TOP TEN FILMS OF THE 1980s

1989
1. SAY ANYTHING... (Cameron Crowe)
2. THE KILLER (John Woo)
3. CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (Woody Allen)
4. MONSIEUR HIRE (Patrice Leconte)
5. SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE (Steven Soderbergh)
6. ROGER AND ME (Michael Moore)
7. DRUGSTORE COWBOY (Gus Van Sant)
8. SANTA SANGRE (Alejandro Jodorowsky)
9. THE SEVENTH CONTINENT (Michael Haneke)
10. DO THE RIGHT THING (Spike Lee)

Honorable Mention
BATMAN, CASUALTIES OF WAR, THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE, AND HER LOVER, DEAD CALM, LETHAL WEAPON 2, MY LEFT FOOT and THINGS CHANGE

Notable Shorts
EXPRESS YOURSELF (David Fincher), JANIE'S GOT A GUN (David Fincher), LIFE LESSONS (From New York Stories - Martin Scorsese) and LIKE A PRAYER (Mary Lambert)

1988
1. THE DECALOGUE (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
2. BIG (Penny Marshall)
3. GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (Isao Takahata)
4. DANGEROUS LIAISONS (Stephen Frears)
5. NAKED GUN (David Zucker)
6. MIDNIGHT RUN (Martin Brest)
7. TALK RADIO (Oliver Stone)
8. THEY LIVE (John Carpenter)
9. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (Robert Zemeckis)
10. CAMILLE CLAUDEL (Bruno Nuytten)

Honorable Mention
ACCIDENTAL TOURIST, DIE HARD, A FISH CALLED WANDA, FIVE CORNERS, THE LAST TEMPATATION OF CHRIST, THE PAPERHOUSE, RAIN MAN, TRACK 29 and WINGS OF DESIRE

Notable Shorts
ELEPHANT (Alan Clarke)

Most Overrated
A BETTER TOMORROW 2, CINEMA PARADISO and DEAD POET'S SOCIETY.

1987
1. BROADCAST NEWS (James L. Brooks)
2. HOUSEKEEPING (Bill Forsyth)
3. PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (John Hughes)
4. AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS (Louis Malle)
5. HOUSE OF GAMES (David Mamet)
6. SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY (Todd Haynes)
7. ANGEL HEART (Alan Parker)
8. EXTREME PREJUDICE (Walter Hill)
9. RAISING ARIZONA (Joel Coen)
10. LETHAL WEAPON (Richard Donner)

Honorable Mention
BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS, THE DEAD, EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN, FULL METAL JACKET, NEAR DARK, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, RIVERS' EDGE, ROBOCOP, ROXANNE and THE UNTOUCHABLES

Notable Shorts
THE DANTE QUARTET (Stan Brakhage)

Most Overrated
EMPIRE OF THE SUN and THE LAST EMPEROR

1986
1. HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (Woody Allen)
2. ALIENS (James Cameron)
3. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Frank Oz)
4. PLATOON (Oliver Stone)
5. THE FLY (David Cronenberg)
6. LUCAS (David Seltzer)
7. AT CLOSE RANGE (James Folley)
8. BLUE VELVET (David Lynch)
9. SID AND NANCY (Alex Cox)
10. BIG TROUBLE (John Cassavetes)

Honorable Mention
A BETTER TOMORROW, COLOR OF MONEY, FERRIS BUELER'S DAY OFF, MONA LISA, PEKING OPERA BLUES, SOMETHING WILD, STAND BY ME and SUMMER.

Notable Shorts
NIGHT MUSIC (Stan Brakhage), TAKE ON ME (Steve Barron)

Most Overrated
SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT

1985
1. AFTER HOURS (Martin Scorsese)
2. TROUBLE IN MIND (Alan Rudolph)
3. RAN (Akira Kurosawa)
4. RE-ANIMATOR (Stuart Gordon)
5. PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (Tim Burton)
6. PRIZZI'S HONOR (John Houston)
7. COME AND SEE (Elem Klimov)
8. BRAZIL (Terry Gilliam)
9. THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (Woody Allen)
10. MY LIFE AS A DOG (Lasse Hallström)

Honorable Mention
BACK TO THE FUTURE, INSIGNIFICANCE, RUNAWAY TRAIN, TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA and VISION QUEST.

Notable Shorts
CLOSE TO ME (Tim Pope), ROAD TO NOWHERE (David Byrne & Stephen R. Johnson)

Most Overrated
THE COLOR PURPLE and KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

1984
1. PARIS, TEXAS (Wim Wenders)
2. LOVE STREAMS (John Cassavetes)
3. CHOOSE ME (Alan Rudolph)
4. L'AMOUR À MORT (Alain Resnais)
5. THE COTTON CLUB (Francis Ford Coppola)
6. STOP MAKING SENSE (Jonathan Demme)
7. BLOOD SIMPLE (Joel Coen)
8. FULL MOON IN PARIS (Eric Rohmer)
9. GHOSTBUSTERS (Ivan Reitman)
10 . TOP SECRET! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker)

Honorable Mention
AMADEUS, BODY DOUBLE, CRIMES OF PASSION, GREMLINS, THE KILLING FIELD, ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, PLAGUE DOGS, REPO MAN, SECRET HONOR, THE TERMINATOR and THIS IS SPINAL TAP

Notable Shorts
SELF CONTROL (William Friedkin)

1983
1. TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (James L. Brooks)
2. THE FOURTH MAN (Paul Verhoeven)
3. RETURN OF THE JEDI (Richard Marquand)
4. MADE IN BRITAIN (Alan Clarke)
5. THE DEAD ZONE (David Cronenberg)
6. L'ARGENT (Robert Bresson)
7. THE KING OF COMEDY (Martin Scorsese)
8. CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS (Francois Truffaut)
9. PAULINE AT THE BEACH (Eric Rohmer)
10. EIGHT DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER (Liu Chia-Liang)

Honorable Mention
BAD BOYS, BETRAYAL, LOCAL HERO, THE RIGHT STUFF, RISKY BUSINESS and VIDEODROME.

Notable Shorts
BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE (David Byrne & Julia Haywoos) and COME ON EILEEN (Julian Temple)

1982
1. FANNY AND ALEXANDER (Ingmar Bergman)
2. 48 HRS. (Walter Hill)
3. TENEBRE (Dario Argento)
4. THE THING (John Carpenter)
5. AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (Taylor Hackford)
6. TOOTSIE (Sydney Pollack)
7. MOONLIGHTING (Jerzy Skolimowski)
8. BURDEN OF DREAMS (Les Blank)
9. DINER (Barry Levinson)
10. PINK FLOYD'S THE WALL (Alan Parker)

Honorable Mention
CAT PEOPLE, DUEL TO THE DEATH, EVIL DEAD, LA BEAU MARRIAGE, MY FAVORITE YEAR, POLTERGEIST and WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP

Most Overrated
LIQUID SKY and THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY.

1981
1. MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (George Miller)
2. BODY HEAT (Lawrence Kasden)
3. THIEF (Michael Mann)
4. BLOW OUT (Brian De Palma)
5. MS. 45 (Abel Ferrara)
6. CUTTER'S WAY (Ivan Passer)
7. SCANNERS (David Cronenberg)
8. DAS BOOT (Wolfgang Peterson)
9. THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR (Francois Truffaut)
10. STRIPES (Ivan Reitman)

Honorable Mention
GALIPOLI, MY DINNER WITH ANDRE, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN, PIXOTE and REDS

Notable Shorts
UNDER PRESSURE (David Mallet)

1980
1. KAGEMUSHA (Akira Kurosawa)
2. THE STUNT MAN (Richard Rush)
3. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (Irvin Kershner)
4. DRESSED TO KILL (Brian De Palma)
5. THE AVIATOR'S WIFE (Eric Rohmer)
6. ORDINARY PEOPLE (Robert Redford)
7. RAGING BULL (Martin Scorsese)
8. THE SHINING (Stanley Kubrick)
9. THE BIG RED ONE - RECONSTRUCTED CUT (Samuel Fuller)
10. AIRPLANE! (Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker and David Zucker)

Honorable Mention
ALTERED STATES, ATLANTIC CITY, BAD TIMING, BLUES BROTHERS, CAMERA BUFF, CRUISING, THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY, THE NINTH CONFIGURATION and STARDUST MEMORIES

Notable Shorts
ASHES TO ASHES (David Mallet & David Bowie) and WERNER HERZOG EATS HIS SHOE (Les Blank)