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theorellior		2012-01-12 02:14:13 PM

Zombie DJ: Meh. I've seen Big Lebowski and really don't get the love either.

The first time I saw it I was like, "WTF? This is lame." But it stuck in my head for some reason, so I watched it again a couple months later. Suddenly, the genius of it broke over me like a wave.

Broktun		2012-01-12 02:15:06 PM

Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

The highlight of my 15 year parenting career: My 8 year old daughter watching Caddyshack, on TV, by herself.

I was so proud.

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-12 02:15:20 PM

When "Forrest Gump" first came out on VHS (this was years before DVD was around), I bought a copy because I really like the movie. I convinced my then teenage son to watch it at least once before dismissing it. He ended up watching it 4 times in a single day.

thefireandpassion		2012-01-12 02:15:25 PM

I hated The Goonies. In fact, I hate just about everything related to 80s and so shall my kids.

theorellior		2012-01-12 02:16:18 PM

baorao: I read that as "don't feed Magua after midnight"

Paging dittybopper to the thread, dittybopper, you are needed in thread #74254324.

Khellendros		2012-01-12 02:17:11 PM

Uh, sorry. I'm not a fan of how the baby boomer generation tried to recreate their cultural past over and over again throughout the 80s and 90s, I'm certainly not going to force my kids to endure mine. Sure, there are things I'd like for them to give a shot, but I don't expect them to have the same reaction as I did when I was emotionally vulnerable at that age. They have their own "wow" moments. And guess what - most of them aren't attached to movies (as ours were).

BKITU		2012-01-12 02:17:11 PM

brigid_fitch: Thanks to The 4:30 Movie, I've seen all of those. List is missing The Longest Day, though.

That's one of those "I need to get around to it" movies for me.

baorao: I read that as "don't feed Magua after midnight"

[i109.photobucket.com image 400x510]

Oh, have a heart.

RoxtarRyan		2012-01-12 02:17:35 PM

GAT_00: Let your children have their own culture.

Pretty much. Not that I dislike those movies, but I think of it like this: when your parents sat you down to listen to their favorite music/watch their favorite movies, you probably didn't care because there was not much you felt you could enjoy or relate to. Take a step back another generation, even... Our grandparents most likely loved Casablanca or Gone With The Wind, but try sitting someone down to watch it who was born from 1980 and up... they'll either be bored out of their dome, or will riff it just to get through it.

If the kids dig those movies, cool, but if not, it isn't like they will cease to function in society because they haven't seen those movies before.

Jake Havechek		2012-01-12 02:18:24 PM

"Platoon"

gunga galunga		2012-01-12 02:19:17 PM

Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

Overrated, unfunny piece of shiat. The people who quote it are morons.

rocky_howard		2012-01-12 02:21:07 PM

chevydeuce: I was a child in the 80's...and the ONLY movie on that list that is even remotely worth watching is Caddyshack....and even that one is pretty dated now.

Predator disagrees with you.

dittybopper		2012-01-12 02:21:51 PM

theorellior: baorao: I read that as "don't feed Magua after midnight"

Paging dittybopper to the thread, dittybopper, you are needed in thread #74254324.

It's nice to be remembered.

/Mohawking my hair in a couple days.
//That time of year.
///When the steel plate is dead, Magua will, erm, shoot another one.

Jake Havechek		2012-01-12 02:22:15 PM

See, back in the early 80s, MTV showed music videos all day and all night. It was like a radio you could watch. No Jersey Shore, no Real World, none of that.

The_Sponge		2012-01-12 02:22:25 PM

I hoped that "Predator" made the list, and it did.....hell yeah.

CSB:

When I was 11 or 12, my parents went out to a dinner party one night. Dad figured that my younger brother and I were too old for a babysitter, so our "sitter" for the night was a pizza, 2 liter bottle of soda, and "Predator" on VHS. Good times.

dittybopper		2012-01-12 02:22:32 PM

gunga galunga: Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

Overrated, unfunny piece of shiat. The people who quote it are morons.

Yes, well the World needs ditch-diggers too.

Jake Havechek		2012-01-12 02:23:21 PM

I saw "Predator" at the $2 movie theater. Great movie for the big screen.

The_Sponge		2012-01-12 02:23:50 PM

gunga galunga: Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

Overrated, unfunny piece of shiat. The people who quote it are morons.

Lulz.

WI241TH		2012-01-12 02:24:15 PM

I haven't seen willow, and it's been a while since Indiana Jones but I've seen all the others and love them. I'm just terrified that by the time I have kids they'll try and remake them.

Khellendros		2012-01-12 02:25:03 PM

WI241TH: I haven't seen willow, and it's been a while since Indiana Jones but I've seen all the others and love them. I'm just terrified that by the time I have kids they'll try and remake them.

Oh, they will. But it's not aimed at your kids, it's aimed at you.

The_Sponge		2012-01-12 02:25:15 PM

Absent from the list:

Fright Night

It will show your kids what a real vampire movie is like, instead of that awful Twilight shiat.

Rhypskallion		2012-01-12 02:26:08 PM

Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

This is the best sports comedy ever. I know that is not saying much, but still a good time.

My co-worker just informed me she has "no clue" who ZZ Top is. She's 27.

I'm not sure if I'm glad for her, or angry that someone reminding me that ZZ Top happened.

stielhandgranate		2012-01-12 02:26:27 PM

Revenge of the Nerds

/We've Got Bush!

jackiepaper		2012-01-12 02:26:33 PM

My fiancee, born in 1985, had never seen the Goonies until about 3 months ago. she didn't get it. I guess you had to be a child born in the 70's or earlier to really enjoy it.

Jake Havechek		2012-01-12 02:26:49 PM

The Lost Boys

The only true vampire youth movie.

Electriclectic		2012-01-12 02:27:26 PM

My father passed on "Animal House" to me, I loved it, and I am not my father. Individual movies don't comprise the entirety of your child's culture; they're going to have their own views even if you subject them to a spate of average-to-excellent movies you enjoy.

/Anecdotal evidence is like real evidence

The_Sponge		2012-01-12 02:27:55 PM

stielhandgranate: Revenge of the Nerds

/We've Got Bushia

the first time I remember seeing nudity in a movie....good times.

Jim from Saint Paul		2012-01-12 02:28:27 PM

dittybopper: gunga galunga: Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

Overrated, unfunny piece of shiat. The people who quote it are morons.

Yes, well the World needs ditch-diggers too.

Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?

The_Sponge		2012-01-12 02:28:31 PM

Jake Havechek: The Lost Boys

The only true vampire youth movie.

Fright Night is better, though.

scottydoesntknow		2012-01-12 02:28:37 PM

The_Sponge: Absent from the list:

Fright Night

It will show your kids what a real vampire movie is like, instead of that awful Twilight shiat.

Just wondering, was the remake any good? I heard from some it was a nice homage to the original while others didn't like it at all? Also, Lost Boys is a great vampire movie too.

The issue that WI241TH needs to make clear with his kids is that if a remake/reboot comes out, 99% of the time the original will be better. Of course there are some exceptions, but it's a pretty good rule to follow.

Jake Havechek		2012-01-12 02:28:46 PM

Wargames, and it's underrated cousin The Manhattan Project, with a young, blonde, and very pretty Cynthia Nixon.

NoGods		2012-01-12 02:28:46 PM

My daughter walked through the living room one day as I was watching a movie. She paused briefly just as Paul Newman said, "I can eat 50 eggs." She immediately sat down next to me and watched the rest of it.

She also knows who the Beatles were and she likes to shoot skeet with her mother's 20 gauge O/U. Subby fails to realize that there's more than one way to be a good parent.

MoronLessOff		2012-01-12 02:28:47 PM

Rhypskallion: Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

This is the best sports comedy ever. I know that is not saying much, but still a good time.

My co-worker just informed me she has "no clue" who ZZ Top is. She's 27.

I'm not sure if I'm glad for her, or angry that someone reminding me that ZZ Top happened.

The important question is this, does she boogie?

MorePeasPlease		2012-01-12 02:29:10 PM

jackiepaper: My fiancee, born in 1985, had never seen the Goonies until about 3 months ago. she didn't get it. I guess you had to be a child born in the 70's or earlier to really enjoy it.

How did she handle it when you called it off?

Pants full of macaroni!!		2012-01-12 02:30:53 PM

BKITU: My father made me watch movies from the '40s-'60s, and I am a better man because of it. My kids will watch the '80s classics. And probably a few of those ones from the '40s-'60s as well. Eight off the top of my head that my dad showed me that everybody should see:

"Some Like It Hot"
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"
"Casablanca"
"How The West Was Won"
"Dr. Strangelove"
"2001: A Space Odyssey"
"The Great Escape"
"The Caine Mutiny"

They all kick tremendous amounts of ass.

I've seen 3 out of those 8 too.

Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

It's one of about 50 or so movies that you should see, if for no other reason than to catch all the references on Fark.

/your average Farker has seen just about every movie ever made

Hyperbolic Hyperbole		2012-01-12 02:31:08 PM

wait

im a failure as a parent if i havent showed my kid some mediocre 80s films that you have an inextricable childhood memory attachment to that convinces you it was good cinema?

Whatthefark		2012-01-12 02:31:19 PM

gunga galunga: Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

Overrated, unfunny piece of shiat. The people who quote it are morons.

But on their deathbed, they will receive total consciousness. So they have that going for them.

/great user name BTW
//Lacey Underall's tits we're some of the first movie tit's I remember seeing.

dittybopper		2012-01-12 02:31:42 PM

BKITU: baorao: I read that as "don't feed Magua after midnight"

[i109.photobucket.com image 400x510]

Oh, have a heart.

img137.imageshack.us

Here, you can have this one. Magua, erm, found it just laying on the ground.

Vacation Bible School		2012-01-12 02:32:08 PM

Jake Havechek: Wargames, and it's underrated cousin The Manhattan Project, with a young, blonde, and very pretty Cynthia Nixon.

Don't forget the redheaded step-brother, My Science Project.

Dubb		2012-01-12 02:32:21 PM

Fast Times

rickycal78		2012-01-12 02:32:26 PM

MoronLessOff: Rhypskallion: Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

This is the best sports comedy ever. I know that is not saying much, but still a good time.

My co-worker just informed me she has "no clue" who ZZ Top is. She's 27.

I'm not sure if I'm glad for her, or angry that someone reminding me that ZZ Top happened.

The important question is this, does she boogie?

It's funny because that song was on the local rock station as I was heading back to work from lunch.

Seriously though, how can you not enjoy ZZ Top?

The_Sponge		2012-01-12 02:32:40 PM

scottydoesntknow: Just wondering, was the remake any good? I heard from some it was a nice homage to the original while others didn't like it at all?

I liked it, although I have to shake my head anytime somebody says its better than the original.

/Saw it in 3D.
//My only real complaint is that they used too much CGI.

KiplingKat872		2012-01-12 02:32:56 PM

Why does every hipster have to slam LOTR films? And look so stupid for doing so?

No, what Peter Jackson was doing wasn't original...

J.R.R. Tolkien did it in 1954!

I think that predates Willow (as much as I loved that film too).

MorePeasPlease		2012-01-12 02:33:08 PM

NoGods: My daughter walked through the living room one day as I was watching a movie. She paused briefly just as Paul Newman said, "I can eat 50 eggs." She immediately sat down next to me and watched the rest of it.

Great movies bringing families together ... is there anything Pixar can't do?

www.pixarcars.tv

thefireandpassion		2012-01-12 02:33:29 PM

Khellendros: Uh, sorry. I'm not a fan of how the baby boomer generation tried to recreate their cultural past over and over again throughout the 80s and 90s, I'm certainly not going to force my kids to endure mine. Sure, there are things I'd like for them to give a shot, but I don't expect them to have the same reaction as I did when I was emotionally vulnerable at that age. They have their own "wow" moments. And guess what - most of them aren't attached to movies (as ours were).

I have you farkied now just because of this post.

The_Sponge		2012-01-12 02:33:31 PM

If your kids like baseball:

Major League

Bluemookie		2012-01-12 02:33:38 PM

Very difficult to get through Princess Bride, which I saw for the first time last year. I don't see myself ever sitting through that again. At first, I didn't know what all the hoopla was about, and now that I've seen it I still don't know!

Jake Havechek		2012-01-12 02:34:19 PM

rickycal78: MoronLessOff: Rhypskallion: Slaxl: I don't think I've seen Caddyshack. Should I?

This is the best sports comedy ever. I know that is not saying much, but still a good time.

My co-worker just informed me she has "no clue" who ZZ Top is. She's 27.

I'm not sure if I'm glad for her, or angry that someone reminding me that ZZ Top happened.

The important question is this, does she boogie?

It's funny because that song was on the local rock station as I was heading back to work from lunch.

Seriously though, how can you not enjoy ZZ Top?

I don't trust people who don't like ZZ Top. What's not to like?

The_Sponge		2012-01-12 02:34:51 PM

Also:

Die Hard
Harry and the Hendersons
Beverly Hills Cop

Blathering Idjut		2012-01-12 02:35:23 PM

GAT_00: Let your children have their own culture.

If your kids were born in the USA then those movies ARE their own culture, or at least part of it. In the same manner that knowledge of American literature, sports, music and politics from our past lead to making folks a more rounded individual having a working knowledge of the history of American cinema leads to making your kids better people.

My kids have seen every movie on that list. (The R-rated flicks had to wait until they were teens.) Besides that they've seen movies ranging from silent film through the Golden Age of cinema until today. They could tell you about how funny Charlie Chaplin and Bill Murray are. They could give you a pretty good comparison of how John Wayne stands up to Arnold Schwarzenegger as an action hero referring directly to movies they've seen. They can make the same types of comparisons with music or sports or whatever the topic we're discussing.

Despite all of that they have their own tastes in music and film based on what's currently making the rounds but are better informed than their peers on what influences led to today's pop culture art. My oldest daughter gave me a pretty good breakdown of how Cee Lo Green deconstructed the Motown sound with hist big hit for instance.

I don't understand why more parents don't value cultural literacy.

stielhandgranate		2012-01-12 02:36:03 PM

The_Sponge: stielhandgranate: Revenge of the Nerds

/We've Got Bushia

the first time I remember seeing nudity in a movie....good times.

Ditto.

/Dad: "Don't tell mom that we watched this"

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