Oh 1987...

1987
1. RoboCop(dir. Paul Verhoeven)
2. Full Metal Jacket(dir. Stanley Kubrick)
3. The Princess Bride(dir. Rob Reiner)
4. The Untouchables(dir. Brian De Palma)

Need to see/rewatch: Angel Heart, The Brave Little Toaster, Dirty Dancing, Empire of the Sun, Evil Dead II, Fatal Attraction, Near Dark, Au Revoir Les Enfants, The Last Emperor, Lethal Weapon, Matewan, O.C. & Stiggs, Radio Days, The Dead, The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, Opera, Raising Arizona, The Monster Squad, Wall Street, Moonstruck, Broadcast News, Predator, Spaceballs, Three Men and a Baby, Walker, Wall Street, Withnail and I, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Hellraiser, The Lost Boys, Red Sorghum, House of Games, Roxanne, Barfly, My Life as a Dog, Peking Opera Blues, Hope and Glory, and more...

Dishonorable mentions: The Untouchables, and more...

Oh Planes, Trains & Automobiles...

Planes, Trains & Automobiles(dir. John Hughes)
I found this film amazingly unfunny outside of a ridiculous expression on John Candy's face in the first 15 minutes and the contrived nature of the narrative and jokes became suspect at times, I'm still going to slightly recommend it. Why? Because there's a scene of extreme poignancy where John Candy's character tries to defend himself after Steve Martin's character gave him an extended tongue lashing and the wounded inflection in his voice is just heartbreaking. A great scene in an otherwise forgettable comedy.
**1/2 out of ****