It's truly shocking the amount of classic films I haven't seen. As you'll see, there really are some shockers... I'm kind of doing this as a record for myself, so I can maybe try and watch them... But I think some of them might have dated a bit too much...
But believe me, I'm as aghast at my missing movies as you will be...
1985
Best of a bad year (for me, film-wise):
Weird Science
Never seen!!!!!
Back to the Future (many of my friends disown me because of this)
Never seen:
Out of Africa
Prizzi's Honor
Red Sonja
St. Elmo's Fire
Teen Wolf
Not seen all the way through:
Cocoon
The Goonies (I am a failure as a human being, aren’t I)
Ah, cool:
The Breakfast Club
The Color Purple
1986
Best:
Jean de Florette/Manon des Sources
Never seen (jeez, what was I doing when I was 12???):
9½ Weeks
Blue Velvet
Crocodile Dundee
Highlander
Labyrinth
Little Shop of Horrors
The Mosquito Coast
The Mission
Mona Lisa
Platoon
Ruthless People
Shanghai Surprise
Short Circuit
The Transformers: The Movie
Never again:
Castaway
Maximum Overdrive
1987
Best: Hellraiser
Close contender: The Lost Boys
Never seen:
Dirty Dancing
Full Metal Jacket
Good Morning, Vietnam
Lethal Weapon
Princess Bride
RoboCop
Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
The Untouchables
Withnail and I
(I’m going to Hell aren’t I)
1988
Best: The Naked Gun (I’m a sucker for Leslie Nielsen)
Saw, enjoyed, but wouldn’t really want to watch again:
The Accused
A Fish Called Wanda (I don’t like Ketchup)
Twins
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Never seen:
Beaches
Child's Play
Young Guns
Rain Man
Oh that was good:
Beetlejuice
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Blimey:
The Fruit Machine – let’s just say it was a turning point for me...
4 comments:
Consider yourself disowned.
:(
What can I say? I grew up in a movie-hating, sport-loving family!
I absolutely adore John Hughes movies!!!
My must sees that you missed:
Back to the Future
Labyrinth
The Princess Bride -one of my all time faves.
Superman IV-don't bother. In fact, you can skip all the original Superman films, except maybe the first. Now call me a heretic! But long before you were reading Marvel, I was spending my entire weekly allowance on DC Silver Age, where Superman, Lex and Lois were very smart _adult_ characters. I hated, and still hate, the way the Donner movies dumb them down.
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