Best Film of 1985 (ongoing survey) - Page 2

Trout · 03-30-02, 08:52 PM

I would choose RAN. An amazing and epic film. I would like to see more films like that.

JonTurner · 03-30-02, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DrRingDing
on a different note, JonTurner, when you going to do the best film of 2001 thread?!
-di doctor-

Probably by the end of the summer (it'll be at least that long 'til I get a good sense of my pick for the best of 2001

- heck I won't have seen Monster's Ball 'til June or Lord of the Rings 'til August just to name a few)... it'll be one of the last, if not the last best of thread

Sunday Morning · 03-30-02, 10:58 PM

1985

#1 AFTER HOURS

02. to live and die in l.a.
03. back to the future
04. brazil
05. blood simple
06. ran
07. prizzi’s honor
08. just one of the guys (!)
09. the purple rose of cairo
10. re-animator

11. seven minutes in heaven
12. creator
13. lost in america
14. phenomena
15. dance with a stranger
16. desert hearts
17. into the night
18. the sure thing
19. mala noche
20. no end

of note:
the angelic conversation
better off dead
big trouble
the breakfast club
the color purple
desperately seeking susan
flesh & blood
fright night
the funeral (itami)
girls just want to have fun
the goonies
hail mary
heaven help us
the journey of natty gann
key exchange
kiss of the spider woman
the legend of billie jean
lust in the dust
mask
murphy’s romance
my beautiful laundrette
the official story
once bitten
one woman or two
pee-wee’s big adventure
real genius
secret admirer
silverado
the slugger’s wife
smooth talk
st. elmo’s fire
static
streetwise *added
the stuff
sweet dreams
that was then...this is now
the trip to bountiful
tuff turf
vagabond
weird science
what happened to kerouac?
witness
a zed & two noughts

Sunday Morning · 03-30-02, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JonTurner

Ebert:
1) The Color Purple
2) After Hours
3) The Falcon and the Snowman
4) Prizzi's Honor
5) Ran
6) Witness
7) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
8) Lost in America
9) Streetwise
10) Blood Simple

Siskel:
1) Shoah
2) Ran
3) The Color Purple
4) Streetwise
5) Prizzi's Honor
6) The Official Story
7) Mishima
8) The Falcon and the Snowman
9) Back to the Future
10) The Purple Rose of Cairo

Ebert was smoking something in 85...
He picked my favorite high on his list which is cool, but, why mad max beyond thunderdome #7?

the falcon and the snowman made it on both their lists.
I'm not getting that. I didn't care much for that picture.
Am I missing something?

raithen · 03-30-02, 11:09 PM

Legend

-matt

KJROD20 · 03-30-02, 11:56 PM

back to the future

Philzilla · 03-31-02, 12:50 AM

Frank TJ Mackey · 03-31-02, 02:56 AM

----------The Color Purple------------

Johnny Zhivago · 04-01-02, 12:02 PM

Brazil.

HMs to The Color Purple, Blood Simple, Witness and Re-Animator.

grunter · 04-01-02, 12:21 PM

There's absolutely no contest here:

BRAZIL

Jaymole · 04-01-02, 12:28 PM

Ran (edging out Brazil by a hair)

Geofferson · 04-01-02, 03:02 PM

1. Back to the Future
2. After Hours
3. Brazil

D-Ball · 04-01-02, 03:35 PM

Back to the Future

ToddSm66 · 04-01-02, 10:15 PM

1. Brazil
2. Back to the Future
3. The Goonies
4. Better Off Dead
5. Real Genius
6. Pale Rider
7. Remo Williams
8. Explorers
9. Lost in America
10. Cocoon

Meatpants · 04-02-02, 11:15 AM

Man this year was lost.

I'll go w/ Brazil

Gdrlv · 04-02-02, 01:00 PM

Back to the Future...

Followed by Brazil, Better off Dead and the Goonies

Red Dog · 04-02-02, 03:56 PM

Weird Science

cineman · 04-02-02, 04:17 PM

The Color Purple

Damfino · 04-02-02, 04:19 PM

Brazil.

LBPound · 04-04-02, 08:12 PM

Time to start a thread for 1984, methinks.

JonTurner · 04-05-02, 01:31 AM

Yup, it's open.

Back to the Future cleaned up here with 18 votes... this one's ready to close.

1) Back to the Future (18)
2) Brazil / Ran (5 each)
4) The Color Purple (3)

03-30-02, 08:52 PM	#26
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03-30-02, 10:58 PM	#28
Sunday Morning DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: A little bit here and a little bit there. Posts: 2,644	1985 #1 AFTER HOURS 02. to live and die in l.a. 03. back to the future 04. brazil 05. blood simple 06. ran 07. prizzi’s honor 08. just one of the guys (!) 09. the purple rose of cairo 10. re-animator 11. seven minutes in heaven 12. creator 13. lost in america 14. phenomena 15. dance with a stranger 16. desert hearts 17. into the night 18. the sure thing 19. mala noche 20. no end of note: the angelic conversation better off dead big trouble the breakfast club the color purple desperately seeking susan flesh & blood fright night the funeral (itami) girls just want to have fun the goonies hail mary heaven help us the journey of natty gann key exchange kiss of the spider woman the legend of billie jean lust in the dust mask murphy’s romance my beautiful laundrette the official story once bitten one woman or two pee-wee’s big adventure real genius secret admirer silverado the slugger’s wife smooth talk st. elmo’s fire static streetwise added the stuff sweet dreams that was then...this is now the trip to bountiful tuff turf vagabond weird science what happened to kerouac? witness a zed & two noughts Last edited by Sunday Morning; 03-30-02 at 11:02 PM.*

03-31-02, 12:50 AM	#32
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04-01-02, 12:02 PM	#34
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04-01-02, 12:21 PM	#35
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04-05-02, 01:31 AM	#46
JonTurner DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,709	Yup, it's open. Back to the Future cleaned up here with 18 votes... this one's ready to close. 1) Back to the Future (18) 2) Brazil / Ran (5 each) 4) The Color Purple (3)