Here's a list of them:

1980s in film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1980s_movies#.23)

I know not every movie from the 80s is on the list, but it's a nice place to start.

What are your favorites?

Gun to head, what would you choose?

I had a hard time choosing between Blade Runner and The Thing (both 1982) but ultimately chose the latter.

Choosing one is cruel. I can't do it. I'd have both of your choices and RAN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbbfDntoRRk&feature=related)sat in front of me. If the gun was about to fire I'd blindly reach out and grab one.

EDIT: That RAN trailer has spoilers.

i didnt like RAN entirely.
then i again, i despise king lear.

and my favorite movie from the 1980's?
an american tail
NO.FUCKING.CONTEST.

i didnt like RAN entirely.
then i again, i despise king lear.

and my favorite movie from the 1980's?
an american tail
NO.FUCKING.CONTEST.

BECAUSE THERE'S NO CATS IN AMERICA AND THE STREETS ARE PAVED WITH CHEESE!!

my favorite 80's film would have to be any and all of the Friday the 13th movies to come out. That's right all 8 of them.

Highlander
out of Africa
Field of dreams
Sophie's Choice
Starman
Tootsie
Terminator
Witness
An Officer & a Gentleman
The Emerald Forest
Die Hard
Aliens


Avilslare, you are being real cruel not to give us the chance to at least have a top ten!

...in the end, there can only be one :D

Avilslare, you are being real cruel not to give us the chance to at least have a top ten!


You're more than welcome to start a Top Ten 1980s Films thread.

catch me if you can
it is a really good movie.

the hunt for red october
witness
henry V
Also are very good.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off hands down.

bueller

80's had a lot of awesome movies...

I watched a lot of movie and also from 1980's but i don't remember exact that which from is of 1980's. with my idea i watched Commando and Conan the Barbarian. these movies are my favorite one in 1980's.

Aww man it has to be the thing... timeless classic, special effects are laughable these days but they tried their hardest, hopefully the new prequel will be decent?

For me it's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)...when Freddy was scary and I actually had a nightmare in 1986 where Freddy was giving me a whack across the chest with his glove-claw. I woke up and checked myself for ruptures.

I have lots of favorite 80's film or at least till (early 90's)...among them where;
Karate Kid
Police Academy
Friday The 13th
Return Of The Living Dead 1 & 2
Short Circuit
Terminator
Ghostbusters
Rambo
Jackie Chan films in the (80's) lots of it
Lost Boys
The Mannequin 1 & 2
Fright Night 1 & 2
heck there's a lot lot more i can't remember...those where the good ol' days

naming only one title isn't fair,there are so many great films from the 80's
that decade alone produced the best movies ever.

Between Robocop, The Terminator, and The Empire Strikes Back; I would have to pic Empire.

The Empire Strikes Back or Aliens

Difficult to say, out of comedies only Private Benjamin comes to mind

Gun to head, what would you choose?

I had a hard time choosing between Blade Runner and The Thing (both 1982) but ultimately chose the latter.

Those are my choices as well.

The Empire Strikes Back.

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Followed closely by Raiders of the Lost Ark & Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Somewhat related, my twin brother asked for some film suggestions the other day. When I suggested 'Schindler's List', he asked what year it came out, as if that should matter.

Then he proceeded to tell me that he couldn't watch anything from as far back as the 80's and couldn't even watch films from the 90's, they had to all be new. I almost vomitted on his face there and then. Sorta' wish I had.

hello i don,t watch many of movies but if people ask me i am like this MOVIE AC.The Shawshank Redemption

I KNOW IT IS OLD FILM BUT VERY GOOD

MANY OF MY FRIENDS LOVE THIS FILM

Aliens is my fave

Back to the Future Movies, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and The Thing

What? Nobody went for The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension?
I'm stunned.
JonC

I'll have to give that one a look.

Hands down. Creepshow. Followed closely by Poltergeist.

"Buckaroo, the President's calling on Line One. He wants to know if everything's alright with the alien spacecraft from Planet Ten, or should he just go ahead and destroy Russia?"
"Tell him yes on one, no on two."
"What was yes? Destroy Russia or number two?"

JonC

The Living Daylights

Someone knows Black Moon Rising? Thats a great movie

Choosing one is cruel.

Well, a gun to the head is pretty cruel.

I changed the title to "What are your favorite 80s films?" Since most responses are multiple.

My favorite 80's movie is also my favorite movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's suck a fun actionpacked ecsapistmovie and it has aged well.

Action - Die Hard
Comedy - Fletch
Adventure - Indy Temple of doom

Gremlins,Poltergiest,Scrooged, so many films from the 80's I love.

Action - Die Hard
Comedy - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Sci Fi - Back To The Future
Adventure - Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Horror - A Nightmare on Elm Street

And my Favourite Soundtrack from a film is "Highlander" - QUEEN/Michael Kamen

Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back............. No contest ;)

Horror - Halloween

Actually this came out in 1978

Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986) aka Laputa / Castle in the Sky
Akira (1987)
Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan (1982)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
The Terminator (1984)
The Keep (1983)
Fletch (1985)
The Blues Brothers (1980)

No particular order,

Back to the Future
National Lampoon's Vacation
Terminator
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Beetlejuice
Poltergiest
Star Wars Episode V and VI
Spaceballs
Clash of the Titans

There's a bunch more 80's movies I like too.

Highlander
Field of dreams
Terminator
Robocop

for the first question between the thing and blade runner i ll take the thing

Repo Man

The Cotton Club
Dune

Big trouble in little china, bloodsport, Enemy Mine, cyborg, goonies, ghostbusters, Krull, Willow, Explorers, Legend, Weird Science, back to the future 2, Princess Bride, Indiana Jones and the temple of doom, Flight of the navigator, Predator, Kickboxer, Terminator, Labyrinth, Gremlins, Beetlejuice, Escape from New York, Dragnet, Robocop, Karate Kid, Raising Arizona, Ferris Buellers Day Off, The Never ending story, Batman, Big, The burbs, Batteries Not Included, Golden Child, The wizard, Bill & Teds, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Romancing the stone and jewel of the nile, Teen wolf, Little Monsters, etc.

Really hard to choose but those are some of my favs. A great time for movies.

Transformers. >8(_)

I have several, but for me, Back to the Future will always be #1.

Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller, and E.T.

Raiders of the Lost Ark. No question.

Blade Runner.

I have a lot of 1980's film favorites, but my #1 favorite film of all time (which was made in the 80's) is "Bright Lights, Big City" (1988).

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and the Back to the Future series, hands down.

Raiders of the Lost Arc.

"Manhunter" was pretty badass for its time. It certainly didn't need to be remade. Also theres always, "To live and Die in LA."

When I think of the 80's the first film that comes to mind is Labyrinth. I guess that was the one that marked me as a child.

Raiders of the Lost Arc.
I absolutely agree with your choice 100% in a landslide,and the Williams score one of the greatest of all time.

As for me, the pickings were mighty slim in the 1980's as to choosing a favorite,so the choice was an easy one.

im going with The Transformers: The Movie, my favorite

Bevery Hills Cop
Rambo 3

Back to the Future
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The NeverEnding Story
The Goonies
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
My Neighbour Totoro
Kiki's Delivery Service
Labyrinth
Unfaithfully Yours
The Terminator
Rain Man
Used Cars
Stripes

To name a few.
The 80s is possibly my favourite decade for film.

Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire, Ferris Bueller, the Back to the Future trilogy, the Indiana Jones trilogy, The Goonies.
(Yes, I am very shallow!)

It's fairly difficult for a movie to emulate the Eighties more than A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. The big hair, the denim, the female Urkel, the MTV footage, the incongruous pop music, Rick's training montage and Alice's pre-battle suit-up "transformation sequence" into the Dream Master... Yup, this is definitely the movie I associate with the decade, although I prefer Aliens.

It depends on the genre. Action comedy is definately Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2. The Indy Jones movies and Bond movies.

I absolutely agree with your choice 100% in a landslide,and the Williams score one of the greatest of all time.

Add another to the Raiders fan club. And Temple of Doom and Last Crusade as well, for me at least. Easily my favorite three movies not just of the 80s, but of all time!!! Spielberg bringing his A-game, Harrison Ford playing a relatable, funny, often in-over-his-head hero, and yes, the great John Williams, what's not to love?

Too many...

Back to the Future.

Hands down.
No contest.
No doubt.
Straight up.

There are SO many others, but this one tops the box for sure.

Straight up, because this is heavy.

Aliens would have to be top of the list, but I love The Abyss and The Thing as well.

Blade Runner is always a good watch; inspired a lot of sci-fi and anime, as well.

Water - The Movie

Nice to see the love for Back To The Future although I have to say I never saw the appeal beyond the first one. We have the trilogy at home and the kids watch it from time to time but I just don't feel the love.

The three Indiana Jones movies are perfection, though, so I'd happily plump for any one of those. Guilty pleasure would have to be The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.