Favorite Modern film classics (1980-)

DuoTheShinigami02 · Post by **DuoTheShinigami02** » Fri May 28, 2004 3:33 pm

This is a follow-up to the topic "Favourite film classics". And the rule is that the movies had to be made from 1980 onward.

My favorites are as follows (in no particular order):

Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Clerks
Chasing Amy
Forrest Gump
The Indiana Jones trilogy
Scarface
Spider-Man (the best comics-to-film since Tim Burton's Batman)
There's Something About Mary

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri May 28, 2004 3:52 pm

I like Dawn of the Dead. The new one, not the older one.

All 3 Scary Movies (Funniest one is Scary Movie 2)
Not Another Teen Movie
Daylight
The Hot Chick

That's all I can think of as of now.

Artemis · Post by **Artemis** » Fri May 28, 2004 4:02 pm

Duh. Ferris Bueller's Day Off!

"When Cameron was in Egypt's land...let my Cameron gooooo."

XD

Sailorasteroid · Post by **Sailorasteroid** » Fri May 28, 2004 4:13 pm

Movies in the '80s suffered a significant dropoff in quality, and the only real quality to come out of the mainstream were Ferris Beuller's Day Off and The Princess Bride.

A revival came about in the '90s, and there was some good stuff. Just from 1994, there was Shawshank Redemption, Ed Wood, Forrest Gump, The Lion King, and Pulp Fiction. All great. All five Tarantinos (or four, if you want to combine the Kill Bills) were good.

Another of my favorites is Glengarry Glen Ross. Great acting, lots of emotion. So what if the emotions are all bad?

Duo mentioned Clerks--great stuff. Kevin Smith really fell off after that though.

Ummm. . . let's see, the Sailor Moon movies were all in the 90s. The S movie is on my list.

Lemme hit the IMDB, see if there's any giants I've missed. Oh, yeah, The Usual Suspects. Though it suffers somewhat after the first viewing. I've always thought someone should write a fanfic where the Witches 5 meet up in a police lineup and wind up working unawares for Professor Tomoe. They could call it The Eudial Suspects. *dodges thrown fruit* This movie also has the coolest name for a character ever in Keyser Soze. If I were named Keyser Soze, no one would mess with me.

Also the movie Seven. (Which is how it should be spelled) In fact, anything with Kevin Spacey.

OK, I think that's it. At least until I get to see Finding Kame, Lord of the Kame, and Kame Fighter.

Ni-ban Neko · Post by **Ni-ban Neko** » Fri May 28, 2004 4:15 pm

1980 onward, eh?

- The Princess Bride
- Labyrinth
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Moulin Rouge
- Beauty and the Beast
- When Harry Met Sally...
- the LOTR trilogy
- The Lion King
- Pulp Fiction

yoshmaster5 · Post by **yoshmaster5** » Fri May 28, 2004 6:07 pm

Okay...

Ferris Bueller's Day Off:

oh man this is funny... with the counseler getting attacked by the dog, everything that happens to him... XD just too funny to put in a post.

The Matrix: No, NOT the sequels, the sequels sucked. The original, New special effects Ideas, good plot, and no obsessive fighting scenes, about equal time with real world and Matrix.

All Pixar movies: Anyone else think all of their movies are kickass? These guys know A LOT about making movies... unlike Disney.

All Jim Carrey's Comedies: Jim carrey rocks, it's a fact. IMO. He is one of the FUNNIEST men alive.

(EDIT) wrong word
Father of the Bride, I and II: These are funny. just comical... I love it when Steve Martin's character freaks out... XD

and I could go on and on...

Ni-ban Neko · Post by **Ni-ban Neko** » Fri May 28, 2004 6:31 pm

yoshmaster5 wrote:All Pixar movies: Anyone else think all of their movies are kickass? These guys know A LOT about making movies... unlike Disney.

You know Disney owns Pixar, right? ;P

Sailorasteroid · Post by **Sailorasteroid** » Fri May 28, 2004 6:41 pm

yoshmaster5 wrote:All Jim Carrey's Comedies: Jim carrey rocks, it's a fact. IMO. He is one of the FUNNIEST men alive.

True. And his semi-serious ones like Truman Show. In fact, I like his serious stuff better.

Mother of the Bride, I and II: These are funny. just comical... I love it when Steve Martin's character freaks out... XD

Ano. . . I think those were Father of the Bride. And I found them, at least the first one, a little mean-spirited. Martin's character is unrealistically attatched to his daughter, and acts like a jerk. As opposed to acting like The Jerk, which is a good thing.

Ni-ban Neko wrote:You know Disney owns Pixar, right? ;P

Pixar is breaking off and becoming its own company, and I believe even when it was under Disney, it had creative control.

Ni-ban Neko · Post by **Ni-ban Neko** » Fri May 28, 2004 7:02 pm

Sailorasteroid wrote:
Ni-ban Neko wrote:You know Disney owns Pixar, right? ;P
Pixar is breaking off and becoming its own company, and I believe even when it was under Disney, it had creative control.

I didn't know Pixar was spinning off. That will be a Good Thing, I think. Finding Nemo has a place on my list, though I didn't list it the first time, and Toy Story 2 is one of very few sequels that is better than its predecessor.

I really should add more of Miyasaki's films to that list, as well.

Post by **Tiff** » Fri May 28, 2004 8:02 pm

In no particular order:

1. Ferris Bueller
2. The Princess Bride
3. The Matrix
4. Beaches
5. Kill Bill
6. Pulp Fiction
7. Interview with the Vampire
8. Moulin Rouge
9. Shrek
10. Clerks
11. Dogma
12. Chasing Amy
13. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
14. Pretty much all of Jim Carrey's comedies, as yoshmaster said.
15. The Harry Potter movies, simply becuase I love the books and i'm sentimental, damn it.

^^; I like a lot of movies.

yoshmaster5 · Post by **yoshmaster5** » Fri May 28, 2004 8:55 pm

*hits self* man I'm forgetful today... Dogma IS very funny...

"You are the great(11-something times)-grandniece, of Jesus Christ." The 13th aposel
"So... Bethany's part black?" jay

XD XD XD there are SO many good scenes in that movie... and Azareal is one of the BEST villians I've seen.

Will Ferrel's 2 movies, Old school and Elf; both are funny... and good actors. Will Ferrel can fit ANY comedy role... just watch the Best of Will Ferrel from Saturday Night Live, and you will see what I mean.

South Park, Bigger, Longer, and Uncut: I am a south park fanatic... so I don't need to say anything.

Chris Farley's Movies: Have you noticed by now I am a major fan of comedy? If not... you need to learn more about them. the 3 movies of his I've seen are all good... Tommy Boy, Remember the toy car scene... XD "And the medic arive, and they go 'Oh my god' and the new guy's puken in the back! 'PLUH! PLUH!'" ; Beverely Hills Ninja, just some scenes in this are classic. when he goes into the strip club and starts DANCING with all the women there... XD XD XD Chris Rock's character is also comical; Black Sheep, some scenes are REALLY funny... when the roof flys off the cabin, David Spade is mocking Chris's character, and the bunk bed collapsses. And David Spade is on the bottom. XD

I can't think of any others at the moment.

KoiNoVash · Post by **KoiNoVash** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:18 pm

mine in the order I think of them:
-The Princess Bride
-Indiana Jones movies
-Ferris Bueller
-The Matrix
-Jim Carrie comedies
-Space Balls
-Robin Hood:Men in Tights
-Little Mermaid
-Hercules
-Dogma
-Harry Potter movies
-Lord of the Rings movies
-Shrek
-Emma
-Clue
-Pirates of the Carribean

That's actually just a preview. I have alot more since I used to work at Blockbuster, but I don't really want to take up alot of space ^.^;

Post by **Tiff** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:22 pm

KoiNoVash wrote: -Space Balls
-Harry Potter movies
-Pirates of the Carribean

GAH! How could I forget those?! x___x Oh, I repent.

KoiNoVash · Post by **KoiNoVash** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:38 pm

Tiff wrote:
KoiNoVash wrote: -Space Balls
-Harry Potter movies
-Pirates of the Carribean

GAH! How could I forget those?! x___x Oh, I repent.

Say 3 hale Harrys, drunk some rum, and eat some fine yogert and all will be forgiven.

Jusenkyo no Pikachu · Post by **Jusenkyo no Pikachu** » Sat May 29, 2004 12:26 am

Princess Bride (although the book was both more exciting and funnier)

ET The Extra-Terrestrial

Total Recall (one of a kind--an actioner that gets you to THINK)

Minority Report (OK, TWO of a kind)

Dinozore · Post by **Dinozore** » Sat May 29, 2004 12:31 am

Jurassic Park- It's influenced just about every depiction of dinosaurs since (the JP T-rex's roar has become the standard large dinosaur/monster roar since JP came out...)

peachvampiress · Post by **peachvampiress** » Sat May 29, 2004 12:28 pm

I hope TV movies on DVD count.

-Sleepy Hollow
-Edward Scissorhands
-Batman Returns
-Nightmare Before Christmas
-Spaceballs
-Billy Elliot
-A Colder Kind of Death (I WILL find the DVD

)
-Duct Tape Forever (¬_¬ yeah yeah, shut up, I know it sucked, but I thought it was funny)

There's probably more that I'm forgetting.

Sailorasteroid · Post by **Sailorasteroid** » Sat May 29, 2004 12:46 pm

peachvampiress wrote:-Blazing Sadals

This one's from 1974

-Jaws

And this is from 1975

And for Carrie, I assume you're talking about the modern remake, becaus the old one is also from the '70s. Great movies all, and though they seem like modern movies, they're pre-'80s.

Aya Reiko · Post by **Aya Reiko** » Sat May 29, 2004 1:19 pm

Ni-ban Neko wrote:
Sailorasteroid wrote:
Ni-ban Neko wrote:You know Disney owns Pixar, right? ;P
Pixar is breaking off and becoming its own company, and I believe even when it was under Disney, it had creative control.
I didn't know Pixar was spinning off. That will be a Good Thing, I think. Finding Nemo has a place on my list, though I didn't list it the first time, and Toy Story 2 is one of very few sequels that is better than its predecessor.

I really should add more of Miyasaki's films to that list, as well.

Maybe a better term is breaking away... Considering the state Disney is in, it almost certainly for the better. However, Disney retains the rights to the Pixer films made for Disney... including the right to make sequels of Pixar/Disney films without Pixar's involvement.

Back to the subject at hand...

Tron Made in '82. One of the ealiest CGI films. Gave us lightcycles. 'Nuff said.

The Evil Dead Trilogy "Good... Bad... I'm the guy with the gun."

Aliens James Cameron in his prime. "That's it man, game over man, game over, man! Game over!"

yoshmaster5 · Post by **yoshmaster5** » Sat May 29, 2004 1:23 pm

Maybe a better term is breaking away... Considering the state Disney is in, it almost certainly for the better. However, Disney retains the rights to the Pixer films made for Disney... including the right to make sequels of Pixar/Disney films without Pixar's involvement.

oh god... SHIT!

*goes on rant how all disney's sequels are complete shit*