When you think of the 1980's, you instantly think of big hair, should pads, Pac-Man and the general cheesiness of everything. But its biggest contribution was the growth of pop culture. The most popular films of this particular decade owe a lot to pop culture. A lot of the films that I will mention are guaranteed to be close to your hearts.
However, I would like to mentions some films that missed out that are as famous as the films that did make it:
Top Gun - A pretty solid drama with good amounts of action. I did not like as much as others, but thought it was pleasant viewing at best.
An American Werewolf In London - An above average horror that for some people saw it as a bit of a ground-breaker.
First Blood - The birth of the Rambo franchise. I'm not a big lover of brainless action movies, and this one sort of proves it. However, if you expect full on explosions that I recommend Rambo: First Blood Part II
Near Dark - One of the better, more interesting and probably my favorite vampire movies. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and featuring a lot of actors you would see in a James Cameron film, this films has a great mix of horror and mythology of the vampire legend.
Gremlins - Only first saw a few years ago and saw it to be a wonderfully dark film that amazed me as to how violent and enjoyable it is. This would also be a great film to watch over Christmas if you are not a big fan of those generic holiday films.
The Goonies - Many people's all-time favourite. Sadly for me, I was not brought up by it and saw when I was much older. I still think its a romping adventure film, but I felt a lot of the film to be just annoying screaming by the child actors.
Robocop - A film that you forget that is certified as an 18. But when you re-live the dark violence, you remember how great this action packed blockbuster.
Stand By Me - Some people see it as the ultimate 'coming-of-age' film. I agree to that statement to an extent. But sadly just missed out on my top 10.
The Thing - A terrific terrifying horror film that is well known for its wonderful design. Directed by John Carpenter, this is probably his masterpiece and is great fun to watch.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Seen by a lot by as the ultimate 80's film. I'm sorry, but this is not even going to make my top 10. This does not mean that I did not like it. It is a great comedy with smart writing and wonderful characters and performances. It will be a timeless classic for many.
The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! - An absolute belter of a crime comedy that stars the brilliant Leslie Nielsen as an incompetent cop. It is spoof comedy of the highest standard and if this was a top 11, this would be included.
Now that you know, here is my top 10:
It involves a family that is being haunted by a group of ghosts.
There are many memorable and jump out of your seat moments. The visual effects are pretty impressive for that time also.
When a boy wishes to be big by asking a wish from a machine, he wakes up the next morning with this life suddenly turning on its head.
There is the perfect blend of comedy and moving drama.
The idea may sound silly, but the makers make a wonderful viewing experience that can easily be seen many times.
Seen as a timeless classic by many and great writing and brilliant performances definitely gives this film enough credit to be seen as that.
With a few mysterious incidents taking place in New York, three professors decide to make a business where they catch ghosts.
Bruce Willis stars in his breakthrough performance as an off-duty cop that gets caught up in a hijacking of an important building in Los Angeles.
It has everything you could want in action film. Big set-pieces, memorable characters and smart dialogue with lines that people will use in everyday life.
A plot like that is the just the beginning of the laugh count that will just implode.
When you think a movie could not get any funnier Airplane manages to pull that off in such a smart and witty way.
With a master director at the helm, this has many clever set-pieces that will scar you for life.
When five high school students all depicting all the usual stereotypes meet in detention, they discover how much in common they have with each other.
It is a great movie that everyone can relate to and will make you want to punch the air by the end.
This will run with all of your emotions and you will not be forgetting this film anytime soon.
When rundown professor invents time-travel, a young friend gets stuck in the past. It is up to him to not only get himself back to his time, but save his own existence.
It will have no doubt be seen by everyone during their childhood and I am sure people will still watch again and again for decades to come.
With a b-movie style plot, Cameron gives the deserved production value that makes it a romping success.
It is amazing to think that its sequel manages to top its predecessor.
It is seen as Spielberg's most personal film and is everything you want from a Spielberg film.
Full of amazing moments that is perfectly family viewing and wilmany families to come.
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