True Confessions - Don't Judge

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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    If I'm being honest a lot of the "classics" from the 80s I just don't give a *kitten* about

    had this convo with someone about horror movies the other day in fact. like there's a lot of good stuff from back then sure, but there's also a lot of garbage too. same way now imo- like there's been a lot of terrible movies, but also a ton of absolute great ones.

    the "classics" aren't always that good really. its mostly just people looking back with rose tainted glasses

    I consider these classics from the 80's. I think many of them stand the test of time and would still be enjoyable for generations. I am wondering if these are the movies you had in mind when thinking of classic 80's movies?

    The Goonies
    The Princess Bride
    Labyrinth
    Willow
    Legend
    The Never Ending Story
    The Dark Crystal
    ET
    Ghostbusters
    Die Hard
    Gremlins
    The Shining
    The Terminator
    Beverly Hills Cop
    Dirty Dancing
    Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
    Blade Runner
    Aliens
    Beetlejuice
    Big Trouble in Little China
    Heathers
    Coming To America
    Poltergeist
    The Karate Kid
    48 Hours
    Indiana Jones movies
    Lethal Weapon 1 and 2
    Full Metal Jacket
    Caddyshack
    Heavy Metal
    Honey I Shrunk the Kids
    Little Shop of Horrors
    The Naked Gun
    Batman (original 1989)
    Big
    Overboard
    Dead Poets Society
    Do The Right Thing
    Hellraiser
    Platoon
    Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
    The Breakfast Club
    Back to the Future
    Star Trek II and IV
    When Harry Met Sally
    Blue Velvet
    Superman II
    Splash
    Raising Arizona
    The Little Mermaid
    Lean on Me
    Glory
    A Fish Called Wanda
    Raging Bull
    Rain Man
    Scareface
    Wall Street
    Spaceballs
    Trading Places
    Witness
    Field of Dreams
    Stand By Me
    The Color Purple
    Predator
    The Abyss
    Akira
    The Secret of NIMH
    An American Werewolf in London
    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    (to name a few)

    I'm aware the ones I listed are mostly in the comedy, sci-fi, fantasy, or action genres. I know I left out some great romance, drama, and horror genre movies.

    IMO I think the overall quality and number of good movies that came out in the 80's has not been surpassed yet by any other decade since and maybe before.

    @MeeseeksAndDestroy I'm just curious which ones of those you have seen, I know you already answered for some.
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  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    cee134 wrote: »

    The Goonies
    The Princess Bride
    Labyrinth
    Willow
    Legend
    The Never Ending Story
    The Dark Crystal
    ET
    Ghostbusters
    Die Hard
    Gremlins
    The Shining
    The Terminator
    Beverly Hills Cop
    Dirty Dancing
    Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
    Blade Runner
    Aliens
    Beetlejuice
    Big Trouble in Little China


    Heathers (don't recall)

    Coming To America
    Poltergeist
    The Karate Kid
    48 Hours
    Indiana Jones movies
    Lethal Weapon 1 and 2
    Full Metal Jacket
    Caddyshack
    Heavy Metal
    Honey I Shrunk the Kids
    Little Shop of Horrors
    The Naked Gun
    Batman (original 1989)
    Big
    Overboard
    Dead Poets Society
    Do The Right Thing
    Hellraiser
    Platoon
    Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
    The Breakfast Club
    Back to the Future
    Star Trek II and IV
    When Harry Met Sally


    Blue Velvet (don't recall)

    Superman II
    Splash
    Raising Arizona
    The Little Mermaid
    Lean on Me
    Glory
    A Fish Called Wanda
    Raging Bull
    Rain Man
    Scareface
    Wall Street
    Spaceballs
    Trading Places
    Witness
    Field of Dreams
    Stand By Me
    The Color Purple
    Predator
    The Abyss
    Akira
    The Secret of NIMH
    An American Werewolf in London
    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    Only a few I do not recall. Rest were staples of watching in mah day.
  • Zac1644
    Zac1644 Posts: 1,173 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    If I'm being honest a lot of the "classics" from the 80s I just don't give a *kitten* about

    had this convo with someone about horror movies the other day in fact. like there's a lot of good stuff from back then sure, but there's also a lot of garbage too. same way now imo- like there's been a lot of terrible movies, but also a ton of absolute great ones.

    the "classics" aren't always that good really. its mostly just people looking back with rose tainted glasses

    I consider these classics from the 80's. I think many of them stand the test of time and would still be enjoyable for generations. I am wondering if these are the movies you had in mind when thinking of classic 80's movies?

    The Goonies
    The Princess Bride
    Labyrinth

    Willow
    Legend
    The Never Ending Story
    The Dark Crystal
    ET
    Ghostbusters
    Die Hard
    Gremlins
    The Shining
    The Terminator
    Beverly Hills Cop
    Dirty Dancing
    Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
    Blade Runner
    Aliens
    Beetlejuice

    Big Trouble in Little China
    Heathers
    Coming To America
    Poltergeist
    The Karate Kid

    48 Hours
    Indiana Jones movies
    Lethal Weapon 1 and 2
    Full Metal Jacket
    Caddyshack

    Heavy Metal
    Honey I Shrunk the Kids
    Little Shop of Horrors
    The Naked Gun
    Batman (original 1989)
    Big

    Overboard
    Dead Poets Society
    Do The Right Thing
    *ONE OF MY FAVES*
    Hellraiser
    Platoon
    Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
    The Breakfast Club
    Back to the Future

    Star Trek II and IV
    When Harry Met Sally
    Blue Velvet
    Superman II
    Splash
    Raising Arizona
    The Little Mermaid
    Lean on Me
    Glory

    A Fish Called Wanda
    Raging Bull
    Rain Man
    Scareface
    Wall Street
    Spaceballs
    Trading Places

    Witness
    Field of Dreams
    Stand By Me

    The Color Purple
    Predator
    The Abyss
    Akira
    The Secret of NIMH
    An American Werewolf in London
    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    (to name a few)

    I'm aware the ones I listed are mostly in the comedy, sci-fi, fantasy, or action genres. I know I left out some great romance, drama, and horror genre movies.

    IMO I think the overall quality and number of good movies that came out in the 80's has not been surpassed yet by any other decade since and maybe before.

    @MeeseeksAndDestroy I'm just curious which ones of those you have seen, I know you already answered for some.

    I've seen more of those than I thought, and I was born in the late 80's lol

  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    Goodness. I’ve only seen 9 of them, and hardly remember those.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    If I'm being honest a lot of the "classics" from the 80s I just don't give a *kitten* about

    had this convo with someone about horror movies the other day in fact. like there's a lot of good stuff from back then sure, but there's also a lot of garbage too. same way now imo- like there's been a lot of terrible movies, but also a ton of absolute great ones.

    the "classics" aren't always that good really. its mostly just people looking back with rose tainted glasses

    I consider these classics from the 80's. I think many of them stand the test of time and would still be enjoyable for generations. I am wondering if these are the movies you had in mind when thinking of classic 80's movies?

    The Goonies
    The Princess Bride
    Labyrinth
    Willow

    Legend
    The Never Ending Story
    The Dark Crystal
    ET
    Ghostbusters
    Die Hard
    Gremlins

    The Shining
    The Terminator
    Beverly Hills Cop
    Dirty Dancing
    Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi

    Blade Runner
    Aliens
    Beetlejuice

    Big Trouble in Little China
    Heathers
    Coming To America
    Poltergeist
    The Karate Kid
    48 Hours
    Indiana Jones movies
    Lethal Weapon 1 and 2
    Full Metal Jacket
    Caddyshack

    Heavy Metal
    Honey I Shrunk the Kids
    Little Shop of Horrors
    The Naked Gun
    Batman (original 1989)
    Big
    Overboard
    Dead Poets Society

    Do The Right Thing
    Hellraiser
    Platoon
    Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
    The Breakfast Club
    Back to the Future

    Star Trek II and IV
    When Harry Met Sally
    Blue Velvet
    Superman II
    Splash
    Raising Arizona
    The Little Mermaid
    Lean on Me

    Glory
    A Fish Called Wanda
    Raging Bull
    Rain Man
    Scareface

    Wall Street
    Spaceballs
    Trading Places

    Witness
    Field of Dreams
    Stand By Me
    The Color Purple
    Predator

    The Abyss
    Akira
    The Secret of NIMH
    An American Werewolf in London
    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    (to name a few)

    I'm aware the ones I listed are mostly in the comedy, sci-fi, fantasy, or action genres. I know I left out some great romance, drama, and horror genre movies.

    IMO I think the overall quality and number of good movies that came out in the 80's has not been surpassed yet by any other decade since and maybe before.

    @MeeseeksAndDestroy I'm just curious which ones of those you have seen, I know you already answered for some.

    Hmmm I think I did pretty good
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited October 2017
    Raising Arizona may be one of the best Cohen brother's movies and Nicolas Cage movies either has made. It is a comedy.
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited October 2017

    basically i think there's a lot of great stuff from the 80's. I don't think the comedy genre in particular has ever gotten better since then at least. but i also just don't like it when people act like there's nothing great out there anymore either.

    Yeah, there are still a lot of good movies out there being made or made recently. The Hangover comes to mind for comedy. Wet Hot American Summer would be another one.
    I like a lot more comedies that have come out more recently then in the past. It's interesting to see how comedies have changed over time. For example, comedies from the 60's aren't the same kind of funny as comedies from now.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member

    What happened to Star Trek III?

    It was ok.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    So when are we having the MFP movie watching party?
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited October 2017

    Would you be angry if I told you I've only seen 19 of those movies?

    No. I just hope that you are able to watch some of them, if not all of them. They are all entertaining to watch.
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  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    So when are we having the MFP movie watching party?

    This actually sounds really fun.
  • CaptainFantastic00
    CaptainFantastic00 Posts: 4,619 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    So when are we having the MFP movie watching party?

    When you can get everyone to agree on five of them.

    I am down for whatever, got the popcorn covered too
  • jcstevens86
    jcstevens86 Posts: 3,338 Member
    I confess i have began to allow others judgements to persuade me to not stick to a diet or not go to the gym
  • CaptainFantastic00
    CaptainFantastic00 Posts: 4,619 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    So when are we having the MFP movie watching party?

    When you can get everyone to agree on five of them.

    I am down for whatever, got the popcorn covered too

    Ewwwwww. Covered in what?

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  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
    edited October 2017
    I got my spine I got my orange crush
  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    If I'm being honest a lot of the "classics" from the 80s I just don't give a *kitten* about

    had this convo with someone about horror movies the other day in fact. like there's a lot of good stuff from back then sure, but there's also a lot of garbage too. same way now imo- like there's been a lot of terrible movies, but also a ton of absolute great ones.

    the "classics" aren't always that good really. its mostly just people looking back with rose tainted glasses

    I consider these classics from the 80's. I think many of them stand the test of time and would still be enjoyable for generations. I am wondering if these are the movies you had in mind when thinking of classic 80's movies?

    The Goonies
    The Princess Bride
    Labyrinth
    Willow
    Legend
    The Never Ending Story
    The Dark Crystal
    ET
    Ghostbusters
    Die Hard
    Gremlins
    The Shining
    The Terminator
    Beverly Hills Cop
    Dirty Dancing
    Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
    Blade Runner
    Aliens
    Beetlejuice
    Big Trouble in Little China
    Heathers
    Coming To America
    Poltergeist
    The Karate Kid
    48 Hours
    Indiana Jones movies
    Lethal Weapon 1 and 2
    Full Metal Jacket
    Caddyshack
    Heavy Metal
    Honey I Shrunk the Kids
    Little Shop of Horrors
    The Naked Gun
    Batman (original 1989)
    Big
    Overboard
    Dead Poets Society
    Do The Right Thing
    Hellraiser
    Platoon
    Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
    The Breakfast Club
    Back to the Future
    Star Trek II and IV
    When Harry Met Sally
    Blue Velvet
    Superman II
    Splash
    Raising Arizona
    The Little Mermaid
    Lean on Me
    Glory
    A Fish Called Wanda
    Raging Bull
    Rain Man
    Scareface
    Wall Street
    Spaceballs
    Trading Places
    Witness
    Field of Dreams
    Stand By Me
    The Color Purple
    Predator
    The Abyss
    Akira
    The Secret of NIMH
    An American Werewolf in London
    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    (to name a few)

    I'm aware the ones I listed are mostly in the comedy, sci-fi, fantasy, or action genres. I know I left out some great romance, drama, and horror genre movies.

    IMO I think the overall quality and number of good movies that came out in the 80's has not been surpassed yet by any other decade since and maybe before.

    @MeeseeksAndDestroy I'm just curious which ones of those you have seen, I know you already answered for some.

    I am surprised, I have seen every one of those movies
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
    @MeeseeksAndDestroy

    Let me help make it easier. Go see every Cohen Brothers movie and anything by John Hughes.

    Then you'll be cool like me.
  • sw33tp3a1
    sw33tp3a1 Posts: 5,065 Member
    I confess when I buy Cheez-Its, I buy the Scrabble version because I sometimes like to play with my food.
  • ekim2016
    ekim2016 Posts: 1,198 Member
    Blue Velvet is dark but very interesting....
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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    If I'm being honest a lot of the "classics" from the 80s I just don't give a *kitten* about

    had this convo with someone about horror movies the other day in fact. like there's a lot of good stuff from back then sure, but there's also a lot of garbage too. same way now imo- like there's been a lot of terrible movies, but also a ton of absolute great ones.

    the "classics" aren't always that good really. its mostly just people looking back with rose tainted glasses

    I consider these classics from the 80's. I think many of them stand the test of time and would still be enjoyable for generations. I am wondering if these are the movies you had in mind when thinking of classic 80's movies?

    The Goonies
    The Princess Bride
    Labyrinth
    Willow
    Legend

    The Never Ending Story
    The Dark Crystal
    ET
    Ghostbusters
    Die Hard
    Gremlins
    The Shining
    The Terminator
    Beverly Hills Cop
    Dirty Dancing
    Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
    Blade Runner
    Aliens
    Beetlejuice
    Big Trouble in Little China

    Heathers
    Coming To America
    Poltergeist
    The Karate Kid
    48 Hours
    Indiana Jones movies
    Lethal Weapon 1 and 2
    Full Metal Jacket
    Caddyshack
    Heavy Metal
    Honey I Shrunk the Kids
    Little Shop of Horrors
    The Naked Gun
    Batman (original 1989)
    Big
    Overboard
    Dead Poets Society
    Do The Right Thing

    Hellraiser
    Platoon

    Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
    The Breakfast Club
    Back to the Future
    Star Trek II and IV
    When Harry Met Sally
    Blue Velvet
    Superman II
    Splash
    Raising Arizona
    The Little Mermaid
    Lean on Me

    Glory
    A Fish Called Wanda
    Raging Bull
    Rain Man
    Scareface
    Wall Street
    Spaceballs
    Trading Places
    Witness
    Field of Dreams
    Stand By Me
    The Color Purple
    Predator
    The Abyss

    Akira
    The Secret of NIMH
    An American Werewolf in London
    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    (to name a few)

    I'm aware the ones I listed are mostly in the comedy, sci-fi, fantasy, or action genres. I know I left out some great romance, drama, and horror genre movies.

    IMO I think the overall quality and number of good movies that came out in the 80's has not been surpassed yet by any other decade since and maybe before.

    @MeeseeksAndDestroy I'm just curious which ones of those you have seen, I know you already answered for some.

    all but 8 of them

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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    @MeeseeksAndDestroy

    Let me help make it easier. Go see every Coen Brothers movie and anything by John Hughes.

    Then you'll be cool like me.

    I don't know any of those people. I'm a mole woman.

    yeah, watch (almost) every Coen Brothers movie ever made.

    start with: Blood Simple
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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    This ad came up on the side of my screen and I think they put this guy in a shirt that's too small on top.

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    the santa tat one is pretty awesome tbh

    I've ordered 3 already today.
  • nolan44219
    nolan44219 Posts: 1,221 Member
    Stand by me <-- one of my favorite movies growing up

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