Yearly Consensus 1981 (Deadline Oct. 13th)

[Lazlo]

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Das Boot
3. Gallipoli
4. The Evil Dead
5. Escape From New York

[B-side]

[...] the massively overrated Brooks film...

Yeah.

[B-side]

1. Ms. 45 (Abel Ferrara)
2. The Territory (Raoul Ruiz)
3. Possession (Andrzej Zulawski)
4. Blow Out (Brian De Palma)
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg)

1. Isabelle Adjani - Possession
2. John Travolta - Blow Out
3. Zoë Lund - Ms. 45
4. Albert Brooks - Modern Romance
5. James Caan - Thief

[Mr. McGibblets]

Really?? You're the first person I've seen ever say this. There are certainly a few great films, but top to bottom, it's one of the weakest years ever IMO.

Yeah, but that's with a qualification. Several years ago, when I first made lists of all the movies I'd seen, 1981 had by far the fewest films of any year on the list (I think it was 2 movies). So, to try to balance that, I've watched a comparatively large number of films that were supposed to be good from 1981 just because of the year they were released.

[Gamblor]

Is it okay for a new poster to participate in this immediately? If so:

1. Gregory's Girl (Bill Forsyth)
2. Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (Shinji Somai)
3. Possession (Andrzej Zulawski)
4. An American Werewolf in London (John Landis)
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg)

1. Isabelle Adjani - Posession
2. Ian Charleson - Chariots of Fire
3. John Gordon Sinclair - Gregory's Girl
4. Claire Grogan - Gregory's Girl
5. Harrison Ford - Raiders of the Lost Ark

[Watashi]

Spengo?

[Gamblor]

Yeah.

[Watashi]

The Simpsons reference sealed it for me.

[Pop Trash]

Bout time we got some new blood up in this mother.

[Yum-Yum]

1. Mommie Dearest
2. Possession
3. Nightdreams
4. Polyester
5. Shock Treatment

1. Faye Dunaway, Mommie Dearest
2. Isabelle Adjani, Possession
3. Dorothy LeMay, Nightdreams
4. Divine, Polyester
5. Peter Bark, Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror

[Llopin]

1. Muddy River
2. Man of Iron
3. Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
4. The Aviator's Wife
5. Cutting it Short


1. Hanna Schygulla, Lili Marleen
2. Boguslaw Linda, Blind Chance
3. Yuko Tanaka, Eijanaika
4. Yuen Biao, The Prodigal Son
5. Michael ironside, Scanners

[Dukefrukem]

1. Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Evil Dead
3. Mad Max 2: Road Warrior
4. Escape from New York
5. The Beyond

[StanleyK]

Films:

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg)
2. Vernon, Florida (Errol Morris)
3. Possession (Andrzej Zulawski)
4. Escape from New York (John Carpenter)

Performances:

1. Isabelle Adjani (Possession)
2. Sam Neill (Possession)
3. Harrison Ford (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

[soitgoes...]

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg)
2. Muddy River (Oguri)
3. Das Boot (Petersen)
4. Reds (Beatty)
5. Blow Out (De Palma)

[B-side]

update your fucking sig, asshole

[Rowland]

I'm surprised to be the only person listing Thief, outside of a performance nod for Caan. Has it not been seen by many, or is simply not very well liked?

[Raiders]

1. Blow Out
2. Ms. 45
3. Possession
4. Southern Comfort
5. Pennies from Heaven

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6. Raiders of the Lost Ark
7. The Aviator's Wife
8. Gallipoli
9. Excalibur
10. The Road Warrior
11. Pixote
12. Do You Remember Dolly Bell?

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Performances:
1. Isabelle Adjani, Possession
2. Marie Riviere, The Aviator's Wife
3. Zoe Lund, Ms. 45
4. Wallace Shawn, My Dinner with Andre
5. Sam Neill, Possession

[Thirdmango]

Don't think I'll get another 81 movie in before this is over.

1. The Great Muppet Caper
2. Escape From New York
3. Time Bandits
4. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark

[B-side]

I'm surprised to be the only person listing Thief, outside of a performance nod for Caan. Has it not been seen by many, or is simply not very well liked?

I considered listing it, but it's been a while since I've seen it and I'm unsure how strongly I'd feel about it now.

[Boner M]

I considered listing it, but it's been a while since I've seen it and I'm unsure how strongly I'd feel about it now.

Me too. The only thing I remember is the infamous Robert Prosky monologue.

btw, B-Side/elixir, you should watch Modern Romance again. I thought it was OK upon first viewing a few years ago, but a recent rewatch confirmed its brilliance.

[Pop Trash]

btw, B-Side/elixir, you should watch Modern Romance again. I thought it was OK upon first viewing a few years ago, but a recent rewatch confirmed its brilliance.

Along with Sarah Marshall/Eternal Sunshine, it forms the sad-sack dumpee trifecta for the ages.

[B-side]

Sarah Marshall's pretty mediocre, too. Eternal Sunshine is still great, though.

[baby doll]

Along with Sarah Marshall/Eternal Sunshine, it forms the sad-sack dumpee trifecta for the ages.

Except that here the dumpee is borderline psychotic. Also, it has Super Dave Osbourne ("You're gonna run broke?").

[EyesWideOpen]

1. An American Werewolf in London
2. My Dinner with Andre
3. Clash of the Titans
4. Samurai Reincarnation
5. The Evil Dead

Pretty lame year.

[Thirdmango]

9 (Tie). Southern Comfort

I found the first half or so of this pretty grating, but it picks up considerably once the focus shifts from the badly written assholes walking circles in a thicket to the brilliantly orchestrated set pieces of the second half.

-- Rowland

Southern Comfort's final ten minutes are some of the most nerve-wrecking I've ever seen.

What a great film.

-- EvilShoe