Best decade for movies (60s to the 20s)

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The 80s by a long, long, long way.

[rushy]

I'm gonna go 1970s, although it may have something to do with me just preferring the vibes and filmmaking techniques of that era.

[iank]

80s by miles. Love the 70s and 90s too.
It's drivel now, for the most part, let's face it.

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70s, 80s and 90s are the three great decades for cinema. There's good stuff in the 60s and 00s too.

[cyberhat]

The 70's, not even close. Most of the greatest films since the start of cinema are contained in those ten years. Monty Python, Clockwork Orange, Godfather, Jaws. I will happily defend unloved British films of the era, like Pete Walker Home Counties horror moves and even movie versions of great British sitcoms.

I like what Tarantino said about the 80's. That the finest films of that decade are all silly comedies. Fortunately I love silly comedies. Your tripping over brilliantly made ones in that era.

[rushy]

2010s, anyone???

*crickets*

[cyberhat]

Jun 23, 2022 23:46:04 GMT rushy said:

2010s, anyone???

*crickets*

How about 2020's, the cinematic golden age of having your childhood heroes violated by a rainbow flag. Isn't it life affirming that we live in an era where the kind of people who're allowed to make movies are also the only people in the world who think Amber Heard is innocent.

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2020s are the worst by far hell I wouldn't cry if there were real Silurians and wiped us out at this point just a deplorable era a travesty

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It started to get bad by 2015 nah 2014

[rushy]

2014 - 2017 was my rock bottom. I'm actually rather comfortable in the 2020s.

[burrunjor]

Jun 23, 2022 23:50:22 GMT cyberhat said:

Jun 23, 2022 23:46:04 GMT rushy said:

2010s, anyone???

*crickets*

How about 2020's, the cinematic golden age of having your childhood heroes violated by a rainbow flag. Isn't it life affirming that we live in an era where the kind of people who're allowed to make movies are also the only people in the world who think Amber Heard is innocent.

Don't forget the same type of people who fired Johnny Depp based on allegations, and ironically Ray Fisher when he calls out their abuse, or Gina Carano for literally no reason whatsoever, but keep Ezra Miller on when he grooms kids and throws bottles at waitresses. 

Meanwhile I am going to go with the 80s here too. I think the 80s had a bit more creativity than other decades when it came to films in that, not every movie had to be either part of a franchise, or based on an existing property. 

Whilst this problem has obviously become worse nowadays, it was also always a bit of a problem even in the 40s-70s. There have always been indie movies that made it big, but they tended to struggle a bit more. Look at the Wicker Man for instance in the 70s. Great unconventional movie, totally original, but it had a terribly low budget, in fact it only got made because Christopher Lee did it for free! It was then released as a B-Movie and got very little promotion and had to slowly develop a following. Similarly even Bruce Lee had to go through years of shit to make Enter the Dragon. 

In the 80s however I feel movies like those, that didn't fit into a category, were quirky one offs not based on a book etc, were given bigger budgets, promotion and as a result enjoyed more success. 

Also the 80s is my fave decade for practical effects. It was just before CGI came to dominate, but after new advances in make up, animatronics. Monsters in 80s movies tended to have more detailed make up, being squicker and gorier than those from either before, where they were too low budget, or since where they are too polished. 

80s movie monsters from the Gremlins, to Darkness to Jerry from Fright Night have a definite look to them, that I feel combines the best of all worlds. The high tech sophistication of CGI, but there being something actually there on the camera, and the actor getting to act of old monster movies. 

Case in point. 



Now compare that a scene from a modern fantasy flick like the Hobbit where it just all cgi. 



Again whilst I think the 80s saw our culture begin to rot thanks to Thatcherism, it does deserve a lot of the hype it gets when it comes to movies.