I generally don't have problems with most of the 80s special effects, but Last Starfighter is a special kind of bad in the space combat scene. It was a model with a blocky atari level cgi backdrop. That is pretty bad. The effects in the rest of the movie were fine, it was just that battle scene that was terrible.

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You can't say Flight of the Navigator, Batteries Not Included and Short Circuit without adding The Goonies. I'm with you Maidel. I saw these movies so many times, I can quote most of them. Good clean flicks for kids though. We need more of them.

Actually, not such good clean fun. I showed this to my 10 year old the other day, and one-eyed willie gave him nightmares.

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I love movies of the 80s though I didn't watch them when they were first released. I love Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to The Future, and of course Look Who's Talking.

I am going to assume that last one was a joke.

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Nightmares are not good but in a way, it lets you know that he is still a fairly pure little guy. You protect him as long as you can. Some of the stuff on TV now is way worse than Willie.

It reminds me when I was dating my future wife and was trying to show her how sensitive I am. So I've decided to show her "Princess Bride". I was crying my eyes out (You know, the whole "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." - don't tell me You didn't shed a tear) and she... didn't like it.
But, fortunately, movie she brought was Goonies, so everything turned out OK.

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How can you not like Princess Bride. That is a great movie.

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Tell that to my wife.

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It's great for guys and gals. You've got a princess and love... and giants and eels.

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