The '80's: My Top 20 Films

I am a sucker for 80's movies even if they are terrible like Summer School or Kickboxer but I thought it was time to put them in a definitive list. Seeing as it was the best decade for films ever!

Now I know I am going to offend some of you by not including some of your favourites - it was a very hard decision and I could easily go back and forth on a few of them but remember this is only my opinion. Anyway I hope you enjoy reminiscing with me!

 Here are my top 20 favourite movies from the '80's:

1. Aliens (Special Edition)

  2. The Goonies

3. Empire Strikes Back

4. Back to the Future

5. Ferris Buellers Day Off

6. Raiders of the Lost Ark

7. Die Hard

8. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

 9. Predator

10. Deads Poets Society

11. The Untouchables

12. Stand by Me

13. Big 

14. The Terminator

15. Ghostbusters

16. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade

17. Lethal Weapon

18. Uncle Buck

19. The Karate Kid

20. The Great Outdoors

Runner's Up: Gremlins, The Thing, Trading Places, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning Vietnam, Return of the Jedi, Blade Runner, Beverly Hills Cop, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, The lost Boys, Coming to America, Romancing the Stone, RoboCop, First Blood, Mad Max, The Blues Brothers, Rain man, National Lampoons Vacation and Xmas Vacation, Pretty in Pink, Scarface, Weird Science, Field of Dreams, Glory, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, April Fools Day, Risky Business, Revenge of the Nerds, Rocky 4, The Big Blue, The Naked Gun, Crocodile Dundee, Mississippi Burning, Witness, Stripes, Parenthood, The Burbs, Twins, Dragnet, Monster Squad, 3 Men and a Baby and Brewsters Millions. 

See I told you it was a great decade!! 

My Top 10 Films where Kids Rule!

This summer there have been 3 brilliant films (The Way Way back, The Kings of Summer and Mud) that have centred on the children/teens or seen standout performances from their young cast. 

For some reason I am drawn to such films maybe out of nostalgia or because I work with students but whatever it is I always enjoy them. It got me thinking what other great movies their are with kids/teens at the core, here are my top ten...

1. The Goonies

  

2. Super 8

3. Stand By Me

4. Leon: The Professional

5. Home Alone 1 & 2

6. Juno

7. Win Win

8. Big

 
9. The Karate Kid

 

10. Uncle Buck

10.a E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (can't believe I forgot this one 1st time around) 

 
Runner's Up: Mean Girls, Little Miss Sunshine, Weird Science, About a Boy, Sixteen Candles, True Grit, Finding Forrester and Crazy Stupid Love.

What did I miss?