Classic Movies Of Our Generation

[Mercy Medical]

I was listening to a podcast this morning and they're talking about Jurassic Park and I was thinking, what are the classic movies of our generation. I understand that there are a wide range of ages on this board, but I'm talking about people born from 1980 to 1990.

So, I'll start this off with...

Jurassic Park
Toy Story
Back to the Future (um, I'll just pick the first one)

and I'll throw a controversial one in there...

Mortal Kombat

[williek311]

Mortal Kombat......really?



Goodfellas

[Mercy Medical]

Mortal Kombat......really?



Goodfellas
Yesssssssss! Hahaha, I view a lot of "horrible" movies as classic just because they sort of hold the essence of movies of that time.

There are a lot of horror movies from the 80s that I consider classics as well, just because when I think of that era that's all I can think of. There was a certain level of cheesiness during the 80s that they'll never be able to capture in film again.

[williek311]

That movie blows so hard, but I still watched it three times in one day when it first came out. But I would not consider it a classic because it doesn't stand the test of time. It's not a movie I can back and watch now. It's so bad in every aspect. The only redeeming quality of that movie is it's theme song.

[Mercy Medical]

Classic in a sense that every regular person loves them or classic in a sense that that they are lauded by critics, fans, Hollywood, etc.? Mainstream films? I guess I'll name mainstream films that most people love that could be considered classics from our era:

Drama
Fight Club
Titanic
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
American History X
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Comedy
Dumb and Dumber
Billy Madison
The Sandlot
Home Alone
Wayne's World
American Pie (original)
All things Kevin Smith
Dazed and Confused

Horror
Scream
Candyman
From Dusk 'til Dawn
Army of Darkness
The Silence of the Lambs
The Sixth Sense
The Frighteners
Either or. For me a lot of classics of my time are just ones that are extremely representative of what period of movies were like. I'm not big on "typical" classic films, meaning the type that get Oscars and critics love, etc.

Your list are all great picks.

[stayillogical]

Memento, Almost Famous, ...

[Kif]

Yesssssssss! Hahaha, I view a lot of "horrible" movies as classic just because they sort of hold the essence of movies of that time.

There are a lot of horror movies from the 80s that I consider classics as well, just because when I think of that era that's all I can think of. There was a certain level of cheesiness during the 80s that they'll never be able to capture in film again.
If you're talking about cheesiness then it's still unforgivable you put Mortal Kombat up and not Street Fighter.

[Mercy Medical]

If you're talking about cheesiness then it's still unforgivable you put Mortal Kombat up and not Street Fighter.
I was never that into Street Fighter. I definitely watched Mortal Kombat a lot more.

[williek311]

MK was clearly the better movie and SF but SF is by far the better game.

[Mercy Medical]

MK was clearly the better movie and SF but SF is by far the better game.
Agreed.

I never knew the special moves on MK...I just mashed buttons and hoped for the best.

[stayillogical]

It makes me sad thinking about what the classics must be for people born between 1990 and 2000.

[JustSway]

Forrest Gump
The Usual Suspects

Id like to think There Will Be Blood could be up there.

[lightupthesky]

sean's list is great
i was just going to say fight club. i never believe people when they say they haven't seen it.

[JustSway]

I have to say that no matter how many times I try and watch anything by Kevin Smith Im bored out of my mind within 10 mins. Clerks is one of the most god awfully boring pieces of shit Ive ever had to sit through.

[Thomas Balkcom]

It makes me sad thinking about what the classics must be for people born between 1990 and 2000.

why's that?

[Thomas Balkcom]

this is a good idea for a thread by the way

[stayillogical]

why's that?

Think of what your younger siblings would answer to this question. And to answer the original question again, I say Pretty Woman.

[Thomas Balkcom]

Think of what your younger siblings would answer to this question. And to answer the original question again, I say Pretty Woman.

That's why I asked, I was curious as to what they would say, I know for sure Lord of the Rings and maybe the first Matrix? It'd be interesting to see their answers.

[pinklipgloss]

Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Goonies
stranger than paradise

[doyouhas?]

Into The Wild
Eternal Sunshine
The Royal Tenenbaums
Toy Story (1 and 2)
Dumb And Dumber
Jurassic Park

just off the top of my head, i knows there are tons more. im sure one of the judd apataw comedies will become a classic, if not all of them.

[Machu505]

No Country for Old Men

[Lueda Alia]

I was going to make a similar thread, but I figured I would bump this instead.

I've been catching up on a lot of "classics" lately, so more lists would be appreciated.

[i_was_a_lid]

I'm more of a drama movie fan so ...

Titanic
There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men
Jurassic Park
Saving Private Ryan
Pulp Fiction
Lion King
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin
Toy Story
The Matrix
Shawshank Redemption
Men In Black
The Departed
28 Days Later
Scream
American Pie
Fight Club

But in my opinion The Departed is the best film that has been made in my life time.

[tyramail]

dumb and dumber.

[NaughtyScotty]

It makes me sad thinking about what the classics must be for people born between 1990 and 2000.

JONAS BROTHERS MOVIE!!!!!

OOMMGGGGGGG

[A_Time_To_Get]

The Wedding Crashers.

[Mibabalou]

Anyone wanna add to this?

[Smash Adams]

Zoolander and Anchorman, at least for me personally

[DickfaceChillah]

Let the Right One In
The Social Network (too early to judge, but I feel this film will stay culturally relevant and be stuck in the general psyche for years to come)
Avatar (whether you dug it or not, it's already solidified it's place in cinema history)

[SLoT]

Ace Ventura
Happy Gilmore
American Pie
Apollo 13
Austin Powers Trilogy
Big Lebowski
Blair Witch
Boogie Nights
Casino
Clueless
Dances With Wolves
Dazed and Confused
Edward Scissorhands
Fargo
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Fugitive
Good Will Hunting
Goodfellas
Groundhog Day
Home Alone
Independence Day
A League of Their Own
Lion King
The Matrix
Mission: Impossible
My Cousin Vinny
Natural Born Killers
Nightmare Before Christmas
Philadelphia
Pleasantville
Pretty Woman
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Romeo + Juliet
Scream
Silence of the Lambs
Sister Act
Sixth Sense
Sling Blade
Speed
Swingers
There's Something About Mary
Trainspotting

Found all of these on a website.

[Sparky_89]

Don't think anyone's said American Beauty yet - incredible movie

[projectmayhem16]

The Dark Knight..

[Under The Knife]

Back to the Future

[Simulcast]

Gladiator

[DrStrong]

I dont think I saw Clerks or Braveheart mentioned.

The Silence of The Lambs?

[projectmayhem16]

Back to the FutureTHIS. And Ghostbusters.

[Adeniz19]

Mortal Kombat? hahaha This made me look and see what movies were released during the same year and there are sooooo many more movies from 1995 that I would consider "classic" over MK.

Toy Story
Apollo 13
Jumanji
Seven
Braveheart
Heat
Bad Boys
12 Monkeys
Clueless
Casino

[fronkensteen]

From the 2000's

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac
City of God
Children of Men
Synecdoche, New York
Apocalypto


There are some more, just a few off the top of my head.

[tottivillarossi]

Lord of the Rings Trilogy,


THIS.


Amelie, anyone?

[tottivillarossi]

I dont think I saw Clerks or Braveheart mentioned.

The Silence of The Lambs?
The Silence of The Lambs, yes! And Toy Story, obviously, but that has been mentioned already.

Up? Munich?

[CruiseControl]

The goonies
Edward scissorhands
Meet the parents
Theres something about Mary
Night at the Roxbury

[fronkensteen]

ITT: People posting their favorite movies.

[CruiseControl]

What's eating Gilbert grape (sorry if it's already been said)
Knocked up
Kill Bill
Scary Movie
True Romance
heathers
The rules of attraction
The basketball diaries


Not saying these are all my fav movies but I feel like most people around my age would know these movies and think they were def a big part of the generation.

I completely agree with the people who said American Beauty, Titanic, Kevin smith's movies, casino and toy story.