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T-30:
The Abyss: 31 points
StarLord #16
Shryke #15

This is Spinal Tap: 31 points
six #16
transformers #15

28:
Full Metal Jacket: 32 points
Boosh #29
StarLord #21
John #11

27:
The Killer: 33 points
Boosh #21
transformers #8

T-26:
Angel Heart: 40 points
Shryke #28
Ron #19
John #6

Akira: 40 points
six #15
Ron #7

T-24:
The Princess Bride: 45 points
Ron #28
Shryke #16
John #4

Ghostbusters: 45 points
StarLord #11
Shryke #6

22:
Brazil: 47 points
John #19
Boosh #15
six #12

21:
Raging Bull: 48 points
six #13
Boosh #1

T-20:
First Blood: 49 points
StarLord #29
Ron #10
transformers #5

RoboCop: 49 points
Boosh #23
transformers #11
StarLord #10

18:
Planes, Trains and Automobiles: 54 points
transformers #22
Shryke #12
Ron #5

17:
Blue Velvet: 55 points
Boosh #4
six #3

16:
Airplane!: 56 points
Boosh #22
John #9
transformers #6

15:
Scarface: 60 points
StarLord #14
Ron #13
Boosh #6

T-14:
Back to the Future: 64 points
six #28
Shryke #24
StarLord #5
Boosh #3

Blade Runner: 64 points
Boosh #12
Ron #11
six #6

12:
The Breakfast Club: 66 points
transformers #24
John #2
Shryke #1

11:
The Terminator: 71 points
Shryke #29
Boosh #28
six #9
StarLord #9
transformers #9

10:
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: 74 points
transformers #25
six #17
Ron #6
StarLord #2

9:
Do the Right Thing: 77 points
six #10
Boosh #5
transformers #1

8:
Return of the Jedi: 81 points
Ron #27
Boosh #19
transformers #14
Shryke #10
StarLord #4

7:
Raiders of the Lost Ark: 82 points
Shryke #25
Boosh #7
transformers #7
StarLord #3

6:
Aliens: 83 points
Ron #29
Shryke #18
Boosh #16
StarLord #7
six #2

5:
The Thing: 90 points
StarLord #22
Shryke #17
John #15
six #7
Ron #4

4:
Predator: 115 points
six #20
StarLord #12
transformers #4
Ron #2
Shryke #2

3:
The Empire Strikes Back: 127 points
six #14
Ron #9
Boosh #2
transformers #2
StarLord #1

2:
The Shining: 141 points
StarLord #13
transformers #13
Boosh #9
six #4
John #3
Ron #3

1:
Die Hard: 142 points
Boosh #14
six #11
Shryke #9
StarLord #6
transformers #3
Ron #1

On a fitting note, Shryke's list allowed Die Hard to leapfrog The Shining for the top spot. He also was responsible for getting The Abyss, The Princess Bride and Ghostbusters on to the list as well as getting Return of the Jedi into the top 10. Patrick's impact on this place remains unmatched.

See what I mean about the 80s being distinct ? No way would another decade have a collective top 10 in which 8 of my films would feature.

Anyway, thanks Shryke for pushing Die Hard to the top. A film I could watch daily and enjoy just as much. It's the pizza of 80s movies. Pity so few action films understand why it works and thus come close to its brilliance.

numbersix wrote: ↑

October 25th, 2023, 5:05 pm

See what I mean about the 80s being distinct ? No way would another decade have a collective top 10 in which 8 of my films would feature.

Anyway, thanks Shryke for pushing Die Hard to the top. A film I could watch daily and enjoy just as much. It's the pizza of 80s movies. Pity so few action films understand why it works and thus come close to its brilliance.

Touché

That was a remarkably close finish for the #1 spot. I thought if anything was going to beat The Shining it would be Empire, but Die Hard made a strong push at the end. It's a ton of fun, just not something I'm emotionally attached to in any way.