Movie The 80’s - the last great decade of Movies?

[phantom13]

As phantom13 mentioned, I've been doing an Iconic Movies project to catch up on movies I've missed from the 80s and 90s purely through my own pigheadedness.

I definitely agree that the nostalgia lens comes into play into a discussion like this, but as someone who is diving into particular decades, for me the 90s wins - for both volume of great movies and the overall quality.

Funnily enough I started reading Tarantino's Cinema Speculation last night, and he claims that the 70s is the greatest, and most important, decade for film of all time.

Me and Tarantino. Couple of bonafide experts. That’s enough for me to claim I’m right

 

[phantom13]

Outside of a 10,000 word exposition it’s about as much as I’m prepared to expand upon.

As is your right but it’s not a particularly compelling argument.

Nobody is even capable of being objective about this, there is no way to define objectively the best “art”, cinema sits in that space.

All of us (me and Quentin included) are going to romanticize the era we grew up with and the stars that were in those films. They all fade, countless films have been made about this (one by Quentin himself). Saying that ONLY happened to the 80s stars pimping themselves out now is factually incorrect, that’s about the only factual discussion that can be had on this whole subject tbh.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Me and Tarantino. Couple of bonafide experts. That’s enough for me to claim I’m right

Write a book, I’ll read yours too.

 

[rocker_oz33]

90s thrillers for me .

But 80s movies.
I personally really liked first 2 Bev Hills cop movies.
We had these gems...and the Corey's.

Full metal jacket.
The goonies.
Die hard.
Top gun.
Risky business.
Stand bye me.
Road house.
Raiders of the lost arc...movies.
Creaming the cube.
The Karte kid.
Footloose
Malcom.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Write a book, I’ll read yours too.

Look at you too.

 

[Gasometer]

90s thrillers for me .

But 80s movies.
I personally really liked first 2 Bev Hills cop movies.
We had these gems...and the Corey's.

Full metal jacket.
The goonies.
Die hard.
Top gun.
Risky business.
Stand bye me.
Road house.
Raiders of the lost arc...movies.
Creaming the cube.
The Karte kid.
Footloose
Malcom.

An Officer and a Gentleman
Ferris Bueller
Witness
Dead Poets
The Right Stuff

 

[rocker_oz33]

An Officer and a Gentleman
Ferris Bueller
Witness
Dead Poets
The Right Stuff

Yeah ..not the worst decade of movies..IMO..

Some leser known ones .

Side out.
Hiding out .

Allan from 2 and half man hiding in many of these movies ..

 

[rocker_oz33]

Hollywood didn't really make much out of the 80s TV series. In the way of movies.

Chips.
21 jump Street.
A Team .

Etc etc.

 

[raskolnikov]

50s, 60s, 70s, 00s and 10s were all better.

Incorrect.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Incorrect.

The 80s were Rad .

 

[rocker_oz33]

Re 80s.

Aerosmith and Run DMC .
Music. Vid .

Was one of important music vids ofthe 80s.
Where black and white can be friends.

 

[Gasometer]

Re 80s.

Aerosmith and Run DMC .
Music. Vid .

Was one of important music vids ofthe 80s.
Where black and white can be friends.

80’s music videos…well there’s another Thread to consider. They were epic