I did this on another site, and it was tough as hell! Only "real movie buffs" can do this
It's not about naming "the best" movies of any given year, (or what the movie snobs will tell you were the best movies that year), but your personal favourites. And as you can see from my "questionable" selection, im not a movie snob
There's no order in the top fives. Just your five favourite movies of that year. It's not easy. And of course the list could change, since I have yet to watch every movie ever made.
I excluded Euro and Asian cinema, those are a world of their own, and would have made the task even harder.
The 70's...
1970: THE SICILIAN CLAN TICK…TICK…TICK LITTLE BIG MAN TORA TORA TORA THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS
1971: DIRTY HARRY FRENCH CONNECTION SHAFT DUEL VANISHING POINT
1972: DELIVERANCE SUPERFLY THE GODFATHER THE MECHANIC THE VALACHI PAPERS
1973: DAY OF THE JACKAL MAGNUM FORCE THE MACK THE STING COFFY
1974: DEATH WISH GODFATHER 2 THE EDUCATION OF SONNY CARSON FOXY BROWN TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
1975: JAWS FRENCH CONNECTION 2 THE YAKUZA THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER
1976: TAXI DRIVER ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN ASSAULT ON PRECINT 13 THE ENFORCER MARATHON MAN
1977: STAR WARS CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT ROLLING THUNDER THE DEEP
1978: THE DEER HUNTER CONVOY BLUE COLLAR HALLOWEEN PIRANHA
1979: ALIEN THE WARRIORS OVER THE EDGE APOCALYPSE NOW 10
The 80's...
1980: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK CRUISING THE EXTERMINATOR THE FOG FRIDAY THE 13th
1981: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK OUTLAND SOUTHERN COMFORT FORT APACHE: THE BRONX ARTHUR
1982: FIRST BLOOD POLTERGEIST THE THING DEATH WISH 2 FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
1983: RETURN OF THE JEDI WARGAMES LONEWOLF McQUADE SCARFACE VALLEY GIRL
1984: INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM KARATE KID GREMLINS SAVAGE STREETS THE TERMINATOR
1985: RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART 2 AMERICAN NINJA THE GOONIES ROCKY IV TUFF TURF
1986: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA ALIENS IRON EAGLE THRASHIN’ MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
1987: EXTREME PREJUDICE LESS THAN ZERO CAN’T BUY ME LOVE THE LOST BOYS PREDATOR
1988: DIE HARD COLORS BLOODSPORT RAMBO 3 MISSISSIPPI BURNING
1989: INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE ABYSS THE BURBS LOVERBOY CHRISTMAS VACATION
The 90's...
1990: DIE HARD 2 GOODFELLAS HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER TREMORS PUMP UP THE VOLUME
1991: POINT BREAK TOY SOLDIERS HARLEY DAVIDSON & THE MARLBORO MAN SILENCE OF THE LAMBS JFK
1992: PATRIOT GAMES SCHOOL TIES SNEAKERS ALIEN 3 FIXING THE SHADOW
1993: DAZED AND CONFUSED CLIFFHANGER RISING SUN FALLING DOWN BLOOD IN, BLOOD OUT
1994: CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER STARGATE DUMB AND DUMBER ON DEADLY GROUND BLOWN AWAY
1995: EMPIRE RECORDS BILLY MADISON CASINO SEVEN CRIMSON TIDE
1996: INDEPENDENCE DAY THE ARRIVAL HAPPY GILMORE FARGO THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT
1997: BOOGIE NIGHTS STARSHIP TROOPERS ALIEN: RESURRECTION MEN IN BLACK SUBURBIA
1999: THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER VARSITY BLUES OFFICE SPACE SUMMER OF SAM THREE KINGS
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Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
You forgot 1985, Back To The Future... Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
Loved the list JayLee. I have not watched enough 1970's movies to make up a big list like that. You named a lot of my faves from the 80's and 90's though, and even the ones I have seen from the 70's that I really liked.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
Awesome lists Jay Lee! Most of your picks from all of the 90's years are stellar (so many of my all-time faves are from this decade). I'm surprised that you don't have Contact on there though, considering you are a huge Sci-Fi fan like me.
Posted by Sam Rage Against The Hainchine (Member # 3150) on :
Lot of awesome choices but a small part of me died when I didn't see Pulp Fiction there.
I might have to do my own list sometime soon. Looks like it would take some time if one wants to do it properly.
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
Excellent list there, kudos on the Pam Grier nods & Office Space. No 'Matrix'? No 'Top Gun'? hmmmmm will have to write my own....
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
I will do this sometime this week. I know my 70's ones will be like 95% horror Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
I like Back To The Future, but it's not an all time fave... sorry jdocster
80'sRocked... There's ONE reason why Contact isn't on there.... Matthew McConaughey... I just can't stomach that guy! I don't mind him in Dazed, cuz he was new, and was suppose to be sort of a douche, so it worked. But after that, he just annoyed me to no end...
Sam... not a QT fan by any means, hence no Pulp... sorry
Kash... Never a Matrix fan. If I wanna see Kung Fu or crazy gunplay action, I watch Hong Kong movies. I think you do too And Top Gun???? Well, it's no secret that my deep seeded hatred for The Cruiser burns with the fire of a thousand suns, so no Top Gun. As you can see, I listed the "Real" 80's fighter pilot flick instead...
Yes, it was really hard and somewhat time consuming. But also fun.
I couldn't do a list like this for the 2000's, there aren't enough movies I like from this sad and soon forgotten era of cinema. Maybe the 2010's will be better, although I doubt it.
I guess I could have included the 60's as well, lot of faves from that era too. But I doubt I could have picked 5 for each year.
To me, these three decades represent the true golden era of American Cinema. And im still discovering hidden treasures, which keeps me going.
Thanks for the replies.
Would love to see your lists!
[ 10. June 2009, 03:21: Message edited by: JAY LEE ]
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
I enjoyed putting this together although it's made me wanna watch every single one right this second As you can see from my list, I need help
70’s:
1970: Taste The Blood Of Dracula Scars Of Dracula The Vampire Lovers Scrooge Count Dracula
1971: The House That Dripped Blood Countess Dracula The Panic In Needle Park Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde Hands Of The Ripper
1972: Vampire Circus Horror Express Deliverance Tales From The Crypt Asylum
1973: The Wicker Man And Now The Screaming Starts From Beyond The Grave Psychomania The Vault Of Horror
1974: The Beast Must Die The Godfather, Part II Vampyres: Daughter’s Of Darkness The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Black Christmas
1975: Dog Day Afternoon One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Jaws Shivers Picnic At Hanging Rock
1976: Assault On Precinct 13 Carrie Satan’s Slave To The Devil A Daughter Taxi Driver
1977: Shock Waves Close Encounters Of The Third Kind The Rescuers Pete’s Dragon The Uncanny
1978: Dawn Of The Dead Superman Halloween The Deer Hunter Watership Down
1979: Phantasm The Brood …And Justice For All The Amityville Horror All That Jazz
80’s:
1980: The Shining Raging Bull Up The Academy My Bodyguard The Elephant Man
1981: Scanners Inseminoid Bloody Birthday Clash Of The Titans The Evil Dead
1982: Halloween III: Season Of The Witch The Thing Class Of 1984 Creepshow E.T.: The Extra Terrestial
1983: Rumble Fish Razorback The Outsiders – The Complete Novel Scarface Class
1984: The Karate Kid Once Upon A Time In America A Nightmare On Elm Street Gremlins Children Of The Corn
1985: Phenomena Fright Night The Breakfast Club Just One Of The Guys Year Of The Dragon
1986: The Karate Kid, Part II Labyrinth Blue Velvet Crossroads Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer
1987: Angel Heart Hellraiser Near Dark Robocop The Last Emporer
1988: Phantasm II Heathers Waxwork Scrooged Killer Klowns From Outer Space
1989: The Karate Kid, Part III Society Batman Cutting Class Back To The Future, Part II
90’s:
1990: Pump Up The Volume Darkman Postcards From The Edge It The Krays
1991: Scanners II: The New Order Scanners III: The Takeover Frankie And Johnny Terminator II: Judgement Day Sometimes They Come Back
1992: Batman Returns My Cousin Vinny Reservoir Dogs Candyman Scent Of A Woman
1993: A Perfect World Last Action Hero The Nightmare Before Christmas The Age Of Innocence Carlito’s Way
1994: Ed Wood Dumb And Dumber Interview With The Vampire Phantasm III Leon
1995: Casino While You Were Sleeping Heat Dolores Claiborne The Prophecy
1996: Jingle All The Way Thinner Jerry Maguire Matilda To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday
1997: Donnie Brasco Contact The Devil’s Advocate Boogie Nights Face/Off
1998: Phantasm IV: Oblivion There’s Something About Mary You’ve Got Mail Vampires The Prophecy II
1999: Storm Of The Century Magnolia Dogma Fight Club Snow Falling On Cedars
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Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
70s...
1970
Catch-22 Five Easy Pieces Soldier Blue Vladimir & Rosa Elivs: That's The Way It Is
1971
Escape From The Planet Of The Apes Dirty Harry The Trojan Women THX1138 Diamonds Are Forever
1972
The Godfather Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes Sergio Leone's A Fistful Of Dynamite Across 110th Street Fist Of Fury
1973
Enter The Dragon Coffy Mean Streets Serpico High Plains Drifter
1974
The Godfather Part II The Arena Black Belt Jones Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia The Man With The Golden Gun
1975
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest The Passenger The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum Switchblade Sisters Bucktown
1976
The Outlaw Josey Whales Assault On Precinct 13 Rocky All The President's Men King Kong
1977
Cross Of Iron Star Wars The Greatest Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger Saturday Night Fever
1978
Grease Superman Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Game Of Death
1979
Alien Battlestar Galactica Escape From Alcatraz Star Trek: The Motion Picture Apocalypse Now
80's...
1980
The Shining Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Airplane! Dressed To Kill Raging Bull
1981
Omar Mukthar: Lion Of The Desert This Is Elvis Blow Out Excalibur The Evil Dead
1982
The Thing First Blood Rocky III Das Boot Blade Runner
1983
Scarface Return Of The Jedi The Outsiders Rumble Fish Mr Mom
1984
The Terminator Ghostbusters The Karate Kid Beverly Hills Cop Footloose
1985
The Ninth Configuration Akira Kurosawa's Ran The Breakfast Club Fletch St Elmo's Fire
1986
Platoon Aliens Top Gun Highlander Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1987
Cry Freedom Lethal Weapon Predator The Lost Boys Robocop
1988
Beetlejuice Die Hard Nico: Above The Law Jackie Chan's Police Story II Rain Man
1989
Born On The Forth Of July Drugstore Cowboy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure The Killer My Left Foot
90's...
1990
Hamlet (Mel Gibson version) Goodfellas Akira Gremlins 2: The New Batch Pump Up The Volume
1991
Boyz In The Hood T2: Judgement Day Out For Justice JFK Showdown In Little Tokyo
1992
Aladdin Malcolm X Glengarry / Glen Ross A Few Good Men Of Mice & Men
1993
Falling Down Carlito's Way Dazed & Confused Groundhog Day Hard Target
1994
The Crow Ed Wood Clerks Interview With The Vampire Pulp Fiction
1995
Braveheart Goldeneye The Brothers McMullen Die Hard With A Vengeance Leaving Las Vegas
1996
Land And Freedom The Crucible From Dusk Till Dawn La Haine Blood & Wine
1997
Swingers Ransom As Good As It Gets Con Air Face/Off
1998
Vampires Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas Out Of Sight Armageddon Rounders
1999
Office Space The Matrix The 13th Warrior Fight Club Bringing Out The Dead
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Posted by jdocster McFly you Irish bug (Member # 5752) on :
Fletch over BTTF??? Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Hehe, I can just see you running straight to 85 first everytime like I do to 84
Like the name extension Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
quote:Originally posted by jdocster McFly you Irish bug: Fletch over BTTF???
oh yeah, I was going to put BTTF2 in 1989 instead of Drugstore Cowboy. Fletch is a classic, though.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by There'll be no morning for us: Hehe, I can just see you running straight to 85 first everytime like I do to 84
'86 is mine....
I will have to take a small vacation to find the time to do my list....one of these years. Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
There'll be no morning... you are one SERIOUS horror buff
kash... lot of good ones. See you included some asian flicks as well I almost did too, but with both euro and asian cinema, it would have been to hard for me, only to pick five for each year!
My asian movie collection actually supersedes my Hollywood movies! too many to choose from Posted by Paul Dangerously, you iceholes.... (Member # 1022) on :
For reference, here's the highest grossing movies for each of these years:
1970 Love Story 1971 Diamonds Are Forever 1972 The Godfather 1973 The Exorcist 1974 Blazing Saddle 1975 Jaws 1976 Rocky 1977 Star Wars 1978 Grease 1979 Moonraker 1980 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1983 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 1984 Ghostbusters 1985 Back to the Future 1986 Top Gun 1987 Fatal Attraction 1988 Rain Man 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1990 Ghost 1991 Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1992 Aladdin 1993 Jurassic Park 1994 The Lion King 1995 Toy Story 1996 Independence Day 1997 Titanic 1998 Armageddon 1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
So success at the box office sure ain't no measure of quality!
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Two of the worst (IMO) Bond flicks were the highest grossing movies of their respective years... weird But I guess Connery's comeback in Diamonds, and in Moonraker's case, the Sci Fi craze of the late 70's made that happen!
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
MORE, MORE, MORE! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I´m working on it, but it´s hard. And i´m sure that some others are sweating too Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Yay Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Managed to do my list for the 60's! I had to include some of my favourite euro flicks etc. Or else I couldn't have done it!
I have a lot of favourite flicks from the 40's and 50's as well, but not enough to do a list like this. Im working on one for the 2000's..... what a tiresome task
The 60's...
1960:
PSYCHO VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED OCEAN'S ELEVEN SPARTACUS THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
1961:
GUNS OF THE NAVARONE VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA JUDGEMENT AT NÜREMBURG YOJIMBO THE HUSTLER
1962:
DR. NO LAWRENCE OF ARABIA THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE THE LONGEST DAY CAPE FEAR
1963:
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE THE GREAT ESCAPE THE PINK PANTHER THE NUTTY PROFESSOR IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
1964:
FISTFULL OF DOLLARS GOLDFINGER DR. STRANGELOVE A SHOT IN THE DARK THE GENDARMES OF ST. TROPEZ
1965:
FASTER PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD THUNDERBALL FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE HEROES OF THE TELEMARK
1966:
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY DJANGO OUR MAN FLINT PROFESSIONAL KILLER THE QUILLER MEMORANDUM
1967:
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE FATHOM LE SAMOURAI GRAND SLAM
1968:
WHERE EAGLES DARE BULLIT THE PARTY THE GREAT SILENCE ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
1969:
MIDNIGHT COWBOY THE WILD BUNCH DEATH RIDES A HORSE EASY RIDER ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Cool I'll do a 60's one too. Not gonna bother with 00's tho. I'd be putting a load of crap in just to fill in all the spaces Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Im foreseeing a lot of Hammer stuff on your 60's list
Im really struggling with the 00's list! some of them will probably just be movies I sorta, kinda liked Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Dunno what gave you that idea
60’s:
1960: The Brides Of Dracula The City Of The Dead Circus Of Horrors Psycho The Flesh And The Fiends
1961: The Pit And The Pendulum Fury At Smuggler’s Bay The Curse Of The Werewolf Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island The Innocents
1962: Night Creatures Tales Of Terror The Phantom of The Opera To Kill A Mockingbird What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?
1963: Black Sabbath The Girl Who Knew Too Much The Birds Paranoiac The Haunting
1964: Nightmare Devil Doll The Gorgon The Last Man on Earth The Masque Of The Red Death
1965: The Skull The Nanny For A Few Dollars More Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors She
1966: Dracula: Prince Of Darkness Rasputin The Mad Monk One Million Years B.C. Theatre Of Death The Plague Of The Zombies
1967: Torture Garden Frankenstein Created Woman Quatermass And The Pit Bonnie And Clyde The Dirty Dozen
1968: Funny Girl Witchfinder General The Devil Rides Out Oliver! Planet Of The Apes
1969: Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Carry On Camping Easy Rider The Magic Christian Hello, Dolly!
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
SHE from '65 is a great piece of Hammer schlock!! (I believe it was a Hammer film)
Have you seen PREHISTORIC WOMEN aka SLAVE GIRLS from '67...? Another cheesefest, but damn it's hilarious!
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Yes, it's Hammer. Yep I own Prehistoric Women and virtually every other Hammer available But that's one of the rare few I don't like.
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Well, from a male point of view, it does have its assets Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Tut
How is your 00's list going? Lots of Cruise on there I'd imagine Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Ain't nothin' but "Cruiser" flicks!
Battlefield Earth is on there too....
In all seriousness... picking five "favourite" movies from each year, has proved impossible! Even finding five movies I just liked, is not easy!
But I'll get it done soon!
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Ok, this was the hardest thing I've ever had to do...! Well, maybe not, but it was pretty damn hard!
It started out relatively easy, with the beginning of the decade. But then it got harder and I realized how much I've come to loathe the Hollywood of today!
im sure there are still good Hollywood movies being made today. But they just happen to fall outside of the categories of movies that I like to watch. I even had to slip a french flick in there, and I couldn't go beyond 2007, cuz I couldn't find any movies I liked after that!
The 2000's
00:
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT GHOST DOG: WAY OF THE SAMURAI GONE IN 60 SECONDS SHANGHAI NOON MISSION TO MARS
01:
BEHIND ENEMY LINES BLOW SPY GAME THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
02:
THE BOURNE IDENTITY BLACK HAWK DOWN SUM OF ALL FEARS THE TRANSPORTER HARRISON'S FLOWERS
03:
THE HUNTED TOMB RAIDER 2: THE CRADLE OF LIFE TEARS OF THE SUN BASIC SCHOOL OF ROCK
04:
BOURNE SUPREMACY TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE CHRONICLES OF RID**** BUTTERFLY EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
05:
LORDS OF DOGTOWN MÜNICH SYRIANA JARHEAD THE GREAT RAID
06:
APOCALYPTO BLOOD DIAMOND THE GOOD SHEPHERD CASINO ROYALE B13: BANLIEU 13
07:
BOURNE ULTIMATUM CHARLIE WILSONS WAR JUNO NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN BALLS OF FURY
... And that is about it! I wouldn't say that these are my favourite movies! Well, some are... like the Bourne series. But these are more like the only movies I liked from this entire decade!!!
Pheeew, glad im done! Im gonna go watch some 80's movies now Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
The third movie from 04 is the Vin Diesel sci fi sequel to Pitch Black In case you were wondering!
P.S.
Please change this censorship system, it's retarded!
Besides, NO ONE under the age of 20 is gonna come to an 80's movie site or forum anyway! They don't care about anything made before 2000! Who exactly are you protecting here???
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
I've only seen 3 of them Love Blow.
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Damn... that's not a lot Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
quote:Originally posted by There'll be no morning for us: Love Blow.
If ever any statement could be misconstrued... Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
lol
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
So, here´s my two cents, the ever changing top 5 list.
I threw in some asian and euro flicks to spice it up.
1970
Five Easy Pieces The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Two Mules for Sister Sara Violent City Little Big Man
1971
Dirty Harry French Connection Bananas Get Carter McCabe and Mrs. Miller
1972
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask Deliverance The Getaway The Godfather Fist of Fury
1973
Magnum Force Coffy Sleeper The Exorcist The Last Detail
1974
The Godfather: Part II Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Chinatown The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Blazing Saddles
1975
Jaws Barry Lyndon One Flew Over the Cuckoo´s Nest Three Days of the Condor Switchblade Sisters
1976
Assault on Precinct 13 All the President´s Men The Enforcer Network Carrie
1977
Star Wars Suspiria Sorcerer Rabid Cross of Iron
1978
Halloween Big Wednesday Dawn of the Dead The Deer Hunter Animal House
1979
Alien The Warriors Apocalypse Now 1941 Mad Max
1980
Stir Crazy The Shining Used Cars Blues Brothers The Empire Strikes Back
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark The Evil Dead Southern Comfort An American Werewolf in London Mad Max 2
1982
The Thing Conan the Barbarian Blade Runner Fast Times at Ridgemont High First Blood
1983
Trading Places The Dead Zone Videodrome Scarface Christine
1984
Savage Streets Gremlins Terminator A Nightmare on Elm Street Top Secret!
1985
Back to the Future Fright Night Better off Dead To Live and Die in L.A. Commando
1986
Big Trouble in Little China The Wraith Night of the Creeps Ferris Bueller´s Day Off The Hitcher
1987
The Lost Boys Robocop Predator Prince of Darkness Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1988
Coming to America Die Hard Miracle Mile Colors Midnight Run
1989
Do the Right Thing Tango & Cash The Killer Black Rain Back to the Future II
1990
Goodfellas Bullet in the Head Total Recall Predator 2 Tremors
1991
The Last Boy Scout Point Break JFK Boyz in the Hood Showdown in Little Tokyo
1992
Basic Instinct The Last of the Mohicans The Unforgiven Thunderheart Hard Boiled
1993
Short Cuts City Hunter True Romance A Perfect World National Lampoon´s Loaded Weapon 1
1994
The Shawshank Redemption Maverick Natural Born Killers Pulp Fiction Leon
1995
Heat Strange Days Se7en Braveheart 12 Monkeys
1996
Crash From Dusk Till Dawn Lone Star Fargo Trainspotting
1997
Starship Troopers Boogie Nights Contact L.A. Confidential Jackie Brown
1998
Wild Things Saving Private Ryan Vampires Out of Sight The Thin Red Line
1999
Fight Club Three Kings Eyes Wide Shut Summer of Sam Detroit Rock City
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Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Nice list Well apart from being the first person to leave out The Karate Kid, bad aTomik
I'm loving how we've all included Assault On Precinct 13 so far Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Oops, had The Evil Dead two times there. Maybe it´s just so good
But yeah, i don´t have The Karate Kid listed. It was just nightmare to leave lots of great mid 80s movies out Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Nice list aTomiK! we have a lot of the same movies on.... 44 to be exact Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
That much? We both have seen many classics
And now we all can say that Assault on Precinct 13 is the best movie of all time. John Carpenter is the king!
More lists people!
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
We shared quite a few too aTomik, 28. Nice to see another choose A Perfect World and Leon as well It hurt me to have to leave out The Last Boy Scout, great film.
Yes more people Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
2000’s…
They gave us documentaries and superheroes.
00...
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Gladiator Almost Famous Way Of The Gun X Men
01...
A Beautiful Mind Gangster No.1 Battle Royale Donnie Darko Lord Of The Rings
02...
Ali Hero Spiderman Gangs Of New York Minority Report
03...
X2: X-Men United Bubba Ho-Tep The Last Samurai Once Upon A Time In Mexico Battle Royale II
04...
Alexander Collateral Troy The Motorcycle Diaries The Passion Of The Christ
05...
Syriana Good Night & Good Luck A History Of Violence Batman Begins Fantastic Four
06...
Superman Returns Valley Of The Wolves: Iraq The Departed The Wind That Shakes The Barley Harsh Times
07...
Redacted Smokin' Aces American Gangster No Country For Old Men Shooter
08...
Blindness Taxi To The Dark Side Che: Parts 1 & II (The Argentine & Guerrilla) In Bruges Revolutionary Road
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Some good stuff in there. I thought I was the only one who liked Fantastic Four hehe Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
quote:Originally posted by There'll be no morning for us: Some good stuff in there. I thought I was the only one who liked Fantastic Four hehe
I'll watch almost any comic book movie, Ang Lee's Hulk is one of my favourites, and I know I'm alone with that one!
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Caught that one recently. Found it enjoyable enough. I'd give it a 6/10 Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Working on the 40's and 50's... but it's tough!
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
i started taping many of these B&W classics off TCM in the 90's. Back when DVD had not been invented, and the few there were out on VHS cost a fortune. Thanks for the good times, TCM.
1940
The Thief From Baghdad They Drive By Night Torrid Zone The Philadelphia Story The Mummy’s Hand
1941
The Maltese Falcon High Sierra Wolfman All Through The Night The Sea Wolf
1942
Casablanca Across The Pacific Flying Tigers Tarzan’s New York Adventure The Mummy’s Tomb
1943
Action In The North Atlantic Bataan Son Of Dracula Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman Sahara
1944
Passage To Marseilles To Have And Have Not Double Indemnity Arsenic And Old Lace Murder, My Sweet
1945
Objective Burma Blood On The Sun The Woman In The Window Conflict House Of Dracula
1946
The Big Sleep The Postman Always Rings Twice Three Strangers The Blue Dahlia The Killers
1947
Dark Passage T-Men Dead Reckoning Kiss Of Death Out Of The Past
1948
Key Largo The Treasure Of Sierra Madre Oliver Twist Call Northside 777 Act Of Violence
1949
White Heat Sands Of Iwo Jima The Fountainhead Tokyo Joe Criss Cross
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
1950
The Asphalt Jungle Halls Of Montezuma D.O.A. In A Lonely Place Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1951
The Day The Earth Stood Still Quo Vadis The Enforcer Sirocco The House On Telegraph Hill
1952
Deadline U.S.A. The Narrow Margin The Captive City The Sniper The Bad And The Beautiful
1953
War Of The Worlds Invaders From Mars The Big Heat From Here To Eternity Julius Caesar
1954
On The Waterfront Dial M For Murder Rear Window Suddenly Creature From The Black Lagoon
1955
Desperate Hours Rebel Without A Cause The Man With The Golden Arm To Catch A Thief Conquest Of Space
1956
The Killing Forbidden Planet Earth VS The Flying Saucers Alexander The Great Rififi
1957
The Bridge On The River Kwai The Enemy Below The Curse Of Frankenstein 12 Angry Men The Unholy Wife
1958
Touch Of Evil Run Silent, Run Deep Horror Of Dracula The Naked And The Dead Vertigo
1959
Ben Hur North By Northwest Ferry To Hong Kong The Hound Of The Baskervilles Never So Few
Posted by Earl Keese (Member # 7986) on :
Great lists everyone! I continue to work on mine in my spare time and while it is truly difficult for me is quite a lot of fun! I find myself trying to build lists and search databases just so I can cull it down to five which is the fun part, but it is wandering off down other paths as I digress into favorite poster lists and quotes, scenes, etc. Brilliant and fun way to spend some time. Much time over the holiday's off, so I plan to really dig in and hopefully post something before the new year! ...wow, it really is coming fast isn't it?
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Bumpity bump.
I have a feeling Oneyedwilly might give this a shot?
[ 19. July 2010, 03:01: Message edited by: Helen_S ]
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Or maybe not Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
few people can actually do this, or have the time! Im surprised that there were as many folks here that did it, as there was!
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
Is there anywhere that has movies listed in a year-by-year format? So that you don't have to rely on memory and then say "Damn!" when you forget one.
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Not that I know of, that's one of the things that makes it hard! Although, if you forget one, then it's probably not in your favourite top 5 Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Not that I know of, that's one of the things that makes it hard! Although, if you forget one, then it's probably not in your favourite top 5 [Smile]
Probably. I'd still struggle with the year-by-year thing. It's easier to pick from a list for each year.
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
That's good enough! I'll work with that.
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
Ok, there are a few riders to this list. First: I got it from the Wiki yearly release list, which had massive amounts of movies missing! I kept having to go back and add / subtract films! There were also huge amounts of foreign films missing, but I went with what was there.
Second: This list is a reflection of films that meant something to me at particular times of my life. They aren't what I consider the 'best' or the 'most important' films - just the ones that mattered to me. There is no attempt to show filmic knowledge or give a list of what were objectively the best movies from each year at all. Thus; 'Carry On at Your Convenience' and 'Willy Wonka' win showdowns against much 'cooler' films.
Finally: I have included 'honorable mentions' for each year for films which, on another day, might have been chosen for the top 5.
1970
* Beneath the Planet of the Apes * Catch-22 * Claire's Knee * Kelly's Heroes * Love Story
Honorable mentions: MASH / Waterloo
1971
* Carry On at Your Convenience * Summer of '42 * They Call Me Trinity * Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory * Dirty Harry
Honorable mention: Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1972
* Cabaret * The Godfather * The Hot Rock * What's Up, Doc? * Trinity is STILL My Name!
1973
* Don't Look Now * Enter the Dragon * The Long Goodbye * The Sting * The Way We Were
Honorable mentions: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler / My Name Is Nobody / High Plains Drifter / Magnum Force / Live and Let Die
1974
* Blazing Saddles * Chinatown * The Godfather Part II * Thunderbolt and Lightfoot * Young Frankenstein
Honorable mentions: Murder on the Orient Express / The Parallax View
1975
* The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother * Jaws * Monty Python and the Holy Grail * Nashville * Three Days of the Condor
Honorable mentions: The Man Who Would Be King / The Rocky Horror Picture Show / Dog Day Afternoon / Picnic at Hanging Rock / Smile / Switchblade Sisters / Tommy
1976
* All the President's Men * Freaky Friday * Logan's Run * Rocky * Silver Streak
* Annie Hall * A Bridge Too Far * The Goodbye Girl * Saturday Night Fever * Star Wars
Honorable mentions: Close Encounters of the Third Kind / Cross of Iron / High Anxiety / Kentucky Fried Movie
1978
* Corvette Summer * Foul Play * Grease * Halloween * Superman: The Movie
Honorable mentions: Watership Down / Odds and Evens / Heaven Can Wait / Invasion of the Body Snatchers / The Lord of the Rings / Almost Summer / Animal House / Capricorn One / Dawn of the Dead / Death on the Nile
1979
* Being There * The Jerk * Manhattan * Meatballs * The Warriors
Honorable mentions: 10 / Time After Time / Zulu Dawn / Monty Python's Life of Brian / Over the Edge / The Wanderers
1980
* Fame * The Empire Strikes Back * Airplane! * My Bodyguard * Hero at Large
Honorable mentions: Somewhere in Time / Little Darlings / The Watcher in the Woods / Stir Crazy / Little Miss Marker / Oh! Heavenly Dog / Used Cars / Caddyshack / Heaven's Gate / The Blues Brothers / The Fog / The Changeling / Breaking Glass
1981
* Arthur * The Cannonball Run * Raiders of the Lost Ark * Blow Out * An American Werewolf in London
Honorable mentions: Stripes / Clash of the Titans / Only When I Laugh / Ragtime / Taps
1982
* Conan the Barbarian * E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial * Fast Times at Ridgemont High * The Thing * Tootsie
Honorable mentions: Tron / Blade Runner / Evil Under the Sun / Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid / Diner / The Flight of Dragons / Grease 2 / I Ought to Be in Pictures / My Favorite Year / Victor/Victoria / Zapped!
1983
* A Christmas Story * The Outsiders * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi * Valley Girl * WarGames
Honorable mentions: Trading Places / National Lampoon's Vacation / Class / Monty Python's The Meaning of Life / Superman III / Rumble Fish / Scarface / Something Wicked This Way Comes / Star 80
1984
* The Bay Boy * Electric Dreams * The Lonely Guy * Sixteen Candles * The Terminator
Honorable mentions: Night of the Comet / The Karate Kid / Dune / The Last Starfighter / Body Double / This Is Spinal Tap / Police Academy / Revenge of the Nerds / The NeverEnding Story / Bachelor Party
1985
* Back to the Future * Explorers * The Goonies * Just One of the Guys * The Breakfast Club
Honorable mentions: Heaven Help Us / Better Off Dead / Brazil / Real Genius / St. Elmo's Fire / The Sure Thing / The Purple Rose of Cairo / A Chorus Line / Clue / Come and See / Crimewave / Desperately Seeking Susan / Fletch
1986
* Big Trouble in Little China * Ferris Bueller's Day Off * Lucas * Pretty in Pink * Stand by Me
Honorable mentions: The Boy Who Could Fly / Troll / The Money Pit / Peggy Sue Got Married / Labyrinth / Aliens
1987
* 84 Charing Cross Road * Can't Buy Me Love * Hiding Out * RoboCop * Some Kind of Wonderful
Honorable mentions: Adventures in Babysitting / Deadly Prey / Withnail and I / The Secret of My Succe$s / The Princess Bride
1988
* Big * Biloxi Blues * Die Hard * Plain Clothes * Scrooged
Honorable mentions: License to Drive / They Live / Bright Lights, Big City / The Chocolate War / Dirty Rotten Scoundrels / The Naked Gun
1989
* Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure * The 'Burbs * Heathers * Say Anything... * When Harry Met Sally
Honorable mentions: Weekend at Bernie's / The Abyss / Back to the Future Part II / Batman
1990
* Edward Scissorhands * Goodfellas * Pump Up the Volume * Tremors * Total Recall
Honorable mentions: Darkman / My Blue Heaven / Ghost / Back to the Future Part III / Cry-Baby
1991
* Barton Fink * Frankie and Johnny * The Hard Way * Terminator 2: Judgment Day * Toy Soldiers
Honorable mentions: The Fisher King / The People Under the Stairs / Point Break / What About Bob?
1992
* Hero * A League of Their Own * The Player * Reservoir Dogs * Wayne's World
Honorable mentions: Sneakers / Batman Returns / My Cousin Vinny
1993
* Army of Darkness * Dazed and Confused * Gettysburg * Groundhog Day * Schindler's List
Honorable mentions: Matinee / Sleepless in Seattle / So I Married an Axe Murderer / Jurassic Park
1994
* Ed Wood * The Hudsucker Proxy * Pulp Fiction * The Shawshank Redemption * Three Colors: Red
Honorable mentions: Clerks / Ace Ventura: Pet Detective / Dumb and Dumber / Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle / The Paper
1995
* The Brady Bunch Movie * Clueless * Empire Records * Mallrats * Twelve Monkeys
Honorable mentions: Jumanji
1996
* The Frighteners * From Dusk Till Dawn * Kingpin * Twister * Waiting for Guffman
Honorable mentions: Fargo / Independence Day
1997
* Addicted to Love * Boogie Nights * Cube * The Fifth Element * Grosse Pointe Blank
Honorable mentions: The Ice Storm / Jackie Brown / L.A. Confidential / Liar Liar / The Man Who Knew Too Little / Waiting for Guffman / The Wrong Guy
1998
* The Big Lebowski * Can't Hardly Wait * Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas * Rushmore * The Wedding Singer
Honorable mentions: There's Something About Mary / You've Got Mail
1999
* Bowfinger * Election * Fight Club * Magnolia * Man on the Moon
Honorable mentions: American Beauty / Being John Malkovich / The Blair Witch Project / Mystery Men / Office Space / Stir of Echoes / Sweet and Lowdown
*UPDATED* Because of Willy's posts, to include as honorable (cheat) mentions; 'The Wanderers' / 'Zapped!' / 'Breaking Glass'.
[ 07. May 2010, 09:07: Message edited by: logan5 ]
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
quote:Originally posted by There'll be no morning for us: Bumpity bump.
I have a feeling Oneyedwilly might give this a shot?
Oneyed willy is rubbing his hands together energitically, licking his lips in ponder.
Im also in complete awe of logans ability to do part of or most of his list by memory - thats NOT normal Logan...gonna start calling you rain man soon. Right, ill be back in a minute or two as i need to look at my collection, re-read logans list again as i agree with a lot of them and make some hard decisions.
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Oh Logan, honourable mentions, you big cheat Great list! You've just made me edit mine for the first time, can't believe I left off Reservoir Dogs
Nice to see somebody else include Magnolia You're the first person to leave out Assault On Precinct 13, tut Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Cool willy Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
i cant believe what just happened, i just got half way through the list and the laptop just died!! Thought i had it plugged in AHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Got to start again.
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Im also in complete awe of logans ability to do part of or most of his list by memory
Less to do with memory, more to do with... "Hang on - I don't remember 'Spies Like Us' or 'Just One of the Guys' being listed!" I may have to edit my list when I remember others. Wiki was a mess!
quote:Oh Logan, honourable mentions, you big cheat [Big Grin] Great list!
I couldn't do it! Some movies I know would change depending on my mood!
quote:Nice to see somebody else include Magnolia
Had its thunder stolen by American Beauty.
quote:You're the first person to leave out Assault On Precinct 13, tut
'76? Very tough year. LOTS of good movies. I had to think strategically. I knew JC's movies would crop up again so...
Besides, I think the theme music has stuck with me more than the movie! Maybe not.
quote:cant believe what just happened, i just got half way through the list and the laptop just died!! Thought i had it plugged in AHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Got to start again.
It takes aaaaaaaaaages!
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
I cant stand any disaster movies, films with talking animals or babys,the mafia,quintin T or superhero movies. Here are my favourites, movies which were liked and watched a lot at the time they came out or the first time i watched it...not done in hindsight. Titanic/brave heart/pulp fiction/pretty woman/god father/forest gump/4 weddings/matrix/robin hood/twister(first movie on dvd) didnt make my list - why? i liked others more!! simple.
1970 carry on up the jungle/catch 22/scrooge/airport
1971 diamonds are 4eva/bed knobs/summer of 42 / play misty for me / willy wonker
1972 nightstalker / heartbreak kid - couldnt think of any others i liked
1973 GREAT YR FOR ME!! charlottes web / enter dragon / live & let die
1974 man with golden gun / taking of phelam 123 / longest yard
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Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
'The Wanderers'! 'Zapped'! Wiki failed me! Both of those would have appeared in my (cheat) 'Honorable Mentions'!
Lotsa good movies there!
78 / 80 / 82 / 84 / 85 were my toughest years (I think '82 was the worst). '85 was a good year!
What happened in '87? No 'Some Kind of Wonderful'? No 'Can't Buy Me Love'? 'Robocop'?
I just realised... possibly a first... no John Hughes!
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
oh my god logan, your right. there isnt a john hughes. Whats going on there?? i did some yrs by memory and i couldnt remember any from 87...but now youve said some kind of wonderful i feel like a plonker!! Yes that would definately make it as would robocop. I thought robocop was the most graphic movie id ever seen at that point in my life and felt a little scared at the time. Being british Logan im surprise Quadriphinia (pardon the spelling) isnt on your list, why is that?? Oh yeah, great call on victor/victoria and clash of the titans. What yr was jason and argonauts??
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
whats interesting is that ive got big collection of movies but most of these ive listed i dont even have hmmm.
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:I thought robocop was the most graphic movie id ever seen at that point in my life and felt a little scared at the time.
I read the comic adaptation first, then when I saw the film I realised how much comics tone things down!
quote:Being british Logan im surprise Quadriphinia (pardon the spelling) isnt on your list, why is that?? Oh yeah, great call on victor/victoria and clash of the titans. What yr was jason and argonauts??
I liked it. I think everyone (over here) has a Quadrophenia kick when they're a teenager. It just isn't a movie I've needed to return to once I left my teens. However, you have reminded my of a movie that defined my teens much more around the same time as I saw Quadrophenia - 'Breaking Glass' (1980). As a result I'm gonna update my honorable mentions!
I think Jason and the Argonauts was about '63. Something like that.
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
breaking glass ?? No i dont know that one at all, whats the connection to quadrophenia there?
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by oneyedwilly: breaking glass ?? No i dont know that one at all, whats the connection to quadrophenia there?
Phil Daniels, features music heavily, made in 1980. It was just 'around' at the same time. Hazel O'Connor (the star) had hit singles at the time with songs from the soundtrack. I loved the movie when I was a teen and played the soundtrack to death.
Check it out! It really captures London at around '79-'80 right before the video age took over. This was 'New Wave' in action!
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