My top 5 of 1982: 1)E.T. 2)Wrath Of Khan 3)Poltergeist 4)Rocky 3 5)The Thing I actually got to go see a re-release of E.T. in theaters when I was about 18 (for the 20th anniversary) the only one on the list I've gotten to see in theaters. Very nostalgic for me. Star Trek just feels like home. I grew up with them and I absolutely love 2,3,4 & 6. They are comfort movies to me. Poltergeist was my first horror movie! I was 3 months old & my mom had me in my carseat in the livingroom while her and my grandma were at the kitchen table in the adjoining room talking and didn't realize the movie had come on tv. When they did they tried to change the channel, I apparently screamed bloody murder until my mom put it back on and sat and watched it all. I've always been a fan of the Rocky movies and this was a great one, even named my dog Rocky. He's 13 now, a white pitbull with a grey patch around his eye. I've seen The Thing the least amount of times of any movie on my list. However, it has fantastic special effects and a perfect story. Kurt Russell is amazing in it along with the rest of the cast and I still can't help but debate with myself about who the creature is at the end and what happens when the camera stops rolling. Nostalgia for the others puts this one at 5 for me since I didn't see it until well I to adulthood but it's a classic for a reason.
@katiejackson2178 solid top 5! I love ET and I'm a big Speilberg fan but I'm not sure why it never got deeper into my feelings as others as a kid...seeing it again in theaters would be awesome... The first Rocky is probably my favorite all time movie!
@AVAPopCulture I've always had a hard time pinning down an all time favorite movie. They always change depending on my mood or how old I was at the time someone asked, Jaws is frequently at the very top of my list along with Ghostbusters and Twister. Rocky 3 or 4 is my favorite depending on my mood.
@AVAPopCulture Seeing E.T. in the theater was great, although it was the specialized version with the new edits. I went with my mom, little sister and my grandma. I remember she always hated science fiction but went anyway. She had never seen the movie before but when I looked over at the end of the movie, she was crying. I never seen my grandma have a reaction like that to any other science fiction based films again.
@katiejackson2178 that is the power of movies that I love...we go in the theater, close that door, and the lights go down and curtain goes up and we are transported to a different place and time and other worlds that make us feel so many different things we never imagined!!
Some of the most obscure films I own in my personal physical collection are because of seeing them first on USA Up All Night with Ronda or Gilbert Godfried. It wasn't until later Joe Bob Briggs started on TNT before going over to The Movie Channel.
My mother took me and my older brother to the movies to see both Poltergeist and The Thing when they first came out, I was only 4 years old at the time.
1982 seem to have countless great movies in that year that I am often forget some classic from that year till my memory is prompted. These days I can count on one hand any films sticking in my mind in recent years
I am glad you included The Beastmaster. I would have included Ghandhi, Tootsie, Annie, Swamp Thing, Silent Rage, The Sword and the Sorcerer, Grease2 (sue me I like it), Six Pack, They Call Me Bruce, and The Toy. I like a good chunk of your list though in different order. Keep up the good work.
Ah, my birth year! As such for me theres always been a special draw towards movies of 82 . Only just found your channel a few days ago (one if my favorites already) so this is a very cool surprise
Seeing Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in June 1982 was a seminal moment in my teen years. This was back before the Internet and social media ruined movies by giving away the plot before it hit theaters. I was caught by total surprise when Spock sacrificed himself to save the Enterprise. His death scene with Kirk in the engine room made me cry so hard I couldn't see. I left the theater totally drained and in shock. So The Wrath of Khan is my #1 movie from 1982. I also saw ET that summer and the theater was packed. It was a great experience to see it on the big screen. I also enjoyed Tron, Rocky III, Blade Runner, 48 Hours, Poltergeist, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I didn't see The Thing that year but I did catch it on VHS a few years later. An excellent horror film.
1982 was the year I graduated high school ready to go on to college. I remember reading the monthly issues of Starlog in anticipation of these sci-fi/fantasy epics coming to the big screen. Most are on your list but you forgot the classic Road Warrior, Tootsie, Diner, The Verdict, King of Comedy, My Favorite Year, Cat People, etc. Overall, one of the greatest years of American film in the 80s.
The Thing is one of the best movies ever made and I am SO glad you gave it a chance. I also liked The Thing From Another World. The Thing (2011) was an alright movie on it's own, but the effects just can't complete with the artistry of Rob Bottin.
I just saw three of your movies on the Roku channel (I think you only have three there): "Bring Me a Dream", "Creature Feature", and "Buried Cain". I was definitely entertained by those. Just wanted to say that.
I’ve never seen Tron or Tenebrae, I missed those, I will have to check them out. I’ve seen everything else. For me, most of my favorite titles of the 80s are in 1986, but, man! Every movie off your list had either a badass or humorous ending. I keep replaying the store robbery from Fast Times at Ridgemont High! I loved how Poltergeist ends, with the dad pushing the TV set out of the motel room, lol! Even if some don’t agree with 1982 being the best year in movie history, it certainly can’t be denied that it was a great one.
Great list Chase! My absolute all time favorite movie is First Blood, ever since I was a kid. Nostalgia and sentimental reasons. I know that last scene off by heart. ... And I have always wanted to see The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. So, I ordered it. lol
Thank you! I havent seen Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in a long time- I remember being younger and thinking we might see Dolly Parton's boobs hahaha... First Blood is an all time favorite for me too by the way, made my top 10 all time list!
Entity is a scary and very good movie. I remember watching some reviews or breakdowns of cabin in the woods. And on the whiteboard one of the potential Killers was a molesting tree or something like that. And every single person didn't know where that reference came from and it was from The . It's so awesome that you reference this movie and no one seems to know about it.
Hey I agree with you on so many movies. Zapped is so cool. I remember seeing the Entity when I was young and it scared me. I mean you think 🤔 about it and WTF is coming after that Lady ❓ Is it a demon ❓ Is it Alien ❓ Crazy
@donjaun540 yeah it is totally messed up! Never make the mistake of looking into the documentary on the real life lady and what was happening- I don't know if it can still be found but that stuff was apparently really happening!
Damn I'm surprised Amityville 2 is this low on your list. It would be a lot higher for me because the haunted house atmosphere so effective. I'm just waiting for Arrow or Vinegar syndrome to release it in 4k and hopefully with the unrated cut.
I agree on Slumber Party Massacre, i actually have it ranked much higher. I'm also not a huge fan of SPM2, but i love the third one, and even think the recent one was okay.
Tron was revolutionary at the time. it was Disney most riskiest movie they ever put out but didn't do well in the box office. an arcade game based on the movie was a fun to play back in the 80's Night Shift-what not to like when you have the Fonz and Batman in the same movie with a young Shelly Long before Cheers. Zapped is wickedly fun 48 hours is fun. blade runner was an interesting movie. I only seen one of the cuts where Ford's narration is including. never seen any of the other cuts of the film, nice idea of a filn noir set in the future. Star trek 2. there are two version. the theatrical cut and director's cut. both are worth it either way. The Beastmaster rocks. some you missed Swamp Thing was pretty good. Forced Vengeance The Dark Crystal is an underrated movie. Firefox The Challange
Tron is one of my all time favorites. It's a shame it never got a re-release in theaters. I never saw it in theaters and I've read old articles about why it needs to be seen in theaters. It randomly shows up in 70mm festivals. I own the Blu Ray , but I have the Special Disney Archive Collection Laserdisc. Which is my favorite Laserdisc that's packed with hours of special features and was mastered from the 70mm print. I'm not sure if i can say 82' was the best year...It's between 82' and 84' ...For me i might give a very slight edge to 84'
This is my top 10 from 1982 1.Blade runner 2. E.T 3.Sophie s choice 4.Gandhi 5. Tootsie 6. First Blood 7. Poltergeist (The scene where one of the paranormal investigator's face crumbles apart seriously gave me nightmares as a kid 😂😂) 8. The thing 9. 48 hrs 10. Rocky 3. (I like Rocky 1, 2 and 4 more, but Rocky 3 is definitely better than Rocky 5, But I think most people agree with that)
Again a good list! Nope. 1982 does not beat 1987 or 1984 in total for me. But it contains some of my absolute goto movies of all time. John Carpenters The Thing. I have so many great hours spent with this film I cant count them. 😎 Blade Runner is one of the most beautyful movies I know. Story is great. Effects are stunning for its time. Acting and directing is top notch. Misic is classic. Just love it! Creepshow I just love too. Same as Blade Runner it has all the components I love. Also Stephen King acting is a plus! I want my cake! Some other titles I like to have on the list. XTRO. Yep. Scared the crap outta me eventhough its very low budget. Innovative and that strange synth soundtrack adds to the surrealism. Love it! Superstition. Another horror classic I just love! The New York Ripper. Do I need to explain? Fulci! Crazy. Sleezy. Violent. Classic. Forbidden World. Space horror also named Mutant. Roger Corman produced. Just so gory and sleezy I was schocked and pleased the first time I saw it. I just love B-movies that goes wild! Want a VSU of this one! The Dark Crystal. Puppets by Jim Hendon. Magical! 1980’s was fun! Cheers!
I love 82! I especially love the horrors. Before i watch your top 25, these are my top 15: 15 Creepshow 14 Poltergeist 13 Bells 12 Basket Case 11 The Dorm That Dripped Blood 10 The Incubus 9 Alone In The Dark 8 Halloween 3: Season Of The Witch 7 Class Of 1984 6 Slumber Party Massacre 5 Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan 4 Visiting Hours 3 The Thing 2 Death Wish 2 1 48 Hours
It's your list, it's your personal opinion, so i'm not going to argue that you should ave put up 48 Hours higher than 13th. Okay, on my list i have it as number 1, but again that's only my personal taste and opinion.
I completely relate to your feelings on The Thing. I watched it in my early 20s and thought it was okay but nothing special. I re-watched it just a few weeks ago after nearly 25 years, it leapt to about 60 in my top movies, and it has the potential to go higher on future watches.
Oh yes. First i apologise for bombarding with comments, but i love chatting about films. One you might have seen high on my list is Visiting Hours, it mostly takes place in a hospital, similar to Halloween 2 (which i also love), with Michael Ironside as the slasher after Lee Grant. William Shatner is also in it. It's very underrated, and i highly recommend it.
@jonbolton3376 no need to apologize for talking movies!...I have seen visiting hours but not in a long time...it would be like watching it for the first time again lol 😆
I still need to check out Rambo after all these years. Isn’t that pathetic!? 🤣. But on a more dramatic side, I would have put in Gandhi, Tootsie (dramatic and comical), The Plague Dogs, and my favorite movie of all time The Man From Snowy River (great drama, visually fantastic, beautiful soundtrack , and a breathtaking horse chase) . Appreciate your channel! Keep it up .
thank you!!! those were all on my list before I started narrowing ot 25... then I factored in ones that I would watch more often and I am probably not running to Ghandi very a bunch of fun re-watches LOL that is always my tie-breaker!
82 was a killer year for sure! I had ZERO doubts who was going to be your #1 and can’t blame you either, it’s a masterpiece! My top 5 would be: 5.) E.T. - absolutely loved it as a kid 4.) Halloween III Season of the Witch - scared the shit out of when I was little 3.) Rambo: First Blood & Conan The Barbarian 2.) The Thing - the light finally came on watching the 4k earlier this year 1.) Blade Runner - like The Thing, I appreciated it much more as an adult
very very solid top 5!!! yeah the Thing has won me over for sure man...cant explain the change because a couple months ago the thought of me ranking it ahead of Rambo First Blood, Conan, Blade Runner, ET etc would have been unthinkable lol
@@AVAPopCultureI see it too. I was so immersed watching the Thing. wNever thought it was possible for older films to look so good. And I’ve also gained so much more appreciation for films back then when they didn’t rely on CGI. From practical effects, to huge movie set pieces, etc. So much respect for the film making process. And a fun fact, Blade Runner is THE 4k that rekindled my interest in collecting again. Watched it back in December and it blew me away. The rest is history, I think I’ve bought 500 movies since watching 😂
Probably not much point in me making you offers, sven though i have a lot of classic horror and action stuff. I'm English, so it's unlikely they'd work in your region.
@jonbolton3376 yeah they probably wouldn't work but thanks for thanking of me! You should go to ebay and fund something to watch those awesome VHS 📼 tapes on!!
Thanks i plan to do that one day. Hopefully there are a few VHS collectors left in the UK who might be interested. Like i said i have plenty of classics: Halloween, The Excorcist, The Thing, The Last House On The Left, Friday The 13th, Die Hard, Robocop, The Evil Dead, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill Volume One, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, A Clockwork Orange, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, amongst others including sequels to many of them. I recotded the original A Nightmare On Elm Street off tv, so it's mainly sequels i have for that, and Child's Play.
A couple you left out that would make my top ten are The Last Unicorn and The Man from Snowy River. Someone else mentioned Grease2 and that might slide into my top 25 as well.
The reason The House On Sorority Row isn't on my list is it was released i think a year later in the UK, if i included it on my lust, it would probably be around tenth place.
Top 10 The Thing Blade Runner E.T. Rocky 3 Poltergeist Creepshow Conan the barbarian Star trek 2 48 hrs Last Unicorn Other titles not mentioned, Cat People, Swamp Thing, porkys, gandhi, and dark crystal
solid!! I had the last unicorn in the list but when I first started the channel I said I would keep animated films out of rankings with live action soI had to follow my own rule lol
@LanceThigpen oh wow that is way too kind of you! I really appreciate that 🙏 I think I enjoy that movie more than a lot of other people- the first is great but old man Kane just put the fear in me when I was younger and it stuck!! I have never watch 1 and 2 back to back, I look forward to doing that!!! Cannot wait! Thank you thank you thank you!
I saw it in the theater at Hilton Head. Be warned: By the way, I have seen someone get a review copy. The movie poster came in a box. When the opened the box, the shipping tube for the poster did not have caps on either end. When he pulled the tube out, the poster slipped out and bent on the edges. It also came taped together.
@LanceThigpen I've heard about the "no caps" which seems so weird...I will be careful with it...I am looking for a wall-mounted poster rack (like those that we used to be able to find in stores) to put all of the posters in - they have slightly smaller ones for home use that will hold about 48 posters
Weirdly as much as i love Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, PIC, and LD) and i've ranked Wrath Of Kam higher than you, it's actually only my fourth favourite ST movie after The Undiscovered Country, Generations, and The Search For Spock.
I don't like Tron but oddly I did like the sequel. I have no explanation for this. Maybe it was a certain actress that starred in it. To me FT13 3 is the quintessential FT13 movie. It was the first to create the formula the series would be known for. Anytime I watch it it's like slipping into an old comfy pair of jeans. Oh man, I've seen Beastmaster so many times. Probably watched it more than any other movie when I was growing up because it was always on TV. Fond memories of that one. Season of the Witch is truly creepy. Shame it got panned because of Halloween being included in the title. It likely would have done better (or at least been received better) if they hadn't tried to make it part of the Halloween series. Fully agree with your #1. Don't have anything to add to that. lol
I love the Jason character for the Friday the 13th series, but I only own the 3-D one with the glasses included, Jason X, and Freddy vs. Jason. I like Blade Runner, too, but it's never been one I felt the need to own. Funny enough, I just picked up one that I already own in but in 4K that was inspired by Blade Runner, Ghost In the Shell. It's one I don't mind having in every kind of format. I watched that same copy of ET after not seeing it in years, and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. I have Poltergeist on DVD, but it's one I don't feel I need in 4K. OK, I do plan on getting Creepshow as it's one I have wanted in the collection with my others of anthology horror like Tales From The Darkside: The Movie and Cat's Eye. The Thing, which of course I have on DVD, is definitely at the top of my personal list of best horror films of all time.
I was 2 when ET came out. Potentially i would have been about the right target age, say mid 80s. I'll be honest, i've not seen it, and don't plan to. It just isn't the type of story that interests me.
Tenebrae is one I have seen, 2nd sight put out flight of the navigator so I always wanted them to put out Tron but I’m sure Disney would never let it off streaming bc of the ride. Zapped is great saw it when I was a kid it was a say one purchase Olive films put it out but it’s oop now pretty pricey. Can’t go wrong with Burt Reynolds. Star Trek not my thing only ever saw the whale one couldn’t get into wraith row khan. I hated ET for years finally rewatched it this year and don’t love it but don’t hate it and I think the change is bc it’s good story telling and everything we’ve gotten recently isn’t great list
flight of the navigator by Second Sight would be awesome! ....those OOP blurays on those 80s movies command way too much for me most of the time on ebay lol...ET is fantastic storytelling...I never disliked it, I just never loved it as much as everyone else seemed to
@kotobukiya70 IMBD has it as initial release in 1982 with a wider release happening in January of 1983...so that puts it in 1982 - November of 1982 officially
@kotobukiya70 for sure! I usually cross check everything before I put out the list but I've screwed up too so I went back and checked after your post lol... I usually start my list research by going to IMDB.com and typing in "movies released in 1982" or whatever year it is and it will give you a master list with every movie released from January 1st-December 31st of that year
