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Post by Phoenix on Dec 7, 2005 11:14:37 GMT -5
When I think of 80s movies I tend to think of cheese. Man I saw a lot of crap in the 80s and early 90s. So I went with 70s because that is when all my favorite classics came out, even though I was born in 1979.
But I like movies from every decade so it was a tough vote for me.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Dec 7, 2005 11:26:16 GMT -5
Yeah, there were a lot of good movies in the 80's, but damn there was a whole lot of cheese too. For some reason, possibly the fashion, hairstyles & music, 80's movies tend to show their age faster than any other decade.
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Post by Termination on Dec 7, 2005 11:36:16 GMT -5
Out of curiosity, I checked to see how many titles I have from each decade using dvdprofiler. 10's = 0 20's = 0 30's = 2 40's = 2 50's = 0 60's = 10 70's = 40 80's = 199 90's = 562 2000's = 541 uh huhhhhhhhhh. I guess I like the 90's more than the 80's  |
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 7, 2005 12:13:39 GMT -5
Yeah, there were a lot of good movies in the 80's, but damn there was a whole lot of cheese too. For some reason, possibly the fashion, hairstyles & music, 80's movies tend to show their age faster than any other decade. I think movies from the 60's and 70's show their age just about as badly as the 80's. I'm no expert, but I think the global low-point for interior design was somewhere between 1960 and 1980. Wood-paneled wallpaper, anyone? Here's a way to watch them: Just tell yourself the story takes place in that era/time/year. Then, only the people/characters seem cheesy and the movie feels juuuuuuusssssst right. No movie is timeless, except the ones that take place in a specific year. Like, Back to the Future will be a timeless film--because the date, or rather "dates" in which it takes place are always well known. |
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Post by Termination on Dec 7, 2005 14:45:29 GMT -5
No movie is timeless, except the ones that take place in a specific year. Like, Back to the Future will be a timeless film--because the date, or rather "dates" in which it takes place are always well known. Yes & I can't wait to get a car that flys in 2015. ;D |
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 7, 2005 15:45:56 GMT -5
You're not the only one!
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Dec 8, 2005 7:50:28 GMT -5
I think movies from the 60's and 70's show their age just about as badly as the 80's. I'm no expert, but I think the global low-point for interior design was somewhere between 1960 and 1980. Wood-paneled wallpaper, anyone? I think the reason a lot of 80's movies seem to age badly, imho, is because I actually lived through and remember well the 80's, and actually saw the fashions & music change. With the 60's & 70's I was just a kid and not paying as much attention. Just about anything before the late 70's seems seems okay to me. Of course there are exceptions. Early to mid 70's sci-fi for instance tends to look really bad, as most films were trying to predict what our future was going to look like and a lot of them just got it wrong. That 70's sci-fi synth music doesn't help either. |
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Post by Bartwald on Dec 8, 2005 8:38:42 GMT -5
A tough, tough choice between 70's and 80's - I agree with most reasons for each of these decades being great as presented earlier by Heineken, 42nd, Quorth and slayrrr; all things considered, though, the vote goes for the 80's: I think most of my favourite films of all time come from this period and get re-watched most often.
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 8, 2005 9:37:24 GMT -5
I think movies from the 60's and 70's show their age just about as badly as the 80's. I'm no expert, but I think the global low-point for interior design was somewhere between 1960 and 1980. Wood-paneled wallpaper, anyone? I think the reason a lot of 80's movies seem to age badly, imho, is because I actually lived through and remember well the 80's, and actually saw the fashions & music change. With the 60's & 70's I was just a kid and not paying as much attention. Just about anything before the late 70's seems seems okay to me. Of course there are exceptions. Early to mid 70's sci-fi for instance tends to look really bad, as most films were trying to predict what our future was going to look like and a lot of them just got it wrong. That 70's sci-fi synth music doesn't help either. |
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Post by Termination on Dec 8, 2005 11:22:28 GMT -5
Cough*The A-Team*Cough
;D
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 8, 2005 11:37:10 GMT -5
You don' mess wit Mista T, foo!! |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Dec 8, 2005 13:07:24 GMT -5
OWNED!  |
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Post by spacer on Dec 12, 2005 2:57:21 GMT -5
Yeah, there were a lot of good movies in the 80's, but damn there was a whole lot of cheese too. For some reason, possibly the fashion, hairstyles & music, 80's movies tend to show their age faster than any other decade. I guess 70's are even much more characteristic because of the caricatures of broad pants, afro hairstyle and glam fashion. But when the flick is good it is not a problem irrelevant of the epoch. I really have problem with choosing the best one. i have to sleep with this prob.  |
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Post by spacer on Dec 12, 2005 3:10:57 GMT -5
Hey Quorth,
Year 2000 belongs to 90's era whether you like it or not. ;D
It was the last year of 20'th century by the way.
2001 + , then should be.
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 12, 2005 9:41:06 GMT -5
Sir, I disagree!!
I've always just gone the easy route--2000 belongs to the bouble oughts (00's).
Otherwise, the 90's began in 91
The 80's in 81
The 70's in 71
It throws everything off!!
1 BCE was the first year of the 1000 CE Millenium. Look at it that way. Now everything works.
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