Originally Posted by
gamingdave
Quick scan of my library, and for those years I would easily say none of the following have dated, and are as enjoyable now as they were then. Some were films I grew up with, others I saw only later in life.
The effects in all of them still hold up generally, they may look a little ropey at times, but never to the point of distracting from the complete package.
Some are clearly products of their time, but that for me is never an issue. A good film is a good film, and I am confident the films below will still be well received in the future.
1976
Alien
Taxi Driver
All the President's Men
Network
Rocky
Assault on Precinct 13
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Wars
Eraserhead
1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Animal House
Superman
Halloween
1979
Apocalypse Now
Escape from Alcatraz
The Warriors
1980
The Blues Brothers
Airplane
Empire Strikes Back
Raging Bull
Superman II
The Fog
1981
Das Boot
Escape from New York
The Evil Dead
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Cannonball Run
1982
Airplane II: The Sequel
Blade Runner
First Blood
Star Trek II
The Thing
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
Return of the Jedi
Trading Places
WarGames
Rumble Fish
Videodrome
1984
Gremlins
Once Upon a Time in America
The Terminator
Beverly Hills Cop
Ghostbusters
Repo Man
Spinal Tap
1985
Spies Like Us
The Breakfast Club
The Goonies
Fletch
1986
Aliens
Ferris
Stand by Me
Highlander
Big Trouble in Little China
Top Gun
Platoon
Blue Velvet
1987
Full Metal Jacket
Angel Heart
Lethal Weapon
The Princess Bride
Evil Dead II
Predator
RoboCop
The Untouchables
Withnail & I
Empire of the Sun
Raising Arizona
1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Akira
Die Hard
Naked Gun
Midnight Run
The Live
1989
Lethal Weapon 2
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1990
Goodfellas
The Hunt for Red October
Home Alone
Total Recall
1991
City Slickers
Silence of the Lambs