Movies from the 1980s

In an effort to cure my YouTube problem once and for all, lately I have retreated to what appears to be my ‘happy place’. Movies from the 1970s and 80s. I spent my formative years in the 1980s and thanks to VCRs becoming affordable towards the end of the decade, I discovered a great many movies that have followed me through life into the 2020s. Certainly a vibe... There was a few constants with movies of that era --everything was shot on film, and it wouldn’t be until the early 2000s that digital cinema cameras would start to creep in. 35mm film of the era had a look. It was grainy (which I adore), colours were vivid and they gave scenes an atmosphere you don’t quite get with digital sensors. Couple that with the 80s fashions (which I never really grew out of); 80s cars and architecture. Then there was the lack of CGI and green screens, instead relying on physical models, miniatures and a need to carry a scene without relying on big explosions. The script, the acting and the plot…