Darnold Schwarzenegger Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Field of dreams commando Terminator big beetle juice Die hard scarface Indiana jones but my vote doesn’t count because I’m not 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Island Leprechaun Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, defensedoesntgetyoulaid said: The only time I'd say the movie is easily better than the book is Jaws. The novel had so much crap in there with love affairs and badly written sex scenes. Spielberg wisely threw all that out Probably The Exorcist as well. Although the novel was better than Jaws. I hope you never read The Deep. That was a sad exercise known as cashing in on name recognition. Believe it or not, the two David Lean Dickens films, Oliver Twist and Great Expectations, were classics in their own right, although they could not hope to replicate the complexity of the novels. But beautiful films nonetheless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Indiana Jones. Empire strikes back Home alone Ghostbusters The thing Breakfast Club Airplane Ferris Buellers Day Off ALIENS Top Gun Return of the Jedi 16 candles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maynard13 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Empire Strikes Back Ordinary People Raging Bull Blade Runner Wings of Desire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
static14 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Blade Runner Empire Strikes Back Big Trouble In Little China Die Hard Raiders of The Lost Ark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MykePM Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life Blue Velvet Stand By Me Crimes and Misdemeanors Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickJetFan Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 There is only 1 good movie from 80s I would watch today. The star of the movie was the New York Jets QB 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 4 hours ago, BigRy56 said: Not over 40 but have spent the majority of my life on wrestling mats.... VISION QUEST @T0mShane 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louie Jet Fan Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Hal N of Provo said: Edit: None of the streaming services ever have Glory. I haven’t seen it since it was newish. I’d like to see if it stands up. Im of the opinion it does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, SickJetFan said: There is only 1 good movie from 80s I would watch today. The star of the movie was the New York Jets QB That would be so incredibly bad if you watched today.. wouldn't hold up at all. Sure I watched it a dozen times but I remember thinking it was cheesy as a little kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Hal N of Provo said: In no particular order: Ferris Buhler’s Day off Glory Breakfast Club Lean on Me Dead Poets Society Edit: None of the streaming services ever have Glory. I haven’t seen it since it was newish. I’d like to see if it stands up. Dead poets society would be in my top 10. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Claw Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I’m 43 and there are just too many to really mention, but here are the first few that jump in my brain. I will watch them any time: Aliens the Thing the Naked Gun The Changeling Koyaanisqatsi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetworks Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Checking in as a 53 year old who saw all this as a kid. If it's Family Feud style, this is definitely a top-7/8 answer type of question, not 5. I guess if you're doing quintessential 80s, it either has to be absolutely blockbuster and/or lighthearted. So, with all that in mind, I went with: Fast Times at Ridgemont High ET Ghostbusters Ferris Bueller's Day Off Beverly Hills Cop Die Hard Raiders of the Lost Ark Empire Strikes Back (Jedi is more 80s-esque, but obviously not as good as Empire). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Claw Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, defensedoesntgetyoulaid said: The only time I'd say the movie is easily better than the book is Jaws. The novel had so much crap in there with love affairs and badly written sex scenes. Spielberg wisely threw all that out So true, about Jaws. Here’s one: The Running Man was a MUCH better movie than book. That book was turrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickJetFan Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, Pac said: That would be so incredibly bad if you watched today.. wouldn't hold up at all. Sure I watched it a dozen times but I remember thinking it was cheesy as a little kid. yeah probably but i loved that movie back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Gas, No Gase Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Back to the Future Empire Strikes Back Glory Romancing the Stone Raiders of the Lost Ark Ruthless People Princess Bride (book is even funnier) The Thing Aliens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nixhead Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 6 hours ago, T0mShane said: Escape from New York Raiders of the Lost Ark Empire Strikes Back Rambo: First Blood The Blues Brothers Not bad but I got u beat: Caddyshack, Terminator, Back to the Future, Die Hard, Scarface! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 39 minutes ago, the Claw said: I’m 43 and there are just too many to really mention, but here are the first few that jump in my brain. I will watch them any time: Aliens the Thing the Naked Gun The Changeling Koyaanisqatsi Thumbs up for the Changeling. Loved that movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadienJetsFan Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Raging Bull Ghandi Raiders Born on the fourth Field of Dreams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal N of Provo Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Larz said: Dead poets society would be in my top 10. After seeing all the good movies on this thread limiting it to top 10 is tough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Cowbell Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Joe Willie White Shoes said: I thought The Shining butchered the book. The book was so much better. Even the ending of the book seemed better suited to a movie. Jack dies when the boiler he was supposed to maintain blows up. That beats getting lost in a maze and freezing to death. I also did not like Jack Nicholson's comedic lines which did not belong in the move (such as "here's Johnny"). It was needless camp and took away from the film. That book scared the crap out of me. They also couldn't effectively replicate the voice Danny hears in his head. The thing with the finger was absurd. I just thought the movie was a fail. The Here's Johnny line was actually an ad-lib by Nicholson. Everyone on the set lost it. They had to keep it. Agree the book was much better but most of King's books have made horrible movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oatmeal Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Y’all sitting here yapping about movies shot on Nokia flip phones but where is the Fins game day thread ??? Hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Island Leprechaun Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 27 minutes ago, oatmeal said: Y’all sitting here yapping about movies shot on Nokia flip phones but where is the Fins game day thread ??? Hmmmm LOL. I was thinking this is the healthiest night before game thread we've had in a long time. I was about to blow my brains out reading another thread about how Zach Wilson could improve his footwork. "Lesson not just football. Lesson for whole life. Have a balance. Everything be better." --Miyagi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSNY Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Rodney in Back to School and Easy Money 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 3 hours ago, static14 said: Blade Runner Empire Strikes Back Big Trouble In Little China Die Hard Raiders of The Lost Ark Love, love, love Big Trouble in Little China 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal N of Provo Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Just now, chirorob said: Love, love, love Big Trouble in Little China Yeah. I’d like to make a new top 20 list based on films listed in here. It might be tough to make the cuts to 20. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oatmeal Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 19 minutes ago, Long Island Leprechaun said: LOL. I was thinking this is the healthiest night before game thread we've had in a long time. I was about to blow my brains out reading another thread about how Zach Wilson could improve his footwork. "Lesson not just football. Lesson for whole life. Have a balance. Everything be better." --Miyagi LMAOOO ????? I understand 100% brother and thank you, that was a good LOL ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maury77 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Pac said: That would be so incredibly bad if you watched today.. wouldn't hold up at all. Sure I watched it a dozen times but I remember thinking it was cheesy as a little kid. Blasphemous, one of the all time best "bad" movies. I still love watching this scene: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maury77 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Also, how could you grow up as a kid in the 80s and note love Rocky 4? Underrated soundtrack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maury77 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I don't think I've seen Porky's either. I might be a loner on the trashier side of 80s movies, but I love them. This scene still gets me: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Things Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 You forking iceholes missed a classic in Johnny Dangerously. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maury77 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, Jets Things said: You forking iceholes missed a classic in Johnny Dangerously. LMAO @ Maroney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Things Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, maury77 said: LMAO @ Maroney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsYanks13 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I’m 42,Weird ScienceCommando Revenge of the NerdsEasy money Youngblood * So many great movies beyond the 5 above.Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestater Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Repo Man Introduced me to Suicidal Tendencies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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