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Tag: 1986

  • River’s Edge

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    I remember super liking this movie back in the day, and that it was dark and weird. Well, it’s still dark and weird, and I still quite enjoyed it. The acting is a bit off at times — young Keanu is, well, young, and Crispin Glover over-hams, but in a fun way — but it’s…

  • The Color of Money

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    The funny thing about revisiting this movie is that I had completely forgotten that it was directed by Martin Scorsese. It’s still a pretty entertaining film to watch, although Tom Cruise’s character can get on your nerves — feels like he could have found a better balance between innocence and cockiness. That said, the scene…

  • Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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    Still one of the all-time classic movies, and as good now as it was back in the day. This movie was still pretty fresh in my mind because I had re-watched it a year or two ago, but I still had a blast watching it. Funny to say that it features Charlie Sheen’s best ever…

  • Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

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    After having such a good time watching 1985’s A New Beginning (aka Part V) earlier this year, I was going into this one hoping for another good time (watching it on a late Saturday night). Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way. As much as I found Part V to be pretty tame in terms of the…

  • Three Amigos

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    This movie has sorta turned into a comedy classic, but I think mostly because of the strength of the three stars, and the incredibly silly premise. I seem to remember that even back then I didn’t think it was that great a movie. Of course, there are a few funny moments here and there that…

  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

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    There’s a lot of love for this movie, that I could see from the comments when I shared that I was watching it. Me? I actually remember really hating this movie when it first came out — I was going in to watch a sci-fi film, and I couldn’t stand the fact that it’s basically…

  • Top Gun

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    It doesn’t get much more “1986” than Top Gun. The interesting thing to see here is that, even though it’s only Tony Scott’s second feature film, it already features the slick art direction pretty much all of his movies are known for. As far as this movies goes, sure, it’s pretty damn cheesy — especially…

  • Blue Velvet

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    You know when you remember really liking a movie, but then 20 years or so pass, and you wonder if you’ll still like it? I’ve always had fond memories of Blue Velvet, and I’m a fan of David Lynch’s work in general — and Twin Peaks is my favorite TV series of all time. So…