― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)
― Eric von H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)
1. Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)2. Chinese Ghost Story, A (Siu-Tung Ching, 1987)3. Hannah and Her Sisters (Woody Allen, 1986)4. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)5. Blood Simple (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, 1984)6. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)7. Purple Rose of Cairo, The (Woody Allen, 1985)8. Raising Arizona (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, 1987)9. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989)10. Kagemusha (Akira Kurosawa, 1980)11. Broadway Danny Rose (Woody Allen, 1984)12. King of Comedy, The (Martin Scorsese, 1983)13. Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone, 1984)14. This Is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)15. Radio Days (Woody Allen, 1987)16. They Live (John Carpenter, 1988)17. Down by Law (Jim Jarmusch, 1986)18. Hairspray (John Waters, 1988)19. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)20. Airplane! (Jim Abraham, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, 1980) 21. Stardust Memories (Woody Allen, 1980) 22. Heathers (Michael Lehmann, 1989) 23. Scarface (Brian De Palma, 1983) 24. Zelig (Woody Allen, 1983) 25. Stranger Than Paradise (Jim Jarmusch, 1984) 26. Killer, The (John Woo, 1989) 27. Vanishing, The (George Sluizer, 1988) 28. Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch, 1989) 29. Crimewave (Sam Raimi, 1985) 30. Rumble Fish (Francis Ford Coppola, 1983)
It still reflects the films I like best from the '80s. No idea and little interest in how much it reflects the best films of the decade, so I'm sorry if everyone else was doing that and I should have as well, but it's beyond me. Actually, I'd still have the same number one.
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)
― Eric von H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)
― fe zaffe (fezaffe), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 18:15 (twenty years ago)
ive only seen two of those in the theatre, mind. and none in the 80s
― fe zaffe (fezaffe), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 18:32 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 18:38 (twenty years ago)
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)
i stopped caring around #20
― andrew s (andrew s), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 01:11 (twenty years ago)
― Rotgutt (Rotgutt), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 03:12 (twenty years ago)
― a banana (alanbanana), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 03:37 (twenty years ago)
― a banana (alanbanana), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)
1. Blue Velvet 2. My 20th Century3. Drugstore Cowboy4. Dekalog5. Do the Right Thing6. Raiders of the Lost Ark7. Ran8. Sid and Nancy9. Blade Runner 10. Stranger Than Paradise11. Aliens12. Company of Wolves13. My Life as a Dog14. Alice (Jan Svankmajer, not Woody Allen)15. This Is Spinal Tap16. Diva17. Diner18. Road Warrior19. King of Comedy20. The Elephant Man 21. Broadway Danny Rose22. House of Games23. Fast Times at Ridgemont High24. Kiki's Delivery Service25. The Killer26. Paperhouse27. Pennies from Heaven28. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure29. The Moderns30. Back to the Future
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)
#28, #29, #30 were basically token votes. I'm not even sure that I've seen "The Secret of NIMH", but the book was one of my faves growing up. "They Live" is there on the basis of one fight scene.
1. This Is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)2. Superman II (Richard Lester, 1980)3. Princess Bride, The (Rob Reiner, 1987)4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986)5. Raising Arizona (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, 1987)6. La Bamba (Luis Valdez, 1987)7. When Harry Met Sally (Rob Reiner, 1989)8. Amadeus (Milos Forman, 1984)9. Airplane! (Jim Abraham, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, 1980)10. Shining, The (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
11. Real Genius (Martha Coolidge 1985)12. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)13. Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)14. Fish Called Wanda, A (Charles Crichton, 1988)15. Breakfast Club, The (John Hughes, 1985)16. Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988)17. Clue (Jonathan Lynn, 1985)18. Dirty Dancing (Emile Ardolino, 1987)19. Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988)20. Spaceballs (Mel Brooks, 1987)
21. Predator (John McTiernan, 1987)22. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)23. Better Off Dead (Savage Steve Holland, 1985)24. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)25. Robocop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)26. Field of Dreams (Phil Alden Robinson, 1989)27. Rain Man (Barry Levinson, 1988)28. E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)29. Secret of NIMH, The (Don Bluth, 1982)30. They Live (John Carpenter, 1988)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 05:13 (twenty years ago)
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 05:30 (twenty years ago)
1. Repo Man2. Prince of the City
― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 05:35 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 11:16 (twenty years ago)
― Mil (Mil), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)
― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)
― andrew s (andrew s), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 21:25 (twenty years ago)
― andrew s (andrew s), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 21:26 (twenty years ago)
Ran is awesome, so I'll definitely be checking out Chinese Ghost Story.
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 22:30 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 19 May 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 19 May 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 19 May 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 19 May 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)
1. Down by Law (Jim Jarmusch, 1986)2. My Neighbor Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)*3. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (Steven Soderbergh, 1989)4. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Pedro Almodovar, 1988)5. Repentance (Monanieba) (Tengiz Abuladze, 1987)*6. King of Comedy, The (Martin Scorsese, 1983)*7. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)8. UHF (Jay Levey, 1989)*9. Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch, 1989)10. Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989)11. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)*12. Wings of Honneamise (Hiroyuki Yamaga, 1987)*13. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989)14. Elephant Man, The (David Lynch, 1980)*15. After Hours (Martin Scorsese, 1985)16. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek, 1989)17. Atomic Café, The (1982)18. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Robert Zemeckis, 1988)*19. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam, 1983)*20. Top Secret! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, 1984)21. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Steven Spielberg, 1989)*22. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (John Hughes, 1987)23. Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984)*24. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)*25. Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984)*26. Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988)*27. Dead Ringers (David Cronenberg, 1988)28. Blues Brothers, The (John Landis, 1980)29. History of the World, Part 1 (Mel Brooks, 1981)30. Spaceballs (Mel Brooks, 1987)
The list is much more American than my 90s poll list, but I was a kid during the eighties and didn't see much "international" movies. Plus, I'm not that much into videos, more of a cinema guy, so I have to rely on whatever the local movie archie decides to show.
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 19 May 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 19 May 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 19 May 2005 18:25 (twenty years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 19 May 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 19 May 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 19 May 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)