80's Movies

I consider myself a pretty big fan of the 80's. The music, the movies, even the fashion... to an extent. Most people who know me well know that I like a lot of 80's movies.. the John Hughes movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club are some of my favorites. I've also seen some of the big box office 80's movies like Top Gun, all of the Back to the Future movies, Batman, Star Wars 4, 5 & 6 and Indiana Jones. Other Tom Cruise movies like Cocktails and Risky Business top the list as well.

But my love of 80's movies doesn't stop at the obvious. Can't Buy Me Love, with Patrick Dempsey, is perhaps one of my favorites along with Just One of the Guys, Say Anything and, most recently, Peggy Sue Got Married. I even own St. Elmo's Fire on blu-ray, which I bought after hearing about it (although I wouldn't call it one of my favorites).

I've even seen some of the more kid-friendly 80's movies like Romancing the Stone, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Labyrnth, The Princess Bride, The Little Mermaid, Oliver and Company and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, though some of these I haven't seen in such a long time I feel like I need to see them again. There's also a lot of 80's movies I'm pretty sure I've seen but it's been so many years that I hardly remember them.

Other 80's movies I've seen include Heathers, Xanadu, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Footloose, Stand By Me, The Outsiders and Look Who's Talking.

I even like movies about the 80's, like Take Me Home Tonight and Hot Tub Time Machine. Easy A is also one of my favorite movies and while it's not set in the 80's, I feel it sets out to resemble them.

I think one of the things I like about 80's movies is the cheese factor. At least a lot of the rom coms and chick flicks from the 80's have this always-a-happy-ending motif. They are often laid back and while they may send a message they are (usually) fun to watch.

I recently googled some lists of best 80's movies to give my self an idea of what I'd seen and some new ones I might want to search for on Netflix. After I heard about Peggy Sue Got Married from a friend I figured there must be tons out there I hadn't even heard of.

Looks like I was right! After checking out some lists online and browsing netflix I've found quite a few 80's movies I've never seen, some of which I've been meaning to watch, and a bunch I can't even remember ever hearing of. So what's on my to-watch list? Loverboy, It Could Happen To You, When Harry Met Sally and Dirty Dancing (which I have on blu-ray and haven't watched yet).

What 80's movies do you think I need to add to my list? (Though I don't know if anyone will answer this considering I'm pretty sure my future SIL is the only one who reads it).

Until next time,

Nora