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Episode 7 - Were 80s movies actually any good?
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Episode 7 - Were 80s movies actually any good?

A Podcast Called Gary · Tom Mann & Adam Etheridge

September 12, 20241h 31mExplicit

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In this episode we ask the question "do 80s movies hold up?". Are they as good as we remember or are they best left in the 80s? 00:00 Intro 01:25 Commando 1985 Arnold Scwarzenegger retrospective 21:58 Back to the Future 1985 retrospective 33:27 Romancing the Stone 1984 retrospective 35:00 Why family films were better in the 80s 38:26 National Lampoon's European Vacation 1985 retrospective 40:53 Ghostbusters 1984 Dan Aykroyd fellatio 42:06 Ghostbusters 1984 retrospective 42:58 Practical effects vs CGI 47:04 Big 1988 Tom Hanks retrospective 55:07 Family movies are a lost art 01:00:58 Filming analogue vs digital 01:04:28 Why don't movie studios invest in original ideas anymore? 01:06:49 Guardians of the Galaxy 2014 James Gunn not original 01:08:22 Toxic fandom 01:09:01 Tedious reboots - lost opportunity 01:10:00 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 retrospective 01:13:12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 retrospective 01:17:51 Not working out same actor plays different roles 01:18:06 Parenthood 1989 retrospective 01:23:59 Short Circuit 1986 retrospective 01:29:31 D.A.R.Y.L. 1985 retrospective