Hampshire residents flocked to the cinemas in their masses, eager to watch the latest movies.

The Cannon and the Odeon enticed fans of the big screen by showing a plethora of movies across multiple genres.

Thirty years ago in 1987, a slew of classics were released – along with a few howlers.

Stanley Kubrick’s war movie Full Metal Jacket showed the psychological consequences on marines during the Vietnam War, while The Untouchables told the story of the US treasury department who went after the infamous gangster Al Capone.

Clive Barker wrote and directed Hellraiser which went on to spawn an additional nine movies, a comic book series, and a bunch of novels.

The iconic logo for Jaws was released for the fourth and final time, promoting the movie Jaws: The Revenge, while James Bond got a fresh face when Timothy Dalton starred in his first 007 movie, The Living Daylights.

Steven Spielberg was involved with a few films released in 1987 including the animated film An American Tail and the comedy Innerspace.

Here are advertisements for some of the films which appeared in The Southern Daily Echo at the time, helping Hampshire residents make up their mind as to which movie they would go and see.