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Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Reveal
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In 6th place with 6 points is -Rebe
Night Of The Creeps 1986
Dir: Fred Dekker
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No
My Rating: 6.5 IMDB Rating: 6.8
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091630/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.
Review
Again, another movie I had heard of but knew little about. 80s had so many comedy horror, probably difficult to stand out. I did really enjoy this one. Great humour, great 80s feel, great soundtrack. I do think the frat/sobriety stuff in movies is very gringe. Are they really that annoying over there with these institutes? The production and acting are a bit ropey, but I can look beyond that. A b-movie of sorts which I wasn’t aware of. Tom Atkins is always a decent watch, enjoyable here also. Overall, a good 80s horror comedy with ticks all the boxes, good pick. Oh and before I end this review, It’s Miller time! I got a real chuckle with the scene.
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Most of the main characters (Romero, Carpenter, Raimi, Hooper, Cronenberg, Cameron) are named after horror movie makers0 -
In 7th place with 5 points is -SineadSpears
Trading Places 1983
Dir: John Landis
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes
My Rating: 6.5 IMDB Rating: 7.5
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086465/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Review
I have seen this movie many times, probably mostly around Christmas. I always thought of it as a decent show and while I think it still is, you have to scrutinise it more when there are points at stake. Dan Akryod and Eddie Murphy made arguably their best shows in the 80s, so one would imagine this one to be up there with the best. I thought this movie starts off pretty good but dips a lot and even the ending is nothing much. Aykroyd as the snobbish executive is great which is at the beginning of the movie, I didn’t care much for him when he changed to the homeless guy. Eddie on the other hand keeps up his performance throughout. That’s not a dig at Aykroyd's acting but rather the movie script. My favourite character in the movie was the butler, his politeness and demeanor was delightful to watch. The two Duke brothers I didn’t care much for. Also, the two thugs Eddie meets in jail were quite funny, YEAH! I probably should note that the character names here are quite amusing, I’m not sure why, maybe it’s just me. Louis Winthorpe, Billy Ray Valentine, Ophelia for example. As I said, the movie starts off very good but at the end, I was just glad it was finished. The plot was fine, nothing to get excited about. The casting for this movie, if one cares to read up on, is more exciting. I also didn’t care much for the use of racial language here, maybe not noticeable so much in the early 8s but it is now. Maybe the fact that this is highly regarded in the Christmas movie genre has garnered it in higher esteem than I think it should be. A decent watch but disappointing overall.
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Writers Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod developed the idea as a project to star Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder but they were unable to participate.-1 -
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In 5th place with 7 points is -Diamonds
The Burbs 1989
Dir: Joe Dante
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes
My Rating: 6.5 IMDB Rating: 6.9
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096734/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block are part of a murderous Satanic cult.
Review
Saw this movie many times before. Wouldn’t be a big fan of Tom Hanks' early career, though this is probably my favourite 80s movie from him. Actually I do recall the Bachelor Party being pretty good. Can’t argue here though, this movie has a great support cast. Cory Feldman in particular is always a good watch. I love the setting here, the suburban neighbourhood. The first half of the movie was more enjoyable than the second half for me. As with a lot of these 80s comedies, they tend to get messy. Not that I didn’t enjoy it overall, I just preferred the flow of the beginning of the movie, introducing the characters and what have you. I think the movie focused too much on the protagonist and less so on the villains, but I guess when you hire Tom Hanks (a pretty big star at this stage) you want to give him as much screen time as possible. My favourite scene was when they break into the villains' home and Feldman's character throws a porch party with all his mates. I can’t think of too many negatives, it has all the charms of an 80s black comedy. I have rated this a bit lower than I would have previous, just wasn’t as good as I remembered. A decent pick for sure but just not up there with some of the others.
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Filmed entirely at Universal Studios-1 -
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In 8th place with 4 points is -Necro
The Neverending Story 1984
Dir: Wolfgang Petersen
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No
My Rating: 6 IMDB Rating: 7.4
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088323/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book
Review
This is a difficult movie to rate. I have obviously heard of this moving before, but strangely I had never watched it. I think it is one of those movies that carries a high nostalgic factor, and as I’m not familiar with this, that factor is not there for me. Funny enough, the first time I heard of this was from a video game we had back in the day for the Sinclair Spectrum, yes, I'm that old! At the time, it was just a game to me. I didn’t know it was from a movie though as the years went on, that clicked into place. I was really drawn to the cassette cover, a different one than that above. Get a move on Kol, you’re raving on about nonsense. Right, the movie. Well in a nutshell, it was decent but I was expecting more. I read that this was the most expensive movie produced outside of the US and Russia at the time. I thought it looked very dated, the characters didn’t look all that well done in my opinion. So what's the story like? Actually pretty good. I did really like the place names and character names. I am familiar with the theme song and the music in general in the movie is good. There are two sequels which I doubt I will ever watch. As I said, a decent watch but with no nostalgic factor, which could have made it a top contender in this round, it is really just an average pick.
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Was the most expensive film ever produced in Germany at the time it was made.-1 -
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the purple tin wrote: »It and the Trading places: throw in some John Carpenter and it is turning into my ultimate movie night
Big trouble in little China
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In 4th place with 8 points is -The Purple Tin
Repo Man 1984
Dir: Alex Cox
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No
My Rating: 7 IMDB Rating: 6.9
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087995/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
A young punk recruited by a car repossession agency finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty - and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.
Review
This is a movie I’ve had on my radar but never really knew what it was about. I just knew Emilio was in it and he is usually a good watch, at least his early stuff. Wow, where to start. This is probably the most bizarre movie I’ve watched in a while and bizarre is good. I just switched off and enjoyed this one. The way the scenes were switching was confusing to me it was like I was tripping. I mean, it all made sense in the end, well in the movie world at least. A glowing car floating up into the air is normal, right? The characters in this movie were really fun. Emilio’s trademark laugh was there, gets me everytime. Love the use of location, real gritty, 80s Los Angeles. Iggy Pop did the soundtrack, it was okay, could have been better. For the sci fi/comedy genre, this is a real good pick and really surprised me.
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Director Alex Cox and Universal Pictures own the rights to the movie with neither allowed to create a sequel without the others' consent. Alex Cox would direct Repo Chick in 2009 with Universal not happy with the connection. Universal would then go on to release Repo Men in 2010 with Alex Cox not happy with the name connection.0 -
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In 9th place with 3 points is -Aris
Jagged Edge 1985
Dir: Richard Marquand
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes (Probably)
My Rating: 6 IMDB Rating: 6.5
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089360/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
A wealthy woman is murdered in her beach house. The husband is allegedly knocked out first. He inherits all. He has a female ex criminal prosecutor represent him in court.
Review
I’m sure I’ve seen this before but I couldn’t recall much about it. There are much better legal thrillers around, this one is just about watchable in my opinion. The plot is too predictable to be overly interesting. The acting is nothing beyond standard. I thought Jeff Bridges acting, or maybe it was just his character, was boring. The first half was mainly about the aftermaths of the opening scene murder and the build up to the court hearing with the court itself being the main setting for the second half of the movie. They tried to place a twist in the end but you could see it a mile away. This is the first of writer Joe Eszterhas’ San Francisco trilogy, along with Basic Instinct and Jade, which I may watch. I haven’t seen Jade before. I can’t see me watching this again anytime soon, not a great pick it has to be said.
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Jane Fonda and Kevin Costner both turned down the lead roles0 -
In 3rd place with 9 points is -Purgative
Das Boot 1981
Dir: Wolfgang Petersen
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No
My Rating: 7 IMDB Rating: 8.3
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.
Review
Another Wolfgang Peterson movie in this round, the Spielberg of the 70s. Let me say this first, I’m not really a fan of war movies, I prefer to watch documentaries. However this one is more drama and dare I say, horror at times. Didn’t really know what to expect with this movie, obviously I heard of it but didn’t know too much about it. I watched the theatrical release, which is probably the shortest version but was still over two and a half hours. Apparently there is much less character development in this one. Probably the greatest aspect of this movie is the claustrophobic setting and it really does get to you in the last hour or so. When the u-boat gets shelled and they are stuck at the bottom of the sea, it was very unsettling to watch. I thought the acting here was great. I don’t know too much about cinematography but I think they got it spot on here to create the claustrophobic setting. A subtitled movie which I’m not a big fan of but it didn’t bother me too much here as the movie is mostly slowly paced which gives time to read the subs without much distraction. The ending, I did not expect and the movie just left me with a lot to ponder. I will rewatch this one as I think there is much more to experience than I can in one viewing. A movie I didn’t expect to be picked in this round but a great pick indeed.
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Two American productions of the movie were originally proposed with Robert Redford and Paul Newman playing the role of the Captain before being shelved.0 -
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In 10th place with 2 points is -ShaneU
Raising Arizona 1987
Dir: Joel Coen
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No
My Rating: 5 IMDB Rating: 7.3
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093822/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.
Review
May have seen this before or at least partially, certainly have heard of it, who hasn’t. There wasn’t too much I enjoyed about this movie to be honest. The Coen Brothers are a bit hit and miss for me. Again, not being the biggest fan of the comedy genre could have something to do with it also. Let’s start with the story line, I might be being harsh here but stealing a baby is not funny. Then the acting, I got a few chuckles it must be said, but overall it was trying too hard to be funny. I prefer Nicolas Cage in his over the top 90s action movies. Holly hunter, I don’t know if she cracked a smile in the whole movie, and this is a comedy. The two escaped convicts played by John Goodman and William Forsythe were actually funny. The chase scenes and fight scenes were way over done, there was no need for them really. Then the guy on the bike, again, why? The music, while it suited the movie, is not my cup of tea. Way too many negative than positives here, and I probably have been generous in my rating. I suppose this movie works for a lot of people on some level, you just have to look at the reviews on IMDB, but I didn’t like it at all. Unfortunately not a good pick
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The film ranks 31st on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Laughs list-1 -
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In 2nd place with 10 points is -Sawduck
Near Dark 1987
Dir: Kathryn Bigelow
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No
My Rating: 7 IMDB Rating: 7
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093605/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.
Review
Near Dark has been on my watchlist for quite some time, surprised I've only got around to watching it now. A neo-western horror, not something you see everyday. Kathryn Bigelow wanted to make a western originally but found the idea difficult to sell, so with vampire movies being popular at the time (Fright Night and The Lost Boys), she combines both genres here to great effect. I remembered while watching this that she was married to Aliens director James Cameron (though not at the time of making this movie) who actually makes a cameo in the movie and the movie Aliens is referenced also. Three actors from Aliens also star here. Trivia aside, how did I like the movie? Well in short, it is pretty good. I found the scenes very well done, big budget you could say and mostly good direction. I found myself really enthralled with the scene where Caleb is turning and trying to make his way home, it was like draining my energy just watching him, that was really something. The ending was so-so, but what's the best way to kill vampires, a fist fight doesn't really work, I think they did it okay here if a bit underwhelming. It was a really well paced movie, never slows down too much and with a runtime of an hour and a half, just about right. Characters are quite unique, if you like Bill Paxton in Aliens, you will like him here, he is quite eccentric. Plot was okay, nothing negative to say about it. Soundtrack, by Tangerine Dream was really nice. Another decent pick and one I was really happy to watch.
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Michael Biehn, of The Terminator and Aliens fame, both movies directed by Bigelow's future husband Cameron, was offered the role of Hooker but turned it down as he found the script too confusing. The role eventually went to Lance Henriksen.-1 -
In 11th place with 1 point is -LeVar
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity 1987
Dir: Ken Dixon
Heard of it - No
Seen it - No
My Rating: 4 IMDB Rating: 4.6
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093991/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
Lovely and resourceful Daria and Tisa escape a space gulag only to crash land on a nearby world where a guy in tight pants named Zed is playing The Most Dangerous Game. Zed turns the girls and another guest loose in his jungle preserve to serve as the prey in a mad hunt. Armed only with knives and their wits, the girls must battle their way across the jungle to a hidden arms cache before Zed catches and kills them.
Review
I don't mind watching B-movies, but those that I like I find are few and far between. Despite the movie title, there was unfortunately not that much female nudity. The plot, acting, effects, script were all poor here it has to be said. I don't know what they were smoking when they made this nor indeed whatLeVarwas smoking when he nominated it. Funny enough, even though I've only given this movie a 4, 1 of which is for effort and 3 of which are for the wardrobe department, I kind of found myself enjoying this movie at times. The male lead was actually not that bad of an actor. Look, there is not much more I can say about this, you stuck to your guns with another B-movie, kudos for that. It's nice you picked it as I would never have watched it otherwise. Unlucky though.
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Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity was specifically criticized on the floor of the U.S. Senate by Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) in 1992.[4] Senator Helms cited a case in which some of his constituents had accidentally stumbled onto the movie while flipping through cable channels as justification for amendments to the Cable Act of 1992. Helms wanted to force cable operators to block "indecent" programming unless customers specifically asked for it in writing. The amendment was struck down by a U.S, Federal Court in 1993 and the decision was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1996.0 -
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In 1st place with 11 points is -Liz
Back To The Future 1985
Dir: Robert Zemeckis
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes
My Rating: 8.5 IMDB Rating: 8.5
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown.
Review
Well it looks like someone activated the cheat code here (Joking). I had planned to mention in the signups OP not to nominate any movies from my previous walrus but forgot. When I got this one I had to play fair and take it as a legitimate nomination. That house keeping aside, let’s get to the review. This is without a doubt in my top 10 favourite movies of all time. It was even the inspiration for my second outing as Werewolf mod. This movie has everything an 80s show should have, humour, setting, gadgets, music, and cool actors. Biff Tannen, one of the most iconic villains of all time. I don't think any actor of his generation could have played Marty McFly better than MJF. Then of course Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, and Lea Thompson, all played their parts perfectly. All 5 main cast would return for the sequels apart from Glover, why he didn’t is disputed. Speaking of sequels, this is probably my favourite movie trilogy. One thing I love about this movie is everytime a watch it, and I have watched it a lot, I see something I missed on previous viewing, whether it be a piece of dialogue or an object or action on screen that explains something else later in the movie. This is a movie I hope they never reboot unless our LeVar plays Marty! Will there be better movies in this contest, possibly, but this is up there with the best. An excellent pick.
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Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty as Zemeckis’ first choice, Michael J Fox was unavailable. Not happy with Stoltz, Zemeckis made the necessary arrangements to hire Michael.-1 -
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