The Summer of 82

mirth · July 30, 2015, 05:43:37 PM

I was 11 in 1982 and I thought ET was lame.

MetalDog · July 30, 2015, 05:47:57 PM

They were playing D&D in E.T. It can't be THAT lame ;)

Huw the Poo · July 30, 2015, 06:26:58 PM

Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on July 30, 2015, 05:12:25 PM
The Thing was great. Now, E.T....that sucked balls.

Agreed, The Thing is a masterpiece. ET is typical Spielberg bullshit. :)

Staggerwing · July 30, 2015, 06:31:17 PM

Never saw ET.

mirth · July 30, 2015, 06:50:47 PM

Quote from: Staggerwing on July 30, 2015, 06:31:17 PM
Never saw ET.

Get back under your rock.

Staggerwing · July 30, 2015, 06:53:18 PM

Quote from: mirth on July 30, 2015, 06:50:47 PM
Quote from: Staggerwing on July 30, 2015, 06:31:17 PM
Never saw ET.

Get back under your rock.

Who says I ever left it?

Gusington · July 30, 2015, 07:59:36 PM

Hey what about Tron?

Staggerwing · July 30, 2015, 08:00:59 PM

Saw that one. My rock is next to the local drive-in.

Gusington · July 30, 2015, 08:15:55 PM

Out of all of them I think Poltergeist is my favorite. My parents would not let me see it at the time of release.

I think the first 'scary' movie I saw was Amityville Horror, I must have been 9 or 10...one of my friend's older brothers (it's always the older brothers) put it on HBO, I think...maybe a tape. Anyway, it totally scared the shit out of me and it was on my mind for weeks after.

mirth · July 30, 2015, 08:26:33 PM

How the hell is Wrath of Khan not the favorite?

Gusington · July 30, 2015, 08:31:32 PM

Wrath of Khan I saw in the theater when it was new...it may have been the first time I was allowed to go to the movies without adults. The ear weevil scene is burned into my psyche.

But I am more of a ghost story guy at heart. Thus Poltergeist.

mirth · July 30, 2015, 08:43:14 PM

Come on, Wrath of Khan had it all. Ricardo Montalban was jacked. Kirstie Alley was hot. Spock died. And Kirk yelled, "Khaaaaaaaan!"

bayonetbrant · July 30, 2015, 08:47:32 PM

Quote from: mirth on July 30, 2015, 08:26:33 PM
How the hell is Wrath of Khan not the favorite?

He identifies more with the midget psychic chic who comes to house in Poltergeist than any of the Star Trek characters

mirth · July 30, 2015, 08:51:54 PM

^nailed it.

Sir Slash · July 30, 2015, 09:55:59 PM

I spent most of the early 80's working my butt of and chasing women. But I managed to see all of those movies while verticle and Blade Runner would be my pick as best of the litter. Though all of them were a little on the dumb side. I was reading Tolkien then and so was hard to impress.