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RobertPires
08/04/20 12:30:18 PM
#1:


Thoughts?
1. Raging Bull
2. Ran
3. Paris, Texas
4. Scarface
5. Fanny and Alexander
6. Blade Runner
7. Wings of Desire
8. Blue Velvet
9. The Last Metro
10. Once Upon a Time in America
11. Do the Right Thing
12. sex, lies, and videotape
13. Videodrome
14. Full Metal Jacket
15. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
16. The Sacrifice
17. Das Boot
18. Stranger Than Paradise
19. The Shining
20. Mishima
21. Come and See
22. To Live and Die in L.A.
23. The Thing
24. Heaven's Gate
25. Tampopo
26. Thief
27. Au Revoir les Enfants
28. Amadeus
29. Fitzcarraldo
30. Witness
31. Brazil
32. RoboCop
33. Possession
34. Reds
35. Salvador
36. The Last Temptation of Christ
37. Repo Man
38. The Terminator
39. Where Is the Friend's House?
40. The Last Emperor

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g0ldie
08/04/20 12:32:48 PM
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Coming to America isn't on that list, so I don't respect it.

cool to see Blue Velvet, Das Boot, and Wings of Desire, though.

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acabes27
08/04/20 12:36:51 PM
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Ghostbusters and Back to the Future should be on here.

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Letron_James
08/04/20 12:37:32 PM
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Scarface is so overrated.

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calimelee
08/04/20 12:38:55 PM
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once upon a time in america should be in the top 5.
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Paper_Okami
08/04/20 12:39:24 PM
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i've seen 25/40

has a lot of ones i really like or love
no raiders is inexcusable though


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Veggeta X
08/04/20 12:39:39 PM
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No Predator, no win

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J03can
08/04/20 12:49:33 PM
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acabes27 posted...
Ghostbusters and Back to the Future should be on here.
Ghostbusters at the very least.
Fuck this list

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HighOnSolar
08/04/20 12:50:15 PM
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g0ldie posted...
Coming to America isn't on that list, so I don't respect it.


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Blue_Target
08/04/20 12:51:10 PM
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Seen 11 out of the 40. IMO Raging Bull is overrated.

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Pseudomenon
08/04/20 12:51:55 PM
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No Deadly Friend, bad list.

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burns112233
08/04/20 12:52:04 PM
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Back to the Future
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Nightmare on Elm Street
Ghostbusters
E.T.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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BuckVanHammer
08/04/20 12:53:20 PM
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Letron_James posted...
Scarface is so overrated.
yep. way too high on this list...

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Killmonger
08/04/20 12:54:54 PM
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No Die Hard, Aliens, or Coming to America? Shit list.

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chitown82
08/04/20 1:05:15 PM
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Willow and Die Hard should be on there.
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DeadBankerDream
08/04/20 1:07:38 PM
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Ran is absolutely not better than Paris Texas.
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Pus_N_Pecans
08/04/20 1:08:28 PM
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Wow, that's honestly a really solid list. Airplane or Dead Ringers could have really used a spot, but the lack of any Woody Allen is probably the most baffling omission. His 80s output was second to none, barring maybe Cronenberg.

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Shablagoo
08/04/20 1:09:35 PM
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Day of the Dead is the best 80s film.

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Paper_Okami
08/04/20 1:11:27 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
Ran is absolutely not better than Paris Texas.

it absolutely is

Ran is a more acclaimed film than Paris, Texas anyway

whatever you feel about either

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Pus_N_Pecans
08/04/20 1:16:35 PM
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Just for kicks, this was my movie board's top 40 of the 80s:

1. Do the Right Thing
2. Raging Bull
3. Blade Runner
4. The Purple Rose of Cairo
5. The Shining
6. Blow Out
7. Amadeus
8. Ran
9. The Thing
10. Paris, Texas
11. Something Wild
12. Raiders of the Lost Ark
13. Crimes and Misdemeanors
14. Back to the Future
15. Videodrome
16. Robocop
17. Possession
18. Blue Velvet
19. The King of Comedy
20. Shoah
21. My Neighbor Totoro
22. Stranger Than Paradise
23. Stop Making Sense
24. The Terminator
25. Modern Romance
26. Airplane
27. The Terrorizers
28. Come and See
29. Fanny and Alexander
30. Sans Soleil
31. The Fly
32. Hannah and Her Sisters
33. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
34. Sex, Lies and Videotape
35. Aliens
36. Wings of Desire
37. Full Metal Jacket
38. Broadway Danny Rose
39. Body Double
40. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

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IndustrialTrudg
08/04/20 1:17:19 PM
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Better than I expected in all honesty. Hard to care what Rolling Stone thinks. Heres my top 10 80s film since I might as well. In no order.

Pixote
Ran
Come and see
Das Boot
The Plague Dogs
The Killer
Brazil
Once upon a time in America
The Thing
The Toxic Avenger

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ReggieBush09
08/04/20 1:18:07 PM
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The flight of the navigator?

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CantSeeForMiles
08/04/20 1:58:34 PM
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acabes27 posted...
Ghostbusters and Back to the Future should be on here.
No they shouldn't. All of the films in that top 40 are better than mainstream trash

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Heart-Mk-II
08/04/20 2:00:09 PM
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No Back to the Future?

Trash list.

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Thompson
08/04/20 2:02:05 PM
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CantSeeForMiles posted...
No they shouldn't. All of the films in that top 40 are better than mainstream trash
Implying Star Wars isn't mainstream.

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TheCodeisBosco
08/04/20 2:03:07 PM
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Delighted to see Brazil on there. I feel like I'm the only person who couldn't stand Paris, Texas though. Maybe I need to rewatch it.

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DeadBankerDream
08/04/20 2:39:20 PM
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TheCodeisBosco posted...
I feel like I'm the only person who couldn't stand Paris, Texas though.

I feel like you are, too.
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ehhwhatever
08/04/20 2:44:48 PM
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what no silly tom hanks movies?

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Gafemage
08/04/20 2:46:25 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
I feel like you are, too.

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SiO4
08/04/20 2:47:30 PM
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Letron_James posted...
Scarface is so overrated.


Agreed, and Love Al Pachino.
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Foppe
08/04/20 2:51:30 PM
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It got some pretty good ones, but also lack some good ones.

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IndustrialTrudg
08/04/20 2:53:47 PM
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I think Scarface is underrated tbh. Mostly see hate for it. Dunno why. Better than anything by Tarantino tbh.
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SiO4
08/04/20 3:09:47 PM
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IndustrialTrudg posted...
I think Scarface is underrated tbh. Mostly see hate for it. Dunno why. Better than anything by Tarantino tbh.


I'm not particularly into Tarantino either, tbh.
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jon1012
08/04/20 3:12:30 PM
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Back to the Future not found?

*topic list*

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p-m
08/04/20 3:21:56 PM
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Heart-Mk-II posted...
No Back to the Future?

Trash list.
Back to the Future is a shit film

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g0ldie
08/04/20 3:24:38 PM
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hey, let's not say things we can't take back

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BeyondWalls
08/04/20 3:25:41 PM
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As an 80s kid, I have to say, "what the fuck are half those movies?"

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Garioshi
08/04/20 3:27:21 PM
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where's die hard

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SamWincester
08/04/20 3:27:31 PM
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BeyondWalls posted...
As an 80s kid, I have to say, "what the fuck are half those movies?"

I was thinking the same thing.

Also, where is Big Trouble in Little China?
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garan
08/04/20 6:11:14 PM
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Pretty good list overall

Have to agree that Scarface is incredibly overrated. Also, no Platoon? WTF
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Paper_Okami
08/05/20 12:19:52 AM
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ok i'll do my list

Videodrome
Ran
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Castle in the Sky
Fanny and Alexander
Das Boot
Empire Strikes Back
Once Upon a time in America
Kagemusha
Blow Out
Dead Ringers
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Akira
Yeelen
The Fly
Blade runner
Henry: Potrait of a Serial Killer
Aliens
Paris, Texas
Scarface
Where is the Friend's Home
Terminator
Die Hard
Amadeus
White Dog
Raising Arizona
Blood Simple
Come and See
Blue Velvet
My Neighbor Totoro
Cinema Paradiso

that's 32


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SiO4
08/05/20 12:26:44 AM
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Has no one mentioned War Games?

Also no The Breakfast Club?
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Lolruz
08/05/20 9:55:18 PM
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surprisingly good list. amadeus should be higher though

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Mistere Man
08/05/20 9:57:01 PM
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I have not heard of a lot on that list. I guess I am missing out.

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Shotgunnova
08/05/20 10:00:13 PM
#45:


No Willow?

Garbage list.

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TheDarkCircle
08/05/20 10:01:55 PM
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Surprised to see Raging Bull at #1, and glad to see it. It does capture a pop cultural zeitgeist like Taxi Driver or Goodfellas (even though they wouldnt be eligible for this list of course) but on a technical level its Scorsese and DeNiros greatest work
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Heart-Mk-II
08/05/20 10:02:15 PM
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p-m posted...
Back to the Future is a shit film

You're a shit film.

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TheVipaGTS
08/05/20 10:03:18 PM
#48:


robocop?

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ledbowman
08/05/20 10:03:28 PM
#49:


no spinal tap literally the funniest movie of all time

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ledbowman
08/05/20 10:03:57 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
robocop?

it owns

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