A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street was directed in 1984. Robert Englund played the starring part as Freddy Krueger. Wes Craven, the director of the original The Hills have Eyes movie, directed and wrote A Nightmare on Elm Street. It also stars Heather Langenkamp and Johnny Depp.

A Nightmare on Elm Street focuses on a figure who kills people in their sleep by getting into their dreams and turning them into nightmares. The figure is a burnt man who wears a hat, a red and green stripped sweater, and has a glove with sharp knives attached to the tip of every finger. They call this figure, Freddy Krueger. Freddy goes about killing people in their dreams because he is trying to get back at the mob who killed him. The angry mob killed Freddy because he killed children throughout the town. When you are sleeping there is no one there to save you, so Freddy picks off his victims one by one. Be careful when you sleep because Freddy might just come to you!

I like this movie, but I am one who likes scary movies. If you like scary movies you should check this film out and then check out the re-make and decide if you like the original or re-make better. Personally, I like the original because Robert Englund made the part of Feddy Krueger.

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th stars Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, and Jeannie Taylor. This movie was shot in 1980.

Friday the 13th is about a boy who drowns at Camp Crystal Lake. He then comes back from the dead as a grown man, and starts mass murdering the camp counselors. The name of the killer is Jason Vorhees, but his mother starts the killing first. Jason ends up getting a hockey mask, a jump suit, and boot as his attire for the murders. He uses a machete as the prime weapon. No matter how hard someone tries to kill Jason, it is like he is indestructible and returns to finish his business.

I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes a scary movie once in awhile.

The Outsiders

The Outsiders initially started out as a book written by S.E. Hinton at the age of 16. She started the book at the age of 15. The movie stars Emilio Estevez, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillion, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, and Leif Garrett. It was directed by Francis Coppola.

The Outsiders is about the difference between the "Greasers" and the "Socs." the group of greasers are a bunch of wild, bad boy teens. They have rumbles constantly. The Socs are the goody goods of the town. Johnny Cade (Macchio), a greaser, is walking home one night and he gets jumped by Sheldon (Garrett), a Soc. Johnny's best friend, Ponyboy Curtis (Howell), doesn't leave Johnny's side. Ponyboy's older brothers, Darry (Swayze) and Sodapop (Lowe), are raising Ponyboy because their parents died. When they work, the family friends, Two-Bit Matthews (Estevez) and Steve (Cruise), hangout with Ponyboy, so he doesn't get into any trouble. One night while Johnny and Sodapop are walking through the park, Sheldon and some of his buddies pull up. They start beating up Ponyboy and shoving his face in the fountain. Soon the water turns red with blood and Pony realizes that Johnny has killed Sheldon. The boys run to their friend, Darry (Dillion), for advice. He tells them to go stay at the church in the country because no one will find them there. The boys do so and when they get there they go to the store to get food and bleach to change their appearance. They end up coming back with the book, Gone With the Wind. They bleach Pony's hair and cut Johnny's. As they are coming back to the church with Darry, they see that there is a building on fire and kids are trapped. Johnny and Pony jump out to save the kids but Johnny gets severely burnt. He is in the hospital and he dies. Darry goes crazy and the unthinkable happens. To see what happens to Darry, you better check out this movie!!

 

This movie contains my favorite poem, 'Stay Gold.' I love this movie and it is a MUST SEE!!

Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles stars Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall. Once again, we see the director John Hughes.

It is Sam's 16th birthday. The thing everyone has a fear of happening on their birthday happens, her parents forget. They forget it's her 16th birthday because Sam's older sister, Ginny, is getitng married the next day. Sam's day starts out terrible. She took a "sex quiz" and slipped it to her best friend. She comes to realize that the qiuz never got to her friend. She is terrified someone is going to find it and reveal the information it contains, that she is a virgin and she is saving herself for her crush, senior, Jake Ryan. Sam's grandparents are also staying with her during the wedding duration and they bring their foreign exchange student, Long Duk Dong. Their grandparents force Sam to take Long Duk Dong to school, and it doesn't take him very long to find a girlfriend. They are found dancing alone in the gym. During the dance that night, Ted and Sam are in the auto shop and Sam confesses her estrange love for Jake. Ted tells her that he was asking for her and tells Sam to go to him. He then reveals the bet he had with his nerdy friends and she gives him her panties so he can win 12 floppy discs. Jake then has a party at his house and his girlfriend Caroline is there. After the party had ended, Jake finds Ted under a table and they begin to talk about Sam. He makes a deakl with Ted, if Ted will let him keep Sam's panties, he will let Ted drive his drunk girlfriend home. Jake uses the excuse of finding those two together and breaks up with her. She doesn't mind the break up because she has fallen for Ted.

Footloose

Footloose was directed by Herbert Ross in 1984. Dean Pitchford wrote the movie. Footloose stars Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, and John Lithgow.

Footloose is a about a tale of a troubled, rebellious teen named Ren. Ren and his family move to a small town in the West from the big city of Chicago. Ren realizes that dancing and rock and roll are illegal in the small town. He tries to fit in but cannot when the senior prom is right around the corner and he can't dance. Ariel is a troubled blonde with a jealous boyfriend who has an eye out for the new kid, Ren. Her father is the one who won't allow the dancing in the town. He is in charge of keeping the town dance free and he is going to do anything in his power to keep it that way. Ren is the only one who wants to get the town to dance, but needs a plan to go through with. Does Ren get to dance at his senior prom? Check this movie out and see.

I recommend this moving to anyone.

Gremlins

Hello fellow bloggers!! Yesterday, I watched a favorite movie from my past. The movie is Gremlins. Joe Dante directed, while Chris Columbus wrote the story. Gremlins stars Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, and Hoyt Axton. This movie came out in 1984.

The movie follows a boy who gets a present from his father. It is a mogwai that has three specific rules that should never be broken. 1. NO WATER 2. NO FOOD AFTER MIDNIGHT 3. NO SUNLIGHT Soon minature green monsters tear through the town of Kingston Falls. These monsters have came from the new pet, Gizmo, the boy has just received. Gizmo has been fed after midnight and has had water spilt on him. As soon as this occurs, he curls up and balls of hair start shooting out of him. These balls of hair soon turn into gremlins that terrorize the town. So, when your washing machine goes KABOOM, or your TV starts freaking out, before you call the repair man, turn on all the lights and look under your all your beds. You can never tell, there just might be a gremlin in your house.

I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys comedic, horror film. I loved this movie as a kid and still love it to this day.

This is after the cute little guy gets water, food after midnight, or sunlight!

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

What a change this week!! I didn't watch my movie on Sunday but Monday this week... I loved just kickin back on a Monday and watchin a great 80's flick. The movie I watched this week was Fast Times at Ridgemont High. This movie was directed by Amy Heckerling, go women!! It starts Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Judge Reinhold.

The storyline follows a group of California teenagers who live the real-life adventures of Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton (Leigh) and Mark Ratner are looking into one another for a love interest. They are helped by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone. The center of the whole film is held by Jeff Spicoli (Penn). He is a stoned super dude who faces off with his teacher, Mr. Hand. Mr. Hand is convinced that everyone is on dope. What happens when Spicoli and Hand face off?? Watch this movie and find out!!

I recommend this movie to any teenager that likes an old time comedy. If anyone enjoyed Dazed and Confused, you would definitely enjoy Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Labyrinth

As you all know, I spend my Sunday evenings sitting down with a good 80's flick. Well this Sunday, I watched a movie that I was afraid of for a very long time. The movie is called Labyrinth. This film was made in 1986 and was directed by Jim Henson. Labyrinth stars the famous singer, David Bowie, the actress, Jennifer Connelly, and young actor, Toby Froud.

The movie's over all story is about a 15-year-old girl, Sarah (Connelly), who wishes her baby brother, Toby (Froud), away to the Goblin King Jareth (Bowie). Jareth will keep Toby if his Sarah doesn't complete the labyrinth in 13 hours. Young Sarah is left at home with Toby who cries all the time. While Sarah is telling Toby a story to make him sleep, she conjures up a fantasy world with a goblin king that steals babies and places them in the middle of a labyrinth and the rescuer must complete the labyrinth before midnight or the baby will turn into a goblin. Little did Sarah know that her fantasy was soon going to be true. Does Sarah save her brother before midnight, or does he turn into a goblin? Watch the movie and find out!! :)

I would recommend this movie to teenagers and above. Reason being, when I was younger, I was so afraid of this movie. I always thought that I was going to be in the middle of the labyrinth and turn into a goblin, because no one could make it in time. I like the movie now and like to sit down and view it without thinking that I am going to be a goblin. :p

The Goonies

This weekend I watched the well known movie, The Goonies. The film was directed by Richard Donner in 1985. Steven Spielberg wrote the story of the film and the screenplay was written by Chris Columbus. Starring in this movie are Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, and Jeff Cohen. The Goonies is classified as an Adventure/Comedy/Family film.

The movie is about a group of kids who go on a wild journey after finding a pirate treasure map. Mikey Walsh (Astin) and his brother Brandon Walsh (Brolin) are preparing to move because some developers are wanting to build a golf course. The only way that this couldn't happen would be if they raised enough money to stop construction. Mikey stumbles upon a treasure map of the famous "One-Eyed" Willy's hidden fortune and asks his brother and his friends to join him in finding the treasure. Mikey, Brandon, Chuck, Mouth, Andy, Stef, and Data set out on their adventure to find this treasure in hopes of saving their neighborhood. The treasure is in a cavern and the carvern entrance is under the house of the evil theif, Mama Fratelli, and her three sons. Her disfigured son, Sloth, becomes friends with The Goonies and helps them on their journey.

I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes an old Adventure/Family film. Kids really enjoy this film just like I did when I watched it growing up. My favorite part is when Sloth comes in on a rope and says the famous line, "Hey you guys!!" and saves the children from the dangers of the cavern and what it contains inside. Cyndi Lauper makes an appearance in this movie and she also does the music for the sound track.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

As you know, every Sunday I watch an 80's movie. This Sunday I watched the classic, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The film was made in 1986 and was directed and written by John Hughes. This movie is considered to be a comedy/drama. The stars of this movie are Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, and Mia Sara.

The film is about a boy who knows all the tricks to skipping out on a high school day. He is determined to have a day off with his girlfriend and his best friend, despite what the principal thinks of that. Ferris Bueller (Broderick) is a kid who would do anything to get out of school. His best friend, Cameron (Ruck), and his girlfriend, Sloane (Sara), are out to join him. Ferris persuades Cameron into borrowing his fathers Ferrari, and then hatch a plan to get Sloane out of class. The plan is that Ferris will pretend to be Sloane's dad on the phone and then dresses to go pick her up. Ed Rooney, the principal, knows all about Ferris and his devilish ways, but can never catch him. Ferris' sister is frustrated that Ferris can get away with everything and she doesn't. Ferris is an angel according to his parents. His sister is determined to get Ferris caught once. Does Ferris get caught? I don't know, you will have to watch the movie and find out.

My favorite part of this movie is at the beginning when the teacher, Ben Stein, is taking role and he gets to Ferris and repeats his last name over and over. It is so funny because of his facial expression. I recommend this movie to anyone who loves a great 80's flick.

Beetlejuice

This weekend I watched Beetlejuice, directed by Tim Burton. The film was made in 1988, and stars Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, and Michael Keaton. I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a good chuckle now and again.

The film is about a couple of recently deceased ghosts contracting the services of a "bio-exorsist" in order to scare out the new owners of their house. Adam Maitland (Baldwin) and Barbra Maitland (Davis) are the recemtly deceased ghosts. Even though they are dead, they taken their time to decorate their precious home. Unfortunately they come to realize that new people are moving in. Adam and Barbra try scaring the new family, the Deetz's, away, but soon they become the main focus of the daughter, Lydia. The Maitlands call upon Beetlejuice (Keaton) to help them. Little did they know that Beetlejuice had more in mind than just helping them.

My favorite part of this movie is the dinner scene. The Deetz's have guests over and are planning on a big fancy meal. Beetlejuice comes into the scene and starts making all the guests dance and do the most absurd things. This secne always brings me a great laugh.

The Breakfast Club

This week I watched The Breakfast Club. The film was made in 1985 and directed by John Hughes. It stars Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, and Molly Ringwald. The movie was fantastic and I really enjoyed watching this film. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys an old movie at times.

The Breakfast Club is about five high school students meeting in detention on a Saturday. All five of the students have different stereotypes. The jock, the princess, the criminal, the nerd, and the basket case. These five students poured their hearts out to one another and discovered that they have a lot more in common than they thought. They find out that everyone, no matter who you hang out with, has problems that they keep bottled up inside because they mask their true identity. Judd Nelson plays the criminal and you learn that his life at home isn't what you would think it would be like. He asks the jock, who is played by Emilio Estevez, if the burn from a cigar is the same punishment that he gets at home. Everyone has struggles and maybe some aren't as bad as another but everyone is hurting and needs to be heard.

My favorite part of this movie is at the end where they are all going home and Judd Nelson is walking across the football field and pumps his fist. It gives me a feeling of happiness I suppose. It shows me that five strangers can be stuck in a room for a day and it could change their life forever.

Welcome

Welcome to my 80's movie review blog. I will be reviewing an 80's movie every week and telling my opinion on the movie. Not only my opinion I will be telling what the movie is about. My first blog will begin next Monday and the first movie I will be blogging about is the well known 80's classic, The Breakfast Club. I hope you enjoy my reviews and also post your opinions on the movies!! I am open to what anyone else has to say.