September 2, 2014 Tuesday 6: Movies From 1981
This is starting to get hilarious (to me). The farther back I go, the fewer I’ve seen. I fully anticipate a point where I’ve seen one or less of the movies released in a particular year. Some might say I should give up at this point and go back to doing newer years, but this really does crack me up and I must continue. I’ve only seen 17 movies from 1981, and I can’t in good conscience put more than 6 of them on my list.
6. Clash of the Titans – Way better than the new remake(s), and I’m including the robot owl in that assessment.
5. Pennies From Heaven – It didn’t make my Steve Martin list, and it isn’t his best, but I still like it.
4. The Evil Dead – I go back and forth on this one. If anyone other than Bruce Campbell were in it, I probably wouldn’t much care for it all. But he is, and it gets reverse spillover love from Army of Darkness, so it makes the list.
3. Superman II – The best of a bad lot, and it still has major issues (plastic enclosing emblem! forgetfulness kiss!). Eh.
2. The Great Muppet Caper – John Cleese is in this!
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark – Literally one of the best movies ever made.
Bonus list: every other movie from 1981 that I have seen. I don’t remember much about most of these:
- An American Werewolf in London – I remember the cool transformation scene, and that’s about it.
- Chariots of Fire – Inspiring story? Sure, I guess. That song, though.
- Escape from New York – I’m sure it’s great, but I literally remember nothing about it.
- For Your Eyes Only – Bond, but the Roger Moore version.
- Friday the 13th Part 2 – All of the F13 movies might as well be one big movie, as I can’t keep them straight. Literally the only two kills I even remember are the arrow through the throat in the first one and the frozen face smash in the last one.
- Halloween II – I saw this on TV, and Michael Myers burned someone’s face off in a hot tub in a hospital.
- History of the World: Part I – Confession time: I don’t enjoy Mel Brooks movies as much as I feel I’m supposed to.
- Nighthawks – Stallone in a beard! I sorta remember liking this one, but the only thing I can remember about it is that Stallone had a beard.
- Scanners – I only remember the exploding head bit. That’s the only part anyone remembers from this one.
- Stripes – It’s fine? I guess? Slacker Bill Murray is Best Bill Murray, after all. I dunno. The second half of the film drags it down.
- Time Bandits – I remember it being loopy and that’s about it.
Written by: Mark
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Permalink # d4v34x said
To what end might one figuratively label a film one of the best movies ever made?
Permalink # Mark said
All’s I’m saying is that it is.
Permalink # d4v34x said
Effusive hyperbole, I suppose.
(Asked and answered, your honor!)