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Top 10 films from the 80's

#1 Post by elmqueen » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:54 pm

Me and my friend were just reminiscing about our favourite 80's childhood classics, so thought i would start a discussion about everyones top 10!

Mine would have to be:
1. Top Gun
2. Friday the 13th
3. The Breakfast Club
4. The Shining
5. Labyrinth
6. Rocky 4
7. Empire Strikes Back
8. Beverly Hills Cop
9. Jumping AJck Flash
10. Ghostbusters

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Re: Top 10 films from the 80's

#2 Post by pcRock » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:44 pm

Oh, I loved the 80s. Here list of the films I most liked (bear in mind that I was a kid back then):

Back to the Future
Ghost Busters
Beverly Hills Cop
Coming to America
Trading Places
Never Ending Story
Karate Kid
Predator
Mad Max
Conan

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#3 Post by Beate » Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:13 pm

Oh the 80's are so my time! All those films with the Brat Pack like Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Breakfast Club... Romancing the Stone, Dirty Dancing, When Harry Met Sally and all those early Tom Hanks/Cruise films. o/
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Re: Top 10 films from the 80's

#4 Post by 1978 » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:28 am

In no particualr order, apart from alphabetical...... ;)

Back To the Future
Die Hard
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Midnight Run
Platoon
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Stand By Me
The Empire Strikes Back
The Terminator
The Untouchables

Probably missed something out, but that would be mine, there or thereabouts.

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Re: Top 10 films from the 80's

#5 Post by clare5092 » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:49 am

Hiya!
Was The Princess Bride the 1980's? I love film! Along with
Karate Kid
E.T.
Breakfast Club
Batman
Flight of the Navigator
Never Ending Story
Ghostbusters
Flashdance
And my all time favourite film.....Dirty Dancing!
I could go on for ever though....so many 80's films I love!

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Re: Top 10 films from the 80's

#6 Post by AnneJ » Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:39 pm

It has to be Jumping Jack Flash, Dirty Dancing and Overboard. I love Clue aswell but not sure if that was the 80s!! o/

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Re: Top 10 films from the 80's

#7 Post by Beate » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:36 pm

Yes, both the Princess Bride and Clue are from the 80's. Love the Princess Bride! "As you wiiiiiiisshh...!" And Overboard is one of my guilty pleasures, I watch it every time it is on telly!
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Re: Top 10 films from the 80's

#8 Post by anjirose » Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:00 pm

oh my god i dont have time to think of a full ten! but my main winners are

LOST BOYS
and
ANNIE! (which i used to watch on betamax every morning before school, the tape didnt last long lol)

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Re: Top 10 films from the 80's

#9 Post by jaydee36 » Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:41 am

Oh I loved LOST BOYS!

also:
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Nightmare on Elm Street
Back to the Future
Dirty Dancing
The Shining
Rain Man
Ghost Busters
Beetlejuice
Bill & Ted

Sorry I have 11 - Gremlins

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