Movies you loved as a kid

Buicovo · August 9th, 2007, 11:19 PM

What movies did you used to love as kid? The ones you would watch over and over again...

I remember loving the animated movie, The Sword in the Stone, Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze.

CrossboneGundam · August 10th, 2007, 12:55 AM

The Goonies. And Labyrynth.

seba_boi · August 10th, 2007, 03:06 AM

The Goonies... I still love the movie to this day...

Leader Desslock · August 10th, 2007, 03:41 AM

Movies I loved as a kid?! Geez, you realize how long ago that was?

Let's see, I grew up on some odd movies as a kid:

The Legend Of Hell House. The original, with Roddy McDowall, rather than that high-budget, B-movie knockoff. One of the best of the supernatural horror films of the '70s. Yes, I was pretty young when I saw it, too.

The Omen. Creepy as hell, I thought, in good measure because of the background score.

Patton. This is one of those movies that no matter how many times I've seen it, and no matter how tired I am nor what time it is at night, I'll still watch it to the end if I happen to channel surf into it. George C. Scott is amazing.

Midway. Again, if I hit it while channel surfing, I'm doomed to spend the next three hours of my life watching TV.

Oh, the heck with it... might as well just lump 'em all together: The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Kelly's Heroes, Tora Tora Tora, Das Boot, Destination: Tokyo... all the great war epics. I still get the theme to Red Ball Express stuck in my head every so often.

Some other titles at random: The Night Stalker, Dirty Harry, Death Wish, Our Man Flint, It's A Wonderful Life, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, The Magnificent Seven, Westworld, The Andromeda Strain.

Young Frankenstein. Probably the best of the best. If I was on a deserted island and could have only one Mel Brooks film to get me by, this'd be the one.

Cat Ballou. You have to pity Jane Fonda for having to play the straight man on this one, but dear gods - Lee Marvin is hilarious. As is his horse. This one's a must-see for Nat King Cole fans, because it's his last film. I think this film was my introduction to metafiction.

To Sir With Love. This was my first Sidney Poitier film, and it certainly wasn't my last. Wow. It's a shame we don't have as many actors of that calliber nowadays. The man practically defines "screen presence".

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - Again, the Gene Wilder version, not the sad Tim Burton clone. The scenes: a) in the chocolate gondola, and b) of Charlie being confronted by Wonka in his office after the tour... those are the sorts of things more kids should see.

The Poseidon Adventure. One of the best disaster movies of the 70's, I think, and certainly my favorite. This was the first Gene Hackman role I remember.

...and finally, the sort of movie I think the OP was looking for:

Krull. Yes, I know it's a bad film. Yes, I know Ynyr's name is unpronounceable, I know that Corwin smiles too much, and I know that Liam Neeson probably doesn't acknowledge making this film. But I really like this film. Always have. No reason. It's a terrible piece of cheezeball shlock that I really did enjoy enough to buy the DVD. Besides, when Ergo finally gets it right, you just can't help cheer.

I just didn't grow up on Disney movies and typical child fare. I grew up on the films my family liked. I didn't really get back into animation until I was much older.

Midoriko87 · August 10th, 2007, 03:50 AM

Annie
Old Yeller
Babe
Charlotte's Web
Polyanna
The Parent Trap (Original, but I did enjoy the Remake)
The Sound of Music
Escape to Witch Mountain
Return from Witch Mountain
Hairspray (you know, with Ricki Lake)
Crybaby (J. Depp)
Star Wars
The Neverending Story
Hocus Pocus
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Original. I didn't like the Remake too swell)
The Look Who's Talking movies
GREASE (see signature)
Um, the Muppet movies.
White Fang
Heavyweights
The Boy Who Could Fly
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Benji
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Beethoven
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird
Home Alone
The Wizard of Oz
Ernest Scared Stupid
Edward Scissorhands
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Carol (I think there have been a few of these... Well, it was in black and white)
Gremlins
Oh, and I loved movies like Red Sonja and Beastmaster and stuff.

So much animated stuff - I won't even try to list.

Leader Desslock · August 10th, 2007, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Midoriko87

Escape to Witch Mountain
Return from Witch Mountain

I almost listed those, too. There's another Disney film whose title I don't remember - it's about a kid finding the ghost of a girl. Something to do with him finding her doll in a well, and she's haunting the place looking for it.

When i think of the movies that captivated me as a child, that specific movie comes to mind.

Vaikyuko · August 10th, 2007, 05:21 AM

Desslock, how old are you, anyway? One minute you sound like a seventy year old wise man, the next you say that you were young in the seventies?

This is pretty tough for me, because I like a lot of movies and constantly watched new ones every day. I would say there's a few that I would put up as nostalgia inducing for me, though:

Aladdin
Beauty & The Beast (GASTON)
Star Wars Episode IV, V, VI (particularly V)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze
The Little Mermaid
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

I've watched most of those at least five times each since I first saw them, they're great. I can sadly say I've seen The Nightmare Before Christmas exactly sixteen times. I was quite saddened when Hot Topic decided to rape it with crappy merchandise and thus bring a bunch of idiotic kids into thinking it's dark and edgy. It isn't.

Anamin · August 10th, 2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by CrossboneGundam

The Goonies. And Labyrynth.

Agreed.

Along with

Krull
Superman
Superman II
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Neverending Story

JoeStrummer · August 10th, 2007, 10:05 AM

Oh my god Krull was awesome. I really liked stuff like Tank Girl, Ninja Turtles, an anime, Galaxy Express 999, Crying Freeman, Akira, all when I was a little kid mind you.

Amuro · August 10th, 2007, 12:50 PM

Actually.. I always had this wierd phenomenon when no movie left me completely satisfied as a kid.

It wasn't until I discovered Speed Racer (Through the early 90s compilation, Speed Racer: The Movie) that I found something that I could watch many times over and be satisfied.

I think, looking backwards, that what unnerved me as a kid may have been time-hops ahead and cuts from one set of characters to another. The Speed Racer movie (or rather, the "Race Against the Mammoth Car" episode, which was the part that I particularly liked as a kid), in contrast, focused exclusively on the main cast sitting in the "Mach 5" and racing towards the finish line, with no major jumps in location or time.

I'm curious.. what are some famous examples of this in cinema/television? Films that follow a single character with no leaps in time (what's the proper term for this?). 24 satisfies the second characteristic, but it has tons of characters in disjoint locations.

CrossboneGundam · August 10th, 2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Amuro

I'm curious.. what are some famous examples of this in cinema/television? Films that follow a single character with no leaps in time (what's the proper term for this?). 24 satisfies the second characteristic, but it has tons of characters in disjoint locations.

Not any movies anyone loved as a kid.

David Bowie's going to take your brother away if you try to hijack the thread again.

Tom Servo · August 10th, 2007, 01:22 PM

The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, and all the animated Disney films - The Fox and the Hound I remember making me cry. The animated Lord of the Rings movies I watched a lot, but I don't think they ever completely finished the trilogy - and... Wallace and Gromit!

I remember the shows on telly better than the movies -

tick tock, tick tock, tick tock *whistle* slip, slip, slip, slip, slip, slip "pugh, pugh, barney mcgrew, cuthbert, dibble, grub!"

Ikari Warrior · August 10th, 2007, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeStrummer

Oh my god Krull was awesome. I really liked stuff like Tank Girl, Ninja Turtles, an anime, Galaxy Express 999, Crying Freeman, Akira, all when I was a little kid mind you.

**** yes, you are my new best friend!

Krull: Ergo the magnificent - short in stature, tall in power, narrow of purpose and wide of vision!

Star Wars
Star Trek (1-4, anyway)
Back to the Future
Masters of the Universe (Dolf Lundgren as He-Man, lol!)
Space Balls
Robocop (yes I was young when I saw this one)
Robocop 2 ^ same deal
Flight of Dragons (can't find the DVD ANYWHERE!)
Fire and Ice (woo, scantily clad, big-breasted beauty in a thong, ftw!)

JoeStrummer · August 10th, 2007, 03:18 PM

Heh, sweet. I forgot to mention Star Wars, an Masters of the Universe, I still have it on tape, Dolf at his best!?

goddessofanime · August 10th, 2007, 05:48 PM

Star Wars
Breakfast Club
Back to the Future (all three movies)
Bambi (first movie I ever saw in a theater)
101 Dalmations (Second movie I ever saw in a theater...and not the Glen Close sh*t version either)
ET
Little Darlings (Yeah...my mom took me to see that movie when I was 8.)
Freaky Friday (original Jodie Foster version)

August 9th, 2007, 11:19 PM	#1
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August 10th, 2007, 03:06 AM	#3
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August 10th, 2007, 03:41 AM	#4
Leader Desslock Watching Reign: The Conqueror Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 13,533	Movies I loved as a kid?! Geez, you realize how long ago that was? Let's see, I grew up on some odd movies as a kid: The Legend Of Hell House. The original, with Roddy McDowall, rather than that high-budget, B-movie knockoff. One of the best of the supernatural horror films of the '70s. Yes, I was pretty young when I saw it, too. The Omen. Creepy as hell, I thought, in good measure because of the background score. Patton. This is one of those movies that no matter how many times I've seen it, and no matter how tired I am nor what time it is at night, I'll still watch it to the end if I happen to channel surf into it. George C. Scott is amazing. Midway. Again, if I hit it while channel surfing, I'm doomed to spend the next three hours of my life watching TV. Oh, the heck with it... might as well just lump 'em all together: The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Kelly's Heroes, Tora Tora Tora, Das Boot, Destination: Tokyo... all the great war epics. I still get the theme to Red Ball Express stuck in my head every so often. Some other titles at random: The Night Stalker, Dirty Harry, Death Wish, Our Man Flint, It's A Wonderful Life, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, The Magnificent Seven, Westworld, The Andromeda Strain. Young Frankenstein. Probably the best of the best. If I was on a deserted island and could have only one Mel Brooks film to get me by, this'd be the one. Cat Ballou. You have to pity Jane Fonda for having to play the straight man on this one, but dear gods - Lee Marvin is hilarious. As is his horse. This one's a must-see for Nat King Cole fans, because it's his last film. I think this film was my introduction to metafiction. To Sir With Love. This was my first Sidney Poitier film, and it certainly wasn't my last. Wow. It's a shame we don't have as many actors of that calliber nowadays. The man practically defines "screen presence". Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - Again, the Gene Wilder version, not the sad Tim Burton clone. The scenes: a) in the chocolate gondola, and b) of Charlie being confronted by Wonka in his office after the tour... those are the sorts of things more kids should see. The Poseidon Adventure. One of the best disaster movies of the 70's, I think, and certainly my favorite. This was the first Gene Hackman role I remember. ...and finally, the sort of movie I think the OP was looking for: Krull. Yes, I know it's a bad film. Yes, I know Ynyr's name is unpronounceable, I know that Corwin smiles too much, and I know that Liam Neeson probably doesn't acknowledge making this film. But I really like this film. Always have. No reason. It's a terrible piece of cheezeball shlock that I really did enjoy enough to buy the DVD. Besides, when Ergo finally gets it right, you just can't help cheer. I just didn't grow up on Disney movies and typical child fare. I grew up on the films my family liked. I didn't really get back into animation until I was much older. __________________ Desslock's opinion doesn't even factor in because he's played Devil's advocate for both sides of the argument... ~Chuchuchrain Last edited by Leader Desslock; August 10th, 2007 at 03:48 AM.

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Midoriko87 Eugoogolizer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Not the Gayest City in America Posts: 2,184	Annie Old Yeller Babe Charlotte's Web Polyanna The Parent Trap (Original, but I did enjoy the Remake) The Sound of Music Escape to Witch Mountain Return from Witch Mountain Hairspray (you know, with Ricki Lake) Crybaby (J. Depp) Star Wars The Neverending Story Hocus Pocus Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Original. I didn't like the Remake too swell) The Look Who's Talking movies GREASE (see signature) Um, the Muppet movies. White Fang Heavyweights The Boy Who Could Fly The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking Benji Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Beethoven Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird Home Alone The Wizard of Oz Ernest Scared Stupid Edward Scissorhands A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol (I think there have been a few of these... Well, it was in black and white) Gremlins Oh, and I loved movies like Red Sonja and Beastmaster and stuff. So much animated stuff - I won't even try to list. __________________ ♪You can say I'm Plain Jane but it's not the same I ain't into Big Names, but I like nice things♪ ~ City High, Caramel Last edited by Midoriko87; August 10th, 2007 at 03:52 AM.

August 10th, 2007, 05:21 AM	#7
Vaikyuko The Watcher Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Empire. Posts: 11,739 Blog Entries: 2	Desslock, how old are you, anyway? One minute you sound like a seventy year old wise man, the next you say that you were young in the seventies? This is pretty tough for me, because I like a lot of movies and constantly watched new ones every day. I would say there's a few that I would put up as nostalgia inducing for me, though: Aladdin Beauty & The Beast (GASTON) Star Wars Episode IV, V, VI (particularly V) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze The Little Mermaid The Nightmare Before Christmas Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory I've watched most of those at least five times each since I first saw them, they're great. I can sadly say I've seen The Nightmare Before Christmas exactly sixteen times. I was quite saddened when Hot Topic decided to rape it with crappy merchandise and thus bring a bunch of idiotic kids into thinking it's dark and edgy. It isn't. __________________ Blog\|DVDs\|Games\|Anime\|Movies\|Comics Current Avatar: Zero, Drakengard 3 "The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam," ministry official Tsutomu Shimomura said.

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JoeStrummer You Give me Friction. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Neath the Marquee Moon Posts: 2,590	Oh my god Krull was awesome. I really liked stuff like Tank Girl, Ninja Turtles, an anime, Galaxy Express 999, Crying Freeman, Akira, all when I was a little kid mind you. __________________ Tom Waits You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops. A Love Supreme PS3 Tag: Atlas_M-11

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Amuro アムロ・レイ Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 720	Actually.. I always had this wierd phenomenon when no movie left me completely satisfied as a kid. It wasn't until I discovered Speed Racer (Through the early 90s compilation, Speed Racer: The Movie) that I found something that I could watch many times over and be satisfied. I think, looking backwards, that what unnerved me as a kid may have been time-hops ahead and cuts from one set of characters to another. The Speed Racer movie (or rather, the "Race Against the Mammoth Car" episode, which was the part that I particularly liked as a kid), in contrast, focused exclusively on the main cast sitting in the "Mach 5" and racing towards the finish line, with no major jumps in location or time. I'm curious.. what are some famous examples of this in cinema/television? Films that follow a single character with no leaps in time (what's the proper term for this?). 24 satisfies the second characteristic, but it has tons of characters in disjoint locations. __________________ Noteworthy Recent Viewing: Kurau Phantom Memory, Great Teacher Onizuka, Kaze no Yojimbo Favorite Sci-fi Series: 1. Gundam 2. Robotech 3. Kamen Rider 555 4. Ultraman Nexus Favorite Gundam Series: 1. Gundam Wing 2. Mobile Suit Gundam 3. Gundam X 4. G Gundam Favorite Fantasy/Historical Series: 1. Rurouni Kenshin 2. Record of Lodoss War 3. .hack//SIGN 4. Wolf's Rain Favorite Drama Series: 1. Ns' Aoi 2. Suzuka 3. Touch

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Tom Servo (Leave this field blank to omit it Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,777	The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, and all the animated Disney films - The Fox and the Hound I remember making me cry. The animated Lord of the Rings movies I watched a lot, but I don't think they ever completely finished the trilogy - and... Wallace and Gromit! I remember the shows on telly better than the movies - tick tock, tick tock, tick tock whistle slip, slip, slip, slip, slip, slip "pugh, pugh, barney mcgrew, cuthbert, dibble, grub!"

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