Best Films of 1981

Wires hangers!

I love Morrison and The Doors, but this was sort of a mess. Unless there was just something I didn't get...

Fine acting from Irons and Streep, but the direction is mediocre and story kind of dull.

Based off the poster and it being Jarmusch's debut I expected more. I like the approach and the scenarios; but ultimately the stories and people are just not interesting enough and the filmmaking doesn't help their cause, as unique, for the time, as it was.

A weaker Bond entry - not Roger Moore's finest hour, but still entertaining in that way that Bond typically is.

There are as many stupid moments as funny moments, where, up to this point, Mel Brooks typically has a bit more funny than stupid.

A low budget sic-fi dystopian picture. The acting is rough but the story intriguing.

The Rat Pack and cars, apparently back when the speed limit was 55.

Director: David Cronenberg
His 12th movie
My 12th movie watched from the director

I came into this thinking there would be a lot more heads exploding, sadly only one. Cronenberg had such a distinctive style, this is another nice reminder. The final "battle" is something is a rare gem and so very weird.

Added to Lists:

Top Ten Films - David Cronenberg

A cult B-Movie classic. A guilty pleasure, perhaps.

Starts with the famed running on the beach, sort of straight forward dialogue-heavy scenes from there on out, amid impressive production elements.

Two of the greats team up for their career finales and it's lovely and entertaining enough.

Cruise shows how crazy he is even at a young age. The mostly-young cast does a great job in this not-exactly-for-kids-movie about kids

A satire on the werewolf genre. The ending is great.

Michael Mann'es excellent feature debut and possibly Caan's best performance

I love documentaries like this, where it's just pure. Rough, raw, and raging.

This might actually be Travolta's best work here. I am surprised it's not mentioned more. He is actually really good in it and the movie is actually really good.
I honestly did not see this movie for so long because with a title like "Blow Out" I thought he was playing a hairdresser (Ha!) and the poster I first saw didn't tell me much to the contrary.
I also, for some reason, didn't realize De Palma directed it. Not sure how I missed that!

Claustrophobia has never looked so good.

I laughed through this entire ridiculous movie.

I don't understand the attraction of Liza, but Moore is an awesome drunk.

Beatty, Nicholson, Keaton, communism. This is an impressive epic. I loved watching it, however I wasn't too keen on following a man with such blind idealistic dreams.

An intro that possibly inspired "Lord of War" and one that most definitely inspired the entire "Nothing But the Truth". Newman is brilliant, as usual.

I though this was coolest movie ever as a kid.

Murray proved he could lead a film to great success, the first of many more...

The damn movie makes me tear every damn time, I don't get it.

Probably the greatest action adventure of all time, especially since it spawned three sequels and tons of copycats.