If you are an MMA or UFC fan, you guys really need to check out my latest book on HarperCollins. Ultimate The Complete Guide to UFC and Mixed Martial Arts is a full-colour gloss book about the contact combat sport that is taking the world by storm. Aimed at Australian MMA fans as well as new...

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Hot software On to our next John Hughes film and this one is a bit, wellweird. Although far-fetched, it starts off in typical 80s teen movie fashion, with Anthony Michael Hall back again for another John Hughes geek role, and together with his best (and only) friend decide to throw togethe...

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Holiday road Today we look at our next John Hughes movie and it is his first real success as a writer with the now legendary National Lampoons goof-ball comedy Vacation. Chevy Chase was on a hot streak after his success with Caddyshack (see post) and fit straight into his classic Griswol...

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Still burning Now that the hype of 80s film pioneer John Hughes death has calmed down, I thought it was time we delved back into some of the films that really helped shaped the era and gave us all those memories. In the following week, well have a look at a bunch of them. I though what be...

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Mac attack Man, I loved MacGyver when I was a kid seriously, he was a freakin legend. I always made a point to emulate his quick thinking and brilliant problem-solving techniques into my own day-to-day life. Even back in my teen years I considered my self somewhat of a MacGyver of the w...

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Australiana When I took Scriptwriting at writing school, this movie was a major film that was severely looked down upon by the masses well, by the loudest of them anyway. Most people felt that it was embarrassing to have this kind of film be Australias Titanic etc and was an insult to th...

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Classic rock Greetings eightyholics, its good to be back after a little hiatus following the death of 80s juggernaut Michael Jackson. I went back to my childhood town to visit my friend Bobby Finstock and talk about all the times he spent at the Neverland Ranch back in the eighties. Or, m...

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More than meets the eye Don't be fooled, we're talking Transformers the animated movie. That's right...oldschool. Obviously, we are in a day and age where the Transformers have undertaken a miraculous re-invention through a long-awaited comeback in Michael Bays films. While they aren't...

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Alls fair War of the Roses was Danny DeVitos own attempt at an 80s black comedy after his involvement in the great Ruthless People (Ruthless People post). This time around he enlisted his screen counterparts from the Romancing the StoneJewel of the Nile films with Michael Douglas and K...

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One glove! As most would know by now, the 80s king of pop has raised the glove for the very last time today. I don't think there is anybody that isn't shocked and surprised about this news and certainly any 80s fan would be pretty saddened. The dude broke all the records there were to b...

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In truth, this probably isnt one of the best movies ever made, but it is an 80s classic. Tom Cruise was riding his wave to mega-fame after Top Gun and could basically do no wrong in terms of box office gold. Top Aussie export Bryan Brown co-stars alongside Cruises Flanagan as they try ...

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Heavy law enforcement I must say that I havent seen Robocop for some time. Its one of those 80s movies that looks kinda cheesy and cutesy from the iconic images and themes that always accompany the film, but when you actually see it again, you realise it was rough, gritty and a little har...

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Too tough to die John McClane kicked some serious damn ass back in the 80s. I don't know about his latest affair, but when the Nakatomi building was under siege back in 88, you know who took it to the man single handily and won back his wife in the same sweep. As if it wouldnt have bee...

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Dark muppets This was one of those awesome 80s kids movies that was dark and deep as hell for the intended age group. We're not talking highschool musical here folks, this was immersing stuff back in the day. When I was a kid, I didn't know whether to be scarred or excited by this thing, eit...

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Man about the house Ah, Tony Danza what an actor. Even though he has gone on to greater things (ahem) none of us can forget his 80s sitcom staple Whos the Boss Obviously, the greatest thing about this show was its effort in introducing Alyssa Milano to the world. Sam, as she was know...

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