Okay so I was born 1986 and i think most useres on the DC are around that age. I personally think we got to grow up in awesome times and i wouldn't change it for anything.
I feel sorry for children who were born in the late 90s or now.
How do you feel about this?
Sure you can claim I'm based because that was my generation but then I know a lot of people who say they would have preceded to be young in the 60s for example (hayo? j/k)
Now look at our stuff we had.
my tv shows were epic and cartoons had morals.
the a-team, MacGyver,alf and other shows still remain to be awesome.
i don't think there have been as many classics as in our generation.
Now lets move to video games and the early 90s. Man look at all the kick ass consoles we had. I still play them.
We also knew a time before there were cell phones or the internet and handhelds were still in black and white.
Ask a kid what that save symbol in word means.
it's a floppy, kiddo.
Man we are getting old but i love the shit we have seen in our life's kids don't even get.
I agree with you in most respects about the 80's and early 90's being a lot better than now, in terms of pop culture. I was born in the late 70's and have seen a lot of what you've seen. It was nice. I'm still a huge fan of the Atari 5200. The most recent console I owned was the N64, and the games I make could all have been created for the Commodore 64.
Of course, I think it's a bit too early to be pining for "the old days," and I firmly believe I didn't really start living until I was 30, but whatever...
Good point about the floppy disk icon - there must actually be plenty of people who use computers, who have never even seen a floppy disk. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes before Microsoft etc change it to something else...
I was born in '82. It was probably a reasonably good time to be a kid (best time for kids TV; had more freedom because paedophiles didn't exist back then?!).
In terms of popular culture though, the '80s were probably the worst decade since about the '50s - '80s music and fashion were horrific, and while there were a few classic movies it certainly wasn't a golden age of cinema.
Unfortunately, the '80s are currently back in fashion, which is especially bad because it means the '90s are going to be next - and I can actually remember the '90s. It's going to make me feel very old...
I can't help think the world has kind of gone to shit since about 1999 - it just seems to be one disaster/war after another, and everyone's scared of everything...
I remember the first Gulf war, and all the bombings in Northern Ireland, but not much else bad. Maybe I just never noticed any of the bad stuff when I was a kid?
In terms of popular culture though, the '80s were probably the worst decade since about the '50s - '80s music and fashion were horrific, and while there were a few classic movies it certainly wasn't a golden age of cinema.
I strongly disagree. The original Indiana Jones Trilogy, Ghostbusters, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Gremlins, The Goonies were all released in the 80s.
And as for music, Dio, Iron Maiden, Metallica and Slayer all released their best albums in that decade.
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It might just be nostalgia but I also feel that a lot of great ideas were born in the 80's. A lot of the music was absolute mince, but that was the time that electronic music really took off. As for cartoons, TV and movies, I wonder how many of the ones being made now will still be remembered as classics in 30 years.
I was born '84, and IMO the late 80s early 90s was the best times I have witnessed. I also agree with Phred, the 80s film and music was a lot better than what came after it.
All I can remember people liking from primary school was the complete crud like back street boys, take that, spice girls and a whole load of other "musical" abominations. It was this period of time that made me start listening to my Dad's LP collection - thank heavnes I did or I may actually like drum and bass et al today...
I agree with Sketchy on the 1999 thing. Everything seemed to go awry around the millenium.
Another thing I have noticed with younger generations (I often tutor/help undergraduate students) is the increasing lack of will power to figure things out for themselves. They will just resort to google, without even having a go at figuring something out, which I guess is good and bad. I just find it worrying that they believe anything the net (usually wikipedia) tells them...
Originally Posted by Sketchy Good point about the floppy disk icon - there must actually be plenty of people who use computers, who have never even seen a floppy disk. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes before Microsoft etc change it to something else...
I hope they never change that icon, it holds a lot of sentimental value.
What would you change it to? Back then, you would save documents to either the harddrive or a floppy. Now the idea of saving is much more abstract, you'll most likely save it to either a network drive, harddrive or USB drive. I suppose the floppy has moved on to symbolize storage.
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I was born in 1983 but I never really connected to the rest of the world much till 2001 or so. I grew up in a real rural area (built my current house there as well) and was kind of cut off from the outside world for years. I actually spent most of the eighties on wooden shoes (no joke!) which my country is known for. I didn't watch tv, stayed away from videogames till 1995 and my best friends were about the same. My grandad once took me to the city of Rotterdam in 1987 or so, which forever set my view on the eighties in stone.
I went to study in the city in 2001 and for the first time in my life encountered things like "mainstream", christian people and fashion. I didn't like it.
The one thing that did get through to me was music. I was a Nirvana "fan" at 11 and remember being sad about Kurt Cobains death. After that I jumped to the music from the sixties and seventies and I still believe those were the most interesting times. As far as games go, for me (after a lot of catching up of course) 1988-1998 is the golden decade of videogames.
In terms of popular culture though, the '80s were probably the worst decade since about the '50s - '80s music and fashion were horrific, and while there were a few classic movies it certainly wasn't a golden age of cinema.
I strongly disagree. The original Indiana Jones Trilogy, Ghostbusters, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Gremlins, The Goonies were all released in the 80s.
And as for music, Dio, Iron Maiden, Metallica and Slayer all released their best albums in that decade.
i agree with Phredreeke. there have been so many epic 80s movies.
80s movies arent god? seriously cut me some slack. here is a bunch of stuff which I say are GOOD movies.
some stuff is just simply copy and paste from some list I found on the net where I removed the movies I personally do NOt like
and i also add some stuff myself aka:
Big Trouble in Little China
Beverly FUCKING Hills Cop - seriously how epic
The Running Man (film), a 1987 feature film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, based on Stephen King's novel (oh yeh)
The Goonies
Conan the Barbarian/Conan the Destroyer
Commando - HELL YEH!
Predator - even better
Sixteen Candles (no more yanky my wanky)
Bettlejuice
1. Raging Bull - (1980, Martin Scorsese) (Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci)
2. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial - (1982, Steven Spielberg) (Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace)
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark - (1981, Steven Spielberg) (Harrison Ford, Paul Freeman)
5. Platoon - (1986, Oliver Stone) (Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen)
7. Once Upon a Time in America - (1984, Sergio Leone) (Robert DeNiro, James Woods)
8. Blade Runner - (1982, Ridley Scott) (Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer)
12. The Empire Strikes Back - (1980, Irvin Kershner) (Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford)
14. The Shining - (1980, Stanley Kubrick) (Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall)
15. Full Metal Jacket - (1987, Stanley Kubrick) (Mathew Modine, Adam Baldwin)
16. Brazil - (1985, Terry Gilliam) (Jonathan Pryce, Robert DeNiro)
18. Das Boot - (1981, Wolfgang Peterson) (Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer)
19. Tootsie - (1982, Sydney Pollack) (Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange)
20. The Untouchables - (1987, Brian De Palma) (Kevin Costner, Sean Connery)
21. The Terminator - (1984, James Cameron) (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton)
22. Die Hard - (1988, John McTiernan) (Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman)
23. The Last Emperor - (1987, Bernardo Bertolucci) (John Lone, Joan Chen)
29. Scarface - (1983, Brian De Palma) (Al Pacino, Steven Bauer)
30. A Christmas Story - (1983, Bob Clark) (Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon)
31. Poltergeist - (1982, Tobe Hooper) (Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams)
32. Terms of Endearment - (1983, James L. Brooks) (Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine)
33. This Is Spinal Tap - (1984, Rob Reiner) (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest)
34. Crimes and Misdemeanors - (1989, Woody Allen) (Woody Allen, Martin Landau)
35. sex, lies, and videotape - (1989, Steven Soderbergh) (James Spader, Andie MacDowell)
36. Back to the Future - (1985, Robert Zemeckis) (Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd)
37. Rain Man - (1988, Barry Levinson) (Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise)
38. Ordinary People - (1980, Robert Redford) (Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore)
39. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - (1988, Robert Zemeckis) (Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd)
48. The Little Mermaid - (1989, Ron Clements, John Musker) (Jodi Benson, Sam Wright)
here are some classics I don't like myself but hey they ARE classics and damn famous- name some other generation that had as many classics
The Karate Kid
Dirty Dancing
Top Gun
68. Return of the Jedi - (1983, Richard Marquand) (Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford)
69. A Nightmare on Elm Street - (1984, Wes Craven) (John Saxon, Robert Englund)
78. Ghostbusters - (1984, Ivan Reitman) (Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray)
79. The Breakfast Club - (1985, John Hughes) (Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez)
80. Big - (1988, Penny Marshall) (Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins)
81. Caddyshack - (1980, Harold Ramis) (Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield)
93. Ferris Bueller's Day Off - (1986, John Hughes) (Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck)
98. Out of Africa - (1985, Sydney Pollack) (Meryl Streep, Robert Redford)
99. Stand By Me - (1986, Rob Reiner) (River Phoenix, Corey Feldman)
100. Lost in America - (1985, Albert Brooks) (Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty)
So in the least condescending way possible, a great time for kids' movies? I guess being a nascent period for the modern blockbuster has meant a lot of stuff (including some real tripe) is lingeringly iconic.
Originally Posted by Duncan So in the least condescending way possible, a great time for kids' movies? I guess being a nascent period for the modern blockbuster has meant a lot of stuff (including some real tripe) is lingeringly iconic.
Some masterpieces in that list too, though.
i dont even know what the SWEAR WORD you are saying. can you dumb it down so a continental european can understand it. all those fancy wording just confuses me.
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