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Topic: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando

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Gigem

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OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« on: July 30, 2026, 01:08:14 PM »
(8) Real Genius vs. (9) Commando
(8) Real Genius (1985)
Lasers, military technology, college nerd culture, Val Kilmer, and a house filled with popcorn make Real Genius unmistakably ’80s. It was never the decade’s biggest blockbuster, but its intelligent humor, quotable dialogue, and devoted cult following have allowed it to survive long after many larger movies were forgotten.
(9) Commando (1985)
Commando represents the wonderfully excessive side of 1980s action filmmaking. Arnold Schwarzenegger, impossible firepower, enormous muscles, outrageous kills, and ridiculous one-liners make it endlessly memorable. Few movies better demonstrate the decade’s belief that one heavily armed hero could defeat an entire private army before dinner.
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2026, 01:16:09 PM »
failed to see either of them
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2026, 01:16:28 PM »
Commando for me!    Extra bonus points for TeenBop 80s star Alyssa Milano cast as the kidnapped daughter.  Bill Paxton even makes an appearance. 

Superbly cast henchmen and villains.  David Patrick Kelly, Bill Duke, Vernon Wells.   The one liners are perfect. 
The obligatory 'Brief Nudity' of 80s movies and its a formidable 80s staple. 

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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2026, 01:21:33 PM »
Real Genius for me.  It's part of the reason I became an Electrical Engineer, and it also shaped my philosophy for approaching the rigors of an engineering college education.
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2026, 01:28:20 PM »
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2026, 01:55:10 PM »
Only seen Commando. 
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2026, 05:48:33 PM »
This matchup is seeded quite well. Went with Real Genius because it feels more "Totally 80's" than Commando.
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2026, 06:53:35 PM »
Commando inspired the McBain movies on the Simpsons 
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2026, 06:10:50 PM »
"I ain't got time to bleed." 
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2026, 06:41:56 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on August 01, 2026, 06:10:50 PM
"I ain't got time to bleed."
Isn't that Predator?
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2026, 10:30:34 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on August 01, 2026, 06:41:56 PM
Isn't that Predator?
It's all the same.
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2026, 07:52:52 AM »
tiebreaker?
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2026, 09:20:34 AM »
Wow dead even at 6-6.  

We'll see who trickles in today.  Not sure if the voting is even still open, I think I set it at 3 days.  If not, I'll do a straight up coin flip.  To be truthful, I figured Real Genius was a slight bit more 80's, but Commando definitely has a strong presence as well.  

Usually, from the other polls, we top out about 15 total votes so far.  So we have 3 people who haven't voted.  
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Re: OT Best 80's Movie Round 1 8 Real Genius or 9 Commando
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2026, 09:35:37 AM »
Over the top Arnold 80s action movies with quotable lines are always gonna be a strong contender for an 80s movie.  Plus the aforementioned Alyssa Milano.

I picked Real Genius because in many ways it is my spirit animal but a coinflip between these two would be oddly apprporiate.

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