The latest example is the comedyHot Tub Time Machine, which arrives in cinemas in the UK today.

Here, were picked out ten of our favourite 80s films that werent made in the 80s.

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Showgirls (1995)

Paul Verhoeven has made some outstanding movies.Robocop.

Basic Instinct.Sadly,Showgirlscannot be included in that list.

Resolutely entrenched with the spirit of the 80s,Showgirlsforgets the 90s ever happened.

Forget sexual equality, forget that leering over the female form is widely considered to be a bad thing.

This is a movie that glamorises the female body in a way rarely seen throughout the 90s and beyond.

Showgirlsis often cited as being so bad its good.

Its just bad, but it is pure 80s.

Naturally, finding a suitable clip for this was tricky but weve done our best.

HeresSaved By The Bells Liz Berkley in training.

Then there is the silly, larger-then-life plot and action sequences which held such sway throughout the 80s.

Arnie too looks like hes regressed to his 80s days, the intelligence ofTotal Recallapparently forgotten about entirely.

Even the teaser trailer is pure 80s.

Check out those funky beats.

The Phantom (1996)

Ah, Billy Zane, sit down sit down.

OK. Well, weve brought you here to talk about your crimes against cinema.

I dont think so, Mr Zane.

You were quite awful in that.Bloodrayne?

like, Mr Zane.

Ah, now theres a film.

Prancing around New York in a pink jumpsuit to make it foil a rich genius from destroying the world.

Made in the mid-90s, you say?

Bloody hell, Mr Zane.

What the flip were you thinking?

Now stop all this silly talk and cease from making movies immediately.

The Cutting Edge (1992)

Heres a curious little film.

We make an exception in this case for a couple of reasons.

Secondly, it features early performances fromLosts Terry OQuinn andThe West Wings Moira Kelly.

Thirdly, it signifies every romantic movie of the 90s that could have been made in the previous decade.

This, frankly, appalling attempt at a Russian accent helps.

The clothes, the music, the hair, its all here.

Steve Buscemis drunk speech is the best thing about the film, so watch it again here.

Watch out for the bad language.

Boat Trip (2002)

What happened Cuba?

Your star used to shine so brightly… and then you madeBoat Trip.

But that was in the 90s.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

Its not thatBoat Tripis offensive.

Its that its so way off the mark in its humour that it feels like youre stuck in 1984.

For once, thats not a good thing.

Heres a perfect example of the bang out of humour to be found throughout the film.

Worst thing of all, the mighty Roger Moore should know better.

Using animatronics and masks where necessary, it harks back to the more honest effects of the 80s.

Shame, then, that the results were laughable.

Mind you, its not the only thing in the film which fails to work.

Tim Curries dreadful accent staking its own claim for worst voicework ever seen in a movie.

There are things we really like aboutCongo, though.

Its hard to ignore those ape outfits, though.

And if this isnt the worst teaser trailer made that year, its got to be up there.

Gives us a headache just watching it.

The final fight between Rambo and the Burmese army is a case in point.

As a film in its own right,Rambobombs.

As an ode to the brash, loud 80s action flick, its a triumph.

Escape From LA (1996)

Escape From New Yorkis one ofthefilms of the 80s.

Perhaps a sequel was inevitable, but it was a surprise to see it come fifteen years later.

Thats not to say its anywhere near as good, as it isnt.

Essentially a rehash of the originals plot, the film doesnt get close toNew Yorks brilliance.

It could have been made a year afterNew York.

It certainly looks like it was.

Amazing trailer, too.

But more than anything else,Fortresshas a style and a no-nonsense attitude that betrays its 90s production.

This is a film all about big bangs, big explosions and big ideas.

It could have starred Arnie or Stallone.

It should have made a huge star of Lambert.

As it happens,Fortressis one of those films that, if youve seen it, you cherish.

And youd swear it was made in the 80s.

If you dont like swearing, violence, or subtitles, dont watch the video below.

Everyone else can enjoy the sheer silliness of this iconic face-off between Brennick and prisoner 187.

Makes you feel all funny inside.

Hot Tub Time Machine is out in the UK today.