POLL: Your favorite movies from the 80's

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Your favorite movies from the eighties

  1. Footloose (1984)

    14 vote(s)
    5.1%

  2. The Terminator (1984)

    114 vote(s)
    41.2%

  3. The Breakfast Club (1985)

    73 vote(s)
    26.4%

  4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

    91 vote(s)
    32.9%

  5. Back to the Future (1985)

    145 vote(s)
    52.3%

  6. Aliens (1986)

    98 vote(s)
    35.4%

  7. The Thing (1982)

    79 vote(s)
    28.5%

  8. Big (1988)

    37 vote(s)
    13.4%

  9. The Goonies (1985)

    35 vote(s)
    12.6%

  10. Dirty Dancing (1987)

    11 vote(s)
    4.0%

  11. Top Gun (1986)

    22 vote(s)
    7.9%

  12. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    149 vote(s)
    53.8%

  13. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    137 vote(s)
    49.5%

  14. St. Elmo's Fire (1985)

    14 vote(s)
    5.1%

  15. E.T. (1982)

    57 vote(s)
    20.6%

  16. Blade Runner (1982)

    111 vote(s)
    40.1%

  17. Ghostbusters (1984)

    76 vote(s)
    27.4%

  18. The Shining (1980)

    100 vote(s)
    36.1%

  19. Stand By Me (1986)

    62 vote(s)
    22.4%

  20. Police Academy (1984)

    29 vote(s)
    10.5%

  21. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

    69 vote(s)
    24.9%

  22. Laputa: Castle In the Sky (1986)

    6 vote(s)
    2.2%

  23. The Karate Kid (1984)

    41 vote(s)
    14.8%

  24. An American Werewolf in London (1981)

    66 vote(s)
    23.8%

  25. Other (please specify)

    61 vote(s)
    22.0%
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  1. sean monaghan

    sean monaghan Forum Resident Thread Starter

    Location:
    Ireland
    A list of some of the most well known films of this particular decade (along with a few of my own personal favorites). You can pick as many as you want.
     
    sean monaghan, Feb 15, 2017
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  2. x2zero

    x2zero Forum Resident

    Location:
    Brooklyn USA
    No Woody?
     
    x2zero, Feb 15, 2017
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  3. Solitaire1

    Solitaire1 Carpenters Fan

    Better Off Dead
     
    Solitaire1, Feb 15, 2017
    #3
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  4. Tim S

    Tim S Senior Member

    Location:
    East Tennessee
    No Woody.
     
    Tim S, Feb 15, 2017
    #4
  5. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    Predator.
     
    alexpop, Feb 15, 2017
    #5
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  6. The7thStranger

    The7thStranger Part of the Rhythm Nation

    Location:
    An der Lahn...
    Who's That Girl and Adventures in Babysitting for "Other."
     
    The7thStranger, Feb 15, 2017
    #6
  7. artfromtex

    artfromtex Honky Tonkin' Metal-Head

    Location:
    Fort Worth, TX
    "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" was my "other".
     
    artfromtex, Feb 15, 2017
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  8. Tim S

    Tim S Senior Member

    Location:
    East Tennessee
    Raging Bull
    Return of the Living Dead
    Near Dark
    Poltergeist
    A Nightmare on Elm Street
    The Evil Dead
    This is Spinal Tap
    Ordinary People
    Heathers
    The Fly
    Das Boot
    The Killer
     
    Tim S, Feb 15, 2017
    #8
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  9. malcolm reynolds

    malcolm reynolds Handsome, Humble, Genius

    Location:
    Oklahoma
    Blade Runner
    Brazil
    Blue Velvet
    The Empire Strikes Back
    Return Of the Jedi
    Raiders Of The Lost Ark
    Temple Of Doom
    Ghostbusters
    Gremlins
    Back To The Future
    Evil Dead II
    Commando
    Terminator
    Predator
    Aiens
    The Thing
     
    malcolm reynolds, Feb 15, 2017
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  10. Purple Jim

    Purple Jim Senior Member

    Location:
    Bretagne
    From that list:
    Terminator
    Back To The Future
    Aliens
    The Thing
    Empire Strikes Back
    Blade Runner
    The Shining
    +
    Elephant Man
    Blue Velvet
    Raging Bull
    Predator
    Mad Max 2
    Brazil
    Altered States
    Die Hard
    Time Bandits
    Body Heat
    Eureka
    The Hitcher
    Return Of The Jedi
    Airplane
    ...
     
    Purple Jim, Feb 15, 2017
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  11. Daniel Plainview

    Daniel Plainview God's Lonely Man

    Of the ones listed here I felt compelled to vote for:

    Back to The Future
    Ferris Bueller
    The Thing
    The Goonies
    Empire
    Blade Runner
    Shining
    Ghostbusters
    Stand By Me
    Police Academy
    Karate Kid

    That's not to say I don't like the others but wanted to only vote for the creme de la creme in my heart.

    And I voted for 'other':

    1984
    Bachelor Party
    Better off Dead
    Big Trouble in Little China
    The Best of Times
    Blue Velvet
    The Blues Brothers
    Caddyshack
    The Cannonball Run
    Christine
    The Color of Money
    Die Hard
    Dressed to Kill
    Driving Miss Daisy
    Bronco Billy
    The Elephant Man
    Evil Dead II
    Field of Dreams
    First Blood
    Fletch
    Fletch Lives
    Friday the 13th 1 & 2
    Glory
    Grease 2
    Gung Ho
    Temple of Doom
    Ishtar
    Romancing The Stone
    Jumpin' Jack Flash
    The King of Comedy
    A League of Their Own
    Mad Max II - Road Warrior
    Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
    Midnight Run
    Manhunter
    The Natural
    One Crazy Summer
    The Outsiders
    Overboard
    Pee Wees Big Adventure
    Peggy Sue Got Married
    Planes, Trains, Auto
    Platoon
    Police Academy 2, 3, 4
    Poltergeist
    Popeye
    Psycho II
    Raging Bull
    Rain Man
    Summer Camp Nightmare
    Raising Arizona
    Revenge of the Nerds
    Rumble Fish
    The Running Man
    Predator
    Smokey and the Bandit II & III
    Star Trek II, III, IV
    Stripes
    Summer School
    The Jerk
    Superman II
    They Live
    This is Spinal Tap
    Three Amigos
    Three O'Clock High
    Trading Places
    UHF
    The War of the Roses
    Young Guns
    The Fog
    Karate Kid II
     
    Daniel Plainview, Feb 15, 2017
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  12. Tim S

    Tim S Senior Member

    Location:
    East Tennessee
    Pee-Wee! I forgot that one
     
    Tim S, Feb 15, 2017
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  13. Tim S

    Tim S Senior Member

    Location:
    East Tennessee
    I've said this several times, but for the type of film it is "Back to the Future" is pretty much perfect.
     
    Tim S, Feb 15, 2017
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  14. Oatsdad

    Oatsdad Oat, Biscuits, Abbie & Mitzi: Best Dogs Ever

    Location:
    Alexandria VA
    1. Back to the Future (1985)
    2. Aliens (1986)
    3. The Thing (1982)
    4. Big (1988)
    5. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    6. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    7. E.T. (1982)
    8. Blade Runner (1982)
    9. Ghostbusters (1984)
     
    Oatsdad, Feb 15, 2017
    #14
  15. Raylinds

    Raylinds Resident Lake Surfer

    Location:
    Candlewood Lake, CT
    My Other: Pretty in Pink
     
    Raylinds, Feb 15, 2017
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  16. projectcookie

    projectcookie Forum Resident

    Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
    Blue Velvet!
     
    projectcookie, Feb 15, 2017
    #16
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  17. Tim S

    Tim S Senior Member

    Location:
    East Tennessee
    I forgot one of my favorite movies ever - forgot that it wasn't a 9os movie, Drugstore Cowboy

    Bob (Matt Dillon) explains the hat-on-the-bed hex to Nadine (a very young Heather Graham) and her boyfriend Rick (James Le Gros). Kelly Lynch's facial expressions in this scene are hilarious. Matt Dillon has never been better.

     
    Tim S, Feb 15, 2017
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  18. EVOLVIST

    EVOLVIST Kid A

    Location:
    Planet Houston, Tejas
    A ton of great films! However, for me, no list is complete without:

    Urban Cowboy (1980)
    Cruising (1980)
    The Lost Boys (1987)
    Quest for Fire (1981)
    Clue (1985)
    Transylvania 65000 (1985)
    Purple Rain (1984)
    The Last American Virgin (1982)
     
    EVOLVIST, Feb 15, 2017
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  19. videoman

    videoman Senior Member

    Location:
    Lake Tahoe, NV
    The Fly!

    Half a dozen Woodys!
     
    videoman, Feb 15, 2017
    #19
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  20. x2zero

    x2zero Forum Resident

    Location:
    Brooklyn USA
     
    x2zero, Feb 15, 2017
    #20
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  21. RickH

    RickH Connoisseur of deep album cuts

    Location:
    Raleigh, NC
    Creepshow
    Body Heat
    Body Double
     
    RickH, Feb 15, 2017
    #21
  22. greelywinger

    greelywinger Osmondia

    Location:
    Dayton, Ohio USA
    From this list the 3 that I've seen so many times that I can basically quote the entire movie are...

    The Breakfast Club (1985)
    Carl - "When I was a kid, I wanted to be John Lennon"

    Back To The Future (1985)
    Sam Baines: Who the hell is John F. Kennedy?

    The Karate Kid (1984)
    Daniel: Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier?

    Darryl

     
    greelywinger, Feb 15, 2017
    #22
  23. Maggie

    Maggie like a walking, talking art show

    Location:
    Toronto, Canada
    The only really obvious omissions for me are Robocop and Field of Dreams. Good list otherwise, OP. I also love The Big Easy.
     
    Maggie, Feb 15, 2017
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  24. jojopuppyfish

    jojopuppyfish Senior Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    Ordinary People was terrific
    And Airplane is my all time favorite movie
     
    jojopuppyfish, Feb 16, 2017
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  25. npgchris

    npgchris Forum Resident

    Location:
    Northern California
    From your list:

    Aliens
    The Thing
    Raiders Of The Lost Ark
    The Empire Strikes Back
    Blade Runner
    The Shining


    Not on your list:

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    Ran
    Brazil
    This Is Spinal Tap
    Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai
    The Road Warrior
    For Your Eyes Only
    Star Trek II
    Do The Right Thing
    Batman
     
    npgchris, Feb 16, 2017
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