Topic: 80s MOVIE DRAFT - Sign up and discussion

[Samie]

Did old man VBG say why no one picked T2? Probably because it came out in 1990 old man.

[Crosby Nick]

Feel like my Wildcard should either be Naked Gun (fair shout that someone had that down for me from the start!) or Brewster’s Millions (largely picked films I’ve seen loads and that felt like it was on Saturday night TV every month for a while in the late 80s!

[Lastrador]

Feel like my Wildcard should either be Naked Gun (fair shout that someone had that down for me from the start!) or Brewster’s Millions (largely picked films I’ve seen loads and that felt like it was on Saturday night TV every month for a while in the late 80s!

Peer pressure demands it.

[Chakan]

Can pick hear no evil see no evil, Pryor and wilder

[Max_powers]

I'm really happy with The Neverending Story as my pick, but that was my preferred choice in that category. I almost cried when I realized I couldn't because of the year thingy. It was my first memory of ever watching a movie and having it on VHS, I must have watched it a hundred times. 

Yes as a kid I cried a few times during the first viewing of Land Before Time. An American Tale is another really good one from Don Bluth.   

[Lastrador]

Yes as a kid I cried a few times during the first viewing of Land Before Time. An American Tale is another really good one from Don Bluth.

The one with the mouse, right? Lovely flick.

[El Lobo]

Can pick hear no evil see no evil, Pryor and wilder

It’s not even the best movie starring them two from the 80s

[Betty Blue]

Yes as a kid I cried a few times during the first viewing of Land Before Time. An American Tale is another really good one from Don Bluth.   

That film was so traumatising to child me that I couldn't even bring myself to pick it here.

[Musketeer Gripweed]

Category 1 - Action - The Blues Brothers



Category 2 - Crime - Once Upon A Time In America



Category 3 - Fantasy - Field of Dreams



Category 4 - Drama - The Long Good Friday



Category 5 - Comedy - A Fish Called Wanda



Category 6 Horror - The Lost Boys



Category 7 - Sci Fi - Innerspace



Category 8 - Animation - Pink Floyd : The Wall



Category 9 - Wildcard - The Name of the Rosae

[Lastrador]

      Predator (1987) - Cat 1. Action                          Blow Out (1981) - Cat 2. Thriller                  Midnight Run (1988) - Cat. 3 - Adventure     Cinema Paradiso (1988) - Cat. 4 - Drama



    Raising Arizona (1987) - Cat 5. Comedy        An American Werewolf in London (1981)             Escape from New York (1981)                     The NeverEnding Story (1984)
                                                                                         Cat. 6 - Horror                                                    Cat 7. Sci-Fi                                                   Cat. 8 Family


The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
            (1989) - Cat. 9 - Wildcard

[Betty Blue]

Stealing this layout 

[Lastrador]

Stealing this layout 

Steal away. Haz will be very grateful too. 

[Betty Blue]

Steal away. Haz will be very grateful too. 

That's what I was thinking. Although God knows what it looks like on mobile.

[Musketeer Gripweed]

Two entries under category 8 is cheating though. If only I was as careful with my own posts I guess.

[Lastrador]

Two entries under category 8 is cheating though. If only I was as careful with my own posts I guess.

No clue what you talking about. 

[Chakan]

      Highlander (1986) - Cat 1. Action              Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) - Cat 2. Crime      The Dark Crystal (1982) - Cat. 3 - Adventure  Good Morning Vietnam (1987) - Cat. 4 - Drama



    Airplane! (1980) - Cat 5. Comedy                            A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)                                 The Abyss (1989)                              The Princess Bride (1987)
                                                                                         Cat. 6 - Horror                                                    Cat 7. Sci-Fi                                                   Cat. 8 Family


                            Tron
            (1982) - Cat. 8 - Wildcard

[Betty Blue]

Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Cat 1. War                   After Hours (1985) - Cat 2. Crime/Thriller                 



Beetlejuice (1988) - Cat. 3 - Fantasy                    Stand By Me (1986) - Cat. 4 - Drama



Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) - Cat 5. Comedy        Fright Night (1985) - Cat. 6 - Horror
                                                                                                   


Mad Max 2 (1981) - Cat 7. Sci-Fi                         The Karate Kid (1984) - Cat. 8 Family         



Stop Making Sense (1984) - Cat 9. Wildcard

[Lastrador]

You thought it was going to be easy, didn't you Chaks? 

[Lastrador]

One thing I learned running the previous draft, is that the preview mode is fucked.

[Crosby Nick]

Only accessing RAWK via mobile is a bitch at times like these!

[Betty Blue]

Only accessing RAWK via mobile is a bitch at times like these!

I tried to make mine mobile friendly, but I don't think it worked 

[NICHOLLS]

Will post my films tomorrow when I’m back home

[Lastrador]

I tried to make mine mobile friendly, but I don't think it worked 

Not completely, but you did a much better job than me or Chaks though.

[Sheer Magnetism]

Cat 1. Action/War/Western: The Killer (1989, John Woo)



Cat 2. Thriller/Crime: Blue Velvet (1986, David Lynch)



Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy: Return of the Jedi (1983, Richard Marquand)



Cat 4. Drama/Romance: Paris Texas (1984, Wim Wenders)



Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical: Caddyshack (1980, Harold Ramis)



Cat 6. Horror: Manhunter (1986, Michael Mann)



Cat 7. Sci-Fi: Robocop (1987, Paul Verhoeven)



Cat 8. Animation/Family: My Neighbour Totoro (1988, Hayao Miyazaki)



Cat 9. Wildcard: Rumble Fish (1983, Francis Ford Coppola)



Speaking of Rumble Fish, I didn't get a chance to rave about it before. Coppola's big attempt at an art movie, Rumble Fish succeeded on pretty much every count (except, unfortunately, at the box office). It looks stunning, Stewart Copeland's score is exquisite and the cast (which includes Matt Dillon, Dennis Hopper, Diane Lane, Nic Cage, Lawrence Fishburne and Tom Waits) is terrific. Best of all is Mickey Rourke, showing why it didn't seem ridiculous for people to be labelling him a cross between Dean and De Niro at that point in time. It really works tonally too in a way most of Coppola's 80's stuff doesn't, feeling dramatic and moody without being silly, especially in its few bright bursts of colour. And the ending is great.

[NICHOLLS]

[Crosby Nick]

Cat 1. Action/War/Western
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Steven Spielberg




Cat 2. Thriller/Crime
Commando (1985) - Mark Lester



Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy
The Goonies (1985) - Richard Doner



Cat 4. Drama/Romance
Dirty Dancing (1987) - Emile Ardolino



Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical
Trading Places (1983) - John Landis



Cat 6. Horror
Poltergeist (1982) - Tobe Hooper




Cat 7. Sci-Fi
Back to the Future (1985) - Robert Zemeckis



Cat 8. Animation/Family
Uncle Buck (1989) - John Hughes



Cat 9. Wildcard (pick whatever you like)
The Naked Gun (1988) - David Zucker

[Crosby Nick]

Giant images sorry. Did all that on my phone. Think I’d rather drop out than have to re-edit.

[Betty Blue]

Giant images sorry. Did all that on my phone. Think I’d rather drop out than have to re-edit.

Because I'm a kind fellow -

Cat 1. Action/War/Western
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Steven Spielberg




Cat 2. Thriller/Crime
Commando (1985) - Mark Lester



Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy
The Goonies (1985) - Richard Doner



Cat 4. Drama/Romance
Dirty Dancing (1987) - Emile Ardolino



Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical
Trading Places (1983) - John Landis



Cat 6. Horror
Poltergeist (1982) - Tobe Hooper




Cat 7. Sci-Fi
Back to the Future (1985) - Robert Zemeckis



Cat 8. Animation/Family
Uncle Buck (1989) - John Hughes



Cat 9. Wildcard (pick whatever you like)
The Naked Gun (1988) - David Zucker

[Crosby Nick]

“Of course it would be remiss of me to forget to mention the part Betty played in me winning this award...”

Thanks Betty!

[Betty Blue]

“Of course it would be remiss of me to forget to mention the part Betty played in me winning this award...”

Thanks Betty!

Haha that did occur to me 

[El Lobo]

RAWK posters must be punished for posting giant images

[Max_powers]

      Come and See (1985) - Cat 1. War                            Police Story (1985) - Cat 2. Crime                          E.T. (1982) - Cat. 3 - Fantasy                The Elephant Man (1980) - Cat. 4 - Drama




  Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)                         The Shining (1980)                                              Brazil (1985)                                         The Little Mermaid (1989)
            Cat 5. Comedy                                                          Cat. 6 - Horror                                                    Cat 7. Sci-Fi                                                   Cat. 8 Animation


               Do The Right Thing (1989)
                       Cat. 9 - Wildcard

[Lawnmowerman]

No stallone movies picked?? No Over the top?? No first blood?? jeepers

[Lastrador]

No stallone movies picked?? No Over the top?? No first blood?? jeepers

You should do the next one mate. You can pick Rocky 2. 

[Lawnmowerman]

You should do the next one mate. You can pick Rocky 2. 

my stallone pick would go on lords of the flatbush

[Lastrador]

my stallone pick would go on lords of the flatbush

I take that as a commitment. 

[Lawnmowerman]

  my lips are sealed