8mo ago

What movie from your past are you completely nostalgia blind too?

I ran into an old movie I had on VHS as a kid titled "MegaForce" (1982) (RT link). I hadn't seen the movie in decades and was worried looking at a rotten tomato score of 6% that if I watched it, I would be completely disappointed in the movie as an adult. Surprisingly, I didn't realize as a kid that it was actually more of a spoof comedy action movie like a knock-off "Hot Shots" or "Naked Gun" and just completely enjoyed watching it again because it felt like a whole new experience (definitely better than the new G.I. Joe's lol).

So what's your movie from your past that you'll always enjoy no matter how cheesy or horrible it may seem?

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Space Jam. It's not a bad film, it's a good "bad film". It's like everyone involved from the writers to the voice actors to the lighting and camera crews knew this was going to be a pile of crap so they said screw it and just had the most fun making said crap pile. That shows through, and it totally saves the film! It is no longer just a lazily made cash grab, it's a "look what you get to do sometimes if you allow yourself to have fun" statement. As a film it should be bad but all that heart in it makes it good!

The Ace Ventura sequel, When Nature Calls. My gooey adolescent brain ate it up and it is one of the few movies from my childhood where I can set aside everything I've learned and just enjoy it.
I academically know it's bad and wildly problematic, I'm not blind, but nostalgia can be pretty powerful.
- If somebody doesn't find that rhino birth scene funny, we can't be friends. I still shake violently watching that.
- Any old Jim Carey movie for me tbh
- I feel like the first Ace Ventura tried to dance the line closer to an Action-Adventure/Detective-Comedy. The 2nd just leaned way into the comedy with the explosive popularity of Jim Carrey and it shows. Definitely don't mind it, the 2nd is still my favorite but the first is also a solid movie.
- I academically know it’s bad and wildly problematic
  What do you mean by that? How is it bad trying the save species from aquariums? Or trying the save a tribe from their own extinction because profit?
  I'm mean those are good morals that should be taught at school, IMO way more important than history class which actually tells us how dumb we were and how dumb we still are.
  [EDITED]
  Maybe I got your comment wrong if so care to elaborate?
  Thank you.
  
  I think he was talking about some of the questionable representation of the tribal peoples in the film.

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist. Steve Oedekerk is a genius.
- I will never understand people who think this movie isn't funny - endlessly quotable:
  "That's a lot of nuts!" "You should be able to beat him now!" "Beware his song about big butts, he beats you up while he plays it!"
  I could go on. In a just world he would have gotten to make more films, and not just thumb parody movies.
  
  I am bleeding, making me the victor!
- How do you like my face to your foot style? ^Squeak ^^Squeak ^^^Squeak
- Betty?

Fern Gully
- Tim Curry as the toxic Hexus dude is amazing
  
  Tim Curry ~~as the toxic Hexus dude~~ is amazing
  
  Tim Curry - Toxic Ooze
  
  Tim Curry has brought so much to every roll. High-school friends of me swooned over him in Muppet Treasure Island... and we can never forget.
  SPACE!
- That movie was definitely part of my formative years growing up
  But seriously, why are all these movies reminding me of all the great songs. Makes me realize we just don't have that many these days with great original soundtracks
  Robin Williams - Batty Rap

Joe dirt and Mr. deeds
- Joe Dirt is a fantastic movie.

Dragonslayer
Excalibur
Time Bandits
- Time Bandits is still great, though.
  R-R-RETURN THE MAP!!
  R-R-RETURN WHAT YOU HAVE STOLEN!!

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Anaconda is a masterpiece. Fight me.

"Maximum Overdrive" for me.
Also, great call on Megaforce.

The Flight of Dragons (1982)
- I haven't seen that since I was a kid, but I still remember this part: "Eleven! Your dragon fire melts my eyes."
  I might not even have the quote right but that's what kid-me remembers.
  
  Yeah, it’s a bit off, LOL. But from now on I’ll hear it your way :)
- lol how true to the movie is this trailer?
  
  The music in the trailer doesn’t fit at all. It’s way too dramatic and fast paced. And it left out a huge element of the film that wouldn’t have been a spoiler, and makes the whole trailer inaccurate.
  I love this movie, but you can tell it was made with television broadcast in mind because it literally has regular fades to black where commercials would go.
  I think it would be fantastic if it were remastered either with cleaned up higher-res animation or new animation altogether.

Good Burger
- I don't think I need to know about that

- As a millennial that first saw the SciFi miniseries be glad that your nostalgia isn't constantly trying to justify loving that... and I really do love that version of dune even with all the obvious flaws it has.

Early Jean-Claude Van Damme Cyborg, Ultimate Soldier, Kickboxer, Lionheart, but mostly Bloodsport.

Flight of the navigator.
An entire film to make one E.T. joke.

Condorman
- Flight of the Navigator
  Fuzzbucket

They Live and The Stuff. Watched them again recently and really enjoyed them.
- So… you weren’t blinded by nostalgia and they were still good? 🤔
- I saw the stuff for the first time recently and it's underrated. No nostalgia required

The FMV parts of Jedi Knight 2
Just the finest 90s shlock

Back to the future trilogy
- Are you kidding me? That was a masterpiece the first time I watched it and it continues to be one every time I rewatch it.
  
  I agree with you, but I've met too many people who have a lot of criticism for it. Should I just remove the comment?
- Oh man - hard disagree on this one for me. Still rates up there as one of the best adventure franchises of all time. We rewatch the trilogy as a family at least once every year or two, and always (re)notice awesome little easter eggs each time.
  Plus, entirely safe for family viewing. It's getting harder and harder to find movies series like that where the teenagers will still enjoy it, and the young 'un can get into it.

Brainscan

Anything muppets, I have so many positive memories, even the "so-so" movies make me smile ear to ear.
Moulin Rogue, it's been one-upped so hard in the movie-musical genre, but I saw it like 10 times in theaters (back when that wouldn't require a second mortgage) and still love it.
- holy crap yes, the treasure island's song still slaps!

Sucker Punch
Zack snyder and female empowerment are like oil and water, but the cgi was purdy.

Pretty much everything I liked as a kid I am lukewarm to now. However, there are a number of kid's books that I didn't "get" as a kid that I adore now