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Millhouse Jun 15th 2014 12:20 pm

Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 
I've been making my way through the Rocky box set on the flights back and forth to Saudi. Brilliant stuff.

Any other recommendations. I have Rambo next in the playlist.

weasel decentral Jun 15th 2014 12:31 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 
Is it shit films from that period? If so I recently saw St. Elmo's Fire on some movie channel, my god did it suck hairy donkey balls. I seemed to remember it as good or cool in my youth.

Oh a thumbs up for the original Robocop, still good now

scrubbedexpat141 Jun 15th 2014 12:37 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 
Predator. For comedy value.

In the chopper at the start of the mission...some line about dinosaur bollocks or something. Quality stuff.

NorthernLad Jun 15th 2014 12:46 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 
I've starting using Yifi for downloads, great site.

'Shout at the Devil' is on at the moment, 'Rollerball' is next up.

OleJanx Jun 15th 2014 12:48 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 
Saw bits of Ghostbusters yesterday. The special effects are laughably naff, the storyline risible and just so dated. Aimed at 10 year olds of the eighties. A modern 10 year old would look at you as if you were demented if you asked them to sit through it now. Best left on a mouldering (Betamax) video cassette.

Meow Jun 15th 2014 12:49 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11302609)
I've been making my way through the Rocky box set on the flights back and forth to Saudi. Brilliant stuff.

Any other recommendations. I have Rambo next in the playlist.

I have never seen a single Rocky or Rambo film, so I suspect any I'd recommend aren't ones you'd like.

Millhouse Jun 15th 2014 12:51 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 

Originally Posted by Meow (Post 11302633)
I have never seen a single Rocky or Rambo film, so I suspect any I'd recommend aren't ones you'd like.

I think we would agree on that point :lol:

weasel decentral Jun 15th 2014 12:58 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 
Grosse Point Blank is (worringly) from the 90s. That's pretty good.

On the John Cusack theme, Hi Fidelity might just squeak in the 90s.

OriginalSunshine Jun 15th 2014 1:07 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 
Demolition Man - totally cheesy sci fi in a really cool way :D

scrubbedexpat141 Jun 15th 2014 1:08 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 

Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine (Post 11302649)
Demolition Man - totally cheesy sci fi in a really cool way :D

Great shout.

What about:

One Night at the Roxbury
Top Gun
Days of Thunder
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon

OriginalSunshine Jun 15th 2014 1:09 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 
Pulp Fiction, Matrix, Silence of the Lambs, Total Recall, Hunt for Red October

scrubbedexpat141 Jun 15th 2014 1:14 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 
The Rock. Was that 90's?

weasel decentral Jun 15th 2014 1:27 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 

Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine (Post 11302654)
Pulp Fiction, Matrix, Silence of the Lambs, Total Recall, Hunt for Red October

Total recall is excellent, the remake was terrible.

On the Arnie theme:
Commando
Conan the Barbarian
Terminator
Running Man

All stupidly entertaining movies

silversilver Jun 15th 2014 2:12 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11302609)
I've been making my way through the Rocky box set on the flights back and forth to Saudi. Brilliant stuff.

Any other recommendations. I have Rambo next in the playlist.

Leon
The Usual Suspects
Trainspotting
Mannequin
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
High Fidelity About a Boy Fever Pitch (Actually read the books first:-))
All of the Godfathers - personal fav - 2
Something about Mary
Actually I am now announcing my own personal movie fest starting with the above!

Tockalosh Jun 15th 2014 5:48 pm

Re: Films from the 70s/80s/90s
 
Vanishing point - if you are into cars
Southern comfort - if you are into dodgy cajans
Deliverance - for the best line in a movie ever and dodgy cajans
Enter the dragon - cos I wanted to be Bruce Lee
Convoy - cos I wanted chrome air horns on the roof of my mums allegro estate


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