Average rating: 3.46   69.2% from 83 members


Raging Bull

Possibly the greatest film of the 80's. What more do you need? Tale of the underdog, Scorsese at arguably his best, Pesci showing his psychotic side (the club into the street scene), De Niro taking method to the extreme. "You never got me down, Ray". Classic.
  • Raging Bull on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Cathy Moriarty,  Joe Pesci
    Director: Martin Scorsese
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    With RAGING BULL, Martin Scorsese's personal approach to filmmaking is taken to a whole new level. Shooting in a crisp black and white, Scorsese tells the story of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, played with incredible intensity by Robert De Niro, in an Oscar-winning performance. As La Motta ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 29,426 members

The Shining

Possibly the scariest film of all time. I watched this at far too young an age in a dark room on my own, not the greatest idea but Kubrick and Nicholson at their peak, frightening. Altogether now..."Heeeeere's Johnie"
  • The Shining on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Shelley Duvall,  Danny Lloyd
    Director: Stanley Kubrick
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick's horror classic THE SHINING, based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, sucks the viewer into his frightening tale with quiet, relaxing visuals - but the ominous soundtrack warns that all is not right at ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 48,630 members

Airplane!

Possibly the funniest film of all time, endlessly quotable and ridiculously over the top. Leslie Nielson back when he was funny and even made Kareem Abdul-Jabbar seem comical. Brilliant. "Surely, you can't be serious" "I am serious and don't call me Shirley". "Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?" "You ever seen a grown man naked?"
  • Airplane! on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Robert Hays,  Julie Hagerty,  Lloyd Bridges
    Director: Jim Abrahams,  David Zucker,  Jerry Zucker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The spoof comedy that set the gold standard for all that followed it, AIRPLANE takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that peppered cinemas in the 70s. When the passengers and crew of a jet are incapacitated due to food poisoning, a rogue pilot (who has a drinking problem and is afraid of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 17,092 members

Caddyshack

Another great comedy, did to sales of Baby Ruth in the US what Fred and Rosemary West did for property prices on Cromwell St. Bill Murray, funniest man alive? Most probably
  • Caddyshack on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Chevy Chase,  Rodney Dangerfield,  Ted Knight
    Director: Harold Ramis
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Harold Ramis's directorial debut is a hysterical farce set at the typically hoity-toity Bushwood County club. A send-up of the typical class struggle, it pits the caddies against the establishment with riotous results. This wacky comedy features insanely funny performances from Bill Murray, as the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 6,296 members

Star Wars Trilogy

Actually just The Empire Strikes Back but I can't seem to add just that. On later viewing this is easily the best of the trilogy, much darker and does what most sequels never really do, explores the characters further. Great ending too. "Luke, I am your father"

Indiana Jones, The - The Complete Movie Collection

Only The Raiders of the Lost Ark should be here but I can't seem to add it. Temples of Doom isn't good enough and The Last Crusade, although good, does not top this.
  • Indiana Jones, The - The Complete Movie ... on DVD
    Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Kate Capshaw
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Includes all three famous adventures of Indiana Jones
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 46,114 members

Blade Runner

Slammed by critics on its release, stonewall classic now. One of a few films that still stands up to repeat viewing nearly 25 years later. Practically invented (and I say practically before I am bombarded with contrary opinions) the future as a bleak and destitute place. Timeless.
  • Blade Runner on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Harrison Ford,  Rutger Hauer,  Edward James Olmos
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Four illegal humanoids, led by Rutger Hauer, have infiltrated 21st Century Los Angeles. Blade Runner hitman Harrison Ford, is recruited to eliminate the convincing android beings before they cause any damage or create unrest in the paranoid hi-tech urban society.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 43,313 members

ET - The Extra-Terrestrial

Still a great film and basically started the black market for pirate films. Never really caught me as a tear jerker though. Does that make me heartless? "El-ee-uut".
  • ET - The Extra-Terrestrial on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Drew Barrymore,  Henry Thomas,  Dee Wallace
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The 2002 rerelease of E.T., which marks 20 years since the film's 1982 debut, includes never before seen footage, enhanced visual effects, and a new remastered soundtrack.E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL is Steven Spielberg's warmhearted classic delight for both children and adults. It tells the story of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 37,799 members

Fast Times At Ridgemont High

Classic comedy with Sean Penn inventing the surfer dude High School drop-out. Made me want to order pizza to my school classroom soooo much.

48 Hours

Eddie Murphy on form before he was caught with she-males et al. Played off so well against Nick Nolte's grizzly cop. They were made for that film, can you imagine it with Chris Rock and someone like Colin Farrell? Scary.
  • 48 Hours on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Eddie Murphy,  Nick Nolte,  Annette O'Toole
    Director: Walter Hill
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A tough, super-jaded cop (Nick Nolte) springs a hard luck robber (Eddie Murphy) from jail for two days to help nab his former partners. They form a kind of friendship (based on mutual hatred) as they chase a trio of remorseless villains through the streets of San Francisco. Rounded characters and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 6,693 members




Average rating for this collection: Average rating: 3.46   69.2% from 83 members

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