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To ask you your favourite films from your childhood?

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dietcokeandgalaxyplease · 18/10/2019 22:52

Apologies for it not being an AIBU really!
Was flicking through Netflix tonight with my 10yr old and was trying to think of films I loved as a child. I'm an 80's kid (born 82) so already showed her Annie, Goonies, Adventures in Babysitting, Gremlins, Home Alone etc... anything else?

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Drpeppered · 18/10/2019 22:56

Hook!

Sewfrickinamazeballs · 18/10/2019 22:58

Never ending story, labyrinth, dark crystal and don’t tell mum the babysitters dead.

All epic!

dietcokeandgalaxyplease · 18/10/2019 22:59

Yes! Watched Hook with my son the other week! He loved it but oh my I didn't realise how long it took to get into it! Daughter not seen that yet though!

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dietcokeandgalaxyplease · 18/10/2019 23:00

@Sewfrickinamazeballs Omg forgot about Don't tell mom the baby sitters dead!!!

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dietcokeandgalaxyplease · 18/10/2019 23:01

Love Labrynth too!

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HotChocWithCream · 18/10/2019 23:01

The Never Ending Story was recently added to Netflix!

dietcokeandgalaxyplease · 18/10/2019 23:08

@HotChocWithCream I'll need to give it watch, I know I've seen it but can't really remember it!

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Yeahthatthing · 18/10/2019 23:08

Flight of the navigator.

dietcokeandgalaxyplease · 18/10/2019 23:11

@Yeahthatthing another gem!

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Lessthanzero · 18/10/2019 23:12

Driller killer

WinkyisbackontheButterBeer · 18/10/2019 23:15

Honey I shrunk/ blew up the kids.

ilovethatshow · 18/10/2019 23:16

Beethoven!

0ooo0 · 18/10/2019 23:18

Beetlejuice

Ginqueen20 · 18/10/2019 23:22

Echo labyrinth and never ending story
Also charlottes web, jumanji, a little princess, Swiss family Robinson, the secret garden, the blue lagoon, princess diaries, flubber, wizard of oz, little house on the prairie, lion witch and the wardrobe
My 10 yo enjoyed the h2O just add water series on Netflix recently

Ciwirocks · 18/10/2019 23:32

Never ending story
Flight of the navigator
D.A.R.Y.L
Escape to witch mountain
Annie
Sound of music
Mary poppins
They are all the repeat hires from the video shop that I can remember! Ha ha

NaviSprite · 18/10/2019 23:37

Definitely Labyrinth and Dark Crystal!

Others were:

The Nightmare before Christmas
Hocus Pocus
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (took me rewatching this one as an adult to realise it’s not meant to be a kids movie 😂)
Bugsy Malone
Halloween Town
Don’t Look Under The Bed
Beethoven
Jumanji
Mrs Doubtfire
Ace Ventura Pet Detective
Swan Princess
Thumbelina
Beetlejuice
The Addams Family
All Dogs go to Heaven
Babe

And the one I’m watching right now, Batteries not Included Grin

Theresnobslikeshowbs · 18/10/2019 23:47

Mine was Dirty Dancing!

RosesFan · 18/10/2019 23:50

ET, Big and when the Festive Season is on us Jack Frost

HairyDogsOfThigh · 18/10/2019 23:52

Labyrinth and Dark Crystal and War Games was a good one, too.
Oh, and Grease.
Pretty Woman and Dirty Dancing.

Ifyousayso2019 · 19/10/2019 00:50

Mrs Doubtfire
Matilda
Beethoven
Willy wonka and the chocolate factory
Big
Honey I shrunk/blew up the kids
Stop or my mom will shoot
Home Alone 1&2
Ghostbusters 2

KarenBlackpool1997 · 19/10/2019 00:59

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steff13 · 19/10/2019 01:01

Short Circuit

Thurmanmurman · 19/10/2019 02:19

Drop Dead Fred
Home Alone
Big
Uncle Buck
K9

ActualHornist · 19/10/2019 02:29

Back to the Future, 1 and 2 in particular

Indiana Jones - all three, although I remember watching Temple of Doom with my dad and being so excited!

When I got to about 12/13, Alien and Terminator became my faves. I have a lot though.

purpleme12 · 19/10/2019 02:52

Now and Then
The Parent Trap (the remake)
Beethoven
Annie
Sound of Music
Mary Poppins
God there's too many to remember!

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