#38. Caravaggio (1986)

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Caravaggio is full of symbolism, intentional anachronism, poetic but also really slow and gets you pretty bored on occasion. Therefore, pretty unbalanced, but I bet if you're a fan of Caravaggios paitings you'll probably love this. Good lightning and props though.

Rating: 2/5
IMDb-rating: 5/10

#36. Au revoir les enfants (1987)

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It starts slow but gets more interesting in the second act and ends great in the third. Interesting french point of view on the WWII, from the perspective of school children, priests, parents etc. Also, it's based on true events from the director himself.

Rating: 3/5
IMDb-rating: 6/10

#34. 'A' gai wak juk jap (1987)

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This is the sequel to 'A' gai wak. It's fun and it has as usual impressive stunts from Jackie Chan. Although, it has some flaws in bad writing and also in comedy when it gets too silly.

Rating: 2/5
IMDb-rating: 5/10

#33. Broadcast News (1987)

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This is really the little brother of Network. It's not even close to the level of its big brother but it is good in its own way. Great actors and written characters, although some scenes felt theatrical. 

Rating: 3/5
IMDb-rating: 6/10

#32. Withnail & I (1987)

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First I have to say I'm sorry for not updating the blog for a long time now, I've been busy. I'll probably make a marathon or something to catch up this month.

Anyways, this was a darn funny british flick. There's a lot of memorable quotes in this one. Plus, the soundtrack is pretty neat aswell.

Rating: +3/5
IMDb-rating: 7/10

#31. Raising Arizona (1987)

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Another entertaining movie from the Coen brothers, but I've seen them do better than this.

Rating: +3/5
IMDb-rating: 7/10

#29. The Princess Bride (1987)

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Incredibly predictable and sometimes cheesy. But still charming and fun watch.

Rating: 3/5
IMDb-rating: 6/10

#28. Moonstruck (1987)

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Pretty cheesy movie and really not my cup of tea. But I think Cher still does a pretty good job. Overrated stuff.

Rating: 2/5
IMDb-rating: 5/10

#27. Hong gao liang (1987)

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Boring, slow paced and all over the place. Although, good for a debut film but Yimou Zhang has done better.

Rating: 2/5
IMDb-rating: 5/10

#26. Spoorloos (1988)

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This is a good, a worth seeing, movie. Good actors, a couple of nice nature shots with a little bit unusual structure and story. A plus for the great ending.

Rating: +3/5
IMDb-rating: 7/10

#25. Topio stin omichli (1988)

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This was a well made movie, great camera work, great music and very symbolic. There's not much dialog so it can feel like a really long movie, but it is definitely worth seeing.

Rating: 4/5
IMDb-rating: 8/10

#24. Une affaire de femmes (1988)

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Good realistic movie about morals and gender perspectives.

Rating: 3/5
IMDb-rating: 6/10

#23. The Dead (1987)

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Stiff acting, boring characters and not engaging at all. There's nothing surprising or new in this flick. Although, I can see that it works as a short story... kind of.

Rating: +1/5
IMDb-rating: 3/10

#22. Sien nui yau wan (1987)

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This is a really weird mix of action, comedy, horror and fantasy with bad sound/visual effects. I can't stand corky comedy like this, although I must admit that the movie has some charm.

Rating: 2/5
IMDb-rating: 4/10

#21. Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

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This one is worth watching for its directing style. It's mostly the look of it that's interesting and not the story. Plus, it was fun seeing a young Antonio Banderas acting in this.

Rating: 3/5
IMDb-rating: 6/10

#20. Ariel (1988)

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No, it's got nothing to do with The Little Mermaid. Anyway, this is a funny dark-comedy flick from Finland with no special story-arc... and I love movies like this. Although it was a little bit stiff for my taste, but I'm looking forward watching more from Aki Kaurismäki. I've heard he's great.

Rating: +3/5

IMDb-rating: 7/10

#19. Bull Durham (1988)

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Good cast but not a memorable movie. Nothing new or special. Nothing I crave to re-watch.

Rating: +2/5

IMDb-rating: 5/10

#18. The Thin Blue Line (1988)

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Today's film is a non-ficional documentary, and a good one too. I'm impressed with the photography, music and editing in this flick, it feels like it was a little bit before its time. But, and there's a big but here... it's not engaging at all and even though Errol Morris knows his stuff, it really isn't that memorable.

Rating: +2/5
IMDb-rating: 5/10

#17. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

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Just watched this classic Zucker/Abrahams comedy. I've seen it one too many times now but it's still good and entertaining. It's not as good as Airplane! or Hot Shots! 2 though.

Rating: 3/5
IMDb-rating: 6/10

#16. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

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I'm not a huge fan of costume drama movies but at least I wasn't bored to death with this one. It was solid... kind of. Although it was a little bit annoying when some actors didn't have or lost the british accent.

Rating: +2/5
IMDb-link: 5/10