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    I just grabbed a bunch of 80s & 90s movies which I haven't seen in years, and most of which my missus has never seen at all. Out of the list below, which ones do you think have aged best, aged worst, and absolutely are not worth anybody's time?

    - Highlander i & ii
    - DarkMan
    - Dark City
    - Judge Dredd (Stallone version)
    - Mad Max i, ii, iii
    - Mosquito Coast
    - Spies Like Us
    - Carlito's Way
    - Donnie Brasco
    - Heartbreak Ridge
    - The Wraith
    - The Postman
    - Waterworld
    - Armageddon
    - Cop Land
    - Stand By Me
    - The Burbs
    - The Goonies
    - The Jackal
    - The Untouchables
    - True Lies

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    • The last 4 are still solid. + Dark City, Cop Land, Heartbreak Ridge, Donnie Brasco, Carlito's Way. You're in Aus yeah? Mad Max for sure. Waterworld... no!MrT
    • Highlander I rewatched recently and it was good for the memories but oof a bit dated. They're remaking it I thinks.MrT
    • Waterworld = YES!!Ianbolton
    • @MrT: Yeah, the rumour is with Henry Cavill. Which, actually, might not be all that bad a choice.Continuity
    • (re: Highlander)Continuity
    • I wouldn't watch The Postman, Untouchables again.bezoar
    • Wasn't the Postman utterly terrible, and about three hours too long, first time around? I just remember the godawful line "Because I'm the postman" or sum'tNairn
    • haha that's 4 people now who've told me to not waste my time with The Postman, I think I'll get rid of that one.BuddhaHat
    • I like Dark City, it's a weird movie, but the style of it is cool. Was massively influential too. Think the effects look not so good now though?PhanLo
    • Never saw The Postman till a couple of years ago, actually enjoyed it a lot, partly for the great supporting cast, all 20 years younger than you remember them.webazoot
    • The Burbs, Dredd, Mad Max I. And Carlito's Way if you're into comedy. The pool room scene oozes unintentional comedy.garbage
    • But the Burbs is a fucking classic. If you haven't seen it, do so.garbage
    • Mosquito, Donnie, Copland, Stand,HijoDMaite
    • https://www.youtube.…garbage
    • Re-watched Dark City recently. It was better than I remembered. Dredd is still good, except that he takes off his helmet.skinny_puppy
    • Stand by Me, goonies, Mad Max 1_niko
    • Dark City for sure, and the effects hold up better than most films of that time. Also the Director's Cut version is best.evilpeacock
    • Waterworld is dopeSlashPeckham
    • Watch the Goonies, then watch Everything Everywhere All At Once and see Ke Huy Quan win an Oscar.shellie
    • When I was a kid there was a miserable bowling alley, and all I wanted to do was hit the arcade room.garbage
    • They had a Waterworld pinball machine that they left on free because nobody wanted to play it.garbage
    • Better Off Dead, The Day After & Threads, drop Armageddon for Deep Impact.5timuli
    • I let Waterwrold playout if it comes on. Vanessa Angel in Spies Like Us amirite?! :-)Squiddy
    • Damn I thought Waterworld dislike was universal, I stand corrected! bezoar - The Untouchables, why ever not?? Aside from Bond's dodgy accent...MrT
    • Darkman was terrible!pango
    • Watch both Armageddon and Deep Impact, and another plus one on Waterworld here. It's sorta quite shit, but also really cool. you know? *sucks popsicle stupidlyNairn
    • I’ll have to give WW another go then... but No Way Out is probably my favourite Kevin Costner vehicle.MrT
    • WW is not a good movie. but fun to watchpango
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