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Thumbs up Which 1980s movies have GOOD PQ?

LIST 1980s movies with GOOD PQ.

this is the complete list =). i'm going to rate it my way:

Picture Quality (again, this is picture only, not talking about audio at all, so no lossy vs. lossless thing, start your own thread for that).

Best (pristine, as good as a new release):
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) (Sony)
Blade Runner (1982) (Warner)
For Your Eyes Only (1981) (MGM)
The Last Metro (1980) (Criterion)
Licence to Kill (1989) (MGM)
Never Say Never Again (1983) (MGM)
A Passage to India (1984) (Sony)
Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise (1987) (Geneon)
The Shining (1980) (Warner)

Passable (maybe light DNR, artifacts, etc., anything not perfect):
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) (Warner)
Amadeus - Director's Cut (1984) (Warner)
Angel Heart (1987) (Lionsgate)
Batman (1989) (Warner)
Beetlejuice (1988) (Warner)
Body Heat (1981) (Warner)
Commando (1985) (Fox)
Die Hard (1988) (Fox)
Full Metal Jacket (1987) (Warner)
Ghostbusters (1984) (Sony)
Glory (1989) (Sony)
History of the World: Part I (1981) (Fox)
Jewel of the Nile (1985) (Fox)
Kagemusha (1980) (Criterion)
Pale Rider (1985) (Warner)
Poltergeist (1982) (Warner)
Predator (1987) (Fox)
The Princess Bride (1987) (MGM)
Raging Bull (1980) (MGM)
Red Heat (1988) (Lionsgate)
Rocky III (1982) (MGM)
Rocky IV (1985) (MGM)
Romancing the Stone (1984) (Fox)
The Running Man (1987) (Lionsgate)
Spaceballs (1987) (MGM)
Sudden Impact (1983) (Warner)
Superman II - Richard Donner Cut (1980) (Warner)
The Terminator (1984) (MGM)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) (MGM)
Wall Street (1987) (Fox)

Epic Fail (not just DNR, basically upscale):
Dirty Dancing (1987) (Lionsgate)Lionsgate
Evil Dead II (1987) (Starz)
First Blood (1982) (Lionsgate)
The Last Emperor (1987) (Criterion) - NOTE: This release is not in its OAR, per request of the filmmakers
Ran (1985) (Lionsgate)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) (Paramount)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) (Paramount)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) (Paramount)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) (Paramount)
Top Gun (1986) (Paramount)


I Don't Own these, so I have no idea:
About Last Night... (1986) (Sony)
Above the Law (1988) (Warner)
Akira (1988) (Bandai)
An American Werewolf in London (1981) (Universal)
Big (1988) (Fox)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) (Fox)
Black Rain (1989) (Paramount)
Blue Thunder (1983) (Sony)
Breaker Morant (1980) (Image)
Children of the Corn (1984) (Starz)
Child's Play (1988) (MGM)
A Christmas Story (1983) (Warner)
Chronos (1985) (R&B)
City of the Living Dead (1983) (Blue Underground) - coming to Blu-ray 5/25/10
Clash of the Titans (1981) (Warner)
Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986) (Troma) - coming to Blu-ray 4/27/10
Cocoon (1985) (Fox) - coming to Blu-ray 4/6/10
Coming to America (1988) (Paramount)
Creepshow (1982) (Warner)
Cujo (1983) (Lionsgate)
The Dark Crystal (1982) (Sony)
Day of the Dead (1985) (Starz)
Dead & Buried (1981) (Blue Underground)
Dead Calm (1989) (Warner)
The Dead Pool (1988) (Warner)
Do the Right Thing (1989) (Universal)
Dreamscape (1984) (Image) - coming to Blu-ray 4/6/10
Dune (1984) (Universal) - coming to Blu-ray 4/27/10
Fame (1980) (Warner)
Fatal Attraction (1987) (Paramount)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) (Paramount)
Field of Dreams (1989) (Universal)
The Final Countdown (1980) (Blue Underground)
Fire and Ice (1983) (Blue Underground)
Fletch (1985) (Universal)
The Fly (1986) (Fox)
For All Mankind (1989) (Criterion)
Frantic (1988) (Warner)
Friday the 13th (1980) (Paramount)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) (Paramount)
Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) (Paramount)
Gandhi (1982) (Sony)
Gremlins (1984) (Warner) (Target Exclusive)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986) (Warner) - coming to Blu-ray 6/1/10
Heathers (1989) (Starz)
Hellraiser (1987) (Starz)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) (Dark Sky)
Hoosiers (1986) (MGM)
Jimi Plays Monterey (1986) (Criterion)
The Karate Kid (1984) (Sony) - coming to Blu-ray 5/11/10
The Karate Kid Part II (1986) (Sony) - coming to Blu-ray 5/11/10
Kickboxer (1989) (Lionsgate)
The Killer (1989) (Vivendi) - coming to Blu-ray 3/30/10
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) (City Lights)
Labyrinth (1986) (Sony)
The Last Starfighter (1984) (Universal)
Lethal Weapon (1987) (Warner)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) (Warner)
The Lost Boys (1987) (Warner)
Major League (1989) (Paramount)
Manhunter (1986) (MGM)
The Monster Squad (1987) (Lionsgate)
My Bloody Valentine (1981) (Lionsgate)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (Warner)
The Natural (1984) (Sony) - coming to Blu-ray 4/6/10
Near Dark (1987) (Lionsgate)
The Neverending Story (1984) (Warner)
New York Ripper (1982) (Blue Underground)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (Warner) - coming to Blu-ray 4/6/10
Night of the Creeps - Director's Cut (1986) (Sony)
Night of the Werewolf (1980) (Deimos)
El Norte (1983) (Criterion)
Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981) (Fox)
Opium and the Kung-Fu Master (1984) (Brentwood)
Out of Africa (1985) (Universal) - coming to Blu-ray 4/27/10
Over the Top (1987) (Warner)
Paris, Texas (1984) (Criterion)
The Prowler (1981) (Blue Underground) - coming to Blu-ray TBA 2010
Purple Rain (1984) (Warner)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (Lionsgate)
Rambo III (1988) (Lionsgate)
Reds (1981) (Paramount)
Risky Business (1983) (Warner)
Road House (1989) (MGM)
The Road Warrior (1982) (Warner)
RoboCop (1987) (MGM)
A Room with a View (1985) (BBC)
Roxanne (1987) (Sony)
Say Anything... (1989) (Fox)
Screw Balls (1983) (Severin)
Sex, lies, and videotape (1989) (Sony)
Shogun's Ninja (1982) (Ronin)
Short Circuit (1986) (Image)
Silverado (1985) (Sony)
St. Elmo's Fire (1985) (Sony)
Starman (1984) (Sony)
Sting: Bring on the Night (1985) (Universal Music)
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense (1984) (Palm)
Tango & Cash (1989) (Warner)
The Thing (1982) (Universal)
To Be or Not to Be (1983) (Fox)
To Live or Die in L.A. (1985) (MGM)
Trading Places (1983) (Paramount)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (Warner)
U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) (Paramount)
The Untouchables (1987) (Paramount)
Wings of Desire (1987) (Criterion)
Young Guns (1988) (Lionsgate)

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