This week:
DARYL
The Neverending Story
Explorers
The Gambler
Kids are 5&7. Any other recommendations?
DARYL
The Neverending Story
Explorers
The Gambler
Kids are 5&7. Any other recommendations?
80s Flicks to Show Your Kids
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Princess Bride
ET
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Babe (ok that's a 90's flick)
Any of the Ernest Movies (if boys, ymmv my vary with girls)
ET
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Babe (ok that's a 90's flick)
Any of the Ernest Movies (if boys, ymmv my vary with girls)
Illigitimus non carborundum
The Explorers, The Goonies, The Karate Kid
Back to the Future, Stand By Me, E.T.
Revenge of the Nerds
I should add that we've done the Princess Bride, ET and Goonies. Just not this week. My bad. But great suggestions.
I think Stand by Me and Revenge of the Nerds might be a little old for them. We'll wait on those.
Honey I shrunk the kids could be next.
They've already seen most of the 80s kids cartoons us 80s kids grew up with. My daughter straight up loves thunder cats.
I think Stand by Me and Revenge of the Nerds might be a little old for them. We'll wait on those.
Honey I shrunk the kids could be next.
They've already seen most of the 80s kids cartoons us 80s kids grew up with. My daughter straight up loves thunder cats.
I showed my kid "Blazing Saddles", she didn't think it was funny. I saw ET on the re release. Meh.
I watched "Breakfast Club" last week.
Still great!
I watched "Breakfast Club" last week.
Still great!
GolemIII said:
This week:
DARYL
The Neverending Story
Explorers
The Gambler
Kids are 5&7. Any other recommendations?
5 &7?
Karate Kid
Big
Ghost Busters
My kids loved Willow (1988).
It's early 90's but The Sandlot.
A word of warning if your kids are that age. The PG-13 rating didn't exist until 1984, so many PG movies in that time period would be PG-13 today.
We showed E.T. to our kids when they were around that age, because we remembered it as a sweet, fun movie. We had forgotten that there is quite a bit of cussing. Same for Back to the Future. It's one of my all-time favorite movies, and I never really thought much about the cussing and sex-related scenes (like Biff and Lorraine in the car) until I was watching it with my kids. And Ghostbusters, too--lots of cussing and sexuality.
All 3 are great movies--just be careful showing them to your kids.
We showed E.T. to our kids when they were around that age, because we remembered it as a sweet, fun movie. We had forgotten that there is quite a bit of cussing. Same for Back to the Future. It's one of my all-time favorite movies, and I never really thought much about the cussing and sex-related scenes (like Biff and Lorraine in the car) until I was watching it with my kids. And Ghostbusters, too--lots of cussing and sexuality.
All 3 are great movies--just be careful showing them to your kids.
My 7 year old just recently discovered cuss words. He loves to tell us that he read this or that one somewhere or periodically tell his 5 yr old sister that you aren't allowed to say F*** or S***....all so he can say them. It's kind of funny.HenryTheOctopus said:
A word of warning if your kids are that age. The PG-13 rating didn't exist until 1984, so many PG movies in that time period would be PG-13 today.
We showed E.T. to our kids when they were around that age, because we remembered it as a sweet, fun movie. We had forgotten that there is quite a bit of cussing. Same for Back to the Future. It's one of my all-time favorite movies, and I never really thought much about the cussing and sex-related scenes (like Biff and Lorraine in the car) until I was watching it with my kids. And Ghostbusters, too--lots of cussing and sexuality.
All 3 are great movies--just be careful showing them to your kids.
Age matters
Indiana Jones
Star Wars
ET
The Last Starfighter
Ferris Bueller - really the entire John Hughes collection
16 Candles
Older
Aliens
Rock 3 4
Rambo - First Blood
Terminator
Die Hard
Risky Business
Porkies
Its about a family of pigs....
Its about a family of pigs....
Gremlins is greatness. My 6 year old loves it.
CNC said:
Porkies
Its about a family of pigs....
Actually saw that at the late (no so) great Ivy Twin
CNC said:
Porkies
Its about a family of pigs....
It's clean too...there's even a shower scene.
17 posts of suggestions and yet not one mention of Howard the Duck, Ishtar or Leonard Part 6.....
Watched Back to the Future with our daughter when she was about 10. Was pretty appalled at the language. Decided to wait a bit on the sequels. A lot of those 80s movies are pretty heavy on the cussing. Realized the other day we'd never shown her Short Circuit. That's now in my Netflix list.HenryTheOctopus said:
A word of warning if your kids are that age. The PG-13 rating didn't exist until 1984, so many PG movies in that time period would be PG-13 today.
We showed E.T. to our kids when they were around that age, because we remembered it as a sweet, fun movie. We had forgotten that there is quite a bit of cussing. Same for Back to the Future. It's one of my all-time favorite movies, and I never really thought much about the cussing and sex-related scenes (like Biff and Lorraine in the car) until I was watching it with my kids. And Ghostbusters, too--lots of cussing and sexuality.
All 3 are great movies--just be careful showing them to your kids.
Keyser Soze said:
Age matters
Indiana Jones
Star Wars
ET
The Last Starfighter
Ferris Bueller - really the entire John Hughes collection
16 Candles
Older
Aliens
Rock 3 4
Rambo - First Blood
Terminator
Die Hard
Risky Business
Terminator was so good!
Kids love Pulp Fiction.
When mine was about 6, I'd say "Bear in the Big Blue House or Pulp Fiction?"
She'd say "Pulp Fiction mother****er".
When mine was about 6, I'd say "Bear in the Big Blue House or Pulp Fiction?"
She'd say "Pulp Fiction mother****er".
I want you to reach in that bag and grab my wallet...tommie said:
Kids love Pulp Fiction.
When mine was about 6, I'd say "Bear in the Big Blue House or Pulp Fiction?"
She'd say "Pulp Fiction mother****er".
I thought about posting an image but I was afraid of the potential responses.
My pronouns are Deez/Dem.
When my college freshman son becomes frustrated dealing with his old man, he's likely to blurt out,
"English. Do you speak it." And when the old man figures out what he's talking about, it's
"Check out the big brain on Brett,"
"English. Do you speak it." And when the old man figures out what he's talking about, it's
"Check out the big brain on Brett,"
Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
If you have a boy, it's never too young for him to learn Mike Damone's Five Point Plan ... and that, sometimes, you really must LOCK THE DOOR.
If you have a boy, it's never too young for him to learn Mike Damone's Five Point Plan ... and that, sometimes, you really must LOCK THE DOOR.
If he watches Fast Times, there's about a 2000% chance he will have Phoebe Cates in his search history the next day.pruritus_ani said:
Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
If you have a boy, it's never too young for him to learn Mike Damone's Five Point Plan ... and that, sometimes, you really must LOCK THE DOOR.
So do you teach your kid about incognito browsing or not?
Princess BrideGolemIII said:
I should add that we've done the Princess Bride, ET and Goonies. Just not this week. My bad. But great suggestions.
I think Stand by Me and Revenge of the Nerds might be a little old for them. We'll wait on those.
Honey I shrunk the kids could be next.-->Showbox iTunes Notepad++
They've already seen most of the 80s kids cartoons us 80s kids grew up with. My daughter straight up loves thunder cats.
ET
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Babe (ok that's a 90's flick)
Any of the Ernest Movies (if boys, ymmv my vary with girls)
Footloose
Karate Kid
War Games
Karate Kid
War Games
alphaneedle said:
Footloose
Karate Kid
War Games
War games is a solid recommendation
Teen Wolf
Harry and the Hendersons
The Pistol
Rad
Thrashin'
Harry and the Hendersons
The Pistol
Rad
Thrashin'
Homeward Bound
The Last Starfighter
Flight of the Navigator
Flight of the Navigator
Ben Sims, TE, #8, Senior from San Antonio TX
30 catches for 241 yds, 2 TDs
1 rush for 1 yd, 1 TD
1 unassisted tackle
(Adopt-a-Bear 2022)
Javon Gipson, WR, #19, RFr from Richmond TX
2 catches for 22 yds
I committed to Baylor as a student first, athlete second.
(Adopt-a-Bear 2022 / 2021)
30 catches for 241 yds, 2 TDs
1 rush for 1 yd, 1 TD
1 unassisted tackle
(Adopt-a-Bear 2022)
Javon Gipson, WR, #19, RFr from Richmond TX
2 catches for 22 yds
I committed to Baylor as a student first, athlete second.
(Adopt-a-Bear 2022 / 2021)
there was only great movie of the 80's.
how great, one might inquire?
so great - that is was actually released in december 1979.
- BUmma
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078841/
how great, one might inquire?
so great - that is was actually released in december 1979.
- BUmma
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078841/
It’s method on the edge of madness
It’s a balance on the edge of a knife
It’s a smile on the edge of sadness
It’s a dance on the edge of life
Endlessly rocking.....
It’s a balance on the edge of a knife
It’s a smile on the edge of sadness
It’s a dance on the edge of life
Endlessly rocking.....
Number 5 alive.
Neverending Story
It's funny though. I recalled Grease being about singing/dancing and cars. My wife says "that's not really child appropriate" and I say "yes it is". She was right. I was wrong.
I'm much more socially liberal than most Baylor parents I would imagine. So I think my 11 year old has seen most all of these movies.
He's going to hear poor language (and anyone who knows me knows he will hear it often) and he will eventually see/hear/know about sex...might as well be in an environment where he can ask questions rather than the back of the school bus.
Neverending Story
It's funny though. I recalled Grease being about singing/dancing and cars. My wife says "that's not really child appropriate" and I say "yes it is". She was right. I was wrong.
I'm much more socially liberal than most Baylor parents I would imagine. So I think my 11 year old has seen most all of these movies.
He's going to hear poor language (and anyone who knows me knows he will hear it often) and he will eventually see/hear/know about sex...might as well be in an environment where he can ask questions rather than the back of the school bus.
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