BOT: THE REVISITING -- now up, 1987! MINI-EXTENSION, deadline is tonight, June 25!

[Amadeus]

1 hour ago, TalismanRing said:

 

Is it playing at a Fathom Event theater near you this weekend? 

 

Since tele's all lawrence I have this feeling he did walk a bridge too far back in 1977

 

Edited May 20, 2017 by Amadeus

[baumer]

Maybe after 1987 we could go to 1997 and see if la.confidential really will beat Titanic on our site.

[aabattery]

1 minute ago, baumer said:

Maybe after 1987 we could go to 1997 and see if la.confidential really will beat Titanic on our site.

 

Those two will split the vote and allow Face/Off to sneak on in for its rightful position in 1st place.

[Tower]

If we were going back to the 70's I'd vote for 75 over 77, since it has iconic films like One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Jaws, The Holy Grail.

[WrathOfHan]

29 minutes ago, baumer said:

Maybe after 1987 we could go to 1997 and see if la.confidential really will beat Titanic on our site.

I already told Tele this the other day! It needs to happen!

[Plain Old Tele]

12 minutes ago, Tower said:

If we were going back to the 70's I'd vote for 75 over 77, since it has iconic films like One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Jaws, The Holy Grail.

 

We're doing anniversaries on a five or ten-year interval.

[baumer]

If we ever get to 1975 I won't submit a list.  There's JAWS and everything else.  

[Kalo]

My top 15 so far:

1. Predator
2. The Princess Bride 
3. The Untouchables
4. Maurice 
5. Raising Arizona 
6. Near Dark
7. RoboCop 
8. Dirty Dancing 
9. The Brave Little Toaster
10. Some Kind of Wonderful
11. The Chipmunk Adventure
12. Throw Mama From the Train
13. Trains, Planes and Automobiles 
14. Baby Boom
15. Three Men and a Baby

[chasmmi]

3 hours ago, baumer said:

If we ever get to 1975 I won't submit a list.  There's JAWS and everything else.  

 

The more people not voting for Jaws the better  

[The Stingray]

1977 belongs to 

 

 

[Kalo]

10 hours ago, baumer said:

Maybe after 1987 we could go to 1997 and see if la.confidential really will beat Titanic on our site.

 

I guess I will have to watch L.A confidential then. this is what should really win though:

 

[BadAtGender]

On 5/19/2017 at 5:36 PM, Tele Came Back said:

I would have to defiantly vote for something other than the suggested '77 movies. 

 

 

[mahnamahna]

I didn't realize how many 1987 films I've yet to see until I made a running list (in order by runtime):

 

Spoiler

1. The Monster Squad - 82 minutes
2. The Dead - 83 minutes
3. Radio Days - 86 minutes
4. Evil Dead 2 - 87 minutes
5. Throw Momma From the Train - 88 minutes
6. Mannequin - 90 minutes
7. Red Sorghum - 91 minutes
8. Flowers in the Attic - 92 minutes
9. Over the Top - 93 minutes
10. Some Kind of Wonderful - 94 minutes
11. Blind Date - 95 minutes
12. A Chinese Ghost Story - 98 minutes
13. Dirty Dancing - 100 minutes
14. My Life as a Dog - 101 minutes
15. Au Revoir Les Enfants - 104 minutes
16. Brightness - 105 minutes
17. Dragnet - 106 minutes
18. Master of the Universe - 106 minutes
19. Predator - 107 minutes
20. Roxanne - 107 minutes
21. Withnail & I - 107 minutes
22. La Bamba - 109 minutes
23. Hamburger Hill - 110 minutes
24. The Secret of My Success - 111 minutes
25. Overboard - 112 minutes
26. Hope & Glory - 113 minutes
27. Housekeeping - 116 minutes
28. Innerspace - 121 minutes
29. Wings of Desire - 128 minutes
30. The Living Daylights - 131 minutes
31. Empire of the Sun - 152 minutes
32. Cry Freedom - 157 minutes
33. The Last Emperor - 219 minutes

 

I'll have seen over 50 if I actually complete this whole list by June 23rd (10-15 being my goal).

 

Edited May 23, 2017 by mahnamahna

[Kalo]

So The Lost Boys was just kind of fantastic, I wasn't expecting to be soo .. gay, we'll with it being an 80s vampire film and a Joel Schumacher film maybe I kind of was. 

 

 

[baumer]

9 hours ago, Kalo said:

So The Lost Boys was just kind of fantastic, I wasn't expecting to be soo .. gay, we'll with it being an 80s vampire film and a Joel Schumacher film maybe I kind of was. 

 

 

 

Lost Boys is a classic.

[mahnamahna]

On ‎5‎/‎19‎/‎2017 at 8:34 PM, Amadeus said:

haha... welcome to BOT, the place where TDKR is #1 2012

I don't think Star Wars/CEO3K are equivalent to TDKR  but I agree #1-#3 will almost always be a summer blockbuster or the Best Picture winner from that year.

 

1997 makes more sense to do next before 1977, though, since they're easier to access via streaming, cable and the $3.74 bin at Wal-Mart.

 

Although I'd prefer 1982, 1992 or 2002 myself. Maybe we'll get around to a year ending in 2 soon?

 

 

 

 

 

[Kalo]

2 hours ago, mahnamahna said:

I don't think Star Wars/CEO3K are equivalent to TDKR  but I agree #1-#3 will almost always be a summer blockbuster or the Best Picture winner from that year.

 

1997 makes more sense to do next before 1977, though, since they're easier to access via streaming, cable and the $3.74 bin at Wal-Mart.

 

Although I'd prefer 1982, 1992 or 2002 myself. Maybe we'll get around to a year ending in 2 soon?

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002 was such a great year for film, it would be a massively nostalgic year for me too. 

[aabattery]

I've had the Broadcast News theme stuck in my head all week.

[Goffe]

@Tele Came Back can I do a top 5? not sure if there are enough good films to fill a top 10.

Edited May 31, 2017 by Goffe

[baumer]

1 hour ago, Goffe said:

@Tele Came Back can I do a top 5? not sure if there are enough good films to fill a top 10.

 

Must be really tough finding 10 films out 500.