Top 10 Films of 1987...

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Ah, 1987...

We lost two truly timeless stars in Rita Hayworth & Fred Astaire...and we lost one of the finest directors of all filmdom when the incomparable John Huston was reunited with his pal Bogie in that drinking club in the sky - We earthlings grew officially to 5 billion strong - The first ever indoor World Series game was played

Please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions".

The Callaghan Best Films of 1987 List:

01 Empire of the Sun
02 The Untouchables
03 Good Morning, Vietnam
04 Lethal Weapon
05 Predator
06 Raising Arizona
07 The Princess Bride
08 Hope and Glory
09 Wall Street
10 Full Metal Jacket

Honorable Mentions:

-The Running Man

-*batteries not included

-Spaceballs


Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: The Last Emperor
Shoulda Won: Empire of the Sun *Not even nominated
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Best Director
Who Won: Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor)
Shoulda Won: Brian De Palma (The Untouchables) *Not even nominated
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Best Actor
Who Won: Michael Douglas (Wall Street)
Shoulda Won: Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon) *Not even nominated
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Best Actress
Who Won: Cher (Moonstruck)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Sean Connery (The Untouchables)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Olympia Dukakis (Moonstruck)
Shoulda Won: Miranda Richardson (Empire of the Sun)
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Best Cinematography
Who Won: Vittorio Storaro (The Last Emperor)
Shoulda Won: Allen Daviau (Empire of the Sun)

Best Score
Who Won: Ryuich Sakamoto and others (The Last Emperor)
Shoulda Won: John Williams (Empire of the Sun)


Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=1987&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;1987 by total votes

-and-

The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1988
 
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01 Empire of the Sun
02 The Untouchables
03 Good Morning, Vietnam
04 Lethal Weapon
05 Predator
06 Raising Arizona
07 The Princess Bride
08 Hope and Glory
09 Wall Street
10 The Lost Boys

Honorable Mentions:

-The Running Man

-Full Metal Jacket

-Spaceballs

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: The Last Emperor
Shoulda Won: Empire of the Sun *Not even nominated

Best Director
Who Won: Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor)
Shoulda Won: Steven Spielberg (Empire of the Sun) *Not even nominated

Best Actor
Who Won: Michael Douglas (Wall Street)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Cher (Moonstruck)
Shoulda Won: Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Sean Connery (The Untouchables)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Olympia Dukakis (Moonstruck)
Shoulda Won: Miranda Richardson (Empire of the Sun) *Not even nominated

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Vittorio Storaro (The Last Emperor)
Shoulda Won: Allen Daviau (Empire of the Sun)

Best Score
Who Won: Ryuich Sakamoto and others (The Last Emperor)
Shoulda Won: John Williams (Empire of the Sun)
 
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1. No Way Out
2. Lethal Weapon
3. The Princess Bride
4. Angel Heart
5. Matewan
6. Fatal Attraction
7. Roxanne
8. Black Widow
9. Wall Street
10. Predator


Honorable Mention
Empire of the Sun
Hamburger Hill
The Lost Boys
 
No Robocop?
Probably the best comic book movie not based on a comic book.

I would put it higher than Predator.
 
kgg said:
No Robocop?
Probably the best comic book movie not based on a comic book.

I would put it higher than Predator.
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So where's your list, then? :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
Be careful what you ask for, this list could cause some distress to more sensitive readers. :)

The undisputed champs:

Robocop
Predator
The Untouchables

Those were the easy choices...and the "best" films of 1987 in the particular narrow sub genre categories I think they excelled at since you didnt specify what exactly constitutes the "best" in the rules
are:

The Gate
Innerspace
Harry and the Hendersons
Amazon Women on the Moon
Dolls
Masters of the Universe (you heard me)
Dragnet
Superman 4 the Quest for Peace
Jaws: the Revenge
and
Surf Nazis Must Die
 
The Hudson Best Films of 1987 List:

01 Fatal Attraction
02 Untouchables, The
03 Lethal Weapon
04 Full Metal Jacket
05 No Way Out
06 Predator
07 Lost Boys, The
08 Extreme Prejudice
09 Empire of the Sun
10 Good Morning Vietnam

Honorable Mentions:

- Living Daylights, The
- Hamburger Hill
- Hot Pursuit

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: The Last Emperor
Shoulda Won: Fatal Attraction (Stanley R. Jaffe; Sherry Lansing)

Best Director
Who Won: Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor)
Shoulda Won: Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction) *Not even nominated

Best Actor
Who Won: Michael Douglas (Wall Street)
Shoulda Won: Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon) *Not even nominated

Best Actress
Who Won: Cher (Moonstruck)
Shoulda Won: Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Sean Connery (The Untouchables)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Olympia Dukakis (Moonstruck)
Shoulda Won: Miranda Richardson (Empire of the Sun)

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Vittorio Storaro (The Last Emperor)
Shoulda Won: Allen Daviau (Empire of the Sun)

Best Score
Who Won: Ryuich Sakamoto and others (The Last Emperor)
Shoulda Won: John Williams (Empire of the Sun)
 
01 Full Metal Jacket (Kubrick)
02 Evil Dead II (Raimi)
03 Raising Arizona (Coen)
04 House of Games (Mamet)
05 Matewan (Sayles)
06 Gardens of Stone (Coppola)
07 RoboCop (Verhoeven)
08 A Better Tomorrow II (Woo)
09 The Princes Bride (Reiner)
10 The Living Daylights (my 2nd fav Bond film)
 
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Jean de Florette/Manon des Sources (released in France in '86, but '87 in the U.S.)
Full Metal Jacket
Raising Arizona
Robocop
Fatal Attraction
No Way Out
Radio Days
Matewan
3 O'Clock High
 
heh I was born in this year.... but I could not see these films, because, you know, we were over the "wall"
 
I dont do punchlines--just truthful selections.


The Gate(BEST Canadian film starring Stephen Dorff to reach the top of the box office)
Innerspace (Best Joe Dante film of 1987)
Harry and the Hendersons (best Bigfoot movie of 1987)
Amazon Women on the Moon (Best David Allen Grier singing movie of 1987)
Dolls (Best man turned into Punch doll movie ever)
Masters of the Universe (best live action He-Man movie of 1987--no one does Skeletor like Frank Langella!)
Dragnet (It has Tom Hanks--how can it not be good?)
Superman 4 the Quest for Peace (best intentions movie of 1987)
Jaws: the Revenge (best ..there are too many areas in which this excelled to list..the shark, Michael Caine, the continuity...)
and
Surf Nazis Must Die (best title to a movie that would deter one from bothering to see it..I speak from experience)
 
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