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RealBritain said:

Scrapheap_as_was said:

Jobabob said:

PlatoSaid said:

Tykejohnno said:

PrinceofTaranto said:

There are some very serious issues of natural justice here with conflicting witness statements being bandied around on the media;allegations of impartial witnesses;
hearsay and therefore inadmissible evidence being published in the press;prejudicial
information on police searches apparently being leaked and published;politicians making allegations about motive publically potentially
photoshopped or out of context photos being published on the internet.The Police need to get a grip quickly as this is turning into a legal minefield.I think the chance of a fair trial now
is nil.

I think this is what mensch was getting at.

She's incensed about it.

So much so she called for the resignation of the PM.

Answers on a postcard.

Lost the plot today I fear... she's also retweeted perhaps 1000 times today too.

As a totally off-topic and possibly useless point to lighten the grimness, despite never agreeing with her I do always find her very attractive.

Freggles said:

Google reverse image search for the win

https://www.britainfirst.org/northern-brigade-activists-visit-26-mosques-across-dewsbury-and-bradford/

tyson said:

Richard_Tyndall said:

tyson said:

Local Hero!!!- sentimental shit


@above

I have just objectively critiqued the above 80's classics for you

You have gone from being just deluded to my all time arch enemy Mr Tyson. You can slag off democracy all you like but when you start slagging off one of the greatest films ever made you really have crossed a line!!!!

In jest of course but still DEADLY SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(You can tell by the number of exclamation marks)

You and Southam- you are a couple of sentimental saddos. A bit of mawkish music, a red telephone box on a Scottish beach, a box of hankies and that's it, you are completely goners

Freggles said:

I'm not making any claims of identity for anyone in that photo. Just saying it doesn't seem faked. I'm sure if there are links to particular groups, there will be better evidence than what we can Google out there.
It's just incredible how far people will go to push this one way or the other

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Jobabob said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

tyson said:

.It was released in 1980. That's when we first got to see it. Next...

Other 80s classics, film-wise include:

The Breakfast Club- shit
Die Hard- shit, but kinda of fun
Aliens- shit- but passes 2 and a half hours
Beverley Hills Cop- really shit, and dated
Escape from New York-shit, and crap
Terminator-not bad, perhaps
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan-shit
Superman II-OK(ish)
Blade Runner- I'll give you this one- but ahead of it's time by at least 15 years
E.T.- mawkish shit
Back to the Future- shit
Predator- shit
Footloose- shit, shit
Dirty Dancing- fucking shit
Tootsie- sort of alright
Ghostbuster-juvenile shit

Um... to name a few

Local Hero!!!- sentimental shit


@above

I have just objectively critiqued the above 80's classics for you

Utterly deluded, just like your politics1

Was there a single film released between 1980 and 1989 that wasn't some variant of shit?

Aliens
Die Hard
Blade Runner

SeanT said:

RealBritain said:

Scrapheap_as_was said:

Jobabob said:

PlatoSaid said:

Tykejohnno said:

PrinceofTaranto said:

There are some very serious issues of natural justice here with conflicting witness statements being bandied around on the media;allegations of impartial witnesses;
hearsay and therefore inadmissible evidence being published in the press;prejudicial
information on police searches apparently being leaked and published;politicians making allegations about motive publically potentially
photoshopped or out of context photos being published on the internet.The Police need to get a grip quickly as this is turning into a legal minefield.I think the chance of a fair trial now
is nil.

I think this is what mensch was getting at.

She's incensed about it.

So much so she called for the resignation of the PM.

Answers on a postcard.

Lost the plot today I fear... she's also retweeted perhaps 1000 times today too.

As a totally off-topic and possibly useless point to lighten the grimness, despite never agreeing with her I do always find her very attractive.

She's petite as well. Bet she's sub.

I'll stop now.

SeanT said:

RealBritain said:

Scrapheap_as_was said:

Jobabob said:

PlatoSaid said:

Tykejohnno said:

PrinceofTaranto said:

There are some very serious issues of natural justice here with conflicting witness statements being bandied around on the media;allegations of impartial witnesses;
hearsay and therefore inadmissible evidence being published in the press;prejudicial
information on police searches apparently being leaked and published;politicians making allegations about motive publically potentially
photoshopped or out of context photos being published on the internet.The Police need to get a grip quickly as this is turning into a legal minefield.I think the chance of a fair trial now
is nil.

I think this is what mensch was getting at.

She's incensed about it.

So much so she called for the resignation of the PM.

Answers on a postcard.

Lost the plot today I fear... she's also retweeted perhaps 1000 times today too.

As a totally off-topic and possibly useless point to lighten the grimness, despite never agreeing with her I do always find her very attractive.

She's petite as well. Bet she's sub.

I'll stop now.

tyson said:

Tykejohnno said:

tyson said:

American werewolf in london- dated shit, but Jenny Agutter gets her kit off, which is a plus


@above

So what was your best film of the 80's ?

Blade Runner I think- though it was ahead of it's time. Then possibly Hannah and Her Sisters at a push.

But, the 70's- the Godfathers, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Last Detail, Dog Day Afternoon. Apocalypse Now, Serpico, French Connection, Klute, Nashville, Jaws, Deer Hunter, Bad Company, Chinatown, All the President's Men, Lenny, Caberet, All that Jazz, Parallax View, Marathon Man,...I'm just brainstorming for a starters.

American Cinema of the 70's is one of the most creative periods in human history...and then they hit the 80's and produced....Dirty Dancing.

nunu said:

Freggles said:

Google reverse image search for the win

https://www.britainfirst.org/northern-brigade-activists-visit-26-mosques-across-dewsbury-and-bradford/

some nice mosque architecture.

HYUFD said:

Wall Street 1988, Platoon 1987, Top Gun, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Stand By Me 1986, Batman 1989, Amadeus 1984, The Terminator 1984, Nightmare on Elm Street 1984, Dead Poets Society 1989

RodCrosby said:

Fenster said:

Jobabob said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

tyson said:

.It was released in 1980. That's when we first got to see it. Next...

Other 80s classics, film-wise include:

The Breakfast Club- shit
Die Hard- shit, but kinda of fun
Aliens- shit- but passes 2 and a half hours
Beverley Hills Cop- really shit, and dated
Escape from New York-shit, and crap
Terminator-not bad, perhaps
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan-shit
Superman II-OK(ish)
Blade Runner- I'll give you this one- but ahead of it's time by at least 15 years
E.T.- mawkish shit
Back to the Future- shit
Predator- shit
Footloose- shit, shit
Dirty Dancing- fucking shit
Tootsie- sort of alright
Ghostbuster-juvenile shit

Um... to name a few

Local Hero!!!- sentimental shit


@above

I have just objectively critiqued the above 80's classics for you

Utterly deluded, just like your politics1

Was there a single film released between 1980 and 1989 that wasn't some variant of shit?

Planes Trains and Automobiles

For politics junkies, with current resonances perhaps, The Dead Zone isn't a bad movie.

"My Destiny. Hallelujah! The missiles are flying..."

Theuniondivvie said:

tyson said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

tyson said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

tyson said:

@TSE

I love the way you try and search for an angle on your leads TSE. This could be like the AV referendum, and you draw some interesting comparisons. But, there is one slight flaw in your analysis. No one put any money on AV, but yet there are the majority of punters still backing remain.


BTW TSE- I ended on your twitter page or instagram page quite by chance. I am not a stalker..honest. But once reaching your page, quite by chance, I explored it a little and was intrigued by your love of 80's music. Do you like the great 80's music...the Smiths, Cure, Joy Division, New Order....or the shit 80's ,music....basically everything else?

I love all 80s music, the good music and the shit music.

I love everything from New Order to The London Boys.

I think the 80's was overall really quite naff on all fronts, barring Manchester, where I was growing up. Cinema wise, apart from Raging Bull- which was filmed in 1979, but released in 1980, it was utter tosh. I think we had to wait until Pulp Fiction (1994) until cinema found its feet again.

The best Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back was released in 1980.

But filmed in 1979....Next.....

Bladerunner

HYUFD said:

HYUFD said:

Wall Street 1988, Platoon 1987, Top Gun, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Stand By Me 1986, Batman 1989, Amadeus 1984, The Terminator 1984, Nightmare on Elm Street 1984, Dead Poets Society 1989

Crocodile Dundee, Three Men and A Baby, Fatal Attraction, Good Morning Vietnam, Rain Man, The Untouchables, The Karate Kid, Gremlins, An Officer and a Gentleman, Airplane, 9 to 5, Rocky III and IV, Out of Africa, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Twins, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Lethal Weapon all also 80s films

tyson said:

SeanT said:

RealBritain said:

Scrapheap_as_was said:

Jobabob said:

PlatoSaid said:

Tykejohnno said:

PrinceofTaranto said:

There are some very serious issues of natural justice here with conflicting witness statements being bandied around on the media;allegations of impartial witnesses;
hearsay and therefore inadmissible evidence being published in the press;prejudicial
information on police searches apparently being leaked and published;politicians making allegations about motive publically potentially
photoshopped or out of context photos being published on the internet.The Police need to get a grip quickly as this is turning into a legal minefield.I think the chance of a fair trial now
is nil.

I think this is what mensch was getting at.

She's incensed about it.

So much so she called for the resignation of the PM.

Answers on a postcard.

Lost the plot today I fear... she's also retweeted perhaps 1000 times today too.

As a totally off-topic and possibly useless point to lighten the grimness, despite never agreeing with her I do always find her very attractive.

She's petite as well. Bet she's sub.

I'll stop now.

I remember well a personal spat you had here with her seanT when you completely misread her. And, BTW, I detected a sexual undertone that you completely misread.

kle4 said:

Richard_Tyndall said:

kle4 said:

Ha, good stuff

Residents living in a village sharing its name with Batman's city of Gotham were told their address did not exist when they phoned the local council.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-36550622

In fairness, there are plenty of villages in this country that sound like they could not possibly be real. High Ham, Nempnett Thrubwell, Kingsbury Episcopi, Newton Poppleford, Ebbesbourne Wake, Collingbourne Ducis, Lytchett Matravers, Wrestlingworth

Gods, I love this country

What the article doesn't say is why Gotham got its reputation for madness. It is said that it was because in medieval times the village didn't want a King's highway traversing their parish as they would have to pay to maintain it. So they feigned madness - which was supposedly catching - so that the road would be routed elsewhere.

Apparently rural folk are wily when it comes to feigning matters. Like the one about smugglers raking up stashed goods from a pond, caught by local officials, and claimed they were trying to rake in the reflection of the moon as they thought it a cheese. I presume the story is apocryphal, but I'm still proud to be a moonraker.

Sunil_Prasannan said:

SouthamObserver said:

tyson said:

Tykejohnno said:

tyson said:

American werewolf in london- dated shit, but Jenny Agutter gets her kit off, which is a plus


@above

So what was your best film of the 80's ?

Blade Runner I think- though it was ahead of it's time. Then possibly Hannah and Her Sisters at a push.

But, the 70's- the Godfathers, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Last Detail, Dog Day Afternoon. Apocalypse Now, Serpico, French Connection, Klute, Nashville, Jaws, Deer Hunter, Bad Company, Chinatown, All the President's Men, Lenny, Caberet, All that Jazz, Parallax View, Marathon Man,...I'm just brainstorming for a starters.

American Cinema of the 70's is one of the most creative periods in human history...and then they hit the 80's and produced....Dirty Dancing.

Don't forget Flashdance - what a feeling.

I did enjoy Cinema Paradiso. Is that from the 80s?

Yes, 1988.

tyson said:

Fenster said:

If the 80s were relatively shit then the 90s were great.

Silence of the Lambs
Heat
Carlitos Way
Hoop Dreams
Nil by Mouth
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
Fargo
Terminator 2
The Fugitive
American Beauty
Fight Club
Saving Private Ryan
Groundhog Day
The Big Lebowski
Reservoir Dogs
True Romance
Titanic
Home Alone


I could go on and on..

Fenster- a poster of my own mind. American cinema was re-born. But the 70's, the 70's were sublime, profoundly sublime.

Theuniondivvie said:

Theuniondivvie said:

tyson said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

tyson said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

tyson said:

@TSE

I love the way you try and search for an angle on your leads TSE. This could be like the AV referendum, and you draw some interesting comparisons. But, there is one slight flaw in your analysis. No one put any money on AV, but yet there are the majority of punters still backing remain.


BTW TSE- I ended on your twitter page or instagram page quite by chance. I am not a stalker..honest. But once reaching your page, quite by chance, I explored it a little and was intrigued by your love of 80's music. Do you like the great 80's music...the Smiths, Cure, Joy Division, New Order....or the shit 80's ,music....basically everything else?

I love all 80s music, the good music and the shit music.

I love everything from New Order to The London Boys.

I think the 80's was overall really quite naff on all fronts, barring Manchester, where I was growing up. Cinema wise, apart from Raging Bull- which was filmed in 1979, but released in 1980, it was utter tosh. I think we had to wait until Pulp Fiction (1994) until cinema found its feet again.

The best Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back was released in 1980.

But filmed in 1979....Next.....

Bladerunner

Oh, and 'The Thing'.
And 'Escape from New York'.

TheScreamingEagles said:

If you want some real fun, add 'in my pants' to a film title.

So I'll start you all off with

'The Thing in my pants'

For some of you, it'll be 'Gone in sixty seconds in my pants'

Fenster said:

Jobabob said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

tyson said:

.It was released in 1980. That's when we first got to see it. Next...

Other 80s classics, film-wise include:

The Breakfast Club- shit
Die Hard- shit, but kinda of fun
Aliens- shit- but passes 2 and a half hours
Beverley Hills Cop- really shit, and dated
Escape from New York-shit, and crap
Terminator-not bad, perhaps
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan-shit
Superman II-OK(ish)
Blade Runner- I'll give you this one- but ahead of it's time by at least 15 years
E.T.- mawkish shit
Back to the Future- shit
Predator- shit
Footloose- shit, shit
Dirty Dancing- fucking shit
Tootsie- sort of alright
Ghostbuster-juvenile shit

Um... to name a few

Local Hero!!!- sentimental shit


@above

I have just objectively critiqued the above 80's classics for you

Utterly deluded, just like your politics1

Was there a single film released between 1980 and 1989 that wasn't some variant of shit?

Planes Trains and Automobiles

HYUFD said:

Fenster said:

If the 80s were relatively shit then the 90s were great.

Silence of the Lambs
Heat
Carlitos Way
Hoop Dreams
Nil by Mouth
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
Fargo
Terminator 2
The Fugitive
American Beauty
Fight Club
Saving Private Ryan
Groundhog Day
The Big Lebowski
Reservoir Dogs
True Romance
Titanic
Home Alone


I could go on and on..

Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Ninja Turtles, The Usual Suspects, Braveheart, American Pie, Schindler's List, The Matrix, Good Will Hunting, The Lion King, Trainspotting, Seven, Beauty and the Beast, Reservoir Dogs, Crimson Tide, The Firm, There's Something About Mary, Toy Story, Boogie Nights, Buz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet 1990s films too

Jobabob said:

tyson said:

Tykejohnno said:

tyson said:

American werewolf in london- dated shit, but Jenny Agutter gets her kit off, which is a plus


@above

So what was your best film of the 80's ?

Blade Runner I think- though it was ahead of it's time. Then possibly Hannah and Her Sisters at a push.

But, the 70's- the Godfathers, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Last Detail, Dog Day Afternoon. Apocalypse Now, Serpico, French Connection, Klute, Nashville, Jaws, Deer Hunter, Bad Company, Chinatown, All the President's Men, Lenny, Caberet, All that Jazz, Parallax View, Marathon Man,...I'm just brainstorming for a starters.

American Cinema of the 70's is one of the most creative periods in human history...and then they hit the 80's and produced....Dirty Dancing.

Once Upon a Time in America

tyson said:

Wall Street 1988- dated and Oliver Stone is overrated
, Platoon 1987 as above
, Top Gun- jingoistic shit
, Ferris Bueller's Day Off- not bad, actually better than not bad
, Stand By Me 1986- mawkish shit
, Batman 1989- OK but dated
Amadeus 1984- fucking terrible and manipulative,
The Terminator 1984,_OK
Nightmare on Elm Street 1984- sort of avant guardish ,
Dead Poets Society_ I would rather spend 2 hours with Niger Farage than re-watch this shit

Crocodile Dundee- shit,
Three Men and A Baby- awfully shit,
Fatal Attraction- shit,
Good Morning Vietnam- mawkish shit,
Rain Man- argggghh- terrible and shit
The Untouchables_ De Palma is shit
The Karate Kid- you are kidding me
Gremlin- passes 2 hours
An Officer and a Gentleman- pass me the vomit bag
Airplane- 1978 so not to be included- actually very funny
9 to 5- not even funny and shit
Rocky III and IV- you're taking the piss
Out of Africa- fuck off
Who Framed Roger Rabbit- OK, but a bit boring
Twins- 3 laughs and then that is it
Honey I Shrunk the Kids- one joke wonder
Lethal Weapon- formulaic shit

@ Above- do I have to do this again. I should be given some kind of commission for my critiques

MP_SE said:

Jobabob said:

tyson said:

Tykejohnno said:

tyson said:

American werewolf in london- dated shit, but Jenny Agutter gets her kit off, which is a plus


@above

So what was your best film of the 80's ?

Blade Runner I think- though it was ahead of it's time. Then possibly Hannah and Her Sisters at a push.

But, the 70's- the Godfathers, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Last Detail, Dog Day Afternoon. Apocalypse Now, Serpico, French Connection, Klute, Nashville, Jaws, Deer Hunter, Bad Company, Chinatown, All the President's Men, Lenny, Caberet, All that Jazz, Parallax View, Marathon Man,...I'm just brainstorming for a starters.

American Cinema of the 70's is one of the most creative periods in human history...and then they hit the 80's and produced....Dirty Dancing.

Once Upon a Time in America

One of my favourite movies. It always surprises me how so few people have seen it.

I found it really sad. I need to rewatch it at some point as I never really got the ending.

tyson said:

MP_SE said:

Jobabob said:

tyson said:

Tykejohnno said:

tyson said:

American werewolf in london- dated shit, but Jenny Agutter gets her kit off, which is a plus


@above

So what was your best film of the 80's ?

Blade Runner I think- though it was ahead of it's time. Then possibly Hannah and Her Sisters at a push.

But, the 70's- the Godfathers, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Last Detail, Dog Day Afternoon. Apocalypse Now, Serpico, French Connection, Klute, Nashville, Jaws, Deer Hunter, Bad Company, Chinatown, All the President's Men, Lenny, Caberet, All that Jazz, Parallax View, Marathon Man,...I'm just brainstorming for a starters.

American Cinema of the 70's is one of the most creative periods in human history...and then they hit the 80's and produced....Dirty Dancing.

Once Upon a Time in America

One of my favourite movies. It always surprises me how so few people have seen it.

I found it really sad. I need to rewatch it at some point as I never really got the ending.

Finally, someone has presented me with a great movie from the 80's (aside from Blade Runner).

BTW Cinema Paradiso is mawkish and sentimental

tyson said:

Wall Street 1988- dated and Oliver Stone is overrated
, Platoon 1987 as above
, Top Gun- jingoistic shit
, Ferris Bueller's Day Off- not bad, actually better than not bad
, Stand By Me 1986- mawkish shit
, Batman 1989- OK but dated
Amadeus 1984- fucking terrible and manipulative,
The Terminator 1984,_OK
Nightmare on Elm Street 1984- sort of avant guardish ,
Dead Poets Society_ I would rather spend 2 hours with Niger Farage than re-watch this shit

nunu said:

Wow. I didn't expect so many people to respond to me about having mental illness, thank you all for the support. Tbh I kinda expected people on here to suffer or to have suffered from mental illness, that is not a putdown but in my experience the "thinkers" seem to suffer more. That is just (yet another!) anecdote though.

Jobabob said:

J
P.S. Blade Runner is shit.

Viceroy said:

Another 200 to 300 houses leafleted tonight for Vote Leave and Labour Leave.

I'm really going to ratchet it up this week. The JP Morgan report has been a shot in the arm.

Estobar said:

SouthamObserver said:

I should add that my dear uncle's great claim to acting fame is that he was Blake's lawyer in the first ever episode of Blake's Seven. He was also one of Murphy's labourers in that episode of Fawlty Towers.

Which one? I will bear it in mind next time I watch that

Estobar said:

foxinsoxuk said:

tyson said:

Fenster said:

If the 80s were relatively shit then the 90s were ..

Fenster- a poster of my own mind. American cinema was re-born. But the 70's, the 70's were sublime, profoundly sublime.

I think that the great music period starts mid decade: 1976-1985. It turned a bit shit after that.

Great music and cinema requires a backdrop of social turmoil.

Interesting issue this. Much of the greatest creativity, be it in art, theatre, literature or music has arisen out of conflict. If you take music, many of the greatest albums of all time have come out of turbulence.

The converse is also true. Good artists rarely produce their best work from a state of comfort. David Gilmour's On an Island comes to mind as a good example. Everything was very 'nice' and the result is bilge.

tyson said:

But filmed in 1979....Next.....

HYUFD said:

Fenster said:

HYUFD said:

Fenster said:

If the 80s were relatively shit then the 90s were great.

Silence of the Lambs
Heat
Carlitos Way
Hoop Dreams
Nil by Mouth
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
Fargo
Terminator 2
The Fugitive
American Beauty
Fight Club
Saving Private Ryan
Groundhog Day
The Big Lebowski
Reservoir Dogs
True Romance
Titanic
Home Alone


I could go on and on..

Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Ninja Turtles, The Usual Suspects, Braveheart, American Pie, Schindler's List, The Matrix, Good Will Hunting, The Lion King, Trainspotting, Seven, Beauty and the Beast, Reservoir Dogs, Crimson Tide, The Firm, There's Something About Mary, Toy Story, Boogie Nights, Buz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet 1990s films too

Geez - how did I omit Schindlers List?

A film I can't watch now that I have children. Just too heartbreaking.

And The Usual Suspects is my favourite film. Though Roger Ebert didn't like it...

Yes Schindler's List is a long and harrowing watch but worth it

Tykejohnno said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Jobabob said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

tyson said:

.It was released in 1980. That's when we first got to see it. Next...

Other 80s classics, film-wise include:

The Breakfast Club- shit
Die Hard- shit, but kinda of fun
Aliens- shit- but passes 2 and a half hours
Beverley Hills Cop- really shit, and dated
Escape from New York-shit, and crap
Terminator-not bad, perhaps
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan-shit
Superman II-OK(ish)
Blade Runner- I'll give you this one- but ahead of it's time by at least 15 years
E.T.- mawkish shit
Back to the Future- shit
Predator- shit
Footloose- shit, shit
Dirty Dancing- fucking shit
Tootsie- sort of alright
Ghostbuster-juvenile shit

Um... to name a few

Local Hero!!!- sentimental shit


@above

I have just objectively critiqued the above 80's classics for you

Utterly deluded, just like your politics1

Was there a single film released between 1980 and 1989 that wasn't some variant of shit?

Aliens
Die Hard
Blade Runner

lifeforce

Hellraiser

RepublicanTory said:

Predator- shit

rottenborough said:

Fenster said:

Jobabob said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

tyson said:

.It was released in 1980. That's when we first got to see it. Next...

Other 80s classics, film-wise include:

The Breakfast Club- shit
Die Hard- shit, but kinda of fun
Aliens- shit- but passes 2 and a half hours
Beverley Hills Cop- really shit, and dated
Escape from New York-shit, and crap
Terminator-not bad, perhaps
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan-shit
Superman II-OK(ish)
Blade Runner- I'll give you this one- but ahead of it's time by at least 15 years
E.T.- mawkish shit
Back to the Future- shit
Predator- shit
Footloose- shit, shit
Dirty Dancing- fucking shit
Tootsie- sort of alright
Ghostbuster-juvenile shit

Um... to name a few

Local Hero!!!- sentimental shit


@above

I have just objectively critiqued the above 80's classics for you

Utterly deluded, just like your politics1

Was there a single film released between 1980 and 1989 that wasn't some variant of shit?

Planes Trains and Automobiles

Blimey, no one has mentioned Letter to Brezhnev or Gregory's Girl.

Get a grip folks...

Tykejohnno said:

Anyone agree that the british sci-fi horror lifeforce was a great film ? or just me ;-)

tyson said:

HYUFD said:

Fenster said:

HYUFD said:

Fenster said:

If the 80s were relatively shit then the 90s were great.

Silence of the Lambs
Heat
Carlitos Way
Hoop Dreams
Nil by Mouth
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
Fargo
Terminator 2
The Fugitive
American Beauty
Fight Club
Saving Private Ryan
Groundhog Day
The Big Lebowski
Reservoir Dogs
True Romance
Titanic
Home Alone


I could go on and on..

Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Ninja Turtles, The Usual Suspects, Braveheart, American Pie, Schindler's List, The Matrix, Good Will Hunting, The Lion King, Trainspotting, Seven, Beauty and the Beast, Reservoir Dogs, Crimson Tide, The Firm, There's Something About Mary, Toy Story, Boogie Nights, Buz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet 1990s films too

Geez - how did I omit Schindlers List?

A film I can't watch now that I have children. Just too heartbreaking.

And The Usual Suspects is my favourite film. Though Roger Ebert didn't like it...

Yes Schindler's List is a long and harrowing watch but worth it

Schindler's List and the Usual Suspects are the 90's BTW. Schindler's List is almost a masterpiece which Spielberg manages to fuck up by the 10 minute sentimental protracted ending that is unnecessary at the end.