Hey there, dear readers!
Here we are at last, the end of our cinematic journey through the 1980s. My lovely co-host, Kim, and I didn’t know what kind of participation to expect when we were organizing this blogathon. The number of bloggers who joined in was astounding and blew away our expectations. In case you missed any of the entries, here they all are in one convenient location:
Serendipitous Anachronisms – Pretty in Pink
Movie Movie Blog Blog – Beetlejuice
Wolffians Classics Movie Digest – Splash
Michelle, Books and Movies Addict – Pretty in Pink
Tranquil Dreams – The Breakfast Club (Kickoff)
Drew’s Movie Reviews – Top Gun (Kickoff)
Prime Six Blogs – 80s War Film Series
Movie Reviews 101 – Child’s Play
Confessions of a Geek Mind – Trading Places
Ramblings of a Cinephile – Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Slip/Through Movies – Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Starry Traveler’s Road – An American Tail
Elena Square Eyes – Crocodile Dundee
The Sporadic Chronicles of a Beginner Blogger – Lethal Weapon
Back to the Viewer – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Flick Chicks – National Lampoon’s Vacation and Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Carly Hearts Movies – The Hunger
Pfeiffer Pfilms and Meg Movies – Innerspace and Tequila Sunrise
Life of This City Girl – When Harry Met Sally
Cinema Schminema – Return to Oz
Tranquil Dreams – 80s Dance Movies Triple Feature (Wrap-Up)
Drew’s Movie Reviews – Airplane! (Wrap-Up)
Film and TV 101 – Ten 1980s Faves (Encore)
Look at that list! So many awesome bloggers joined in. And such a wide range of films chosen, too. We were expecting some of the big action stars, like Schwarzenegger, Stallone or Bruce Willis, maybe some Back to the Future or Indiana Jones or Blade Runner. But all of you reached to far corners of the 80s for your selections and it couldn’t be more exciting. However, one thing is for certain: John Hughes was a big part of the 80s. Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off all got some love, with Pretty in Pink being reviewed twice. Now before I go on, here are a few words from Kim:
Wow! Four weeks went by like a blink of an eye. Ultimate 80s blogathon was a mega success. Its definitely a great way to start my first blogathon. There is no doubt that the best part of this blogathon was all the incredible participants that joined up and contributed their choices and pieces. The turnout took our breath away. The choices were truly surprising to us, especially when a lot of the popular choices didn’t seem to make the cut. Everyone had very unique choices and now, I have a ton of 80s movie I know I need to catch up with. This could get all sappy and emotional on my end (although I’m probably getting all sentimental and missing it) so I’m going to cut straight to the chase and say THANK YOU! A HUGE THANK YOU to all the participants, everyone who dropped by liked and/or shared their thoughts and of course, my fantastic co-host! 😉
Aww, Kim, you’re gonna make blush. 😛 To echo Kim: Thank you! Thank you to all the participants, thank you to all the commenters and likers, and thank you anyone who read the entries. One of my favorite things about being a blogger is interacting with other bloggers. As I said before, the amount of bloggers who sent in reviews was almost overwhelming, so I had such a blast working with everyone. And I can’t say enough about my co-host. She is laid back and so much fun to work with. Thank you Kim for joining me on this odyssey. 🙂
One last time, thank you to all the participants and readers! You’ve made all the time spent putting this together well worth it.
Cheers!
Fantastic host’s, hope you’re planning the next one 😉
Ultimate 90’s blogathon anyone?
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Haha We’ve mentioned it. Maybe, we’ll see what the future holds. 😉
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Thanks for giving me the chance to indulge in my love of nostalgia 🙂
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No problem, Steve. Who doesn’t love a good trip down memory lane? 🙂
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Reblogged this on Steve Says… and commented:
I loved taking part in this blogathon. Thanks everyone!
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Glad to hear you had a good time. Thanks for participating!
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I really enjoyed the Blogathon, but I have one question – did my entry ever reach you? I know it was a late one…
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Um, I don’t see it in my inbox… When did you send it?
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I sent it 18th Feb, just before the Blogathon started – I did send it twice as I forgot to say who it was from the first time 😉
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I don’t see anything from you in my inbox. I am so sorry. 😦
Try sending it to me again at drewt510@gmail.com and we’ll figure something out. Let me know when you send it so I know to look for it.
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Oh no! It’s no problem, I just wanted to know. I’ll wait until the next one and I’ll make sure it gets through to you then 🙂
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You sure? I don’t want that work you did to go to waste.
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I’ve just sent it to the right one this time! Sorry to mess you around.
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So, so, so, SO sorry! I’ve just realised I got the address wrong – some poor soul has had my top ten twice! 😉
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Haha It happens. Everything is settled now. Thanks for participating!
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Great blogathon you guys! Thanks for hosting it 🙂
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Thanks Marta! The turnout was so great. Thank you for joining in. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Tranquil Dreams and commented:
This time its for real! Ultimate 80s Blogathon comes to a close! It was a fantastic run! You’ll get me and Drew’s thank you and final words for this blogathon!
Before you head over, we figured we might as well throw it out there. We’ve been suggested to have 90s Blogathon. Its not going to be at least a few months, IF we do put it together. You know scheduling and life and all that lovely stuff. But we would like to throw it out there whether anyone would like a 90s Blogathon or any other decade at that. Drop a comment on this reblog post or over at Drew’s. We’ll see if we can make it happen 🙂
Please do head over to see all the posts and our final conclusion and thoughts on Ultimate 80s Blogathon!
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This was great guys, thanks a bunch!
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You’re welcome, Zoe! Thanks for joining in. 🙂
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