1989
This list ranks all the 1989 movies I've seen from favorite to least favorite.
You'll notice that sometimes films with lower ratings appear above higher ones. Generally my rating reflects both my opinion of the movie and my assessment of its overall quality. The rank on the list pertains almost exclusively to how much I enjoyed the film.
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, PG-13)
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, PG-13)
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989, PG)
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The Little Mermaid (1989, G)
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Ghostbusters 2 (1989, PG)
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All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989, G)
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Back to the Future Part II (1989, PG)
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When Harry Met Sally (1989, R)
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989, PG)
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The Abyss (1989, PG-13)
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Batman (1989, PG-13)
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Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989, PG)
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Dead Poets Society (1989, PG)
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The 'Burbs (1989, PG)
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UHF (1989, PG)
2 stars is reasonably generous, given because of a couple funny scenes and the general awesomeness that is Weird Al. For all his brilliance as a comic musician, his parodies simply can't translate to the big screen. Al's acting is atrocious - he's completely overblown, obvious, and fake. To some extent this attitude is what makes the film what it is, and I went in kind of expecting that. It doesn't somehow lessen the atrocities, though. The movie's hugest flaw is that it's only occasionally funny. Some of the tv commercials and shows are great - they are the best part, easily. The Spatula ad and the dude with the "nature" show tossing poodles out the window are good for some laughs. In addition, the Rambo daydream sequence is a hilarious spoof of action movies. Beyond these few points, though, UHF far too often shoots for the bottom rung. By the end, you can be sure we'll have guys falling in the mud and getting kicked in the groin. The movie ends up being nearly as bad as a lot of channel 62's ridiculous broadcasts. And of all Weird Al's fantastic songs, why include the horrid, boring Beverly Hills song? It's great seeing a pre-Seinfeld Michael Richards having a field day with his material, but beyond being a novelty piece for hardcore Yankovic fans and a silly slice of the 80's, UHF contains little to recommend. |
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Turner and Hooch (1989, PG)
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