Darren and Matt's 80s Adventure

"RUN, GO! GET TO THE CHOPPER!"  This week the boys venture to 1987 to watch a classic Arnie film, Predator.  A film that has spawned many sequels but this is the only one to star Schwarzenegger as he takes one of the classic sci fi monsters of our time.  What do you think of this one?  Have you seen Predator recently?  Have a listen and see what the boys think and as always feel free to...

"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."  In the first film of 2024 for the boys they are venturing to 1983 to take a look at The Outsiders.  Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the book by S. E. Hinton this film features a whole slew of actors who were largely unknown at the time but went on to be some of the most recognisable faces that we know today.  So grab a beer and join Darren...

“Keep the change, ya filthy animal!”  Merry Christmas!  This week the boys decade breach again ever so slightly in order to have a look at the wonderful Home Alone.  We all know this as a Christmas classic and three guesses as to what the boys thought of it.  From all of us at 80’s Adventure we hope you have the best Christmas.  So get yourself a whole cheese pizza all to yourself and have a liste...

“So many thoughts raced through my head. Would I be arrested? Would I go to jail? Or worse, would I ever play Nintendo again?”  This week the boys bend the rules to have a look at 8-Bit Christmas which was released in 2021.  This may be a modern film but it is set in the late 80’s and follows a young lad who desperately wants a Nintendo for Christmas.  Have a listen and see what you think and as a...

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The spirits of all Three shall strive within me! I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!"  This week the boys venture to 1984 to have a look at arguably one of the greatest stories ever written with Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.  This iteration is fr...

“Where do you get off? Don't say that to her! There is too a Santa, and this is his magic sack!”  It’s that time of the year again, it’s Christmas time and this episode the boys watch their first Ernest film ever!  Arguably not that popular in 80’s UK, how will this 1988 comedy stand up now in late 2023?  Join the boys as they embark on the first of 4 Christmas films this month and as always...

“Very strange city. The crime is organized; the police is not.”  This week the boys head to 1988 to spend a bit of time with James Belushi and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  A strange little film, let's see what the boys make of this one.  Have you watched this recently?  Feel free to get in touch on the links below.  Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure     Follow 80s Adven...

"Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not."  This week the boys are looking at a film unlike any of the previous ones 1984’s Amadeus.  It was nominated for 11 Oscars and won eight of them!  Does the film merit the praise?  Have a listen and see what the boys think.  As always feel free to get in touch on the links below.  Follow 80s Adventure on facebook ...

"You're doomed! You're all doomed!"  Yes, this week the boys venture to Camp Crystal Lake to have a look at Friday the 13th, the first film in a slew of films that would follow it.  Darren hadn’t seen it in a while and Matt was a Friday the 13th virgin, so how did they find this film 43 years after release?  So grab yourself a cup of ACME coffee and have a listen!  As always fe...

“This is it! This is the answer. It says here that a bolt of lightning is going to strike the clock tower at precisely 10:04 p.m. next Saturday night! If... If we could somehow harness this lightning... channel it into the flux capacitor... it just might work. Next Saturday night, we're sending you back to the future!”   This week the boys jump in a Delorean and head for 1985 with arguably on...

“You're scuppered, mate. It's all gone reels and cotton. This place is full of macaroons. Of course I could get on the dog and bone and call my friend, Jim the Spiv down White Chapel way.”  This episode the boys are in sunny Majorca as they look at the second summer special in the form of National Lampoon's European Vacation.  Lets see what they think and as always feel free to get...

“What kind of a host invites you to his house for the weekend and dies on you?”  In the first of 2 summer specials the boys kick off with Weekend at Bernie’s!  A film from 1989 that also spawned a sequel so it can’t be that bad can it?  Join the boys as they indulge in some light summer drinks and be sure to watch out for the next one later this summer.  As always feel free to get in touch on the...

"That's not a knife...THAT's a knife."  This week the boys head to Walkabout Creek to find out what is going on with Mick Dundee.  This fish out of water story captivated audiences back in 1986 and the boys have a feeling that it isn’t going to disappoint in 2023.  Have you seen this film recently and is it still as charming as when you first watched it?  Grab a can of Fosters...

“And now, my beloved disciples. The moment of truth... the needle of love.” This week the boys venture to Little China to spend some time with Jack Burton and crew as they battle mysterious forces.  Find out what the boys think of this film that neither of them have watched in a long, long time!  Is it a classic, is it just strange, or is it a little bit of both?     As always feel free to get in...

“Look at me, here I sit in a porno theatre in Piccadilly Circus talking to a corpse.”    This week the boys try to stay on the road as they have a look at An American Werewolf in London, this horror comedy from 1981 has a beloved following over 40 years on so what does it look like now?    Grab yourself a drink and join Darren and Matt as they venture into this John Landis classic and see what the...

“Somebody leaves a baby at the door and you automatically assume it's mine? The baby doesn't look anything like me! I'm bigger... and I've got more hair!”     This week the boys travel to 1987 New York to see what Happens when Peter, Michael and Jack end up with a newborn on their doorstep.  Do you remember this film and if so what did you think?  Grab yourself a drink and join...

"It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day."  This week the boys take a trip with Frank Drebin as he tries to figure out why Nordberg was shot in this 1988 comedy.  This film was a hit that spawned 2 sequels and paved the way for a va...

“Good morning, Vietnam! Hey, this is not a test. This is rock and roll. Time to rock it from the delta to the DMZ! Is that me, or does that sound like an Elvis Presley movie?”    This week the boys take a look at a Robin Williams classic in the form of 1987’s Good Morning, Vietnam.  This was a huge film back in the 80’s and was the perfect vehicle for the hugely talented Williams.  What will the b...

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”  This week the boys take a day off and go to a restaurant, a baseball game, an art gallery and a parade with Ferris Bueller!  This 1986 film has a special place for so many people so what will the boys make of it?  Grab yourself a drink and take a day off to listen to Darren and Matt’s 80’s Adventu...

“Coach. Coach. Hey Frank! You want me to beg? Okay, I'll beg. This is the only thing I know I am good at! Don't take that away from me!”  Just making it into the 80’s by a couple of months is Best of the Best starring Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee and James Earl Jones.  So as the boys limber up and get ready to discuss this film, why not grab a drink and learn why a team is not a team if yo...

"I have a head for business and a body for sin. Is there anything wrong with that?"  This week the boys visit New York in 1988 to spend some time with Tess McGill as she works her way up the corporate ladder and finds love along the way in the form of charismatic Jack Trainer.  This was a new film for both of them so how does it fare and how much did the filmmakers use the main theme by...

“I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is.”  This week the boys venture to Antarctica to spend some time with The Thing.  In 1982 John Carpenter changed what people would come to expect as a movie monster and the bar for special effects was raised so how does this hold up 41 years later?  Grab a cold one and join the boys as they take a look at… The...

“It's weird, isn't it? You spend the first nine months trying to get out and the rest of your life trying to get back in.”  This week the boys take a trip to 1989 to take a look at Look Who’s Talking, a comedy starring John Travolta and the late Kirstie Alley.  What do you think of this film?  Have you watched it recently and how does it hold up today?  Grab yourself a baby bottle and si...

"Yeah, well...time's a trip, man."  Happy New Year!  This week the boys travel to New Years Eve 1982 to experience a wacky and bizarre film in the form of Get Crazy.  Released in 1983 this is a film that they had never heard of and by the looks of it not a lot of other people have either.  What could be a better way to start 2023 than grabbing a drink and seeing what the boys have t...

“Well, that's the story. So if your air conditioner goes on the fritz or your washing machine blows up or your video recorder conks out; before you call the repairman, turn on all the lights, check all the closets and cupboards, look under all the beds, 'cause you never can tell… there just might be a gremlin in your house.”  Merry Christmas!  This week the boys are taking a Christmas tr...