What are the most overrated movies from your childhood?

[AmberTurnerCo]

Like what movies did you watch as a kid that you loved but realised weren't as good as an adult

I would say
Finding Nemo.

The Cat from Outer Space. Walked out of the cinema.

Spaceballs. Laughed like a drain as a kid, but thought it was dogshite when I rewatched it a few years ago.

The Goonies. What a load of bollocks. I thought it was shite in 1985 and nothing DH says can change my mind.

Labyrinth.
Goonies.

Loved them as a kid but ruined the memories by watching them as an adult.

@Pascha

The Goonies. What a load of bollocks. I thought it was shite in 1985 and nothing DH says can change my mind.

agreed. also E bloody T

Lost Boys - just watched it on bbc and it's rubbish

E.T. boring

The secret garden zzzzzzzzzzź

Lost Boys came on tonight and god what a load of tripe. Really. The hair alone is a crime. Just awful.
I adored The Goonies as a kid. I wonder how I'd feel about it now.
I'll tell you what films will always stand the test of time: Anything by Studio Ghibli, particularly My Neighbor Tortoro and Spirited Away.

Ferris Buellers Day Off

My son adores any anime films , but they leave me a bit cold.
People used to love the American Pie films in the 90s but I thought they were a bit crass. There were so many silly films about at that time that people raved about!
The Goonies and Stand by me are a bit underwhelming but seem to have legendary status.

Harry Potter

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is bloody awful.

Such a load of shite acting from that woman in the crap nightclub wailing away to appalling music and then screaming for an hour and a half, until the film's dragging itself via a theme park rollercoaster ride to it's inevitable but welcome end; although they can stick the whip of bewildering ownership scene up their bums.

Ghostbusters. Pile of shite.

The 2016 reboot however 😁

@QualityStreetOfMercy

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is bloody awful.

Such a load of shite acting from that woman in the crap nightclub wailing away to appalling music and then screaming for an hour and a half, until the film's dragging itself via a theme park rollercoaster ride to it's inevitable but welcome end; although they can stick the whip of bewildering ownership scene up their bums.

Yes! Indiana Jones is so bad.

James Bond films. Shite.

@TheVanguardSix

Lost Boys came on tonight and god what a load of tripe. Really. The hair alone is a crime. Just awful. I adored The Goonies as a kid. I wonder how I'd feel about it now. I'll tell you what films will always stand the test of time: Anything by Studio Ghibli, particularly My Neighbor Tortoro and Spirited Away.

Agree. Except Lost Boys is SO bad it's good. Twas always thus.

@SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing Yes especially the Bond films with Roger Moore in. I have read that he's a lovely man, but those hideous films ...

As soon as I read the thread title I immediately thought "The Goonies" but I can see a couple of PP have already mentioned it 😆.

Bambi and Pinocchio - both left me psychologically scarred for life

I rewatched Wayne's World recently as wanted my kids to see it but it was so shite I had to apologise and couldn't watch it to the end

Back to the Future, E.T, Ghostbusters....

Am shocked by the lack of love for the Goonies ( wondering how long till Star Wars get mentioned)

James Bond were on late night tv when DD was a newborn so I saw most of them. Realised the early ones were JB getting banged on the head, saved by a woman, then taking the credit.

Romancing the stone/Jewel of the Nile
Seinfeld. (Hated it then as well)
Fresh prince
Buffy

So many more......

Bit late to the party, but Dirty Dancing. Went to see it as a teen and thought the age difference between the two leads was a bit much.

@QualityStreetOfMercy

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is bloody awful.

Such a load of shite acting from that woman in the crap nightclub wailing away to appalling music and then screaming for an hour and a half, until the film's dragging itself via a theme park rollercoaster ride to it's inevitable but welcome end; although they can stick the whip of bewildering ownership scene up their bums.

@QualityStreetOfMercy that would be Late Caoshaw, who met and married Steven Spielberg on the set of this film! She's also spoken quite candidly since the film about how she hated playing a screaming bimbo and wishes she'd spoken up.

I love the plot but they could have made such a good female character and she was awful

Goonies for me. What's so good about it?
I remember hating Labyrinth too and thinking how creepy David Bowie was in it