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A movie that’s as canadian as Wheels Ontario. Anyone get that reference?

#Movies #Canadian #Canada #FilmReview #Reviews

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Oddballs: Double Denim, Minimal Laughs

#114 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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November 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM

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You’ve heard of Meatballs, you’ve heard of GORP, you’ve heard of Sleepaway Camp… now you have OddBalls. Yup. The comedy no one had ever asked for.

#summercamp #movies #comedies #canadian #SuperCanadian

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The most Canadian thing ever, Oddballs!

#114 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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October 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM

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Old Enough is a scrappy story about adolescent friendship in NYC over one summer in the eighties. Have you seen this one? It’s teriffic!

#movies #cinema #oldenough #growingup #sarahboyd #RainbowHarvest

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Old Enough: Scrappy, Real, and Worth Your Time

#113 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM

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Chris Penn picks up where his brother left off in this Cameron Crowe forgotten classic! Seriously where the hell has this movie been?

#movies #films #ChrisPenn #losangeles #fasttimesatridgemonthigh

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October 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM

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I just watched Nick Nolte in Teachers and that blew every other role of his from the eighties away. Loved it.

#NickNolte #Teachers #DarkComedy #150Moviesof1984

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Nick Nolte’s Best ’80s Performance Is Teachers

Nick Nolte’s best performance from the ‘80s isn’t in 48 Hrs. or Cannery Row.

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October 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM

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Does anyone here like the movies? Anyone have a fascination for film? Anyone here that can't get enough nostalgia?

Reviews of movies from the eighties. Busting them open and seeing if there is anything worth eating inside.

Check me out.

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October 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM

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RottenPop is back with a new review, and I was really surprised with myself for not even hearing about this one. What is this movie? Have you seen it?

Did Peter Weller really attack Corey Haim on set?

#eighties #movies #cinema #reviews

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Firstborn: An All-Too-Real Dramatic Thriller

#110 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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October 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM

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Why doesn't #HBOMax have a constant music video stream in partnership with Warner Music? They could literally remaster and introduce a sort of criterion collection for videos.

#Music #Movies #MusicVideos #Directors #IDEAS

Someone pitch this!

August 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM

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Does Sixteen Candles hold up? Is it problematic? Would you save it for your collection?

#JohnHughes #Movies #Comedy #80sMovies #80sComedy

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Welcome to Shermer, the problematic classic Sixteen Candles

#104 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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August 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM

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ALL OF THE EIGHTIES SWAG!

Seriously look at how radical this Japanese Sixteen Candles poster is! It's like the cover of Teen Beat!

#Eighties #MollyRingwald #SixteenCandles

August 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM

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What did you think of The Karate Kid? Is Daniel LaRusso a bully? Did Sensei Johnny Lawrence get screwed? Is the Crane Kick an illegal manuver? Let me know and check out my review, the 103rd film of the 150 Movies of 1984.

#80smovies #movies #karatekid #Cinema

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August 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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Hollywood Hot Tubs is no doubt a sleazy affair... but it's hilarious too!? Like, I didn't expect that at all. Have you seen this movie? Did it make you laugh too?

#Movies #80sMovies #RottenPop

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Hollywood Hot Tubs and the Art of the Sleaze

#102 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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August 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM

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You obviously love Spinal Tap right? No need for any introductions. It's just one of the smartest, funniest, and most scathing parodies of the music industry. And now #RottenPop has reviewed it and has it ready for the #150Moviesof1984

THIS IS SPINAL TAP!!!

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Turning it up to 11, Revisiting This is Spinal Tap

#101 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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July 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM

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And it’s upon us. Number 100 of the 150 Movies of 1984. Amadeus is duking it out against Ghostbusters, The Terminator, and Paris, Texas. Where do you think Amadeus fits in? #Movies #Film #Amadeus #GoodMovies #RottenPop

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Amadeus (1984): A.K.A. How I Learned to Stop Worring and Love Mozart

#100 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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July 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM

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My latest RottenPop review is live, and this one's a tough one. Kids from Shaolin (feat. young Jet Li) is vibrant and fun... until a truly gross, unforgivable scene makes it crash and burn.

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#JetLi #MartialArts #ProblematicFilm #RottenPop #FilmReview

Kids from Shaolin: From Charming to Gross Real Quick

#99 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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July 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM

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Double Trouble (Non c'è due senza quattro)
#98 of the #150 movies Of 1984
#RottenPop #RottenFlicks #RottenReviews #OldMovies #RetroMovies #VintageMovies #Film #Films #Cinema #Grindhouse #80sMovies
#Comedy #Italian #HillSpencer #TerenceHill #BudSpencer #BadMovies

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July 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM

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Death Warrior (Ölüm Savaşçısı)

#97 of the #150Moviesof1984
First Screening: January 1984

#RottenPop #RottenFlicks #RottenReviews #OldMovies #RetroMovies #VintageMovies #Film #Films #Cinema #Grindhouse #80sMovies #80sFilms #80sCinema #80sReview

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July 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM

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From the studio that brought you Turkish Star Wars... It's Death Warrior!!! Turkish Ninjas!

#badmovies #turkish #ninjas #bmovies #150Moviesof1984

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Death Warrior (aka. Ölüm Savaşçısı) The Turkish Ninja Movie (1984)

#97 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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July 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM

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💰 What If…? Ted DiBiase hired Bad News Brown instead of Virgil?

A more dangerous, more believable bodyguard.
A hotter feud when it all blew up.

Watch how we rebook one of WWF’s biggest missed opportunities

#WIPW #ProWrestling #WhatIfWrestling

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WI?PW Episode 1 - What If Bad News Brown were DiBiase's henchman #WWE #Wrestling #aew #WWF #shorts

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July 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM

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New RottenPop Podcast episode just dropped! 🎧 We're diving deep into the wild world of "Ninja Thunderbolt" & "Scorpion Thunderbolt" for some classic #80s #movies #podcast action.

Tune in for the return of the #150Moviesof1984!

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July 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM

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Do you hate the current state of things and want to rebel against it? Why not start with your ears! Say "Fuck You to Authority" and check out my ACAB playlist.

#Punk #Music #PunkIsntDead #ProtestPunk

Are you in a punk band? Wanna be on this playlist?

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ACAB

Playlist · Brandon Siddall · 121 items · 2.6K saves

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July 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM

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My latest review is for the next Godfrey Ho picture in the 150 Movies of 1984, and that's Scorpion Thunderbolt!

#action #horror #hongkong #badmovies

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Scorpion Thunderbolt: The Ultimate Hack and Slash film from Godfrey Ho

#96 of the 150 Movies of 1984

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June 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM

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Ninja Thunderbolt
#95 of the #150moviesof1984

First Screening: January 1984
RottenPop Rating: ★★☆☆☆

#rottenpop #movies #films #ninjas #ninjathunderbolt #godfreyho #badmovies #movie #film #WhattoWatch #moviestowatch #kungfu
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June 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM

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My latest review for The 150 Movies of 1984 is out, and it's a deep dive into the chaotic nonsense of Godfrey Ho’s Ninja Thunderbolt. Find out if it's worth saving from the dreaded shelf rot:

#RottenPop #CultCinema #GodfreyHo #80sMovies #Ninja #Bmovie #FilmReview

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