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besson3c · 06:42 PM

I'm enjoying going back to watching many of the films I really liked as a kid just to see how they play as an adult...

I've gone back and watched:

- The Supermans
- Star Wars (who hasn't?)
- The Neverending Story
- Space Camp
- The Labyrinth
- Tron
- The Indiana Jones movies
- The Short Circuit movies
- Ghostbusters
- The Back to the Futures
- Transformers, the Movie
- The Princess Bride
- War Games

I want to watch the Goonies again, that is on my list.

I'm having a hard time remembering other movies I liked that I think I could find on DVD. I have a feeling that if some of these titles were listed, that would jog my memory. I'm also curious to know what sort of movies you liked as a kid, for all of you 80s babies out there...

cjrivera · Nov 19, 2007, 04:29 PM

Ferris Buehler, Breakfast Club, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Last Starfighter, Porky's, Bad News Bears....

Rumor · Nov 19, 2007, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

I'm enjoying going back to watching many of the films I really liked as a kid just to see how they play as an adult...

I've gone back and watched:

- The Supermans
- Star Wars (who hasn't?)
- The Neverending Story
- Space Camp
- The Labyrinth
- Tron
- The Indiana Jones movies
- Transformers, the Movie
- The Princess Bride
- War Games

I want to watch the Goonies again, that is on my list.

I'm having a hard time remembering other movies I liked that I think I could find on DVD. I have a feeling that if some of these titles were listed, that would jog my memory. I'm also curious to know what sort of movies you liked as a kid, for all of you 80s babies out there...

I have all except Space Camp and War Games.

I'll add:
G.I. Joe the Movie
The Dark Crystal
Muppet Movies

mdc · Nov 19, 2007, 04:34 PM

I found Brewster's Millions on DVD for $5. I loved that movie growing up.

besson3c · Nov 19, 2007, 04:37 PM

I didn't know that there was a G.I. Joe movie... hmmm...

Muppet Movies I already have because my wife loves them. My favorite as a kid was the Great Muppet Caper. I wish the Muppets would come back. I would have liked to have seen one in the new Transformers movie just because I got sick of all the CGI.

Brewster's Millions is a great movie.

pooka · Nov 19, 2007, 04:38 PM

The Woman in Red. First time I recall seeing bush on the big screen.

pooka · Nov 19, 2007, 04:39 PM

Where is Ghost Busters, btw?

besson3c · Nov 19, 2007, 04:41 PM

Oh yeah, I'll add Ghostbusters to my list... I've seen them both recently. Back to the Future as well.

Cold Warrior · Nov 19, 2007, 05:44 PM

Can't Buy Me Love
Explorers
Flight of the Navigator

Rumor · Nov 19, 2007, 05:51 PM

Better Off Dead
Goonies
Porkys
Nerds
Karate Kid
Friday the 13th
Nightmare on Elm St
Halloween
Evil Dead

::maroma:: · Nov 19, 2007, 05:59 PM

The Fly (Goldblum version of course)

ajprice · Nov 19, 2007, 06:40 PM

Short Circuit

besson3c · Nov 19, 2007, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by ajprice

Short Circuit

How could I forget? Starring Steve Guttenberg and Johnny 5!

ajprice · Nov 19, 2007, 06:43 PM

Hey laser lips, your mother was a snowblower

besson3c · Nov 19, 2007, 06:53 PM

Yeah, I'm into Short Circuit hardcore. I don't know how I could have forgotten to add this to my list! I used to quote that movie all the time as a kid:

"Beautiful stars, better see!"

"Johnny5 is alive!"

"Hey laser lips, your mother was a snowblower"

"No see ****, where see shit?"

I also loved the scene where J5 lasered off that guy's pants, and where he was disco dancing with Stephanie. I think Stephanie wanted to kiss him. The scene where he pwned the other robots was cool too.

ajprice · Nov 19, 2007, 07:01 PM

Number 5: "Error! Grasshopper is disassemble. Reassemble!"
Stefanie: "Huh?"
Number 5: "Reassemble."
Stefanie: "I can't reassemble him. You squashed him. He's dead."
Number 5: "Dead?"
Stefanie: "Right, dead, as a doornail."
Number 5: "Reassemble Stefanie. Reassemble."
Stefanie: "I know you don't understand. But, when you're dead, you're dead. That's just the way it is."
Number 5: "Squash... dead... disassemble... dead Disassemble!!! Dead!!!"
Stefanie: "Hey, slow down."
Number 5: "No disassemble!"

Doofy · Nov 19, 2007, 07:19 PM

Lost Boys.
Risky Business.

Shaddim · Nov 19, 2007, 07:31 PM

Highlander
Willow
Star Trek 2, 3, & 4

Just go here.

residentEvil · Nov 19, 2007, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by cjrivera

Ferris Buehler, Breakfast Club, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Last Starfighter, Porky's, Bad News Bears....

uhm, raiders would be an indiana jones movie.

residentEvil · Nov 19, 2007, 08:49 PM

Real Genius

Die Hard

Commando

First Blood, Rambo II and Rambo III

residentEvil · Nov 19, 2007, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Rumor

Better Off Dead
Goonies
Porkys
Nerds
Karate Kid
Friday the 13th
Nightmare on Elm St
Halloween
Evil Dead

Halloween wasn't the 80s.

residentEvil · Nov 19, 2007, 08:53 PM

Ice Pirates

Rocky III ("Pain")and IV ("I must break you")

Rumor · Nov 19, 2007, 09:05 PM

Halloween came out in 1978, true.

Halloween 2: 1981
Halloween 3: 1982
Halloween 4: 1988
Halloween 5: 1989

6,7, & 8 were done 95 and after.

residentEvil · Nov 19, 2007, 09:11 PM

uhm, yeah. i know. thanks!

Def_ears · Nov 19, 2007, 09:52 PM

The Secret of Nihm
Time Bandits
Dreamscape

cjrivera · Nov 19, 2007, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

uhm, raiders would be an indiana jones movie.

yeah... saw that afterward I posted that. sorry.

Chuckit · Nov 19, 2007, 10:23 PM

Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Princess Bride are kids movies? (Not to mention Evil Dead…)

natnabour · Nov 20, 2007, 12:19 AM

oh goodie.

Little Monsters
ET
Sixteen Candles
Say Anything
The Gods Must Be Crazy

Person Man · Nov 20, 2007, 12:33 AM

Let's see... of the movies mentioned in this thread so far, I have the following on DVD:

All the Supermans
All the Star Wars (plus the prequel trilogy, but it's not 80's. Neither is the original Star Wars, but

)
All the Back to the Futures
The Princess Bride
The Secret of NIMH
Star Trek 2, 3, and 4 (I have all the Star Trek films)

Ones mentioned that I have seen but do not yet have on DVD:

Never Ending Story I and II
War Games
Explorers
The Goonies
E.T.
Die Hard
Willow
Porky's 1 and 2
The Muppet Movies
Ferris Bueller

And how could anyone fail to mention Gremlins or The Last Starfighter??

- - e r i k - - · Nov 20, 2007, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

uhm, raiders would be an indiana jones movie.

Originally Posted by residentEvil

Halloween wasn't the 80s.

Originally Posted by residentEvil

uhm, yeah. i know. thanks!

Something crawl up your ass today?

zro · Nov 20, 2007, 12:54 AM

WTF is wrong with you guys? Fast Times At Ridgemont High, yo!

Also: Krull, Weird Science, The Wall, Bad Boys, The Thing, Escape From New York, Blade Runner, Aliens, Stand By Me, Predator, Platoon...

Well, not all of those are kid movies, though.

Stogieman · 05:14 AM

All the movies listed above are great but you can't leave out...

Terminator
Robo Cop
Gremlins
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Monster Squad
The Dark Crystal
Sixteen Candles
Airplane!
National Lampoon's Vacation
Police Academy (another Guttenberg classic)

voodoo · Nov 20, 2007, 05:13 AM

This thread is like a list of my DVD collection

V

red rocket · Nov 20, 2007, 05:52 AM

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet:

Brilliant film.

Aquataris · Nov 20, 2007, 05:57 AM

I'm glad someone mentioned Gremlins. I love Gremlins. I've rewatched the original Transformers movie plenty thanks to the new collectors DVD version. My mom once told me the very first movie I ever watched was Labyrinth. That movie is incredible.

Kevin · Nov 20, 2007, 07:08 AM

Awesome thread besson.

I'm going to have to actually take some time out and make a decent list. There are just so many 80s movies I love that are classic. And it's too early to think properly.

Dakarʒ · Nov 20, 2007, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by red rocket

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet:

Brilliant film.

Oh man, I haven't seen that in forever.

The part where he's snapping pics in the car is great.

The Godfather · Nov 20, 2007, 09:33 AM

All the Revenge of the Nerds movies

moonmonkey · Nov 20, 2007, 09:42 AM

Superman 4
Teenwolf Too
not the
Best movies of all time.

residentEvil · Nov 20, 2007, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Princess Bride are kids movies? (Not to mention Evil Dead…)

i look at is movies from the 80s when we were kids; doesn't mean we would have seen them as kids?

residentEvil · Nov 20, 2007, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Something crawl up your ass today?

nope, only out of. how about yours?

- - e r i k - - · Nov 20, 2007, 09:51 AM

You were just awfully testy... like "that time of the month" testy...

residentEvil · Nov 20, 2007, 09:51 AM

oh, hahaha

Dakarʒ · Nov 20, 2007, 09:56 AM

Tampons for everyone!

osiris · Nov 20, 2007, 10:18 AM

Good, I was growing weary of using corks and tp.

oh, Christmas Story, Blade Runner... uhm...

Kevin · Nov 20, 2007, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by Rumor

Halloween came out in 1978, true.

Halloween 2: 1981
Halloween 3: 1982
Halloween 4: 1988
Halloween 5: 1989

6,7, & 8 were done 95 and after.

Is Halloween 3 Even worth mentioning?

MacosNerd · Nov 20, 2007, 01:33 PM

since I'm not really an 80's kid I'm not sure if I can post in this thread

but here goes
Star wars
Star trek movies
Indiana Jones movies
Rocky (the first one)
Airplane
War games

Cipher13 · Nov 20, 2007, 01:44 PM

Where's BIll and Ted's Excellent Adventure?

Such a ****ing awesome movie.

Party on dudes.

iLikebeer · Nov 20, 2007, 02:39 PM

thank you all for listing half the movies inlove but wouldn't ever remember to buy.
double thanks for mentioning ice pirates!
princess bride
the burbs
hudson hawk
aliens
caddyshack
better off dead
police academy
flash gordon
wimpy but fun james bonds
god, the 80's were a great decade for movies

andi*pandi · Nov 20, 2007, 02:59 PM

anything from that era with john cusack, molly ringwald, etc.