{"id":10522,"date":"2018-09-21T12:43:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T10:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/?p=10522"},"modified":"2018-09-21T12:43:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T10:43:06","slug":"10-must-see-80s-movies-on-netflix-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/streaming\/10-must-see-80s-movies-on-netflix-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Must See 80&#8217;s Movies on Netflix SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a thing for golden oldies and classic films, then you should definitely avail yourself to Netflix&#8217;s range of random 80&#8217;s Movies. Some of them are cult classics, some are just plain weird, and there is even something for the South African&#8217;s who wish to exercise their newly granted right to privacy if you catch our drift.<\/p>\n<h3>The Full Metal Jacket &#8211; 1987<\/h3>\n<p>In this Vietnam war movie, a U.S. Marine watches the dehumanizing effects the war has on his friends and fellow recruits. This is a pretty serious Stanley Kubrick movie that was nominated for 1 Oscar. Staring: Mathew Modine, R. Lee Ermly, and Vincent D&#8217;Onofrio.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x9f6JaaX7Wg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Untouchables &#8211; 1987<\/h3>\n<p>This is a period drama is the archetypical crime movie in which Eliot Ness will stop at nothing to take down the legendary Al Capone. If you haven&#8217;t heard of Al Capone then it&#8217;s about time you got your film-o-cation\u00a0updated and watch this movie! Starting:\u00a0Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NIT5J-jNh3E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Weird Science &#8211; 1985<\/h3>\n<p>A teen comedy about two geeky guys who create a woman, Lisa, using their hyped-up computer skills. They enlist their creation to help them boost their sad social status, but needless to say, things don&#8217;t go exactly according to\u00a0plan. Staring:\u00a0Anthoney Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tRT4tPYDqaM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Good Fellas &#8211; 1990<\/h3>\n<p>Okay, so technically this is from the 90&#8217;s, but only just. Good Fellas is the gangster crime movie of an era. It follows the rise and fall of Henry Hill, a criminal who managed to capture the attention of the top mobsters and the FBI &#8211; making for some tense times. Starring:\u00a0Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qo5jJpHtI1Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Indiana Jones &#8211; 1984<\/h3>\n<p>The adventure scientist\u00a0guy who never says &#8220;die&#8221;. Jones and his sidekick unwittingly embark on an epic adventure when they go to India to recover a missing magical stone. Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/98Nkqlp_hrg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Jaws &#8211; 1975<\/h3>\n<p>Also, not technically from the 80&#8217;s, but worth a watch. With summer coming, why not get ready to avoid the ocean (and maybe even your bathtub) with this classic thriller about a great white shark that terrorizes an island, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter. Starring:\u00a0Roy Schneider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U1fu_sA7XhE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Howard the Duck &#8211; 1986<\/h3>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t much weirder than this.\u00a0An extraterrestrial duck comes to earth where he falls for a pretty singer. The couple\u2019s happiness is threatened when government officials intervene. Starring:\u00a0Lea Thompson, Jeffery Jones, Tim Robbins<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M2RNrmCJLtA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Cheech and Chong &#8211; 1980<\/h3>\n<p>The classic stoner comedy adventure. Cheech and Chong have long since been the go-to comedy guys for the stoner at heart. With South Africa&#8217;s new court rulings around the right to privacy in the home &#8211; and the use of certain plants &#8211; this should be on your watch list for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ICeeD9T9uyQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Shining &#8211; 1980<\/h3>\n<p>No 80&#8217;s movie list would be complete without this Stephen King classic. Not for the faint-hearted, the Shining follows Jack Torrances&#8217; descent into madness. He terrorizes his wife and small son during a stint where all three of them are looking after an eerie deserted hotel in its winter off-season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Cb3ik6zP2I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Ferris Buller&#8217;s Day Off &#8211; 1986<\/h3>\n<p>Ferris convinces his entire school that he\u2019s at death\u2019s door, then hits the streets of Chicago with his girlfriend and best friend for a day of fun. Starring:\u00a0Mathew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K-X2XzKqBiE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your 80&#8217;s movie binge!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a thing for golden oldies and classic films, then you should definitely avail yourself to Netflix&#8217;s range of random 80&#8217;s Movies. 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