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to think that my dw had a deprived childhood?

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SillyBeardyDaddyman · 06/04/2012 21:10

I keep putting classic 80s films on only to find out that she's never seen them! [bushock]

Today's film is the karate kid, a masterpiece and essential viewing for anyone of my generation. It's so good that they remade it for this generation to enjoy!

DW has also missed out on the gremlins films! They're brilliant, but she was tragically deprived of them for multiple Christmases [busad]

I think her parents acted cruelly and have denied her her heritage as a child of the 80s.

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ilikecandyandrunning · 07/04/2012 06:55

Oi beardyman, don't diss footloose - that 'angry' dance scene is almost as good as Stallone's angry drive through the streets in Rocky 4...

Confession... I love my 80's soundtrack cd's... Blush

ilikecandyandrunning · 07/04/2012 06:57

Is staying alive 80's? Best bit is the end when he says 'you know what I wanna do? STRUT' and he struts! Brilliant!

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SillyBeardyDaddyman · 07/04/2012 06:59

I think you've made my point by writing "angry dance".

Now if he'd had an angry wig, shrek 4 style, it may have worked... [buwink]

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SillyBeardyDaddyman · 07/04/2012 07:03

SA is pure 70s gold, but I am uncomfortable with the tightness of jt's trousers!

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wishiwasonholiday · 07/04/2012 07:07

My brother used to watch ferris buelers day off and top gun over and over again, they seemed shit to me at the time as he watched them so much.

ilikecandyandrunning · 07/04/2012 07:08

The ladies LOVE the tightNess of the trousers! [buwink]

Thumbbunny · 07/04/2012 07:16

Ahh, reminiscing about 80s films - I've seen most of the ones mentioned but not the Princess Bride - just had to go and look up the mawwedge speech!

Leningrad Cowboys go America is hilarious. I love their winklepickers!

LeMousquetaireAnonyme · 07/04/2012 07:18

Staying alive is the follow on of saturday night's fever (70's movie) but is definitely a 80's movie (1983)
[geek emoticon]

Footloose was awful even seen through the eyes of a teenager!

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SillyBeardyDaddyman · 07/04/2012 07:23

Sorry! Had horrible flashbacks to that white suit. Never seen the sequel...

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SillyBeardyDaddyman · 07/04/2012 07:25

Although it did inspire me to always buy 3 piece suits. Gotta love a waistcoat!

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LittlePicnic · 07/04/2012 07:30

I've never seen any Star Wars films, or sat through a whole James Bond (until I saw one at the cinema as an adult). As a child, films seemed too long I wouldn't have sat still for that long. I preferred reading books.

LeMousquetaireAnonyme · 07/04/2012 07:39

Not sure where to draw the line though? the 1st star wars was in 1977? 78?
So what makes a film 70 or 80?
Jaws is 70s too?

LeMousquetaireAnonyme · 07/04/2012 07:45

Yes, star wars 77 and jaws 75.

The best has to be the raiders of the lost ark though, It is the best opening sequence ever made

Becaroooo · 07/04/2012 07:52

Never seen "The Goonies"????

Iggly · 07/04/2012 08:12

Oh raiders of the lost ark.

Katienana · 07/04/2012 08:48

Labyrinth
The water babies
Indiana jones and the temple of doom
Short circuit
Batteries not included
Honey I shrunk the kids
Some of my faves from that era!

LeMousquetaireAnonyme · 07/04/2012 09:04

Tron?
A fish call wanda: how can anyone not mention it?
Back to the future: that is an ultimate 80's movie series
Who framed Roger rabbit?
out of africa
....
so many great movies, great so bad they are good movies,

lady hawk
war games

UKSky · 07/04/2012 09:12

So she hasn't seen pretty in pink or the breakfast club or st elmos fire either? There's nothing for it, you're going to have to leave her Grin

UKSky · 07/04/2012 09:14

Oh! What about ghost or dirty dancing? Patrick Swayze..... The potters wheel....mmmmm

jamdonut · 07/04/2012 09:21

FashionEaster
The best thing about Electric Dreams is the Phil Oakey song at the end!

I just love that it's on that weird advert on TV at the moment. I was singing along to it , and my kids were looking at me like "whaaaat!?" Wink

rosie0000 · 07/04/2012 10:06

80's movies are great. My favourite is The Last Crusade- Harrison Ford and Sean Connery in the same move- brilliant!

Have recently introduced my DC to Star Wars, Princess Bride etc as it's a nice change from bloody Pepper Pig. Children seem to be ok, not too traumatised.

Is Drop Dead Fred 80's? Possibly early 90's, anyway, remember laughing myself nearly sick at the bit where Fred fell off the boat, still tied to it with a rope and is bouncing off all the buoys, with the guys in the boat looking perplexed at the bonging sounds.

hahaha

ok, it's a terrible film.

rosie0000 · 07/04/2012 10:07

movie

halcyondays · 07/04/2012 10:12

Don't think I've seen any of them either, I've never been much into films.

WatneyShed · 07/04/2012 10:28

I have properly loved Phil Oakey since I was 8 or 9, and remain covinced thirty years on that he and I will be together (in Electric Dreams or otherwise) [UnhingedEmoticon]

War Games is a fantastic film. It's aged well, imo.

CaveMum · 07/04/2012 10:38

A personal 80s fab, that I loved as a child but haven't seen in years:

Jumping Jack Flash starring Whoopi Goldberg

B Flat!

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