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Sleeping in EQ · 07-15-2008, 08:16 PM

SIRS and I are having a few friends over for an 80s party. What films should I have going?

Below is my entire catalogue of 80s films (Even the bad ones! And I'm strictly keeping things in the 80s. Masterpieces like Meatballs (1979) are out of bounds.)

What might you go with if you could only pick 2?

9 to 5
A Fish Called Wanda
Airplane!
An Officer and a Gentleman
Back to the Future (and sequels)
The Beastmaster
Blade Runner
The Burbs
Clash of the Titans
Cloak & Dagger
Cocoon
The Day After
The Empire Strikes Back
Flash Gordon
Footloose
For Your Eyes Only
Ghostbusters (and sequel)
Goonies
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hoosiers
Indiana Jones (and first two sequels)
Jaws III
The Karate Kid (and II)
Krull
License to Kill
The Living Daylights
My Blue Heaven
Mr. Mom
National Lampoon's Vacation
Never Say Never Again
Octopussy
The Pirates of Penzance
Poltergeist
The Princess Bride
Radio Days
Red Dawn
Return of the Jedi
Rocky III and IV
Roxanne
Star Trek II III IV V
Superman II
Talk Radio
Top Gun
Urban Cowboy
V--The Final Battle
War Games

MikeWaters · 07-15-2008, 08:20 PM

I would go with:

1. An Officer and a Genteman - classic.

2. Pretty in Pink

Classic John Hughes that pretty much sums up an era of both the US and filmaking at that time. It will also appeal to the chicks, assuming this isn't a party for straight men. The fact that you have John Hughes films is really a travesty. No Ferris Bueller's Day Off? What's wrong with you?

Levin · 07-15-2008, 08:20 PM

For a party, I think The Burbs and Goonies playing would be good.

Sleeping in EQ · 07-15-2008, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I would go with:

1. An Officer and a Genteman - classic.

2. Pretty in Pink

Classic John Hughes that pretty much sums up an era of both the US and filmaking at that time. It will also appeal to the chicks, assuming this isn't a party for straight men. The fact that you have John Hughes films is really a travesty. No Ferris Bueller's Day Off? What's wrong with you?

John Hughes and Ferris are on my wish list. I've actually put more time into building up my 70s films.

You're right, though. There is no excuse!

MikeWaters · 07-15-2008, 08:23 PM

Btw, buying DVDs is silly.

Just like the guys with big VHS film collections are silly.

Surfah · 07-15-2008, 08:32 PM

Um, you need a few more....

Rad
Gleaming the Cube
North Shore

Levin · 07-15-2008, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Btw, buying DVDs is silly.

Just like the guys with big VHS film collections are silly.

Agree with you, but what do you do when you want to build up a personal movie collection? I just purchased The Mission and Into Great Silence in DVD, but like with every DVD I buy, there's a small regret there b/c I wonder if they'll be obsolete in a few years, and if not obsolete, then just so second rate there'll be no comparison.

MikeWaters · 07-15-2008, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Levin

Agree with you, but what do you do when you want to build up a personal movie collection? I just purchased The Mission and Into Great Silence in DVD, but like with every DVD I buy, there's a small regret there b/c I wonder if they'll be obsolete in a few years, and if not obsolete, then just so second rate there'll be no comparison.

are you still in 2001?

landpoke · 07-15-2008, 08:44 PM

If I may suggest, an 80's party is boring and predictable. An Australian Invasion 80's party would make you the coolest kid on the block. To that end you must play:

Crocodile Dundee
Young Einstein
The Man From Snowy River
and last but not least: BMX Bandits.

Levin · 07-15-2008, 08:48 PM

Blu-ray only came out in June 2006, so I don't know what you mean by asking if I'm still in 2001.

Oh, but you probably mean Net-flix, etc. Still not enough convenience for me -- I want it at my fingertips. But oh, you say, I can now order movies on demand through my X-box or whatever. But I like the physicality of movies . . .

All, right, I admit -- ownership gives me pleasure.

07-15-2008, 08:16 PM	#1
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	80s party SIRS and I are having a few friends over for an 80s party. What films should I have going? Below is my entire catalogue of 80s films (Even the bad ones! And I'm strictly keeping things in the 80s. Masterpieces like Meatballs (1979) are out of bounds.) What might you go with if you could only pick 2? 9 to 5 A Fish Called Wanda Airplane! An Officer and a Gentleman Back to the Future (and sequels) The Beastmaster Blade Runner The Burbs Clash of the Titans Cloak & Dagger Cocoon The Day After The Empire Strikes Back Flash Gordon Footloose For Your Eyes Only Ghostbusters (and sequel) Goonies Hannah and Her Sisters Hoosiers Indiana Jones (and first two sequels) Jaws III The Karate Kid (and II) Krull License to Kill The Living Daylights My Blue Heaven Mr. Mom National Lampoon's Vacation Never Say Never Again Octopussy The Pirates of Penzance Poltergeist The Princess Bride Radio Days Red Dawn Return of the Jedi Rocky III and IV Roxanne Star Trek II III IV V Superman II Talk Radio Top Gun Urban Cowboy V--The Final Battle War Games __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies. Last edited by Sleeping in EQ; 07-15-2008 at 08:19 PM.

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Levin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,484	For a party, I think The Burbs and Goonies playing would be good. __________________ "Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12

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Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Um, you need a few more.... Rad Gleaming the Cube North Shore __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

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landpoke Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Central God's Country Posts: 1,534	If I may suggest, an 80's party is boring and predictable. An Australian Invasion 80's party would make you the coolest kid on the block. To that end you must play: Crocodile Dundee Young Einstein The Man From Snowy River and last but not least: BMX Bandits. __________________ I see a hobo. And when I see the hobo, I think to myself, "This man is poor. His monetary value is low, and my monetary value is high, and it's a shame that he is himself. What can I do?"

07-15-2008, 08:48 PM	#10
Levin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,484	Blu-ray only came out in June 2006, so I don't know what you mean by asking if I'm still in 2001. Oh, but you probably mean Net-flix, etc. Still not enough convenience for me -- I want it at my fingertips. But oh, you say, I can now order movies on demand through my X-box or whatever. But I like the physicality of movies . . . All, right, I admit -- ownership gives me pleasure. __________________ "Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12

07-15-2008, 08:20 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I would go with: 1. An Officer and a Genteman - classic. 2. Pretty in Pink Classic John Hughes that pretty much sums up an era of both the US and filmaking at that time. It will also appeal to the chicks, assuming this isn't a party for straight men. The fact that you have John Hughes films is really a travesty. No Ferris Bueller's Day Off? What's wrong with you?

07-15-2008, 08:23 PM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Btw, buying DVDs is silly. Just like the guys with big VHS film collections are silly.