I don’t know anything about astronomy. Maybe it’s because one was the year of the rat and the other the tiger. Maybe their combined sum of 3970 has some kind of cosmic significance, like the number 42 in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Whatever the reason, 1984 and 1986 are indisputably the two greatest years since pictures were first put into motion.
The evidence is compelling:
1984
1. Ghostbusters
2. Beverly Hills Cop
3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
4. The Terminator
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street
6. Blood Simple
7. Gremlins
8. The Karate Kid
9. Starman
10. Police Academy
11. Romancing the Stone
12. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
13. Splash
14. Top Secret!
15. Red Dawn
16. 1984
17. Once Upon a Time in America
18. Amadeus
19. This is Spinal Tap
20. Footloose
17. Once Upon a Time in America
18. Amadeus
19. This is Spinal Tap
20. Footloose
1986
21. Top Gun
22. Crocodile Dundee
23. Blue Velvet
24. Platoon
25. The Fly
26. Manhunter
27. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
28. Aliens
29. The Color of Money
30. Stand By Me
31. Big Trouble in Little China
32. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
33. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
34. The Hitcher
35. Short Circuit
36. Critters
37. Salvador
38. Pretty in Pink
39. Highlander
40. Labyrinth
37. Salvador
38. Pretty in Pink
39. Highlander
40. Labyrinth
Boody hell! If a Fahrenheit 451-style totalitarian government destroyed all movies and just left titles from 1984 and 1986, I’d still be happy. In fact, I’d probably be happier.
Frankly, if you can’t find anything to like then you should donate your DVD player to the Red Cross and your corneas to medical science.
I can give you one reason why 1985 was better: Back to the Future
ReplyDeleteBTTF could grace any year's list of best films.
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The dude is talking about 1984 and 1986 you dumbasses.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Thanks for this.
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