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The 100 Greatest movies of the 80s #1 Aliens (5 Viewers)
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rockaction
Footballguy
Wait, what? Why?
zamboni
Footballguy
Maybe because my wardrobe looks like Barry Manilow’s now
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Because when you get older you realize what punks high school kids can be. Guy was only doing his job.
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zamboni
Footballguy
Truth be told, Carl the janitor was the only person who commanded respect in the flick.Because when you get older you realize what punks high school kids can be. Guy was only doing his job.
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urbanhack
Fight The Power!
What about Brian's mom?Truth be told, Carl the janitor was the only person who commanded respect in the flick.Because when you get older you realize what punks high school kids can be. Guy was only doing his job.
Wait, what? Why?
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
and his women from Canada?What about Brian's mom?Truth be told, Carl the janitor was the only person who commanded respect in the flick.Because when you get older you realize what punks high school kids can be. Guy was only doing his job.
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FarFromHome
Footballguy
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
zamboni
Footballguy
Is this the first time or the last time we do this?What about Brian's mom?Truth be told, Carl the janitor was the only person who commanded respect in the flick.Because when you get older you realize what punks high school kids can be. Guy was only doing his job.
Wait, what? Why?
zamboni
Footballguy
Speaking of Carl, it took many watches before I caught this at the beginning.Truth be told, Carl the janitor was the only person who commanded respect in the flick.Because when you get older you realize what punks high school kids can be. Guy was only doing his job.
Wait, what? Why?
northern exposure
Footballguy
Hey spotlighting! Tim is only at #14 on the countdown.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Also, the guy who played Carl also played the "bo-hunk" that Sam's older sister was marrying in Sixteen Candles.Speaking of Carl, it took many watches before I caught this at the beginning.Truth be told, Carl the janitor was the only person who commanded respect in the flick.Because when you get older you realize what punks high school kids can be. Guy was only doing his job.
Wait, what? Why?
El Floppo
Footballguy
The Rizchecks... Rice-ChexAlso, the guy who played Carl also played the "bo-hunk" that Sam's older sister was marrying in Sixteen Candles.Speaking of Carl, it took many watches before I caught this at the beginning.Truth be told, Carl the janitor was the only person who commanded respect in the flick.Because when you get older you realize what punks high school kids can be. Guy was only doing his job.
Wait, what? Why?
General Malaise
Footballguy
Man, we thought Judd Nelson's character was the epitome of cool. We all wanted to be him.
This movie is one that was the backdrop to my MS years. Probably watched it a dozen times at least.
This movie is one that was the backdrop to my MS years. Probably watched it a dozen times at least.
timschochet
Footballguy
13. Hoosiers (1986)
Directed by: David Anspaugh
Starring: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper
Synopsis: Small town high school basketball team competes for the Indiana state championship.
My practices aren’t designed for your enjoyment. - Gene Hackman as Coach Norman Dale
Simply put, one of the greatest sports movies of all time. A joy to watch no matter how many times I see it. The characters are great, Gene Hackman is great, Dennis Hopper steals every scene he’s in (even scenes where he doesn’t say anything- for instance when he’s watching the first game and Hackman decides to go with 4 on the court to teach his players a lesson- Hopper just grins and it’s a great moment.)
This is not the best movie of the decade. But it might be, with one exception coming up a little later, the most satisfying to watch.
Directed by: David Anspaugh
Starring: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper
Synopsis: Small town high school basketball team competes for the Indiana state championship.
My practices aren’t designed for your enjoyment. - Gene Hackman as Coach Norman Dale
Simply put, one of the greatest sports movies of all time. A joy to watch no matter how many times I see it. The characters are great, Gene Hackman is great, Dennis Hopper steals every scene he’s in (even scenes where he doesn’t say anything- for instance when he’s watching the first game and Hackman decides to go with 4 on the court to teach his players a lesson- Hopper just grins and it’s a great moment.)
This is not the best movie of the decade. But it might be, with one exception coming up a little later, the most satisfying to watch.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
It had to be satisfying to watch when it happened IRL too.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Everyone I know loves this movie. I find it terrible and it was tough to watch it until the end, but I did. I didn’t buy anything about it as far as the relationships Hackman had with the woman or the team. It seemed so contrived.
I know it’s just me, obviously since so many love it but I don’t get this movie.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
That’s not to say it doesn’t deserve to be up there. As I said everyone I know loves it.
Dennis Castro
Footballguy
I am told that it was. My mother-in-law was from the next town over and attended the semifinal game. She still talks about it.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I have never seen it because everything I read about it made it seem like it was contrived.
I dislike most sports movies for this reason.
General Malaise
Footballguy
No, I'm with you, Dr.8...I re-watched it with my older boys a few years ago and it's not that great.
It's not nearly as bad as Rudy, though, which I think is a steaming pile of elephant manure.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
What part do you think was contrived?
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
This is an odd movie for me to judge. I'm the target demographic for it. I have no problem with romantic storylines, but I never bought the Hackman/Hershey pairing. Hopper's great and steals the show.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I didn’t see it. But from what I could glean, basically everything. Inspirational underdog sports stories are generally not interesting to me.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I love watching most sports, I love watching movies, but I dislike watching sports movies.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I just wanted to be whatever character got with Molly Ringwald in the movies.
zamboni
Footballguy
So many guys had a thing for her, but I wasn’t one of them. Probably more Team Ally Sheedy, mainly in War Games and Bad Boys.I just wanted to be whatever character got with Molly Ringwald in the movies.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I was a sucker for the red hair. One of my earliest tv crushes was when we watched Anne of Green Gables in school.So many guys had a thing for her, but I wasn’t one of them. Probably more Team Ally Sheedy, mainly in War Games and Bad Boys.I just wanted to be whatever character got with Molly Ringwald in the movies.
Doug B
Footballguy
In real life, that underdog Milan High School team beat Oscar Robertson’s Crispus Attucks High School during the state playoffs and I think that was in the state semifinals.
Yes, THAT Oscar Robertson. A future NBA Hall of Famer plus the Chess Club was probably a solid state title contender. Knocking out Attucks was a big deal.
The real life Milan team was more skilled than the Hickory High team in the movie. They had multiple sharpshooters who were lethal from mid-range, and thus were difficult to defend by doubling any one player. It is true that Milan team was thin — I think the roster was only seven or eight guys.
General Malaise
Footballguy
So many guys had a thing for her, but I wasn’t one of them. Probably more Team Ally Sheedy, mainly in War Games and Bad Boys.I just wanted to be whatever character got with Molly Ringwald in the movies.
Yup. Never ever did nor ever will understand the love for Molly Ringwald. Always felt like we were being forced to find her beautiful. Team Ally for me too.
zamboni
Footballguy
IIRC Ally Sheedy almost got the Claire part instead. We wouldn’t have known the difference if she had, but just seems strange to think of Ally in that role.So many guys had a thing for her, but I wasn’t one of them. Probably more Team Ally Sheedy, mainly in War Games and Bad Boys.I just wanted to be whatever character got with Molly Ringwald in the movies.
Yup. Never ever did nor ever will understand the love for Molly Ringwald. Always felt like we were being forced to find her beautiful. Team Ally for me too.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Maybe I needed to see it back in the day, because I somehow never saw Hoosiers until around 10 years ago or so and thought it was solid, but nothing special.
The Breakfast Club, on the other hand, is all kinds of great. This is THE classic dramedy, a perfect symmetry of comedy and drama.
The Breakfast Club, on the other hand, is all kinds of great. This is THE classic dramedy, a perfect symmetry of comedy and drama.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
IMO the only misstep is the silliness that is Emilio's dance routine.
General Malaise
Footballguy
So many guys had a thing for her, but I wasn’t one of them. Probably more Team Ally Sheedy, mainly in War Games and Bad Boys.I just wanted to be whatever character got with Molly Ringwald in the movies.
Yup. Never ever did nor ever will understand the love for Molly Ringwald. Always felt like we were being forced to find her beautiful. Team Ally for
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
To be clear when I used “contrived” I wasnt talking about any of the basketball game moments. I didn’t feel any chemistry between Hackman and Hershey and how they fell in love so quick (in the movie no idea if that’s exactly how it happened in real life) and the relationship he had with the team. It seemed like they bought in for no real reason.
I’m not calling it a bad movie at all, but I saw it late after it was hyped up and I just didn’t “get it”.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
That whole sequence is rather bizarre and a bit odd, but it was the 80s, so you just had to go with it.
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
same
Doug B
Footballguy
Her Claire in Breakfast Club is actually a better character for being imperfect . It makes her insecurity more believable.
El Floppo
Footballguy
This.So many guys had a thing for her, but I wasn’t one of them. Probably more Team Ally Sheedy, mainly in War Games and Bad Boys.I just wanted to be whatever character got with Molly Ringwald in the movies.
Yup. Never ever did nor ever will understand the love for Molly Ringwald. Always felt like we were being forced to find her beautiful. Team Ally for me too.
This is why you fail.
#teamMollyginger
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Breakfast Club is all-timer for me. Incredibly rewatchable still.
General Malaise
Footballguy
This.So many guys had a thing for her, but I wasn’t one of them. Probably more Team Ally Sheedy, mainly in War Games and Bad Boys.I just wanted to be whatever character got with Molly Ringwald in the movies.
Yup. Never ever did nor ever will understand the love for Molly Ringwald. Always felt like we were being forced to find her beautiful. Team Ally for me too.
This is why you fail.
#teamMollyginger
Yeah, I know, grandma. There was a period of time where translucent pale redheads were painted by Frenchmen as the zenith of pulchritude but by the mid 1980s, most males evolved to find beauty in tanned, toned lasses who didn't look like they'd miss a week of school with the sniffles.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I'm concerned about you.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Hoosiers does have cinema's second most awkward kiss of all time - losing out to Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson in Hopscotch.
rockaction
Footballguy
Oh my gosh does Hoosiers ever rule as a movie. Sports. Cinema. Underdog triumph based on a true story about amateur sports. This is everything right about America.
Apple pie on deck for dessert, we got ourselves the main course!
Apple pie on deck for dessert, we got ourselves the main course!
Tau837
Footballguy
For the record, I love the movie. But Bill Simmons wrote a column once in which he counted up the attempts and makes for Jimmy in the movie, and it was something ridiculous, like 84/85 or something silly. I mean, unless you think Jimmy is twice as good as Steph Curry...
northern exposure
Footballguy
Two surprising things about this movie. 1) Michael J Fox is in it (credits show him as Michael Fox)
2) It rates at 68% on Rotten Tomatoes. How?????
zamboni
Footballguy
Good call - that was Fox’s acting debut IIRC. As for the highish rating, it’s kind of a cult classic, so that’s probably why it scores well. Some good kill scenes too, which draws in the horror crowd. And Alice Cooper
northern exposure
Footballguy
His feature film debut was in something called Midnight Madness. He was on a Canadian TV show called Leo and Me before that.Good call - that was Fox’s acting debut IIRC. As for the highish rating, it’s kind of a cult classic, so that’s probably why it scores well. Some good kill scenes too, which draws in the horror crowd. And Alice Cooper
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