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Topic: Favourite childhood movies?
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teasel Knowflake Posts: 4078 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 23, 2012 08:29 PM
I'm watching E.T. right now. I also loved The Fox and the Hound, that came out in England around the same time, I think. They both had me sobbing, when I was seven-years-old. I hate love triangles, but friendship-related movies get me right there. <points at heart> IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 16209 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 23, 2012 09:37 PM
They are rebooting lots of movies...like Total Recall. I would like to see ET and Back to the Future remade.IP: Logged |
teasel Knowflake Posts: 4078 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 23, 2012 09:48 PM
I would hate to see ET remade. I think it's great just the way it is.I heard about Total Recall, and they re-made Footloose and Fright Night. I actually liked Fright Night, but haven't seen the new Footloose. Straw Dogs was a remake, too. IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 16209 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 23, 2012 10:01 PM
Straw Dogs was good. I liked Fright Night as its own movie, but I didn't think it was a good remake. Didn't see Footloose.IP: Logged |
Alma Sun Moderator Posts: 1142 From: The East Coast Registered: Mar 2011
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posted February 23, 2012 11:01 PM
Oh dang E.T. lol, I remember watching it when I was young. It scared the doo-doo butter out of me! Especially when the kid and the alien was dying. Scary stuff for a kid lol. -.-'I mostly watched different Chinese TV series my dad bought. The most memorable one was Song Bird. Plot: quote: The story is based on a young girl named Zhou Xuan (Nnadia Chan) taking place during the Republic of China 1930's era. Zhou originally came from a poor background. She managed to join the Bright Moonlight Song and Dance Troupe to try to make a living, and met composer Yim Chi-wah (Leon Lai). A record producer recognized her skill, and helped her launch a music career in a very difficult time.The backdrop of the falling Republic of China led to the collapse of the Shanghai Shidaiqu music industry. Zhou Xuan would suffer from mental breakdown and die an early age, but her music would make her a legend.
Lead actor/actress: Leon Lai Nnadia Chan Song they sang together on the show. Sorry I know you asked for movies Teasel, but I don't have any fave childhood movies. ------------------ "The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off." — Robert Hand "Cynicism, like gullibility, is a symptom of underdeveloped critical faculties." — Jamie Whyte "I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else." ― G.K. Chesterton IP: Logged |
Fondue Knight Knowflake Posts: 585 From: NY Registered: Nov 2011
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posted February 23, 2012 11:10 PM
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Alma Sun Moderator Posts: 1142 From: The East Coast Registered: Mar 2011
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posted February 23, 2012 11:20 PM
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------------------ "The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off." — Robert Hand "Cynicism, like gullibility, is a symptom of underdeveloped critical faculties." — Jamie Whyte "I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else." ― G.K. Chesterton IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 154 From: The Etheric Realms Registered: Feb 2012
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posted February 23, 2012 11:26 PM
Sigh, childhood movies. To start, most folks here are too young to remember some of these, but here goes. In no particular order: Thomasina 1964 Old Yeller 1957 Great Expectations 1946...but the 1998 remake was great too! Lassie Come Home 1943 The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin 1934 The Jungle Book 1960 Mary Poppins 1961 Citty Chitty Bang Bang 1964 The Parent Trap 1960 Alice In Wonderland 1950 Peter Pan 1951 Sleeping Beauty 1952 Darby O'Gill And The Little People 1955 The Sword In The Stone 1967 The Moon Spinners 1961 Pippi Longstockings 1968 Born Free 1960 That Darn Cat 1965 Asterix And Kleopatra 1966 Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959 Robinson Crusoe On Mars 1964 The Atomic Kid 1954 The Boy With The Green Hair 1948 Beauty And The Beast 1946 Metropolis 1927 Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last"- 1923IP: Logged |
PixieJane Knowflake Posts: 280 From: CA Registered: Oct 2010
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posted February 23, 2012 11:41 PM
I was practically raised on Disney movies like The Little Mermaid and Hocus Pocus, and I'll still watch them out of nostalgia. Same for movies like Casper or the first 2 Addams Family movies (that is the ones that came out in 1991 and 1993), and The Nightmare Before Christmas. A favorite of mine when I was 11 was The Crow, the first R-rated movie I snuck into. It got me into music and skateboarding (though I didn't get a skateboard until my 14th birthday). Still, it's not a favorite today. I loved it intensely as a child and a teen, but now it just seems kinda silly. I'll watch it when it's on but I won't go out of my way to get it. IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 154 From: The Etheric Realms Registered: Feb 2012
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posted February 23, 2012 11:44 PM
Some more Silent movies. I mentioned Metropolis and Safety Last! 1923 already. The Kid 1921 The Gold Rush 1925 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1928 The Cameraman 1928 The Patsy 1928 Siegfried 1924 Nosferatu 1922 Faust 1926 The Navigator 1924 Our Hospitality 1923 The Circus 1928 Girl Shy 1924 The Phantom Carriage 1921IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 16209 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 23, 2012 11:49 PM
They are rebooting The Crow.IP: Logged |
charmainec Moderator Posts: 4007 From: Venus next to Randall Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 24, 2012 01:20 AM
The Crow part one with Brandon Lee is one of my faves. I grew up watching lots of Disney movies, Super Man, oh, The Never Ending Story The Alien movies although it scared me as well as Freddy Kruger. ------------------ quote: Remember, love can conquer the influences of the planets....It can even eliminate karma.
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T Knowflake Posts: 4675 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 24, 2012 03:40 AM
The Monster Squad~~~~ btw E.T. was the first movie I cried at. My neighbor's mom took us to the theater to see it. IP: Logged |
T Knowflake Posts: 4675 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 24, 2012 03:42 AM
i started a Monster Squad group after seeing the movie. We had 4 members including my brother.IP: Logged |
T Knowflake Posts: 4675 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 24, 2012 03:44 AM
& we swear we saw two red glowing eyes coming out of my neighbors garage (swear to god) - he was an old man and clueless to the fact that we were searching for monsters and ghosts all over his property. IP: Logged |
Venus Moderator Posts: 947 From: Registered: Mar 2011
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posted February 24, 2012 08:48 AM
Mrs. Doubtfire and the Sound of Musici've watched them sooo many times i know them by heart. Literally if you mute the movie i can mouth the words to you
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Alma Sun Moderator Posts: 1142 From: The East Coast Registered: Mar 2011
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posted February 24, 2012 11:50 AM
T ------------------ "The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off." — Robert Hand "Cynicism, like gullibility, is a symptom of underdeveloped critical faculties." — Jamie Whyte "I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else." ― G.K. Chesterton IP: Logged |
mockingbird Knowflake Posts: 479 From: Registered: Dec 2011
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posted February 24, 2012 12:16 PM
Hmmm...The ones I've bought again for my kids >grin< include: * The Secret of NiMH * The Dark Crystal * Legend * The Princess Bride * The Phantom Tollbooth * Willow * Labyrinth * Fraggle Rock (not a movie, but they have the series on DVD ) * The Point! * Edited to add: The Last Unicorn (don't know how I could've forgotten it) * ...There are a few others, but I can't think of them right now. Edited to add: There are a few others (not from my childhood...but I'm a Pisces Sun, so I'm not sure I'll ever leave ) in heavy rotation for the girls: * Most Miyazaki films (What's that? Heroine saves the day and/or reconciles two morally ambiguous foes? Why, yes, I will indoctrinate my girls...) * Stardust * ...and, again, drawing a blank. Gr.
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jesstar Knowflake Posts: 213 From: santa fe new mexico Registered: Nov 2011
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posted February 24, 2012 12:48 PM
oh man i remember watching "breakin" over and over and over i would have to put that up there with my other favorite childhood movie "the sound of music" . as for animation "the last unicorn" stole the show for me as a kid ------------------ "We'll go because it's Thursday,"he said,"and we'll go to wish everybody a Very Happy Thursday.Come on,Piglet" A. A. Milne IP: Logged |
ghanima81 Moderator Posts: 754 From: Maine Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 24, 2012 01:25 PM
Great topic!! A lot of mockingbirds are mine as well (I think we are about the same age?). I LOVED anything with fantasy, mythology and magic. I still do, actually. Princess Bride, The Dark Crystal and The Goonies were the best! The Last Unicorn is my favorite cartoon of all time. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of the first movies I remember seeing at the theater. I also liked anything with time travel, back in time or forward. Movies that just made you go WOW! IP: Logged |
sand Knowflake Posts: 3004 From: Registered: May 2011
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posted February 24, 2012 02:26 PM
risky business ferris bueller's day off mallrats bloodsport the karate kid can't hardly wait the lion king braveheart forest gump hook the air up there major league the labarynth edward scissorhands bill and ted beavis and butthead do americaIP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 154 From: The Etheric Realms Registered: Feb 2012
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posted February 24, 2012 02:34 PM
quote: Originally posted by mockingbird: Hmmm...The ones I've bought again for my kids >grin< include: * The Secret of NiMH * The Dark Crystal * Legend * The Princess Bride * The Phantom Tollbooth * Willow * Labyrinth * Fraggle Rock (not a movie, but they have the series on DVD ) * The Point! * Edited to add: The Last Unicorn (don't know how I could've forgotten it) * ...There are a few others, but I can't think of them right now. Edited to add: There are a few others (not from my childhood...but I'm a Pisces Sun, so I'm not sure I'll ever leave ) in heavy rotation for the girls: * Most Miyazaki films (What's that? Heroine saves the day and/or reconciles two morally ambiguous foes? Why, yes, I will indoctrinate my girls...) * Stardust * ...and, again, drawing a blank. Gr.
Same here, for my son when he was little. Add in Star Wars of course.IP: Logged |
mockingbird Knowflake Posts: 479 From: Registered: Dec 2011
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posted February 24, 2012 03:50 PM
ghanima & Lexxigramer - The Goonies and Star Wars! How could I forget those?!I even had Star Wars sheets and the (drumroll, please) BED TENT. It was the best thing EVER. And, yep, ghanima - 1980 here
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juniperb Moderator Posts: 3413 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 24, 2012 03:59 PM
The Wizard of Oz One parents knew nothing about : Splendor in the Grass ------------------ Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. ~Rumi~ IP: Logged |
T Knowflake Posts: 4675 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 24, 2012 04:10 PM
I LOVED the Sound of Music. How could I forget that one?IP: Logged |