Lifetime Movies: 1984

1984 Nominees: The Terminator, Ghostbusters, Dune, This Is Spinal Tap

I had no idea that Frank has not seen This is Spinal Tap...to quote a 1982 film "You just went down two notches in my..in my BOOK" (Diner). Of the 4 films listed I like and probably love each of them. There is no one great film here in this year, Amadeus won that year, and its a real good film..for me I just love a good Mockumentary...and Spinal Tap as far as I can tell was the first Mockumentary...the first to be a hit and today is a winner in every sense. Its my best of 1984. The one reason I guess is that it is the Great Grandfather in a long line of Mockumentaries, and it still holds up as funny...uncomfortable, and quotable...not that the others aren't...but because of Tap we get, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, Waiting For Guffman, For Your Consideration, The Office and all the mockumantaries that mock the office now. As for the rest of this year.

The Terminator: If Frank hadn't picked this first I gotta admit that I might have...its action packed and dirty, gritty filmaking...I bet the Terminator at the end isn't nearly as believable as I remember it...but it scared the crap out of me as a kid.

Dune: I prefer the long cut of this, its David Lynch making his Star Wars,,,so its a wreck yes, but its his wreck his way.

Ghostbusters: thanks to them we got the "Thirstbuster"...3 liters of Coca Cola..I sure hope they dont make a 3rd one.

Beverly Hills Cop:...this was supposed to be with Stallone, Stallone bought the rights to a book, that book became a film later with Cindy Crawford and William Baldwin...instead Stallone made Cobra and the cop movie became Eddie Murphy's crowning achievement of Beverly Hills Cop...This was the first R rated film I every when to...I was 10, my dad took me because he said It was very funny and had to share the experience with me...was I too young?..

Romancing the Stone: I watched this on HBO about 50 times...I loved this film

The Natural: is a great story, and I am a sucker I guess for Old Roy Hobbs

The Pope of Greenwich Village: talked about this one already back in an old Filmoddiites..I love young Mickey Rourke

Till next time: I would like to see a complete list of all the film we have picked for each of these years...and figure out what this all means in the big world of our Single Malt Obsession.