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What are you TOP 3 favorite 1980s movies?

Poll ended at Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:34 pm

Star Trek: The Voyage Home
3
4%
The Terminator
2
3%
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
2
3%
Back to the Future
12
16%
The Princess Bride
14
19%
UHF
1
1%
Chariots of Fire
4
5%
Empire Strikes Back
8
11%
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
3
4%
Raiders of the Lost Ark
3
4%
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
2
3%
Back To School
0
No votes
Hoosiers
1
1%
Back to the Future Part II
4
5%
Commando
0
No votes
Return of the Jedi
8
11%
Aliens
0
No votes
The Goonies
1
1%
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
4
5%
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
3
4%
 
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BEST MOVIE OF THE DECADE! (1980-1989) [WINNERS IN!]

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In the tradition of the Greatest Movie of All-Time Contest and The PIXAR Contest, welcome to the BEST MOVIE OF THE DECADE! (1980-1989) contest! \:D/ This is designed to bring some comic relief to an often serious election season. If this is popular, I may do a similar contest for the 1990s and 2000s! \:D/

Part I: Nominate Your Favorites! - Finished!
PM me your favorite movies from the 1980s (just one, or a top 5/top 10). Some popular 1980s films were the fifth and sixth Star Wars films, Back to the Future, The Princess Bride, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, A Christmas Story, and the three Indiana Jones films. Of course, we want variety, so try looking through this list of movies to find your favorites. I'll start the poll in this thread once we have 20 movies!

Part II: Predict & Vote!
  1. The poll will run for five days. Vote for your Top 3 favorite 1980s films!
  2. Predict the top 3 winners in this thread. Similar to this:
    1. Star Wars
    2. E.T.
    3. The Princess Bride
(Just avoid guessing the same movies as others. ;))

Is there a prize?
Yes sir! \:D/ The user who picks the top 3 films correctly will be given a $25 cash prize! Be sure to post your predictions in this thread!

It's time to vote & predict! Have fun! \:D/
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So many great 80's movies... I don't know where to start. :(
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There must be one for the 2000s!
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MITCHnTRENT wrote:There must be one for the 2000s!
That would be epic! :) I'd probably disqualify Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, because they are somewhat already be locks to win.
The Top Crusader wrote:So many great 80's movies... I don't know where to start. :(
I'll eliminate a few for you. The Indiana Jones and Star Wars films have already been selected. \:D/
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Epic is a famous word here. There are so many multi-million dollar films that are great out there!
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No Back to the Future yet!? :x
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The Top Crusader wrote:No Back to the Future yet!? :x
Yes, Back to the Future Part 1 & 2 have also been selected. (Although #3 is the best. ;))
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DEFINITELY! \:D/ But it was 1990 wasn't it? >_> My mind always goes to 1985 for those movies for obvious reasons, but if I'm not mistaken, only the first one was made in 1985, the others were 1989 and 90...
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The Top Crusader wrote:DEFINITELY! \:D/ But it was 1990 wasn't it? >_> My mind always goes to 1985 for those movies for obvious reasons, but if I'm not mistaken, only the first one was made in 1985, the others were 1989 and 90...
Yeah, that's right. I would have nominated it if was 1980s. Maybe next contest. \:D/

*cough* ...of course, somebody will have to actually GIVE ME SOME MOVIES IF WE'RE EVER GOING TO GET THIS DONE. :x *cough*

If I get a few more movies, I'll start the poll now. \:D/
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I will consider making some nominations. :noway:
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The poll is up! Thanks to all the users who submitted movies! :D
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I voted! *predicts Back to the Future III, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi*
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I don't see a Back to the Future III on there, KODY.
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1. ET
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
3. The Terminator
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Dan, you're right! Am I allowed to adjust my prediction?
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I hope you can....
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My guess:

The Princess Bride
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Chariots of Fire
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Prediction:

The Princess Bride
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
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LizzieG, you aren't allowed to choose the same options omeone else did.
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KODY 105 wrote:Dan, you're right! Am I allowed to adjust my prediction?
Of course. As long as another person hasn't predicted it, feel free to change it to whatever you wish. :)
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