movies that will never lose their magic

hydomel

The Little Mermaid
Space Camp
The flight of the Navigator
The Goonies
The Princess bride
Dirty dancing
Big
The karate kid
ET
SHort Circuit
The Land Before Time
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Uncle Buck
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
Stand by me


All above movies deserve credit for raising the kids born in the 80s. any other favourites???

SoupyNorman

The never ending story
Labyrinth

Just thought of a couple more

Ferris Buelliers day off
Ghostbusters
The Empire Strikes Back

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Back To The Future

Basq

Mac And Me (the poor man's ET! )

SoupyNorman

basquille wrote:

Mac And Me (the poor man's ET! )

Im gonna stay with my fuzzy childhood memories on that one, friend of mine saw it recently and said it was really bad!

Maccattack

hydomel wrote:

The Little Mermaid
Space Camp
The flight of the Navigator
The Goonies
The Princess bride
Dirty dancing
Big
The karate kid
ET
SHort Circuit
The Land Before Time
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Uncle Buck
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
<B>Stand by me</B>


All above movies deserve credit for raising the kids born in the 80s. any other favourites???

Stand By Me is my favourite movie of all time.

I learned on the weekend that it also my 10 year old daughters favourite. So I guess its lost none of its magic.

ekevosu

gremlins
indiana jones

Ruu_Old

The Breakfast Club, look at what followed it. Numerous references of it used in other films and Ferris Bueller a year after its release. Classic.

Starman, for Jeff Bridges and the quotes.

"I watched you very carefully. Red light stop, green light go, yellow light go very fast."

monkeyfudge

Don't just recite lists of films... explain why you think a particular film won't lose it's magic.

I think a lot of the ones listed have actually dated a lot.

But films like Ghostbusters still hold up very well as they're more about the characters than the special effects and plot.

Labyrinth has aged a good bit though... thanks go to Bowie's hairstyle for that one. Some of the puppets look pretty terrible too, particularly the ones who swap their heads around.

Dark Crystal is still a fantastic film though. It's wonderfully imaginative and the design work is outstanding. I'm really looking forward to the sequel they are working on as I enjoyed Mirrormask a lot which Henson's made recently.

jimbling

lmao.... The Princess Bride... what an absolute classic!!!!!

saw it again recently, and honestly think i laughed harder than when I first saw it as a kid. Went out and bought the DVD the next day.

BopNiblets

Inconceivable!

davyjose

Maccattack wrote:

Stand By Me is my favourite movie of all time.

I learned on the weekend that it also my 10 year old daughters favourite. So I guess its lost none of its magic.

Ah That's brilliant

Few more: Indiana Jones/Star Wars/LOTR

Retr0gamer

basquille wrote:

Mac And Me (the poor man's ET! )

And a feature length coka-cola advert.

As for dirty dancing, it's garbage and always was pure trash.

MisterAnarchy

monkeyfudge wrote:

Labyrinth has aged a good bit though... thanks go to Bowie's hairstyle for that one. Some of the puppets look pretty terrible too, particularly the ones who swap their heads around.

I wont have a bad word said about that film.
Its a classic.
They dont make films like that anymore.
Mirrormask was rubbish compared to it.

the_syco

Indiana Jones
Back to the Future
The Goonies
Terminator 1 & 2
Ghostbusters (I hear one of the characters now makes wine in Canada)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and most of their other films
Mallrates (as above, but its so, so good)
Starship Troopers

Running Bing

Has nobody mentioned home alone? Shame on you all.

plonk

Nearly all the disney movies esp Fantasia

monkeyfudge

the_syco wrote:

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Ghostbusters (I hear one of the characters now makes wine in Canada)

one of the characters? Is it Slimer? I don't think I'd drink his wine.

As for Labyrinth, I think it's a great film... I just don't think it's aged all that well, while on the other hand Dark Crystal is timeless.

admiralofthefleet

dont forget the sting, trading places, arsenic & old lace, zulu and the best one of the lot..who framed roger rabbit

humanji

I'm getting the feeling that most of these are only timeless because most of us grew up watching them. (I also get the feeling that the thread will be locked because it's just becoming a list!). Most of the films listed are terrible, but we all have fond memories and won't have a word said against them.

Like when a mate of mine told me he'd never seen Star Wars. I grew up with it, had the books, the toys and any of the other piddling crap that came with it. So we decided to show it to him one day and he hated it, saying that it's a load of rubbish. And when you take it out of the context of when it came out, it really is a bad movie. But at the time, it was mind blowing.

I'm actually surprised that admiralgar was the only one to name movies that aren't in that same "kids movies" group (couldn't think of a better group name, sorry). The Sting is fantastic and I really can watch it over and over. The same could be said, IMO, of Casablanca or The Maltese Falcon, films that even thought they were written in a different era, then setting, script and acting all gel together perfectly and I just can't think of it ever being done any better.

At least, that's what I think.

Ho-Hum

Time Bandits!!
I loved this film when I was young and just watched recently and its still great. All the historical references are great Napoleon as a height-obsessed drunkard, Robin Hood as the unlikely leader of a band of violent, too-merry men. It all leads to a great film

Dave!

Casablanca.

Of all the gin-joints in all the towns in all the world.....

Black Swan

"The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Watched this 1957 Best Picture (Oscar) yesterday on DVD, starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, and Jack Hawkins. Truly speaks to the folly and irony of war! Also has a catchy tune that you can whistle.

Suaimhneach

Empire Records, and as someone said, The Goonies.

emeraldstar

Beauty and the Beast....coz it's just the best film ever. It's the first movie I ever saw in the cinema. My dad brought me to it and it's still my favourite to this day.

Strictly Ballroom...coz the dancing is just about as good as in Dirty Dancing and Paul Mercurio is hottt

Kingp35

The Goonies is one of my favourite films of all time. Its just brilliant as a kid you were always trying to go on an adventure like the Goonies had. Also the Truffle Shuffle, pure quality

cooker3

Terminator 2

14 years on and it still doesn't look dated, so many memorable scenes in it and sad ending, how can you not shed a tear

~Rebel~

Planes, Trains and Automobiles! Surprised it hasnt gottena mention actually.

The ultimate buddy comedy with two comedic genius's at the peek of their powers. Pity they dont make buddy comedys like that so much anymore, used to be a mainstay of feel good movies. Saw "The Man" this week, twas an ok effort, but doesn't compare to the classic mentioned.

Saw PT&A again recently actually and the character development over the course of the movie is fantastic. By the end you just feel so much for Candy's character "Del".

Great for this time of year as well.

gustavo

Agree with PT and A , fabulous film ,
For me it has to be The Wizard of Oz , its just a timeless story which any generation can appreciate.

_Kaiser_

Goodfellas.. still as good today as ever and I'd argue better than the Godfather series (shame Casinio wasn't as good!)

The Running Man.. vintage Arnie action flick with everything that made him a star - the cheesy one-liners (although Killian's comeback to Arnie's/Richards' "I'll Be Back" still makes me smile... "only in a rerun!"), the over the top action etc... classic!
Red Heat would be a close 2nd (cause Jim Belushi was a great contrast to Arnie's serious, initially-humorless Russian Major)

Terminator 2.. for reasons already stated.

Full Metal Jacket.. the first hour is just brilliant. Kinda loses it a bit after that though.

Beverly Hills Cop/Trading Places/Coming to America - Eddie Murphy when he was funny!

and more I can't recall right now.

weemcd

Lion King

watched it recently, completely breath taking, totally forgot how brilliant it was and a new dimension was added to it after having not seen it for about 10 years.

anyone agree?

_Kaiser_

weemcd wrote:

Lion King

watched it recently, completely breath taking, totally forgot how brilliant it was and a new dimension was added to it after having not seen it for about 10 years.

anyone agree?

yep, pity it's so hard to come by on DVD though (though there is ebay I suppose..hmmmm ). Toy Story 1 (and to a lesser extent the sequel) are great too!

Hansol

Field Of Dreams Is My Number 1 (but here's some I like)

Predator,
Stargate,
Die Hard 1 & 2,
Lethal Weapon 1 & 2,
Braveheart,
Twister,
Streets Of Fire,
Young Guns 1 & 2,
Pulp Fiction,
Jaws,
Heat,
Good Will Hunting,
Good Morning, Vietnam,
The Shawshank Redemption,
The Usual Suspects,
The Insider,
A Beautiful Mind,
Dances with Wolves,

Kojak

cooker3 wrote:

Terminator 2

14 years on and it still doesn't look dated, so many memorable scenes in it and sad ending, how can you not shed a tear

Agreed. I watched it last week and its still a classic.

Honourable mentions to Back to the Future and Braveheart

LundiMardi

ah this thread is bringing back memories...

Stand By Me is one of my favourite films ever, it's just a masterpiece.
Flight of the Navigator - oh man i loved this so so much

and the rest, shawshank redemption and braveheart... I only wish i could relive the first time i watched the shawshank redemption, i was only around 10 or so and i was mezmerized!!! Like wise with Braveheart.

1huge1

Kaiser2000 wrote:

Full Metal Jacket.. the first hour is just brilliant. Kinda loses it a bit after that though.

agreed once they went to vietnam it just went so downhill

anyway i agree with peoples choice's for the most part
but did no one mention Apocalypse Now now thats a deadly film
wall street was also good

faceman

As someone already pointed out, alot of responses seem to be films from people's childhood rather than classics that stand the test of time and mean something in the future.

Anyway for me:

12 Angry Men (1955 version) - the acting was class and its a film that cant be remade in its original format because times have changed. (12 white jurors)

Taxi Driver - goes without saying.

Star Wars (original) - Lucas got the formula for the hero story spot on. The film can still captivate kids nowadays.

Lord of the Rings - i reckon they will be talkin about these for years

Alien - altho somewhat dating now, it still is quite a powerful, claustrophobic horror/sci fi mix mash.

This is Spinal tap - you could watch it today and still think its a film about current bands!

Its a wonderful life - the original feel good story. Rumour has it that originally film was called "Its a wonderful life?", the question mark added as a hint of sarcasm by the director.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (original) - timless family movie

Citizen Kane - they wont make em like this anymore.

Debbie does dallas - errrrrrrr

Pazaz 21

Turner and Hooch - Now that was a buddy film

K9 - Also a good buddy movie

The Sandlot - Loved this film as a kid, still do

any Charlie Chaplin or Marx Brothers films - they never lose their magic, Chaplin was a genius

emeraldstar

Also...
Amelie
The Little Mermaid
Aladdin
Most Disney ones actually

DonkeyStyle \o/

Weekend at Bernies
National Lampoons European Vacation

Wishbone Ash

faceman wrote:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (original) - timless family movie

Presumably you mean 'Willy Wonka and the Choclate Factory'?

Charlie

Uncle Buck, Uncle Buck, Uncle Buck!!! John candy is hilarious in that film. Dropping the plate and thinking its indestructible only, to gently tap it and smash it off the piano to test his theory. Getting the grilling of Macaulay Culkin when the first meet.

Also, someone mentioned Goodfellas as being better than the Godfather series, Goodfellas, on the right day, is my all time favourite film, Godfather had me somewhat bored.

_Kaiser_

charlie mchugh wrote:

Also, someone mentioned Goodfellas as being better than the Godfather series, Goodfellas, on the right day, is my all time favourite film, Godfather had me somewhat bored.

Yea that was me and you're right. The Godfather just isn't as pacy as Goodfellas, plus Joe Pesci is excellent in it.

Wall Street, as someone else mentioned, is also a classic. Gordon Gecko's "greed is good" speech is still great (mental note: must dig out the DVD again )

Charlie

Kaiser2000 wrote:

plus Joe Pesci is excellent in it.

Loved that seen where that ignorant douche told him to "go home and get ya ****in shinebox"

Gordon Gecko is a personal hero of mine on many levels, most notably, hair.

DonkeyStyle \o/

RE: The Godfather... the book was about ninety bazillion times better... the movies bored the arse off me.