interesting cuz i was about the same 11 in 77 and 15 in '83......Cinco Ranch Aggie said:I'm guessing I'm a "tweener" as I was 10 in '77 when Star Wars came out, and 16 in '83 when Jedi came out. I've had a few movies from outside that time frame infiltrate my all-time favorites, but for the most part it was that time that really defined my favorites list.MuckRaker96 said:
The "greatest movie" decade is entirely subjective to your age. To me and a legion of others on there, the 80s blows the 70s and the 90s away and it's not even close. But I was 6 in 1980 and 15 in 1989 so that makes sense. Those are your prime "movie discovering years"
and don't get me wrong I love some movies from that era but for me:
70s = some truly great ones and 3 of my top 5 favorites of all time but nowhere near the depth
80s = lots of fun popcorn action and sci-fi stuff plus great comedies
90s = best decade by far of movies overall in dramatic quality
Here is a way to look at it - my favorite from every genre and what decade it falls in
60s
70s
Drama and overall #1 regardless of genre: Godfather
Sci-Fi: Star Wars
Horror: Jaws
80s - mostly comedies or fun action movies
Action Adventure: Raiders of the Lost Ark or Back to the Future
War: Full Metal Jacket
Buddy Cop: Trading Places
Heist: Die Hard
Spoof: Airplane
Teen Comedy: Ferris Bueller's Day Off or The Breakfast Club
Coming of Age: Vision Quest
RomCom: Princess Bride
Roadtrip: Fandango
Christmas: Scrooged or A Christmas Story
90s - much more dramatic movie depth
Mob: Goodfellas
Historical Period: Braveheart or Last of the Mohicans
Suspense/Thriller: Silence of the Lambs
Crime: O' Brother Where Art Thou
Prison: Shawshank Redemption
Independent/Cult: Pulp Fiction
Western: Tombstone
Animated: Toy Story
Adult Comedy: Groundhog Day
Raunchy Comedy: American Pie
Documentary: When We Were Kings
00s - some great ones in more niche genres
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings III: Return of the King
Romance: Pride and Prejudice
Superhero: Avengers Endgame tied with The Dark Knight
Film Noir/Neo-Noir: Mulholland Dr.
Music Biopic: Walk the Line
Musical: Chicago
Foreign: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon