▁block b ust ers ▁was ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁Star ▁Wars ▁films ▁at ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁this ▁de cade ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁cin ematic ▁effects ▁it ▁helped ▁to ▁pione er . ▁The ▁te en ▁comedy ▁sub gen re ▁also ▁rose ▁in ▁popular ity ▁during ▁this ▁de cade . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁the ▁P G - 1 3 ▁rating ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁films ▁that ▁str add led ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁P G ▁and ▁R , ▁which ▁was ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁controvers ies ▁surrounding ▁the ▁violent ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁P G ▁films ▁Indiana ▁Jones ▁and ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Do om ▁and ▁Gre ml ins ▁( both ▁ 1 9 8 4 ). ▁ ▁Some ▁have ▁considered ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁in ▁ret ros pect ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁we aker ▁dec ades ▁for ▁American ▁cinema ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁qual ities ▁of ▁the ▁films ▁released . ▁Qu entin ▁Tar ant ino ▁( direct or ▁of ▁P ulp ▁F iction ) ▁has ▁vo iced ▁his ▁own ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁worst ▁er as ▁for ▁American ▁films . ▁Film ▁critic ▁Kent ▁Jones ▁also ▁shares ▁this ▁opinion . ▁However , ▁film ▁the or ist ▁David ▁B ord well ▁counter ed ▁this ▁notion , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁" m eg ap icture ▁ment ality " ▁was ▁already ▁exist ent ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁which ▁is ▁evident ▁in ▁the ▁ten ▁highest