80's period pieces
05-14-10 | 10:35 PM
#27
DVD Talk Legend
Re: 80's period pieces
Wet Hot American Summer was barely '80s. If they didn't actually tell when the movie was set, I would have guessed it was definitely '70s.
05-14-10 | 11:10 PM
#29
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Re: 80's period pieces
05-14-10 | 11:12 PM
#30
DVD Talk Special Edition
06-06-11 | 12:16 AM
#36
Thread Starter
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: 80's period pieces
Even in comedies, they don't go far enough. You never see the big, crazy looking perms on women.
Last edited by Yeti4623; 06-07-11 at 04:10 AM.
06-06-11 | 05:20 AM
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06-06-11 | 06:51 PM
#46
Re: 80's period pieces
House of the Devil was the best one. It felt like I either time traveled to the 80s or that this had been actually made back then.
American Psycho was awesome but it felt like every time an 80s reference was made it almost felt like a wink*wink nudge*nudge moment especially since the story was a critique of that era. The night life segments actually felt authentic though.
Donnie Darko had visual clues to remind you it was set in the 80s like the mom reading IT, talk about Smurfs, but it just as well could have took place in the 90s or 2000s. Donnie himself looked like a goth/emo kid.
American Psycho was awesome but it felt like every time an 80s reference was made it almost felt like a wink*wink nudge*nudge moment especially since the story was a critique of that era. The night life segments actually felt authentic though.
Donnie Darko had visual clues to remind you it was set in the 80s like the mom reading IT, talk about Smurfs, but it just as well could have took place in the 90s or 2000s. Donnie himself looked like a goth/emo kid.
06-06-11 | 06:55 PM
#47
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Re: 80's period pieces
Take Me Home Tonight
