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Top 10 films from 1980-1989

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Raging Bull (1980,  R)
Raging Bull
In my eyes this is still the triumph of Scorsese's career. Arguably De Niro's best performance.
2
Do the Right Thing (1989,  R)
3
The Shining (1980,  R)
4
E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982,  PG)
5
Shoah (1985,  Unrated)
6
The Decalogue (,  Unrated)
7
The Last Emperor (1987,  PG-13)
8
Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) (The Sky Above Berlin) (1987,  PG-13)
9
Blue Velvet (1986,  R)
10
Blood Simple (1984,  R)
Blood Simple
Every frame of the Coen brothers' wildly aestheticized debut BLOOD SIMPLE is something to admire. It's still shocking to me that it's there first film anything. it's crafted with a skill and precision few veteran cinema masters possess.

I believe this is still their twin masterpiece alongside their equally expressionistic anti-sophomore slump RAISING ARIZONA (1987).

I think the Coens are still the most exciting of the filmmakers to emerge from the American independent film movement of the late 80's. Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch, and Gus Van Sant follow closely behind.

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