Late 80's Grandeur - Weekend at Bernie's (1989) Discussion

[–] avalco 16 years ago

Me too sir. You hit the nail right on the head. This was the 80's last moments to shine before it succumbed to the 90's. Not that I don't love the 90's, but this was the last great stand of a generation.

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[–] nephihaha 13 years ago

" this was the last great stand of a generation."

Love this film, but nostalgia ain't what it used to be. The eighties were a decade of the rich crapping on the rest of the world. And they paid for it about the beginning of the 1990s, and more recently.

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[–] Johnny-Park 15 years ago

Absolutely right! They don't make 'em like those anymore. They RE-make 'em

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[–] JaySherman7 15 years ago

couldn't of said it better myself. McCarthy's lavender Chuck Taylors are SO 80s!

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[–] dboone1025 15 years ago

When I think of late 80's yuppiness, or 80's yuppie wealth, I think of..

-Michael Douglas in Wall Street and his type of beach house
-And Bernie's beach house in this movie.

It just sort of defined the era (also including tawny who came by to see if bernie was around). It wasn't necessarily gaudy wealth. But it was enough for the era to be considered grand, if that makes sense. Bernie's beach house will live in 80's lore forever.

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[–] Johnny-Park 14 years ago

I don't think many 80's movie fans would jump on the bandwagon suggesting that the 90's destroyed cinema! Particularly not in an era when a movie isn't greenlit unless it remakes an 80's movie!!

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[–] dboone1025 14 years ago

mark-duffy1,

I think part of it's charm, is there's sort of a goofiness to it. It's wealth, but it doesn't take itself seriously. Like when Paulie came in and shot up his house. Or Catherine Parks, vitos girl, going into the bedroom with bernie, lol.

"Good, god, that's a Lichtenstein!" There's kind of whimsy to it. I guess I'll put a lichtenstein over there. That's very late 80's-ish. The 90's would have been different.

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[–] drbeckley 14 years ago

Fantastic Flick...I've wore out 3 DVD's and 2 VHS copies!!

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 13 years ago

Lots of funny comedies came out in the late 80s! For example, I watch "Christmas Vacation" each year around Christmas time. :)

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[–] nephihaha 12 years ago

Don't know if it counts, but recently watched Trading Places (?86), which was much funnier than I remember it being. Hadn't seen it for twenty years.

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 12 years ago

Lots of great comedies came out in the late 80s. This one, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Christmas Vacation, The 'burbs, Turner and Hooch, The Great Outdoors, Big, etc.

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[–] nephihaha 12 years ago

I'd agree with about half of those. Bill and Ted is great, Big is okay, but Vacaton and Turner and Hooch?!

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 12 years ago

Christmas Vacation is an old favorite of mine. My siblings and I quote it to each other all the time.

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