Hmmm...Mullet region, first round:
Ferris v. Romancing the Stone -- Ferris all the way. I mean come on, that boy is a contender. And I never understood the fasicnation with Kathleen Turner and the "sex appeal" of her having a voice like a man anyway.
Police Academy v. Crocodile Dundee -- has to be the Crocodile man, if for nothing else than not blighting the planet with nearly so many insipid sequels. Besides, Crocodile Dundee is oen of my mom's favorite movies. Only hesitation is not remembering whether Police Academy was the first of the 2147 roles in which Km Cattrall took off her clothes or not. Crocodile did have the nifty gratuitous thong bathing/being eaten by a crocodile scene, but Kim was a hottie back in the day.
Real Genius v. Diner -- I have always thought Real Genius was somewhat overrated, but what the hell was Diner? Has to be Genius.
Risky Business v. Teen Wolf -- are you kidding? Even without being the hugest Risky Business fan (or nutjob fan), do you
remember what Rebecca De Mornay looked like on that staircase? come on now. If I'm having to watch one of these every day for the rest of my life, really now. Risky Business all the way.
Wargames v. Big Trouble in Little China -- my brother used to love Big Trouble in Little China, but I was never as huge a fan. Goofy but... And Wargames was one of the first movies (maybe even the first) that I was able to go to alone with jsut friends and no parents. Besides, back when I was 11, and she was supposed to be 13 or whatever in that movie, I thought Ally Sheedy was damn cute. So Wargames.
Lost Boys v. Roadhouse -- likely a battle of the sexes here, but Roadhouse might deserve to win this whole tourney for just completely 100% utterly ridiculous over the top hilarity. Endlessly entertaining in a laugh at it rather than with it way. Oh yes, and with lts of macho fights and evena striptease scene too. Goos stuff. Roadhouse all the way.
Coming to America v. Back to the Future -- I am shocked/surpsied to find this a middle seed matchup. Even thought I never particularly liked Back to the Future or its sequels (despite liking Michale J. Fox back on whatever that sitcome was), it might be the most famous 80s movie of them all. And I am still going to vote against it because I actually did like Coming to America. Legitimately funny movie even though I am sure it will lose this matchup.
Plains Trains & Automobiles v. Summer School -- here's a shockling litte note: John Candy was never, at any point in his life, funny. He was just fat. If he weighted 150lbs he never gets a single role. And even by 1987 Steve Martin had ceased beign funny too. Maybe I'll vote for Roxaanne once or twice just for the Cryano de Bergerac take. In any case Planes Trains deserves to go down, and so I will vote for a movie I barely remember and which starred the 80s most boring star (Mark Harmon) over it. Besiudes, Summer School also (although I do not remember this) apapraently had Courtney Thorne Smith in it, who was pretty hot in Ally McBeal, and Shawnee Smith, who was pretty hot in The Blob. So maybe there was somethig there to watch after all and I ahve just compeltely forgotten it. Die Planes die! Vote Summer School.
