taksraven Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Thanks to Gubaba for the topic idea. Come on, we all have guilty pleasures from the 1980's. For some, it was Megaforce, for others it may have been the truly politically incorrect like Red Dawn, and for others still it might have been the Brat Pack films like "Pretty in Pink". Lets confess. For me it was The Dark Crystal. For a movie that was so heavily criticised I thought that it was fantastic. Watched the film, read the book and enjoyed both. I will try to think of others. Taksraven Quote
MacrossMan Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Thanks to Gubaba for the topic idea. Come on, we all have guilty pleasures from the 1980's. For some, it was Megaforce, for others it may have been the truly politically incorrect like Red Dawn, and for others still it might have been the Brat Pack films like "Pretty in Pink". Lets confess. For me it was The Dark Crystal. For a movie that was so heavily criticised I thought that it was fantastic. Watched the film, read the book and enjoyed both. I will try to think of others. Taksraven Oh brother, I could go on all day with these, but I'll start with a few: Conan: The Barbarian Krull Labyrnth Revenge of the Nerds Edward Scissor Hands The Breakfast Club The Outsiders The Goonies Breakin' Beat Street Krush Groove The Blue Lagoon (for obvious reasons) Private Lessons (for obvious reasons) Beastmaster Iron Eagle The Last Starfighter Tron Oh man, the list goes on and on and on...I'm sure I'll think of more! OO Quote
wraith1701 Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 I loved Red Dawn. "Wolverines!" I also enoyed a lot of pretty cheesy crap- Weird Science, Zapped, Revenge Of The Nerds, and yes, I enjoyed all of the brat-pack films: Pretty In Pink, Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, etc. I had a huge crush on Molly Ringwald when I was in High School. Quote
wraith1701 Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Oh brother, I could go on all day with these, but I'll start with a few: Conan: The Barbarian Krull Labyrnth Revenge of the Nerds Edward Scissor Hands The Breakfast Club The Outsiders The Goonies Breakin' Beat Street Krush Groove The Blue Lagoon (for obvious reasons) Private Lessons (for obvious reasons) Beastmaster Iron Eagle The Last Starfighter Tron Oh man, the list goes on and on and on...I'm sure I'll think of more! OO Man; you must be around my age! All of those films were some of my favorites back in the day! Your list made me think of a few more- Fast Times At Ridgemont High The Last American Virgin The Sword And The Sorcerer And of course; Risky Business. I could keep listing films for days... Quote
misterryno Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 (edited) Conan: The Barbarian Krull Revenge of the Nerds The Breakfast Club The Outsiders The Goonies Breakin' Beastmaster Iron Eagle The Last Starfighter Tron I'm gonna go with these out of my ballchinian brothers list. I am especially ashamed of Beastmaster . OO EDIT----> I need to add Cocktail.....gooooooo Tommy....Spin those bottles Edited September 9, 2008 by misterryno Quote
eriku Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Caveman. The one with Ringo Starr. I've seen it probably more than any other film. Quote
Sumdumgai Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Hudson Hawk, though I'm not ashamed of it. "Bunny, ball-ball." Quote
wraith1701 Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Caveman. The one with Ringo Starr. I've seen it probably more than any other film. LOL! "Doo-doo.." "Ka-Ka.." "..$h**." Quote
JB0 Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 I'm supposed to be ashamed of Last Starfighter? Quote
vermillion01 Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 huge fan of the 80's chees o rama... The Last Starfighter is one of my faves (still to this day) Spacehunter - adventures in the forbidden zone revenge of the nerds 2 - nerds in paradise the secret of nimh (yes the animated thing with the intelligent rats) starchaser - the legend of orin the monster squad (wolfman's got nards!!) Top Gun (it is NOT a long gay joke!!!! F-14's FTW) Ferris Bueler's Day Off (bueler bueler..... bueler....... bueler............) SpaceCamp The Princess Bride (my name is inigo montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!) Howard the Duck (of course! ) oh i could go on for days...... Quote
David Hingtgen Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 No matter how good The Secret of Nimh is, the book is better. Different name though, you need to find "Mrs Frisby and the rats of NIMH". Quote
vermillion01 Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 No matter how good The Secret of Nimh is, the book is better. Different name though, you need to find "Mrs Frisby and the rats of NIMH". yup.yup. agreed. Quote
wraith1701 Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 yup.yup. agreed. Both the book and the film were great. What about They Live. "..and I'm all out of bubble-gum." Quote
Agent ONE Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 I have no shame, so I can tell you that Conan the Barbarian replaced the bible for me, or maybe that I like every Van Damme movie from the 80's but you guys know I talk about this crap all the time, so it really doesn't fit into this thread. Quote
Sumdumgai Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 No matter how good The Secret of Nimh is, the book is better. Different name though, you need to find "Mrs Frisby and the rats of NIMH". Total agreement here. Though I liked the fact that there was blood, death, and violence in the cartoon. That it wasn't completely dumbed down like all the Disney stuff. Quote
MacrossMan Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Caveman The Toy Bustin' Loose Yo Save, what do you know about those last two??? The Last Dragon (Sho-Nuff!!!) The Karate Kid Been listed already, but I gotta list it again...WIERD SCIENCE!!! DC Cab Michael Jackson's Thriller video (Hey, in my neighborhood, the playground cleared when Thriller was scheduled to air!) Wildcats Adventures in Babysitting Airplane Fulll Metal Jacket The Thing So Fine (don't ask if you don't remember ) I'm sure I'll be back with more...I"m loving this!!! Quote
MacrossMan Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 LOL! "Doo-doo.." "Ka-Ka.." "..$h**." Caveman was the shiggity!!! Especially when they started that jam session at the end! OO Quote
MacrossMan Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Man; you must be around my age! All of those films were some of my favorites back in the day! Your list made me think of a few more- Fast Times At Ridgemont High The Last American Virgin The Sword And The Sorcerer And of course; Risky Business. I could keep listing films for days... Ha! Born in '74 bro, so I was ripe for the cheesiness by 1980! OO Quote
Duke Togo Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 There are some movies being listed here that I just don't see belonging in the "guilty pleasure category". Quote
taksraven Posted September 10, 2008 Author Posted September 10, 2008 Caveman. The one with Ringo Starr. I've seen it probably more than any other film. Oh....my.....God!....... Taksraven Quote
taksraven Posted September 10, 2008 Author Posted September 10, 2008 (edited) There are some movies being listed here that I just don't see belonging in the "guilty pleasure category". Exactly. Full Metal Jacket was the coolest of the cool. He would never have to be ashamed of that one. Now, if he had said "Casualties of War" featuring Michael J. Fox, I could understand.... Taksraven Edited September 10, 2008 by taksraven Quote
taksraven Posted September 10, 2008 Author Posted September 10, 2008 Oh brother, I could go on all day with these, but I'll start with a few: The Blue Lagoon (for obvious reasons) Oh man, the list goes on and on and on...I'm sure I'll think of more! OO Nah, Brooke Shields was too much of the loli at the time. PARADISE with Phoebe Cates was much better. Taksraven Quote
wraith1701 Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 (edited) Ha! Born in '74 bro, so I was ripe for the cheesiness by 1980! OO '70 here. My junior high/high school film watching had such a high cheese content, I'm surprised I didn't end up with clogged arteries. Weird Science "..Sex, drugs, rock & roll; chips, dips, chains, whips" lol ... Phoebe Cates was much better. Taksraven Oh, HELL YEAH! She was the bomb; I wonder whatever happened to her? Edited September 10, 2008 by wraith1701 Quote
JsARCLIGHT Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 I'm not embarrassed, and even proud to say I saw and love: Night of the Comet To Live and Die in LA Day of the Dead Flash Gordon I could name more but I can only see a third of my DVD rack from here. Quote
vermillion01 Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 ooh... ohh... Killer Klowns From Outer Space! loved it! still got some of the best makeup eva (the clowns) Quote
Duke Togo Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Oh, HELL YEAH! She was the bomb; I wonder whatever happened to her? She's married to Kevin Kline, retired from acting. Quote
QuinJester Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 It's not 80's, I'll admit, but it hearkens so much to that style of 80's godawful cinema that I think it should still count: The Super Mario Brothers movie. I even own it on DVD. Cost me $5. Booyah. Quote
Gubaba Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 So Fine (don't ask if you don't remember ) Wait...wait...was that the one with the, erm, "windows" in the back of the jeans...? I never saw it, but I remember seeing an ad for it. As for me, most of my favorites have already been mentioned, so I'll keep it brief... Sheena (YOWZA Was that really PG???) Deathstalker II (never saw Part I) The awful remake of the Blob with Shawnee Smith and Kevin Dillion Firday the 13th: The Final Chapter (which is the best in the series because it's the only one with Corey Feldman AND Crispin Glover!) Godzilla 1985 Young Sherlock Holmes And special mention MUST go to Nightmare on Elm Street Part II: The Gayest Horror Film Ever. Quote
Agent ONE Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 There are some movies being listed here that I just don't see belonging in the "guilty pleasure category". No kidding... Saying you like the Breakfast Club doesn't count. This has to be something you are ashamed of. I am sure there are some more Macross 7 equivalents from the 80's. Quote
Gubaba Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 (edited) No kidding... Saying you like the Breakfast Club doesn't count. This has to be something you are ashamed of. I am sure there are some more Macross 7 equivalents from the 80's. What 'bout Reform School Girls? "So young, so bad, so what?" Greatest movie tagline EVER! Well...besides "his nose is not the only thing that grows"... Edited September 10, 2008 by Gubaba Quote
MacrossMan Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Exactly. Full Metal Jacket was the coolest of the cool. He would never have to be ashamed of that one. Now, if he had said "Casualties of War" featuring Michael J. Fox, I could understand.... Taksraven Okay, I guess I can retract that one. I got carried away in thinking of awesome movies from the 80's. I love Sgt. ??? "You will not like me! I am hard but I am fair!" Oooh me so horny! Me love you long time! (Ever wonder where 2 Live Crew sampled that from? Watch this movie!) OO Quote
JsARCLIGHT Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 OK, a terrible movie that I still own on VHS somewhere: Doctor Detroit. Edit: others that are somewhere in my VHS boxes in the basement are Transylvania 6-5000, Earth Girls are Easy, Streets of Fire (which I actually own on HD DVD, which makes it a double lemon) and The Gate. I think I also own House (the '80s horror movie not the new TV show) and Return to Horror High on VHS but I'm not sure... it's been a long time since looking in those old dusty VHS boxes. Quote
CoryHolmes Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 I was a little to young to appreciate the cheese factor of the 80s at the time, but I have my own list of impressive schlock: Who's Harry Crumb? has to top this list. Monster Squad Clue Megaforce Any of Van Damme's movies, though they have a certain of coolness to them. Quote
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