30 Years On: 1984 A Great Year For Movies

As the other project develops I will post the new film links here for all to find.



https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/nineteen-eighty-four-1984/

The Ultimate Movie for the Year 1984.

https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2016/08/11/the-river/

This time, Mel Gibson saves the farm.
https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/once-upon-a-time-in-america/
Sergio Leone's take on American Gangsters.


https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/runaway/
Gene Simmons Movie Debut. 

https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/the-little-drummer-girl/
Diane Keaton as a double agent. Annie Hall Goes to Terror Camp.

https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2016/06/18/oh-god-you-devil-1984/
George Burns the Screen as the Devil.










https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2016/06/10/the-cotton-club/
Francis Coppola and Gangsters, What could go wrong?


https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2015/08/01/night-of-the-comet/
 This is a perfect example of 80s style film.

https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/mass-appeal/
A Showpiece for Jack Lemmon, not that he needed one. 

https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/the-flamingo-kid/
Matt Dillon stars but Richard Crenna Steals the Show.


https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2015/02/22/2010-the-year-we-make-contact/
 The Sequel that no one needed. Still a good film for it's limitations.



https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/starman/
The Adult Version of E.T. 

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/birdy/
 Maybe the most forgotten film on the list.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/dune/
Going overboard on a movie that I love, despite it's faults.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/micki-maude/
Bigamy is an Oxymoron with Dudley Moore.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/12/18/falling-in-love/
 The most boring love story ever.


http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/12/17/beverly-hills-cop/
A Star is Born.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/12/17/the-razors-edge/
Bill Murray really wants to be an actor.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/12/15/the-terminator/
This is the one that made Arnold a star.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/12/06/give-my-regards-to-broad-street/
 Paul McCartney's not very good home movie.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/11/21/body-double/
Brian DePalma proves he is a master visualist.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/teachers/
A Bad Day for Education.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/a-nightmare-on-elm-street/
Wes Craven's Masterpiece of Horror.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/country/
Part Two of this Years Save the Farm Trilogy.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/places-in-the-heart/
The First of Three "Save the Farm" films from 1984.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/09/28/irreconcilable-differences/

A Depressing Comedy, but with a Topless Sharon Stone.



http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/all-of-me/
Steve Martin in a timeless comic performance. 


http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/amadeus/
Best Film of the Decade.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/a-soldiers-story/
 Oscar Bait, with a great black cast.

 http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/the-evil-that-men-do/


Charles Bronson Kills people, Nuff Said. 


http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/the-warrior-and-the-sorceress/
Star Wars Wanna-be without any Space Ships or imagination but a lot of nudity.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/choose-me/
Affairs of the heart are hard to fathom.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/oxford-blues/
Rob Lowe Travels 6,000 miles to go rowing. 

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/city-heat-forgotten-filmcast/

A link to Forgotten Films Podcast, guest starring...Me.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/brother-from-another-planet/
This one is Weird, even for Indie.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/tightrope/
 If Dirty Harry really were a dirty old man.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/the-woman-in-red/
 A Sex Farce with Gene Wilder, eh, OK.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/dreamscape/
 The Nightmare before the Matrix at it's Inception.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/15/the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai-across-the-eighth-dimension1984/

No matter where you go...there you are.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/cloak-and-dagger/

E.T.s best friend is a spy!
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/red-dawn/
Play date for the Cold War Era.


http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/03/the-philadelphia-experiment/
Time Travel story wasted. 

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/purple-rain/
Let's go Crazy, Lets eat nuts. 


http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/cheech-and-chongs-the-corsican-brothers/
Not much stoner humor here, but it would be improved by being stoned.


http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/07/19/electric-dreams/

Computer Love in the 80s, not what you think.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/the-neverending-story/
 Weird movie but a good fantasy.



http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/07/16/revenge-of-the-nerds/
 The good teen sex comedy that summer.



http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/the-muppets-take-manhattan/
 A Charm offensive will overwhelm your sense.


http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/the-last-starfighter/
A "Movie I Want Everyone to See" from 30 Years On.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/07/13/bachelor-party/
 Poor Tom Hanks, this movie will be around to haunt him regardless of Oscar wins.


http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/conan-the-destroyer/

What he destroys is this franchise.





http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/rhinestone/

Even the poster reveals that it is crap.




http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/the-karate-kid/

Wax on, wax off.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/ghostbusters/
 Who ya gonna call?
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/top-secret/

 Shhh! Don't let anyone know how silly this is, it's a secret.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/gremlins/

My Favorite Film from 1984
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/06/01/star-trek-iii-the-search-for-spock/

 A Good one,despite having an odd number.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/06/01/streets-of-fire/

Where Rock and Roll Dreams come true.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom/

Adventure has a name, if yo need to know what it is, click here.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/the-natural/

Baseball mythologized by Barry Levinson and Robert Redford.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/05/04/the-bounty/

 Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson, why are you waiting? Click now.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/05/04/sixteen-candles/

A long break between 80s movies ends.










http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/iceman/Not the "Cool As Ice" Rapper of the 80s. 


http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/moscow-on-the-hudson/

Patriotism through the Eyes of an Outsider.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/03/30/greystoke-the-legend-of-tarzan/

 The best looking, most realistic Tarzan movie ever.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/03/30/romancing-the-stone/

How do you say no to a Romantic Adventure Story? You don't.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/police-academy/
Who ya gonna call? Not these guys.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/racing-with-the-moon/

So my parents said this is what it was like.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/03/09/splash/
 Fantastic romantic comedy. Everyone loves Splash.


Better than I remembered, but still can't match the book.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/this-is-spinal-tap/

 Finally, A Great Movie to Match the Title of the Project.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/against-all-odds/

 More than Just Phil Collins warbling.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/repo-man/

Angry punks make a movie for malcontents everywhere.
http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/02/17/footloose/
 Cause I Gotta Cut Loose.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/02/17/blame-it-on-rio/
 A rarity, A Michael Caine film that is weak because of Michael Caine.

I did not remember this one well, and when I watched it, I knew why.

http://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/broadway-danny-rose-january-22-1984/
The First Post is a Woody Allen Film that is very entertaining.

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