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That poster makes Dreamscape look like Indiana Jones! Talk about false advertising!
quote:15/16. That year I had my first boyfriend. We went to see movies like Dreamscape-(awesome), Dune, Purple Rain.
Yeah... too old for Goonies. Kids like to watch films about people older - not younger - than themselves.
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logan5 .. hold up.. Brand & Andy were at least 15 in "The Goonies", so I think that is part of the reason that it appealed to alot of older kids too.
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Indiana Jones (never saw any of them) Crocodile Dundee (don't think I need to see these) Romancing The Stone Jewel of The Nile Steel Magnolias Breaking All The Rules Rad Fletch Hellraiser
Just a random list...there's many more...
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Cindy, you haven't seen Fletch? Fletch?! That's just outrageous
I can't think of any well known movies that I haven't seen yet, I'm sure there are tons, but I am currently working my way through the B movies and worse. Watching these films...well...it's usually fun and horrible at the same time.
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quote:logan5 .. hold up.. Brand & Andy were at least 15 in "The Goonies", so I think that is part of the reason that it appealed to alot of older kids too.
In terms of physical attractiveness, sure. But younger people will always gravitate towards things that seem a little older and 'cooler'. So a fifteen year-old in '85 would've potentially seen Goonies as a kids movie (even though there is a lot of stuff to enjoy) and just been turned off by the idea. A fifteen year-old in '85 would've watched... 'Return of the Living Dead' or 'Terminator'. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there were plenty of people in their mid-teens who watched and loved Goonies, but there would also have been a large group that would've naturally gravitated towards things that seemed more mature. Hope I'm making sense.
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You're being over-emotional.
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quote:Originally posted by logan5: That poster makes Dreamscape look like Indiana Jones! Talk about false advertising!
Yeah... too old for Goonies. Kids like to watch films about people older - not younger - than themselves.
very true logan, i never realised that but in hindsight its incredibly true.???wonder why?
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if i think about ages i watched certain movies this kind of makes sense. i watched return of the living dead at about 14-15 and loved it, just awsome movie and terminator about 12 which i felt was too much for me and so dont really have much of a kinship with that movie. right movies at the right age = total nostalgia imo.
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quote:very true logan, i never realised that but in hindsight its incredibly true.???wonder why?
I think as we get older we begin to forget just how much a small age difference made back when we were kids. To a 12 year-old a 16 year-old is practically an adult. Kids like to always feel that they're moving forward. If they think something is a step back it would seem 'infantile'.
I saw Goonies at about the age of 11, and I loved it. I was a hair under the age of the 'kids', and there were a few teens to make it seem even cooler. I saw 'The Monster Squad' at around the age of 13/14, and I thought it was a kids movie! Like you, I was starting to watch all the 'genuine' action / horror movies that I'd missed ('Halloween' / 'Friday the 13th', etc).
quote:right movies at the right age = total nostalgia imo.
Totally. Timing makes all the difference.
A friend of mine said when he saw Goonies he found it unremarkable, but that he loved E.T. and was totally nostalgic for it. The difference? 11 for E.T. 14 for Goonies.
Those few years seem to make all the difference!
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I actually totally agree with your points logan5 & Oneyed. I do believe age especially between the age of 10-16 can influence your connection to a particular film. I was just pointing out that even though it might be considered a kids movie by most.. the addition of teenage characters can still make the movie appealling to that 14/16 range.
My example would be "Adventures In Babysitting" .. depending on your age at the time you watched it.. it could be classified as 'The Quest For Thor' because of Sara or as 'I Want To Marry Chris Parker' for any teenage guy because of Elisabeth Shue.
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Nicely analyzed, you guys. It really is about the line that goes from pre-puberty to purberty. "Adventures in Babysitting" is a fine example, Valley. It has elements that are appealing across the spectrum. I'm still knocked out by the clever soundtrack. If you expose kids at a young age to really, really good music--e.g., the blues or jazz--you wil give them a lifetime gift. This movie does that. And it's cute and funny too. You can't beat that.
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quote:Originally posted by cindymancini: Off the top of my head?
Indiana Jones (never saw any of them)
So what theme do you have in your head whilst running for the bus?
Fletch is a classic, Crocodile Dundee not so much, though I'm sure every man on this site has, at least once in their life, put on an Australian accent and quoted the line: "That's not a knife...now THAT'S a knife!"
I've never seen...
Losin’ It Class (some of it) A Fish Called Wanda Officer and a Gentlemen Iron Eagle (some of it) Fame Flashdance (some of it)
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Right on There'll be no morning for us! It´s one of the most overrated flicks IMHO.
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quote:My example would be "Adventures In Babysitting" .. depending on your age at the time you watched it.. it could be classified as 'The Quest For Thor' because of Sara or as 'I Want To Marry Chris Parker' for any teenage guy because of Elisabeth Shue.
Ah... what a difference a few hormones make!
Mind you... 'A Night on the Town' will always be the quest for Thor to me!
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