What was your favourite movie from the 1980s?

[Asian Boss]

The Three Amigos.

And everything else with Steve Martin in.

[DefTrap]

The Three Amigos.

And everything else with Steve Martin in.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! A classic.

[Asian Boss]

The Three Amigos.

And everything else with Steve Martin in.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! A classic.

I'm gutted The Jerk was 1979. One of Martin's finest works.

[Asian Boss]

Christ, it’s taken me until now to realise who some of you are

I will never see Withnail and I.

Beverly Hills Cop

Look past the hype and cultish bollocks. It's utterly hilarious and devastatingly poignant. If you watch it and don't like it I'll give you my house.

[KungFooBob]

Look past the hype and cultish bollocks. It's utterly hilarious and devastatingly poignant. If you watch it and don't like it I'll give you my house.

Beverly Hills Cop?

iirc it was offered Stallone, but he wanted to rewrite it to make it serious with $$$$ worth of action set pieces.

Oh right, you mean Withnail and I. I'll get in the back of the van.

[Wreckless Rat]

Christ, it’s taken me until now to realise who some of you are

I will never see Withnail and I.

Beverly Hills Cop

Look past the hype and cultish bollocks. It's utterly hilarious and devastatingly poignant. If you watch it and don't like it I'll give you my house.

Bold, seeing how it’s utter shite

[Asian Boss]

Christ, it’s taken me until now to realise who some of you are

I will never see Withnail and I.

Beverly Hills Cop

Look past the hype and cultish bollocks. It's utterly hilarious and devastatingly poignant. If you watch it and don't like it I'll give you my house.

Bold, seeing how it’s utter shite

I love it. It's one of my favourites. Each to their own I guess.

[dayglo jim]

Repo Man or Straight to Hell - rock and roll weirdness

Hellraiser - low budget effects but striking film

Airplane or Naked Gun - throw away gags

The Firm (Gary Oldman) - tv movie but some decent hard man quotes

[gremlin]

Hellraiser - low budget effects but striking film

Strange how some films don't age well, and this is one of them. I used to love it, but watched it a few years back and it's cringe-worthy now.

Ditto Ferris Bueller - used to be my teenage role model. Watched it a few years back and he's just a lazy, smug bully.

And Grease, but that's 70's and out of scope for my scathing critiques that leave Hollywood shaking in its boots.

[Beancounter]

So Die Hard is the one I’ve probably seen most, but there are so many. Might help nudge :

Ferris Buellers day off ( and any of the Brat Pack stuff too)

Back to the Future

BTTF is probably no. 1 for me. Watched it with a live orchestra performing the musical score at the Royal Festival Hall a couple of years ago.

Way too many to choose from but others that I make time to watch are:

Midnight Run
Major League
Wildcats
Hoosiers/Best Shot
Karate Kid

[Asian Boss]

Big Trouble in Little China!

[Asian Boss]

Field of Dreams!












(only joking!)

[harum-scarum]

All my 80's top five have received one or more mentions - with the exception of...

Down By Law

which is a wonderful film.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Hellraiser - low budget effects but striking film

Strange how some films don't age well, and this is one of them. I used to love it, but watched it a few years back and it's cringe-worthy now.

Ditto Ferris Bueller - used to be my teenage role model. Watched it a few years back and he's just a lazy, smug bully.

Or have you noticed how Walter Peck (aka "Dickless"), the EPA guy who shut down the Ghostbusters was exactly right about them being dangerous and was just doing his job properly?

[gremlin]

Hellraiser - low budget effects but striking film

Strange how some films don't age well, and this is one of them. I used to love it, but watched it a few years back and it's cringe-worthy now.

Ditto Ferris Bueller - used to be my teenage role model. Watched it a few years back and he's just a lazy, smug bully.

Or have you noticed how Walter Peck (aka "Dickless"), the EPA guy who shut down the Ghostbusters was exactly right about them being dangerous and was just doing his job properly?

I think history will show him to have been the victim of both bullying and victimisation for not having genitals. We should deplatform Ghostbusters.

[Bigjawa]

Special Bulletin 1983 TV Movie



or Rottweiler AKA Dogs of Hell



I actually watched Rottweiler with my rottweiler and I swear he was laughing, his wee bunny tail was going non stop.