For my third top ten thursday focusing on "best years in film" I have decided on 1980. It is a year of broad films that reflected a cinematic world on the edge of the rise of independent cinema. The works offered were nonetheless profoundly artistic, and the years comedies were particularly hilarious. Some people look at the decade of the 80's as a wash, however, these ten films prove that to include 1980 in the statement would be terribly unfair.
10.) The Gods Must Be Crazy
An anthropological film of sorts, The Gods Must Be Crazy truly does more to display the problems of Western interference in African than anything to date. Eat that Kony2012.
9.) Caddyshack
The comedic performances in this film are varied and well-executed. My personal favorite being Chevy Chase as the antagonistically zenned out golfer.
8.) Airplane
A god tier post-modern comedy that is keen to early 80's culture, as well as being irreverently hilarious.
7.) The Long Good Friday
Bob Hoskins will blow your mind as a crime lord whose entire world is collapsing below him.
6.) Out of the Blue
Dennis Hopper directs and performs in this abrasive film that was for a long time banned in many countries.
5.) Altered States
Perhaps Ken Russel's most well known work, Altered States does far more for commenting on drug use and its affects of personal relationships than Requiem for a Dream could ever hope to.
4.) The Elephant Man
When I watched this film as a kid, I was not aware of David Lynch. Reflecting now on The Elephant Man, his hand in the film is so damn evident.
3.) Kagemusha
When Akira Kurosawa decides to make a film based on his watercolor paintings, it is hard not to be enamored with the result.
2.) Raging Bull
When Scorsese won an Oscar for The Departed, the Academy was really giving him an award for this film.
1.) The Shining
Choosing this as number one really should not be a surprise considering that he arguably has the best film in any year that he released a work.
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