Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
I still haven't seen Top Gun. Never even heard of Gotcha.
80s films were crap. Yes? No?
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I still haven't seen Top Gun. Never even heard of Gotcha.
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Anthony Edwards appears in both films, but count yourself lucky you were spared both.
The Top Gun sequel is a marked improvement on the original. Which shouldn't have been too much of a task, Tbh.
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
it wasn't luck. I had a pro Thatcher, pro US, gung ho school acquaintance who kept going on about Top Gun so I avoided it to annoy him.
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Top Gun became a thing, again, in the 90s when certain commentators ascribed a homoerotic subtext to some of the characters and scenes. Mean, that's debatable and the subtext to the subtext came across as sneery anyway, so take it with a pinch of salt.
There's scenes in the film that are of concern and it's nothing to do with homoeroticism. It's Maverick following women into the toilet and getting violent with the sole black character, that dont sit at all well, for example.
surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
'91
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Yossarian
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Yep, the decade might not have been that big on superhero franchises but it had six Police Academy movies
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surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
Yeah - the first two Christopher Reeve films were quite enjoyable (1978/1980)
Superman 3 & 4 not so...
Then we had Supergirl....
spudulike
Well-Known Member
Nah, Muppet Treasure Island in this houseThis from 1984 - you'll love it!!!
Made in Britain
The Firm
Rita, Sue and Bob too
Meantime
High Hopes
The Firm
Rita, Sue and Bob too
Meantime
High Hopes
WhyLikeThis
Something, something, something
You probably won’t be too keen on watching that again anytime soon but it’s worth a 2nd watch. First time around you’re immersed in the horror, 2nd time is good l to appreciate the film making skills.
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Oh, and my other thought about River's Edge is that it was interesting watching it with 2023 eyes cos in recent years Stranger Things has done so much to... celebrate? romanticise? that mid-80s small-town teen loser aesthetic and River's Edge is a bit like Stranger Things if the kids were the monsters. Dennis Hopper turns up playing a character not a million miles from his performance in Blue Velvet, and there's an argument to be made for him as the moral heart of the film.
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
I found a Swedish film behind the TV cabinet of the couple I was babysitting for in the mid 80's. That was a rather interesting movie. No idea of the name though.
The Hitcher was good.
The Hitcher was good.
Aladdin
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Yea.. I didnt sleep for hours and then got to sleep around 6am. Woke with a headache.
I don't think its a film I will watch again. ..
Aladdin
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Another film I'll need to look up.
Is it anywhere free online?
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Yep, I watched it here. I'd never heard of it before last week or so.
Aladdin
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Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Fuck sake...
Cinema Paradiso
Blue Velvet
Blade Runner
The Shining
Brazil
The Untouchables
Die Hard
The Big Chill
Scarface
Poltergeist
Sex, Lies & Videotape
Blood Simple
Local Hero
Mona Lisa
Spinal Tap
The Thing
Koyaanisqatsi (yes, I had to look it up!)
The Terminator
Dead Poets Society
and The Blues Brothers
and loads of others I can't remember right now
Oh,
Broadway Danny Rose (chef's kiss)
And loads of The Comic Strip Presents stuff
Cinema Paradiso
Blue Velvet
Blade Runner
The Shining
Brazil
The Untouchables
Die Hard
The Big Chill
Scarface
Poltergeist
Sex, Lies & Videotape
Blood Simple
Local Hero
Mona Lisa
Spinal Tap
The Thing
Koyaanisqatsi (yes, I had to look it up!)
The Terminator
Dead Poets Society
and The Blues Brothers
and loads of others I can't remember right now
Oh,
Broadway Danny Rose (chef's kiss)
And loads of The Comic Strip Presents stuff
Koyaanisqatsi - good shout.
I never got The Blues Brothers tbh. Perhaps too young.
I never got The Blues Brothers tbh. Perhaps too young.
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Best of the SNL alumni films. And a showcase of blues and soul. You can feel the genuine love for the musical legends.
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Being pedantic here, but afaik, only The Supergrass was a cinema release for The Comic Strip Presents...
Mr Jolly would have been great fun on the big screen, though.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
That’s a bold claim. So many more that are way funnier.
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From that time period, of the early 80s? Animal House, Stripes and Ghostbusters are a bit rapey and Trading Places is borderline dodgy.
Loved them at the time but they just don't hold up today.
Are they the ones you mean?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Not those - I was thinking of later films, not just 80s ones. But I would still watch Trading Places again if it came on the telly (which it won’t cos I don’t watch tv like that anymore). Would switch off instantly if Blues Brothers did the same.
surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
They had just one other cinema release - Eat the Rich (1987)
Awful film but interesting for it's eclectic casting...
Paul McCartney, Shane MacGowan, Hugh Cornwall, Lemmy, Koo Stark, Bill Wyman, Sandie Shaw...
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Casting reminds of Alex Cox's Straight to Hell... very eclectic but very mixed reviews... still haven't seen it
surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
Ah yes - Joe Strummer film with several Pogues. Have seen it but can’t recall much of it. That says it all!
