It amazes me how many now classic and great movies came out in the 80's and 90's

[CyberCubed]

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.

[ProactiveMan]

It's just a generational thing man. The people who made those movies felt the same way about the 40s and 50s.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

It's just a generational thing man. The people who made those movies felt the same way about the 40s and 50s.

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.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

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.

So true. Seems in the 80s, 50s references were made quite a bit...like the Neutrinos in the OT or the junk in Muppet Babies. One of the most loved movies at the time was Back to the Future. Definitely generational.

Originally Posted by ABrown

I never did see that. When I was 15 years old, my mom dropped off me and my friends at the theater. We were supposed to see Independance Day. I'm pretty sure it's even what we bought tickets for. But we went in and saw Striptease with Demi Moore. I remember the conversation later that night with my Dad went like this:

Dad: "So how was the movie? Did the aliens win?"

Me: "Ummmm, yeah..."

They technically did. They got Randy Quaid! ''Twas a sad loss.

[CyberCubed]

It's weird when we think of movies we also only think of the big name Hollywood franchises. There are probably hundreds of smaller indie and B-type movies that come out every year, both in theaters and now on stuff like netflix original movies...that most people have no idea even exists. And this is not even counting foreign movies made outside the U.S. either, like British, Asian, or Indian movies.

But as they say, you can watch 1 movie a day everyday for 100 years and still not see them all. It's impossible to see every good movie.

[DarkFell]

Originally Posted by ssjup81

They technically did. They got Randy Quaid! ''Twas a sad loss.

Randy's character was a tired tortured soul. At that point before he died, he wanted to make his family and country proud, but most of all, he also wanted to take down an enemy fighter ship.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by DarkFell

Randy's character was a tired tortured soul. At that point before he died, he wanted to make his family and country proud, but most of all, he also wanted to take down an enemy fighter ship.

I know, but I still felt sad when he sacrificed himself.

[Jephael]

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.

[Shark_Blade]

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.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

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.

LOL, most of these movies are classics. All these movies came out before my time too, I was just a kid or not even born when a lot of these movies came out and didn't see them the first time until I was an adult.

I didn't see most of these movies till about 15-20 years after they originally hit theaters, and I still enjoyed them. It's not like I grew up with them either.

And many more. I didn't even include horror films like Sinister and Insidious yet.

I said Disney animated movies remained consistently good and were the one exception. Only the first Hunger Games movie was sort of interesting, the sequels were meh.

I agree with some of the other movies you listed, but a lot of them are from already established franchises or superhero movies.

[Wildcat]

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.

[DarkFell]

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.

[Prowler]

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!"

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by DarkFell

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.

City of Angels was horrible. Just a big, sh*t music video come to life (and really? they had to go and Newt-in-Alien 3 the little girl from Crow 1?). I actually liked Salvation, I was very surprised. The 4th and final, "The Crow: Wicked Prayer," probably makes my Top 5 Worst Movies of All Time list.

[ABrown]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

- Independence Day

I never did see that. When I was 15 years old, my mom dropped off me and my friends at the theater. We were supposed to see Independance Day. I'm pretty sure it's even what we bought tickets for. But we went in and saw Striptease with Demi Moore. I remember the conversation later that night with my Dad went like this:

Dad: "So how was the movie? Did the aliens win?"

Me: "Ummmm, yeah..."

[Cure]

Rocky isn't autistic, he's punchy.

[CyberCubed]

Fun fact: Stallone's second son in real life was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. He was born in 1979, so he's around 40 now.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Fun fact: Stallone's second son in real life was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. He was born in 1979, so he's around 40 now.

Thirty-eight... >_>

[CyberCubed]

40 is late 30's rounded up. There's not much difference.

For example a guy who is 28 might as well say he's nearly 30.

[Cure]

You really do have awful math.