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Post by Von Ryan on Oct 26, 2007 19:06:27 GMT -5
Die Hard The Untouchables Back to The Future All three Indiana Jones films The Empire Strikes Back
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Post by Pierre Trudeau on Oct 26, 2007 21:08:13 GMT -5
The 80s was a time when giant Hollywood productions ruled the world. That continued into the 90s and into now; the 90s is when "American Independent Movies" started making tons of money etc. Therefore, the 80s, in film snobbery world, are typically regarded as a crappy era.
That's film snobbery though. Yeah, there's hardly any tiny independent films and those that were, were typically foreign.
However, tiny independent films don't make up all the great films in the world. The 80s definitely had a lot of awesome movies.
It was also a time when foreign films from countries that had almost no film scene before the decade (like Turkey and Brazil) started to make a world impact.
Yep, you can tell all the history of cinemas classes I've had are still fresh in my head.
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Post by Shep on Oct 27, 2007 6:42:09 GMT -5
An indie 80s film I should have mentioned was John Cassavetes' last movie, "Love Streams."
Cassavetes plays a successful romance author who keeps everyone in his life at an emotional distance. Gena Rowlands is his flighty, possibly mentally ill, sister who constantly tries to connect with everyone (even strangers off the street).
A beautiful film, alternately hilarious and sad, marred perhaps by some of the director's usual self-indulgences.
Sadly not yet available on DVD in this country.
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Post by hopesfall on Oct 28, 2007 13:46:41 GMT -5
A Christmas Story
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ghostbusters
The Burbs
There are way more, but I tried my best to narrow it to 5.
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Post by Jack Burton on Oct 29, 2007 18:42:50 GMT -5
1. The Thing 2. The Road Warrior 3. Raiders of the Lost Ark 4. Evil Dead 2 5. Big Trouble in Little China
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Post by Pierre Trudeau on Oct 29, 2007 23:48:08 GMT -5
Heh, you'd be surprised what film students study.
I had to do an in-depth story analysis of Back to the Future and The Frighteners last year.
And like I said in another thread, we studied a Simpsons episode for story too.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Oct 29, 2007 23:56:52 GMT -5
I had to do an in-depth story analysis of Back to the Future and The Frighteners last year. Sounds right to me. Those are two quality movies, there.
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Post by Pierre Trudeau on Oct 30, 2007 10:05:01 GMT -5
They are! It's not so bad when it's movies you like.
And I have to say, screening Air Force One for screenwriting was actually enjoyable.
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Post by terry on Oct 30, 2007 10:48:53 GMT -5
*throws hat into ring*
Said hat contains:
1. The Princess Bride 2. Ran 3. Rain Man 4. An American Tail 5. Back to the Future
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Post by GProopdog on Nov 3, 2007 13:55:29 GMT -5
1. Batman 2. Clue 3. Platoon 4. An American Tail 5. The Fly
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Post by vanhagar3000 on Nov 3, 2007 17:19:05 GMT -5
This was a pretty bad decade.
Airplane First Blood Full Metal Jacket The Shining Licence to Kill
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Post by Shep on Nov 3, 2007 20:19:17 GMT -5
I like this one better everytime I see it.
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Post by General Tom Servo on Nov 6, 2007 9:06:17 GMT -5
Very difficult since the '80s weren't exactly cinema's finest hour, but I'll give it a go.
1. A Passage to India 2. Once Upon a Time in America 3. The Untouchables 4. Aliens 5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Post by Diet Kolos on Nov 6, 2007 12:29:44 GMT -5
The best overlooked comedy of the 80's and possibly 90's.
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Post by Jack Burton on Nov 6, 2007 12:46:51 GMT -5
This was a pretty bad decade. Licence to Kill Nice pick, people usually look at me cockeyed when I tell them Licence to Kill is my second favorite Bond flick behind Goldfinger.
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