So, just watched dirty dancing

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For the first time in about 20 years.

Going to dig out top gun next, but what after that ladies???

That's true. We even looked like twats. Every now and then some photo of my 80s self turns up on facebook and I burn, burn with shame, I tell you.

Legwarmersforboys, have you seen photos of Rob Lowe recently? He is one hot mfer. A lot of the others have gone to seed or look a bit puffy, but he is fucking gorgeous still.

I watched Dirty Dancing over Christmas. I cried every time Patrick Swayze spoke. Apparently I said "and t o think he's dead now" 3000000 times :)

Pretty woman
Splash
Mrs Doubtfire
Ghost

Lost boys
Lost boys
Lost boys
Strictly Ballroom
Breakfast Club

Highlander

Monty Pythons Holy Grail .

All to be watched whilst consuming quantities of Southern Comfort and a kebab .

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I think I'm ageing in the footsteps of Mr Kilmer....

You MUST watch SINGLES, its one of the best films ever bar none, dates from around 1990 i think.

and also the original (French) Nikita with Jean Reno, omg sends a shiver down my spine still!

Singles is fab

10 things I hate about you is too

God I love American high school movies

Oooh what about Shag? Great movie with Bridget Fonda again. Whatever happened to her? She was fabulous...

Reality Bites

Beaches
Princess Bride
Legend
Lost Boys
Stand By Me
Heathers
Labyrinth- though if you fancy a chuckle there's always

Me too, legwarmers, me too .

I don't even have the benefit of plastic surgery, either.

Re the Meg Ryan films ref'd upthread, I can't stand them and always thought I hated her too, but then I saw In The Cut. It's totally not an 80s film (think it was made late 90s) but I thought it worth mentioning because wow she really can act and it's a cracker. Never shown on telly, don't know why. It's dark and twisted and has an ace plot and made me completely revise my opinion of her.

You've Got Mail can such my fat one (see what I did there?) though.

No-one has said Parenthood.

And Election, although that is 90s I think.

And My Cousin Vinnie

A few good men
The firm
When Harry Met Sally
Pretty Woman
Beaches

Cocktail

Some Kind of Wonderful
Mask
Memphis Belle

not laying in bed thinking about Eric Stoltz, oh no not me

Outsiders
My Stepmother is an Alien
Pump Up The Volume
Willow
Outsiders (you see Rob Lowe's bare bum as he gets out of the shower).
Total Recall
Outsiders

I think you get my point re Outsiders

Dracula
Death Becomes Her
Working Girl
California Man (young Brendan Fraser HELLO!)

Beaches!

Just getting back to Dirty Dancing, I also watched it for the second time in my life over Christmas. I really don't remember appreciating what a great body Patrick Swayze had when I watched it al those years ago. I don't remember fancying him as a teenager at all.

I don't know whether me and DH are just past our best now and starting to feel it but god, if I could have reached out and touched his muscly body through the screen I would have. Amazingly perfect. So youthful and full of life. I know he's not here anymore but I wonder what it must be like for someone to see themselves at their physical peak years later when they watch their films back.

The Shining
Bladerunner
Subway
Blue Velvet
All made in the 80s, all great films
(Sorry, not really a chick flic fan)

Sixteen Candles - Molly Ringwald and that wee guy who always played the geek. Brill!

Bridget Fonda (again) amazing in Single White Female!