What's everyone's top movies of 1984?

[JakeSully]

That year has turned 30 this year! a wonderous year when Beverly Hills Cop was the biggest movie of the year, Prince/Madonna/MJ and other artists were chart toppers, our beloved Turtles/Transformers were born and all that plus it was a great year for motion pictures.


My top 25 movies of the year.
1. Ghostbusters.
2. Amadeus.
3.The Terminator.
4.Gremlins.
5.Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind aka Warriors of the Wind.
6. 1984.
7.Karate Kid
8. The Neverending Story.
9. Romancing the Stone.
10. Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.
11. This is Spinal Tap.
12. The Muppets Take Manhattan.
13. Buckaroo Banzai.
14.The Company of Wolves.
15. Blood Simple.
16. Sixteen Candles
17.2010.
18. Last Starfighter.
19. Beverly Hills Cop.
20.A Nightmare on Elm Street.
21. Revenge of the nerds.
22. The Natural.
23. Top Secret.
24. Star Trek III.
25. Starman.

Honorable mentions: Splash, Night of the Comet, Greystoke, Tightrope, The Toxic Avenger, Firestarter, dreamscape, Johnny Dangerously, Police Academy, Return of Godzilla (aka Godzilla 1985) and Cloak and Dagger.

Guilty pleasures:
Red Dawn.
Children of the Corn.
CHUD.
Razorback.
Silent Night Deadly Night.
Friday The 13th part 4.

[electric_sheep]

Wow, there are some pretty awesome things on that list, 84 was a good year.
Never saw the last starfighter, is it good?

[Wildcat]

I was born in 1984.

Why movies from this specific year? At the moment I can only think of Ghostbusters, Gremlins and Terminator for me.

[JakeSully]

Because 84 just turned 30 and was a memorable year for movies.

[Mzx10484]

I turned 30 this year and my favourite movie of 1984 is without a doubt THE TERMINATOR !

[T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!]

1.Ghostbusters
2.Karate Kid
3.Spinal Tap
4.Blood Simple LONG LIVE THE COENS!!!

I was 2 in 1984 but some of my earliest memories in life revolve around Karate Kid and Ghostbusters. I remember my dad taking me to see Karate Kid 2 in the theaters. I also had tons of Karate Kid toys as well, including that really awesome house that shot ninjas out the window. I pretty much consider Spinal Tap about my best comedy ever. Only Raising Arizona and Dr. Strangelove and The Big Lebowski are ahead of it.

[precision]

Not sure about the movies but the music that year was something special. Btw I was also born in '84.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by JakeSully

That year has turned 30 this year!

Nostalgia has gone too far.

[pannoni1]

Originally Posted by Cure

Nostalgia has gone too far.

Since 1984 is considered secondhand memories for many of us, its mostly just vintage classics, but I sort of caught many of these in reruns as a child. 1984 was a time of demographics getting younger. It had something for everyone like most years did. The biggest differences between then and now were of course less technology with effects/prodcution and less of a saturation of media, but is still part of the current Blockbuster Age of Hollywood.

The Oscar nominated as usual dealt with historical themes, giving these a timeless quality that doesn't show in the John Hughes/music movies. Besides Amadeus, you had WWII-set A Soldier's Story, Places in the Heart about the Depression-era dustbowl, A Passage to India involving the British immigrants of the 1920s, and The Killing Fields involving the recent Cambodia violence.

You even had movies that reflected the state of pop music at the time: Footloose, Purple Rain, Beat Street, and Body Rock.

But among the big-budget blockbusters, Ghostbusters, The Terminator, Beverly Hills Cop, The Temple of Doom, and the Karate Kid will always be "the great five" that will forever maintain their long-term popularity. Those are sort of the movies I'd marathon together for a "greatest hits" package of that year. Except for the Indiana Jones movie, they weren't sequels or remakes which is another thing that is missing somewhat in today's age. 1984 is my favorite '80s year, and the movies is just one of those reasons.

[Wildcat]

Originally Posted by Cure

Nostalgia has gone too far.

I know. Now we're celebrating individual years?

The "Best 80s Movies" would have made more sense.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Wow. So many of my favorite movies of all time are on that list, as well as many that are simply too much fun not to watch again and again.

Some of my faves off that list:

Ghostbusters
Gremlins
The Last Starfighter
Temple of Doom
Firestarter
Nightmare on Elm Street
Karate Kid
Terminator
Dreamscape
Cloak and Dagger
Star Trek III
Splash
Police Academy


Wow I just realized how much of my childhood was born that year, LOL!!

[turtlefanforever]

but that's 86

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

*looks up 1984 in movies*

I've only seen two movies from that year, so I'll have to say Ghostbusters

[chrisdude]

Terminator, for sure. That's my third favorite thing. TMNT, then Star Trek, then Terminator.

[TheCanadiandrome]

i was only a year old, but from the JakeSullys list;

Ghostbusters.
The Terminator.
Gremlins.
Karate Kid
The Neverending Story
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.
The Muppets Take Manhattan.
Sixteen Candles
Last Starfighter.
Beverly Hills Cop.
A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Star Trek III.

[JakeSully]

I was 3 years old and the first movie i saw was Pinocchio 84 re-issue.

Who agrees 84 was a fantastic year for movies?

[Raph's Girl]

Muppets Take Manhattan
Never Ending Story
Footloose
Starman
Red Dawn
Gremlins
Temple of Doom
Ghostbusters
Karate Kid
Terminator
Search for Spock
Splash
Buckaroo Bonzai
Amadeus
Children of the Corn
Conan the Destroyer
Dune
Last Starfighter
Revenge of the Nerds
Sixteen Candles
Supergirl

[JakeSully]

Conan The Destroyer i thought was ok.

My bottom movies of 1984:
DevilFish aka Monster Shark.
Dune.
Bolereo.
Supergirl.
Rhinestone.
Night Patrol.
Cannonball Run 2.
Hard to Hold.
Mutant.

[Guitar_Raph]

To me, the best 1984 movie was a musical/drama/comedy called Hard To Hold, starring Rick Springfield.

[JakeSully]

Oooh i remember that one