[19lexicon78]

tja, having almost a bottle of wine.

another useless thread...

I'm thinking; what's the most essential 80's film.

you know, that film that "hits" the 80's sweetspot.

you've got;

breakfast club
platoon
full metal jacket
ferris bueller
back to the future
scarface
harry met sally.etc.

but to me... it's wall street..

this film is so 80's... just like a sony wm-dc2 and kate bush - hounds of love

perhaps there are some of you, who know a more 80's film..
but, i can't think of a better one.

 

[redshifter]

terminator
against all odds
big trouble in little china
buckaroo banzai
return of the living dead
repo man
blue velvet

all hit that '80's sweets spot in different ways for me...

 

[jpelg]

Wall Street is a pretty good one. Two more that come to mind are:

"Less Than Zero"
"Mannequin"

Both display the excess, the fashion, the attitude of the time, albeit one as a drama and the other as a comedy/romance.

 

[19lexicon78]

ok,

many films have something. but perhaps some film has, just something, that something more..

if you had to choose one of those. which one?
just choose.

 

[redshifter]

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Originally Posted by 19lexicon78 ok, many films have something. but perhaps some film has, just something, that something more.. if you had to choose one of those. which one? just choose.

repo man

 

[chrisfromalbany]

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Originally Posted by 19lexicon78 tja, having almost a bottle of wine. another useless thread... I'm thinking; what's the most essential 80's film. you know, that film that "hits" the 80's sweetspot. you've got; breakfast club platoon full metal jacket ferris bueller back to the future scarface harry met sally.etc. but to me... it's wall street.. this film is so 80's... just like a sony wm-dc2 and kate bush - hounds of love perhaps there are some of you, who know a more 80's film.. but, i can't think of a better one.

I would go with wall street as well. One of Oliver Stones best works.

redshifter..
How does "Big Trouble in little China" make the list? ..lol

 

[19lexicon78]

why i'm asking this, besides that 80's feeling

i want to buy some essential 80's films.

 

[viator122]

Wall Street and Back To The Future are very good movies and reek of the 1980s.

Another 80s classic is, of course, Top Gun.

 

[Gigabomber]

though I love Platoon and Full Metal Jacket even more, I think that the style of writing, direction, conematography, complex simplicity and overall attitude of Ferris Bueller's Day Off is fantastic and enjoyable to just about everyone. Breakfast Club also had a great amount of interesting characters revealed 0 the character within perhaps - but I have only seen it once and don't remember all of the details.
Have heard some things about them, but I haven't seen Blue Velvet or Wall Street though I have been meaning to.
I am sure we are missing some other movies, but Ferris Bueller is a legend. Broderick did another movie that is great and gritty as well, Election, which I love and you guys might want to check out thought it can be rough on some folks.

 

[19lexicon78]

top gun, forgot that one..
but to me it isn't that 80's and as good as wall street.

also have American ninja..

rambo (sucks)
commando (also)
predator (ok/mwha)

 

[redshifter]

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Originally Posted by chrisfromalbany I would go with wall street as well. One of Oliver Stones best works. redshifter.. How does "Big Trouble in little China" make the list? ..lol

killer kurt russel mullet, awesome carpenter '80's electronic score, and the giant '80's neon buddah!!

 

[allenf]

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Originally Posted by 19lexicon78 this film is so 80's... just like a sony wm-dc2 and kate bush - hounds of love

Lay off Kate - the Kate Bush Revival starts here!!

 

[19lexicon78]

that song is soooooo 80's. it's perhaps my numbero uno..

 

[mr_slacker]

though one...

If we're talking american movies it is "Platoon" as far as I'm concerned.

If we include international movies my vote goes to "Idi i Smotri" also known as "Come and See".

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/

 

[19lexicon78]

has got a great review.

i'm gonna search to buy the: idi i smotri