My Top 10 Movies from the 80's

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I usually change my mind as there are so many good movies from that error. I'm definitely 100% on my top 5 though. But non the less I may feel look redoing this one day.

10) Ghostbusters (1984)

9) Spaceballs (1987)

8) Batman (1989)

7) The Terminator (1984)

6) Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983)

5) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

4) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

3) Back to the Future (1985)

2) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Honourable Mentions - Die Hard, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Robocop, The Goonies, Back to the Future Part II, The Little Mermaid, Superman II.

1) Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Batman 1989
The Terminator
Tron
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Escape From New York
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Ghostbusters
Top Gun
Gremlins
Raging Bull

Honorable Mentions:
The Goonies
Blow Out
Blood Simple
Raising Arizona
Blade Runner
The Shining

In no particular order -

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi
Blade Runner
The Hitcher
Angel Heart
The Thing
Re-Animator
Blue Velvet
Conan The Barbarian
The Shining

I'm not good at these top 10s, and I realize there's a lot of great 80s films I've yet to see, but here's a couple of my favourites:

Big: Tom Hanks grows up from a 10 year old kid to an adult after making a wish at a magic fortune telling machine at the fun fair. He quickly learns that being all grown up is not as fun as it's cracked up to be.

Platoon: Oliver Stone's first entry in his 'Nam trilogy', tells the story of a young soldier who is introduced to the horrors of jungle warfare, and finds himself torn between 2 very different platoon sergeants.

The Thing: Kurt Russell stars in the mysterious tale of a monstrous being that has laid carnage upon an Antarctic expedition team.

The Breakfast Club: 5 very diverse high school kids get stuck together in detention class, and learn a valuable lesson about respecting each other and coming of age.

Robocop: the story of officer Murphy, who is grievously injured and subsequently turned into the ultimate law enforcement machine, is rife with ultraviolence and a bitingly sharp commentary on corporate America.

Jumpin' Jack Flash: bank employee Whoopi Goldberg gets caught up in a crazy web of espionage, when she is contacted by an agent who's in grave danger.

Have a hard time deciding on the remaining four. And like I said before, so many good 80s movies I haven't seen yet.