come from this era!.

It's a badly tarnished franchise, but Highlander is a notable would-be classic from the 80's (irrepairably devalued by its sequels of course). I'd list Lambert's other worthwhile film here too:- Subway, even though it's full of 80's anachronisms which are either annoying or endearing depending on your mood.

De Niro appeared in a handful of superb films in this decade and his more serious efforts have already been suggested, but I've always admired Midnight Run aswell.

Lost Boys seemed like a classic at the time, but it isn't half as enjoyable these days (after removing the rose-tinted spectacles that is). I'd definitely vouch for Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop though because IMO they remain Eddie Murphy's best two films.

[Arch Stanton]

The greatest gay action film ever made....

Commando

[feverpitch96]

and...

Dead Poets' Society
Legend
Party Party
The Elephant Man
Death of a Salesman
Educating Rita
Lair of the White Worm

[FaustBos]

Originally posted by BLADERUNNER
The Empire Strikes Back
Return Of The Jedi
The Goonies :D
What about Bladerunner!

[MARKMAN]

ABOUT LAST NIGHT

[gZa]

As always everyone forgets... :(

To Live and Die in L.A.

[Madm@tt]

Recently i was talking about my favourite decade for movies-90's-when a friend asked me to name classic films from the 80's.There's not many so if anyone can think of films that i've missed please add your ideas. Not many! have you looked at your thread?

A couple more:

Dune
The Big Blue (or Le Grande Bleu)
The Killer
Das Boot
A Better Tomorrow part II
and (though not entirely a classic) Taxi

[Dan Druff]

Bladerunner
Amadeus
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Robocop

4 of my favourite movies of all time.

[Thornastor]

And don`t forget The FLY which was great !!!

[Lenny Nero]

Originally posted by Thornastor
And don`t forget The FLY which was great !!!

Fly II was even better! I keep crying to this day during the poor doggy scenes. :(