Greatest 80s Movie - Group A

[YorkshireRed]

1 minute ago, Mook said:

Nah, ET is the ultimate family film.

 

I'm maybe a bit nostalgic for it because it's the first film I can remember watching but it's pretty much perfection in terms of that genre in my opinion. I'm looking forward to watching it with my two boys.

It is. My second pick was Midnight Run but I should really have gone for the extra terrestrial. 

[Bjornebye]

Group 3 is an absolute bastard of a group 

[YorkshireRed]

8 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Group 3 is an absolute bastard of a group 

Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and Howard the Duck?

[VladimirIlyich]

I saw Close Encounters,which was ok at the time but I wouldn't watch it again. Star Wars was a good film itself,back in the 70s but better than the first two Godfather films and the Cuckoo's Nest? Never in a trillion years. 

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, YorkshireRed said:

Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and Howard the Duck?

Yes, Yes, No 

[ZonkoVille77]

ET is an enjoyable watch but massively overrated. 

[Tony Moanero]

1 hour ago, ZonkoVille77 said:

ET is an enjoyable watch but massively overrated. 

Bollocks!. Name a better family film?

[Bjornebye]

1 hour ago, ZonkoVille77 said:

ET is an enjoyable watch but massively overrated. 

Wham. If anything its underrated. 

[Carvalho Diablo]

22 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

Bollocks!. Name a better family film?

Raiders of The Lost Ark

The Red Turtle

Watership Down

Close Encounters

Coco

The Wolf Walkers

Field of Dreams

Goonies

Gremlins

Stand By Me

[Tony Moanero]

19 minutes ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Raiders of The Lost Ark

The Red Turtle

Watership Down

Close Encounters

Coco

The Wolf Walkers

Field of Dreams

Goonies

Gremlins

Stand By Me

Some of those are not family films. Stand by Me is a coming-of-age story. The Goonies is one of the best, if not the best, kid’s adventure films. However, it’s very much a children’s film. There is very little to interest adult members of the family. The Gremlins is a comedy horror and, as such, is unsuitable for younger children. Watership Down is, arguably, too dark for younger kids.

[Scooby Dudek]

Just realised I have never seen The Princess Bride. I have seen lots of clips but never knew where they were from. 

Whenever it has been mentioned recently, including reading the list today, I have incorrectly thought of The Princess Diaries, only the poster showed me I was wrong.

[SasaS]

Naked Gun going to the second round at the moment.

[Carvalho Diablo]

A Leone masterpiece bowing out to Priscilla Presley's beaver?

 

 

[Neil G]

29 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

Some of those are not family films. Stand by Me is a coming-of-age story. The Goonies is one of the best, if not the best, kid’s adventure films. However, it’s very much a children’s film. There is very little to interest adult members of the family. The Gremlins is a comedy horror and, as such, is unsuitable for younger children. Watership Down is, arguably, too dark for younger kids.

Close Encounters isn’t suitable for younger kids either. The abduction scene scared the shit out of me the first time I saw it.

[ZonkoVille77]

1 hour ago, Tony Moanero said:

Bollocks!. Name a better family film?

 

I loved it as a kid. It was of it's time though and it's hype from back then has carried it into being recognised as one of the greatest ever. But if we're honest it's simply a good film.

 

Goonies. 

Back to the Future. 

Willow

Mac and Me

etc 

 

All very good family films too, for all ages and on a par with ET. 

[Juniper]

 

3 minutes ago, ZonkoVille77 said:

 

I loved it as a kid. It was of it's time though and it's hype from back then has carried it into being recognised as one of the greatest ever. But if we're honest it's simply a good film.

 

Goonies. 

Back to the Future. 

Willow

Mac and Me

etc 

 

All very good family films too, for all ages and on a par with ET. 

Mac and Me on par with ET?!?

 

You sir are taking absolute Jive

 

I love Mac and Me, because it’s absolute rubbish. 

[Strontium]

This is the Mac and Me that is the dreadful rip-off of ET and has become something of a running talkshow joke, right?

[ZonkoVille77]

49 minutes ago, Juniper said:

 

Mac and Me on par with ET?!?

 

You sir are taking absolute Jive

 

I love Mac and Me, because it’s absolute rubbish. 

 

I was hoping someone would bite.

 

It's fucking awful.

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, ZonkoVille77 said:

 

I was hoping someone would bite.

 

It's fucking awful.

Willow as well you fucking charger! 

[VladimirIlyich]

2 hours ago, SasaS said:

Naked Gun going to the second round at the moment.

As it should.

[Chris]

E.T. Isn’t just a great 80s film. It isn’t just a great family film. It’s the greatest film ever made. 

[SasaS]

It is certainly the best Drew Barrymore vehicle.

[Carvalho Diablo]

2 minutes ago, Chris said:

E.T. Isn’t just a great 80s film. It isn’t just a great family film. It’s the greatest film ever made. 

Ban him Dave.

 

BAN HIM.

[Chris]

47 minutes ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Ban him Dave.

 

BAN HIM.

I’ll take the ban. I’ll die on the hill. 

[ZonkoVille77]

1 hour ago, Chris said:

E.T. Isn’t just a great 80s film. It isn’t just a great family film. It’s the greatest film ever made. 

 

You need your hard drive checked.