Ranking the best movies of the 1980's

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  • Опубликовано: 28 дек 2024

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  • @lionshistoryandgeography
    @lionshistoryandgeography Год назад +30

    I think the two remaining movies are Heathers and Blade Runner

    • @vthextra
      @vthextra  Год назад +11

      Yep!

    • @steveclarke6257
      @steveclarke6257 Год назад +5

      I actually remember watching Blade Runner in a double header with a film called Outlander ...with Sean Connery that was a High Noon in space

    • @weepingscorpion8739
      @weepingscorpion8739 Год назад +2

      @@steveclarke6257 Wow, Blade Runner and Outland on the same night? That's a great lineup!

  • @Mr.PoliticallyIncorrect
    @Mr.PoliticallyIncorrect Год назад +10

    I've seen Scarface like 20 times, but ive noticed it's a movie that you either love or hate. Absolutely love it personally

  • @ahhculdee
    @ahhculdee Год назад +3

    The Thing is a great psychological horror movie. Kurt Russell kills it

  • @hwamez1651
    @hwamez1651 Год назад +14

    You switched EST and ROJ, makes sense as they are rather small pictures

    • @sickzappybeef9209
      @sickzappybeef9209 Год назад +2

      It’s not a big deal, but it annoyed me so much lol

    • @davidius74
      @davidius74 2 месяца назад

      I was going to say the same thing

  • @brandonlovelady8659
    @brandonlovelady8659 Год назад +1

    We see eye-to-eye on the Last Crusade! Such an underrated film compared to its predecessors imho.

  • @robertstrommer2778
    @robertstrommer2778 Год назад +15

    The thing is widely considered the best horror movie of all time to so many different critics
    As a crazy big horror fan seeing you put it in no thanks made me laugh! Lol I love it but if you don’t like horror that makes sense

    • @steelepartridge6954
      @steelepartridge6954 Год назад +2

      It’s an amazing film

    • @MrRezRising
      @MrRezRising Год назад

      I had a feeling it wasn't going to do well here. 🙂
      Top five best films of all time for me, and best horror overall.

  • @franzferdinand5810
    @franzferdinand5810 Год назад +4

    Completely agree the best star wars movie is Rogue One! Great taste. I find it really hard to find people who agree. I just love the gritty reality while still feeling like the OT. Same goes for the new Andor show, absolutely loved it.

    • @vthextra
      @vthextra  Год назад +1

      I'm watching Andor now. Really good too.

    • @MrRezRising
      @MrRezRising Год назад +1

      Best sw movie since Empire. Great war flick, basically.

    • @jenniferpajor5365
      @jenniferpajor5365 Год назад +1

      I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks Rogue One is the best Star Wars movie.

  • @thiagots85
    @thiagots85 Год назад +9

    "Trading places", "Trains , planes and automobiles", "The running man", "Child's Play" and some others were really missing in this list

    • @lew115
      @lew115 11 месяцев назад

      Trains , planes and automobiles?

    • @NatoBro
      @NatoBro 11 месяцев назад

      @@lew115 great movie!

  • @kingedwardthe3rd
    @kingedwardthe3rd Год назад +2

    Personally, some movies I'd add to this tier list are 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles', 'Witness', 'When Harry Met Sally', 'Amadeus', 'Tootsie', and 'Dangerous Liaisons'
    I'm not much of a horror fan, either, but I really enjoyed 'The Thing'. Worth watching again if you haven't seen it since the 80s

  • @Thaymes
    @Thaymes Год назад +2

    Love the VTH extra videos

  • @Tasukeoftheflame
    @Tasukeoftheflame Год назад +3

    You mentioned that Aliens kicked off a franchise. It may seem knit-picky, but I just wanted to point out that Aliens is the sequel to the 1977 classic Alien.

  • @raymondbennett4351
    @raymondbennett4351 Год назад +1

    Would love for you to keep doing these types of videos!!

  • @nonyabusiness2913
    @nonyabusiness2913 Год назад

    Aw man. I thought I was going to be the one to get this channel to 10k! Regardless, love these off topic videos, please make more.

  • @jenniferpajor5365
    @jenniferpajor5365 Год назад +2

    I agree, mostly. For me, Breakfast Club is watch every time, as is Sixteen Candles though I realize how problematic it is looking through a 2023 lens. The Princess Bride is another that I will watch every time. Those three go back to when I was in college and had only a few DVDs (this was also pre-Netflix) so I just watched the same few over and over. I have never seen Die Hard, but it’s one I’ve been meaning to watch. Most of the movies on your No Thanks tier are movies I haven’t seen (the exception being Who Framed Roger Rabbit), but I don’t think I would like them anyway.

  • @papaquonis
    @papaquonis Год назад +1

    I never understood what the big deal with Scarface was. You ranked it higher than I would have.

  • @AMERICANNERD76
    @AMERICANNERD76 Год назад +2

    I'm surprised you don't like Who Framed Roger Rabbit because it's got a great story, great characters, and mind-blowing effects that still hold up today! It's also a pretty subtle allegory on racism when you do a deep-dive into it. Also, I that the first Rambo movie is the nest out of that franchise solely for Stallone's monolog at the end, where he, as Rambo, just lets out all of his pain and suffering from the war and coming back home. That scene was Oscar worthy, in my opinion

  • @bloyear
    @bloyear 11 месяцев назад

    Curious if you've seen Amadeus from 1984 and where'd you put it in on this tier list. Personally it's one of my favorites and it would go into watch every time it's on tier. Except it's never on tv! so i have to put it on Amazon Prime. Seen it close to a thousand times in the last 15 years lol. Love the channel and of course love the OG VTH channel.

  • @6blockproblemsolver
    @6blockproblemsolver Год назад

    I didn't know you had this channel W video 💯

  • @ChristianSirianni
    @ChristianSirianni Год назад +6

    NIIIIICE:):):):) Also, do the ranking of your favorite 80s songs:):):):)

  • @itsaUSBline
    @itsaUSBline Год назад +4

    The Shining (the film) is really more of a Stanley Kubrick story than a Stephen King story. It's very different from the novel and really only borrows the setting and general premise of it. Incredibly work of art if you're interested in the art of filmmaking, but I can understand that if thrillers really aren't your vibe, and you aren't super into the techniques on display in terms of the filmmaking, that it might not be the most appealing for you.

  • @alanbilton2547
    @alanbilton2547 Год назад +1

    Blade runner and heathers. Both great movies. Plus big trouble in little China disappeared off the list as you can see it quite clearly on the thumb nail.

  • @mudnarchist
    @mudnarchist Год назад +1

    Putting The Thing any lower than S tier is absolute sacrilege.

  • @gamelandmaster3680
    @gamelandmaster3680 Год назад +2

    I don't quite understand why Amadeus (1984) isn't on the list considering it was the best picture for 1984 (and defeated Places of the Heart) but alright, no hard feelings, I'll just cry in a corner now.
    If it was on the list what would you rank it? I would probably put it at the top.

  • @tokutexascosplay5066
    @tokutexascosplay5066 Год назад +3

    I haven't seen these yet but i really hope Back To The Future, Jaws and Top Gun are top tier

  • @ttaayylloorrmmtt
    @ttaayylloorrmmtt Год назад +5

    Finally! The content I want a history expert to really delve into!

  • @robdixon7732
    @robdixon7732 Год назад

    Totally agree with Ghostbusters. I've probably seen that more than any other movie. Also Airplane is a must watch for me every time.

  • @drewhunkins7192
    @drewhunkins7192 11 месяцев назад

    My list of the best movies of the 1980s, in no particular order:
    1.) Baby, It's You
    2.) Drugstore Cowboy
    3.) Melvin and Howard
    4.) Atlantic City
    5.) Raging Bull
    6.) Reds
    7.) Roger & Me
    8.) Blade Runner
    9.) Full Metal Jacket
    10.) Last Exit to Brooklyn
    11.) Repo Man
    12.) Raiders of the Lost Ark
    13.) Empire Strikes Back
    14.) River's Edge
    15.) Risky Business

  • @Thaymes
    @Thaymes Год назад +1

    You should do a 90s version

  • @Attackz
    @Attackz Год назад +1

    Rogue one is a great shout for best Star Wars film. Great movie.

  • @alexschusch7906
    @alexschusch7906 Год назад +1

    E.T is basically THE childhood trauma of one of my uncles. He was 5 years old when it came out and E.T scared the s*it out of him that he started crying in the theater everytime he was full on screen.

  • @thefailedartist6344
    @thefailedartist6344 6 месяцев назад +1

    Damn I love horror movies. But I’m glad you are clear about your bias

  • @sonofhawaii4227
    @sonofhawaii4227 Год назад

    Breakfast Club is a definite rewatch EVERY single time! That movie was a big part of my childhood!

  • @tylerlucas3752
    @tylerlucas3752 11 месяцев назад

    Absolutely Stand By Me is 100% re-watch every time. Probably my favorite movie. Every time it is on, I watch it. Same with Ghostbusters. Classic movies.

  • @weepingscorpion8739
    @weepingscorpion8739 Год назад +4

    6:00 The best line is another of Sean Connery's: "She talks in her sleep." Gets me every time. :D But yes, best Indiana Jones movie for sure.
    8:00 The Goonies was directed by Superman and Lethal Weapon (actual best Christmas movie!) director, Richard Donner.
    9:45 The Terminator mid tier? No way, that's a watch every time. And yes, it is better than the sequel. I'll die on that hill.
    17:30 I mean OK, I get it from your standpoint as a non-horror, non-thriller guy, but c'mon, sure it's at least a good movie. That said, I do find the original movie from 1979 to be better. (I'm living life dangerously by liking T1 and Alien better than T2 and Aliens, yes, I know I am, fight me!)
    18:55 Yes! Ghostbusters is a watch every time.
    20:30 What? First Blood is a watch every time, c'mon. But OK, if you prefer the action, then I get it, Rambo First Blood Part II or even Rambo III is for you then.
    And Blade Runner is also a watch every time.

    • @vthextra
      @vthextra  Год назад

      That's why I corrected myself about Goonies and said Chris Columbus was a writer for that one.

    • @weepingscorpion8739
      @weepingscorpion8739 Год назад

      @@vthextra My bad. I must have missed that.

  • @chronogamer7901
    @chronogamer7901 Год назад

    This is an excellent list. Mine is nearly identical to yours, but I would just put Back to the Future and Aliens higher :) I'm glad someone recognizes the superiority of Return of the Jedi and Last Crusade. The final dual between Luke and Vader in Jedi with the emperor's theme swelling in the background is one of my favorite scenes in film. Last Crusade has the best lines a humor in that series, and the thank chase is great.

  • @stephenparker6362
    @stephenparker6362 Год назад +3

    Hi, Chris. I would put Airplane in the top tier, even though I've seen it many times it still makes me laugh. My two favourite 80s movies aren't in the list. Trading Places was best 80s film, all that for a bet of 1 dollar and War Games was my second favourite, the thought of a computer learning by playing noughts and crosses was so good.

  • @alexamerling79
    @alexamerling79 Год назад

    Das Boot and Full Metal Jacket are my favorite 80s movies.

  • @stuarttaylor1799
    @stuarttaylor1799 11 месяцев назад

    Talking of early Tom Hanks films. Have you seen Mazes & Monsters?

  • @chinahepcat
    @chinahepcat 2 месяца назад

    I agree about Rogue One but acknowledge that without the other Star Wars films, it would be hard to call it great. Agree about Die Hard, Raiders 1 and 3, Stand by Me, Ghostbusters,....... Bladerunner, Princess Bride, Caddyshack, Back to the Future, ET are S tier for me.

  • @instantbadass
    @instantbadass Год назад +1

    Im surprised that list didnt include Batman or Spaceballs.

  • @drfenderfunk
    @drfenderfunk 2 месяца назад

    (Making this one before I even watch your video so I don’t upset you deliberately this time, haha)
    My ranking:
    S Tier -
    The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, The Thing, Airplane!, Ghostbusters, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Empire Strikes Back, Die Hard, Raging Bull, Back to the Future, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Aliens, Blade Runner, This is Spinal Tap
    A Tier -
    The Terminator, The Last Crusade, The Breakfast Club, E.T., Gremlins, A Christmas Story, Platoon, Caddyshack, Scarface, Beetlejuice, First Blood, Goonies, Princess Bride
    B Tier -
    Pretty in Pink, Return of the Jedi, Big, Nightmare on Elm Street, Poltergeist, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
    C Tier -
    Temple of Doom, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Top Gun (I would put Maverick at A Tier though)
    Have not seen in a really long time or ever -
    Stand by Me, Evil Dead, Risky Business, The Untouchables

  • @Jason-35D
    @Jason-35D Год назад

    Spinal Tap, I didn’t watch it when it came out, but it started Christopher Guest’s mockumentary series that I love now. His mockumentaries are incredibly funny, and maybe a bit too crass.

  • @stevealharris6669
    @stevealharris6669 3 месяца назад

    Need to do a tier list of U.S & Non American War films too.

  • @davidius74
    @davidius74 2 месяца назад

    Glad you put all the horror movies at the bottom. I don't like them either and they all basically have the same premise when it comes down to it. As for the rest of the list I agree with most of it though I would move Big, Breakfast club and 16 candles up and also untouchables (despite it being loose with history) but move A Christmas Story (never seen it), Rambo (not a fan of Sly), Nightmare on Elm Street down.

  • @anitatereszczuk3967
    @anitatereszczuk3967 Год назад +1

    Me: Alright, I will respectfully listen to your opinion
    Also me: WHAT DO YOU MEAN GREMLINS IS JUST GOOD MOVIE?!
    This is honestly my favourite Christmas movie. Watch it every year while doing the Christmas preparations 😂

  • @adamzagotti1637
    @adamzagotti1637 Год назад

    I have only seen 12 of those films and I was born in the 80’s! Wow

  • @c71score
    @c71score Год назад

    The Untouchables is my all-time favorite movie, but I 100% get where you're coming from on the accuracy.

  • @patricklynch6771
    @patricklynch6771 Год назад

    Would have liked to have seen on the list: Glory, Gandhi, Rain Man, Chariots of Fire, The Natural, Field of Dreams, Out Africa, Ordinary People. It seemed that the selection steered away from sports films, which is odd. Thoughts?!

  • @adrianbryan6103
    @adrianbryan6103 Год назад

    I swear the opening ark scene in Raiders of the Loat Ark was the best gory deaths in all of the franchise for me. Dietrich, Toht, and Belloq deaths are still shockingly epic to me. 🙂

  • @theanii_waffles3343
    @theanii_waffles3343 Год назад +2

    No Naked Gun?
    d i s a p p o i n t e d

  • @titansfan4215
    @titansfan4215 6 месяцев назад

    I fully agree with your Raging Bull assessment. I try to find the greatness in it over the years and just can’t. Jake LaMotta was a very angry man with a lot of problems. He’s always angry, abusive, and violent. What is there to really enjoy?

  • @charlesschwartz6952
    @charlesschwartz6952 Год назад

    Hi Chris,
    Comment out of the blue here, but thought it might be a fun subject to explore.
    Can you do a video on animals that served in the US armed forces? Animals like Cher Ami who saved the lost battalion in WW I and SGT Reckless who hauled rounds in Korea would be interesting and appealing topics to recount.
    Thanks for all the countless hours we have spent learning history together (even if you were there in the form of a prerecorded video). I’ve learned a lot and rediscovered my love for history because of you.
    All the best,
    Charlie

  • @achimidler8015
    @achimidler8015 10 месяцев назад

    Missed Blade Runner with Harrison Ford. My favorite movie of all time.

  • @cadengeer7961
    @cadengeer7961 Год назад

    Regardless of everything else said in this, it's wonderful to know that you are of the (correct) opinion that Last Crusade is the best IJ movie.

  • @Shifty69569
    @Shifty69569 Год назад

    Absolutly agree with Rogue 1. My freind group and I fight about it a lot but Rogue 1 is one of the only new ones I can stand.

  • @Khajiitslayer
    @Khajiitslayer Год назад +2

    Gotta disagree on the Rambo. I thought first blood was the best one, something about how some soldiers were treated after coming back from Vietnam and PTSD hit me. Others ones were good too just different, hoping for some more lists in the future

  • @nicholasramezzano8346
    @nicholasramezzano8346 Год назад

    how about a Ralph Macchio movie from 1986 called Crossroads about Robert Johnson's supposed "lost tracks"?

  • @viggowiin
    @viggowiin 2 месяца назад

    Good stuff

  • @Pringlec4n09
    @Pringlec4n09 Год назад

    i would’ve put back to the future at the very top tier. for me, you can’t beat it

  • @alexschusch7906
    @alexschusch7906 Год назад

    I had 5 on the vth bingo, did somebody had more?

  • @stevealharris6669
    @stevealharris6669 3 месяца назад

    I remember having to beg my Mum to let me watch the Evil dead (it being an 18 certificate here in the UK)
    After the poor woman & the tree bit I went to bed - never could get into it.
    What is scary is how many I've got on 4K,Blu ray & DVD.
    Don't think Stephen King likes the film of the Shining much either.

  • @robnjake
    @robnjake 11 месяцев назад

    C'mon now, Cate Blanchett is in Kindom of the Crystal Skull..?

  • @ecp7239
    @ecp7239 Год назад +1

    The one you skipped on was blade runner. Really good ridley scott movie definitely recommend you give it a try.

  • @kieranfrancke790
    @kieranfrancke790 Год назад

    Totally agree with Die Hard. But any Star Wars is in the top tier except for Episode I. Chris Columbus directed the first two Harry Potter movies too.c

  • @Palasdin
    @Palasdin 11 месяцев назад

    Not gonna lie one movie I will always stop channel surfing for is Bloodsport.

  • @goranurengard
    @goranurengard Год назад

    I remember when one of my class mates, who was called The Moose¨¨, brought Evil Dead to school and we watched it in class. I almost got lynched when I could'nt stop laughing during the movie. I thought it was hilarious.

  • @ahhculdee
    @ahhculdee Год назад +3

    Gotta disagree with you on the horror classics man

  • @CharlieJ69
    @CharlieJ69 Год назад

    My favorite movie of not just the 80s but all time is missing from the list: Excalibur
    Great movie, introduced me to Arthurian legend
    Plus had some a few soon, or later, to be big names: Gabriel Bryne (Uther Pendragon), Patrick Stewart (Leodegrance), Helen Mirren (Morganna Le Fey, and Liam Neeson (Sir Gawain)

  • @Shifty69569
    @Shifty69569 Год назад

    Could you do 90’s too? I feel like that would be nostalgic for at least some of us born 10 years later haha

  • @glory2christcmj702
    @glory2christcmj702 Год назад

    10:40 for me, The Shining is the most disturbing and scary movie I've ever seen 😂

  • @bababooey8330
    @bababooey8330 11 месяцев назад

    Love the list and agree with most of it but where are the rocky movies?? Rocky 4 is an east watch every time for me

  • @martintaylor9962
    @martintaylor9962 Год назад

    Batman, Flight of the Navigator, The Accused...

  • @First-Name--Last-Name
    @First-Name--Last-Name Год назад +1

    I personally love the Thing

  • @claregale9011
    @claregale9011 Год назад

    Breakfast club , St Elmos fire , pretty in pink . All fab films , evening from Kent, England 🖐

  • @MrRezRising
    @MrRezRising Год назад

    Gremlins invented PG13.
    Stephen King's best book for me was Different Seasons, all non horror, incliding Shawshank and Stand by Me.
    Btw, the book First Blood is VERY good.

  • @Letterman0412
    @Letterman0412 Год назад +2

    Wow, I strongly disagree on so many movies. Just goes to show how different tastes can be.

  • @alanbilton2547
    @alanbilton2547 Год назад

    Also weird science and trading places disappeared too. Weird

  • @big8dog887
    @big8dog887 Год назад

    I'm a little surprised that Dirty Dancing wasn't in that list. Women absolutely loved that movie. Speaking as a guy, it was watchable, really good soundtrack. As far as that genre, It was better than Flashdance, not as good as Footloose.

  • @homersimpson5821
    @homersimpson5821 Год назад

    Gary Marshall almost cast Robert De Niro in Big in Tom Hanks Role.

  • @generalismoGrosMichel
    @generalismoGrosMichel 8 месяцев назад

    The newest Christmas Story movie was actually pretty good.

  • @foodpoisoning2
    @foodpoisoning2 Год назад +1

    As a horror fan, this list killed me 😂

  • @dannyg6939
    @dannyg6939 Год назад

    Love the movie content

  • @ImCaptainCabbage
    @ImCaptainCabbage Год назад

    The only one I disagree with strongly enough to make a comment about it, for me Karate Kid is top tier. But that just might be it’s the movie that got me into martial arts, something I’m still into today.

  • @williamwallaceoftheus8033
    @williamwallaceoftheus8033 Год назад

    Batman 89 not on the list. Thoughts?

    • @Joggingtom
      @Joggingtom Год назад

      And The Wall, I know that isn't too popular, but it still did win an award for best movie soundtrack

  • @XaviRonaldo0
    @XaviRonaldo0 Год назад

    The only Die Hard I've seen is With a Vengeance. Sammy J made that movie

  • @JebusMatoi
    @JebusMatoi 11 месяцев назад

    Just goes to show how great Nightmare on Elm Street is when a non-horror fan puts it in "good".

  • @Rhymethyme33
    @Rhymethyme33 Год назад

    BTTF I would watch every day if I could

  • @beckycaughel7557
    @beckycaughel7557 Год назад

    Well I’ve always known that my teeth were different than the majority. But this really shows it lol! Because almost everyone of them was no thanks or meh. Yes I’m weird I know!

  • @DB2-3
    @DB2-3 11 месяцев назад

    I’m sorry Chris but Scarface is easily S+++ tier 😂😂

  • @doylesgirl73
    @doylesgirl73 Год назад

    The Princess Bride is on my Watch Every Time list. I saw all 3 Back to the Future movies n the theater. I remember having Empire Strikes Back spoiled for me and not beliving the twist was true. I have watched most of these movies but there are some, like Caddy Shack I have skipped. And I never got into A Christmas Story. It would be on my no thanks list. But hey, we all have different tastes in movies. I would have put The Thing in the Good Movie rank.

  • @karrenbrown8453
    @karrenbrown8453 Год назад

    16 Candles & Poltergeist need to be up at least 2 tiers!! StarWars & sand by me down 1 tier. Die Hard IS the best Christmas movie!! The list is missing - Body Heat/The Big Chill/

  • @elijahshumate3909
    @elijahshumate3909 Год назад

    Nice mustache good sir

  • @ryanberkowitz5399
    @ryanberkowitz5399 Год назад

    Big Bang Theory has actually ruined raiders of the lost ark for me. If you haven’t seen the episode I won’t say anything other than there’s one big plot hole in the story and I don’t wanna tarnish my memories of the movie 😭😭

  • @starwarsgenius1679
    @starwarsgenius1679 Год назад

    Rogue One is the best Star Wars movie that Disny has made (and will probably ever make). But it is not the best Star Wars movie ever made. That title, in my opnion, goes to Return of the Jedi. Indiana Jones and the Last Cusade is a great film, all of the first three Indiana Jones movies are. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a dud. The poster for the new one looks very traditional, I hope the movie is good too. I enjoyed watching the Breakfast Club. E.T. is also a good movie. I loved A Christmas Story

  • @williampennjr.4448
    @williampennjr.4448 10 месяцев назад

    Empire Strikes Back is the best movies of the 80's.

  • @bertmustin
    @bertmustin Год назад

    Completely disagree on The Thing. Besides that, I mostly agree with your rankings.

  • @jeffredfern3744
    @jeffredfern3744 Год назад

    Raging Bull is the best film of the decade.

  • @yergesc
    @yergesc Год назад

    How Trading Places, Coming to America, Planes Trains and Automobiles is not on this list… tiermaker needs their heads checked

  • @benjaminroe311ify
    @benjaminroe311ify 11 месяцев назад

    The Princess Bride is one of the most rewatchable of all movies of ALL TIME. I'm not obsessed with it. But I definitely keep watching it if I catch it on lol. "Good Movie" heh!

  • @jameslars7391
    @jameslars7391 Год назад +1

    I have to disagree with you on who framed Roger rabbit I do love that movie and I still think it’s one of the best examples of combining live action and animation.