MartinBlank

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_articles/210/

marty888

Well, anyone can compile a list I guess. Too bad this schmuck (assuming it's not the OP, because I would never call anyone here at DVDTalk a schmuck ... well, rarely) has no sense of humor or appreciation for certain genres.

Dudikoff

That's a horribly written and uninteresting article. Nearly all of the movies mentioned are horror movies, so the author should have made it a "worst 80's horror movie" list. Also, I'm tired of people joking about how terrible 80's movies are. Shut the F up. Just like any decade, the 80's has great, good, decent, and shitty movies.

PS- I love Breakin' and The Gate, and not because they are so baaaaad they are good (hahaha 80's suck lol lol lol big hair, torn jeans, breakdancing lol lol), because they are just plain good movies.

Forum Troll

I've noticed that with most people, the movies they complain about and like to trash are actually the movies they enjoy watching the most, but are just afraid to admit it.

duff beer

I liked Deathstalker. Look at the 80's Sword n Sorcery topic i posted.

caligulathegod

I dunno. Including Troma movies seems a gimmie. They are intentionally bad.

Hiro11

No Gymkata= no sale.

wendersfan

Boy, they really hate Troma.

Cusm

Bad Taste should be the grand champ of awesomely bad.

Geofferson

April Fools Day, The Gate and The Stuff are 3 of my favorites from bad 80s movies.

wmansir

Am I reading a different article? The author says he likes all the movies except Breakin'.

Jaymole

The 80's was the worst decade for film.
The 80's was the worst decade for film.
The 80's was the worst decade for film.
The 80's was the worst decade for film.
The 80's was the worst decade for film.
The 80's was the worst decade for film.
The 80's was the worst decade for film.
The 80's was the worst decade for film.
The 80's was....

UAIOE

The decade did give me "Back to the Future", "Aliens", "Terminator" and a bunch more movies i like.

But i still don't like or miss the 1980's.

Damfino

The absence of Leonard Part 6 also questions their credibility.

Randy Miller III

That page layout makes my eyes bleed.

Buttmunker

They Call Me Bruce is the best worst movie ever. I love it.

DRG

I don't get why April Fool's Day is on there. It doesn't even have the campy/schlocky feel that most of the other entries on the list have. There are certainly dozens of 80s slasher flicks that could be considered more "bad" by those standards. Aerobicide, Splatter Univesity...

Sex Fiend

Dudikoff, it figures you would feel that way. Your whole career was made up of terrible 80's movies.

Still, all kidding aside, I like several movies on the list. I'm guessing this list may have been meant more as a (sort of) backhanded tribute rather than a putdown of those movies.

Buford T Pusser

That guy's page could make a list for the top 10 worst top 10 movie lists.

Troy Stiffler

Gosh. Just roughly off the top of my head...

Die Hard
Lethal Weapon
ET
To Live and Die in LA
Platoon
Brazil
Indy Jones

There were some great movies then. MANY really stand the test of time. Remember, not everyone was sniffing lines and sporting big hairdoos. The 80's were just as good as the 90's, or maybe even the 70's (I will argue if you want). Do some research on the subject.

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Awesomely bad is definately a backhanded tribute - generally dealing with dated fashion. The guy is NOT belittling those movies...

Glad to see Meet the Feebles. I'm suprised THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI isn't on there. That's actually the very first thing that came to mind. Wasn't UHF 1989? Or maybe ZAPPED? Or the one where the white dude turns himself black?

I don't know how you found that site. But it's definately just some dude posting cool stuff that interests him. It's not Rolling fucking Stone, you know. Stop makin' fun of the guy.

Dudikoff

Maybe I was too hard on the author of the list. Sometimes I just feel like the 80's gets a raw deal. There was actual substance to some of the entertainment that came out of that decade. Remember, for the most part, gigantic-bloated budget action flicks like Armageddon and MI:2 didn't hit thier stride until the 1990's.

SuprVgeta

The only movie on that list I've ever even heard of is the Toxic Avenger...

Neeb

Missing...

The Apple

Joysticks

YOR! Hunter from the Future

Red Sonja

I could go on...

Comfort Eagle

The Toxic Avenger was pure class, man.

duff beer

80's are my favorite decade of the post-cultural revolution decades of the 70's, 80's, 90's.
Along with the previous list mentioned i'll add
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Das Boot
Predator
The Terminator
Blade Runner
Road Warrior
The Shining
Scarface