There are a lot of folks out there that think being in charge, or in a leadership role, of a guild is a big fun thing. You get to set permissions, invite, kick and all that other cool stuff! Truth is, at least for me, it’s another job. Being in charge means that, like at … [Read more of this article]
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So, this isn’t a sweeping post about movies Matt is in or can quote. This is favor I’m asking you, our readers.
It has come to light that there may be a series (read a lot) of movies from the 80′s and 90′s that Matt has not seen. So Here is a quick question for you. If you were to make a list of MUST SEE movies from the 80′s and 90′s what would you suggest to someone? Help me make a list of movies that Matticus MUST see 
Thanks for your help!
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Uhm Die Hard . . . Only one other person put that on their list, seriously?
Lethal weapon (NO ONE ELSE ?! really?)
Tango and Cash
Terminator, T2
Alien, Aliens
HMMMMMmmmmmm Batman 2
OH, and Tremors
and Short circuit
Better Off Dead
Grosse Point Blank (John Cusack and Minnie Driver) (Comedy)
Summary:
Martin Blank is a hitman with some emotional problems. He goes to a shrink who doesn’t want him, and has had recurring dreams about his long lost love for 10 years since he stood her up on Prom night. When Blank gets an invitation to go to his High School reunion, he is originally dead against the idea, but when he is hired for a job in his home town – he is forced to return home, and to face some old truths.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119229/
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Another one I forgot:
Empire of the Sun – Spielberg film with a very young actor you just might recognize (hint: these days he’s best known for playing a super hero)
The TOP must-see movies from the 90′
1) Forrest Gump
Braveheart
2) The Green Mile
3) The Shawshank Redemption
4) Pulp Fiction
5) Fight Club
6) The Silence of the Lambs
7) The Sixth Sense
9) Interview with the Vampire
10) The Devil’s Advocate
And additionally, and a bit older – Sex Mission, but it’s a polish cult movie and probably unknown
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Seconding spaceballs but i think you should check out all the mel brooks movies.
spaceballs
history of the world part 1
robin hood men in tights
blazing saddles
did i miss any?
edit: I actually had been hoping to find a list like this for myself. I’ve seen a lot of them but I’ve run out of good old movies i could think of.
“I will never, ever watch Titanic. Matticus doesn’t do chick flicks.”
Ha ha…. agreed.
All the good ones have been listed.
“I’m your huckleberry”… I love Val Kilmer, even in the Saint
Groundhog Day (because I think we can all identify in that, plus Bill Murray is hularious)
Blade Runner (no comment needed)
Space Balls (because it’s hularious)
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Leon
The Blues Brothers
The Princess Bride
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Desperado
Labyrinth
Hmm..they’ve covered most of the ones that readily come to mind so here a few from the 90′s “sleeper” section” all of which are action movies:
Romeo is Bleeding
The Professional
La Femme Nikita
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned The Crow yet
Where to begin… In no particular order (except the first one, see that first)
The Fisher King
Lost Boys
Goonies
Never Ending Story
A Few Good Men
Crimson Tide
Highlander (the first one, 2nd was awful)
Dead Poet Society
Princess Bride
High Fidelity
13th Warrior
Uncle Buck
Great Outdoors
Ghostbusters 1 & 2
Sneakers
Ok, need to stop now or I will just keep going.
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Come on people, he needs real cinema!
Better Off Dead
The Last Dragon
Crossroads (Ralph Macchio)
Breakin’
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For those dark mood evenings:
Mean Guns
Falling Down
I don’t believe any of these have turned up on the list yet:
Arlington Road
House of Games
Shallow Grave
Being John Malkovich
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My fav 80′s film is Monster Squad
Altough I was 8 when I watched it!
Took a while, but Rilandune mentioned the one movie I had been looking for and hadn’t previously seen while scrolling down: Highlander (although that movie is like the Matrix for me – in my world, it’s a good thing they never made any sequels to them, because any sequel they made could only be a terrible letdown).
Lots of very cool movies mentioned though
The Professional
Ronin (1998)
@Nimizar, sorry… they did make a few more. The first 3 are mainly with Connor MacLeod, but 4 has Connor and Duncan (TV) and 5 is Duncan.
1 Highlander
2 Highlander II: The Quickening
3 Highlander: The Final Dimension
4 Highlander: Endgame
5 Highlander: The Source
One of the most popular movies as stated above is ‘Back to the Future’… but nobody has mentioned the movie that spawned it, and also had much of its material stolen from.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!!
Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, and Christopher Lloyd (even stole him). If you like ScyFi at all, it’s a must see for it’s 1984 cheese, creative tech, as well as understated humor. You will be shocked at how much has been stolen from this movie.
Some excellent, movies! Some comments regarding a couple.
If you watch Highlander, watch the director’s cut (aka the version the entire world except the US has always had). It explains a couple of points in the film that I always had to guess about (and was way wrong). And forget any sequel ever existed.
Leon – The Professional… again go with Leon (director/international cut) and not with the US only release titled The Professional. A lot more story fill in.
Can’t say enough good things about The Usual Suspects. Is one of my favorite movies ever.
And one I don’t think anybody mentioned these:
Trading Place and Coming to America – Being able to do comedy like this is why Eddie Murphy became a star and it’s been way too easy to forget as time has gone on.
Howard the duck…
Batteries not included..
coming to america
the jerk
farris bullers day off
wargames
karate kid part 1
my demon lover
the last star fighter
and the burbs…
There is a few mote that should be mentioned, but I just wanted to list 10 great ones… !!!
OH MY GOSH..
adventures in babysitting is so awesome.. so is monster squad!!
Oh dear lord, please tell me Howard the Duck was not suggested o.0
If you are really inclined to watch that film, please go to Frogpants.com and check out the podcast Film Sack, they have an episode on Howard the Duck.
And frankly, if you’ve never heard of Frogpants (as in Scott Johnson, as in The instance) your living under a rock and Netflix doesn’t deliver there anyway.
The Last Starfighter is brilliant, and the Burbs was HILARIOUS!
To add to the list:
Beastmaster
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