Top 101 Movies of the 80s (2 Viewers)

[Dan Lambskin]

I don't enjoy the first two Evil Dead movies as much as I admire them. The cobbling together of a decent movie with a budget of "Hey, how much money do we currently have on us?" is tremendous.

For some reason, Dead Alive never got the love the Evil Dead movies received. I would love to hear @Tick thoughts on it.

In college, we caught this movie one night, and didn't know what it was called. We went to our local video shop, that had some horror authority on staff (It was literally like, 'hey we are looking for this horror movie with a guy with a lawn mower strapped to his chest', and they call out Victor from the back room)

We bought the VHS, and would play it late night when we had women over. Laughing/gagging. I loved that movie.

Peter Jackson’s finest work

 

[El Floppo]

I've never seen The Goonies.

Never seen the goonies can’t ride a bike. Sometimes I think you might be a pod person or some thing

might be... MIGHT BE?! (enunciated like.... refund)

 

[otb_lifer]

I've never seen The Goonies.

I haven’t either.

Wait, wait, WAIT!!

We have folks participating in an 80's movie draft/ranking who HAVE NEVER SEEN GOONIES!?!?!?11!11!!

Wait, wait, WAIT!

one of the chaps running this never saw "True Romance", as were revealed in the similar 90s thread.

MUCH more egregious, imo




OH ... HAI, KP

Goonies > True Romance. And True Romance is a great movie.

i just don't think they're ... uhhh ... good enough

 

[KarmaPolice]

#90: GREMLINS [HBOMAX, TUBI]

My #52 pick. Is there a certain time zone we need to consider for this after midnight nonsense? I still have a blast with this movie, and it's one I think of and say "wtf was wrong with the 80s?". This is one of my first memories seeing a movie in the theater. I begged my parents to let me go, then proceeded to lose my **** as gremlins got nuked and put in a blender. I didn't even get to the cheery story of daddy getting stuck in the chimney. I am one of those kids that helped get the PG-13 rating, I guess.

My only issue with this pick is how you will find 89 movies better than Gremlins.

Well, I didn't- I found 51 other movies better.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I've never seen The Goonies.

I haven’t either.

Wait, wait, WAIT!!

We have folks participating in an 80's movie draft/ranking who HAVE NEVER SEEN GOONIES!?!?!?11!11!!

Wait, wait, WAIT!

one of the chaps running this never saw "True Romance", as were revealed in the similar 90s thread.

MUCH more egregious, imo




OH ... HAI, KP

We need an eyeroll like button.

To be fair, I've seen it since, and we still don't agree.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I've never seen The Goonies.

Nor have I.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I've never seen The Goonies.

I haven’t either.

Wait, wait, WAIT!!

We have folks participating in an 80's movie draft/ranking who HAVE NEVER SEEN GOONIES!?!?!?11!11!!

Wait, wait, WAIT!

one of the chaps running this never saw "True Romance", as were revealed in the similar 90s thread.

I forgot about that. I really need to incorporate that more in my "KP, put down the bong and stop watching bad movies" shtick.

 

[JAA]

I've never seen The Goonies.

Never seen the goonies can’t ride a bike. Sometimes I think you might be a pod person or some thing

I would vote replicant.

DEFINITELY TOO SOON!!

 

[otb_lifer]

I've never seen The Goonies.

I haven’t either.

Wait, wait, WAIT!!

We have folks participating in an 80's movie draft/ranking who HAVE NEVER SEEN GOONIES!?!?!?11!11!!

Wait, wait, WAIT!

one of the chaps running this never saw "True Romance", as were revealed in the similar 90s thread.

MUCH more egregious, imo




OH ... HAI, KP

We need an eyeroll like button.

To be fair, I've seen it since, and we still don't agree.

ZERO issue with you not loving, or even liking, the flick.

BIG issue with not seeing it at all prior to the 90s countdown - inexcusable, imo.


im'ma leave this alone now - enjoy the thread, hope to see some favorites pop up soon.

 

[Manster]

How does one "never see The Goonies"?

 

[zamboni]

How does one "never see The Goonies"?

Rent Faces of Death instead.

 

[otb_lifer]

How does one "never see The Goonies"?

Rent Faces of Death instead.

yep, that definitely fits

 

[Ilov80s]

WITNESS [PRIME, PARAMOUNT+]

A great director, Peter Weir, in peak form.

I don't think this was peak Weir... but it's a solid movie, made better by him.

Love Peter Weir. I think this completes my nods to my family. Crimes and Misdemeanors for my dad, Steel Magnolias for my wife and Witness for my mom. She loved her some Harrison Ford and this movie was a favorite growing up. Rewatched it recently and it held up really well as a romance, crime and fish out of water movie.

 

[Ilov80s]

Wait, wait, WAIT!

one of the chaps running this never saw "True Romance", as were revealed in the similar 90s thread.

MUCH more egregious, imo




OH ... HAI, KP

Is that better or worse than me having seen True Romance and not liked it?

Oh I see that was addressed above.

 

[Ilov80s]

I’m the one to blame for the lower Goonies ranking. I like it. Just didn’t make my list. I think I saw it a little too late in life to develop such a strong relationship with it. I am a little younger than KP and most of these 80s movies, I didn’t actually see in the 80s.

 

[otb_lifer]

Wait, wait, WAIT!

one of the chaps running this never saw "True Romance", as were revealed in the similar 90s thread.

MUCH more egregious, imo




OH ... HAI, KP

Is that better or worse than me having seen True Romance and not liked it?

Wait, wait, WAIT!

one of the chaps running this never saw "True Romance", as were revealed in the similar 90s thread.

MUCH more egregious, imo




OH ... HAI, KP

Is that better or worse than me having seen True Romance and not liked it?

Oh I see that was addressed above.

as i said, no issue with critique of it at all ... just with never getting around to a sit with it, especially for such a movie mensch like KP.

/fin

 

[fantasy stud]

I've never seen The Goonies.

I haven’t either.

I'm shocked. I thought everybody has.

 

[Frostillicus]

Thanks list! I had never even heard of River's Edge, but I'm watching it now (Tubi).

 

[zamboni]

Thanks list! I had never even heard of River's Edge, but I'm watching it now (Tubi).

Will be interested in hearing what you think of it.

And stop calling us tubi.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I've never seen The Goonies.

Never seen the goonies can’t ride a bike. Sometimes I think you might be a pod person or some thing

I would vote replicant.

I think Harrison Ford would have caught up to her by now.

 

[massraider]

I've never seen The Goonies.

No reason to now.

I think I saw it a little too late in life to develop such a strong relationship with it.

That's it. Nostalgia of this movie is tied to your age.

if you were at an age where taking off with your friends on your BMX and finding pirate treasure was the best thing you could possibly imagine, this movie was huge. It was a buddy pic for 12 year olds.

 

[Ilov80s]

Thanks list! I had never even heard of River's Edge, but I'm watching it now (Tubi).

Get ready for dark and weird

 

[Frostillicus]

Thanks list! I had never even heard of River's Edge, but I'm watching it now (Tubi).

Get ready for dark and weird

That's my jam. 47 minutes in and I love it.

 

[massraider]

Thanks list! I had never even heard of River's Edge, but I'm watching it now (Tubi).

Get ready for dark and weird

That's my jam. 47 minutes in and I love it.

Look up the true story it's based on.

 

[Manster]

I've never seen The Goonies.

No reason to now.

I think I saw it a little too late in life to develop such a strong relationship with it.

That's it. Nostalgia of this movie is tied to your age.

if you were at an age where taking off with your friends on your BMX and finding pirate treasure was the best thing you could possibly imagine, this movie was huge. It was a buddy pic for 12 year olds.

The Goonies IS the 80's.....I mean Cyndi Lauper wrote a song for it! One of the Cory's is in it! It's also got ORV's with bullet holes!, rocky road! One eyed Willie!, and rich stuff! Also.......John Matuszak with a tour de force!

There was another buddy movie released the next year that is also one of my faves.....

 

[Todem]

Who is Joan Of Arc?

Noah's wife?

Who is Socrates?

“An old dead dude”

 

[Runkle]

I saw The Goonies, in a theater, with the cast. It was a promotion for the Blu-Ray release. Nearly everyone still alive was still there... Joey Pantoliano, Corey Feldman, Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, Jeff Cohen... but when they were introduced, the largest applause from the audience was for the actress that played Rosalita the Maid.

 

[zamboni]

The Goonies IS the 80's.....I mean Cyndi Lauper wrote a song for it! One of the Cory's is in it! It's also got ORV's with bullet holes!, rocky road! One eyed Willie!, and rich stuff! Also.......John Matuszak with a tour de force!

Don’t forget Kerri Green - hope she appears in another movie later on here.

 

[Manster]

We've watched The Goonies with our kids at least 6-8 times I bet. We keep the DVD in our camp trailer, and we throw it on, in the evening sometimes during camping trips.....it's the most requested, along with the Sandlot, and Nacho Libre.....all classics, imo

 

[urbanhack]

Where do you have Out of Bounds ranked???

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Is this where we admit that we’ve never seen The Goonies?

 

[bryhamm]

 

[KarmaPolice]

Is this where we admit that we’ve never seen The Goonies?

Yeah, if you are one of these weirdos who haven't seen it.

That would be a fun FFA watch party.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Hope you guys factor in some animation

 

[zamboni]

Hope you guys factor in some animation

Well, some people have already gotten worked up about not having seen The Goonies.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Is this where we admit that we’ve never seen The Goonies?

No this is our thread, our thread down here!

 

[Ilov80s]

We've watched The Goonies with our kids at least 6-8 times I bet. We keep the DVD in our camp trailer, and we throw it on, in the evening sometimes during camping trips.....it's the most requested, along with the Sandlot, and Nacho Libre.....all classics, imo

That's another thing. I don't have kids so some of these movies didn't even a shot at a 2nd life with me. I can guarantee if I had kids, my list would look differently.

 

[Frostillicus]

Rivers Edge was pretty good. Nice and dark and weird, though a bit overacted. Forgot just how hot Ione Skye was.

 

[Ilov80s]

Is this where we admit that we’ve never seen The Goonies?

Seems like it, a surprisingly high number.

 

[Ilov80s]

Rivers Edge was pretty good. Nice and dark and weird, though a bit overacted. Forgot just how hot Ione Skye was.

Crispin Glover is on another planet in that one.

 

[zamboni]

Rivers Edge was pretty good. Nice and dark and weird, though a bit overacted. Forgot just how hot Ione Skye was.

Crispin Glover is on another planet in that one.

And as mentioned earlier, probably wasn’t even acting.

 

[Ilov80s]

Rivers Edge was pretty good. Nice and dark and weird, though a bit overacted. Forgot just how hot Ione Skye was.

Crispin Glover is on another planet in that one.

And as mentioned earlier, probably wasn’t even acting.

I felt like I saw the movie on TCM and during the pre or post movie discussion, they mentioned that nobody- not the other actors, director, no one knew that he was going to play it like that. It took everyone back and they weren't even sure he was being serious as first.

 

[Ilov80s]

You'd think I'd at least rate a Michelob

 

[otb_lifer]

Where do you have Out of Bounds ranked???

the 90 or so seconds of Siouxsie makes it worthwhile - and Diz can get it anytime she wants.

waaayyy better than Johnny B Good

 

[Tick]

I don't enjoy the first two Evil Dead movies as much as I admire them. The cobbling together of a decent movie with a budget of "Hey, how much money do we currently have on us?" is tremendous.

For some reason, Dead Alive never got the love the Evil Dead movies received. I would love to hear @Tick thoughts on it.

In college, we caught this movie one night, and didn't know what it was called. We went to our local video shop, that had some horror authority on staff (It was literally like, 'hey we are looking for this horror movie with a guy with a lawn mower strapped to his chest', and they call out Victor from the back room)

We bought the VHS, and would play it late night when we had women over. Laughing/gagging. I loved that movie.

I haven't seen it, but it's in the queue - not streaming on any of my services right now. Early Peter Jackson movie, right?

Also appears to have an alternate title, Braindead.

I have a pretty long list of zombie movies I should watch before trying to make a list. Some I saw 20 years ago (Dawn of the Dead, Army of Darkness), some I heard of this week (Ojuju, Happiness of the Katakuris), some I just never watched and expect to stink (basically anything from the 70s or 80s - Serpent and the Rainbow, Dead Heat), and some I've seen but have no real memory of (Overlord, Scoobie Doo on Zombie Island).

 

[zoonation]

this thread is so mint.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Is this where we admit that we’ve never seen The Goonies?

Yeah, if you are one of these weirdos who haven't seen it.

That would be a fun FFA watch party.

Being a weirdo is probably not a surprise- but this would indeed be another reason. Honestly I’ve seen most of the movies so far and most of the big 80s one - but for whatever reason I never saw Goonies and it’s doubtful it would be worth it now.

 

[El Floppo]

Rivers Edge was pretty good. Nice and dark and weird, though a bit overacted. Forgot just how hot Ione Skye was.

Crispin Glover is on another planet in that one.

And as mentioned earlier, probably wasn’t even acting.

I felt like I saw the movie on TCM and during the pre or post movie discussion, they mentioned that nobody- not the other actors, director, no one knew that he was going to play it like that. It took everyone back and they weren't even sure he was being serious as first.

my absolute favorite Letterman moment.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

this thread is so mint.

"Choi" even.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I’m the one to blame for the lower Goonies ranking. I like it. Just didn’t make my list. I think I saw it a little too late in life to develop such a strong relationship with it. I am a little younger than KP and most of these 80s movies, I didn’t actually see in the 80s.

We are going to have movies rated way higher than Goonies for people completely missing the list and I predict the first wave of WTF??? will be coming in about 20 picks,and it will be my fault. Honestly, most of the group of movies 30-60 are ones that were just on one of our lists and there are some huge titles on that list.