Classic movies from the 80's

[Cant trust em]

I'm not talking about movies that make people nostalgic for the music and clothes. But a movie made in the decade that you'll show your kids even though it's 25 years old.

Mine is The Goonies. What's not to like about this movie?

[JCMach1]

1. Time Bandits

loved that movie

[DarkTirade]

2. Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Goonies, Back to the Future

and I guess you can count Return of the Jedi in there as an 80s movie, although the rest of the trilogy was from the 70s.

[Cant trust em]

4. Raiders is the perfect answer to my question.

I call it my favorite movie of all time, but I never really think of it as a movie from the decade. It's such a part of me that I can't remember the first time I saw it. Like it's always been with me somehow. I wish I could wipe all memory of it and see it in the theaters for the first time. Then walk out going "Wow. That was one hell of a movie".

[CreekDog]

7. how about Police Academy 6?

:hide:

[Cant trust em]

9. just looking at that picture makes me laugh. NT

[Haole Girl]

3. Out of Africa

[DarkTirade]

10. How can we be out of Africa? There are thousands of square miles of Africa out there!

:P

[NJmaverick]

5. There are so many classic comedies

Caddy Shack
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstien
Jaws (not a comedy, but stil a classic)
Cannon Ball Run
Meatballs
Stripes

[Cant trust em]

8. Some of those are from the 70's

Jaws
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
Meatballs

That being said, those are all great films. They played Young Frankenstein at the Castro Theatre in SF last week. There was a special appearance by Gene Wilder.

[CreekDog]

14. Tootsie (the most confounding love triangle --ever!)

and it is a great movie.

and I always thought that considering how he tried to get the Lange character should have obliterated his chances at the end of the movie. but I was wrong --that's Hollywood! Hollywood! Hollywood!

[CreekDog]

6. Testament

:cry:

and for fun:

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

:rofl:

both brilliant (in their own way). :applause:

[Alexander]

11. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Be excellent to each other.

[PeaceNikki]

12. Beetlejuice was revolutionary for its time.

And it set the stage for Tim Burton.

[steelemagnolia]

13. Terms of Endearment and Tootsie come to mind eom

[PeaceNikki]

15. Blues Brothers, Caddyshack, The Color Purple

[PeaceNikki]

16. E.T.

[PeaceNikki]

17. Ferris Bueller's Day Off, A Fish Called Wanda, Full Metal Jacket

[PeaceNikki]

18. Heathers

[PeaceNikki]

19. Never Ending Story

[PeaceNikki]

20. The 2 BEST: The Princess Bride & Raising Arizona

[yorgatron]

21. Repo Man

if only for the soundtrack...

[PeaceNikki]

22. ACK!! How could I have forgotten THAT one!!!?!?!

Nice catch!

[hellbound-liberal]

23. I agree that The Princess Bride is one of the best movies of the 80s. Everyone should own it!

On a more somber note, Platoon had a profound effect on me. I really felt like I was there and I didn't like it.

[Orsino]

24. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/

Best Trek ever, 'cause it didn't waste time trying to be good, and by pulling out every last damned stop, became awesome.