The Best Movies of the 1980s (and from 1979 back)

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The Best Movies of the 1980s (and from 1979 back)

Postby Kaing of Kaings » January 2nd, 2020, 5:54 pm

Since we are entering a new decade (actually technically a decade starts with a year ending in 1 since there was no year 0 but who is counting.), and I am a list guy, I figured what about going back in time and capturing the best of the decades particularly since I have been on the planet. This one has 2 lists and I went back and looked at the lists from the previous uses to compile this. The rule is they have to be 5 star movies. I also cheat a little bit and include trilogies as one movie including ones that straddle decades like Star Wars and Back to the Future. When I do trilogies, I go from favorite to least favorite. At some point, I may look back at this list and move things around or add and delete things but for now, this is where my head is. Lets start of with the years prior to 1979.

1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
3. Jaws
4. Fantasia
5 A Christmas Carol (Tie 1938 and 1951 versions)
6. Rocky
7. Animal House

Now for the first decade I lived, the 1980s.

1. Amadeus
2. Back To the Future I, II and III (1990)
3. Star Wars (Empire, Jedi and A New Hope (1977))
4. Planes Trains and Automobiles
5. ET
5. (Tied) Glory
6. Indiana Jones (Raiders, Last Crusade, Temple of Doom)
7. Vacation (Christmas, Vacation, European)
8. Raising Arizona
9. Aliens
9. (Tied) Platoon
9. (Tied) Field of Dreams
9. (Tied) Always
10. The Land Before Time
10. (Tied) Prancer

Runner ups (Gandhi, Poltergeist, A Christmas Story, Revenge of the Nerds, Ghost Busters, Cocoon, Die Hard, Naked Gun, Abyss, Dead Poets Society, The Naked Gun.)
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