I'll kick things off with a couple of my favorites. At least one of them holds up well today.
Shane
Forbidden Planet
Shane
Forbidden Planet
Best Movies of Your Youth?
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Sixteen Candles and most Hughes films of the mid 80's
Great Outdoors
Christmas Vacation
Ace Ventura
True Lies
Christmas Vacation
Ace Ventura
True Lies
My parents took me to see Jaws in the theater summer of 1975. I was 6. I threw up on the way home and was scarred about going in the ocean for a couple of decades.
Great film, though. Still one of my favorites.
Others..
ET
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Great film, though. Still one of my favorites.
Others..
ET
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Platoon.
My dad took me to see it when I was 13 (my first r-rated movie!). It blew me away!
My dad took me to see it when I was 13 (my first r-rated movie!). It blew me away!
Conan The Barbarian
Creepshow
The Last Starfighter
Revenge of the Nerds
The Outsiders
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Creepshow
The Last Starfighter
Revenge of the Nerds
The Outsiders
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
My friends dad took us probably at the same age. He fought in Vietnam and said “that was pretty much it”
Was probably the most hyped I have been. Took the afternoon off with my coworkers and the theater was packed.
disclaimer, I “experimented with drugs in my younger days”, Friend and I both took a hit of blotter and went to the original Star Wars when it came out, Really was magical to watch, Plus I understood every damn word Chewy said.
Mam, it was a really huge deal when it premiered!
I got tickets from a radio station for a special early screening they did, so me and my buddy went and saw it that way.
I liked it. But I'm really entertained. Others didn't like it as much.
“Mesa called Jar Jar Binks, mesa your humble servant!”
It was pretty distracting.
“Mesa called Jar Jar Binks, mesa your humble servant!”
It was pretty distracting.
Stand by Me
Red Dawn
Wargames
Friday the 13th Part 1-3
Better Off Dead
Red Dawn
Wargames
Friday the 13th Part 1-3
Better Off Dead
The Sandlot. Best 90s kids sports movie.
And btw, does anyone else remember how many damn kids sports movies there were in that decade? Do they even make anything in that genre anymore?
And btw, does anyone else remember how many damn kids sports movies there were in that decade? Do they even make anything in that genre anymore?
Trading Places
Mr. Mom
48 Hours
Risky Business
Animal House
Alien
Ghostbusters
Back to the Future
Raiders
Stripes
Arthur
Heaven Can Wait
Caddyshack
History of the World
Mr. Mom
48 Hours
Risky Business
Animal House
Alien
Ghostbusters
Back to the Future
Raiders
Stripes
Arthur
Heaven Can Wait
Caddyshack
History of the World
Your parents let you watch Full Metal Jacket as a child? Latch key kids, man.
Disney Channel alone put out one movie per month where a kid learned a new extreme sport or befriended an animal to cope with their parents' divorce.
I was born in '85 so some of these were before my time, some during elementary or just after:
True Lies was my #1, no question
City Slickers
Mighty Ducks I and II
Jurassic Park (although it freaked me out)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Ladybugs... Rodney Dangerfield's finest work.
Home Alone I and II
True Lies was my #1, no question
City Slickers
Mighty Ducks I and II
Jurassic Park (although it freaked me out)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Ladybugs... Rodney Dangerfield's finest work.
Home Alone I and II
I actually got to watch that one as a kid but not with my parents' blessing, had a friend with a cool dad.
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