Top 101 Movies of the 80s (4 Viewers)

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Ferris is what he is. Maybe you love him, maybe you hate him. The supporting cast is just dynamite though. Jennifer Grey, Alan Ruck, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Edie McClurg, Jeffrey Jones. It’s a blast.

I guess I don't view it any different than a movie such as There Will be Blood that has an a-hole at the center, and they largely come out ahead. I don't think loving Ferris is required to love the movie, and I have found rewatches more interesting thinking he's a bit of an ***.

Yeah when I was 12, Ferris was like a hero. Watching now, I definitely identify more with his sister and Cameron. Ferris has become a much grayer character which actually does make it more interesting imo.

WTF, really?

Cameron is a soft, insecure, whiny baby. His sister is just a nasty, jealous hater.

Cam probably went on to be an accountant and his sister is probably an English teacher.

Ferris is a narcissistic a-hole and more than that, a totally unrealistic person who is without any discernible flaws other than his own self absorption. I can relate to an English teacher and accountant more than I can some kind of god who is able to manipulate every piece of their world to bend to their will.

The guy who dedicated an entire day to show his BF and GF a good time is a bad guy? Calling him a god is a bit weird.

Sounds more like jealously.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

IMO the extended version of Aliens is the one to watch. Just the little bit they add about Ripley's daughter dying of old age adds a bunch. It gives Ellen more motivation to rescue Newt.

 

[otb_lifer]

IMO the extended version of Aliens is the one to watch. Just the little bit they add about Ripley's daughter dying of old age adds a bunch. It gives Ellen more motivation to rescue Newt.

thanks for the spoiler alert

 

[zamboni]

I think his character is a bit deeper than that - comes from a wealthy, but dysfunctional family, and just wants his dad to love him.

The thing that rings truly false is his choice of jersey. Being from Chicago, it is like he is wearing Billy Sims instead of Walter Payton, or Lou Whitaker instead of Ryne Sandberg.

John Hughes is from Chicago, he should have known better.

Maybe he picked Gordie because unlike Cameron, no one would mess with Gordie. Just made that up though - probably just talking out of my ***.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

IMO the extended version of Aliens is the one to watch. Just the little bit they add about Ripley's daughter dying of old age adds a bunch. It gives Ellen more motivation to rescue Newt.

thanks for the spoiler alert

I guess I figured 37 years was a safe window.

 

[Ilov80s]

I think his character is a bit deeper than that - comes from a wealthy, but dysfunctional family, and just wants his dad to love him.

The thing that rings truly false is his choice of jersey. Being from Chicago, it is like he is wearing Billy Sims instead of Walter Payton, or Lou Whitaker instead of Ryne Sandberg.

John Hughes is from Chicago, he should have known better.

Hughes explained it as part of the backstory on Cameron that just never made the movie:

John [Hughes] had spent some of his boyhood in Detroit. [Hughes] had decided that Cameron had a horrible relationship with his father, but a great relationship with his grandfather, who lived in Detroit and would take Cameron to Red Wings games. That’s all it was, and it was never explained in the movie.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Maybe he picked Gordie because unlike Cameron, no one would mess with Gordie. Just made that up though - probably just talking out of my ***.

If that were the criteria he would have picked Bobby Hull, a man known for two things post NHL career: wearing atrocious toupees and getting into drunken brawls in every tavern on the North Side of Chicago.

 

[zamboni]

Maybe he picked Gordie because unlike Cameron, no one would mess with Gordie. Just made that up though - probably just talking out of my ***.

If that were the criteria he would have picked Bobby Hull, a man known for two things post NHL career: wearing atrocious toupees and getting into drunken brawls in every tavern on the North Side of Chicago.

Hull was a **** though. Stan Mikita would have been a better pick.

 

[Ilov80s]

Ferris is what he is. Maybe you love him, maybe you hate him. The supporting cast is just dynamite though. Jennifer Grey, Alan Ruck, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Edie McClurg, Jeffrey Jones. It’s a blast.

I guess I don't view it any different than a movie such as There Will be Blood that has an a-hole at the center, and they largely come out ahead. I don't think loving Ferris is required to love the movie, and I have found rewatches more interesting thinking he's a bit of an ***.

Yeah when I was 12, Ferris was like a hero. Watching now, I definitely identify more with his sister and Cameron. Ferris has become a much grayer character which actually does make it more interesting imo.

WTF, really?

Cameron is a soft, insecure, whiny baby. His sister is just a nasty, jealous hater.

Cam probably went on to be an accountant and his sister is probably an English teacher.

Ferris is a narcissistic a-hole and more than that, a totally unrealistic person who is without any discernible flaws other than his own self absorption. I can relate to an English teacher and accountant more than I can some kind of god who is able to manipulate every piece of their world to bend to their will.

The guy who dedicated an entire day to show his BF and GF a good time is a bad guy? Calling him a god is a bit weird.

Sounds more like jealously.

Hughes himself said Ferris either ends up President, in prison or as a cult leader. He has potentially ruined Cameron’s life.

As for the god part, he’s basically able to charm and lie his way into anything. He’s a great singer and tech whiz and has no concern for anyone else. You can Google Ferris Bueller villain and find a ton of articles. It’s a somewhat common reading of the movie.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

IMO the extended version of Aliens is the one to watch. Just the little bit they add about Ripley's daughter dying of old age adds a bunch. It gives Ellen more motivation to rescue Newt.

thanks for the spoiler alert

I guess I figured 37 years was a safe window.

They shoot Old Yeller.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Ferris is what he is. Maybe you love him, maybe you hate him. The supporting cast is just dynamite though. Jennifer Grey, Alan Ruck, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Edie McClurg, Jeffrey Jones. It’s a blast.

I guess I don't view it any different than a movie such as There Will be Blood that has an a-hole at the center, and they largely come out ahead. I don't think loving Ferris is required to love the movie, and I have found rewatches more interesting thinking he's a bit of an ***.

Yeah when I was 12, Ferris was like a hero. Watching now, I definitely identify more with his sister and Cameron. Ferris has become a much grayer character which actually does make it more interesting imo.

WTF, really?

Cameron is a soft, insecure, whiny baby. His sister is just a nasty, jealous hater.

Cam probably went on to be an accountant and his sister is probably an English teacher.

Ferris is a narcissistic a-hole and more than that, a totally unrealistic person who is without any discernible flaws other than his own self absorption. I can relate to an English teacher and accountant more than I can some kind of god who is able to manipulate every piece of their world to bend to their will.

The guy who dedicated an entire day to show his BF and GF a good time is a bad guy? Calling him a god is a bit weird.

Sounds more like jealously.

Hughes himself said Ferris either ends up President, in prison or as a cult leader. He has potentially ruined Cameron’s life.

As for the god part, he’s basically able to charm and lie his way into anything. He’s a great singer and tech whiz and has no concern for anyone else. You can Google Ferris Bueller villain and find a ton of articles. It’s a somewhat common reading of the movie.

I think this is a matter of taking a fun film a bit too seriously. Yeah, Ferris wouldn't be a very likable guy in real life for a lot of people, but it's a movie about three high schoolers skipping school and doing all kinds of fun stuff. And like most John Hughes films of that era, there is just enough serious stuff to make it a bit more that just a harmless comedy, but I see Ferris as that guy in high school who always managed to come away unscathed no matter what he did. I mean, didn't we all know someone like that? The guy who could always avoid getting in trouble or who had a ready answer for anything? Sure, that will bite him as an adult, but the film is about a day with teenagers, so what happens in their lives after it is irrelevant.

 

[otb_lifer]

IMO the extended version of Aliens is the one to watch. Just the little bit they add about Ripley's daughter dying of old age adds a bunch. It gives Ellen more motivation to rescue Newt.

thanks for the spoiler alert

I guess I figured 37 years was a safe window.

They shoot Old Yeller.

the two chaps running this thing are huge movie buffs, and even they copped to not seeing certain flix on either of their lists.

why should peanut gallery be different?

 

[BlackCrowes]

#20: FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF [paramount+, showtime]

My #30 pick and 80s' #52. My last name rhymes with Bueller, so yeah... all the time with the "Bueller, Bueller..... " and other quotes at me. I recently rewatched it and still had a blast with it. Yes - Ferris is a turd, and it becomes more apparent as I you get older. I don't have to like him or cheer for him to love the movie - the peripheral stuff is also a blast. One of the dumb things that still cracks me up is the Star Wars theme with the lot attendants flying over a bump. A recent pod I listened to pimped the idea of a movie from their POV and showed their adventures with the car. Loved that idea.

Way too high for me. I always thought that it was one of Hughes' lesser efforts, like he was running out of ideas. It does have some good lines, though.

Funny, it’s my favorite and it’s not close. I love Molly but her Hughes movies haven’t aged well.

I'll take 16 Candles over it any day. Much funnier and has my favorite Hughes line:
Cheerleader: "We're across from my church". Farmer Ted: "You go to church?!!"

I believe it's "You own a church?"

Lead in lines are better.

"Where the hell am I?"

"I'll tell you where you are if you tell me who you are."

"I'm farmer ted."

I could never tell whether it was “own” or “go”.

Both are funny

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

One of the little things about Ferris Bueller that add up to make it an all-time great movie is Ruck's performance as George Peterson and Sgt. Peterson, Chicago police.

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[Ilov80s]

Ferris is what he is. Maybe you love him, maybe you hate him. The supporting cast is just dynamite though. Jennifer Grey, Alan Ruck, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Edie McClurg, Jeffrey Jones. It’s a blast.

I guess I don't view it any different than a movie such as There Will be Blood that has an a-hole at the center, and they largely come out ahead. I don't think loving Ferris is required to love the movie, and I have found rewatches more interesting thinking he's a bit of an ***.

Yeah when I was 12, Ferris was like a hero. Watching now, I definitely identify more with his sister and Cameron. Ferris has become a much grayer character which actually does make it more interesting imo.

WTF, really?

Cameron is a soft, insecure, whiny baby. His sister is just a nasty, jealous hater.

Cam probably went on to be an accountant and his sister is probably an English teacher.

Ferris is a narcissistic a-hole and more than that, a totally unrealistic person who is without any discernible flaws other than his own self absorption. I can relate to an English teacher and accountant more than I can some kind of god who is able to manipulate every piece of their world to bend to their will.

The guy who dedicated an entire day to show his BF and GF a good time is a bad guy? Calling him a god is a bit weird.

Sounds more like jealously.

Hughes himself said Ferris either ends up President, in prison or as a cult leader. He has potentially ruined Cameron’s life.

As for the god part, he’s basically able to charm and lie his way into anything. He’s a great singer and tech whiz and has no concern for anyone else. You can Google Ferris Bueller villain and find a ton of articles. It’s a somewhat common reading of the movie.

I think this is a matter of taking a fun film a bit too seriously. Yeah, Ferris wouldn't be a very likable guy in real life for a lot of people, but it's a movie about three high schoolers skipping school and doing all kinds of fun stuff. And like most John Hughes films of that era, there is just enough serious stuff to make it a bit more that just a harmless comedy, but I see Ferris as that guy in high school who always managed to come away unscathed no matter what he did. I mean, didn't we all know someone like that? The guy who could always avoid getting in trouble or who had a ready answer for anything? Sure, that will bite him as an adult, but the film is about a day with teenagers, so what happens in their lives after it is irrelevant.

I like the movie because it works on a few levels. The one you note but also on some deeper levels.

 

[TripItUp]

I like the movie because it works on a few levels. The one you note but also on some deeper levels.

This

Although I wouldn't rank it this high because for me re-watchability is a major factor in my ranking and I've only watched it a few times.

 

[Mummy4]

I think his character is a bit deeper than that - comes from a wealthy, but dysfunctional family, and just wants his dad to love him.

The thing that rings truly false is his choice of jersey. Being from Chicago, it is like he is wearing Billy Sims instead of Walter Payton, or Lou Whitaker instead of Ryne Sandberg.

John Hughes is from Chicago, he should have known better.

Alan Ruck on a number of topics ...including the jersey in Ferris (jersey part starts around the 2:40 mark)

also, he was 29 when he was in that movie ...Matthew was 25.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Ferris is what he is. Maybe you love him, maybe you hate him. The supporting cast is just dynamite though. Jennifer Grey, Alan Ruck, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Edie McClurg, Jeffrey Jones. It’s a blast.

I guess I don't view it any different than a movie such as There Will be Blood that has an a-hole at the center, and they largely come out ahead. I don't think loving Ferris is required to love the movie, and I have found rewatches more interesting thinking he's a bit of an ***.

Yeah when I was 12, Ferris was like a hero. Watching now, I definitely identify more with his sister and Cameron. Ferris has become a much grayer character which actually does make it more interesting imo.

WTF, really?

Cameron is a soft, insecure, whiny baby. His sister is just a nasty, jealous hater.

Cam probably went on to be an accountant and his sister is probably an English teacher.

Ferris is a narcissistic a-hole and more than that, a totally unrealistic person who is without any discernible flaws other than his own self absorption. I can relate to an English teacher and accountant more than I can some kind of god who is able to manipulate every piece of their world to bend to their will.

The guy who dedicated an entire day to show his BF and GF a good time is a bad guy? Calling him a god is a bit weird.

Sounds more like jealously.

Hughes himself said Ferris either ends up President, in prison or as a cult leader. He has potentially ruined Cameron’s life.

As for the god part, he’s basically able to charm and lie his way into anything. He’s a great singer and tech whiz and has no concern for anyone else. You can Google Ferris Bueller villain and find a ton of articles. It’s a somewhat common reading of the movie.

IMO, that says so much more about them than it does about fictional character in a comedy movie. It’s a lighthearted, fun, fictional movie.

With all that said, between this and the Aretha topic, I don’t want to come off argumentative. I appreciate your perspective.

 

[zamboni]

One of the little things about Ferris Bueller that add up to make it an all-time great movie is Ruck's performance as George Peterson and Sgt. Peterson, Chicago police.

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For many years anyone in my FF league who drafted Todd Peterson was required to do it in the Cameron voice.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Next up - who knew that a pile of **** had 1000 eyes?

 

[KarmaPolice]

I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?

Pez. Cherry flavored Pez. No question about it.

 

[Ilov80s]

Ferris is what he is. Maybe you love him, maybe you hate him. The supporting cast is just dynamite though. Jennifer Grey, Alan Ruck, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Edie McClurg, Jeffrey Jones. It’s a blast.

I guess I don't view it any different than a movie such as There Will be Blood that has an a-hole at the center, and they largely come out ahead. I don't think loving Ferris is required to love the movie, and I have found rewatches more interesting thinking he's a bit of an ***.

Yeah when I was 12, Ferris was like a hero. Watching now, I definitely identify more with his sister and Cameron. Ferris has become a much grayer character which actually does make it more interesting imo.

WTF, really?

Cameron is a soft, insecure, whiny baby. His sister is just a nasty, jealous hater.

Cam probably went on to be an accountant and his sister is probably an English teacher.

Ferris is a narcissistic a-hole and more than that, a totally unrealistic person who is without any discernible flaws other than his own self absorption. I can relate to an English teacher and accountant more than I can some kind of god who is able to manipulate every piece of their world to bend to their will.

The guy who dedicated an entire day to show his BF and GF a good time is a bad guy? Calling him a god is a bit weird.

Sounds more like jealously.

Hughes himself said Ferris either ends up President, in prison or as a cult leader. He has potentially ruined Cameron’s life.

As for the god part, he’s basically able to charm and lie his way into anything. He’s a great singer and tech whiz and has no concern for anyone else. You can Google Ferris Bueller villain and find a ton of articles. It’s a somewhat common reading of the movie.

IMO, that says so much more about them than it does about fictional character in a comedy movie. It’s a lighthearted, fun, fictional movie.

With all that said, between this and the Aretha topic, I don’t want to come off argumentative. I appreciate your perspective.

Yeah it’s a super fun movie. I really don’t watch it hating Ferris or anything. And no worries on the 2 disagreements- it’s all in good fun.

 

[KarmaPolice]

#18: STAND BY ME [amc+]

80s' #37 and my #24 pick. These are the types of nostalgia movies that are climbing the ranks vs. stuff like the Hughes movies for example. Another that I watched recently, loved, and thought held up well. Like Ferris, I love a lot of the side characters as well, especially Cusack's small role as Denny.

 

[rockaction]

I personally am okay with Ferris because the 80s idea of friendship was a little bit cruel around the edges in real life, why not so in the movies?

It was accurate. And Ferris is supposed to be a bit hateable, but not fully despised. He's got that certain something, don't you know?

I think the hate-watching Ferris is a new critical phenomenon located in the Lower East Side. Heh.

 

[rockaction]

#18: STAND BY ME [amc+]

Love it!

Ben E. King's song would make a great movie if it were on a loop for two hours, never mind a trip through nostalgia and a difficult story to tell.

I admit when I get sort of emo I kind of about certain parts (no spoilers). What wonderfully depressing human elements within the story.

 

[Scoresman]

#18: STAND BY ME [amc+]

80s' #37 and my #24 pick. These are the types of nostalgia movies that are climbing the ranks vs. stuff like the Hughes movies for example. Another that I watched recently, loved, and thought held up well. Like Ferris, I love a lot of the side characters as well, especially Cusack's small role as Denny.

So on the "next 100" this was the highest ranked drama I had on the list, at number 64. Now I wonder how far the list will go before the first drama.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

#18: STAND BY ME [amc+]

Traaiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnn

 

[Ilov80s]

I personally am okay with Ferris because the 80s idea of friendship was a little bit cruel around the edges in real life, why not so in the movies?

It was accurate. And Ferris is supposed to be a bit hateable, but not fully despised. He's got that certain something, don't you know?

I think the hate-watching Ferris is a new critical phenomenon located in the Lower East Side. Heh.

I doubt many actually hate watch it. If they hated him, they would just not watch. It’s more just fodder for content.

 

[Ilov80s]

Stand By Me had incredible luck/casting with those 4 kids. Despite how good they all were, River (RIP) was just light years ahead of what almost any young actor has ever done. We lost one of the potential greats with him.

 

[rockaction]

I doubt many actually hate watch it. If they hated him, they would just not watch. It’s more just fodder for content.

We don't disagree. I perhaps was hyperbolic in my humor about El Floppo and otb's home area (I do not know if otb was LES originally or if he just spent time there). So that's true. I think people remember the character and actually don't like him and therefore, do not watch. It is fodder for content.

 

[massraider]

oh sure, spit on the fat kid.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Stand By Me had incredible luck/casting with those 4 kids

On the Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget, Greg Giraldo said to John Stamos: you lost your wife to the fat kid from Stand By Me.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Slowly, a sound started to build in Lardass' stomach. A strange and scary sound, like a log truck coming at you at a hundred miles-an-hour. Suddenly, Lardass opened his mouth, and before Bill Travis knew it...

[Lardass barfs all over Bill]

…he was covered with five pies worth of used blueberries. The women in the audience screamed. Bossman Bob Cormier took one look at Bill Travis and barfed on Principal Wiggins. Principal Wiggins barfed on the lumberjack that was sitting next to him. Mayor Grundy barfed on his wife's ****! But when the smell hit the crowd, that's when Lardass' plan really started to work. Girlfriends barfed on boyfriends. Kids barfed on their parents. A fat lady barfed in her purse. The Donnelley twins barfed on each other, and the Women's Auxiliary barfed all over the Benevolent Order of Antelopes. And Lardass just sat back and enjoyed what he'd created-a complete and total barf-o-rama!

Might be the most beautiful thing ever written

 

[rockaction]

I went for the more serious moments in that movie. They always stuck with me. Like how our parents are people, and flawed. The narrator’s brother and his impact on the father. Teddy's father.

Loony loony loony. Your dad's a loon!

 

[zamboni]

Slowly, a sound started to build in Lardass' stomach. A strange and scary sound, like a log truck coming at you at a hundred miles-an-hour. Suddenly, Lardass opened his mouth, and before Bill Travis knew it...

[Lardass barfs all over Bill]

…he was covered with five pies worth of used blueberries. The women in the audience screamed. Bossman Bob Cormier took one look at Bill Travis and barfed on Principal Wiggins. Principal Wiggins barfed on the lumberjack that was sitting next to him. Mayor Grundy barfed on his wife's ****! But when the smell hit the crowd, that's when Lardass' plan really started to work. Girlfriends barfed on boyfriends. Kids barfed on their parents. A fat lady barfed in her purse. The Donnelley twins barfed on each other, and the Women's Auxiliary barfed all over the Benevolent Order of Antelopes. And Lardass just sat back and enjoyed what he'd created-a complete and total barf-o-rama!

Might be the most beautiful thing ever written

There's one thing I didn't understand. Did Lardass have to pay to get in the contest?

 

[TripItUp]

#18: STAND BY ME [amc+]

80s' #37 and my #24 pick. These are the types of nostalgia movies that are climbing the ranks vs. stuff like the Hughes movies for example. Another that I watched recently, loved, and thought held up well. Like Ferris, I love a lot of the side characters as well, especially Cusack's small role as Denny.

Probably around 50 for me, but a solid movie nonetheless. Never really wanted to rewatch it.

 

[John123]

For those Ferris haters in this thread, I'd just like to point out that he asked for a car but they got him a computer. That could cause any teen to turn sour in that era. Please, cut him some slack.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

For those Ferris haters in this thread, I'd just like to point out that he asked for a car but they got him a computer. That could cause any teen to turn sour in that era. Please, cut him some slack.

I could be the walrus. I’d still have to bum rides off people.

 

[Ghost Rider]

It occurs to me that I have never seen Stand by Me, but I fear it would be one of those 80s movies I need to have seen at the time, similar to The Lost Boys, which I somehow never saw until like 10 years ago and thought was pretty stupid.

 

[Ilov80s]

It occurs to me that I have never seen Stand by Me, but I fear it would be one of those 80s movies I need to have seen at the time, similar to The Lost Boys, which I somehow never saw until like 10 years ago and thought was pretty stupid.

I wouldn’t put it into that group. It’s not very “80s”. It could have easily been made in the 70s or 90s. Maybe being a period piece set in the 50s (or is it 60s) helps that. It’s just an excellent movie about friendship, growing up with dysfunction and the adventures we have as kids.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Stand By Me had incredible luck/casting with those 4 kids. Despite how good they all were, River (RIP) was just light years ahead of what almost any young actor has ever done. We lost one of the potential greats with him.

Honestly I think you can remove the “potential.” He was already great.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

It occurs to me that I have never seen Stand by Me, but I fear it would be one of those 80s movies I need to have seen at the time, similar to The Lost Boys, which I somehow never saw until like 10 years ago and thought was pretty stupid.

No. It holds up. You should watch it.

 

[Ilov80s]

Stand By Me had incredible luck/casting with those 4 kids. Despite how good they all were, River (RIP) was just light years ahead of what almost any young actor has ever done. We lost one of the potential greats with him.

Honestly I think you can remove the “potential.” He was already great.

For sure he was great- I just meant in terms of losing a great career.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

It occurs to me that I have never seen Stand by Me, but I fear it would be one of those 80s movies I need to have seen at the time, similar to The Lost Boys, which I somehow never saw until like 10 years ago and thought was pretty stupid.

Agree with the others that it holds up and it’s certainly worth a try.

Always helps to go in with low expectations.

 

[TripItUp]

It occurs to me that I have never seen Stand by Me, but I fear it would be one of those 80s movies I need to have seen at the time, similar to The Lost Boys, which I somehow never saw until like 10 years ago and thought was pretty stupid.

 

[KarmaPolice]

It occurs to me that I have never seen Stand by Me, but I fear it would be one of those 80s movies I need to have seen at the time, similar to The Lost Boys, which I somehow never saw until like 10 years ago and thought was pretty stupid.

I wouldn’t put it into that group. It’s not very “80s”. It could have easily been made in the 70s or 90s. Maybe being a period piece set in the 50s (or is it 60s) helps that. It’s just an excellent movie about friendship, growing up with dysfunction and the adventures we have as kids.

This is about what I was going to post. Not quite the same type of movie, and would imagine it holds up way better than something like Lost Boys for a first timer. Or Raiders for that matter.

I think anybody who posted in this thread should watch at least 1 movie they haven't seen before from the list.

 

[massraider]

Lost Boys was definitely cool for the time, and isn’t now. Like Miami Vice. But Miami Vice was still cool at the time.

 

[KarmaPolice]

It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop... ever, until you are dead!

 

[KarmaPolice]

Lost Boys was definitely cool for the time, and isn’t now. Like Miami Vice. But Miami Vice was still cool at the time.

Have at least 20mg edible and get back to me.