Unbelievable quality in this list. "Brazil" and "Ran" are two timeless masterpieces. Apart from those two, my other 4 favourites are: - "To Live and Die in L.A." - "Runaway Train" - "After Hours" - "Year of the Dragon"
so glad to see To Live and Die in LA on here. that’s definitely my #1 of 85. I would give a lot to be able to go back and relive the ending again. I don’t think anything has ever shocked me to that degree. what a film! love your lists.
I saw Come and See back in 2021. Had no words at what I saw once it was finished. Imagine trying to do the same thing but from the Axis (and to lesser extent Allies) like Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of Our Fathers but as legit horror movie. While Philip Glass’ score for Mishima was excellent. And made it to the first three hours of Shoah.
Such a great year. My favorites are: 10. The Adventures of Mark Twain 9. Clue 8. Day of the Dead 7. The Return of the Living Dead 6. Shoah 5. Back to the Future 4. Ran 3. Brazil 2. Angel's Egg 1. Come and See
I ended up grabbing Ran on blu-ray from my local library network upon your recommendation here. I can't believe I hadn't seen this yet. What a life-changing film. Thank you so much for including it on your list- it's one of the absolute best.
ok, ok, I'll give in and add it to my watch list. I've seen it mentioned several times, even watched a bit of the trailer, and still pushed away from it as it's not my language. But, finally I will relent my ego! Due to your comments I must give it a try and push through.
Your lists are great, they helped me get through my bout with Covid this week, thanks. My favorite film of 1985 is Fandango with Kevin Costner and Judd Nelson. A great film about friendship and the end of an era for a group of college friends and their quest to relive it all one last time before life, war and responsibility break them apart.
I do use your lists as a guide on which films to use in my montages. But I always learn about certain films I’ve never heard of. Thanks for introducing me to them.
Incredible list. Your knowledge on movies is crazy. I was born in 93 and it's fun looking at these type of videos of all these films that came out before I was born. Another movie in 85 that I thought was great, was one I found by accident during my teenage years. It's called "Heart of Dragon" and it features Jackie Chan playing a cop who tries to balance his love life with taking care of his mentally disabled nearly 30 year old brother played by Sammo Hung. It's comedic, has great action choreography and very emotionally intense when it comes to the scenes with Jackie and Sammo. It's a movie I can put on and enjoy at anytime.
Love your lists! I haven't seen too many from 1985, but here are mine: 10 Ran - Akira Kurosawa 9 Brazil - Terry Gilliam 8 Police Story - Jackie Chan 7 Tampopo - Itami Juzo 6 After Hours - Martin Scorsese 5 A Zed & Two Noughts - Peter Greenaway 4 Time to Live and Time to Die - Hou Hsiao Hsien 3 Taipei Story - Edward Yang 2 AK - Chris Marker 1 The Legend of Surami Fortress - Sergei Parajanov
My personal top 20 films of 85 1. Back To The Future 2. Young Sherlock Holmes 3. Witness 4. Explorers 5. Breakfast Club 6. Gotcha! 7. Fright Night 8. Desperately Seeking Susan 9. After Hours 10. Pee Wee's Big Adventure 11. The Goonies 12. Legend 13. Return Of The Living Dead 14. Return To Oz 15. Into The Night 16. Prizzi's Honor 17. Weird Science 18. Silver Bullet 19. A View To A Kill 20. Ladyhawke
A bit late on this one, but great video! 1985 certainly was one of the best years for film. I know I said Come And See was my favorite, and I still think it's one of the best ever made, but some time inbetween this video and the last top 10, I gave Mishima a rewatch and ... Well, excuse my French here, but holy shit, I literally transcended. I basically think I had a religious experience lmao. Mishima is now my all-time favorite film. I still understand why it didn't make the list though, as it certainly isn't a film for everyone, but it certainly is the film for me. Still, great job on this video! This one is among your best. Cheers!
Thank you so much for the videos you make. I enjoy it more than words can express. Not to mention I always walk away with a few more movies I need to see. This was a long one, but worth the watch.
TOP 20 BEST MOVIES OF 1985: 1. Back To The Future 2. Ran 3. Mask 4. The Return Of The Living Dead 5. The Breakfast Club 6. Cocoon 7. The Color Purple 8. The Trip To Bountiful 9. Lost In America 10. Re-Animator 11. Police Story 12. Pale Rider 13. After Hours 14. To Live & Die In L.A. 15. Pee Wee's Big Adventure 16. Day Of The Dead 17. The Sure Thing 18. Desperately Seeking Susan 19. The Falcon & The Snowman 20. Fright Night
Daring to call the hero (Agent) from "To Live and Die in L.A." to let it die. Especially with "Rambo part 2" a favorite for me from 1985. Great summary!
My top 10 10. Enemy Mine 9. Better off dead 8. Death wish 3 7. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 6. Summer rental 5. Commando 4.The Goonies 3. Fright Night 2. Clue 1. Back to the future
@@1-2many It did. You could actually see one of the zombies cringe while eating. I heard there was something wrong with the freezer, so all the guts spoiled.
A little late to the channel, I'm afraid. Surprised at your family connections, but never mind. Just getting into all the lists! I'll suggest The Falcoln & The Snowman, with Timothy Hutton & Sean Penn in a brilliant and often overlooked role. SO glad somebody remembers After Hours!
My Top 15 1. After Hours 2. The Color Purple 3. Back To The Future 4. Pee Wees Big Adventure 5. Fletch 6. Ran 7. Real Genius 8. Clue 9. The Last Dragon 10. Brazil 11.Enemy Mine 12. Cats Eye 13. Return of the Living Dead 14. Return To OZ 15. Fright Night
Another fantastic year for film... almost as fantastic as the previous year... My Top 20: 20. Demons 19. Prizzi's Honor 18. St. Elmo's Fire 17. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure 16. Weird Science 15. Re-Animator 14. Enemy Mine 13. Pale Rider 12. Clue 11. Flesh + Blood 10. The Stuff 9. Brazil 8. Legend 7. Real Genius 6. Return to Oz 5. Come and See 4. Day of the Dead 3. The Purple Rose of Cairo 2. Back to the Future 1. The Breakfast Club (and also my #1 overall)
Though fog of time I remember this old fancy movie where they used ponton boat with shark teeth painted on it's front - it had to be Missing in action movie with Chuck Norris. OMG thanks for making these videos.
The very year I was born gave me three of my Top 💯 Favorite Films of All Time. On top of this year for me is Ran, followed by Brazil, and then Lifeforce.
My Favorites From 1985 Would Be: •Godzilla 1985 •Pale Rider •Lifeforce •Silverado •Brazil •Ran •Runaway Train •Enemy Mine •Return to Oz •Come & See •After Hours •Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome •Legend •Death Wish 3 •Rambo: First Blood Part 2 •Jewel of the Nile •To Live & Die in LA •Clue: The Movie •Commando •Demons •Return of the Living Dead
Granted, this is a tough year to rank. I would argue that "Come And See" is one of the greatest war movies ever made. And "Shoah" is one of the greatest documentaries ever made. I saw Brazil on video back in the late 80s in my H. S. film club. Like most good Americans, I despised it then. Today I might marvel at its accomplishments, but I would not be enthused to peruse it. If I were my teenage self back then, I'd nominate Back To The Future as my favorite film, since it genuinely made me feel joy and fun, and rewarded my moviegoing. The fact that so many Brits---not only Harry---prefer this bleakest of films (ironically directed by an American), show the divide is more than that of an ocean.
My Favorite Films of 1985: 1. Back to the Future 2. Witness 3. The Return of the Living Dead 4. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge 5. Fright Night
Have to give it to Stallone, after writing movie's that had real character development and stories he figured out the studio system and make popcorn flicks that racked in hundreds of millions.
I grew up in 1985 I was born in that year I don't party that remember that far back but I'm remember all the classic films from Walt Disney pictures that came out in that year from the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures The Black Cauldron. In 1989 Nemo Adventures of Summerland a Walt Disney Pictures film those were the two I really liked for out the whole '80s. Little Mermaid was good too a good animated classic. That came out on home video I think around men around the 90s. Cinderella was good came out during my grandma's time the 1940s. And Walt Disney's pictures Pinocchio good Disney classic. To be honest I like all the Walt Disney movies I had watched throughout my whole life growing up I love them all and it's always been a treasure to my heart.
Here's Mines (Not in any Order) 1. Back To The Future 2. Karate Kid 3. St. Elmo's Fire 4. The Breakfast Club 5. Day Of The Dead 6. Heavenly Kid 7. The Last Dragon 8. Clue 9. Krush Groovin 10. The Goonies
Wouldn't consider it a classic year. After the 70s, it was a tough act to follow. Anyway, here are my 10 for 1985 20. Agnes of God 19. The Breakfast Club 18. The Color Purple 17. Dance With A Stranger 16. Sweet Dreams 15. Letter To Brezhnev 14. Kiss of The Spiderwoman 13. The Emerald Forest 12. Lost in America 11.Witness 10. The Official Story 9. The Purple Rose of Cairo 8. Back To The Future 7. Pee Wee's Big Adventure 6. Desperately Seeking Susan/Tampopo 5. After Hours 4. Brazil/Taipei Story 3. My life As A Dog 2. Ran NUMBER ONE: COME AND SEE/Shoah
top 10 1 Back to the Future 2 The Goonies 3 Rambo: First Blood Part II 4 Come and See 5 Fright Night 6 The Breakfast Club 7 Silverado 8 Young Sherlock Holmes 9 Spies Like Us 10 Brazil
Great vid. Personally i'm not a big fan of Back To The Future or The Breakfast Club, but i think it was a great film year. My top 10 are: 10 Demons 9 Better Off Dead 8 Return Of The Living Dead 7 Fright Night 6 Witness 5 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 4 Friday The 13th Part 5: A New Beginning 3 A View To A Kill 2 Clue 1 Death Wish 3
My top ten are 1. Pee Wees Big Adventure 2. Ran 3. My Life As A Dog That's it. I really didn't enjoy 80's movies for the most part. The non stop action and horror movies were, for the most part, garbage. I wasn't able to afford a VCR yet so I was stuck watching movies on cable tv. I'm so glad this era is long gone.
Unbelievable quality in this list.
"Brazil" and "Ran" are two timeless masterpieces.
Apart from those two, my other 4 favourites are:
- "To Live and Die in L.A."
- "Runaway Train"
- "After Hours"
- "Year of the Dragon"
so glad to see To Live and Die in LA on here. that’s definitely my #1 of 85. I would give a lot to be able to go back and relive the ending again. I don’t think anything has ever shocked me to that degree. what a film! love your lists.
I saw Come and See back in 2021. Had no words at what I saw once it was finished. Imagine trying to do the same thing but from the Axis (and to lesser extent Allies) like Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of Our Fathers but as legit horror movie. While Philip Glass’ score for Mishima was excellent. And made it to the first three hours of Shoah.
Such a great year. My favorites are:
10. The Adventures of Mark Twain
9. Clue
8. Day of the Dead
7. The Return of the Living Dead
6. Shoah
5. Back to the Future
4. Ran
3. Brazil
2. Angel's Egg
1. Come and See
I ended up grabbing Ran on blu-ray from my local library network upon your recommendation here. I can't believe I hadn't seen this yet. What a life-changing film. Thank you so much for including it on your list- it's one of the absolute best.
ok, ok, I'll give in and add it to my watch list. I've seen it mentioned several times, even watched a bit of the trailer, and still pushed away from it as it's not my language. But, finally I will relent my ego! Due to your comments I must give it a try and push through.
Your lists are great, they helped me get through my bout with Covid this week, thanks. My favorite film of 1985 is Fandango with Kevin Costner and Judd Nelson. A great film about friendship and the end of an era for a group of college friends and their quest to relive it all one last time before life, war and responsibility break them apart.
I forgot to mention Fandango! Good movie. Think it has my favourite Costner performance in it. Hope you feel better
Back to the Future at 7 should be a crime. Great list besides that!
you've given my loads of stuff to watch, cheers man
I loveRe-Animator and Fright Night. Great that they are on the list or just outside of it.
What a walk through memory lane.. and with a proper host thank you so much for that journey 😊
I do use your lists as a guide on which films to use in my montages. But I always learn about certain films I’ve never heard of. Thanks for introducing me to them.
Looking forward to your next montage man!
Incredible list. Your knowledge on movies is crazy. I was born in 93 and it's fun looking at these type of videos of all these films that came out before I was born. Another movie in 85 that I thought was great, was one I found by accident during my teenage years. It's called "Heart of Dragon" and it features Jackie Chan playing a cop who tries to balance his love life with taking care of his mentally disabled nearly 30 year old brother played by Sammo Hung. It's comedic, has great action choreography and very emotionally intense when it comes to the scenes with Jackie and Sammo. It's a movie I can put on and enjoy at anytime.
Love your lists!
I haven't seen too many from 1985, but here are mine:
10 Ran - Akira Kurosawa
9 Brazil - Terry Gilliam
8 Police Story - Jackie Chan
7 Tampopo - Itami Juzo
6 After Hours - Martin Scorsese
5 A Zed & Two Noughts - Peter Greenaway
4 Time to Live and Time to Die - Hou Hsiao Hsien
3 Taipei Story - Edward Yang
2 AK - Chris Marker
1 The Legend of Surami Fortress - Sergei Parajanov
Awesome. A few there I need to see. Will add to the list. Cheers!
Have you not seen Back to the Future?
My personal top 20 films of 85
1. Back To The Future
2. Young Sherlock Holmes
3. Witness
4. Explorers
5. Breakfast Club
6. Gotcha!
7. Fright Night
8. Desperately Seeking Susan
9. After Hours
10. Pee Wee's Big Adventure
11. The Goonies
12. Legend
13. Return Of The Living Dead
14. Return To Oz
15. Into The Night
16. Prizzi's Honor
17. Weird Science
18. Silver Bullet
19. A View To A Kill
20. Ladyhawke
Great list!
What a great tear in film. You could have listed your honorable mentions as a top ten and I would have bought it.
A bit late on this one, but great video! 1985 certainly was one of the best years for film. I know I said Come And See was my favorite, and I still think it's one of the best ever made, but some time inbetween this video and the last top 10, I gave Mishima a rewatch and ... Well, excuse my French here, but holy shit, I literally transcended. I basically think I had a religious experience lmao. Mishima is now my all-time favorite film. I still understand why it didn't make the list though, as it certainly isn't a film for everyone, but it certainly is the film for me. Still, great job on this video! This one is among your best.
Cheers!
Man I gotta agree with you 100% These are all my favorites from that year as well. 👍
Thank you so much for the videos you make. I enjoy it more than words can express. Not to mention I always walk away with a few more movies I need to see. This was a long one, but worth the watch.
Cheers man. Glad you like them.
Also in 1985 :
- Pale Rider (Clint Eastwood)
- The Legend of Billie Jean (Matthew Robbins)
- The Quiet Earth (Geoff Murphy)
- Smooth Talk (Joyce Chopra)
- Mask (Peter Bogdanovich)
- Vision Quest (Harold Becker)
TOP 20 BEST MOVIES OF 1985:
1. Back To The Future
2. Ran
3. Mask
4. The Return Of The Living Dead
5. The Breakfast Club
6. Cocoon
7. The Color Purple
8. The Trip To Bountiful
9. Lost In America
10. Re-Animator
11. Police Story
12. Pale Rider
13. After Hours
14. To Live & Die In L.A.
15. Pee Wee's Big Adventure
16. Day Of The Dead
17. The Sure Thing
18. Desperately Seeking Susan
19. The Falcon & The Snowman
20. Fright Night
Thank you for the recap at the end
Daring to call the hero (Agent) from "To Live and Die in L.A." to let it die. Especially with "Rambo part 2" a favorite for me from 1985. Great summary!
My top 10
10. Enemy Mine
9. Better off dead
8. Death wish 3
7. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
6. Summer rental
5. Commando
4.The Goonies
3. Fright Night
2. Clue
1. Back to the future
I heard they used real cow guts for the gore effects in Day of the Dead, so if the guts look real, they probably are.
Oh wow. That must have stunk.
@@1-2many It did. You could actually see one of the zombies cringe while eating. I heard there was something wrong with the freezer, so all the guts spoiled.
No wonder…😳
A little late to the channel, I'm afraid. Surprised at your family connections, but never mind. Just getting into all the lists! I'll suggest The Falcoln & The Snowman, with Timothy Hutton & Sean Penn in a brilliant and often overlooked role. SO glad somebody remembers After Hours!
Great list with maybe unjust omission of Clue...My favourite is Ladyhawke hehehe, but objectively there's no room for it.
My Top 15
1. After Hours
2. The Color Purple
3. Back To The Future
4. Pee Wees Big Adventure
5. Fletch
6. Ran
7. Real Genius
8. Clue
9. The Last Dragon
10. Brazil
11.Enemy Mine
12. Cats Eye
13. Return of the Living Dead
14. Return To OZ
15. Fright Night
Another fantastic year for film... almost as fantastic as the previous year...
My Top 20:
20. Demons
19. Prizzi's Honor
18. St. Elmo's Fire
17. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
16. Weird Science
15. Re-Animator
14. Enemy Mine
13. Pale Rider
12. Clue
11. Flesh + Blood
10. The Stuff
9. Brazil
8. Legend
7. Real Genius
6. Return to Oz
5. Come and See
4. Day of the Dead
3. The Purple Rose of Cairo
2. Back to the Future
1. The Breakfast Club (and also my #1 overall)
Though fog of time I remember this old fancy movie where they used ponton boat with shark teeth painted on it's front - it had to be Missing in action movie with Chuck Norris. OMG thanks for making these videos.
The very year I was born gave me three of my Top 💯 Favorite Films of All Time. On top of this year for me is Ran, followed by Brazil, and then Lifeforce.
I love After Hours, I think it's very underrated. Definitely one of Scorsesse's best, it's dark, funny and bizarre.
My Favorites From 1985 Would Be:
•Godzilla 1985
•Pale Rider
•Lifeforce
•Silverado
•Brazil
•Ran
•Runaway Train
•Enemy Mine
•Return to Oz
•Come & See
•After Hours
•Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
•Legend
•Death Wish 3
•Rambo: First Blood Part 2
•Jewel of the Nile
•To Live & Die in LA
•Clue: The Movie
•Commando
•Demons
•Return of the Living Dead
Clue is a great hidden gem. Funny, smart and a little dark. Would have it up there with Back to the Future and Come and See.
great work
Granted, this is a tough year to rank. I would argue that "Come And See" is one of the greatest war movies ever made. And "Shoah" is one of the greatest documentaries ever made. I saw Brazil on video back in the late 80s in my H. S. film club. Like most good Americans, I despised it then. Today I might marvel at its accomplishments, but I would not be enthused to peruse it.
If I were my teenage self back then, I'd nominate Back To The Future as my favorite film, since it genuinely made me feel joy and fun, and rewarded my moviegoing. The fact that so many Brits---not only Harry---prefer this bleakest of films (ironically directed by an American), show the divide is more than that of an ocean.
Another vote for Fandango. Probably my favorite movie of the decade.
My Favorite Films of 1985:
1. Back to the Future
2. Witness
3. The Return of the Living Dead
4. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
5. Fright Night
Dude, I am binging your videos, very good tase and very similar to mine. but why tf you have 20 bulgarian leva on your desk randomly hanging around?
Have to give it to Stallone, after writing movie's that had real character development and stories he figured out the studio system and make popcorn flicks that racked in hundreds of millions.
How about Remo Williams The Adventure Begins?
I grew up in 1985 I was born in that year I don't party that remember that far back but I'm remember all the classic films from Walt Disney pictures that came out in that year from the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures The Black Cauldron.
In 1989 Nemo Adventures of Summerland a Walt Disney Pictures film those were the two I really liked for out the whole '80s.
Little Mermaid was good too a good animated classic. That came out on home video I think around men around the 90s.
Cinderella was good came out during my grandma's time the 1940s. And Walt Disney's pictures Pinocchio good Disney classic. To be honest I like all the Walt Disney movies I had watched throughout my whole life growing up I love them all and it's always been a treasure to my heart.
Here's Mines (Not in any Order)
1. Back To The Future
2. Karate Kid
3. St. Elmo's Fire
4. The Breakfast Club
5. Day Of The Dead
6. Heavenly Kid
7. The Last Dragon
8. Clue
9. Krush Groovin
10. The Goonies
Wouldn't consider it a classic year. After the 70s, it was a tough act to follow.
Anyway, here are my 10 for 1985
20. Agnes of God
19. The Breakfast Club
18. The Color Purple
17. Dance With A Stranger
16. Sweet Dreams
15. Letter To Brezhnev
14. Kiss of The Spiderwoman
13. The Emerald Forest
12. Lost in America
11.Witness
10. The Official Story
9. The Purple Rose of Cairo
8. Back To The Future
7. Pee Wee's Big Adventure
6. Desperately Seeking Susan/Tampopo
5. After Hours
4. Brazil/Taipei Story
3. My life As A Dog
2. Ran
NUMBER ONE: COME AND SEE/Shoah
top 10
1 Back to the Future
2 The Goonies
3 Rambo: First Blood Part II
4 Come and See
5 Fright Night
6 The Breakfast Club
7 Silverado
8 Young Sherlock Holmes
9 Spies Like Us
10 Brazil
Death Wish 3 is amazing, with politics that are both funny and weird.
My favorite Rebecca De Mornay role is in Runaway Train.
No Commando ( 1985 ). Mr Vampire ( 1985 ). The Adventure Of Hercules ( 1985 ) and Eye Cats ( 1985 )
Great vid. Personally i'm not a big fan of Back To The Future or The Breakfast Club, but i think it was a great film year. My top 10 are:
10 Demons
9 Better Off Dead
8 Return Of The Living Dead
7 Fright Night
6 Witness
5 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
4 Friday The 13th Part 5: A New Beginning
3 A View To A Kill
2 Clue
1 Death Wish 3
I need to see Better Off Dead. I'll add it to the list!
I wasn't expecting much from it, but i 'm glad i saw it. It was worth a watch as a film rental.
Better Off Dead!!!!!! Yay!
The Falcon and the Snowman was the best film of 1985. Should've been at least mentioned.
Please make best films of rest of 1940s(1945-1949) which u have left
When I've got some free time this week I'm going to film 1945. So hopefully that'll be done soon
My top ten are
1. Pee Wees Big Adventure
2. Ran
3. My Life As A Dog
That's it.
I really didn't enjoy 80's movies for the most part. The non stop action and horror movies were, for the most part, garbage. I wasn't able to afford a VCR yet so I was stuck watching movies on cable tv. I'm so glad this era is long gone.
Fright night is much higher up. Definitly above police story.
What, no "Prizzi's Honor"?
yeah, right here on the oriental...
Pale Rider
Brewster's Millions
Weird Science
The Legend of Billie Jean
Thunder Alley
The Goonies
Pale Rider
Witness
Lifeforce
Out of Africa
I’m sorry but Shoa wasn’t for me …
Siskel and Ebert voted Pee Wee adventure one of the worst movies of 1985.
Mispronounced some words bro. Ma- toos- sak. And ah-mish.
What a fucking year.