Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I didn't see this until the '00s I was in my 30s and met my Disney-obsessed wife.
Maybe the difference you mention is because they adapted it from Hans Christian Andersen, who was not a typical source for them?
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The Next 100 best movies from the 80's (1 Viewer)
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Maybe the difference you mention is because they adapted it from Hans Christian Andersen, who was not a typical source for them?
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
32 (tie). Halloween 2
Scoresman - #9
I probably should have found room for this in my list. Those hospital scenes were creepy AF. And of course the greatest horror theme/score ever.
Scoresman - #9
I probably should have found room for this in my list. Those hospital scenes were creepy AF. And of course the greatest horror theme/score ever.
Scoresman
Footballguy
Here’s a top 100 for you. Every movie exactly where it should be.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I've completely lost track of which Halloweens and Friday the 13ths I've seen and which ones I haven't. Aside from the first Halloween they all seem interchangeable to me.
Scoresman
Footballguy
The spa scene, the chase in the basement, the score, it's another under appreciated sequel and an EXCELLENT slasher film.
TripItUp
Footballguy
scoresman is the guy at a party requesting/playing the worst possible music....
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
32 (tie). Top Secret!
shuke - #9
A pretty good yet underappreciated follow up from Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker after Airplane. Kilmer in his debut film.
shuke - #9
A pretty good yet underappreciated follow up from Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker after Airplane. Kilmer in his debut film.
TripItUp
Footballguy
Exactly, huge mega hit. My sister's favorite movie of all time.
This should be in the original 100, but lots of estrogen so not a lot of dudes gonna put this in their top 100. It would be in my top 100 for the pop culture impact.
Also, most men won't admit it, but they love them some "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen.
TripItUp
Footballguy
yeah, not into the animated stuff...probably doesn't make my top 200.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Fixed.
TripItUp
Footballguy
Never liked it as much as everybody else...a few funny scenes but that's about it for me. Not in my top 200.
TripItUp
Footballguy
A worthy inclusion. Easily makes my top 200 but not top 100.
Also, we are on a min-Val Kilmer run here.
rockaction
Footballguy
I went to Paris and France
I found a little romance
She was a-walkin' down the boulevard
Neek!
TripItUp
Footballguy
Loved it...easily makes my top 200.
The General
Footballguy
Out of the way, Peck!
Manster
Footballguy
I have few Disney obsessed peeps in my life..... I guess it must be that nostalgic feeling about it, much like some of these movies.
Manster
Footballguy
I was surprised this didn't make the first 100
Manster
Footballguy
The first Friday the 13th is much different from the rest as it's Jason's mom who is the killer.....then the final scene. The rest are Jason killing people in new, and interesting ways, for the most part.
Manster
Footballguy
I think my post, and yours, about this movie, is a perfect example of the nostalgia attached to( or lack there of) to these movies
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Here, you dropped your phony dog poo
What 'phony dog poo'?
What 'phony dog poo'?
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Oh, don't give us that crap, you liked about 2 movies on the original 100.
zamboni
Footballguy
Come on folks, there's schtick and there's bad schtick. I'm a big Brady Bunch fan and even I won't watch this concoction ever again.
zamboni
Footballguy
I thought it was a solid follow up to the original, but John Carpenter wasn't part of it and it showed. Some good scary scenes.
otb_lifer
Footballguy
the Eve Plumb "Dutchboy" coif makes it utterly unwatchable.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Now imagine the opposite, and there are big blockbuster movies you never watched and never formed any meaning or attachment to. They might not make your list, right?
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
25 feels like an underestimation. That's one of the things that struck me as well on a recent rewatch - I had the imagine of the overbearing, a-hole dad in this one. Turns out it's more like people are talking about in here, and I was on his side.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
All y'all threw a hissy fit about ours and had to have your own countdown and it wasn't even that pretentious in the top 10.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I would say that Friday has the most/best quality of sequels, but I also think that's because the bar was much lower at the start. Halloween 2 is a good sequel with some decent jumps and kills. On an island it feels better than the Friday movies, but when you go from 1 to 2 it feels like a much bigger drop off.
Besides the OG Halloween, I wouldn't argue with Halloween 2 and Friday 1-4 being in any order and I think they all are decent 80s slashers. Go farther down the sequel path for either franchise and you get into some pretty murky waters.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I watched it a couple nights after our countdown ended. It's toward the bottom of my top 100. It's still a fun watch, but I don't have a ton of room for fantasy type movies now. I have it higher than some others (a couple listed in here, I believe) but not a genre I gravitate to unless I'm watching with somebody else.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
We keep talking about Carpenters' scores. I feel a distinction should be made between "iconic" and "great". To me it's one of the reasons I don't like some of his movies - more Carpenter synth score. It's a nit-pick, I just feel like he kept going back to the well too much with the same tones and music - which goes back to that original discussion about Carpenter and his "it's a job" approach to his movies.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I agree Halloween 2 is the best sequel. I think the Jason series peaked with part 4 and 6. The Tommy Jarvis arc is what I think of when I think of that Friday the 13th series.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Little Mermaid. Another one of my wife’s favorites but I also really liked it, feel like it kicked off a renaissance of sorts for Disney. also have some good Hipster Ariel memes
Willow - liked it as a kid, watched recently, some cool scenes but another one where the effects look pretty dated. Have not dove into the series yet
Willow - liked it as a kid, watched recently, some cool scenes but another one where the effects look pretty dated. Have not dove into the series yet
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Since made-for-tv movies are in play, I hope the Brady one isn't the only one selected, though I guess we're too far along.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Loved this too even though as kid I knew all the actors looked 40 instead of HS seniors.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
I liked it as a kid, watched it with my kids a few years ago…meh
Same. I was pretty disappointed (as were my kids).
zamboni
Footballguy
Yes, anxiously awaiting Disney's Return Of The Shaggy Dog.
Major
Footballguy
A bit off topic and made in the 70s but all this Halloween and Friday 13th talk has me thinking about Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Does the original still hold up? I remember it being creepy when I was a kid but haven’t seen it since. I know they had a few sequels but never bothered with them despite my love of horror.
otb_lifer
Footballguy
yes, and remarkably well, at that.
can still get that visceral gut punch every time Pam is dropped on that meat hook, e.g.
it'll never lose that appeal - and the further away we get from '74, the more appreciation i have for Tobe's cutting vision at that time.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Scary? Not really.
But TCM is still a rare old movie that still causes a visceral reaction. Very effective in putting you in that environment. I feel like I can smell that disgusting house.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Or what otb said. See, we can agree on things.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Guess again.
zamboni
Footballguy
What makes TCM different is that despite its title, there is very little violence - it's mostly suspense. Actually can say the same about Halloween for the most part. Only after Halloween's success did the genre resort to a lot of blood and gore to captivate audiences.
zamboni
Footballguy
Return of the Shaggy D.A.?
otb_lifer
Footballguy
yep.
i mentioned Pam on the meat hook, but ... there's also Kirk tripping down the hallway, as he approaches that metal door, i mean, you just know it ain't gonna end well - then WHAP! it's pulled open, and first look at Leatherface - i have watched that scene dozens of times, but the claustrophobic creepiness STILL sends a shiver.
Sally in the burlap getting whacked with the broom by Cook - WT actual F?
... and then the dinner table with Granpa - could go on and on - but back to your point, it were the atmospheric horror far outpacing the actual carnage.
Willy
Footballguy
I'm guessing it was the one that almost all of America watched and talked about from the early 80s. Even Reagan talked about it.
zamboni
Footballguy
Willy
Footballguy
There were a lot of movies in the 80s that were like Willow. Fun to watch, not going to win any awards, you feel like you can safely recommend it to most people. I liked it a lot when it came out and thought it was a bigger deal than it turned out to be, but I haven't rewatched it since. Not sure if it never makes it on cable tv, or just doesn't come up on my algorithms in Netflix or Prime but really haven't heard anyone talking about this one in years.
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