Battle of the 80s films - Bill and Ted's EA v Planes, Trains and Automobiles

[Napster]

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

v

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Both excellent adventures, which one's the best?

 

[EastStandBlue]

Two of the finest comedy actors of their generation, John Candy and Steve Martin, against Mr. Wooden Keanu Reeves...

 

[Napster]

Girl at Mall: Oh, my god!
Sigmund Freud: You both seem to be suffering from a mild form of hysteria.
Girl at Mall: You are such a geek!
Billy the Kid: Way to go, egghead!
Socrates: GEEK!
Sigmund Freud: What is a geek?

 

[MK Shrimper]

Tough one. Bill & Ted should be utter guff, but it's in fact a work of genius working on the very fact that Keeeaaaaaaaaaannnnnnu has the acting ability of an Ikea bookcase.

 

[Pubey]

That's being harsh on Ikea Bookcases, I love my Billy Bookcases!

I have much love for Bill and Ted, and I've never quite got the love for Planes...

 

[Beefy]

I rewatched Planes Trains & Automobilies a couple of months ago. It was good and John Candy was a great actor in that type of role, but I don't think it was as good as I remember it being.

Bill & Teds feels less dated, and meant a lot more to me at the time so I've voted for that.

 

[canveyshrimper]

PT&A was my original choice, and gets my vote. The combination of Martin & Candy worked perfectly.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Bill & Ted all the way, although I preferred 'Bogus Journey' to the original. Station!

 

[TrueBlue]

John Candy was a legend

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

"Put them in the Iron Maiden"

[video=youtube;PUy7EzqEP0I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUy7EzqEP0I[/video]

 

[Mad Cyril]

Bill and Teds all the way.

 

[number11]

can't recall exactly what Naps criteria was, but think quotability was one of them....have to say B&T is likely to just edge this one for me, unless someone can convince me otherwise!

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

"Fag!"

[video=youtube;ytona23ceWc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytona23ceWc[/video]

 

[Napster]

can't recall exactly what Naps criteria was, but think quotability was one of them....have to say B&T is likely to just edge this one for me, unless someone can convince me otherwise!

Quotability
Great music/soundtrack
Cool clothes
Of its time (which was debated quite a lot)

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

(From 1:50 onwards) Bill & Ted's history project presentation:

[video=youtube;uv9NfdavZsQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv9NfdavZsQ[/video]

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quotability
Great music/soundtrack
Cool clothes
Of its time (which was debated quite a lot)

It has to be Bill & Ted:

Be excellent to each other.... and PARTY ON DUDES!
Amazing music
Very 80s clothes
Very 80s full stop

Bill & Ted may not be high art, but in terms of exemplifying the 80s, it's right up there with the best (e.g. Ferris Bueller's Day Off).

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Indeed, a great reflection of the 80s is Bill and Ted. The fact that they followed it up with an equally good sequel shows how good the writing and acting was in both films. Keanus finest moment!

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Vote wyld stallyns!

Wow, haven't been around yet to support my nomination, so here goes...


Without a doubt Planes, Trains & Automobiles is a better movie than Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

However B&T is a far far better evocation of the time, great music, eminently quotable (thanks for the help so far chaps), it's about teenagers etc etc. And let's not forget it starred the great George Carlin as Rufus. It's just a shame neither of the two leads went on to be good actors...

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Bill: He's dead?
Mr. Ryan: So, Bill, what you're telling me, essentially, is that Napoleon was a short dead dude.
Bill: Well, yeah.
Ted: You totally blew it, dude.
Mr. Ryan: Ted, stand up.
Ted: Stand up?
Mr. Ryan: Yes, son. Stand up.
[Ted stands]
Mr. Ryan: Now, who was Joan of Arc?
Ted: [pauses] Noah's Wife?

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Bill & Ted all the way, although I preferred 'Bogus Journey' to the original. Station!

Have to agree there old chap.

 

[The Big Shrimp]

Sorry, but PT&A is my all time most hated film! I t winds me up more than TefRon!!!!