dressed to kill is a better movie than 90% of this list
― buzza, Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:09 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't buy there are 5 movies on this list better than dressed to kill.
― third-generation stripper (Eric H.), Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't either ; )
― buzza, Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:26 (thirteen years ago) link
played iirc by the dad from that 70s show
must be tough to have boddicker for a father
― original bgm, Thursday, 28 July 2011 22:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Working Girl is great
― homosexual II, Thursday, 28 July 2011 22:38 (thirteen years ago) link
chariots of fire is worth watching for Ian Charleson's amazing performance.
― jed_, Thursday, 28 July 2011 22:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Driving Ms. Daisy vs. Dead Poets' Society for me... I can get along just fine with most of these films.― the three stigmata of a (Viceroy), Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:49 PM (7 hours ago) Bookmark
― the three stigmata of a (Viceroy), Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:49 PM (7 hours ago) Bookmark
^
― notes on camping (Pillbox), Friday, 29 July 2011 01:30 (thirteen years ago) link
went w/ dps. even tho I liked it in lolhighschool, it has aged as unforgivable emotional pornography imo. Bonus points for being the point when Robin Fucking Williams started dealing almost exclusively in whatever the dadrock equivalent of movies is.
― notes on camping (Pillbox), Friday, 29 July 2011 01:50 (thirteen years ago) link
otm.
― latebloomer, Friday, 29 July 2011 01:58 (thirteen years ago) link
i feel like these are the movies my parents consider to be the best examples of quality, respectable filmmaking
― Peepee Soaked Heckhole (zachlyon), Friday, 29 July 2011 03:24 (thirteen years ago) link
You'd be correct.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 July 2011 03:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I haven't seen soooo many of these because of their role in the 80s as "boring things adults liked." I couldn't imagine putting "Born on the Fourth of July" in my Netflix queue.
― ennui morricone (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 29 July 2011 04:00 (thirteen years ago) link
^^This. I've only seen 9 of these in full, and even then 1/3 of those I had to watch for school. OTOH, I've got a few more in my "to watch" pile.
― Mucho! Macho! Honcho!: Turn Off The Dark (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 July 2011 04:08 (thirteen years ago) link
It's kinda funny though, at least in comparison to, say the 70s, how few now recognized as canonical films got nominated. No Hughes, no Kubrick, the other two Star Wars flicks, only the first Indy Jones, only one Woody Allen, no Blue Velvet, Repo Man etc.
― Mucho! Macho! Honcho!: Turn Off The Dark (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 July 2011 04:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I would say missing Full Metal Jacket was a huge oversight on the Oscars part, but you're tripping if you think they really fucked up by not including Weird Science...
― ennui morricone (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 29 July 2011 04:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Also lol if you think Weird Science is a better movie than Amadeus...
― the three stigmata of a (Viceroy), Friday, 29 July 2011 04:39 (thirteen years ago) link
OTOH, Pretty in Pink is a masterpiece, but Platoon is still better.
― the three stigmata of a (Viceroy), Friday, 29 July 2011 04:43 (thirteen years ago) link
does anyone remember that upright citizens brigade sketch about the guy who claims he had the 'titular line' in out of africa?
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 29 July 2011 05:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Aww boy, Im just so tired of all this traffic, I can't wait until I get out of Africa.
― notes on camping (Pillbox), Friday, 29 July 2011 05:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm not tripping re:Hughes, i'm just saying that his key films (which AS isn't) are held in higher esteem today than many of those in this poll.
― Mucho! Macho! Honcho!: Turn Off The Dark (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 July 2011 05:59 (thirteen years ago) link
"AS"="WS" stupid phone autocorrect.
― Mucho! Macho! Honcho!: Turn Off The Dark (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 July 2011 06:00 (thirteen years ago) link
i always mix up real genius with weird science, just nominally
real genius deserves an oscar nod over most of these
― Peepee Soaked Heckhole (zachlyon), Friday, 29 July 2011 06:34 (thirteen years ago) link
well at least The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's are as bad as several of the nominees.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 July 2011 11:01 (thirteen years ago) link
re:Hughes, i'm just saying that his key films are held in higher esteem today than many of those in this poll.
yes, bcz white '80s teenagers rule the country, so who the fuck cares?
― you call it trollin' i call it steamrollin' (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 July 2011 11:27 (thirteen years ago) link
― notes on camping (Pillbox), Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:50 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Well yeah of course it has but I think maybe it was different for girls who were my age at the time because those dudes were like our dreamy sensitive future teenage boyfriend ideals and for that (and because I was a corny little kid) I could never hate it.
― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Friday, 29 July 2011 11:34 (thirteen years ago) link
― Peepee Soaked Heckhole (zachlyon), Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:24 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Yeah. Also, it's sorta funny that nobody has even mentioned Moonstruck which I've seen more times than any one person every should because it's prob my mom's all time fav movie. :I
― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Friday, 29 July 2011 11:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Moonstruck's a good movie.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 July 2011 13:12 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it (Cher! Cage!) just that I've seen it way too many times. It does, however, seem like the kind of movie people would be apt to dismiss or complain about.
― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Friday, 29 July 2011 13:17 (thirteen years ago) link
There's some ridiculous crap on here (and plenty I haven't seen because it looks like ridiculous crap), but I achieved rem sleep while watching Chariots Of Fire in class so I think that gets the nod.
― da croupier, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Man I had no idea Fatal Attraction was a Best Picture nom before this poll. That's insane.
― da croupier, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:40 (thirteen years ago) link
I still haven't seen Tess, by one of my favorite directors and one of my favorite novels. I just put it in my Netflix queue despite thumbing through Kael's dismissal. Nastassia Kinski was everywhere in the early eighties, wasn't she?
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 July 2011 13:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Field of Dreams is the worst one on here that I've seen. However, I didn't get to see all of it (a friend and I were thrown out for throwing wet gummy bears at the screen), so in theory it could have redeemed itself in the end.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Movies on this list I haven't seen a minute of:Coal Miner's DaughterTess On Golden PondReds MissingThe DresserTender MerciesThe Killing FieldsA Passage To IndiaPlaces In The HeartA Soldier's StoryOut Of AfricaKiss Of The Spider WomanThe MissionA Room With A ViewThe Last EmperorThe Accidental Tourist
― da croupier, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I missed Fatal Attraction too when I first looked through the list. Which is good, because it saved me from putting it on the list of favourites I posted above! It goes with stuff like Disclosure or Pacific Heights for me--films I know are high-gloss junk, but which I always get hooked on whenever I come across them on TV. I also remember how Fatal Attraction really zeroed in (possibly by accident) on the AIDs panic that was prevalent at the time, which made it good for arguments.
― clemenza, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:49 (thirteen years ago) link
haha oh I still would have voted for Chariots Of Fire, was just surprised it made the bar
― da croupier, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Any movie that I can actually remember individual scenes from gets a pass on this list
― da croupier, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:54 (thirteen years ago) link
really, the first five on this list from 1980 -- can any group from the last 20 years compare?
― you call it trollin' i call it steamrollin' (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 July 2011 13:59 (thirteen years ago) link
1980's the best group of nominees by far, 1984 the dullest, 1988 the most horrifying.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 July 2011 14:01 (thirteen years ago) link
the accidental tourist is ok. its like the up in the air of its day
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI (Princess TamTam), Friday, 29 July 2011 14:02 (thirteen years ago) link
I'd almost think of the '80 list as the last '70s list, just after Heaven's Gate.
― clemenza, Friday, 29 July 2011 14:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Geena Davis continued the tradition of receiving Supporting Actress trophies for playing kooks that make no sense on paper.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 July 2011 14:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Then there's the well-intentioned/muddled/awful group of liberal films:
MissingRedsA Soldier's StoryPlaces in the HeartBorn on the Fourth of July
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 July 2011 14:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Woops fourth of july should be on my "never seen" list, aside from quick shots of Tom Cruise suffering
― da croupier, Friday, 29 July 2011 14:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Michael Gebert pinned 1981's slate as the last '70s group.
― third-generation stripper (Eric H.), Friday, 29 July 2011 14:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Atlantic City and Reds definitely, COF and On Golden Pond coulda shown up any year, and Raiders is the future.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 July 2011 14:09 (thirteen years ago) link
i've always wondered how it is that Beatty seemingly took zero shit at the time of release for making a movie that portrays the Soviet Union sympathetically.
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI (Princess TamTam), Friday, 29 July 2011 14:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Raiders is the future
The future is the past.
― third-generation stripper (Eric H.), Friday, 29 July 2011 14:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Retromania, et al
― third-generation stripper (Eric H.), Friday, 29 July 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
but he doesn't! Ronnie and Nancy loved the movie: old-fashioned enough for the Warners backlot. Remember: Zinoviev comes off as the worst of droning apparatchik.
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― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 July 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
*worst kind