25 best 80s movies: Batman, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, ET, more
Published Jun 29 2012, 17:31 BST | By Emma Dibdin
Given the passing of iconic screenwriter Nora Ephron (who penned screenplays including When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless In Seattle) and the proposed Highlander reboot, this feels like as good a time as any to revisit the glorious cinematic decade that was the 1980s.It's tough to name a classic movie franchise that didn't have an instalment out in the decade - Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Terminator are just a few of the blockbuster classics that debuted. But between Sally and The Breakfast Club, rom-com fans weren't hard done by either, and that's just the tip of the cinematic iceberg.
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Overcoming the middle-child syndrome that's felled many a second instalment (looking at you, The Two Towers) Empire's combination of high emotional stakes, snatches of shrewd dialogue and a newly dark tone elevated it far above its franchise. It's the best of the Star Wars films, and then some.
I love Metropolis too!!! Have you seen this...don't know if you are from the UK or not?...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI4rHXwUlTw&list=UUTMoFozMX_0KlRmRxoFXtrg&index=2&feature=plcp
July 5th 2012 at 11:55pm
@Steve_Soapbox! I totally agree with you about the 80's being one of the most creative and fin eras in film. One of my favorite 80's classics is Giorgio Moroder's version of Metropolis! I compare him to our modern day DJ's as he took a classic film and gave it a new edge by adding a new soundtrack and mixing it up. Just like our favorite DJ's do with our favorite classic songs. https://www.facebook.com/MetropolisMovie
July 5th 2012 at 11:51pm(+1 like)
I've always said this, the 80's saw an explosion in cinematic creativity and more importantly FUN this has been unrivalled since. And as a teen growing up in backwater land on the Isle of Wight, so many of these were first seen by me on VHS video thanks to the video rental explosion that happened in the early 80's. That saw word of mouth promoting what became many classics including the early Police Academy's, Gremlins, many of the rom-coms which I was too young to see at 'the pictures' as we called it then. Fast forward 20 odd years later and mass marketing campaigns are telling us completely mediocre offerings are the best films ever made and every feels disappointed. The 80's was an amazing period to grow up in, mainly thanks to Mr Lucas, Mr Spielberg and their contemporaries.
July 1st 2012 at 7:22pm(+1 like)
The shinning the definition of a horror film
July 1st 2012 at 6:02pm
No Goonies? No Lost Boys? EPIC FAIL!
July 1st 2012 at 3:45pm