{"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":"2011-11-09T13:29:50","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T21:29:50","slug":"my-top-tens-1980s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/?page_id=29372","title":{"rendered":"My Top Tens: 1980s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2019ve seen before, and think about them over time. The films as listed in the \u201cBest of Year\u201d section are held fast at the end of the year (and include a listing of all films I saw that year as well as films released that year).<\/p>\n

Oh, and I don\u2019t really believe in top \u201cten\u201d lists, despite using the common nomenclature for the title of this page. This is going to be the top several films of each year, down to whatever point I think the films stop being worthy of inclusion. Might be eight one year, might be twenty-three another.<\/p>\n

1989<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Henry V<\/li>\n
  2. Crimes and Misdemeanors<\/li>\n
  3. Do the Right Thing<\/li>\n
  4. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/li>\n
  5. Back to the Future Part II<\/li>\n
  6. When Harry Met Sally…<\/li>\n
  7. Batman<\/li>\n
  8. The Little Mermaid<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    TOP TEN YET TO SEE<\/b>
    \nThe Decalogue
    \nThe Abyss
    \nHeathers
    \nKiki’s Delivery Service
    \nsex, lies, and videotape<\/p>\n

    1988<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Cinema Paradiso<\/li>\n
    2. Die Hard<\/li>\n
    3. Wings of Desire<\/li>\n
    4. Grave of the Fireflies<\/li>\n
    5. Akira<\/li>\n
    6. Who Framed Roger Rabbit<\/li>\n
    7. The Last Temptation of Christ<\/li>\n
    8. A Fish Called Wanda<\/li>\n
    9. Scrooged<\/li>\n
    10. Rain Man<\/li>\n
    11. The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/li>\n
    12. My Neighbor Totoro<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
      \nThey Live
      \nA Short Film About Killing
      \nWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
      \nFrantic
      \nThe Vanishing<\/p>\n

      1987<\/h3>\n

      \"\"<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. The Princess Bride<\/li>\n
      2. The Untouchables<\/li>\n
      3. Au revoir les enfants<\/li>\n
      4. Radio Days<\/li>\n
      5. Evil Dead 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
        \nFull Metal Jacket
        \nPredator
        \nPlanes, Trains and Automobiles
        \nBroadcast News
        \nRoboCop<\/p>\n

        1986<\/h3>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Hannah and Her Sisters<\/li>\n
        2. Aliens<\/li>\n
        3. A Room With a View<\/li>\n
        4. Jean de Florette<\/li>\n
        5. Manon of the Spring<\/li>\n
        6. Blue Velvet<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
          \nThe Fly
          \nBig Trouble in Little China
          \nLittle Shop of Horrors
          \nStand By Me
          \nA Better Tomorrow<\/p>\n

          1985<\/h3>\n

          \"\"<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. The Breakfast Club<\/li>\n
          2. After Hours<\/li>\n
          3. Clue<\/li>\n
          4. Ran<\/li>\n
          5. Back to the Future<\/li>\n
          6. Brazil<\/li>\n
          7. 28 Up<\/li>\n
          8. The Purple Rose of Cairo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
            \nPee-Wee’s Big Adventure
            \nThe Goonies
            \nNausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
            \nDetective
            \nLegend<\/p>\n

            1984<\/h3>\n

            \"\"<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. This is Spinal Tap<\/li>\n
            2. Blood Simple<\/li>\n
            3. Boy Meets Girl<\/li>\n
            4. The Terminator<\/li>\n
            5. Amadeus<\/li>\n
            6. The Neverending Story<\/li>\n
            7. Gremlins<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
              \nOnce Upon a Time in America
              \nParis, Texas
              \nThe Karate Kid
              \nSixteen Candles
              \nStranger Than Paradise<\/p>\n

              1983<\/h3>\n

              \"\"<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Return of the Jedi<\/li>\n
              2. A Christmas Story<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                \nScarface
                \nThe Meaning of Life
                \nZelig
                \nConfidentially Yours
                \nLe dernier combat<\/p>\n

                1982<\/h3>\n

                \"\"<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Blade Runner<\/li>\n
                2. The Man from Snow River<\/li>\n
                3. The Thing<\/li>\n
                4. Koyaanisqatsi<\/li>\n
                5. Annie<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                  \nStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
                  \nFanny and Alexander
                  \nThe Dark Crystal
                  \nPassion
                  \nFast Times at Ridgemont High<\/p>\n

                  1981<\/h3>\n

                  \"\"<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/li>\n
                  2. Chariots of Fire<\/li>\n
                  3. Excalibur<\/li>\n
                  4. An American Werewolf in London<\/li>\n
                  5. The Evil Dead<\/li>\n
                  6. Blow Out<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                    \nDas Boot
                    \nTime Bandits
                    \nScanners
                    \nThief
                    \nClash of the Titans<\/p>\n

                    1980<\/h3>\n

                    \"\"<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. The Empire Strikes Back<\/li>\n
                    2. The Shining<\/li>\n
                    3. Raging Bull<\/li>\n
                    4. The Elephant Man<\/li>\n
                    5. The Fog<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                      \nThe Blues Brothers
                      \nStardust Memories
                      \nThe Last Metro
                      \nKagemusha
                      \nSuperman II<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      My top ten films for each year of the 1980s. These are always up for revision as I watch more films, revisit ones I\u2019ve seen before, and think about them over time. The films as listed in the \u201cBest of Year\u201d section are held fast at the end of the year (and include a listing  [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":28561,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29372"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29372\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}