Favorite late '70s/early '80s movies
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Favorite late '70s/early '80s movies
2 favorites of mine came on yesterday back to back.
With all that's out there today, it's easy to forget these gems
2 of my favorites that came on yesterday were:
Every Which Way But Loose 1978
Any Which Way You Can 1980
Another favorite was on last week as well and that was, Neil Simon's "Seems Like Old Times "
Lol, I tried to get my mom to make Aurora's Chicken Pepperoni! ( back in the day of course )
Those old movies can bring back some good memories. - of course, those were some good times.
With all that's out there today, it's easy to forget these gems
2 of my favorites that came on yesterday were:
Every Which Way But Loose 1978
Any Which Way You Can 1980
Another favorite was on last week as well and that was, Neil Simon's "Seems Like Old Times "
Lol, I tried to get my mom to make Aurora's Chicken Pepperoni! ( back in the day of course )
Those old movies can bring back some good memories. - of course, those were some good times.
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So many good ones, and sooo many bad ones.
Three of my favourites
Mad Max
Star Trek - The Motion Picture
and of course Star Wars - A New Hope
Three of my favourites
Mad Max
Star Trek - The Motion Picture
and of course Star Wars - A New Hope
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Alien, Star Wars, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, The Shining, Blade Runner
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Those are solid choices.The Deacon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 7:58 amAlien, Star Wars, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, The Shining, Blade Runner
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There are too many great movies from that era. As far as movies that “ almost everybody” in the West had heard about, here’s some of mine, in no particular order:
John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)
Suspiria (1977)*
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Sorcerer (1977)
Carrie (1976)
Escape From New York (1981)
Raging Bull (1980)
The Fog (1980)
My Bodyguard (1980)
Alien (1979)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Terminator (1984)
*Suspiria is considered more of a cult classic in the States, as it’s an Italian horror film.
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John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)
Suspiria (1977)*
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Sorcerer (1977)
Carrie (1976)
Escape From New York (1981)
Raging Bull (1980)
The Fog (1980)
My Bodyguard (1980)
Alien (1979)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Terminator (1984)
*Suspiria is considered more of a cult classic in the States, as it’s an Italian horror film.
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Oh, I loved Lone Wolf McQuade too back in the day :D
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I don't own very many DVD/BD, which means if I have the DVD/BD then it must be a favorite. So here's a list from a quick look through the DVD/BD shelves:
1979: Alien
1980: Airplane!
1981: The Dogs Of War, Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: Blade Runner
1984: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Red Dawn, Terminator
These are not movies, but a few TV shows from that timeframe that I have one or more seasons on DVD:
1980: Magnum P.I.
1982: Police Squad!, Black Adder
1979: Alien
1980: Airplane!
1981: The Dogs Of War, Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: Blade Runner
1984: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Red Dawn, Terminator
These are not movies, but a few TV shows from that timeframe that I have one or more seasons on DVD:
1980: Magnum P.I.
1982: Police Squad!, Black Adder
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Gotta love Thomas Magnum!rangefinder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:02 pmI don't own very many DVD/BD, which means if I have the DVD/BD then it must be a favorite. So here's a list from a quick look through the DVD/BD shelves:
1979: Alien
1980: Airplane!
1981: The Dogs Of War, Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: Blade Runner
1984: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Red Dawn, Terminator
These are not movies, but a few TV shows from that timeframe that I have one or more seasons on DVD:
1980: Magnum P.I.
1982: Police Squad!, Black Adder
Which also makes me remember Simon & Simon
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MacLaren wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:33 pmGotta love Thomas Magnum!rangefinder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:02 pmI don't own very many DVD/BD, which means if I have the DVD/BD then it must be a favorite. So here's a list from a quick look through the DVD/BD shelves:
1979: Alien
1980: Airplane!
1981: The Dogs Of War, Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: Blade Runner
1984: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Red Dawn, Terminator
These are not movies, but a few TV shows from that timeframe that I have one or more seasons on DVD:
1980: Magnum P.I.
1982: Police Squad!, Black Adder
Which also makes me remember Simon & Simon
I really liked S&S too. Magnum and S&S were shown back-to-back on (I think) Thursday nights. I also really liked the Dodge Power Wagon that Rick Simon (Gerald McRaney) drove in the show. I'd take that truck over Magnum's Ferrari.
Since there has been reboots of Hawaii Five-O and Magnum (and now The Equalizer too), I've been wondering if S&S is going to come back eventually. Although if it does, it will probably be modernized and be two sisters this time.
Back to movies... I don't have this one on DVD/BD, but a movie that falls into the "so bad it's good" category from that era is "Damnation Alley" (1977).
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Good memory! They did come on back2back!rangefinder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:54 pmMacLaren wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:33 pmGotta love Thomas Magnum!rangefinder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:02 pmI don't own very many DVD/BD, which means if I have the DVD/BD then it must be a favorite. So here's a list from a quick look through the DVD/BD shelves:
1979: Alien
1980: Airplane!
1981: The Dogs Of War, Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: Blade Runner
1984: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Red Dawn, Terminator
These are not movies, but a few TV shows from that timeframe that I have one or more seasons on DVD:
1980: Magnum P.I.
1982: Police Squad!, Black Adder
Which also makes me remember Simon & Simon
I really liked S&S too. Magnum and S&S were shown back-to-back on (I think) Thursday nights. I also really liked the Dodge Power Wagon that Rick Simon (Gerald McRaney) drove in the show. I'd take that truck over Magnum's Ferrari.
Since there has been reboots of Hawaii Five-O and Magnum (and now The Equalizer too), I've been wondering if S&S is going to come back eventually. Although if it does, it will probably be modernized and be two sisters this time.
Back to movies... I don't have this one on DVD/BD, but a movie that falls into the "so bad it's good" category from that era is "Damnation Alley" (1977).
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Dawn of the Dead (1978)
IMO, the best zombie movie ever. Great storyline. Plus, I prefer zombies to be shuffling. It doesn’t make sense that someone who is undead screams and runs around like Usain Bolt, like they do in the recent zombie films.
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IMO, the best zombie movie ever. Great storyline. Plus, I prefer zombies to be shuffling. It doesn’t make sense that someone who is undead screams and runs around like Usain Bolt, like they do in the recent zombie films.
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Good stuff Jim! :)
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Yeah it was an interesting movie, was low budget, but it did have a plot.
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And thanks to that movie we got Walker Texas Ranger!MacLaren wrote:Oh, I loved Lone Wolf McQuade too back in the day :D
Alien
Bladerunner
Star wars
Indiana Jones
Mad Max
Jaws
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Forgot to mention:
Top Secret! (1984)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Cheech and Chong’s Up In Smoke (1978)
I’m sure there’s still more...
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Top Secret! (1984)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Cheech and Chong’s Up In Smoke (1978)
I’m sure there’s still more...
Jim
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Even thinking of Police Squad! and BlackAdder makes me chuckle!rangefinder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:02 pmI don't own very many DVD/BD, which means if I have the DVD/BD then it must be a favorite. So here's a list from a quick look through the DVD/BD shelves:
1979: Alien
1980: Airplane!
1981: The Dogs Of War, Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: Blade Runner
1984: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Red Dawn, Terminator
These are not movies, but a few TV shows from that timeframe that I have one or more seasons on DVD:
1980: Magnum P.I.
1982: Police Squad!, Black Adder
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MacLaren wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:39 am2 favorites of mine came on yesterday back to back.
With all that's out there today, it's easy to forget these gems
2 of my favorites that came on yesterday were:
Every Which Way But Loose 1978
Any Which Way You Can 1980
Another favorite was on last week as well and that was, Neil Simon's "Seems Like Old Times "
Lol, I tried to get my mom to make Aurora's Chicken Pepperoni! ( back in the day of course )
Those old movies can bring back some good memories. - of course, those were some good times.
That time period is interesting because it's between the early 70's disaster movies and the middle to late 80's mindless in a coma no plot action movies.
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Hehehehe....... "Cobra" ......Marion Cobretti :DAnkerson wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 12:24 pmMacLaren wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:39 am2 favorites of mine came on yesterday back to back.
With all that's out there today, it's easy to forget these gems
2 of my favorites that came on yesterday were:
Every Which Way But Loose 1978
Any Which Way You Can 1980
Another favorite was on last week as well and that was, Neil Simon's "Seems Like Old Times "
Lol, I tried to get my mom to make Aurora's Chicken Pepperoni! ( back in the day of course )
Those old movies can bring back some good memories. - of course, those were some good times.
That time period is interesting because it's between the early 70's disaster movies and the middle to late 80's mindless in a coma no plot action movies.