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Welcome, Dannii! While I wasn't crazy about the '80s socially or politically (I myself was only able to survive the decade as a headbanger), as a slasher-movie fan I can tell you it was a great time for movies, good or bad. Even bad movies are generally more fun if they're stuffed with '80s cheese! 
Well said, Joel. While I think the '70s were probably more experimental, or at least not as crassly commercial, you nailed a couple major points the '80s had going for them: a) pre-CGI, practical effects (when Tom Savini ruled the world!); and b) a distinct (lack of) socio-political sensibilities, before the hand-wringing moralizing of the goody-goody '90s was upon us, and such staples as female nudity vanished from the face of the earth. (Not that nudity is the main point; it was just a period when our popular culture was generally less constrained than it soon became.)
So, uh, yeah -- hi Dannii!
I love the 80's probably more than any other decade because the eighties were still an experimental time in film making like the 60's and 70's except not as politically or socially charged. The 80's focused a lot on effects and core curiosities but still took the build from decades prior to establish some of the work on. There were a lot of really bad films from this era but also a lot of really good ones. I feel like the 80's still had some exploring to do before the 90's rolled out a new rule book.
So, uh, yeah -- hi Dannii!
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