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Since its 80’s week, I figured why not...The 80’s will always be associated with big hair, ripped jeans, and neon clothing. However guys like Stephen Spielberg, Oliver Stone and Stanley Kubrick didn’t spend their time buying Wham and Men at Work vinals. Instead, they made movies, timeless movies that will forever be remembered. Without further ado, in chronological order, here is my “Top 10 movies from the 1980’s”
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Even though Arnold Schwarzenegger had a few movie credits in his name before this came out, he was still largely unknown in Hollywood. Conan is silent, but lethal. He’s He-Man without the razzle dazzle, and he’ll cut your head off without even blinking. A true killer, who if he were alive today, would be locked in a padded room, only to escape, killing all of the security guards with a plastic spork. No cheesy one liners in this movie folks, a must see.
Scarface 1983
Yes, I know this movie is over-hyped. Yet it is still one hell of a good movie. I don’t need to talk about any particular scenes, as I’m sure most of you here have seen this movie a half dozen times. Tony Montana set the bar for “going down in a blaze of glory” which has not since been repeated. For those of you that think society is in a downwards spiral, and foul language is part of the reason why, Scarface is a 25 year old movie, and it’s “Fuck” count is at 208.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Who doesn’t know the name Freddy Kruger? One, Two, Freddy’s coming for you…In a day when horror movies actually scared people, the Nightmare on Elm Street series was a homerun. Obviously these days, a psychopathic child molester who kills teens in their sleep is considered fairly tame. On a side note, this was Johnny Depp’s first movie, so the video clip below is his death scene.
Back to the Future (1985)
Another classic 80’s movie, where no list could be complete unless this movie was added. Personally, the 2nd movie was my favorite. Who didn’t want a hover board, and a sports almanac? I hear that these days if you attach a flux capacitor to Michael J Fox’s ass, generate 1.21 gig watts of power through his balls, he now shakes at precisely 88MPH and can actually bring you back in time. No Back to the future clip would be complete without a little Huey Lewis and the News music.
Aliens 1986
By far the best movie out of any of the Alien movie franchise. Space marines with kickass guns, ships and vehicles, a body suit fork lift, and an android named Bishop. This would have been a good movie even without the aliens. Paul Reiser is a douche, but that’s ok, cause he got nom’d.
Top Gun (1986)
Before he became a cult preaching cunt, Tom Cruise was actually a good actor, and made some pretty good movies. Top Gun is one of those movies that if you’re over 20 years old, you’ve seen it before. If you’re some Anonymous loving teen that hasn’t seen this movie, put your disgust for Tom Cruise away, and pretend Maverick exists.
Robocop (1987)
If you don’t like Robocop, then fuck you. Nuff said.
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The best part of this movie was the boot camp part. Another classic movie that most people have seen, and probably expected to see on this list. It is still a shocking movie because it wasn’t the typical “war glory” movie. It touches on depression, and the pure brutality of war. You do not see many American movies made where you actually feel hate towards the American soldiers. Here is a video clip of Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Die Hard (1988)
Bruce Willis at his finest. We all know the line “Yippee Kaya Mother Fucker” You can’t even talk about 80’s action movies without talking about Die Hard. Alan Rickman is an excellent bad guy, especially when he’s not prancing around with a magic wand. This movie would be on a top 10 action movies ever made, let alone something specifically from the 80’s.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Even though I haven’t seen the new one, I already know it’s not going to be better than this one. Sean Connery was the extra oomph this series needed, and because of him, this movie is the best one in the series. Harrison Ford throwing that Nazi out of the blimp then saying “no ticket” is probably one of the best one liners ever. Even Schwarzenegger had to step back and appreciate that.
So concludes “the list” I’d say most of these movies are pretty obvious. I know I didn’t put E.T. on that list, but as far as aliens go, what’s more useless than a finger that gets bright? I like my aliens to bleed acid, burst though a chest cavity, and kill for the sake of killing. Notable mentions go to The Predator and Lethal Weapon. Lesser known 80’s gold such as The Wizard, Weekend at Bernies, Short Circuit, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, The Karate Kid, Porkey’s and many many more.