{"id":29372,"date":"2011-11-09T13:29:50","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T21:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/?page_id=29372"},"modified":"2016-12-02T08:52:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T16:52:05","slug":"my-top-tens-1980s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/watching\/films-ive-seen\/my-top-tens-1980s\/","title":{"rendered":"My Top Tens: 1980s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"firstletter\">M<\/span>y top ten films for each year of the 1980s. These are always up for revision as I watch more films, revisit ones I&#8217;ve seen before, and think about them over time. I don&#8217;t really believe in top &#8220;ten&#8221; lists, despite using the common nomenclature for the title of this page, nor do I hold fast to the order, though it&#8217;s generally from films I liked better to films I liked less well. This is going to be my top several films of each year, down to whatever point I feel is right. Might be eight one year, might be twenty-three another.<\/p>\n<h3>1989<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/henry-v.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"henry-v\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-31641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/henry-v.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/henry-v-233x128.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/henry-v-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Henry V<\/li>\n<li>Crimes and Misdemeanors<\/li>\n<li>Do the Right Thing<\/li>\n<li>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/li>\n<li>Back to the Future Part II<\/li>\n<li>When Harry Met Sally&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Kiki&#8217;s Delivery Service<\/li>\n<li>Batman<\/li>\n<li>The Little Mermaid<\/li>\n<li>The Abyss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TOP TEN YET TO SEE<\/b><br \/>\nClose-Up<br \/>\nThe Mystery Train<br \/>\nJesus of Montreal<br \/>\nsex, lies, and videotape<br \/>\nThe Decalogue<\/p>\n<h3>1988<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cinema-Paradiso.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cinema-Paradiso\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-31638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cinema-Paradiso.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cinema-Paradiso-213x128.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cinema-Paradiso-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cinema Paradiso<\/li>\n<li>Die Hard<\/li>\n<li>Wings of Desire<\/li>\n<li>Grave of the Fireflies<\/li>\n<li>Akira<\/li>\n<li>Who Framed Roger Rabbit<\/li>\n<li>The Last Temptation of Christ<\/li>\n<li>A Fish Called Wanda<\/li>\n<li>Scrooged<\/li>\n<li>Rain Man<\/li>\n<li>The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/li>\n<li>My Neighbor Totoro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b><br \/>\nThey Live<br \/>\nWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown<br \/>\nFrantic<br \/>\nThe Vanishing<br \/>\nAlice<\/p>\n<h3>1987<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PrincessBride.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"PrincessBride\" width=\"600\" height=\"327\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-31642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PrincessBride.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PrincessBride-234x128.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PrincessBride-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Princess Bride<\/li>\n<li>The Untouchables<\/li>\n<li>Au revoir les enfants<\/li>\n<li>Babette&#8217;s Feast<\/li>\n<li>Full Metal Jacket<\/li>\n<li>Radio Days<\/li>\n<li>Evil Dead 2<\/li>\n<li>Planes, Trains and Automobiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b><br \/>\nPredator<br \/>\nA Short Film About Killing<br \/>\nBroadcast News<br \/>\nRoboCop<br \/>\nNear Dark<\/p>\n<h3>1986<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/hannah-and-her-sisters.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hannah-and-her-sisters\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-31640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/hannah-and-her-sisters.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/hannah-and-her-sisters-227x128.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/hannah-and-her-sisters-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hannah and Her Sisters<\/li>\n<li>Stand by Me<\/li>\n<li>Big Trouble in Little China<\/li>\n<li>Aliens<\/li>\n<li>A Room With a View<\/li>\n<li>Jean de Florette<\/li>\n<li>Manon of the Spring<\/li>\n<li>Little Shop of Horrors<\/li>\n<li>Blue Velvet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b><br \/>\nThe Fly<br \/>\nCastle in the Sky<br \/>\nPlatoon<br \/>\nStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home<br \/>\nA Better Tomorrow<\/p>\n<h3>1985<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pee-Wee-s-Big-Adventure.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Pee-Wee-s-Big-Adventure\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-32729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pee-Wee-s-Big-Adventure.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pee-Wee-s-Big-Adventure-219x128.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pee-Wee-s-Big-Adventure-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pee-Wee&#8217;s Big Adventure<\/li>\n<li>The Breakfast Club<\/li>\n<li>After Hours<\/li>\n<li>Clue<\/li>\n<li>Ran<\/li>\n<li>Back to the Future<\/li>\n<li>Brazil<\/li>\n<li>28 Up<\/li>\n<li>The Purple Rose of Cairo<\/li>\n<li>The Goonies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b><br \/>\nNausicaa of the Valley of the Wind<br \/>\nDetective<br \/>\nA Time to Live and a Time to Die<br \/>\nPale Rider<br \/>\nCommando<\/p>\n<h3>1984<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Spinal-Tap.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Spinal-Tap\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-31645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Spinal-Tap.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Spinal-Tap-237x128.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Spinal-Tap-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Spinal-Tap-370x200.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is Spinal Tap<\/li>\n<li>Blood Simple<\/li>\n<li>Boy Meets Girl<\/li>\n<li>The Terminator<\/li>\n<li>Amadeus<\/li>\n<li>The Neverending Story<\/li>\n<li>The Muppets Take Manhattan<\/li>\n<li>Gremlins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b><br \/>\nOnce Upon a Time in America<br \/>\nParis, Texas<br \/>\nThe Karate Kid<br \/>\nSixteen Candles<br \/>\nStranger Than Paradise<\/p>\n<h3>1983<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Return-of-the-Jedi.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Return-of-the-Jedi\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-31644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Return-of-the-Jedi.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Return-of-the-Jedi-204x128.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Return-of-the-Jedi-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Return of the Jedi<\/li>\n<li>A Christmas Story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b><br \/>\nScarface<br \/>\nThe Meaning of Life<br \/>\nZelig<br \/>\nConfidentially Yours<br \/>\nLe dernier combat<\/p>\n<h3>1982<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Blade-Runner.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Blade-Runner\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-31637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Blade-Runner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Blade-Runner-227x128.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Blade-Runner-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Man from Snowy River<\/li>\n<li>Annie<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/li>\n<li>Koyaanisqatsi<\/li>\n<li>The Thing<\/li>\n<li>Blade Runner<\/li>\n<li>Fanny and Alexander<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b><br \/>\nThe Dark Crystal<br \/>\nPassion<br \/>\nFitzcarraldo<br \/>\nThe Verdict<br \/>\nThe King of Comedy<\/p>\n<h3>1981<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Raiders.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Raiders\" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-31643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Raiders.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Raiders-292x128.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Raiders-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/li>\n<li>Chariots of Fire<\/li>\n<li>Excalibur<\/li>\n<li>An American Werewolf in London<\/li>\n<li>The Evil Dead<\/li>\n<li>Blow Out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b><br \/>\nDas Boot<br \/>\nThe Woman Next Door<br \/>\nScanners<br \/>\nThief<br \/>\nClash of the Titans<\/p>\n<h3>1980<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Empire-Strikes-Back.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Empire-Strikes-Back\" width=\"600\" height=\"255\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-31639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Empire-Strikes-Back.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Empire-Strikes-Back-301x128.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Empire-Strikes-Back-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Empire Strikes Back<\/li>\n<li>The Shining<\/li>\n<li>Raging Bull<\/li>\n<li>The Elephant Man<\/li>\n<li>The Fog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b><br \/>\nThe Blues Brothers<br \/>\nStardust Memories<br \/>\nThe Last Metro<br \/>\nKagemusha<br \/>\nHeaven&#8217;s Gate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My top ten films for each year of the 1980s. These are always up for revision as I watch more films, revisit ones I&#8217;ve seen before, and think about them over time. I don&#8217;t really believe in top &#8220;ten&#8221; lists, despite using the common nomenclature for the title of this page, nor do I hold [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":28561,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32458,"url":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/best-of-this-year\/2012-favorites\/","url_meta":{"origin":29372,"position":0},"title":"2012 Favorites","author":"Jandy","date":"January 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"2012 Films What I Loved What I Liked What I Thought Was Okay What I Didn't Like Overall Stats Total films seen ever: 2942 Total films seen in 2012 (first-time watches): 102 Total rewatches in 2012: 40 Total films seen in theatres in 2012: 72 (plus 14 rewatches) Total 2012\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":29401,"url":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/watching\/films-ive-seen\/my-top-tens-1920s\/","url_meta":{"origin":29372,"position":1},"title":"My Top Tens: 1920s","author":"Jandy","date":"November 13, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"My top ten films for each year of the 2010s. 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