80s films were crap. Yes? No?

[Joe Chi Min]

Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Shit-boring, and:

Do I need to go on?

Like we have a say in the matter

 

[Aladdin]

Come and See (1985)

One of the greatest films, 80s or otherwise.

Not heard of it..I must look it up.

Anyone said, Room with a view, yet?

That was a good film.

I was looking up 80s films which Anthony Hopkins acted in. Not that many as it turns out but he did act in 84 Charing Cross Road which I only saw a few years ago. It has stood the test of time and was enjoyable.
The Elephant Man and The Bounty were another 2 of his from the 80s.

 

[Aladdin]

Come and See (1985)

One of the greatest films, 80s or otherwise.

Found it on yt.



Will watch it later.
It's described as the most depressing film and most brilliant at the same time.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Not heard of it..I must look it up.

That was a good film.

I was looking up 80s films which Anthony Hopkins acted in. Not that many as it turns out but he did act in 84 Charing Cross Road which I only saw a few years ago. It has stood the test of time and was enjoyable.
The Elephant Man and The Bounty were another 2 of his from the 80s.

Love 84 Charing Cross Road..
Sadly now a McDonalds..

 

[Aladdin]

Love 84 Charing Cross Road..
Sadly now a McDonalds..

That's such a shame.

Bloody Mac Donalds

 

[CNT36]

Shit-boring, and:

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Like we have a say in the matter

Is the "we" there the axis powers?

 

[surreybrowncap]

That's such a shame.

Bloody Mac Donalds

Tbf - the book shop did close in 1970!

 

[surreybrowncap]

Woody Allen was in top form in the 80's...

Stardust Memories
Zelig
Broadway Danny Rose
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Hannah and Her Sisters
Radio Days
Crimes and Misdemeanors...

 

[Joe Chi Min]

Is the "we" there the axis powers?

The Lost Boys, i’ll be Michael

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Found it on yt.



Will watch it later.
It's described as the most depressing film and most brilliant at the same time.

Don’t have too much planned after the film. You’ve been warned.

 

[Aladdin]

Don’t have too much planned after the film. You’ve been warned.

I don't have anything planned anytime...for 3 years.

 

[surreybrowncap]

I don't have anything planned anytime...for 3 years.

Not laughing at you but with you...

 

[spudulike]

I thought there might be a good film or two from the 80s but when I checked Eraserhead was 1977 and Tremors was 1990

 

[surreybrowncap]

I thought there might be a good film or two from the 80s but when I checked Eraserhead was 1977 and Tremors was 1990

Understandable - you only had a mere 1,519 theatre releases to choose from during that decade....
(1980 - 1989..)

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Tremors was 1990

I had to check because i saw it in January 1990 and I never see films when they first come out, but yeah, January 19th, which means i saw it in its opening week.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I keep thinking of ones to save the day like Tremors or Jacob’s Ladder but they’re both 1990. Lol
I think I liked Leviathan but so long ago it’s probably terrible.

 

[hitmouse]

Just watched River's Edge, as a result of it being mentioned a fair bit in Devil House. Interesting film, a bit like a slightly less bleak precursor to Kids? Still not hugely upbeat, though.

 

[Aladdin]

Don’t have too much planned after the film. You’ve been warned.

Just finished Come And See.
Very depressing.
Ending got to me...especially when the boy was shooting at the picture of Hitler seeing history reverse in his mind ..
Won't say tol much more.

Remarkable film.
Thanks for mentioning it.

Eta. Not sure I will sleep

 

[krtek a houby]

I thought there might be a good film or two from the 80s but when I checked Eraserhead was 1977 and Tremors was 1990

There's more than one or two. Have you read the thread?

 

[surreybrowncap]

I thought there might be a good film or two from the 80s but when I checked Eraserhead was 1977 and Tremors was 1990

This from 1984 - you'll love it!!!

 

[surreybrowncap]

Coming soon - remake of Eraserhead...

 

[tim]

80s films were highly representative of 80s life.

A background of supreme naffness, punctuated by moments of brilliance.

I lived in Liverpool for half of the 1980s. "Letter to Brezhnev", romantic comedy about, stealing a wallet from a sleazy predator, falling in love with a merchant seaman, and emigrating to the Soviet Union, seemed to resonate with most people I knew there at the time, certainly, more so than "A Room with a View".

 

[krtek a houby]

I lived in Liverpool for half of the 1980s. "Letter to Brezhnev", romantic comedy about falling in love with a merchant seaman and emigrating to the Soviet Union, seemed to resonate with most people I knew there at the time, certainly, more so than "A Room with a View".

Both great, such a shame LtB seems to have faded from consciousness. It deserves better.

 

[bmd]

Robocop - the first one - is 1987. So it very much depends on your definition of crap.

Then you've got the Indian Jones trilogy, which are all 80s, Full Metal Jacket (1986, I think), et cetera.

There's a lot of early 80s stuff, though, which is basically "hangover of the 70s". Like Scarface, which starts off with Al Pacino actually acting, before he decides to adopt a cartoon persona instead.

Romancing the Stone thoughhhh! So good, right?

Enjoyed Weird Science at the pictures.

Winning at life, baby!

 

[Spymaster]

Enjoyed Weird Science at the pictures.

Definitely one for the lads, that!

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Obviously there's a mixed bunch here but whatever you think of the films listed at least they're not yet another bloody superhero film/remake/number nine in some tedious franchise. So win for the 80s over current cinema I reckon.

 

[krtek a houby]

Obviously there's a mixed bunch here but whatever you think of the films listed at least they're not yet another bloody superhero film/remake/number nine in some tedious franchise. So win for the 80s over current cinema I reckon.

Remakes, sequels etc are legion throughout the decades, since the early years of cinema. The 80s are no different.

 

[krtek a houby]

Definitely one for the lads, that!

Never saw it, just looked awful at the time.

 

[Spymaster]

Never saw it, just looked awful at the time.

Extemely funny in parts, as I remember. I'm not sure how well it will have aged though.

I'll give it another watch (purely research )

 

[krtek a houby]

Extemely funny in parts, as I remember. I'm not sure how well it will have aged though.

I'll give it another watch (purely research )

Yeah, some of the "classic" films from the decade are very much in vogue with the younger generation... but quite a few of them had little interest in.

For a good while, it was British output that intrigued.

Defence of the Realm
Withnail and I
Mona Lisa
Hidden Agenda
Riff Raff
No Surrender

And some of the aforementioned like Letter to Brezhnev.

Going to see the gung ho US films like Gotcha, Top Gun... just found them so alien, compared to what was into, then.

That said, Full Metal Jacket and Platoon are seared in the brain. But they were the opposite of all the flag waving shite.