Great movies from the 80's

[Young Grasshopper]

What are your favorite movies from the 80’s?

To get it started… here are a few of mine.

Highlander
Terminator
The Thing
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Full Metal Jacket
The Outsiders
Die Hard
Predator
The Lost Boys
Porky’s
Rocky III

[Imperious Leader]

The Empire Strikes Back

[LHoffman]

Labyrinth 1986 (David Bowie with huge hair and tights!)

I want to include Ninja Turtles 2: Secret of the Ooze here, since it feels like such an '80s movie, but it was actually 1991.  :x

TOP GUN  1986  …    the alpha and omega of action movies

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan 1982  one of the best Trek films

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 1989  college professor of my cousin: “One of the best historical movies ever made.”

Ghostbusters  1984   loved it as a kid but after watching it again realize it is pretty awful

Batman  1989 Weird fascination with Michael Keaton as Batman, but Jack Nicholson as the Joker seemed so unnervingly natural

[DarthShizNit]

Man Highlander is terrible  :-P

Scarface
Predator
Terminator
Top Gun
Empire Strike Back
Return of the Jedi

[Young Grasshopper]

The first Highlander movie was not terrible IMO, it was great, but I agree that every Highlander sequel after the first movie was terrible, no doubt.

[wheatbeer]

Aliens
“They mostly come out at night, mostly.”
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
“No ticket.”

Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
“It’s a Mr. Death, dear. He’s here about the reaping.”

[Gargantua]

Return of the Living Dead!

The Thing!

They Live!

[LHoffman]

@Gargantua:

Return of the Living Dead!

The Thing!

They Live!

!

[Jermofoot]

The Goonies
Conan the Barbarian (just the first, but I thought the others & Red Sonja were ok)
Airplane!
Blade Runner
Back to the Future series
Red Dawn
Short Circuit
Robocop
Transformers the Movie
GI Joe the Movie
The Running Man (also an excellent RiffTrax treatment)
The Princess Bride
A Christmas Story

(tried not to repeat any, sorry if I did)

[LHoffman]

@Jermofoot:

The Princess Bride

Oh yeah… forgot that one. Good catch.

[frimmel]

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The Princess Bride

Raiders of The Lost Ark

Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Highlander

Aliens

The Terminator

Predator

@rjpeters70:

Big Trouble in Little China anyone?

[Young Grasshopper]

“Time Bandits”… awesome movie.

[suprise attack]

Throw Mama from the train
Dream Team
Night Shift
Johnny Dangerously
Waynes world
Twins
Stripes
Planes Trains and Automobiles

[toblerone77]

Platoon was another good one.

[Witt]

I have been meaning to say that for days now Toblerone! Is certainly my favourite Vietnam film  (with FMJ a close second).

[Young Grasshopper]

Yes… Toblerone, Platoon, and Full Metal Jacket are all great Vietnam movies from the 80’s, but lets not forget about “Hamburger Hill”. If you haven’t seen it… look it up.

[Witt]

I think I only watched it once, unlike the other two. Did not like it as much.

[Jennifer]

@frimmel:

The Princess Bride

AGREED!

[aequitas-et-veritas]

@Young:

Yes… Toblerone, Platoon, and Full Metal Jacket are all great Vietnam movies from the 80’s, but lets not forget about “Hamburger Hill”. If you haven’t seen it… look it up.

Worcester: We had a short-timer once. Johnny I-forget-his-name. He wore a flak jacket, two helmets and armor underwear. Ashau Valley… your time’s up, your time is up.

The Final Countdown, Das Boot, Star Wars V & VI to add a few…

[Young Grasshopper]

Willow…