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Re: 1980s US Bracket: Resurrections
« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2010, 05:30:00 PM »
I changed my list from the other thread to include resurrections (removed six from my list to make room for films I liked to get a second chance...)

1. A Fish Called Wanda
2. Born on the Fourth of July
3. Witness
4. Platoon
5. The Accidental Tourist
6. The King of Comedy
7. Absence of Malice
8. A Soldier's Story
9. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
10. The Big Chill
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Re: 1980s US Bracket: Resurrections
« Reply #21 on: August 27, 2010, 05:46:02 PM »
I'd love to see these resurrected

Amadeus
Dead Poets Society
Ghostbusters
On Golden Pond
The Untouchables
Tootsie


And these added
A Fish Called Wanda
Fletch
Parenthood
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Three Amigos
Young Sherlock Holmes

And where is Pink Floyd: The Wall?

I thought I nominated that way back when?
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Re: 1980s US Bracket: Resurrections
« Reply #22 on: August 27, 2010, 07:03:29 PM »
Here's my 10,

10. A Fish Called Wanda
9. First Blood
8. Glory
7. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
6. The Little Mermaid
5. Amadeus
4. On Golden Pond
3. The Great Mouse Detective
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
1. The Empire Strikes Back

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Re: 1980s US Bracket: Resurrections
« Reply #23 on: August 27, 2010, 07:12:20 PM »
Amadeus
Batman
Caddyshack
The Color of Money
Commando
Dead Poets Society
Diner
Drugstore Cowboy
The Empire Strikes Back
The Evil Dead
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Ghostbusters
The Goonies
The Great Mouse Detective
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Karate Kid
The King of Comedy
Labyrinth
The Little Mermaid
The Lost Boys
New York Stories
Oliver & Company
The Outsiders
Platoon
Pretty in Pink
Return of the Jedi
Risky Business
Roger & Me
Scarface
The Secret of NIMH
Spaceballs
The Times of Harvey Milk
Tron
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

The Abyss
An American Tail
Big Trouble In Little China
Bloodsport
Body Heat
Born on the Fourth of July
Christmas Vacation
Clash of the Titans
Clue
Conan the Barbarian
The Dark Crystal
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
The Land Before Time
Manhunter
Mississippi Burning
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Mystic Pizza
National Lampoon's Vacation
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4:The Dream Master
Pet Sematary
Places in the Heart
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
The Return of the Living Dead
Scrooged
Some Kind of Wonderful
Something Wild
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Superman II
Terms of Endearment
UHF
Uncle Buck
Weird Science

Gonna find a top 10 among these things.



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Re: 1980s US Bracket: Resurrections
« Reply #24 on: August 27, 2010, 07:16:31 PM »
1. Manhunter
2. Something Wild
3. Streetwise
4. Body Double
5. Liquid Sky
6. Cracking Up
7. Dressed to Kill
8. Tender Mercies
9. Ishtar
10. Blow Out

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Re: 1980s US Bracket: Resurrections
« Reply #25 on: August 27, 2010, 07:38:52 PM »
4. On Golden Pond

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Re: 1980s US Bracket: Resurrections
« Reply #26 on: August 27, 2010, 07:49:48 PM »

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Re: 1980s US Bracket: Resurrections
« Reply #27 on: August 28, 2010, 12:31:19 PM »
And where is Pink Floyd: The Wall?

I thought I nominated that way back when?

IMDb says it's a UK film.

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Re: 1980s US Bracket: Resurrections
« Reply #28 on: August 28, 2010, 12:32:25 PM »
Make sure to let me know if your list contains a title that isn't included in the first post. I'm not going to cross-check them, even though that goes against my nature.

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Re: 1980s US Bracket: Resurrections
« Reply #29 on: August 28, 2010, 02:13:33 PM »
TRON is on both lists - was it kicked out or never included?

 

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