02-03-2017, 12:49 AM | #1 |
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It amazes me how many now classic and great movies came out in the 80's and 90's
And they are the best. It's amazing how many now classic movie franchises came out during those decades:
- Star Wars V and VI - Back to the Future - Ghostbusters - Terminator - Predator - Die Hard - Lethal Weapon - Arnold Scwharzeneggar movies in general - Total Recall - True Lies - Robocop - Jurassic Park - Rocky films - Rambo - Demolition Man - Mad Max - Indiana Jones - Blade Runner - Aliens - E.T. - Independence Day - Galaxy Quest - 80's and 90's James Bond movies - The Mummy - Jackie Chan Movies - Braveheart - Home Alone - The Mask - Jim Carrey movies - The 5th Element - Escape from New York - Speed - Batman 1989 - Ninja Turtles movies - Star Trek films - Mission Impossible - The Matrix - Disney classics (The Little Mermaid, Alladdin, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story) etc. And this is on top of everything I'm forgetting. I didn't even list many comedies because I'm not into them much, but there's all of those as well. Jesus Christ. The 80's and 90's KILLED IT for movies. These two decades were amazing for film. Goddamn, it's like all of modern pop culture was defined by these films. |
02-03-2017, 07:16 AM | #2 |
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It's just a generational thing man. The people who made those movies felt the same way about the 40s and 50s.
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02-03-2017, 11:30 AM | #3 |
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What were the big films of the 2000's besides the superhero craze started by Marvel? I liked some other films, but nowhere as much as the 80's and 90's.
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Lord of the Rings trilogy Harry Potter series Fast and Furious series
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02-03-2017, 11:53 AM | #5 |
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Well said. That is exactly it! People are nostalgic for things of their youth no matter the generation. My father is nostalgic for 50/60s baseball. I am nostalgic for '91-2005 baseball. There are certain things that transcend generational nostalgic appreciation such as my preference for 60s or 80s music opposed to when I grew up in the 90s' up.
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02-03-2017, 11:54 AM | #6 |
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You didn't say "original" movies, just movies. There ya go, mate, some biggies off the top of my head.
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02-03-2017, 12:11 PM | #9 |
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A lot of movies that came out in the 2000's were also sequels or remakes to old movie franchises. Like Indie 4, Rambo 4, Die Hard 4, Star Wars prequels, etc.
So it feels like we didn't have that many brand new breakout movie franchises that aren't superhero movies. |
02-03-2017, 02:11 PM | #10 |
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I would count The Matrix as a 00s movie even if it technically came out in 99 but yeah not much of there the p past 17 years. I mean there's a few movies I love but they aren't huge franchises like the ones CC listed.
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02-03-2017, 02:14 PM | #11 |
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I wouldn't. And if it came out in '99 that means it filmed in '98.
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02-03-2017, 02:15 PM | #12 |
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Nowadays it seems like indie movies, and stuff like netflix original movies are big. But I don't really watch too many of them.
Disney animated movies have still been top notch over the last two decades though. |
02-03-2017, 08:30 PM | #13 |
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Cubed making posts about nostalgia/aging? BINGO!! Pretty sure I just filled my card on this thread. Didn't even need the free space lol!
Seriously though, I can see his point- there were alot of iconic filns made in those years. These days? Not so much.
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02-03-2017, 11:13 PM | #14 |
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I can't even remember the last time I saw a film that wasn't part of an already established franchise from 20-30 years ago. Granted I don't watch "real movies" as in dramas, documentaries, or most comedies, so what do I know.
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Robin Williams had a lot of hits and misses back then. My cousin Amy and I used to love watching Hook, in which he played a fully grown Peter Pan. Another cousin and I once rented the movie Jack where he plays a 10 year old child who due to some strange birth defect ages 4 times faster than normal. It made for a very interesting story, though it was a little depressing at certain points, especially when he came to the realization he'd be dead by his mid 20s. Actually now that I think about it, that movie would probably be right up CyberCubed's ally if he enjoyed comedies.
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02-04-2017, 12:26 AM | #16 |
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Eh, most of those 80/90s movies are so outdated and I won't even watch em anymore tbh. Even if I would I won't be into it as much.
There's a lot of gem in 2000s era til now. 1. La La Land 2. Star Wars Rogue One 3. Zootopia 4. Mad Max Fury Road 5. Inception 6. Harry Potter 7 films saga 7. The Lord of the Rings & Hobbit sagas 8. V for Vandetta 9. Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 10. Shutter Island 11. The Dark Knight trilogy 12. Inside Out 13. 12 Years a Slave 14. Finding Nemo 15. Pans Labyrinth 16. Sin City 17. Toy Story trilogy 18. Monsters Inc & Monsters University 19. The Bourne trilogy 20. Hunger Games saga 21. Deadpool 22. Nerve 23. Tangled 24. Frozen 25. Big Hero 6 26. Rise of the Guardians 27. Moana 28. Trolls And many more. I didn't even include horror films like Sinister and Insidious yet. So it's a mix bag. Not everything is great in those old era. I can do both but obviously more leaning to the modern era. |
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I agree with some of the other movies you listed, but a lot of them are from already established franchises or superhero movies. |
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02-04-2017, 01:02 AM | #18 |
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A lot of people complain Hollywood has become unoriginal but a lot of 80s/90s franchises were based on previous works or books.
No era is really that different when it comes to how movies get made. I think part of it is generational. I've seen movies from the 50s/60s that I was surprised to find out were remakes or spiritual successors to movies in the 30s/40s.
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I'm rather surprised that no one mentioned The Crow, especially since the movie closely followed the comic. City of Angels was alright.
The third movie Salvation ..no comment as I haven't seen it yet. I also enjoyed Escape From LA and Dragonheart.
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02-04-2017, 03:17 AM | #20 |
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A thread about movies with a long ass list of movies? Cubed you're not JakeSully.
Also, took you long enough to make another thread where you state how surprised you are that "OMG TIME FLIES!" |
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