Take Me Back to the 80's

Directed by Harold Ramis Released July 25, 1980 Written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Harold Ramis, & Douglas Kenney Movie Synopsis Courtesy of IMDB "An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher." So, after watching this movie for a second time, it wasn't as bad as I remembered it being. Yes, it still has some cheesy humor in it, but it does have a decent storyline and jokes that are not ,horrible. While I probably won't watch this movie in my spare time, it is not the worst that I have seen. The first thing that struck me in this movie is the whole idea of college. Back in the 80s, it wasn't a given, like it is today, that everyone goes to college. While a vast majority of people did, it wasn't as big of a requirement as it is now-a-days to have a college degree in order to have a successful job. On top of that, Danny says that college is $8,000 a year! A year! As a recent college graduate...

Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, & Jerry Zucker Released July 2, 1980 Written by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, & Jerry Zucker Movie Synopsis Courtesy of IMDB "A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick." Well this blog, to say the least (literally), is going to be a short one. There is not much to talk about in this movie because well, I don't think it is a very good one. Now that's just my opinion, I know a lot of people out there who like this kind of humor (like my friend Tim Fluga), but it just doesn't sit with me. Therefore, I don't have much to say about it. I don't think I even laughed at one of the jokes in the movie. That is because everything in this movie is too over the top and too predictable that it almost seemed like a middle school play where kids are trying too hard to be funny. This movie is full of nothing but cheese and corniness. It is just to...

Directed by John Landis Released June 20, 1980 Written by Dan Aykroyd & John Landis Movie Synopsis Courtesy of IMDB "Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised." I am finally able to start writing this blog. The reason I say this is because I forgot how long it is! It is almost three hours long. That's a marathon just to watch the movie. But it is a classic, especially if you are like me and are from Chicago.  Now let's talk about these boys a little bit. The biggest thing that I find entertaining about this movie is that it has the Les Misérables syndrome. In Les Mis, Jean Valjean is thrown in prison for stealing a loaf of bead for his hungry family. The Blues Brothers are being chased by the cops throughout the movie because Elwood has a suspended license. Yes, they destroy a lot of public property in the process, which I am going to talk about in a minut...

Directed by Stanley Kubrick Released June 13, 1980 Novel Written by Stephen King  Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson Movie Synopsis Courtesy of IMDB "A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future." After a much needed break, I am back again with more 80s movie blogs! This new list of movies is a mix of movies that I have seen and some that I haven't. Since these are not my top 80s movies, chances are I am going to be critiquing them harder. So let's get started. This is only my second time viewing The Shining. Part of this is because I normally am not a fan of horror/thriller movies. While I have gotten more accustom to thrillers, especially psychological thrillers, they are normally not my go to movie. Now, on IMDB, this movie is listed as a drama and horror movie, but to m...