My Top Five Films of the 1980s Ranked
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1. Blue Velvet
2. Paris, Texas
3. Videodrome
4. Body Double
5. Blow out
6. The Shining
7. Come and See
8. Stop Making Sense
9. Dead Ringers
10. Do The Right Thing
Solid, particularly “Body Double”!
@@Wildcock23 love Body Double! Early 80’s De Palma Mysteries are the best
nice to see some Body Double representation!
@@alex-oy9eo “I like to watch.” 👀
Blow Out is so cool
1. The Shining
2. The Shining seen in fast forward
3. The Shining seen with eyes closed
4. The Shining seen through a mirror
5. The Shining seen in short snippets over a long period of time
Honorable mentions: The Shining seen while drunk, and The Shining seen with a group of fans of The Shining
Overrated
@@master-ik9ro Your comment is overrated.
@@master-ik9ro Everything from Kubrick that isn't "Path of Glory" or "Barry Lyndon" can be overrated, because those are the only 2 films of his that are objectively good to anyone, and not just mainly to those giving into peer pressure, like his others.
I laughed too hard at this.
There were so many great movies in the 80s that it is hard to choose. Here are my top 10:
1 - Amadeus
2 - The Shining
3 - Raging Bull
4 - Dead Poets Society
5 - Blade Runner
6 - The Right Stuff
7 - Ferris Buller's Day Off
8 - Aliens
9 - Predator
10- The Thing
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” would be on mine too!
How isn't _The Legend of Billy Jean_ or _The Lost Boys_ on this list....
> They Both Capture the Mall Arcade/ 80's Epoch of A better- less gullible, less Narcissistic (gone for good) more noble America. An both movies do it, w/ out ever even really trying to. Also Your list has No TERMINATOR ?? What's more visceral than the Org. Terminator film. Everything about it is super legit. Yet back than, it was so far fetched
Solid list.
Yeah but people have actually seen those movies. Too mainstream. My list would be pretty close to yours, maybe trading some for Planes, Trains, Evil Dead II and Raiders
What no "Cutters way"? Or "The thing".......
5. Betty Blue
4. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
3. Amadeus
2. Nostalghia
1. Fanny & Alexander (TV version)
My Top Five - Paris Texas , Stranger Than Paradise , Manhunter , The Breakfast Club & One Deadly Summer.
You can tell this girl is a hardcore artist type person because 4 of the 5 films she talks about I never saw and I grew up in the 80's!
My personal Top 5 is kind of predictable but they still hold up after 40 years:
1) Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
3) The Terminator (1984)
4) Aliens (1986)
5) Predator (1987)
1. Come and See
2. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
3. Grave of the Fireflies
4. Paris, Texas
5. Ran
HM: Amadeus, Tampopo, Blade Runner, Broadway Danny Rose, Possession
1. Scarface
2. Back to the Future
3. Brazil
4. When Harry Met Sally
5. The Shining
My top five:
1. Blade Runner
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Blue Velvet
4. Akira
5. My Neighbor Totoro
Great video as always, I'll be sure to check out the three you mentioned that I haven't watched yet. As for another decade, I think a top 5 for the 2000s could be interesting.
First two - the same :)
Special shout out to the extended version of Fanny and Alexander as well as Raging Bull:
5. Paris, Texas
4. My Neighbor Totorro
3. Brazil
2. Blue Velvet
1. Do the Right Thing
Fanny and Alexander is criminally underwatched in my opinion. My favorite Bergman film.
@@taddy_mason4197 it’s amazing, I recently watched the full TV versions of that and Scenes From a Marriage and I was completely blown away
5. Chan is Missing (1982)
4. Tampopo (1985)
3. Elephant (1989)
2. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
1. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
big luv for kiki that's a hard pick but it's one of my favorites as well
I really like This Is Spinal Tap. It was the first of the Mocku-Docu-Rockumentaries. I love that all the dialog was improvised. It all went to crazy funny and very memorable places that everyone I know has a quote from
Here are my top 5 movies of the 80s
5. Raging Bull by Martin Scorsese
4. The Last Emperor by Bernardo Bertolucci
3. Fanny and Alexander by Ingmar Bergman
2. Scarface by Brian De Palma
1. Once Upon a Time in America by Sergio Leone
Hey. Love your channel! And this is my first time commenting, on an older video too, so I don’t know if and when you’ll even see this, but I felt compelled to write anyway. Love this list, glad to see some love for Possession and Come and See, but I wanted to toss out one of my own 80’s favorites that people don’t really talk about much anymore, and that’s Paris, Texas. Almost every film buff can point to what they considered to be a perfect film, and this one is mine. Every aspect is firing on all cylinders - the story, the script, the directing, the cinematography, the music, the acting. My god, Harry Dean Stanton, national treasure that he was, gives a career best performance. I’ve never seen him convey such bittersweet pain before. And the third act brings me to tears multiple times, every. single. time I watch it. Just a perfect, perfect film.
Top 5: The Shining, The King of Comedy, Empire Strikes Back, Full Metal Jacket, My Neighbor Totoro
Videodrome (1983),
Ms .45 (1981),
They Live (1988),
The Terminator (1984),
Possession (1981)
In chronological order, here's a selection of 80's films that gave me the deepest impression from each year:
*Kagemusha* (1980)
*Excalibur* (1981)
*Gandhi* (1982)
*Krull* and *Return of the Jedi* (1983)
*Amadeus* (1984)
*Ran* and *Legend* (1985)
*Pretty in Pink* (1986); special mention: "The Decline of the American Empire"
*The Last Emperor* (1987); special mentions: "Moonstruck", "Flowers in the Attic", and "Empire of the Sun"
*Dangerous Liaisons* (1988); special mention: "Heathers"
*Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989)
Krull??? Thats so crool.
Great choices! 'Possession' is AMAZING! 'Come & See' has been on my watch list for the last 6 months or more. I suppose, I have been avoiding it, because of the brutality of humanity. My first Lynch was 'Eraserhead'. I never recovered from it. The imagery was seared into my mind. Nice one, David!
I remember I saw Blue Velvet at the perfect time in my life. Everything had felt so safe, but then all these scary things started to reveal themselves, both personally and in the area where I’d lived at that time. I happened to soon see Blue Velvet on a night of ordering a very ‘50s diner meal (without knowing the 50s vibe of the film going in) and on a school night (which for me at that time of being a bit of a Boy Scout felt like getting away with something, somewhat apropos to the story). The film worked like profound empathy, and so little had I understood going in how primed I was for the experience of being in over one's head.
Color, shadow, and light (natural vs. artificial) tell a story of having one’s safe-feeling world rocked by life’s darker realities. It also enlivened my already-deep appreciation of film at that time, and helped me feel less alone in the lines “Why are there people like Frank?” and “It’s a strange world.” A dark film, but told through this innocent lens; at least, that was my experience on multiple levels. A perfect movie. Love this film so much.
Also made me appreciate widescreen more than any other movie I’d seen until then. And I remember Frederick Elmes on the DVD special features saying that widescreen is such a “beautiful shape” in which to compose. And all the layers established in the thesis-like opening scenes just get deepened and enriched and increasingly layered as the film progresses.
Pure cinema
Repo Man definitely deserves some recognition when it comes to 80’s movies. They Live also deserves a mention. Who would’ve thought that the social commentary from an 80’s b-movie would still be very relevant today.
I find They Live very hokey and on-the-nose, Videodrome is far more genuinely prophetic in the darkest way possible
@@helvete_ingres4717 i agree with that assessment. I really only like parts of They Live as a whole it kind of falls apart
Haven't yet seen some of the mentioned movies, I'll check them out for sure! Here's my list so far:
1. Do the Right Thing
2. My Neighbor Totoro
3. Raging Bull
4. Blade Runner
5. Das Boot
It's ALWAYS a pleasure to watch your videos..... The 1st thing I appreciate is that you don't have a loud, obnoxious intro that runs 45 seconds... .AND ... you don't preamble for 2 minutes before starting your movie analysis.... You name the purpose of the video and start right in ---- I don't always follow your points of view ( I blame that on a public education and not seeing all the movies you have) but I typically agree with your assessment of the flims I have seen. You're a delight - and a learning experience.
1- Come and See
2- Ran
3- Amadeus
4- The Shining
5- Akira
6- Empire Strikes Back
7- Raging Bull
8- Do The Right Thing
9- Evil Dead 2
10- Back To The Future
11- The Thing
12- Stop Making Sense
13- Fanny and Alexander
14- Grave of the Fireflies
15- Blade Runner
16- Possession
17- Die Hard
18- Angel's Egg
19- Blade Runner
20- An American Werewolf in London
There's still a lot I need to watch but, so far, these are the ones I think I respect the most--not necessarily those that speak the most to me on a personal level.
And, as for a different list, I think the 90s might be a good follow-up, given all the varied stuff that went on in that decade, cinematically speaking.
Here’s my list (in no particular order)….
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Videodrome
Return of the Living Dead
Blue Velvet
My favourite 80’s movie is The Evil Dead
My Favorite five?
Paris,Texas (Wenders)
Chocolat (Denis)
Decalogue (Kieslowski)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (Olmi)
Love Streams (Cassavettes)
Sort of a weird list. The films are sort of like travel destinations. Places I’d love visiting.
1. The Shining (always been a personal favorite, greatest horror movie of all time? I think so!)
2. Come and See (I discovered this movie earlier this year through a CZcams video called “The Scariest Film Ever Made ISN’T a Horror Film”…and I’d say that description hits the nail on the head. Extraordinary film. Excellent cinematography, tremendous acting, i could go on all day…it also speaks volumes how it manages to be profoundly disturbing while showing minimal to no actual onscreen violence…leaves a lot to the imagination, which is disturbing in its own right. The plight of WWII on Eastern Europe is often overlooked, and this film should be required viewing!!)
3. Blue Velvet (Lynch at perhaps his most accessible, yet still containing his trademark surrealism, and ability to delve into the darkest parts of the human psyche like no other director)
4. Breakfast Club (always enjoyed this one, manages to balance both comedy and drama. Simply a snapshot of a generation/decade in a way
5. The Terminator (longtime favorite, not much to really say about this one other than sci-fi classic! Series should’ve stopped at 2, but that’s another discussion for another time)
My top 5
1. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (As an Aussie I’m biased. And it’s the greatest action film ever made. Period.)
2. John Carpenters The Thing
3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
4. Thief
5. Scarface
I think Mad Max: Fury Road is the greatest action film ever made! Same franchise. Isn't that amazing?
I get that Akira's aesthetic is fascinating, but I find it unfair that it overshadowed other great movies from the 80s, like Grave of the Fireflies or Wing of Honneamise
Agreed 🎉
To be honest, "Grave of the Fireflies" is a movie you normally watch only once.
@@Dunderslag Grave of the Fireflies is certainly exists in a realm of its own.
How what is essentially a carton can be so emotionally devastating is a mystery.
In no particular order:
1 Come and See
2 The Dekalog
3 Fanny and Alexander (TV Version)
4 Cinema Paradiso
5 The Ballad of Narayama
Hell yes to this list.
Off the top of my head:
1. Foxes
2. Out of the Blue
3. Excalibur
4. Less Than Zero
5. Once Upon A Time In America
Honorable Mention: Pennies From Heaven, Dressed to Kill, Miracle Mile, Full Metal Jacket, Blow Out, Working Girl, Wolfen, Peggy Sue Got Married, Fort Apache--The Bronx.
That is a superb list my friend! I can tell that you have a discriminating taste in film: anyone who lists “Foxes” (a terrific movie) as #1 is definitely an offbeat character 😊
All great! Mine off the top of my head.
1. Paris, Texas
2. The Shining
3. The Sacrifice
4. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
5. Blue Velvet / The Thing
Fanny and Alexander is still on the watchlist though. Could definitely see that making it’s way in.
Would love to see your top 5 from the 1940s. Also, very interested in your perspective on the film noir genre (traditional film noir, 1940-1958) and your favorites from that genre. Keep up the great work!
Great list, and again, I always appreciate how articulate you are. I'd say my top 5 of the 80s
1. Ran
2. Blade Runner
3. The Empire Strikes Back
4. Raging Bull
5. Blue Velvet
My personal favorite flicks from 80s
5. Commando
4. Rocky 4
3. Back to the Future
2. Road House
1. The Hitcher
You have such a repertoire of film knowledge that I so appreciate. Only 2 films have I seen so I have some viewing projects to complete your discussion so I'll know just what you're speaking of. The first 2 films that came to mind as films that had a big effect on me from the 2980s are FANNY AND ALEXANDER and RAN. I'd need to do some personal research though to actually make a list though.
Great list, I need to rewatch Akira. Was always mesmerized by that film as a youngster.
I know you’re all about the more abstract/cerebral/artsy films…
Admittedly, I can only do so many of those. Lol
BUT, I must say that I do have this odd fascination with Blue Velvet. I thought for sure I wouldn’t like it, that I would find it pretentious and too nonsensical. However I was intrigued by the atmosphere, the characters, even the plot. This movie is somehow simultaneously sweet and sinister, and I weirdly love it.
Also, I really like Kyle MacLachlan’s and Laura Dean’s characters.
You say interesting and sensible things about the moving screen pictures. Well done.
Your edits are very professional - what software do you use - great video by the way - possesion amd akira on my to watch list - no 1 Come and See - confession not seen it - wow get busy john
1.Rain Man.
2.Crimes and Mesdemeanors.
3.Dead Poets Society.
4.The Breakfast Club.
5.Raging Bull.
For whatever reason I wasn’t crazy about Akira, but I love your top 4 picks. Especially Possession, that one should be more widely talked about than it is. Amazing movie.
People might talk about it more if it was actually available. I couldn't even find a decent rip of it and won't be paying over $100 for the dvd. It's been on my watchlist for many years.
@@adamgates1142 True. There was a US Blu-ray release of Possession years ago but a very limited number of copies I think, so yeah, it must be very hard to find. The way I watched it was recording it off of TCM when they aired it late at night several years ago. Lucky that I saw it was airing then, and couldn’t pass up that opportunity. So glad I did, what a unique movie.
@@toddpinkstonisgod I can't believe they showed it on TCM. That's awesome!
@@adamgates1142 Yep, TCM actually shows a lot of cool stuff pretty often, typically on Friday and Saturday nights, the wee hours of the morning (horror and other genre films, foreign films, and generally more “racy” or edgy stuff than the usual Golden Age of Hollywood movies that they play during the daytime). I try to look ahead at their schedule to see what’s worth recording on the DVR. TCM is probably the only reason I still bother having cable TV, haha.
Top 5: Fitzcarraldo, RoboCop, The thing, Dead Ringers, Akira.
Dead ringers 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Cronenberg rulesss
Thanks for sharing. I hadn't thought of my favorite '80s films in a while. Here are my top 5, plus some honorable mentions : 1. "Do The Right Thing" (1989); 2. "Raging Bull" (1980); 3. "The King of Comedy" (1982); 4. "Gallipoli" (1981-cried my eyes out at the end); 5. "The Road Warrior" (1981). Honorable mentions: "Bull Durham" (1988); "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (1987); "The Color Purple" (1985); "Raising Arizona" (1987); "Sign of the Times" (1987); "The Fabulous Baker Boys" (1988); "RoboCop" (1987); "Say Anything" (1989).
Decades I'd like you to cover: the 1960s, the 1970s and the 1990s. There's a selfish reason: I've seen enough films from those decades that I'd feel comfortable sharing top five lists from each of them.
Take care. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular
5. Cinema Paradiso
4. The Thing
3. Ran
2. Raging Bull
1. Blade Runner (favorite movie of all time)
blade runner and ran are excellent choices
Wow! I love a lot of movies from the 80s. I haven’t seen all these films or the ones in the comments. I’m definitely going to check them out. I personally love Purple Rain because I love Prince 💜. I also love the movie Amadeus. Thanks for your list.
1. E.T. -- The Extra-Terrestrial (strong story enhanced by a brilliant metaphor for how child-like wonder grows up in the transition to adulthood)
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (as an aesthetic experience -- the most fundamental way a film can be great for me -- this may be as nearly flawless a film as I have seen)
3. Amadeus (a fantasia on the life of Mozart, and a great story of two people destroyed because each covets what the other had; thoughtful, playful, masterfully performed, with brilliant music and perhaps the best sound effects editing I have ever heard)
4. The Right Stuff (equal parts trenchant character study, bureaucratic satire, and awesome air and space adventure, with a who's who of talented character actors; all tuned to near perfection by the underappreciated Philip Kaufman)
5. The Untouchables (the film where Brian De Palma's technique was best served by the narrative, tracing the compelling arc of Eliot Ness' moral development through a series of smashingly filmed set pieces)
Honorable Mention: The Color Purple, Die Hard, Poltergeist, Aliens, Back to the Future, Blue Velvet, The Empire Strikes Back
Nice list, I've only seen two of your top five (Blue Velvet & Come and See). Huge Lynch fan so Blue Velvet goes without saying. I saw Come and See for the first time only a few months ago & it blew me away, powerful film.
My Top 10:
1. A Short Film About Love (1988) dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski (or if Dekalog if you don't count those 10 films as TV series)
2. Landscape in the Mist (1988) dir. Theo Angelopoulos
3. Damnation (1988) dir. Béla Tarr
4. The Sacrifice (1986) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
5. Come and See (1985) dir. Elem Klimov
6. El Sur (1983) dir. Victor Erice
7. Fanny and Alexander (1985) dir. Ingmar Bergman
8. Time of the Gypsies (1988) dir. Emir Kusturica
9. Ran (1985) dir. Akira Kurosawa
10. Kaos (1984) dir. Taviani brothers
Honourable mentions:
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988 dir. Philip Kaufman)
- The Seventh Continent (1989 dir. Michael Haneke)
- Pelle the Conqueror (1987 dir. Bille August)
- Where is my friend's home? (1987 dir. Abbas Kiarostami)
Hated " the sacrifice ".
I see you dislike American films . I used to be like you but no need for eliteism. Plenty of incredible English films.
@@twomindz79
I would not say I 'dislike' American films ('dislike' seems to me too strong a word regarding my attitude towards American films) but indeed for some reason, I do not resonate with American films as much as I hope so (both in terms of entertainment and intellectuality, maybe due to the fact that I am able to choose not solely American films but films from other parts of the world).
But it's just a matter of taste and I personally am not against American films. There are indeed American films from the 80s that I enjoy immensely (e.g. Terminator, Amadeus, Blue Velvet, King of Comedy, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Missing, etc).
And I have to point out we should not just regard 'English-language films' as equivalent to American films, without taking into consideration of films co-produced between America and other countries, British films or films from non-Anglophone countries also shot in English language. (It's as if saying French-language films are just equivalent to those produced in France without consideration of films from Belgium, from Luxembourg, from a European co-production, from Quebec, or even from Africa). Just to narrow to scope of discussion, for such category in the 80s, I really enjoy The Last Emperor, Paris, Texas, Fitzcarraldo, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Santa Sangre, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, The Big Blue, Caravaggio, Possession.
It took me multiple viewings to appreciate Akira. I struggled with its flaws a lot myself for a while, but eventually grew to really enjoy it. However, I think Angel's Egg and Robot Carnival are my favorite anime films from the 80s.
Great list.. Possession has been on my watchlist for sometime but man is it hard to find. Akira probably needs a re-watch for me as well. Being born in '81 & with the idea that this decade is arguably peak action/adventure there some films that hold a special place.. but narrowed to a top 5:
1) Raiders of the Lost Ark
2) Come and See
3) Ran
4) Empire Strikes Back
5) Elephant Man
Many other greats follow closely inc Blue Velvet & Raging Bull. Blade Runner's interesting one too since its best versions came after the decade ended.
Surely I'm in the minority but I'd love to see a 1920s or 30s list from you - there's a treasure trove of silents & early sound pictures that more people should see
Wow what phenomenal choices! (Akira I wasn’t a huge fan of but I need to rewatch, it didn’t have the same effect on me as it did you). If you haven’t seen Zulawski’s On the Silver Globe I recommend it. It’s a hell of a mess but it’s an experience
I love Blue Velvet, and all things Lynch! I really enjoy your channel, thank you.
1. Withnail & I
2. The Elephant Man
3. The Cook, the Thief, his Wife & her Lover
4. Stand By Me
5. An American Werewolf in London
Honourable Mentions:
6. Die Hard
7. Videodrome
8. Blood Simple
9. Blue Velvet
10. The Untouchables
11. The Vanishing
12. Raging Bull
13. The Thing
14. Brazil
15. Cinema Paradiso
For me ... both Terminator movies, Scarface, Breakfast Club, Ferris Buller's Day Off, Ran, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Full Metal Jacket
5. Conan The Barbarian (1982)
4. The Hitcher (1986)
3. Predator (1987)
2. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1. Blade Runner (1982)
Conan is an underrated film. It's the B movie version of Apocalypse Now.
@@ForeverStill_Fan1 Thank you.
7. Paris, Tx
6. Raiders
5. Pale Rider
4. Die Hard
3. Planes Trains
2. Evil Dead II
1. Amadeus
That’s the closest i could narrow it down. Captures everything great about the 80’s i’d reckon
Great list. Love them all. Some others: My Left Foot, Amadeus, Barfly, Paris Texas, Polyester, Dead Ringers.
1. Love Streams
2. My Dinner With Andre
3. Wings Of Desire
4. Risky Business
5. After Hours
“Risky Business”! 😎
After hours 😌
My top 5:
5.) The Last Temptation of Christ
4.) Ran
3.) The Shining
2.) Come and See
1.) Blade Runner
Thanks to your list, I watched "Come and See". Never heard about this movie before. Absolutely unforgettable.
1). The Breakfast Club
2). Back to the Future
3). The Shining
4). Wall Street
5). Field Of Dreams
Honorable Mentions: A Nightmare On Elm Street, Batman, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Beetlejuice, Scarface
That was a very good top 5.
My personal top 15 of the 1980's
1. Ran
2. Paris, Texas
3. Streetwise
4. Idi i Smotri
5. Jean de Florette / Manon des Sources
6. Do the Right Thing
7. Raging Bull
8. Blue Velvet
9. Offret
10. Videodrome
11. Spoorloos
12. Possession
13. Fanny och Alexander
14. Shoah
15. Dekalog
Really wonderful list, Ralph. I especially love the inclusion of Streetwise, which is a documentary I wasn’t aware had the same cult appeal as most of the other choices. I’ve seen it years ago and remember it still so clearly
Ran was good.
No order: Amadeus, The Road Warrior, Blade Runner, The Right Stuff, Hannah and Her Sisters
Honorable mentions: Glory, The Toxic Avenger, The Natural
Edit: I forgot about The Evil Dead. Honorable mention there as well. Incredibly creative, low-budget classic.
“The Toxic Avenger”! 🤘
@@Wildcock23 I forget about The Evil Dead. It had to be added.
Just watched come and see, and it’s blown my socks off, I can’t believe it! One of the best films I’ve ever seen, it’s on another level!
For some reason, when I saw the video title, I knew that you would pick Blue Velvet as one of your top 80s movies :-) I know how much you enjoyed Mulholland Drive, so I figured you would have enjoyed Blue Velvet as well.
10. Wings of Desire
9. Videodrome
8. Amadeus
7. Grave of the Fireflies
6. The Sacrifice
5. Fitzcarraldo
4. Do the Right Thing
3. Ran
2. Mishima
1. Paris, Texas
My list of the best movies of the 1980s, in no particular order:
1.) Baby, It's You
2.) Drugstore Cowboy
3.) Melvin and Howard
4.) Atlantic City
5.) Raging Bull
6.) Reds
7.) Roger & Me
8.) Blade Runner
9.) Full Metal Jacket
10.) Last Exit to Brooklyn
11.) Repo Man
12.) Raiders of the Lost Ark
13.) Empire Strikes Back
14.) River's Edge
15.) Risky Business
Nice picks, all fantastic films. I couldn't include Come and See in my list, while I do think it's a masterpiece I can't say it's a favorite film of mine just due to the difficulty of watching it. My 5 favorites are:
1. Blue Velvet
2. The Shining
3. Brazil
4. This Is Spinal Tap
5. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Honorable mentions to: The Thing, Ran, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Videodrome, Fitzcarraldo, Blow Out, and Paris, Texas.
I couldn't include Come and See, as phenomenal as it is from a pure film-making perspective, b/c it is not a very deep film thematically or a deep meditation on war, despite being seen as that by every incipient American cineaste who sees it just b/c it's the *opposite* kind of propaganda from the war entertainment they're used to.
Spinal Tap is AMAZING
is there somewhere i can find the Come and See image you drew ? i would love to see it, i love your drawings
Thank you! It's on my IG in the link here: instagram.com/p/CMpdorgl6Bl/
1. Amadeus
2. Once Upon a Time In America
3. Blow-Out
4. Fanny and Alexander (long version)
5. Raging Bull
This would be my list !
And to make it a top ten or more, I would add, according to the mood :
- The Dead (1987) J Huston
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) P Kaufman
- Sans Soleil (1983) C Marker
- La Storia (1989) L Comencini
- Ran (1985) A Kurosawa
- Paris Texas (1984) W Wenders
- Babette's Feast (1987) G Axel
- Hannah and her Sisters (1986) W Allen
- Dust in the Wind (1986) Hou Hsiao-Hsien
or even Valmont (1989) M Forman, which is for me infinitely superior to the grotesque Dangerous Liaisons.
Also, if it is ok to include films made in 1980, then what about these ??
- Bad Timing (1980) N Roeg
- Heaven's Gate (1980) M Cimino
As for Come & See and Possession, I still haven't seen them, but they are waiting on my shelves !...
From a kid growing up in the 80's, the most memorable movies would be: E.T., Empire Strikes Back, Rambo, Superman 2, Goonies, Back to The Future, Ghostbusters, Big Trouble in Little China, Gremlins, Robocop, Die Hard, An American Tail, The Karate Kid, Neverending Story, Stand By Me, Honey I Shrunk The Kids, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Top Gun..
“Home Alone” is from 1990
@@Wildcock23 True. I forgot about that. I was also going to add TMNT, but realized in also came out in 1990.
I probably would have put a Hong Kong cinema movie in there aswell (The Killer is just constantly on my mind) and probably exchanged raging bull with Blade Runner or The Shining. I am glad though that you praise Come and See and Akira so much. Definitely two of my favorite movies and most influential to me (especially Akira).
I just noticed that the 80’s is the decade I’ve watched the least, definitely need to catch up on them
I just watched come and see in January for the first time. Holy heck. That is one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking films I've ever seen. Possibly the best film I've ever seen that I don't exactly *want* to watch again, but know that I will because it demands it.
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams and RAN... Are the ones that I love the most
The 1980s were great !!! Great review !!!! 💃🏻🏆
Excellent list
I wasn’t even alive in the 80s and I’m 34 now absolutely crazy
My personal list
1) Paris Texas
2) Raging bull
3) robocop
4) do the right thing
5) ran
6 grave of the fireflies
7) back to the future
8) blue velvet
9 blade runner
10) E.T
I'd have to put a lot of thought into a list before I start naming off films. But the absolute number one with no shred of doubt for me is "Raging Bull" (1980). Scorsese's masterpiece, one of the greatest portrayals of humanity ever put to screen, and one of my most personal viewing experiences. A film that made me look at life in a new way.
@deepfocuslens I wondered if you knew that the actress who played the young girl in Come and See grew up and opened her own dance studio. There's something poetic about that and since you are a dancer and love that film it seems all the more appropriate.
My objective top five (which I typed in this comment before watching, just to see how we'd compare):
1. Raging Bull (1980) 2. Amadeus (1984) 3. Back to the Future (1985) 4. Blue Velvet (1986) 5. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
And yes, it's really tough to choose. The 80s was JAM-FUCKING-PACKED with special experiences. As it stands, I'm surprised that not one but two of our choices overlapped. But in hindsight they're the two of the 80s you talk about the most often.
"Raging Bull" is the eye of the storm: it's wedged between the brooding bloodbath of "Taxi Driver" and the hyperactive rampage of "Goodfellas", both of which get hyped up beyond the level of substance Scorsese actually devoted to them. But the wisdom with which he crafted "Raging Bull" sets it apart. He knew what it meant and he knew it would take cinematic images rather than mere words to fully communicate it.
"Blue Velvet" gets me in a deliciously funky mood every time: even the opening goddam credits over the thick, rippling blue curtain and the Angelo Badalamenti music has a spine chill to it. Lynch was using cinema as a language in ways that nobody else in the 80s was doing. There are a handful of filmmakers today who've caught onto what he does, but they remain on the outskirts. (Marvel's work plays at edgy aesthetic, but pit them against "Blue Velvet" and they look like trash.)
My next point of interest is your top five of the silent era. Most of the choices would obviously fall in the 1920s.
Couln't agree more about Blue Velvet. It was my first experience of a David Lynch film and I knew from scene one that I was watching something special. I had a similar experience watching Do The Right Thing - my first Spike Lee film. You could micro-analyze every scene of Blue Velvet and learn something about cinematic technique. It get's under your skin and stays there. I've been following your film reviews for some years now so I will certainly check out the other films you've reviewed in this presentation.
At the end of the 80's I actually grabbed a list of every film released in the U.S. and whittled it down to a top ten (of course, I hadn't seen every single film- but I saw most of the "important" ones). I don't remember the whole list but the top two was such a difficult choice that I do recall 1) Once Upon a Time In America (the long version) and 2) Wings of Desire. I've never had the time, the desire or resources to undertake that again.
That was a good list. I still need to see Possession. I heard its really messed up.
I'll try to watch all the movies you listed. I haven't seen many movies from this time. But my Top 5 English movies are:
Back to the Future
Gandhi
Sixteen Candles
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Shining
I've watched a few of your videos today. Agreed with almost all of them - maybe not all the way - but quite a few opinions I shared. Come and See, Blue Velvet and Possession are brilliant films in their own right. Blue Velvet I tried watching several times on Showtime as a kid and I was bugged by people telling me I looked like Kyle MacLachlan, but years later watched and loved the film - watching it multiple times over the years. Possession - discovered in the past couple years and it's a wile ride that you come away with a new perspective each time. Come and See - I was shell shocked after watching that film - just devastated - anyone that's into war and violence - show them that film and they will be traumatized. I've tried to show it to several people, but to no avail. I own the Criterion Disc just due to it's a film I felt should be in my collection and everyone else - a masterful film.
The Shining, Blues Brothers, Aliens, Blade Runner... The Thin Blue Line, I haven't seen anyone review this important film.
Thanks Maggie. Excellent list. Come and See great choice for number one. Makes me think about what my top five 80s list would be.
So my top five films of the Eighties...
5. The Street of Crocodiles (Brothers Quay)
4. Begotten (E. Elias Merhige) 1989
3. The Decalogue (Krzysztof Kieslowski) 1989
2. Nostalghia (Tarkovsky) 1983
1. Come and See (just to prove great mimes think alike) 1985
In other words Eastern Europe and deep underground is where things were happening.
(I'm afraid I had to call the decade 1981 - 1990. I'm old enough to remember when the 1960s was 1961 to 1970. Why do you think Kubrick made a film about the next millennium called 2001? We only became chronologically screwy after the 1980s. So 1980 is indeed the 70s. And Raging Bull is in all ways a 1970s film. And thus, alas, what would most likely have been my favorite 80s film in a conventional reckoning The Elephant Man, is not eligible and would be beat by Stalker in the 70s. Ah memory is deadly. And I'm tired of doing the dumbing down thing.)
There is only a scant 10 years in a decade. Considering the boundless nature of time, I think the only reliable way to define a decade is to go by the 10 actual years that fall within that span (80-89). I have heard far too many people's declarations of when decades truly end and start that it's become more qualitative than quantitative.
@@whineycracker2000 Yeah I'm done with this media inculcated ignorance. (That is indeed what it is.) Like I say when I was young 1970 was a part of the 60s. Why? because everyone knew there was no year Zero. So you start at 1 and go to 10. It's basic math. I'm sticking with it. 2001 was the beginning of the 21st Century. Look for the video entitled "How do you correctly number centuries in history?"
In no particular order:
-El Sur (Victor Erice, 1983)
-Come and See (Elem Klimov, 1985)
-Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
-Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)
-Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
1. Once Upon a Time in America
2. Dekalog
3. Do the Right Thing
4. Cinema Paradiso
5. Amadeus
6. Raging Bull
7. The Color Purple
8. Paris, Texas
9. The Shining
10. El Norte
Honorable Mentions: Platoon, Tootsie, My Dinner with Andre, Blade Runner, After Hours, Wings of Desire, Full Metal Jacket, The Last Temptation of Christ, Lucas, A Christmas Story, The Empire Strikes Back, Fanny & Alexander, An American Werewolf in London, Grave of the Fireflies, Kiki's Delivery Service , Sex Lies & Videotape, A Room with a View, Back to the Future
The full-length version of 'Once Upon a Time in America' (1984) is the greatest movie released in the 80s.
Great list, but the 80's wasn't the best decade for film. Possession and Blue Velvet are on my top 5 list for sure. Down By law, Crimes and Misdemeanors and the last I can't decide between Paris, Texas or Wings of Desire.
I love your videos. I always go to the shelf and pick out a few films that I must watch in the next few days. I haven't even heard of Come and See, but looking forward to checking it out some time.
No particular order & not necessarily my definitive favourites, but some films from this decade I love are:
Aliens (Cameron's masterpiece IMO).
Blue Velvet.
Fanny & Alexander (TV version).
Ginger & Fred (very underrated Fellini film that deserves a watch).
The Shining.
deepfocuslens- I am glad we agree on Blue Velvet. I like Raging Bull but I like The King Of Comedy much better. I haven't seen the others on your list.
So glad you have Possession on here
5. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
4. Ran
3. Blue Velvet
2. Do the Right Thing
1. Raging Bull
We'd all fall in love with Phoebe Cates, wouldn't we!
Good list, good channel.
1. Elephant Man
2. Platoon
3. The Thing
4. To Live and Die in LA (Friedkin's best next to The Exorcist)
5. Angel Heart
6. Aliens
7. Blue Velvet
8. Beetle Juice
9. Full Metal Jacket
10. Return of the Living Dead
I remember seeing Eric Rohmer's 'Le Rayon Vert' ('The Green Ray', and also known as 'Summer') perhaps a year after it was released, and thought it was a great film. And still do.
My favorite movies of the 80's 1.Back to the Future. 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark. 3. Diehard. 4. Tootsie. 5.Aliens 6. Do the Right Thing 7. Raging Bull. 8.The Princess Bride. 9.Raging Bull. 10. Das Boot
1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. Back To The Future
3. Aliens
4. The Terminator
5. Die Hard