Classic movies from the 80s, 90s, and 00s to force your kid to watch

[NAVY 6740]

Not a movie, but Most Extreme Elimination Challenge  

[mdmost 43001]

29 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Yeah, but if watch it WITH mashed potatoes, imagine the fun.  It really is a very clever movie.  

Before I was paid to speak french...I was a mapmaker.

I'm going to finish off the viewing with pulling up the YouTube clip of Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind. 

 

Edited April 4, 2020 by mdmost

[Uncle Boobs 1248]

The allnighter.
One crazy summer.
Sixteen candles.
Midnight madness.
Police academy.

[strangulation! 1716]

26 minutes ago, Uncle Boobs said:

Midnight madness.

oh hell yes

[kt-horn 56]

Excalibur

American Werewolf in London

Midnight Run

[BurntOrangeCrush 1011]

Nm

Edited April 4, 2020 by BurntOrangeCrush
I didn't see the timeline in the OP

[Damor 1236]

Today's theme is going to be Tim Burton.

Just started Beetlejuice (the only one they've seen).
Then Edward Scissorhands.
Then Big Fish.

[Underdog 28585]

Batman?

[PRONG HORN 3141]

7 hours ago, XYZ said:

Time Bandits

[The University 851]

that was my skull!!

 

(depends on your definition of "kid")

Edited April 4, 2020 by The University

[MirrOlure 14760]

Planes, Trains and Automobiles holds up extremely well...as long as a few dozen f-bombs in a 20 second period can be tolerated. Our 20-something housemates loved it.

Haven’t tried All of Me recently...will put it is the queue and report back

[ernest_t_bass 1196]

10 year old did not like Flight of the Navigator.  I enjoyed it (again).

[Nivek 16923]

10 year old did not like Flight of the Navigator.  I enjoyed it (again).

Compliance!

[WhatTheBuck 28775]

2 hours ago, MirrOlure said:

Haven’t tried All of Me recently...will put it is the queue and report back

"Back in bowl."

I don't know if The Jerk would go over with young people today. Others to consider from the Steve Martin catalog: The Man With Two Brains, My Blue Heaven, L.A. Story, Leap Of Faith, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Parenthood. 

It was just a bit part but one might also consider Little Shop Of Horrors. 

[Loco 3752]

I have teens so my list can get a little sporty:

My favorite: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World...   Chicken Parm's not vegan?

Others:

5th Element

Holes

Green Mile

Shawshank Redemption

Airplane

Superbad (need to be older)

Borat (need to be older)

Napoleon Dynamite

Animal House

Grandmas Boy (need to be older)

Zoolander

Terminator

Matrix

Jaws

Vacation

[F250 28764]

On 4/4/2020 at 10:23 AM, mdmost said:

We're going to attempt Close Encounters of the Third Kind tonight. I predict the line of "I'm bored" will be thrown out on more than one occasion. 

My kids did not like Close Encounters and bailed on it when we tried to watch it a few years ago. Same thing with Time Bandits and The Dark Crystal. Actually most of the scifi movies listed here have been a bust with the kids.

 

[Rougarou 594]

On 4/3/2020 at 9:56 PM, luke duke said:

Might Ducks 1,2,3

Honey I Shrunk the Kids

Beethoven

Harry and the Hendersons

Mrs Doubtfire

Dennis the Menace

Hook 1991

Jumanji 1995

Willy Wonka

You sound like you have kids that are the same age as my kids and that’s a solid list, but to add:

Space Jam

Little Giants

Sandlot

Parent Trap

Angels in the Outfield

Jingle All the Way

 

 

[Spoetzl 181]

Haven’t seen these 2 listed:

F/X

Gotcha!

[seven 1367]

Porkys

[mulletpelini 5210]

I spent the lunch times of my 11th year watching a VHS that had First Blood, Better off Dead and a porno called Unimaginable on it.  Get to the end, rewind and play again.

I would highly recommend that.

Edited April 8, 2020 by mulletpelini
just look how I turned out.

[Trey3216 15345]

The Natural would be a good one right now.  It’s on Epix rotation 

[Go Pokes 979]

On 4/3/2020 at 4:08 PM, gyroprotagonist said:

my 9yo daughter was WTF-ing all through Bill and Ted and generally confused.  The scenes with Missy (no, call me mom) were a little awkward.

What did you think of this movie on rewatch, assuming you haven't seen it in 20+ years.  I'd never seen it so I watched it a month ago.  I'm fairly certain it's one of the worst movies I've ever made it all the way through.  Even adjusting my expectations and going in knowing what I was watching, it somehow failed to even come close to my low expectations.  

[Continental Op 3934]

Caligula

[jdhorn92 1545]

Watched About Last Night on Crackle during the quarantine; pretty good flick, Belushi's character would have fit right in to the SurlyHorns community.

[Jerry Callo 8699]

15 hours ago, mulletpelini said:

I spent the lunch times of my 11th year watching a VHS that had First Blood, Better off Dead and a porno called Unimaginable on it.  Get to the end, rewind and play again.

I would highly recommend that.

No one believes you watched the whole porno, yet alone multiple times.

[Spankytoes 1739]

No Field of Dreams?

[gyroprotagonist 2592]

22 minutes ago, Go Pokes said:

What did you think of this movie on rewatch, assuming you haven't seen it in 20+ years.  I'd never seen it so I watched it a month ago.  I'm fairly certain it's one of the worst movies I've ever made it all the way through.  Even adjusting my expectations and going in knowing what I was watching, it somehow failed to even come close to my low expectations.  

Ha.  It was worse on watching it now.  I am huge KR fan and it's fun to watch him be so stupid.  my kids liked making fun of Napoleon and talking in fake French accents.

but yeah, the movie does not age well at all, but I am still OK with having wasted my family's time on the rewatch.  The solution to life, the universe and everything can wait one more day.

[Loco 3752]

Just now, Spankytoes said:

No Field of Dreams?

I think they should remake this movie.  This time the Farmer gets HUGE tax incentives and public money to build the stadium.  Zoning is waived and heavy construction rocks a small farm community torn in two by the highway need to transport the "they"

[Jerry Callo 8699]

2 minutes ago, Spankytoes said:

No Field of Dreams?

That reminds me of Dead Poets Society (at theaters the same summer).  I'll have to find that for my girls to watch.

[mulletpelini 5210]

9 hours ago, jdhorn92 said:

Watched About Last Night on Crackle during the quarantine; pretty good flick, Belushi's character would have fit right in to the SurlyHorns community.

Belushi was the only redeeming value in that shitty movie.

9 hours ago, Jerry Callo said:

No one believes you watched the whole porno, yet alone multiple times.

I was 11, i was good to go after 30 seconds!

[futureman 22444]

9 hours ago, Loco said:

I think they should remake this movie.  This time the Farmer gets HUGE tax incentives and public money to build the stadium.  Zoning is waived and heavy construction rocks a small farm community torn in two by the highway need to transport the "they"

[Noah Fence 480]

Hardbodies

[JohnnyRage 1617]

Y'all are nuts if no one said Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure and Home Alone.

Edited April 13, 2020 by JohnnyRage

[Elvis 3371]

Blood sport

[Moby Ric 2058]

Watched the Blues Brothers with the kids this weekend. 2 of the 3 liked it.  The "actress" in our family thought it was dumb.  She is retarded.  Going to ty Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure next.

[Pig Bellmont 8712]

On 4/3/2020 at 10:56 PM, luke duke said:

Might Ducks 1,2,3

Honey I Shrunk the Kids

Beethoven

Harry and the Hendersons

Mrs Doubtfire

Dennis the Menace

Hook 1991

Jumanji 1995

Willy Wonka

Mighty Ducks 2 is excellent. Knuckle puck. Bash Brothers. 1 is ok and 3 is pretty terrible. They can beat Iceland but can’t make Varsity?

My 4 year old is almost old enough for these. I remember liking Harry and the Hendersons and Hook a great deal as a kid

[WhatTheBuck 28775]

The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eigth Dimension!

Before the Flux Capacitor, there was the Oscillation Overthruster. 

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