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Title: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 05, 2015, 03:19:07 am
Been awhile since I watched the good 'ole Robin Hood from Disney and it got me thinking about what I consider to be my real favorites/classics of my childhood.  There's a lot I think are still good, enjoyable movies, but I really feel like it's truly just a handful of films that I can watch and just feel good, help kinda bring some peace of mind.

1. TMNT (1990)
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2. The Princess Bride
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3. Disney's Robin Hood
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I know there's a couple more, but I'm spacing on what I would consider something truly classic for me. Like I went back to watch Secret of Nimh, which still has fantastic animation, it just doesn't hold up quite as well I felt.  I'll come back to it when I figure 'em out.
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: fighterpilot562 on June 05, 2015, 03:24:59 am
Toy Story (first one)

Babe Pig in the city

Sandlot
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 05, 2015, 03:31:39 am
Quote from: fighterpilot562 on June 05, 2015, 03:24:59 am
Toy Story (first one)

Babe Pig in the city

Sandlot

Toy Story could possible one for me too.  It's been a long time since I watched that.  Should go and see if it holds up enough for me. The Incredibles is my favorite Pixar film, but I was 18 when that came out, which isn't childhood material.
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: fighterpilot562 on June 05, 2015, 03:41:36 am
Quote from: kamikazekeeg on June 05, 2015, 03:31:39 am
Quote from: fighterpilot562 on June 05, 2015, 03:24:59 am
Toy Story (first one)

Babe Pig in the city

Sandlot

Toy Story could possible one for me too.  It's been a long time since I watched that.  Should go and see if it holds up enough for me. The Incredibles is my favorite Pixar film, but I was 18 when that came out, which isn't childhood material.

Have you see Toy Story 3? Made me teary eye. Ill admit it haha.
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: gartcat on June 05, 2015, 09:38:58 am
A "show your age" thread.  The Secret of Nimh, Clash of the Titans, Alice in Wonderland all come to mind. 
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: doafan on June 05, 2015, 12:16:08 pm
No particular order but the most memorable and the most that I remember, at least right now  ;D

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Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 05, 2015, 03:31:46 pm
Quote from: fighterpilot562 on June 05, 2015, 03:41:36 am
Quote from: kamikazekeeg on June 05, 2015, 03:31:39 am
Quote from: fighterpilot562 on June 05, 2015, 03:24:59 am
Toy Story (first one)

Babe Pig in the city

Sandlot

Toy Story could possible one for me too.  It's been a long time since I watched that.  Should go and see if it holds up enough for me. The Incredibles is my favorite Pixar film, but I was 18 when that came out, which isn't childhood material.

Have you see Toy Story 3? Made me teary eye. Ill admit it haha.

I was holding back the water works at the theater lol
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: burningdoom on June 05, 2015, 04:36:25 pm
Sooooo many:

-Back to the Future Trilogy
-Batman (1989)
-Beastmaster
-Captain America (1990)
-Conan the Destroyer
-The Crow (yes, I was allowed to watch movies like this as a kid)
-E.T.
-Honey I Shrunk the Kids
-Hook
-Independence Day
-The Magic Sword
-Masters of the Universe
-Neverending Story
-Star Trek: Generation
-Star Trek: First Contact
-Terminator 2: Judgment Day
-Willow
-The Wizard

And just so many more, I could go on. I grew up on T.V. and Nintendo, before the internet.
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: atarileaf on June 05, 2015, 05:20:50 pm
I don't know what constitutes "childhood" so I'll say up to age 16 which for me was 1985. My list begins with the Star Wars trilogy, the real one, not the one with the cartoon rabbit that steps in the poopy

Also going to list Raiders of the Lost Ark. I don't have a number one favorite movie of all time but I'd say that Raiders and Empire Strikes back are co-owners of my number one.

Also loved Close Encounters, ET,  Superman 1 and 2, Back to the Future, Karate Kid, Rocky 1-4, Gremlins, Conan the Barbarian, Goonies, Ghostbusters, Trading Places, Tron, Beverly Hills Cop, Revenge of the Nerds, Star Trek 2 and 3, Cocoon, The Last Starfighter, Jaws 1 and 2, Red Dawn, Police Academy, King Kong (1976), Smokey and the Bandit, probably several of the classic Disney movies that I saw when I was very young like Bambi, Cinderella, etc.
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: bikingjahuty on June 08, 2015, 02:11:50 pm
I had few restrictions on what I was able to watch when I was younger so there were many R-rated movies being rented from the local video store on the weekend. That's not to say I didn't watch my fair share of kids movies too. Here are the the movies that I watched and enjoyed the most growing up:


- Godzilla 1985
- Mortal Kombat
- Tremors 2
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Jurassic Park
- Aliens
- Predator
- Total Recall
- Aladdin
- Jason and the Argonauts
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: fighterpilot562 on June 08, 2015, 02:19:20 pm
Quote from: kamikazekeeg on June 05, 2015, 03:31:46 pm
Quote from: fighterpilot562 on June 05, 2015, 03:41:36 am
Quote from: kamikazekeeg on June 05, 2015, 03:31:39 am
Quote from: fighterpilot562 on June 05, 2015, 03:24:59 am
Toy Story (first one)

Babe Pig in the city

Sandlot

Toy Story could possible one for me too.  It's been a long time since I watched that.  Should go and see if it holds up enough for me. The Incredibles is my favorite Pixar film, but I was 18 when that came out, which isn't childhood material.

Have you see Toy Story 3? Made me teary eye. Ill admit it haha.

I was holding back the water works at the theater lol

The feels were strong that night.
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: stealthrush on June 08, 2015, 02:59:07 pm
- Neverending Story
- The Brave Little Toaster
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
- Pee Wee's Big Adventure
- Mortal Kombat
- The Little Rascals
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
- The Lion King
- Mrs. Doubtfire
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
- Short Circuit
- Big Top Pee-wee
- The Wizard
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: argyle on June 08, 2015, 03:05:17 pm
So many - in no particular order:

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Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: gf78 on June 12, 2015, 03:17:39 pm
I loved tons of movies growing up!  My parents weren't super strict on what I watched, so some of this stuff you guys will be saying WTF?!?!  Here are some of them, no particular order and in no way complete....

Heavy Metal
The Goonies
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
Star Wars (all three originals...the prequels are trash)
Indiana Jones (all three...the Crystal Skull came much later and was pretty meh)
Conan the Barbarian
The Terminator
Alien
The Secret of Nhym (sp?)
Batman (1989 Keaton & Nicholson flick)


Edit:  Ghostbusters!!!  How could I have forgotten that gem?!
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: gf78 on June 12, 2015, 03:25:26 pm
Quote from: atarileaf on June 05, 2015, 05:20:50 pm
I don't know what constitutes "childhood" so I'll say up to age 16 which for me was 1985. My list begins with the Star Wars trilogy, the real one, not the one with the cartoon rabbit that steps in the poopy

Also going to list Raiders of the Lost Ark. I don't have a number one favorite movie of all time but I'd say that Raiders and Empire Strikes back are co-owners of my number one.

Also loved Close Encounters, ET,  Superman 1 and 2, Back to the Future, Karate Kid, Rocky 1-4, Gremlins, Conan the Barbarian, Goonies, Ghostbusters, Trading Places, Tron, Beverly Hills Cop, Revenge of the Nerds, Star Trek 2 and 3, Cocoon, The Last Starfighter, Jaws 1 and 2, Red Dawn, Police Academy, King Kong (1976), Smokey and the Bandit, probably several of the classic Disney movies that I saw when I was very young like Bambi, Cinderella, etc.

Everything you said is spot-on for me as well.  Conan the Barbarian was one of my all-time favorites and I still pop the DVD in to this very day occasionally.  "Between the times when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the son's of Arius...there was an age undreamed of."  From that opening on, CtB rocked! 

Revenge of the Nerds (first one, others sucked) was pretty much perfect.  From the very beginning of the movie, I LMAO.  I love where everyone is honking and passing Louis' dad on the highway.  His dad says "Got the cruise control set on 35!"  ROFL!

Other classics I love include Cannonball Run, Porkies and Loaded Weapon.
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: fazerco on June 12, 2015, 03:30:00 pm
Alot of the movies i see here ive seen. A few i picked out are

Ferris Bueller
Back to the Future
Terminator
Indiana Jones
Beverly hills Cop
Blade Runner
Mad Max

And i think ive seen all movies those days.
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: atarileaf on June 12, 2015, 08:08:17 pm
Forgot about the Mad Max movies, loved those too, and I would have listed Terminator myself but I didn't see it until many years later so I can't really consider it a "childhood" film even though I was a kid when it came out and although I love it and think it's a classic.

One that I never really cared for even though it's considered a cult classic is Blade Runner. I love Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott but this movie just never did anything for me.
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: argyle on June 15, 2015, 03:38:35 pm
Quote from: atarileaf on June 12, 2015, 08:08:17 pm
Forgot about the Mad Max movies, loved those too, and I would have listed Terminator myself but I didn't see it until many years later so I can't really consider it a "childhood" film even though I was a kid when it came out and although I love it and think it's a classic.

One that I never really cared for even though it's considered a cult classic is Blade Runner. I love Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott but this movie just never did anything for me.

I know this is said all the time for lots of movies, but...the book is SO much better. It's a very short novel called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick. A highly recommended read.
Title: Re: Favorite Childhood Films
Post by: pacpix on June 15, 2015, 10:59:43 pm
Quote from: argyle on June 15, 2015, 03:38:35 pm
Quote from: atarileaf on June 12, 2015, 08:08:17 pm
Forgot about the Mad Max movies, loved those too, and I would have listed Terminator myself but I didn't see it until many years later so I can't really consider it a "childhood" film even though I was a kid when it came out and although I love it and think it's a classic.

One that I never really cared for even though it's considered a cult classic is Blade Runner. I love Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott but this movie just never did anything for me.

I know this is said all the time for lots of movies, but...the book is SO much better. It's a very short novel called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick. A highly recommended read.

I would have to disagree a bit there.  Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is a great book, but I thought Blade Runner, despite straying very far from the source material, was better.  It dethroned Ghostbusters as my favorite movie.

Regardless I still agree with the book recommendation though, it has a different enough tone/story to it that you can dislike the movie and still enjoy the book.