Since nobody has serious objections with sticking to three weeks, and since I personally seriously prefer 3 weeks both for the time to watch films and the time to collate since I'm rather busy with exams at the moment, I'm sticking to 3 weeks.

You can post a list of anywhere between 5 and 20 films (or more, but only 20 will be counted) from the year we're covering. The deciding factor in terms of release dates is the RYM list and the top 10 of each year will go on to the final top 100 round. The deadline is September 5th.

The points scheme is as follows:
1. 50 points
2. 40
3. 35
4. 30
5. 25
6. 20
7. 18
8. 16
9. 14
10. 12
11. 10
10. 9
...
20. 1
However, these are the maximum amounts of points. If you want to put certain films on your list but don't want to give them too many points, you can choose to give these less points than in this scheme (but never more) to decrease the impact on the overall results. If you don't specifically state that you want to give (some of) your films fewer points, I will assume the standard scheme.

Here are some lists to remind you of the great (and awful) films released in 1986, from a variety of sources:
IMDb
RYM
Films101
RottenTomatoes

1. Down by Law / Jim Jarmusch / U.S.
2. Mona Lisa / Neil Jordan / Ireland
3. Sherman's March / Ross McElwee / U.S.
4. Blue Velvet / David Lynch / U.S.
5. The Fly / David Cronenberg / Canada
6. Betty Blue / Jean-Jacques Beineix / France
7. The Sacrifice / Andrei Tarkovsky / U.S.S.R.
8. Platoon / Oliver Stone / U.S.
9. Something Wild / Jonathan Demme / U.S.
10. Hannah and Her Sisters / Woody Allen / U.S.
11. Big Trouble in Little China / John Carpenter / U.S.
12. The Big Easy / Jim McBride / U.S.
13. Labyrinth / Jim Henson / U.S.
14. The Color of Money / Martin Scorsese / U.S.
15. Shadows in Paradise / Aki Kaurismaki / Finland
16. Le Rayon Vert / Eric Rohmer / France
17. Manhunter / Michael Mann / U.S.
18. Matador / Pedro Almodovar / Spain
19. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer / John McNaughton / U.S.
20. She's Gotta Have It / Spike Lee / U.S.

01. Blue Velvet (David Lynch)
02. Offret (Andrei Tarkovsky)
03. Down By Law (Jim Jarmusch)
04. Aliens (James Cameron)
05. The Fly (David Cronenberg)
06. Platoon (Oliver Stone)
07. Le Déclin de l'Empire Américain (Denys Arcand)
08. Manhunter (Michael Mann)
09. Hannah and her Sisters (Woody Allen)
10. The Mission (Roland Joffé) 10
11. De Aanslag (Fons Rademakers) 6
12. The Color of Money (Martin Scorsese) 2

A good year.

1986:
1. Blue velvet
2. 37°2 Le Matin
3. Something Wild
4. Laputa, castle in the sky
5. Abel
6. Round midnight
7. Le déclin de l'empire américain
8. The color of money
9. Hannah and her sisters
10. The Mosquito Coast
11. When the wind blows
12. The name of the rose
13. Offret
14. Aliens
15. Platoon
16. The Fly
17. Manhunter
18. She's gotta have it
19. Children of a lesser god
20. The Hitcher

1. Mauvais sang [Bad Blood] (Leos Carax)
2. Down by Law (Jim Jarmusch)
3. Blue Velvet (David Lynch)
4. Der Name der Rose [The Name of the Rose] (Jean-Jacques Annaud)
5. Le déclin de l'empire américain (Denys Arcand)
6. Thérèse (Alain Cavalier)
7. She's Gotta Have It (Spike Lee)
8. Jean de Florette (Claude Berri)
9. Manon des sources [Manon of the Spring] (Claude Berri)
10. Offret [The Sacrifice] (Andrei Tarkovsky)
11. Mélo (Alain Resnais)
12. Hannah and Her Sisters (Woody Allen)
13. Matador (Pedro Almodóvar)
14. Tenue de Soirée [Ménage] (Bertrand Blier)
15. 37°2 le matin [Betty Blue] (Jean-Jacques Beineix)
16. Round Midnight (Bertrand Tavernier)
17. Max mon amour [Max My Love] (Nagisa Oshima)
18. The Color of Money (Martin Scorsese)
19. The Mission (Roland Joffé)
20. Highlander (Russell Mulcahy)

1. Varjoja paratiisissa [Shadows in Paradise]
2. Down by Law
3. 天空の城ラピュタ [Laputa: Castle in the Sky]
4. Stand by Me
5. Aliens
6. Hannah and Her Sisters
7. Blue Velvet
8. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
9. 37°2 le matin [Betty Blue]
10. The Fly

Does anyone have some recommendations for me for 1986? My current list is:

Blue Velvet
Hannah and her Sisters
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Caravaggio
Matador
The Sacrifice
The Fly
Mauvais Sang

(This is not my official list, this is just my current checklist.)

Down By Law, Platoon and Ferris Bueller's Day Off are the three films in my top 5 that you don't have listed.

1. Blue Velvet
2. Something Wild
3. Hannah and Her Sisters
4. Platoon
5. Stand by Me
6. Aliens
7. River's Edge
8. Manhunter
9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
10. The Fly

with this much Dennis Hopper its guaranteed to be a good list


1. Aliens
2. Ruthless People
3. River's Edge
4. Chopping Mall
5. Little Shop of Horrors
6. Friday the 13th Part VI
7. Robot Holocaust
8. Ferris Buellers Day Off
9. Sid & Nancy
10. Thrashin'
11. Crocodile Dundee
12. Deadly Friend
13. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
14. Blue Velvet
15. Class of Nukem High

1. Platoon
2. Jean de Florette
3. Hannah and Her Sisters
4. Aliens
5. Stand By Me
6. Blue Velvet
7. Hoosiers
8. Color of Money
9. Manon of the Spring
10. Crocodile Dundee
11. Sid and Nancy
12. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
13. Peggy Sue Got Married
14. Heartbreak Ridge
15. The Big Easy
16. Mona Lisa
17. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
18. Something Wild
19. The Mission
20. Star Trek IV

01. Blue Velvet
02. Salvador
03. Platoon
04. The Hitcher
05. Class Of Nuke 'Em High
06. Highlander
07. Sid & Nany
08. The Fly
09. From Beyond
10. Betty Blue

1. El viaje a ninguna parte ( Voyage to Nowhere) – Fernando Fernán-Gómez
2. The Name of the Rose – Jean Jacques Annaud
3. Le rayon vert (The Green Ray) – Eric Rohmer
4. She's Gotta Have It – Spike Lee
5. Platoon – Oliver Stone
6. The Hitcher – Robert Harmon
7. F/X – Robert Mandel
8. Labyrinth – Jim Henson
9. Pirates – Roman Polanski
10. Down by Law – Jim Jarmusch
11. Blue Velvet – David Lynch
12. Bröderna Mozart (The Mozart Brothers) – Suzanne Osten
13. Children of A Lesser God – Randa Haines
14. Ruthless People –¬ Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
15. Hoosiers – David Anspaugh
16. Short Circuit – John Badham
17. Heartbreak Ridge – Clint Eastwood
18. Something Wild – Jonathan Demme
19. The Color of Money – Martin Scorsese
20. Offret (The Sacrifice) – Andrei Tarkovsky

1. Blue Velvet
2. Down By Law
3. Children Of A Lesser God
4. De Aanslag
5. Clockwise

Howd I leave off Big Trouble In Little China? new list


1. Aliens
2. Big Trouble in Little China
3. Ruthless People
4. River's Edge
5. Chopping Mall
6. Little Shop of Horrors
7. Friday the 13th Part VI
8. Robot Holocaust
9. Ferris Buellers Day Off
10. Sid & Nancy
11. Thrashin'
12. Crocodile Dundee
13. Deadly Friend
14. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
15. Blue Velvet
16. Class of Nukem High

1 David Lynch - Blue Velvet
2 Jim Jarmusch - Down By Law
3 Alex Cox - Sid and Nancy
4 Rob Reiner - Stand By Me
5 Jim Henson - Labyrinth
6 John Hughes - Ferris Buellers Day Off

Blue Velvet
The Sacrifice
Hannah and her Sisters
The Fly
Shadows In Paradise
Matador
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Caravaggio (5 pts)
Mauvais Sang (3 pts)

I might end up adding She's Gotta Have It to this. Don't think I will have time to see Down By Law or Aliens, but it looks like they're going to qualify anyway.

I thought I had almost nothing for 1987, but now it seems a lot of films I thought were 1988 are actually 1987. Damnation, Wings of Desire. Two huge ones.

1. Manon des sources [Manon of the Spring]
2. Stand by Me
3. Blue Velvet
4. Hannah and Her Sisters
5. Jean de Florette
6. Varjoja paratiisissa [Shadows in Paradise]
7. 天空の城ラピュタ [Laputa: Castle in the Sky]
8. Crocodile Dundee

Rank Title Year Points Rating
1 31 David Lynch - Blue Velvet 1986 5.97 93
2 105 Jim Jarmusch - Down By Law 1986 2.53 80
3 256 Alex Cox - Sid and Nancy 1986 1.31 65
4 303 Rob Reiner - Stand By Me 1986 1.07 64
5 307 Jim Henson - Labyrinth 1986 1.05 64
6 453 John Hughes - Ferris Buellers Day Off 1986 -1.17 60

Total domination by Lynch with everyone voting for Blue Velvet, for the first time in the '80s poll, and more than half of the voters placing it at #1.

1. Blue Velvet (David Lynch) - 554/15/8
2. Down by Law (Jim Jarmusch) - 292/8/1
3. Hannah and Her Sisters (Woody Allen) - 218/10/0
4. Platoon (Oliver Stone) - 212/8/1
5. Aliens (James Cameron) - 202/7/1
6. Stand By Me (Rob Reiner) - 168/6
7. The Fly (David Cronenberg) - 145/8/0
8. Offret [The Sacrifice] (Andrei Tarkovsky) - 119/6/0
9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes) - 109/7/0
10. Varjoja Paratiisissa [Shadows in Paradise] (Aki Kaurismäki) - 101/4/1

Almost:
Something Wild (95)
37°2 Le Matin [Betty Blue] (92)

Cameron, Cronenberg, Jarmusch, Lynch, Reiner and Tarkovsky all get a second film through, and Woody Allen joins the ranks of Spielberg and Scorsese in having 3 films in the final. In other words there are only 3 new directors through to the next round, probably a first.

Totally forgot my own list.

1. Blue Velvet
2. Aliens
3. Down By Law
4. Platoon
5. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
6. The Fly
7. Stand By Me
8. Hannah And Her Sisters
9. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
10. Big Trouble In Little China

I just saw Aliens. It's a good film but the 'Everyone is stupid except Ripley' thing is overplayed to comic proportions. Every other scene is like:

Ripley "Come on everybody, let's do this obviously sensible thing!"
Other person "I have an idea! Let's try to jump down the aliens' throats and choke them to death!"