Essential Movies of the 80's

More from here. Here are the 80's, a decade I remember fondly.

Indiana Jones, Raiders or the Lost Ark - A slam dunk of a pic. One of the finest adventure movies ever.
Raging Bull - A very impressive movie...but I wouldn't call it essential. In fact I'd be surprised if I saw this on someone's shelf. It really isn't a take it down and watch it each year type of film.
The Breakfast Club - Maybe the top teenage movie of the decade. A strong choice.
Do The Right Thing - Never saw it but I've heard good stuff.
Batman - Eh. I know it was a big deal back then but it's really faded since.
Glory - A very good film.
Blade Runner - The strongest of the arty sci-fi films. Now it comes in 14 different versions.
Tootsie - One of my faves from the decade.
Sex, Lies and Videotape - Haven't seen it. Never heard this strong of a recommendation for it.
Das Boot - Seriously? This movie lasted for an entire tour of service.

Ok, my list would be a bit different. In no particular order:

Raiders of the Lost Ark
ET
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Say Anything
Die Hard
Dead Poet's Society
Bull Durham
Back to the Future
Witness
On Golden Pond

What did I miss? (Upon rereading this, I've only got five of my own 'essential' movies. Time to update the wish list...)

Comments

Hans said…
Let's see...
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Top Gun
Aliens
Talladega Nights
MommyLisa said…
Peder - I like your list better. Except Dead Poet's Society bummed me out. Put Tootsie in its place.... ;)

Sex, Lies, and Videotape was dumb.
Kate said…
Dead Poet's Society and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Those are the only ones I saw and liked.

My parents took us to see ET and it freaked me out. Super freaked me out. I was scared of the dark for months. What the heck?
Alfred T. Mahan said…
You don't like Das Boot?

Shame on you.

On Golden Pond? To shamelessly steal a quote, seriously? Boooooring. And this from the classic movie snob.
carrster said…
How about "The Princess Bride" and "Big" - two of my 80's faves.

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