Top 10 Films of 1983...

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1983...

We lost silent screen star Gloria Swanson, who resurged in the uber-classic Sunset Blvd as the unforgettable Norma Desmond - Revenge of the Jedi was scrubbed as a title at the last possible hour - Jack Dempsey, one of the top 3 prize fighters of all time on the Callaghan list, left us for the celestial boxing ring

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 1983 List:

01 A Christmas Story
02 Return of the Jedi
03 Twilight Zone: The Movie
04 The Right Stuff
05 Scarface
06 National Lampoon’s Vacation
07 The Dead Zone
08 Terms of Endearment
09 The Outsiders
10 The Big Chill

Honorable Mentions:

-Silkwood

-Risky Business

-Tender Mercies


Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Terms of Endearment
Shoulda Won: A Christmas Story *Not even nominated
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Best Director
Who Won: James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment)
Shoulda Won: Bob Clark (A Christmas Story) *Not even nominated
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Best Actor
Who Won: Best Actor: Robert Duvall (Tender Mercies)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Shirlie MacLaine (Terms of Endearment)
Shoulda Won: Meryl Streep (Silkwood)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Jack Nicholson (Terms of Endearment)
Shoulda Won: Darren McGavin (A Christmas Story) *Not even nominated
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Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Linda Hunt (The Year of Living Dangerously)
Shoulda Won: Glenn Close (The Big Chill)

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Sven Nykvist (Fanny och Alexander)
Shoulda Won: Caleb Deschanel (The Right Stuff)

Best Score
Who Won: Bill Conti (The Right Stuff)
Shoulda Won: I concur


Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=1983&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;1983 by total votes

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The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1984
 
King of Comedy
Risky Business
The Man with Two Brains
Trading Places
Star 80
Koyaanisquatsi
Vacation
Monty Python's Meaning of Life
 
1 - Never Cry Wolf
2 - Scarface
3 - A Christmas Story
4 - WarGames
5 - Risky Business
6 - Star Wars - Return of the Jedi
7 - The Right Stuff
8 - The Dead Zone
9 - Local Hero
10 - Zelig

Honorable Mention:

Silkwood
Terms of Endearment
The Year of Living Dangerously
King of Comedy

Interesting year. There were so many films I LOVED in 1984 but 1983 felt like a slow year.

Chris
 
01 A Christmas Story
02 Scarface
03 Return of the Jedi
04 The Right Stuff
05 Twilight Zone: The Movie
06 National Lampoon’s Vacation
07 The Dead Zone
08 The Outsiders
09 The Big Chill
10 Terms of Endearment

Honorable Mentions:



-Risky Business




Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Terms of Endearment
Shoulda Won: A Christmas Story *Not even nominated

Best Director
Who Won: James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment)
Shoulda Won: Brian DePalma (Scarface) *Not even nominated

Best Actor
Who Won: Best Actor: Robert Duvall (Tender Mercies)
Shoulda Won: Al Pacino (Scarface) *Not even nominated

Best Actress
Who Won: Shirlie MacLaine (Terms of Endearment)
Shoulda Won: Meryl Streep (Silkwood)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Jack Nicholson (Terms of Endearment)
Shoulda Won: Darren McGavin (A Christmas Story) *Not even nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Linda Hunt (The Year of Living Dangerously)
Shoulda Won: Glenn Close (The Big Chill)

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Sven Nykvist (Fanny och Alexander)
Shoulda Won: John A. Alonzo (Scarface) *Not even nominated

Best Score
Who Won: Bill Conti (The Right Stuff)
Shoulda Won: I concur
 
01. The Right Stuff
02. The Hunger
03. Return of the Jedi
04. Scarface
05. Something Wicked This Way Comes
06. The Outsiders
07. Christine
08. Uncommon Valor
09. Never Say Never Again
10. Risky Business
 
The Hudson Best Films of 1983 List:

01 Scarface
02 Christine
03 Cujo
04 WarGames
05 Outsiders, The
06 Return of the Jedi
07 The Osterman Weekend
08 Evil Dead, The
09 Year of Living Dangerously, The
10 Dead Zone, The

Honorable Mentions:

- Valley Girl
- Trading Places
- Jaws 3-D

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Terms of Endearment
Shoulda Won: Scarface *Not even nominated

Best Director
Who Won: James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment)
Shoulda Won: Brian DePalma (Scarface) *Not even nominated

Best Actor
Who Won: Best Actor: Robert Duvall (Tender Mercies)
Shoulda Won: Al Pacino (Scarface) *Not even nominated

Best Actress
Who Won: Shirlie MacLaine (Terms of Endearment)
Shoulda Won: Meryl Streep (Silkwood)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Jack Nicholson (Terms of Endearment)
Shoulda Won: F. Murray Abraham (scarface) *Not even nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Linda Hunt (The Year of Living Dangerously)
Shoulda Won: Michelle Pfeiffer (Scarface) *Not even nominated

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Sven Nykvist (Fanny och Alexander)
Shoulda Won: Stephen H. Burum (The Outsiders) *Not even nominated

Best Score
Who Won: Bill Conti (The Right Stuff)
Shoulda Won: John Carpenter (Christine) *Not even nominated
 
01 The King of Comedy
02 Fanny and Alexander (bergman)
03 Koyaanisqatsi (reggio)
04 Nostalghia (tarkovsky)
05 Pauline at the Beach (rohmer)
06 Rumblefish (coppola)
07 L'argent (bresson)
08 Streamers (altman)
09 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (gilliam/jones)
10 Bill Cosby: Himself


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My favorite from 1983 was:

I am 9 freaking years old. Playing with dirt, eating mangoes and looking through a window on the only TV in a 5 mile radius. No, i'm not Cambodian.
 
Lol nice list Cygnet, my goes something of the same sorts. Nostalghia, what a film, not to take away from other incredible films, however, Nostalghia hits the spot.

Scarface? I mean it's the shi* when you watch it but compare Scarface to a Kubrick film made 10 years prior and the movie isnt the shi* it's just shi*. Go Al Pacino you rocked that movie.

I think The King of Comedy is underrated, most non-movie people I meet have never seen The King of Comedy or After Hours for that matter, what great flicks tho.
 
Kubrick71 said:
Scarface? I mean it's the shi* when you watch it but compare Scarface to a Kubrick film made 10 years prior and the movie isnt the shi* it's just shi*. Go Al Pacino you rocked that movie.
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Huh ?
 
I used him as an example of a not because there is a direct relation to Scarface. He always comes to mind first when I think of quality films, Lean is another example I'd use. What they, with many others, were doing years before Scarface was much more interesting, in my opinion. I think the commendable list of films mentioned by Cygnet are much more interesting and meaningful in a filmmaking and storytelling sense than Scarface. While I own Scarface because I am a fan, I dont think it is on the same level as other films and couldnt see fitting it into my 1983's top ten.
and I think Al Pacino was the best thing about Scarface.
 
Thank's for the detail.

I was 'this close' to putting Rumble FIsh in place of The Outsiders on my list; but went with my emotion in the end. Rumble FIsh easily could have taken the Oscar for Cinemtography as well.

I appreciate Monty Python but prefer A Fish Called Wanda (If this makes sense).

Besides The King of Comedy, I haven't seen the other films. But if you're comparing Scarface to anything Kubrick did, Ill take 'pre- Mission Impossible' De Palma anyday over anything Kubrick has done.

I can dig The Shining, love Full Metal Jacket but the rest is uninspiring for me. Maybe it's the era. I don't know. But I do know that films like Carrie, Dressed To Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, Body Double, The Untouchables (and damn it Ill throw in Casualties of War for sake of being one of the few good Vietnam films) anyday over Stanley's stuff.

Always IMO
 
John_Hudson said:
Thank's for the detail.

I was 'this close' to putting Rumble FIsh in place of The Outsiders on my list; but went with my emotion in the end. Rumble FIsh easily could have taken the Oscar for Cinemtography as well.
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one could say... You did it for Johnny!
 
John_Hudson said:
I can dig The Shining, love Full Metal Jacket but the rest is uninspiring for me. Maybe it's the era. I don't know. But I do know that films like Carrie, Dressed To Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, Body Double, The Untouchables (and damn it Ill throw in Casualties of War for sake of being one of the few good Vietnam films) anyday over Stanley's stuff.

Always IMO
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Also, 'Sisters' and 'Obsession'.

DePalma would probably be my favorite director if I had to choose based on the number of films he's made that I've found to be very decent to very good. There's an occassional one here and there considered to be crap by most, but none of his films are completely without something well-executed.

And I'm sure some will disagree, but I checked out 'Femme Fatal' based on recommendation of a Hollywood Video employee...didn't expect much of it (Rebecca Romaijn Stamos as the lead) but was pleasantly surprised by it. It redeems itself during the last 10 minutes, making you forgive it for what you thought was a slap to your intelligence.
 
I agree with this assessment; even Sanke Eyes was much better than I ever thought it would be

There just seems to be 2 De Palma's. The creative one and the studio one (MI, Snake Eyes, Femme Fatale)

I'm hoping Black Dahlia brings us back.
 
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