Hanzo’s Top 20 80’s Movies
1. The Empire Strikes Back – (1980, Irvin Kershner)
2. Glory – (1989, Edward Zwick): Taking a serious stain on American history and showcasing the redemption of a people through the brilliant performances by some of the greatest actors of our generation… it does not get much better than this “Give em’ Hell 54”
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark – (1981, Steven Spielberg)
4. Field of Dreams – (1989, Phil Alden Robinson): The best baseball movie of all time is capped off with one of the most touching father son moments, ever.
5. Return of the Jedi – (1983, Richard Marquand)
6. Predator (1987): I have seen this movie so many times I even know what the Spanish guy yells in the background before Arnold unleashed hail on the small village in the beginning of this movie.
7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Spielberg)
8. Back to the Future – (1985, Robert Zemeckis): “88 miles per hour!”
9. Aliens (1986, Cameron): How can one top one of the scariest movies of all-time made by one of the greatest directors? Well Cameron did it.
10. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial – (1982, Steven Spielberg)
11. Conan the Barbarian – (1982): I love origin stories and seeing Conan grow up and then get his revenge makes for an amazing movie.
12. The Terminator (1984, Cameron)
13. Coming to America (1988): My favorite comedy from the decade. “Soul Glo”
14. Rocky IV (1985)
15. Willow (1988): “Maaatmaaardegan”
16. Platoon – (1986, Oliver Stone)
17. Day of the Dead (1985, Romero): The subtlety of this masterpiece is that the zombies are not the bad guys. Being trapped in a bomb shelter with humanity has its drawbacks.
18. The Road Warrior – (1981, George Miller): Gritty, realistic shots give this movie a character that fits the apocalyptic world. Its simplicity falls into place very well with the premise as well. Very, very well done.
19. The Karate Kid (1984): The crane kick scene on the beach with the orchestral movement still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. One of the greatest under-dog stories of all time.
20. Big – (1988, Penny Marshall): This movie captures the innocence of childhood and was Tom Hank’s coming out party showcasing his serious acting potential. Riddled with hilarious scenes I have no problem watching this movie every couple of years or so.
Corey Haim Found Dead
Actor Corey Haim has died. What a tragedy. So young at 38. Read TMZ Article Here
What a run he had in the mid-80s
Dream a Little Dream (1989) …. Dinger
Watchers (1988) …. Travis Cornell
License to Drive (1988) …. Les Anderson
The Lost Boys (1987) …. Sam
Lucas (1986) …. Lucas
Murphy’s Romance (1985) …. Jake Moriarty
A Time to Live (1985) (TV) …. Peter Weisman
Silver Bullet (1985) …. Marty Coslaw
Sleep Study – Reveals Interesting Results
A recent study from Health.com (click here for full article) had the following tidbits:
“For instance, 75 percent of African Americans reported watching television routinely in the hour before going to bed, compared with 64 percent of whites. ”
“Only 52 percent of Asians said they watched TV before bed almost every night, but they were far more likely to use a computer or surf the Web before bed; more than half said they did so almost every night, compared with about 20 percent in the other groups.”
“Sexual activity also varied among the groups. Ten percent of African Americans and Hispanics reported having sex almost every night, compared with 4 percent of whites and 1 percent of Asians.”
“While Asians reported the fewest sleep problems and were among the least likely to use sleeping aids (such as medication), for instance, they were also least likely to bring up sleep problems with their doctors.”
“Asians also reported sleeping the most while operating a motor vehicle”… (ha ha I just made that up)
