The only thing better than reminiscing about '90s music is settling in on a rainy day to watch movies from the '80s. Only during the decade that brought us neon clothing would it make sense to name a protagonist Marty McFly - or to give her no name at all, requiring a 9-year-old huddled up in an attic to invent one for her.
And so I bring to you, in no particular order, the ten best movies made in the decade of my nascence:
Back to the Future - Marty, Doc and rifts in the spacetime continuum. Love.
Neverending Story - When I was four, I had to leave the theatre because the gigantic talking turtle-hill scared me. So there's that.
The Princess Bride - Made even more delightful by my discovery of the book a few years ago. Read it.
The Flight of Dragons - I may never forgive my brother for taping over this beautiful animated film with an episode of The Simpsons. Damn you, sibling!
Dirty Dancing - This is the movie that made me want to become a professional dancer. Sometimes it's a good thing when dreams die.
Beetlejuice - I think this one might actually be a good movie. Cameo by a shrunken head.
Blade Runner - If there were such a thing as the science fiction film, this would be it. It's just that good.
Flight of the Navigator - I have possibly seen this movie more times than the guy who edited it.
Goonies - Now, as anyone of discerning taste knows, ninjas are far superior to pirates. But. In this movie there are pirates, and that is cool.
Labyrinth - Glitter, gnomes and people randomly breaking into song. Bowie owns me. The end.
And no room for Indy! Damn.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
My Name is Inigo Montoya
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8 comments:
the big cat beast in the swamp scared me
The gigantic talking turtle-hill could totally beat that thing down.
I was never allowed to watch Dirty Dancing. It was too dirty.
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Raised by wolves you were!
Underandable that Morla (I'm almost positive that's the turtle-mountain's name)was scary to you, but she is allergic to humans. That was SUCH an amazing movie...I watched that 20 times, easy. And I'd watch it 20 more!
Morla - I think that was it!
And eventually (very eventually) I ended up a huge fan of the movie. But I think there was therapy involved first. ;)
I think the first few minutes of The Neverending Story scared me off that movie.
However, I will never complain about The Princess Bride or Back to the Future.
So I wasn't the only one who thought it was a horror film! ;)
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