Nostalgia Guilt Trip Confessions

[Watashi]

The discussion from the FDT inspired me for this question:

What movies from your childhood era do you hate to admit that you saw in theaters?

Let's see if we can top one another.

Mine is basketball related... I saw Eddie (with Whoopi Goldberg) and The Sixth Man (with Marlon Wayans) in theaters. I have very faint memories but it's somewhere deep in my subconscious that I viewed these movies.

[soitgoes...]

Return of the Jedi

Did I play right?

[Pop Trash]

I have vague recollections of seeing Baby: The Last Dinosaur in theaters. I was only reminded of this when I noticed it was coming out on bluray. Hmm...Space Camp? I doubt that has held up. I mentioned this before, but The Last Starfighter has not held up well. I used to love the hell out of Howard The Duck. Speaking of Whoopi Goldberg, I saw Sister Act with me mum back in the day. I watch Teen Wolf about one a year. Never gets old.

[Watashi]

Return of the Jedi

Did I play right?
No. No you did not.

[Lucky]

I saw the movie with Lance Bass and the other guy from NSYNC in theaters on a double date in highschool.

We were the only ones in the theater, rightly so.

[Ivan Drago]

Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

[Rowland]

Ernest Scared Stupid comes to mind. Oh, and Mortal Kombat Annihilation.

[Kiusagi]

Didn't see it in theaters, but when I was young I thought Richie Rich was the greatest movie ever.

[Spinal]

Howard the Duck
Conan the Destroyer
Krull ... All seen in the theater.

Also James Garner in Tank. And Mark Harmon in Summer School.

[Watashi]

Ernest Scared Stupid comes to mind. Oh, and Mortal Kombat Annihilation.
I was scared as fuck by that Troll Creature when I saw it as a kid.

I will never revisit it.

[soitgoes...]

Superman 3 and 4
A good number of the Police Academy films.
I saw Jaws 3D in 3D, and then went back a few years later and saw Jaws: The Revenge.
I also saw Popeye. Robert Altman's film at five years old was better than Robert Altman's film at 30+.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Mortal Kombat Annihilation.

What I came in here to post. Also, even as a child, I knew that Ninja Turtles 3 was missing something critical. It wasn't until later that I learned that "something" was "everything."

[Pop Trash]

I saw Speed Racer in the theaters. I admit it.

[Spinal]

I also saw Popeye. Robert Altman's film at five years old was better than Robert Altman's film at 30+.

Hmmm ... I also saw Popeye in the theater as a kid and had the opposite experience. Liked it more as an adult.

[Rowland]

What I came in here to post. Also, even as a child, I knew that Ninja Turtles 3 was missing something critical. It wasn't until later that I learned that "something" was "everything."Yep, I liked the first two Ninja Turtles movies when I was a kid, but the third left me completely indifferent. And even as an indiscriminate 13-year-old, I knew Annihilation was balls.

[Mara]

I saw Buffy the Vampire Slayer the movie in theaters. I made my dad take me and he was begging to leave, and I refused. But even then, I knew it was pretty bad.

I went with one of my little brothers to A Kid in King Arthur's Court but I was already too old to enjoy it.

However, I saw Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in theaters and thought it was the best movie ever.

I also saw Newsies in theaters and I still love it. Suck it, haters.

[Russ]

I'm a lot older than you guys. I saw Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (the one with Pia Zadora) in the theater. In the 60's.

I win.

:D

[Irish]

Serious props for the mention of Pia Zadora.

[Thirdmango]

Probably one of my favorites was when I went to visit my girlfriend in her home state after freshman year. She was a big surfing nut and kept saying we needed to go see Blue Crush. I told her it was going to be awful, but she did that whole girlfriend thing so I went. The first 2 minutes of Blue Crush is actually really awesome, the rest of the movie blows hard. So after two minutes she leans over and she's like, "That's right, I win." Then afterwards she apologized.

[transmogrifier]

I grew up on a farm so never saw any movies in the theatre until I was 8 or so. But once I did, I only saw good stuff - Gremlins 2, The Princess Bride, Jurassic Park, Labyrinth, Batman.

Oh wait, I saw Police Academy 4 on a rugby trip.

[chrisnu]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

[Watashi]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
I would never hate to admit that.

I wear that proudly like a badge of honor.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Secret of the Ooze is so bereft of stakes and full of bold miscalculations that it borders on sweet, delicious camp. "Why yes, in this situation, the Turtles would stop in the middle of a battle to begin a choreographed dance." "Why yes, it's logical that a mutagenic substance would alter the Shredder's clothes." Hell, they should've embraced the absurd crapulence and hired Adam West as the Professor character.

[megladon8]

The Secret of the Ooze is by far the best of the movies.

[Derek]

The Secret of the Ooze is one of the worst kid's movies I've ever seen. I will forbid my children from seeing it until they're old enough to comprehend its ineptitude, which as an adult has its amusing moments.

[Pop Trash]

Is that the one with the "Go ninja, go ninja, go" rap by Vanilla Ice? Speaking of which, will Cool as Ice ever come out on DVD??

[Pop Trash]

I should also come clean and admit I watched the first three Ernest movies in the theaters...AND ENJOYED THEM!!!

[baby doll]

Cop and a Half.

Top that, suckers.

[Pop Trash]

Cop and a Half.

Top that, suckers.

Well Ebert likes it!

[Boner M]

I saw Kazaam on its release.

Also, the collected post-Home Alone oeuvre of Macauley Culkin: Richie Rich, Getting Even With Dad, The Pagemaster. Everything except The Good Son, really (caught up with that on VHS).

[Pop Trash]

Everything except The Good Son, really (caught up with that on VHS).

That's a good one. Macaulay vs. Elijah BATTLE TO THE DEATH!

[D_Davis]

Howard the Duck
Conan the Destroyer
Krull ... All seen in the theater.

Also James Garner in Tank. And Mark Harmon in Summer School.

I saw all of those as well! Man, I thought Summer School was the funniest thing ever...

I saw the first Leprechaun in the theater...and fell asleep.

I also saw Dungeons and Dragons, on opening night.

[Watashi]

I saw The Avengers opening night. The one with Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman.

It was one of my most anticipated movies.

[Watashi]

I saw The Avengers opening night. The one with Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman.

It was one of my most anticipated movies.
Jesus Christ, I just watched the trailer for this.

What the fuck was I thinking?

[EyesWideOpen]

I can't even think of a movie that I saw as a kid that I would be somewhat ashamed of. I saw The Crying Game in a theater when I was thirteen by myself. That was an eyeopening experience.

[chrisnu]

Is that the one with the "Go ninja, go ninja, go" rap by Vanilla Ice? Speaking of which, will Cool as Ice ever come out on DVD??
"Ninja, ninja rap! Ninja, ninja rap! Ninja, ninja rap! Go ninja, go ninja, go!"

[Derek]

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[Fezzik]

I didn't go to the movies very often when I was a preteen - early 80s and all that...parents were very particular about what movies got our money.

So, I think the closest I can come is a movie that came out right after I graduated high school (i hadnt yet turned 18, so it counts!): Look Who's Talking, Too!

[Pop Trash]

Jesus Christ, I just watched the trailer for this.

What the fuck was I thinking?

Well, the "Avengers" TV show rules fucking hard, so you weren't completely out of line.

[Mara]

Well, the "Avengers" TV show rules fucking hard, so you weren't completely out of line.

I saw it in the theaters (although I was old enough to know better) because of Ralph Fiennes. He showed his bum, too, so it wasn't a total waste of money.

[Rowland]

I remember thinking even as a kid that the Avengers movie was so bizarre and abstract (i.e. inept and incoherent) as to be almost fascinating.

[Spun Lepton]

You're all amateurs.

*cracks knuckles*

Friday the 13th 5, 6, 7, 8, and Goes to Hell
Nightmare on Elm St. 4, 5, 6 and Freddy's Dead
Ghoulies
Munchies
Witchboard
Baby: The Last Dinosaur
Teen Wolf
House II: The Second Story
King Kong Lives
Jaws 3-D
Jaws: The Revenge
Treasure of the Four Crowns
Ice Pirates
Mr. Magoo (thanks, bac0n)
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jaryd Syn
Young Einstein (twice!!)

That's all I can remember right now.

[Irish]

Treasure of the Four Crowns

Holy shit. I forgot this existed.

Edit -- and in WONDERVISION 3D, no less!

http://i.imgur.com/U5jbw.jpg

[Spun Lepton]

Masters of the Universe
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

[Spun Lepton]

Holy shit. I forgot this existed.

Edit -- and in WONDERVISION 3D, no less!

http://i.imgur.com/U5jbw.jpg

Yeah, and ... there were only three crowns in the freakin' movie!!

[NickGlass]

Baby Geniuses.

My visiting grandfather insisted on taking me to the movies, and when he found out Life is Beautiful was subtitled, he insisted we see this instead. And then, of course, he held me culpable for the film being awful. A bizarre experience all around.

I think the previous film we had seen together was Excess Baggage, which may have been my fault.

[Irish]

Yeah, and ... there were only three crowns in the freakin' movie!!

:lol:

Obviously, film needs a sequel for that fourth crown.

[Bosco B Thug]

I was dragged to a lot of zero-calorie action junk like Mercury Rising and The Net... cultivated early my keen sense of disposable cinema.

[Spun Lepton]

Ah, yeah.

Mercury Rising
The 'Net

[Rowland]

The NetHah, I forgot about this one. Saw this with a friend and his parents before I even knew what the internet was, not that the film appeared to have much of an idea either.

[Spinal]

I feel like I saw The Net in the theater too.

And I was well into my 20s! I have no idea why.

Witchboard is a fun movie. I like that one.

[elixir]

Baby Geniuses.

My visiting grandfather insisted on taking me to the movies, and when he found out Life is Beautiful was subtitled, he insisted we see this instead. And then, of course, he held me culpable for the film being awful. A bizarre experience all around.

I think the previous film we had seen together was Excess Baggage, which may have been my fault.

I saw Baby Geniuses 2 in theaters. I don't know why I did that. I'm pretty sure it was voluntary.

[D_Davis]

Baby Geniuses.


You win. Thread over.

[D_Davis]

I feel like I saw The Net in the theater too.

And I was well into my 20s! I have no idea why.


I did. I was really into VR and cyber-stuff.

[Rowland]

I remember seeing Dennis the Menace in theaters. Was not good.

[EyesWideOpen]

I took my mom to see Baby Geniuses and I was 20. We both hated it, I should have known better.

[D_Davis]

I cannot think of anything more tragic than Bob Clark leaving this mortal coil with The Karate Dog and Baby Geniuses 2 as his last to films.

[Qrazy]

Jon Voight fights a dog with karate. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McGqeq600D8) What's not to like?

[chrisnu]

I remember seeing Dennis the Menace in theaters. Was not good.
I remember this, too.

[Boner M]

Think I saw pretty much every terrible kids movie in theatres from '90-'97. You name it, I've seen it.

[Boner M]

I think I saw both Dunston Checks In and Baby's Day Out more than several times each during their respective releases. Actually I wanna see the latter again, it seems like the kind of thing that'd be unfairly neglected.

[NickGlass]

I think I saw both Dunston Checks In and Baby's Day Out more than several times each during their respective releases. Actually I wanna see the latter again, it seems like the kind of thing that'd be unfairly neglected.

I've seen Dunston Checks In multiple times and do not completely regret that fact (cray-cray Faye!). I most definitely saw Baby's Day Out in the theater, as well.


Think I saw pretty much every terrible kids movie in theatres from '90-'97. You name it, I've seen it.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/db/Tomandhuck_poster.jpg/220px-Tomandhuck_poster.jpg

?

[Boner M]

Image isn't showing, but if it's Jungle 2 Jungle, then yes.

[Spun Lepton]

Eraser
Batman and Robin

[NickGlass]

Image isn't showing, but if it's Jungle 2 Jungle, then yes.

Now the image should be showing (HINT: If you saw a lot of shit family films in the 90s, you probably saw way too many films with JTT in them). And I have seen Jungle 2 Jungle at least twice, and at least once in the theater.

[Watashi]

I saw Tom and Huck and Man of the House multiple times in theaters. I don't hate admitting it.

Though I think I have a new one that has you all beat:

http://www.crankycritic.com/archive/posters/krippendorfstribe.jpg

[NickGlass]

Though I think I have a new one that has you all beat:

http://www.crankycritic.com/archive/posters/krippendorfstribe.jpg

I don't know why, but I nearly posted this an hour ago and then backed away, as not to be taken as certifiable. I did not see this in the theaters, though; I saw it right when it appeared on VHS.

[NickGlass]

Oh, and please, I implore you all to never forget:

http://www.supamovs.com/c/2936/2936_0.jpg

[Ezee E]

I never even considered that movie... Even then.

But oh, how I loved Jenna Elfman...

Blank Check, however, I adored.

[NickGlass]

Blank Check, however, I adored.

Little dude makes out with an old lady!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/3249757429_e5d98b4985.jpg

[soitgoes...]

I saw almost every bad movie made between 1993 and 1997 when I worked at a movie theater. Richie Rich, Getting Even with Dad, Lightning Jack, The Pagemaster, Junior, Pauly Shore films, Operation Dumbo Drop, Major Payne, Now and Then, Golddiggers, The Stupids, Big Bully, Jack, etc... At least I got paid to see them.

[Rowland]

Big BullyI remember liking this as a kid... probably best not to revisit. Jeffrey Tambor had a pretty funny role if I recall correctly. Oh, and what do you know, it was directed by Steve Miner.

[DavidSeven]

Pauly Shore films

Yeah, I definitely paid to see In the Army Now and Jury Duty in the theater. I voluntarily watched both Bio-Dome and Son-in-Law on either VHS or HBO (more than once).

1993-1996 was a very strange time for America.

[Watashi]

I saw both The Stupids and Carpool in theaters. I have no idea why I kept giving Tom Arnold my full attention during my youth.

[Boner M]

I liked The Stupids and retain some fondness for it today. At the very least, it has cameos by David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan.

[Boner M]

I liked The Stupids and retain some fondness for it today. At the very least, it has cameos by David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan....and Robert Wise, Norman Jewison, Costa-Gavras, Gille Pontecorvo (!?!)

[Kurosawa Fan]

I used to love The Great Outdoors.