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There can be only one:

Back to the Future
109 (50%)
Die Hard
109 (50%)

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Author Topic: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard  (Read 127259 times)

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Re: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard
« Reply #760 on: August 01, 2017, 04:41:00 PM »
Just for my own curiosity (related to this post), please rank the following films:

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
WarGames (1983)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Back to the Future (1985)
Top Gun (1986)
RoboCop (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
Batman (1989)

Originally, I was just going to ask you to rank Back to the Future, Die Hard, and RoboCop but then decided to expand the scope. Interestingly, RoboCop and Die Hard are the two biggest outcasts in that group — the only titles not to finish among the top five highest-grossing films of their respective years, grossing just $53.4M and $80.0M, respectively. The rest all topped the yearly box office, with the exception of WarGames, the $79.6M gross of which was good enough for a 5th-place finish. The three box office champs not listed here: Return of the Jedi (1983, $252.6M), Three Men and a Baby (1987, $168M), and Rain Man (1988, $172.8M). What a weird time to have been alive.

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Re: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard
« Reply #761 on: August 01, 2017, 05:15:06 PM »
The Empire Strikes Back
Die Hard
Top Gun
Batman
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Back to the Future
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Haven't seen:
WarGames
Beverly Hills Cop
RoboCop
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Re: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard
« Reply #762 on: August 01, 2017, 05:51:09 PM »

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)  5/5
Die Hard (1988)  4.5/5
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 4/5
WarGames (1983) 3.5/5
RoboCop (1987) 3.5/5
Back to the Future (1985) 3.5/5
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 3/5
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) 3/5
Batman (1989) 3/5
Top Gun (1986) 2/5
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Re: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard
« Reply #763 on: August 01, 2017, 06:49:09 PM »
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Back to the Future (1985)

RoboCop (1987)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Die Hard (1988)

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
WarGames (1983)
Batman (1989)
Top Gun (1986)


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Re: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard
« Reply #764 on: August 01, 2017, 07:06:20 PM »
Back to the Future (1985)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Die Hard (1988)
Batman (1989)
RoboCop (1987)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Top Gun (1986)

WarGames (1983)


Haven't seen:
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

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Re: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard
« Reply #765 on: August 01, 2017, 10:30:34 PM »
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Die Hard (1988)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Back to the Future (1985)
WarGames (1983)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
RoboCop (1987)
Batman (1989)


Haven't seen Top Gun

Top grossing films for each year of the 80's?

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Re: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard
« Reply #766 on: August 01, 2017, 11:39:17 PM »
Top grossing films for each year of the 80's?

Not quite:

Originally, I was just going to ask you to rank Back to the Future, Die Hard, and RoboCop but then decided to expand the scope. Interestingly, RoboCop and Die Hard are the two biggest outcasts in that group — the only titles not to finish among the top five highest-grossing films of their respective years, grossing just $53.4M and $80.0M, respectively. The rest all topped the yearly box office, with the exception of WarGames, the $79.6M gross of which was good enough for a 5th-place finish. The three box office champs not listed here: Return of the Jedi (1983, $252.6M), Three Men and a Baby (1987, $168M), and Rain Man (1988, $172.8M). What a weird time to have been alive.

No reason to include Three Men and a Baby, since it would obviously top all lists.

It's interesting just seeing who had to make a tough choice between Back to the Future and Die Hard and who clearly falls in one camp or the other.

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Re: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard
« Reply #767 on: August 02, 2017, 03:46:13 AM »
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Die Hard (1988)
RoboCop (1987)
Back to the Future (1985)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Batman (1989)

Have not seen the others.
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Re: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard
« Reply #768 on: August 02, 2017, 04:26:16 AM »
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), 45°
The Empire Strikes Back (1980), 45°
Die Hard (1988), 30°
WarGames (1983), 25°
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), 25°
Batman (1989), 20°
Top Gun (1986), 20°
Back to the Future (1985), 15°
Beverly Hills Cop (1984), 10°
RoboCop (1987), n/a
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Re: Random Movie Death Match #13 - Back to the Future vs. Die Hard
« Reply #769 on: August 02, 2017, 05:40:49 AM »
Lets try this, I have seen them all:

RoboCop (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
Back to the Future (1985)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), a recent rewatch knocked this down a couple of places, it was in first place until RoboCop came out, then the re-watch (on the big screen) a couple of years ago knocked it down to 4th.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
WarGames (1983)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980), I was disappointed in this when it first came out, but my view has improved since.
Top Gun (1986), fun
Batman (1989), did not like Jack's performance

 

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