Worst and the Most Ridiculous Movies of the 80's
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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
Pathetic animatronics, embarrassing acting, and ugly puppets that are very likely created by the devil himself are the worst things in this execrable mess. It almost physically hurts me even to think about it: the movie is just about these garbage brats pissing their pants, farting, vomiting, and telling jokes that make Rob Schneider look like a comic legend. There's even a musical number. No, I'm not kidding, and it really is as excruciating as it sounds. "The Garbage Pail Kids Movie" was actually released on VHS here in Finland but fortunately it didn't hit theaters.
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Death Wish 2 (1982)
Everyone is probably aware of that unnecessarily graphic and prolonged rape scene at the beginning of the film. There are absolutely no reason for it to be so long, it is just pointless and suspicious exploitation. Michael Winner, who is the "director" of this garbage clearly enjoys seeing women suffering.
Acting is truly some of the worst I've ever seen and also the characters are horribly stupid and annoying. Just look at that Laurence Fishburne's (yeah, he made some real turkeys in the beginning of his career) character: like it is not bad enough that he's a pathetic rapist, he also has the most annoying laugh ever. It sounds like he's trying to laugh like a man but also giggle like a little girl at the same time. And what about those pink sunglasses he's wearing? Why is he wearing them at night? He is supremely stupid: in one scene some guys starts shooting at him and his friends and he tries to cover himself with his ghetto blaster. He puts it in the front of his head, and as you can probably guess, it doesn't help a lot and very soon this idiot is dead. What was he thinking anyway? "Oh no, don't shoot me, I'm just a harmless ghetto blaster!"
"Death Wish 2" isn't too realistic: for example, what are the odds that Paul Kersey would find these thugs in a city this big? He actually does that and when he finds them, they are dancing to some gay disco music outside in the middle of night. Their dance moves are ridiculous. Talking about music, also woeful soundtrack has to be mentioned because it kind of finishes the stupidity.
Acting is truly some of the worst I've ever seen and also the characters are horribly stupid and annoying. Just look at that Laurence Fishburne's (yeah, he made some real turkeys in the beginning of his career) character: like it is not bad enough that he's a pathetic rapist, he also has the most annoying laugh ever. It sounds like he's trying to laugh like a man but also giggle like a little girl at the same time. And what about those pink sunglasses he's wearing? Why is he wearing them at night? He is supremely stupid: in one scene some guys starts shooting at him and his friends and he tries to cover himself with his ghetto blaster. He puts it in the front of his head, and as you can probably guess, it doesn't help a lot and very soon this idiot is dead. What was he thinking anyway? "Oh no, don't shoot me, I'm just a harmless ghetto blaster!"
"Death Wish 2" isn't too realistic: for example, what are the odds that Paul Kersey would find these thugs in a city this big? He actually does that and when he finds them, they are dancing to some gay disco music outside in the middle of night. Their dance moves are ridiculous. Talking about music, also woeful soundtrack has to be mentioned because it kind of finishes the stupidity.
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Staying Alive (1983)
If you have ever wondered why this pitiful excuse for a movie is so unbelievable (in a bad way), I would recommend you to look at the damn dvd-cover. I'd also recommend that don't ever, in any circumstance, try to watch the film. Especially all the costumes are hideous and, excluding the end credits, there's absolutely nothing to enjoy.
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Slash Dance (1989)
I noticed that almost all the people who rated this extremely dreadful "dance movie" are Finnish. What that tells about our nation? I'd also like to know why was this advertised in TV as an "erotic film"? Where's the erotica? All I see is some dumb chicks trying to dance (and none of them ever learns to dance) and some old pervert showing off his sausage. What is the point of this film?
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Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
Even the third film was better. Now THAT says something! This is complete and utter mess. The jokes aren't just unfunny, but also weird. Basically the film just goes from scene to another without even trying to make any sense and it gets tedious really fast.
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Porky's Revenge (1985)
Another worthless and bland sequel to a braindead teenage "classic".
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The director of "Blue Velvet" directed this disjointed flop. No one knows what the film is about it feels like one of the longest movies ever.
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Maximum Overdrive (1986)
I'm glad Stephen King has never directed anything else because he clearly has no clue what filmmaking is about. "Maximum Overdrive" is over the top and repetitive film that is mildly amusing at times but mostly just useless.
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Cyborg (1989)
A Belgian action hero doesn't mix well with Jesus metaphors. Also, "Gibson Rickenbacker" isn't a name for a character like this.
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Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Terrible and laughable propaganda junk. Chuck Norris's clothes in the film are some of the ugliest things I've ever seen in any movie. Why would anyone wear them? Well, it was the 80's after all.
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A villain named "Nuclear Man" is born when all the nuclear weapons of the world are thrown in the sun and only Superman can stop him. At least that's what I think happened.
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This is mostly just forgettable but really annoying actors make it very tough to watch.
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Missing in Action (1984)
A Vietnam veteran suffering from disturbing flashbacks decides to return to Vietnam in order to save his old army buddies from a prison camp. The most exciting thing about this nonexistent story is the fact that the main hero also visits Bangkok. Even if a viewer isn't bothered by the silly propaganda, there's still no reason to watch this because even the action scenes are horribly dull and slow, just like the whole film. "Missing in Action" is missing its action.
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Police Academy (1984)
This is it, the movie that started the torture. I have no idea why I liked this when I was a kid. This is just an incoherent mess and it doesn't happen in any existing reality we know. At least I have never heard about police academies which have been organized like the ones in this movie. There are no real story and sometimes joke isn't even finished before the next starts. Also amount of overracting is something really horrifying.
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The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
The main plot is ludicrous: a grown man uses all of his time and energy to avenge some kid who beat his student in some meaningless competition. Well, Ralph Macchio, who plays this "kid", was actually 28 years old when the film was made so I guess it makes some sense.
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Ishtar (1987)
Pointless movie about two guys, who want to become famous singers. They are both awful at singing but that doesn't stop them from trying. That's all I can say about this strange story. Well, I guess there was also some agent stuff also going on but I really wasn't interested enough to make sense out of those scenes. I guess this was supposed to be some kind of satiric comedy thriller, but it turns out to be a total lame-o-rama. Jokes are either too short or too stretched. Someone should tell the director of this crud that blind camels aren't fun.
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The Golden Child (1986)
An asian woman called Kee Nang tells a private detective Chandler Jarrell that he is the chosen one, who needs to find the Golden Child. The Golden Child is a buddhist mystic who was kidnapped by some evil guy. It is soon revealed that the evil guy has some magical powers and that is also when the movie gives up. Story is filled with action, comedy, special effects and plain weird situations but director fails to make anything coherent.
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The Blue Lagoon (1980)
An 80's teenage film that is so cheesy and sentimental that is has to be some kind of record.
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Supergirl (1984)
Not too super film about a pointless comic character. I have to admit that all the Superman films I've seen aren't really any better. Supergirl, just like Superman, is ridiculously strong, and it is so tedious to watch how the main character succeeds in everything without any actual troubles.
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The cast includes some unknown actress called Nicole Kidman. This was one of her first feature films and she's the only one that got succesfull from this group. It's funny to think that Stanley Kubrick, who finished his masterpiece "The Shining" a couple of years before the release of this film, would many years later pick this actress for his swan song. 16-year old Nicole is pretty cute but I certainly wouldn't praise her hairstyle. In it's entirety, "BMX Bandits" is quite innocent but hopelessly embarrassing and boring movie. Bmx-bikes and tricks were of course a big thing back then but they aren't too impressive either.
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Shanghai Surprise (1986)
Bored me to tears. It seems that everyone involved in making this flop were trying to make a different film which is why it ended up being so confusing. "Shanghai Surprise" is a combination of everything and it also fails on everything.
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The Cannonball Run (1981)
This is very possible the dullest action comedy I've ever seen. Well, at least the actors themselves seem to be having fun. I just wanted it to end and nothing more.
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A horribly irritating sequel that repeats everything that happened in the awesome first film.
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Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
A third sequel for a classic film with an exremely fake grumbling shark.
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9ยฝ Weeks (1986)
Cliched, disgusting, and extremely sexist movie that looks like a very mediocre music video. American capitalism at its most pretentious.
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