FFA Movie Poll - 1982 Countdown Monday! (1 Viewer)

[AcerFC]

I was 5 years old. I would be guessing at best. Ill sit out until we get to late 80s, 90s

lol, just looked. Ill get a list together

 

[simey]

If you haven't already, watch Cassavete's a woman under the influence

Rowlands and Falk were great in that movie. The story behind the filming of the movie is interesting too.

 

[otb_lifer]

If you haven't already, watch Cassavete's a woman under the influence

man, John Cassavetes ... they just don't make 'em like that anymore - such a versatile and talented cat - "Rosemary's Baby" was where i first came across him, and that influenced me to dig  much further - pioneering approach to film making, as well 

 

[shuke]

Spoiler

1. Poltergeist    21
2. Officer and a Gentleman    20
3. Grease 2    20
4. First Blood    20
5. Rocky 3    20
6. Friday the 13th part 3    17
7. The Toy    15
8. Night Shift    15
9. Bugs Bunny 3rd movie    7
10. ET    7
11. Airplane 2    7
12. Amityville 2    7
13. Fast Times    5
14. 48 Hours    5
15. Death Wish 2    5
16. Annie    5
17. Scarlet Pimpernel    1
18. The Secret of NIMH    1
19. Conan the Barbarian    1
20. Creepshow    1

Bull#### on number 3.

 

[shuke]

Dammit, I don't know which thread to talk about movies in anymore.   

Not to start up the discussion too early for the next year, but I am really looking forward to the discussion when we get to the 70s and which movies are the must-sees besides the obvious ones year to year.   In the last few days I have watched 4 movies on my list from '74.  Maybe I am picking ones that nobody is going to go to bat for in the next poll or maybe there is something that is stopping me from loving these movies.  I think all 4 were meh to good, but nothing I thought was great.   I am just writing down titles that seem to me on 'best of' lists for the years and/or have directors or actors that I recognize or have been wanting to catch up with.   Especially curious how @Ilov80s and a couple of the others who said this isn't their strong decade fare as they watch some of the ones they need to catch up on too.  

What were they?

 

[El Floppo]

Bull#### on number 3.

pretty sure he thinks he's supposed to just list the movies he's seen from a specific year.

 

[PIK95]

I'm not doing this year.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Dammit, I don't know which thread to talk about movies in anymore.   

Not to start up the discussion too early for the next year, but I am really looking forward to the discussion when we get to the 70s and which movies are the must-sees besides the obvious ones year to year.   In the last few days I have watched 4 movies on my list from '74.  Maybe I am picking ones that nobody is going to go to bat for in the next poll or maybe there is something that is stopping me from loving these movies.  I think all 4 were meh to good, but nothing I thought was great.   I am just writing down titles that seem to me on 'best of' lists for the years and/or have directors or actors that I recognize or have been wanting to catch up with.   Especially curious how @Ilov80s and a couple of the others who said this isn't their strong decade fare as they watch some of the ones they need to catch up on too.  

For my two cents, I think you are letting the submissions take a little too long.  I'm not saying everything should get done in a day, but a week total seems more reasonable then almost 2 total.  There is going to be a ton of discussion - I would think - as the final 30 get revealed.  Not to mention that each thread has it's own life in some way and it's clear that this one has slowed down to the point that it seems like we are taking too long.

But either way I'm not going anywhere.  I'm thinking of doing the caption meme thing for each year with different clips just to add some attempted humor.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Bull#### on number 3.

Yeah, I was surprised it wasn't #1 but after rewatching my top 5 over the last couple of days it was only #3. 

 

[otb_lifer]

Yeah, I was surprised it wasn't #1 but after rewatching my top 5 over the last couple of days it was only #3. 

but it's really a number two 

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Excellent review couldn't have said it better myself

True of the best teen flicks of the 1980s (among them, "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Some Kind of Wonderful," "Lucas," "The Last American Virgin"), "Grease 2" can be watched on a whim, at any time, and never wears out its welcome. It isn't a deep film, or particularly meaningful, but it doesn't need to be. It's a silly, frothy musical comedy, meant to be watched late on a Saturday night with friends or on a lazy Sunday morning in one's pajamas. As such, it is a magical experience with a huge heart, a sweet romance at its core, a tried-and-true moral about being yourself, and enough melodic, toe-tapping numbers to have any viewer walk away with a song or three stuck in his or her heads.

The general plot is basically the same as "Grease," but with a role-reversal switch. Where "Grease 2" is a step above is in its tighter pacing—the middle act of the original, for this writer's money, is drawn-out and lugubrious—and in the more consistent and eclectic soundtrack. Naysayers who criticize the picture for being cheesy are missing the point; "Grease 2" knows it is cheesy, and embraces this fact for its own benefit. Furthermore, lest anyone forget, the original was goofy too, complete with overblown fantasy sequences and an ending that featured Sandy and Danny driving their car off the carnival midway and up into the sky.

 "Grease 2" is a gloriously unpretentious gem just waiting to be discovered, and one of the better movie musicals of the 1980s and beyond. That the film hasn't yet received the full respect and acknowledgment it deserves only adds to its overwhelming appeal and charm. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

If you haven't already, watch Cassavete's a woman under the influence

What were they?

What if one was A Woman Under the Influence?     Actually that one already had a hold on it from the library, so I might get that one next week and I am picking up a foreign one on bluray today.  

I guess it was 5 movies I watched.  I tried to do a mix stuff, so what I watched was:  Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, The Taking of Pelham 123, Foxy Brown, The Parallax View, and The Towering Inferno.  

 

[KarmaPolice]

For my two cents, I think you are letting the submissions take a little too long.  I'm not saying everything should get done in a day, but a week total seems more reasonable then almost 2 total.  There is going to be a ton of discussion - I would think - as the final 30 get revealed.  Not to mention that each thread has it's own life in some way and it's clear that this one has slowed down to the point that it seems like we are taking too long.

But either way I'm not going anywhere.  I'm thinking of doing the caption meme thing for each year with different clips just to add some attempted humor.

I am open to suggestions on how to improve the polls or the flow.   How about we get through a couple more years and see if it's the same and go from there?   We have 74 next and a newer year after that. 

Like I said, I am going to lose interest if I can't watch some new stuff I haven't seen for these things, and I don't want to just do this all day, so I don't think 1 per week is good.  There have been comments from others that they are wanting to catch up on some stuff too, so I know I am not alone there.  IMO every other week is about the correct pace.   Monday countdown that might take a day or two, then about a week and a half to round up lists.    I assumed that I am one of the few weirdos that watch 4-5 movies a week, and figured people with lives and jobs would be able to watch a couple they wanted to in those 10 days or so (even more since we know the upcoming year ahead of time).    We said that a big part of this was to discover stuff we might have overlooked that others have a passion for, I just want to make sure people have time to discover them and not just talking about them.  

There is also going to be an ebb and flow as people have years they are stronger with.  We did pick up a few new participants this time, but we also have about 15 from last time that haven't done a list yet (at least not yet) like @PIK95 - and 1/2 of the discussion in the thread last time was him hinting that Cider House Rules better be getting some damn votes. 

 

[otb_lifer]

What if one was A Woman Under the Influence?     Actually that one already had a hold on it from the library, so I might get that one next week and I am picking up a foreign one on bluray today.  

I guess it was 5 movies I watched.  I tried to do a mix stuff, so what I watched was:  Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, The Taking of Pelham 123, Foxy Brown, The Parallax View, and The Towering Inferno.  

Alice/Pelham/Parallax i can see making plenty of '74 lists ... the other two are more taste specific vehicles, imo - Blaxploitation (Foxy) was a rich genre back then, and Inferno was one of the better big budget/cast disaster forays, in an era that was rife with said theme

 

[Don Quixote]

I PM'd to KP, but I'll post here too.  A bit more chalk than my 99 list, but it's what I've watched and enjoyed from this year.

Spoiler

Gandhi    30 (love a good historical epic)

Tootsie    29
The Verdict    28
First Blood    24
ET    24
Missing    18
Pink Floyd: The Wall    17
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl    16
Airplane II: The Sequel    9
Blade Runner    5

 

[KarmaPolice]

Alice/Pelham/Parallax i can see making plenty of '74 lists ... the other two are more taste specific vehicles, imo - Blaxploitation (Foxy) was a rich genre back then, and Inferno was one of the better big budget/cast disaster forays, in an era that was rife with said theme

This is why I am interested in the discussions of year vs. year.   People were talking up the 70s and saying that some years in there (I believe 1974 was one) were the best years for movies ever.  I agree 100% that the top 2-3 are epic from 74 (I can't stand BS and YF, so I ignored them).  Where I am interested in the discussion is with movies like the ones highlighted and if those are some of the titles that are driving people to say that this year is great and deep, or if I missed the ones that are causing people to say that.    Also, is there something specific that people are pointing to that might make these movies stand out more than the bottom 1/2 of the top 10 for 1999 or 1982 (when I reveal that list). 

 

[Yankee23Fan]

This is why I am interested in the discussions of year vs. year.   People were talking up the 70s and saying that some years in there (I believe 1974 was one) were the best years for movies ever.  I agree 100% that the top 2-3 are epic from 74 (I can't stand BS and YF, so I ignored them).  Where I am interested in the discussion is with movies like the ones highlighted and if those are some of the titles that are driving people to say that this year is great and deep, or if I missed the ones that are causing people to say that.    Also, is there something specific that people are pointing to that might make these movies stand out more than the bottom 1/2 of the top 10 for 1999 or 1982 (when I reveal that list). 

You "can't stand" Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein? Really?

I don't know if I ever met someone who hated Mel's movies.  I just watched Spaceballs with my oldest over the weekend and it still was making me cry from laughing so hard.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

You "can't stand" Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein? Really?

I don't know if I ever met someone who hated Mel's movies.  I just watched Spaceballs with my oldest over the weekend and it still was making me cry from laughing so hard.

I thought Spaceballs was incredibly weak.

But Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein? Both are classics.

 

[otb_lifer]

i'm not a huge Brooks fan, either ... waaayyy too much corny schtick/slapstick - his work would be much better digested in doses/skits rather than the 90+ minute fleshouts we have on film - i view most of his output as humorous bits that dragged on much too long for the cinema, effectively ######## on the original premise. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

You "can't stand" Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein? Really?

I don't know if I ever met someone who hated Mel's movies.  I just watched Spaceballs with my oldest over the weekend and it still was making me cry from laughing so hard.

Maybe "can't stand" was a bit strong.  How about don't think they are funny?.  

My 11 year old son is a SW fan and we tried Spaceballs a couple months ago.  I remember loving it when it came out, but we both sat there  for the whole thing, and I think he might have fallen asleep which he never does.  I watched Young Frankenstein a few weeks ago and had a similar reaction - maybe chuckled once. 

That is one thing that is going to be a barrier for some of these years in the 70s/very early 80s - I don't find those comedies funny.  I didn't watch them growing up since I was too young and didn't get the love when I finally got around to watching  them in my 30s.   Holy Grail and Life of Brian might be the only exceptions I can think of off the top of my head.  

 

[Hov34]

We are at 25, and I think the likes of Ilov80s and krista are working on theirs.  

Not sure about others that participated in the last draft that I haven't gotten a list from, like @Andy Dufresne, @AcerFC, @Hov34, @Musesboy, @PIK95, @Bonzai and others.  

List sent!  Thanks again for all the work you've done on this.

 

[wikkidpissah]

This is why I am interested in the discussions of year vs. year.   People were talking up the 70s and saying that some years in there (I believe 1974 was one) were the best years for movies ever.  I agree 100% that the top 2-3 are epic from 74 (I can't stand BS and YF, so I ignored them).  Where I am interested in the discussion is with movies like the ones highlighted and if those are some of the titles that are driving people to say that this year is great and deep, or if I missed the ones that are causing people to say that.    Also, is there something specific that people are pointing to that might make these movies stand out more than the bottom 1/2 of the top 10 for 1999 or 1982 (when I reveal that list). 

Looking at the list, i'm startiing to agree with you. '74 was a great year at the movies for me, because i spent most of the year on tour, which meant a lot of down time in a lot of college towns, resulting in seeing a LOT of flicks, but i dont think that many of them were from '74. The road also gave me the occasion to see a lot of foreign flicks for the first time, which utterly charmed me (good but not great '74 batch with Bread & Chocolate, Arabian Nights, Swept Away, Every Man for Himself, Lacombe, Lucien, The Clockmaker) which caused me to seek out & see most of the top foreign films of the previous 20 yrs, so i remember the year very well, but the wikilist for the year is not knocking me out.

 

[wikkidpissah]

i'm not a huge Brooks fan, either ... waaayyy too much corny schtick/slapstick - his work would be much better digested in doses/skits rather than the 90+ minute fleshouts we have on film - i view most of his output as humorous bits that dragged on much too long for the cinema, effectively ######## on the original premise. 

they're no Mr. Saturday Night, i'll admit

 

[El Floppo]

i'm not a huge Brooks fan, either ... waaayyy too much corny schtick/slapstick - his work would be much better digested in doses/skits rather than the 90+ minute fleshouts we have on film - i view most of his output as humorous bits that dragged on much too long for the cinema, effectively ######## on the original premise. 

That's part of what's so great about my favorite year. Seeing Brooks and Cesar in the show of shows basically doing their thing.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Maybe "can't stand" was a bit strong.  How about don't think they are funny?.  

My 11 year old son is a SW fan and we tried Spaceballs a couple months ago.  I remember loving it when it came out, but we both sat there  for the whole thing, and I think he might have fallen asleep which he never does.  I watched Young Frankenstein a few weeks ago and had a similar reaction - maybe chuckled once. 

That is one thing that is going to be a barrier for some of these years in the 70s/very early 80s - I don't find those comedies funny.  I didn't watch them growing up since I was too young and didn't get the love when I finally got around to watching  them in my 30s.   Holy Grail and Life of Brian might be the only exceptions I can think of off the top of my head.  

Interesting.

I can see the comment up from here from otb that says Brooks might be better skit wise but not full movie.  Most of his movies do have some down time in them, and Spaceballs is actually a good example of that.  There is a 30 minute stretch where if you don't love that nonsense I can see it being really dull in the middle.

But I always loved it for the stupidity it was.  Blazing Saddles is a classic for me, and Young Frankenstein is criminally underrated.

 

[otb_lifer]

That's part of what's so great about my favorite year. Seeing Brooks and Cesar in the show of shows basically doing their thing.

yeah, agreed here - i should have stipulated in my op that i'm not a big fan of his movies - there's no denying the genius and timing Brooks bought to the table in the milieu that you reference, among others ... i just never warmed to the extrapolating of his bits into anything more than a five minutes slapfest. 

 

[El Floppo]

Brooks approach of throwing everything you can at a wall and seeing if it's sticks doesn't float my boat most of the time. But Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are both brilliant.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I know it's been discussed in other movie threads that my comedy meter is off in general, so I will concede that point.   

Is there anybody else in these threads that were late to the game watching some of these highly regarded comedy movies?  I know there are people younger than I am, but I also didn't have any parents or older siblings that were into movies that would have watched that stuff with me.   I still think a lot of the passion for those types of movies is the group element of watching with others, saying the lines over and over, etc..     I am curious if there are other odd ducks like me who didn't see these movies until their 30s, and what their reactions were.  I am talking stuff that has been mentioned like YF, BS and also Animal House, Caddyshack, Airplane!, and others of that ilk.     I think that's a big reason my wheelhouse is stuff like Ghostbusters, Three Amigos, and all the other stuff that came out in the mid 80s and on.   That's the crap that my friends and I watched and talked about.  

 

[Hov34]

Here are my top 10:

Spoiler

Fast Times at Ridgemont High  30

Blade Runner  30

48 Hrs.  25

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan  20

An Officer and a Gentleman  18

The King of Comedy 14

Creepshow 11

Annie  10

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 8

Rocky III  7

 

[Don Quixote]

I know it's been discussed in other movie threads that my comedy meter is off in general, so I will concede that point.   

Is there anybody else in these threads that were late to the game watching some of these highly regarded comedy movies?  I know there are people younger than I am, but I also didn't have any parents or older siblings that were into movies that would have watched that stuff with me.   I still think a lot of the passion for those types of movies is the group element of watching with others, saying the lines over and over, etc..     I am curious if there are other odd ducks like me who didn't see these movies until their 30s, and what their reactions were.  I am talking stuff that has been mentioned like YF, BS and also Animal House, Caddyshack, Airplane!, and others of that ilk.     I think that's a big reason my wheelhouse is stuff like Ghostbusters, Three Amigos, and all the other stuff that came out in the mid 80s and on.   That's the crap that my friends and I watched and talked about.  

I know I've mentioned that I thought I wasn't the right era for Fast Times (and I'm a little bit younger than you), but I love the stuff that you mentioned.  I find YF, Caddyshack, Airplane, etc. as pretty timeless classics.  My comedy meter goes pretty far back though -- I'd put Some Like It Hot and Dr, Strangelove as my 1A and 1B all-time favorite comedies.  Love the Marx Brothers too.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I know I've mentioned that I thought I wasn't the right era for Fast Times (and I'm a little bit younger than you), but I love the stuff that you mentioned.  I find YF, Caddyshack, Airplane, etc. as pretty timeless classics.  My comedy meter goes pretty far back though -- I'd put Some Like It Hot and Dr, Strangelove as my 1A and 1B all-time favorite comedies.  Love the Marx Brothers too.

Thanks, now I remember you were the one who posted that.  Were you older like me when you watched those for the first time too, or did you grow up with them more?  I am hit or miss- I like stuff like Some Like it Hot and Philadelphia Story.  I have been pleasantly surprised how funny I find some of the older movies as I go back in time.  Strangelove is still one of my least favorite Kubricks though.  

I think the long and short of it is that I probably like immature **** and fart jokes in my movies. 

 

[El Floppo]

Btw...looked at 74' list and there were a LOT of strange prostitution movies

 

[Ilov80s]

This is why I am interested in the discussions of year vs. year.   People were talking up the 70s and saying that some years in there (I believe 1974 was one) were the best years for movies ever.  I agree 100% that the top 2-3 are epic from 74 (I can't stand BS and YF, so I ignored them).  Where I am interested in the discussion is with movies like the ones highlighted and if those are some of the titles that are driving people to say that this year is great and deep, or if I missed the ones that are causing people to say that.    Also, is there something specific that people are pointing to that might make these movies stand out more than the bottom 1/2 of the top 10 for 1999 or 1982 (when I reveal that list). 

Yeah, 74 is weak after the top few films IMO. Saddles will be on my list, but not all that high. It's got some really funny parts but also I lot of bits that just don't do it for me. 

Thanks, now I remember you were the one who posted that.  Were you older like me when you watched those for the first time too, or did you grow up with them more?  I am hit or miss- I like stuff like Some Like it Hot and Philadelphia Story.  I have been pleasantly surprised how funny I find some of the older movies as I go back in time.  Strangelove is still one of my least favorite Kubricks though.  

I think the long and short of it is that I probably like immature **** and fart jokes in my movies. 

That's weird, Blazing Saddles  seems right up your alley then. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

That's weird, Blazing Saddles  seems right up your alley then. 

To be fair, it's the one I haven't seen for the longest time.    I remember not really liking it, and with my reaction to most of the others from that era I haven't gone back to try again.  

 

[Ilov80s]

Also I think Made in Britain was a British TV movie from 82 but it’s outstanding. A real young Tim Roth plays a psychotic 16 year old skin head NAZI in the British juvenile offender system. Roth is absolutely terrifying.

Its only about an 80 minutes and is on YouTube.

 

[lardonastick]

I will definitely send one, but haven't yet given up on this idea that I'll find a few more to watch before I do.  I probably won't, but I'm holding out hope right now.

Me too.

 

[landrys hat]

I watched a couple from 1999 that I hadn't seen - Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai and The Limey. Both were pretty entertaining.  Ghost Dog had some really funny parts.

My 1982 List

Spoiler

30 - The Thing

25 - Blade Runner

20 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High

20 - ET

20 - First Blood

15 - 48 Hrs

15 - Star Trek II - Wrath of Khan

15 - The Beastmaster

10 - Poltergeist

10 - Rocky III

5 - Conan the Barbarian

5 - Diner

2 - The Verdict

2 - King of Comedy

2 - Tron

2 - The Shaolin Temple

2 - Ninja in the Dragon's Den

 

[Don Quixote]

Thanks, now I remember you were the one who posted that.  Were you older like me when you watched those for the first time too, or did you grow up with them more?  I am hit or miss- I like stuff like Some Like it Hot and Philadelphia Story.  I have been pleasantly surprised how funny I find some of the older movies as I go back in time.  Strangelove is still one of my least favorite Kubricks though.  

I think the long and short of it is that I probably like immature **** and fart jokes in my movies. 

I watched some of them when I was younger, but only a few. I remember watching Airplane! with my parents when I was 7 or 8, who were surprised to realize the Jell-O/boobs shot in the unedited version.

I think I really started watching a lot of those older movies in college. That’s where I picked up my love for Kubrick, film noir, and a lot of classics. But I was a bit of the odd duck who would frequently head down to the college library on a Friday night and check out something like Battleship Potemkin or Dr. Caligari.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Btw...looked at 74' list and there were a LOT of strange prostitution movies

Go on...

 

[KarmaPolice]

We are at 28 lists now with a few reporting that they will be sending theirs before Sunday.  Currently the natural cutoff for this countdown would be 60pts which would give us 25 movies.   There is a cluster of 6 with 300pts or more, and the 1st place movie is starting to separate itself from the pack and is up by about 90pts.  

 

[krista4]

Aw hell.  I'm not going to find time to watch any more of these anytime soon.  Or ever.

I'm going with a different approach to 1982 vs what I did for 1999, really ratcheting back my list to include only my top 13, with some great movies not quite making the cut.  My next tier, which deserve votes but won't get them:

Spoiler

*Star Trek II:  The Wrath of Khan - sorry, man

*Tootsie

*Shoot the Moon

*Night Shift

*Fast Times at Ridgemont High

*E.T.

*Eating Raoul

*Deathtrap

*Diner

*Creepshow

*Airplane II

*48 Hours

 

[krista4]

My submitted list:

Spoiler

Top tier - 30 points each

***Gandhi

***Fitzcarraldo

***Fanny and Alexander

Second tier - 11 points each

**Burden of Dreams

**Blade Runner

**Koyaanisqatsi

**My Favorite Year

**Missing

**Richard Pryor:  Live on the Sunset Strip

**The Year of Living Dangerously

**The Verdict

**Sophie’s Choice

**The Return of Martin Guerre

 

[Binky The Doormat]

My submitted list:

Spoiler

Top tier - 30 points each

***Gandhi

***Fitzcarraldo

***Fanny and Alexander

Second tier - 11 points each

**Burden of Dreams

**Blade Runner

**Koyaanisqatsi

**My Favorite Year

**Missing

**Richard Pryor:  Live on the Sunset Strip

**The Year of Living Dangerously

**The Verdict

**Sophie’s Choice

**The Return of Martin Guerre

without fast times at ridgemont high ...this mean nothing.

I am so disappointed ...NOTHING

ZERO POINTS!!!

NOTHING !!!

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I know it was you Krista. I know it was you. And you broke my heart.

 

[otb_lifer]

they're no Mr. Saturday Night, i'll admit

we talkin' a ridiculously high bar there, amigo 

 

[Ilov80s]

We are at 28 lists now with a few reporting that they will be sending theirs before Sunday.  Currently the natural cutoff for this countdown would be 60pts which would give us 25 movies.   There is a cluster of 6 with 300pts or more, and the 1st place movie is starting to separate itself from the pack and is up by about 90pts.  

I am actually curious about #1. I would assume Blade Runner, but ET and Fast Times have an outside shot I think

 

[wikkidpissah]

I am actually curious about #1. I would assume Blade Runner, but ET and Fast Times have an outside shot I think

xx, 18th, xx on my list so, yeah...

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Page 2 bump.

 

[KarmaPolice]

 

[KarmaPolice]

1/2 way down page 3 reminder bump.  3 more days for lists.