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hrh89

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We all have those films we watched over and over until the VHS broke right?

mine were

The Secret Garden
Hocus Pocus
Practical Magic
Jumanji
The Nightmare Before Christmas

I would still say all of these are some of my favourite films to this day! I recently watched The Secret Garden again on Netflix and it was pure magic.
 
I LOVED the secret garden too and didn’t know it was on Netflix! I haven’t seen that since my age was a single digit for sure (30 now ) but that was definitely a video I played repeatedly. I also had and loved the ’book of the film’ , the easy read version with a selection of stills in the middle pages ,as opposed to the actual book, do they still make those?
I think I responded strongly to the story because my mum died when I was young like hers does and my dad is called Colin like the cousin . You know how you grasp at that sort of thing when you’re really little, completely illogically, like ‘is this young boy in the film supposedly called Colin and living in the past also my dad ?’ I didn’t think he was, but I wasn’t sure ...😂

I love this thread idea anyway. Let me think of some more for another post , I’m sure I’ll have loads.
 
When we say child do you mean under 16!?

If so.....
Stand by me
Breakfast club
Ferris bueller
Karate kid
Annie
St elmos fire
Goonies
Teenwolf
Lost boys
Boyz n the hood
Coming to america
Pretty in pink
National lampoon's vacation

The 80s were the best

Platypusfattypus said:
Disney Robin Hood. I actually had a crush on the fox
Splash. I so wanted to be Darryl Hannah
Never ending story. But always cried at that scene
Flight of the navigator
Dirty Dancing
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Never ending story and splash.... Yes!!!!
 
Veronica said:
When we say child do you mean under 16!?

If so.....
Stand by me
Breakfast club
Ferris bueller
Karate kid
Annie
St elmos fire
Goonies
Teenwolf
Lost boys
Boyz n the hood
Coming to america
Pretty in pink
National lampoon's vacation

The 80s were the best


Never ending story and splash.... Yes!!!!
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kid, teen whichever you want! 😊

I’m really ashamed I forgot to add Labyrinth to my initial list!!! 😍😍
 
Babe
The Mask
Legally Blonde
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
13 Going on 30
10 Things I Hate About You
Not Another Teen Movie
Never Been Kissed
Uncle Buck
Mrs Doubtfire
Matilda
Jumanji
Shrek 1 + 2
The Barbie films e.g. Barbie in the Nutcracker, as Rapunzel etc.
Films they used to show on Disney channel like The Cheetah Girls
 
openbook1 said:
Hocus Pocus
See Spot Run (would always rent it from Blockbuster)
The Little Rascals
A Little Princess
The Aristocats / Aladdin / The Little Mermaid / Toy Story / Beauty and The Beast
My Girl
The Princess Diaries
Matilda
The Parent Trap
The Sound of Music
Home Alone 1 & 2
Curly Sue
Edward Scissorhands
Madeleine
Passport to Paris
The Witches
Mrs Doubtfire
Rugrats Movie

Linked to the trailers for full-on nostalgia.
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I cannot BELIEVE I forgot A Little Princess!!! Honestly still a favourite now!
The Witches! Yesssss!
 
omg secret garden is on Netflix?!
I used to cry so much at A Little Princess, I would love to see that again.
All time faves:
10 things i hate about you (Now on Disney +, have watched it twice during lockdown)
Never been kissed
Clueless
The Princess Diaries
Goonies
Edward Scissorhands
Beetlejuice
Matilda
Ace Ventura
Legally Blonde
Bridget Jones’s Diary
500 days of summer
Almost Famous
Trainspotting
Royal Tenebaums
Grand Budapest Hotel
Easy A
Uncle buck
Home Alone
Aristocats, 101 Dalmatians, Robin Hood, The Rescuers, Cinderella, Moana, Sword in the Stone
 
Goonies is my all time favourite!!
Labyrinth
Ghostbuster 1&2
Mrs Doubtfire
Jurassic Park
The Wizard of Oz
Muppets Christmas Carol
Home Alone 1&2

Such great memories watching these with my brother

hrh89 said:
I cannot BELIEVE I forgot A Little Princess!!! Honestly still a favourite now!
The Witches! Yesssss!
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Iv never seen A little princess!!! Feels like I’m missing out! Xx
 
Upintheair83 said:
Goonies is my all time favourite!!
Labyrinth
Ghostbuster 1&2
Mrs Doubtfire
Jurassic Park
The Wizard of Oz
Muppets Christmas Carol
Home Alone 1&2

Such great memories watching these with my brother


Iv never seen A little princess!!! Feels like I’m missing out! Xx
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ohhh it’s beautiful! Much like The Secret Garden. The books are written by the same author so they have some similarities. I think both films are great adaptions!! A Little Princess is harder to find on streaming services though which is annoying. I think you might be able to rent it from amazon though
 
The Wizard of Oz
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder not Johnny Depp)
Home Alone 1&2
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Thumbelina
Disney’s Alice in Wonderland and Sleeping Beauty
Basically any Disney movie but especially:
- Aladdin
- The Little Mermaid
- Beauty and the Beast (those were new when I was very little)
Escape to Witch Mountain
Labyrinth
The Princess Bride
Grease
Dirty Dancing
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
The Parent Trap
The Land Before Time
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Edward Scissorhands
Beetlejuice
The Witches
Mrs Doubtfire
Hocus Pocus
The Secret Garden
A Little Princess
 
hrh89 said:
ohhh it’s beautiful! Much like The Secret Garden. The books are written by the same author so they have some similarities. I think both films are great adaptions!! A Little Princess is harder to find on streaming services though which is annoying. I think you might be able to rent it from amazon though
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Thanks I’m going to have to try and find it because I did enjoy the secret garden!....’the spores!!!’ Such wonderful films back then
 
I also LOVE The Secret Garden and watched it on repeat as a child. Still love it now. Also, A Little Princess - not many people have seen that in comparison!

Also:

- Mrs Doubtfire, Now and Then, Stand by Me, Casper, Theres Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber, Billy Elliot, The Goonies, The Princess Bride... there is tons more 😂. I love movies and probably rewatch most of the above about once a year!
 
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