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Title: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Flick James on May 17, 2011, 12:41:44 PM Quite a while back I had started a series of threads called "Top 5 Inferno" with various topics, inviting everybody to provide their Top 5 in a specialized category, along the lines of the music geeks from High Fidelity (2000) who would always talk about/debate their personal Top 5 this or that.
I'd like to revive that, because it seemed to be pretty fun, I'm just adjusting the title to "Top 5 Time." So, to start things off, we'll go with Top 5 80's Comedies. So, let's have it. What are your personal Top 5 comedy films from the 80's. Here's mine, not necessarily in a particular order: 1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 2. Airplane! (1980) 3. Top Secret! (1984) 4. Arthur (1981) 5. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) There are so many comedies from that decade that I love, but I had to choose 5. The ones listed, I have to say, are movies that I would stop on if I were flipping through channels 10 out of 10 times. Some honorable mentions: Caddyshack Fletch Real Men Ruthless People Summer School (so bad it's good entry) Trading Places Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Hammock Rider on May 17, 2011, 01:08:34 PM 5? Wow there is no way I can give you an absolute Top 5 on this. The 80's were a pretty good time for comedies and I'm notalgic about that decade so my favorites tend to fluctuate. However, my Top 5 for right now are:
1. Ghostbusters 2. National Lampoon's Vacation 3. Planes, Trains & Automobiles 4. Adventures in Babysitting 5. Back to the Future I could have easily included Better Off Dead, Caddyshack, When Harry met Sally, Fast Times at Ridgemeont High and Spaceballs in this list. Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Flick James on May 17, 2011, 01:21:15 PM Quote I could have easily included Better Off Dead, Caddyshack, When Harry met Sally, Fast Times at Ridgemeont High and Spaceballs in this list. Oh man, this IS a terrible category. I want to redo mine and include Better Off Dead and Spaceballs. Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Flick James on May 17, 2011, 01:26:22 PM My revised Top 5 80's Comedies:
1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 2. Top Secret (1984) 3. Arthur (1981) 4. Better Off Dead (1985) 5. Spaceballs (1987) Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Nightowl on May 17, 2011, 01:27:55 PM 1.Caddyshack
2.Christmas Vacation 3.Police Academy 4.The Money Pit 5.Trading Places Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Psycho Circus on May 17, 2011, 01:31:54 PM 1. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 2. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 3. Better Off Dead (1985) 4. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) 5. Weekend At Bernie's (1989) Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Flick James on May 17, 2011, 01:31:59 PM Quote 4.The Money Pit Oooh. A good one. Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Jack on May 17, 2011, 01:57:18 PM I'd probably change the order completely by tomorrow.
Airplane! A Fish Called Wanda Fast Times at Ridgemont High Spaceballs The Blues Brothers Honorable mention: Raising Arizona. Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Psycho Circus on May 17, 2011, 02:04:08 PM Honorable mention: Raising Arizona. Damn, I forgot that one! Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: The Burgomaster on May 17, 2011, 02:20:16 PM I would put BROADWAY DANNY ROSE on the list. In fact, that's one of my top 10 comedies of all time.
Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: HappyGilmore on May 17, 2011, 04:30:13 PM Oohh, tough choices. So many good ones to pick. Five I enjoy
1. Beetlejuice 2. Ghostbusters 3. UHF 4.Caddyshack 5. Weird Science Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Rev. Powell on May 17, 2011, 05:13:34 PM Interesting topic, I like the "top 5" idea. This list is thrown together kind of quickly, without too much thought:
AIRPLANE! (1980) THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984) RAISING ARIZONA (1987) A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988) Just missed: BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985), A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983), THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) I went with standard comedies and didn't include black comedies (another top 5 category, maybe?) If I had I would have considered AFTER HOURS & THE KING OF COMEDY, BRAZIL, HEATHERS... and maybe even EVIL DEAD 2? Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: RCMerchant on May 18, 2011, 03:58:15 AM 1.AIRPLANE! (1980)
2.MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE (1983) 3.PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (1985) 4.I'M GONNA GET YOU,SUCKA! (1988) 5.the NAKED GUN (1988) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ6n0xqhvqY Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: claws on May 18, 2011, 04:47:08 AM 01. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
02. Airplane! (1980) 03. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) 04. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) 05. Raising Arizona (1987) Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: crackers on May 18, 2011, 11:37:08 AM This is a tough one.
Not in any particular order. 1) Uncle Buck (1989) 2) Back To School (1986) 3) Stripes (1981) 4) Sixteen Candles (1984) 5) Pee wee' Big Adventure (1985) There are so many to choose from: Fletch The Man with Two Brains Revenge Of The Nerds Scrooged I could go on and on. Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: ChocolateChipCharlie on May 18, 2011, 02:54:40 PM 1. Ghostbusters
2. 3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 4. Trading Places 5t. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 5t. Three Amigos 5t. Spies Like Us 5t. Vacation series 5t. A Fish Called Wanda 5t. Airplane! 5t. Spaceballs 5t. The Great Outdoors Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Allhallowsday on May 18, 2011, 07:05:50 PM EASY MONEY
BACK TO SCHOOL MONTY PYTHON'S MEANING OF LIFE (though I'd like to include MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN - but it's 1979) OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: El Misfit on May 18, 2011, 11:22:09 PM The Princess Bride- I even own a "Hello, Mu name is Inigo Montoya" T-Shirt! :thumbup:
The Blues Brothers Airplane! Animal House GhostBusters Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: major jay on May 19, 2011, 01:06:34 PM I enjoy the unintentional kind more these days, but...
1 VACATION 2 USED CARS 3 SIXTEEN CANDLES 4 BLIND DATE 5 MIDNIGHT RUN Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: zombie no.one on May 19, 2011, 08:24:39 PM naked gun
spinal tap pee wee's big adventure withnail and I roadhouse (its a comedy to me) Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Flick James on May 23, 2011, 01:42:39 PM naked gun spinal tap pee wee's big adventure withnail and I roadhouse (its a comedy to me) Wow. Not too many people are hip to Withnail and I. I saw it in 1987 at a theatre in L.A. I saw it because the movie poster looked interesting. I liked it so much I went back and saw it again. Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: crackers on May 23, 2011, 02:04:52 PM naked gun spinal tap pee wee's big adventure withnail and I roadhouse (its a comedy to me) Wow. Not too many people are hip to Withnail and I. I saw it in 1987 at a theatre in L.A. I saw it because the movie poster looked interesting. I liked it so much I went back and saw it again. Have either of you done the Withnail drinking game? i did when I was a student. It's pretty tough. Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: ChaosTheory on May 23, 2011, 08:28:29 PM Oh man, this is tough.....here goes....
Ghostbusters Airplane! Spaceballs Coming to America The Princess Bride Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: venomx on May 23, 2011, 08:52:41 PM Let's not forget...
National Lampoon's Vacation National Lampoon's European Vacation Revenge of the Nerds A Christmas Story The Toxic Avenger Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: zombie no.one on May 23, 2011, 10:21:51 PM Wow. Not too many people are hip to Withnail and I. I saw it in 1987 at a theatre in L.A. I saw it because the movie poster looked interesting. I liked it so much I went back and saw it again. I'd say most people over 30 in England have seen it at least once, pretty much. bigger than the 'cult' status I'm guessing it has in the states and elsewhere.Have either of you done the Withnail drinking game? i did when I was a student. It's pretty tough. if you mean the game where you have to match them drink for drink as the film goes on,then no. I've heard it is very difficult lolTitle: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Flick James on May 24, 2011, 08:29:19 AM naked gun spinal tap pee wee's big adventure withnail and I roadhouse (its a comedy to me) Wow. Not too many people are hip to Withnail and I. I saw it in 1987 at a theatre in L.A. I saw it because the movie poster looked interesting. I liked it so much I went back and saw it again. Have either of you done the Withnail drinking game? i did when I was a student. It's pretty tough. I've read about it. I understand that Rum is typically substituted for the lighter fluid. I think keeping up with Withnail throughout the runtime of that film would be fatal to most people. Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Flick James on May 24, 2011, 08:35:03 AM Wow. Not too many people are hip to Withnail and I. I saw it in 1987 at a theatre in L.A. I saw it because the movie poster looked interesting. I liked it so much I went back and saw it again. I'd say most people over 30 in England have seen it at least once, pretty much. bigger than the 'cult' status I'm guessing it has in the states and elsewhere.Have either of you done the Withnail drinking game? i did when I was a student. It's pretty tough. if you mean the game where you have to match them drink for drink as the film goes on,then no. I've heard it is very difficult lolWithnail and I is considered an important piece of English film history from what I understand, while here in the States it is considerably more obscure. I saw it when I was 19 years old, living in the suburbs of Los Angeles, and had just discovered all the indy film venues that were just a 30-minute drive away. Come to think of it, I think I saw Withnail and I three times in the theatre, twice on two different dates. I think I was trying to impress them with how worldly I was by taking them to see a foreign film. :teddyr: Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Hammock Rider on May 25, 2011, 08:21:36 AM I saw Whitnail & I on tape a few years after it was released so I guess I don't think of it as an 80's film. But it was brilliant. I don't know why Richard Grant hasn't become a bigger star.
Looking at this list it's pretty obvious that the 80's was a good decade for comedies. I'd even go so far to say that as far as comedies are concerned, it was the Best Decade. Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Umaril The Unfeathered on May 25, 2011, 10:53:10 AM This is a tough one. Not in any particular order. 1) Uncle Buck (1989) 2) Back To School (1986) 3) Stripes (1981) 4) Sixteen Candles (1984) 5) Pee wee' Big Adventure (1985) There are so many to choose from: Fletch The Man with Two Brains Revenge Of The Nerds Scrooged I could go on and on. Sixteen Candles and Revenge Of The Nerds. You definitely couldn't have had the 80's w\o these two! :thumbup: Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: crackers on May 26, 2011, 04:48:22 AM naked gun spinal tap pee wee's big adventure withnail and I roadhouse (its a comedy to me) Wow. Not too many people are hip to Withnail and I. I saw it in 1987 at a theatre in L.A. I saw it because the movie poster looked interesting. I liked it so much I went back and saw it again. Have either of you done the Withnail drinking game? i did when I was a student. It's pretty tough. I've read about it. I understand that Rum is typically substituted for the lighter fluid. I think keeping up with Withnail throughout the runtime of that film would be fatal to most people. Some substitute the lighter fuel with vinegar as the director did in the film, without telling Richard E Grant, who thought it was going to be water. Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: ChocolateChipCharlie on May 26, 2011, 10:24:43 AM Kinda saddened and surprised by the lack of love for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. It's a classic IMO.
(http://atnzone.com/nz/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ruprecht.jpg) Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: voltron on June 03, 2011, 05:22:49 PM 4.I'M GONNA GET YOU,SUCKA! (1988) [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ6n0xqhvqY[/url] Aww yeahhhh......LOVE it! Finally somebody name dropped this one. Really funny take on blaxploitation flicks. "My b***h better have my money!" :thumbup: As far as my choices go, I'm pretty much in agreement with everybody else's lists so I won't bother.... Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: diamondwaspvenom on June 04, 2011, 07:06:17 PM In no order:
1) Spaceballs 2) History of the World Part I 3) Uncle Buck 4) Ghostbusters 5) The Blues Brothers Title: Re: Top 5 Time: 80's Comedies Post by: Jack Slater on July 20, 2011, 02:20:22 AM as of right now....
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