Well, you voted, and then you waited for the results. You dug deep into your memories of 1988 in Film, as others desperately flocked to Letterboxd and Wikipedia. You assessed the merits of how times have changed and those films that have held water all these years.
You asked yourself: Should I vote for Killer Klowns from Outer Space? I’m Gonna Git You Sucka? Earth Girls Are Easy? Moonwalker? If you did, tough luck, none of those made the cut. How many of you included the likes of Gorillas in the Mist, Mystic Pizza, Willow or, of course, Twins, in your lists? Because those were outside the Top 50 too. You might also be horrified to not see The Blob, Maniac Cop or Child’s Play anywhere in the results.
Personally, and I say this from a bitterless, good place, I almost refused to pursue this venture when I saw films like The Bear, Jane B. by Agnès V. and A World Apart sitting outside the half century of 1988. But we can’t win them all. Just ask those in Bloodsport or Red Heat. You’ll be glad to hear that Tom Cruise is in the list though – but not for Cocktail, sorry. Michelle Pfeiffer is there too – but not Tequila Sunrise. Academy Award Best Actress winner Jodie Foster in The Accused? Nope.
So before we feel we’re Running on Empty and get way too Frantic, what exactly did you vote for? Let’s find out…
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