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colinspooky

2012-01-12 07:16:47 AM

Is that the same as the Savoy Truffle?

Slaxl

2012-01-12 07:32:39 AM

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

GAT_00

2012-01-12 07:38:21 AM

Let your children have their own culture.

DammitIForgotMyLogin

2012-01-12 07:52:22 AM

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

Oh good god, yes you should.

Kasira

2012-01-12 07:57:57 AM

GAT_00: Let your children have their own culture.

That.

CPT Ethanolic

2012-01-12 08:08:53 AM

GAT_00: Let your children have their own culture.

Exactly. I don't understand half the shiate our kids watch/listen to and it all sounds like a grating noise to me, but then again I remember my mom making us walk out of the movie "Strange Brew" as a kid. Parent just don't understand.

Earpj

2012-01-12 08:12:39 AM

Per "The Princess Bride" FTA:Really? You have to ask why your kids should see this amazing movie? The fact that they haven't seen this film is ~~evidence of neglect on your part~~.

Inconceivable.

FTFT

/From my daughter. Who has seen most of the movies on the list.

NFA

2012-01-12 08:30:44 AM

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

Not if you have taste or a remotely sophisticated sense of humor...

DarthBrooks

2012-01-12 08:33:28 AM

Your childhood was better than their childhood, so you're already a total failure.

RexTalionis

2012-01-12 08:52:56 AM

I don't even know what the truffle shuffle and what a Mogwai is. Chances of me passing any knowledge of that to my kids, if I have any, is effectively zero.

Bathia_Mapes

2012-01-12 12:30:09 PM

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

Yes.

Bathia_Mapes

2012-01-12 12:31:22 PM

I have a co-worker in his 30s who has never seen "The Princess Bride". That saddens me.

Rev.K

2012-01-12 12:45:20 PM

Bathia_Mapes: I have a co-worker in his 30s who has never seen "The Princess Bride".

INCONCEIVABLE!

serpent_sky

2012-01-12 01:31:47 PM

Bathia_Mapes: I have a co-worker in his 30s who has never seen "The Princess Bride". That saddens me.

I've seen it, I just don't understand why people love it so much....

/not a troll. I really don't.

Bathia_Mapes

2012-01-12 01:37:49 PM

serpent_sky: Bathia_Mapes: I have a co-worker in his 30s who has never seen "The Princess Bride". That saddens me.

I've seen it, I just don't understand why people love it so much....

/not a troll. I really don't.

People have different tastes in movies. My co-worker told me he hadn't seen the movie mainly because he found its title off-putting, but I think we've convinced to watch it at least once.

GAT_00

2012-01-12 01:52:23 PM

Pants full of macaroni!!

2012-01-12 01:53:20 PM

I've seen 3 out of 8. Two within the past few years, and purely because of Fark.

/i am a sad, sad individual

Methadone Girls

2012-01-12 01:53:57 PM

If your kids don't know the "truffle shuffle," or why you don't feed Mogwai after midnight, you have failed as a parent

pffft.... who you gonna call?

MorePeasPlease

2012-01-12 01:54:13 PM

That coward David Lopan

2012-01-12 01:55:20 PM

I let my kids do their thing, but when it's movie night with me and them, I sometimes put a movie on from my childhood. They all hold true. My kids love each and every one of them. My daughter watches old episodes of Ninja Turtles and The Super Mario Bros Show on her own all the time. My son loved Voltron. And the Goonies. They really love the Gonnies.

tlchwi02

2012-01-12 01:55:59 PM

MorePeasPlease: [upload.wikimedia.org image 220x345]

great movie

EvilJordan

2012-01-12 01:56:05 PM

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

BKITU

2012-01-12 01:56:19 PM

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.

TheMysticS

2012-01-12 01:57:37 PM

CPT Ethanolic: GAT_00: Let your children have their own culture.

Exactly. I don't understand half the shiate our kids watch/listen to and it all sounds like a grating noise to me, but then again I remember my mom making us walk out of the movie "Strange Brew" as a kid. Parent just don't understand.

She heard take off, and did, huh?

/how is dj jazzy Jeff doin'?

meat0918

2012-01-12 01:59:35 PM

Kids today, liking their new music, and cartoons, and movies, and toys!!!

Although if I hear "Let it RIP!!" in that high squeaky voice from Beyblade one more time....

Raug the Dwarf

2012-01-12 02:00:15 PM

Goonies, Princess Bride and Indiana Jones my kids have all seen.

They're still too young for Predator and Caddyshack. And for some reason, it's hard as hell to find a copy of Gremlins and Willow around here. Need to Netflix them, I guess

brigid_fitch

2012-01-12 02:01:11 PM

If your children don't know what a truffle shuffle is, or why "Hey You Guys!" elicits cheers, then they need to see this movie.

You mean like from The Electric Company (new window)?

scottydoesntknow

2012-01-12 02:03:07 PM

Bathia_Mapes: serpent_sky: Bathia_Mapes: I have a co-worker in his 30s who has never seen "The Princess Bride". That saddens me.

I've seen it, I just don't understand why people love it so much....

/not a troll. I really don't.

People have different tastes in movies. My co-worker told me he hadn't seen the movie mainly because he found its title off-putting, but I think we've convinced to watch it at least once.

I first saw it on a field trip (somewhere more than 2 hours away). The teacher took a vote and of course all the girls raised their hand for The Princess Bride. None of the guys (except the few that had seen it) raised their hand, but since there were more girls than boys they won. I loved it after that and decided I wouldn't judge a movie based on the title alone anymore.

So not only is it a great movie, it teaches you a good lesson on not judging a book by its cover.

Zombie DJ

2012-01-12 02:03:31 PM

I WIN AT PARENTING!!

They also know who Indy is and why you never FARK with the babysitter.

meat0918

2012-01-12 02:04:15 PM

Raug the Dwarf: Goonies, Princess Bride and Indiana Jones my kids have all seen.

They're still too young for Predator and Caddyshack. And for some reason, it's hard as hell to find a copy of Gremlins and Willow around here. Need to Netflix them, I guess

Check the $5 bin at Walmart. That's where I found Willow, which my kids love.

Gremlins too, but I left it there. I never really liked the first one. I did like Gremlins 2 though.

brigid_fitch

2012-01-12 02:04:52 PM

GAT_00: Bathia_Mapes: serpent_sky: Bathia_Mapes: I have a co-worker in his 30s who has never seen "The Princess Bride". That saddens me.

I've seen it, I just don't understand why people love it so much....

/not a troll. I really don't.

People have different tastes in movies. My co-worker told me he hadn't seen the movie mainly because he found its title off-putting, but I think we've convinced to watch it at least once.

I had a friend once who had never watched that movie. Low 20's. She watched it 8 more times that week.

I have a friend who absolutely detests Princess Bride. Another friend & I made him watch it and he still doesn't understand why people think it's funny. He just thinks it's stupid--too stupid to even be considered a parody. He also hates Monty Python & Kids in the Hall, so go figure.

mama4mooing

2012-01-12 02:05:39 PM

I let my daughter watch The Princess Bride over Christmas break... She ended up watching it 3 times in 24 hours

ItsJustJake

2012-01-12 02:05:48 PM

My girl is 5, so she's a few years away from Predator. That list fails without Ghost Busters though.

theorellior

2012-01-12 02:05:57 PM

The kids probably wonder why everyone's calling Chunk fat.

BKITU

2012-01-12 02:05:58 PM

brigid_fitch: I have a friend who absolutely detests Princess Bride. Another friend & I made him watch it and he still doesn't understand why people think it's funny. He just thinks it's stupid--too stupid to even be considered a parody. He also hates Monty Python & Kids in the Hall, so go figure.

You should ask him what it's like living without a sense of humor or a soul.

chevydeuce

2012-01-12 02:07:04 PM

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.

theorellior

2012-01-12 02:07:13 PM

serpent_sky: I've seen it, I just don't understand why people love it so much....

I feel the same way about "A Fish Called Wanda".

Whatthefark

2012-01-12 02:07:22 PM

serpent_sky: Bathia_Mapes: I have a co-worker in his 30s who has never seen "The Princess Bride". That saddens me.

I've seen it, I just don't understand why people love it so much....

/not a troll. I really don't.

I feel the same way about The Big Lebowski.

I have half of those movies in my collection( 1, 2, 3, and 5). I never got into Willow and Karate Kid has been on TV so much lately I won't need to buy it since we've seen it half a dozen times in the last couple of months.

/They should have listed Stand By Me.

Smeggy Smurf

2012-01-12 02:07:50 PM

The Goonies is coming up on Friday.

We haven't failed but we're a bit behind on a few things. At least we beat the crap out of them with Nerf swords

dittybopper

2012-01-12 02:08:45 PM

BKITU: brigid_fitch: I have a friend who absolutely detests Princess Bride. Another friend & I made him watch it and he still doesn't understand why people think it's funny. He just thinks it's stupid--too stupid to even be considered a parody. He also hates Monty Python & Kids in the Hall, so go figure.

You should ask him what it's like living without a sense of humor or a soul.

I bet the friend has six fingers on one hand.

BeerBear

2012-01-12 02:09:05 PM

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

hell yes

Zombie DJ

2012-01-12 02:09:25 PM

serpent_sky: Bathia_Mapes: I have a co-worker in his 30s who has never seen "The Princess Bride". That saddens me.

I've seen it, I just don't understand why people love it so much....

/not a troll. I really don't.

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

___________________________________________________

We have movie night every Sunday. Pick a different movie no one has seen, so we generally pick older ones the kids wouldn't have watched before, that's how mine know about Goonies, Gremlins, etc.
People are saying let kids have their own, but I think it's important to show them what came first. To respect the way films were made using almost no technology like easy CGI today.
Not fluff and trash like most films today. Good, solid movies people cared about. Films that can last longer than the 3 weeks they're in the theaters. Films you can quote for years.
/Now excuse me, I have to go find my copy of Porkey's.

brigid_fitch

2012-01-12 02:09:37 PM

ItsJustJake: My girl is 5, so she's a few years away from Predator. That list fails without Ghost Busters though.

Not to mention Back to the Future, Big, & Ferris Bueller!

Wayne 985

2012-01-12 02:10:11 PM

GAT_00: Let your children have their own culture.

They should have the choice, but not all generations are equal. Heck, I enjoy watching movies that were before my time, largely because a lot of them are better than what we have now. I was maybe 7 years old when Reservoir Dogs came out, but watched it again last night for the umpteenth time and loved it.

babysealclubber

2012-01-12 02:11:05 PM

Sure, your success as a parent is measured by how many/what movies your children have seen.

brigid_fitch

2012-01-12 02:11:05 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.

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

rickycal78

2012-01-12 02:12:01 PM

I've seen all but Princess Bride, and I've seen quite a few bits and pieces of that one. Don't know if I'm the right type to enjoy it really, although there's a few decent parts that I've seen.

Predator is debatable for me, I'm not sure if my kid is quite ready to see that one quite yet, same with Caddyshack. He's only 9, so I think he can wait a few years.

I will have to try and get him to sit down long enough to at least watch Goonies, the original Karate Kid (he did like the remake), and Willow though.

baorao

2012-01-12 02:12:28 PM

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

Jake Havechek

2012-01-12 02:13:35 PM

Goonies never say die!

GAT_00

2012-01-12 02:13:54 PM

brigid_fitch: He also hates Monty Python & Kids in the Hall, so go figure.

I have another friend who had never watched Holy Grail. Her (now) husband and I made her watch it. She didn't get why it was funny, and doesn't believe that it will get better the more times she watches it, never mind how many times we've told her that it will.

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