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Be honest, when you think of favorite movies of the 80s, you also think of Academy Award winning, hours long Swedish semi-autobiographical dramas. Don't wuss out and watch the 3 hour cut either.
, before doing my list I wanted to get through my Bergman autobiography I was reading and get to this one because I knew it was semi-autobiographical. This was the clue I was hinting at that is my new obsession - I watched a handful of Bergman last fall and got hooked, and ending up really digging them all and wanting to dive in more. Since then I got the book (I usually have a movie related book I'm reading), listened to a few pods, bought the Criterion 39 disc set, and dove in head first.
The funny thing is, after buying the disc I watched Fanny and Alexander on the Criterion channel, because they chopped it up into 4 mini-series chunks. I assumed it was how it was conceived for a tv miniseries and it was easy to break up and digest over a few nights.I’ve only seen the 3 hour cut.
Yeah I believe it was a miniseries in Sweden and recut as a movie for international audiences. I think.The funny thing is, after buying the disc I watched Fanny and Alexander on the Criterion channel, because they chopped it up into 4 mini-series chunks. I assumed it was how it was conceived for a tv miniseries and it was easy to break up and digest over a few nights.I’ve only seen the 3 hour cut.
I doubt we're going to see the Polish miniseries turned into movies here... right? not a joke- and I hope you know what I'm talking about... also amazing.Yeah I believe it was a miniseries in Sweden and recut as a movie for international audiences. I think.The funny thing is, after buying the disc I watched Fanny and Alexander on the Criterion channel, because they chopped it up into 4 mini-series chunks. I assumed it was how it was conceived for a tv miniseries and it was easy to break up and digest over a few nights.I’ve only seen the 3 hour cut.
This isn’t a criticism of the ranking. since I haven’t seen the movie - but I’ve never even heard of this movie.#29: FANNY AND ALEXANDER
80s' #78, and my #23. Here's where I probably take triple crap because this is a movie I just watched in the last month for the first time. Along with the 3 "homework" movies that I was tasked with watching before doing this 80s countdown
Obviously I dug this movie as well and instantly loved it (yes, I watched the 312 minute cut), but I will also fully admit this was the movie that most got the "desert island" bump, because it would be one of the first I'd want to tackle again and keep digging into. There are other movies that got a similar treatment on my countdowns, being ones I just saw for the for first time as reasearch for this and ended up loving and would want to take to an island with me.
I still haven't fully tackled this one, but it's on the agenda.I doubt we're going to see the Polish miniseries turned into movies here... right? not a joke- and I hope you know what I'm talking about... also amazing.Yeah I believe it was a miniseries in Sweden and recut as a movie for international audiences. I think.The funny thing is, after buying the disc I watched Fanny and Alexander on the Criterion channel, because they chopped it up into 4 mini-series chunks. I assumed it was how it was conceived for a tv miniseries and it was easy to break up and digest over a few nights.I’ve only seen the 3 hour cut.
movie fan tears.This isn’t a criticism of the ranking. since I haven’t seen the movie - but I’ve never even heard of this movie.#29: FANNY AND ALEXANDER
80s' #78, and my #23. Here's where I probably take triple crap because this is a movie I just watched in the last month for the first time. Along with the 3 "homework" movies that I was tasked with watching before doing this 80s countdown
Obviously I dug this movie as well and instantly loved it (yes, I watched the 312 minute cut), but I will also fully admit this was the movie that most got the "desert island" bump, because it would be one of the first I'd want to tackle again and keep digging into. There are other movies that got a similar treatment on my countdowns, being ones I just saw for the for first time as reasearch for this and ended up loving and would want to take to an island with me.
Yes.movie fan tears.This isn’t a criticism of the ranking. since I haven’t seen the movie - but I’ve never even heard of this movie.#29: FANNY AND ALEXANDER
80s' #78, and my #23. Here's where I probably take triple crap because this is a movie I just watched in the last month for the first time. Along with the 3 "homework" movies that I was tasked with watching before doing this 80s countdown
Obviously I dug this movie as well and instantly loved it (yes, I watched the 312 minute cut), but I will also fully admit this was the movie that most got the "desert island" bump, because it would be one of the first I'd want to tackle again and keep digging into. There are other movies that got a similar treatment on my countdowns, being ones I just saw for the for first time as reasearch for this and ended up loving and would want to take to an island with me.
you've heard of Bergman though... right?
some are better than others, but all amazing. I got to see 3 or 4 at a film festival... just blown away. but I was already a big fan of the director.I still haven't fully tackled this one, but it's on the agenda.I doubt we're going to see the Polish miniseries turned into movies here... right? not a joke- and I hope you know what I'm talking about... also amazing.Yeah I believe it was a miniseries in Sweden and recut as a movie for international audiences. I think.The funny thing is, after buying the disc I watched Fanny and Alexander on the Criterion channel, because they chopped it up into 4 mini-series chunks. I assumed it was how it was conceived for a tv miniseries and it was easy to break up and digest over a few nights.I’ve only seen the 3 hour cut.
I've seen and loved all the 90s output, but I haven't gotten to the 80s much. I think I've seen 1-2 of these, but that's it. It's on the wish list for when I go crazy during a Criterion 50% sale though.some are better than others, but all amazing. I got to see 3 or 4 at a film festival... just blown away. but I was already a big fan of the director.I still haven't fully tackled this one, but it's on the agenda.I doubt we're going to see the Polish miniseries turned into movies here... right? not a joke- and I hope you know what I'm talking about... also amazing.Yeah I believe it was a miniseries in Sweden and recut as a movie for international audiences. I think.The funny thing is, after buying the disc I watched Fanny and Alexander on the Criterion channel, because they chopped it up into 4 mini-series chunks. I assumed it was how it was conceived for a tv miniseries and it was easy to break up and digest over a few nights.I’ve only seen the 3 hour cut.
Yeah, it's a tough one to quote in most settings.
Great movie - much better than it’s remake, The Joker.
whoa!
1000%, and what my clue was going for.
Visionquest?I will end the morning with one that will please the masses more. This is the movie with the huge discrepancy in rating - my #11 and 80s' #84. It's the one that pissed off more people in the dorms than any other, maybe our most watched and quoted movie in college, and one of the gayest movies ever made.
When I watched the Joker, all I could think of was how it’s basically just a darker re-write of the King of Comedy - maybe they were in on the “joke” by also casting Deniro, but this time in the Jerry Lewis role.
I feel the needI will end the morning with one that will please the masses more. This is the movie with the huge discrepancy in rating - my #11 and 80s' #84. It's the one that pissed off more people in the dorms than any other, maybe our most watched and quoted movie in college, and one of the gayest movies ever made.
yeah- wasn't subtle. and the deniro casting definitely told me they were letting the audience know it.
I will refrain from posting what made my top 100 but missed this joint countdown.
I might want to put together a list of movies left out that I loved.... or maybe just my top 20 movies from the 80s. I don't care about "80s" movies tbh... just best/favorite movies released that decade.
As in you don't want us to talk about our remaining 25-30 on our individual countdowns and just hype them if/when you select them?
I’ll save my comments for when the movies do or don’t get mentioned in their countdown
We can do that for sure if they were going to put one together.
#26: TOP GUN
My #11 and 80s' #84. I will admit, this took more of a ding because the sequel is better, but it's a movie that I always have on tap in my collection and was one of the first 4ks I got, so I had to have it near the top. My dumb friends and I in the dorms put all 4 beds in one room, then had the other across the hall as our movie/music/lounge room. We rigged up no less than 12 speakers in a small dorm room and played this movie way too much. @Ilov80s - you can be my movie wingman anytime.
Very fair I think 10-15 would be slam dunk for the next wave, especially if we are mainly talking "80s movies"
I would say maybe decide by Tuesday/Wednesday. Since we are skipping the weekend, that's when we will get around to #1.
Christian Slater's entire performance?
