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To ask you your favourite films from your childhood?

121 replies

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?

OP posts:
Pinkarsedfly · 19/10/2019 02:55

ET
Annie
The Gnome Mobile
Herbie Goes Bananas
Digby

StiltonVanDeKamp · 19/10/2019 02:57

FernGully
The land before time
The Lion King, Aladdin, lots of Disney
Space Jam
Casper
Matilda

purpleme12 · 19/10/2019 02:58

Who remembers The Amazing Mr Blunden?

ThighThighOfthigh · 19/10/2019 03:03

Born Free
Logan's Run

Nippybutsweet · 19/10/2019 03:16

The Lost Boys, depending on age obviously.

ManoloChooBoutin · 19/10/2019 03:33

Girls just want to have fun was my repeat hire from the video shop!

dietcokeandgalaxyplease · 19/10/2019 06:39

Wow so many suggestions!
This will keep us going! So many I'd forgotten!
Back to the Future 1,2 & 3 are brilliant - we watch them a lot!

OP posts:
Peccary · 19/10/2019 08:06

The Princess bride, still love it at 40

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 19/10/2019 08:06

Flight of the Navigator

MadisonAvenue · 19/10/2019 08:09

purpleme12 I do!

KatherineJaneway · 19/10/2019 08:14

Batteries not Included

Love that film

UrkStarkadder · 19/10/2019 08:31

The breakfast club
The lost boys
The burbs
Who framed roger rabbit
Uncle Buck!!! Love that movie
The young Sherlock Holmes
And a festive one: Santa Claus the movie

insancerre · 19/10/2019 08:38

Purpleme12
I came on to post that very film
The amazing mr blunden was my favourite film as a child

LemonYumYums · 19/10/2019 08:43

My first thought was The Amazing Mr Blunden, I loved that film, still do actually.

purpleme12 · 19/10/2019 08:50

Oh I'm glad people remember it! I don't feel like it's one of those mainstream films!
I really liked Wolves of Willoughby Chase too
I want to buy them actually

MillfredTheGreat · 19/10/2019 08:50

So many classics on here! Agree with all of the above, also:

My Girl
Hocus Pocus
Robin Hood Men in Tights

PrincessHoneysuckle · 19/10/2019 09:01

Disney's Robin Hood,Dumbo,Goonies,Twins

Claysanatomy · 19/10/2019 09:06

@purpleme12 omg the wolves - I would never have remembered that film or the title but yes!!!

Claysanatomy · 19/10/2019 09:09

So many!

The prince of Egypt
Obviously all the Disney cartoons
My Girl
Escape to witch mountain
Dancing on the moon
The parent trap
It takes two
Mary Kate and Ashley films- Billboard Dad, the one about them being in a football team, the one where they’re on a witness protection programme??
Mrs Doubtfire
Matilda
The sound of music
Casper
A little princess

HappydaysArehere · 19/10/2019 09:09

I am very old so my childhood was long ago.
Little Women with Elizabeth Taylor and Janet Leigh etc.
Song of the South (now seen of course as racist ) but I loved all the Brer Rabbit stories and the song Zippity Do Da which I sang all the time.
Cinderella
Wizard of Oz

Mayvis · 19/10/2019 09:15

The old Pete's Dragon.
Pollyanna.
Swiss Family Robinson - my little one loves this especially the coconut bombs.

BrunoLovesMe · 19/10/2019 09:15

The King and I

The Wizard of Oz

everythingthelighttouches · 19/10/2019 09:20

Basil the great mouse detective
The black cauldron

kitchensinkdrama19 · 19/10/2019 09:22

The Waterbabies

everythingthelighttouches · 19/10/2019 09:23

Ghostbusters
Who framed roger rabbit
Baby boom

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