Genre Comedy
Airplane! (1980)
★★★½ — Airplane! (1980)
1980s
The 1980s split cinema between blockbuster excess and quiet, searching art house work: the same decade that gave us The Empire Strikes Back also produced Paris, Texas and Cinema Paradiso. Hollywood chased franchises and spectacle while European and world cinema asked slower, harder questions. Macca's reviews cover the full range, so have a browse.
Genre Horror
The Evil Dead (1981)
★★½ — The Evil Dead (1981)
Genre Family
The Land Before Time (1988)
★★½ — The Land Before Time (1988)
Genre Adventure
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
★★½ — The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Genre Science Fiction
They Live (1988)
★★★½ — They Live (1988)
Genre Action
Top Gun (1986)
★★★ — Top Gun (1986)
Genre Horror
The Fog (1980)
★★★ — The Fog (1980)
Genre Animation
When the Wind Blows (1986)
★★½ — When the Wind Blows (1986)
Genre Drama
Documenteur (1981)
★★½ — Documenteur (1981)
Genre Animation
The Pied Piper (1986)
★★★ — The Pied Piper (1986)
Genre Science Fiction
Neo Tokyo (1987)
★★★ — Neo Tokyo (1987)
Genre Adventure
Castle in the Sky (1986)
★★★★ — Castle in the Sky (1986)