matome

Hey, I'm 35 too and I can only wax nostalgic with the 80's since my parents never took me to movies in the 70's The only one I remember seeing was Superman: The Movie and my aunt took me to see that. I think I may have seen one of those Witch Mountain movies as well.

MasterCXtreme

After Giantrobo's post I'm gonna stand out even more... but I own:
Home Alone
Hook
Lion King
Toy Story (UTB)
Alladin
...for that reason.

Any others:
Monty Python & The Holy Grail
Ghostbusters
Back To The Future
Ace Ventura
Dumb & Dumber
Blues Brothers
Vacation
Christmas Vacation
etc...etc... I'd still enjoy even if I didn't grow up watching them.

andicus

I was thinking the same thing... I just watched Werewolf Shadow last night. I remember seeing it in the theatre when I was about 9 or 10, probably around 1975. A Saturday matinee double feature. I just wish I could remember the other film it was playing with. I was also amazed at the detail I could remember of one of the scenes with nudity. After all these years, it was the only part I remembered, and it was exactly as I remembered. Funny how that works!

a handle

I'm with the age thing, 50s & 60 B & W Sci fi. Chased several down that I think I am the only fan of. To many to list but how about, The H Man, had RODAN on VHS cost a pretty penny to and then out comes the DVD for 5 bucks. The Crawling Eye rules. Of course H H boxed sets.

Linko

So many... Suburban Commando being the worst. Also Surf Ninjas, Last Starfighter, The Sandlot, Short Circuit 1 and 2, Weekend at Bernie's 1 and 2, Teenage Mutant Ninjas Turtles 1-3, Home Alone 1 and 2, The NeverEnding Story, Jason and the Argonauts, Drop Dead Fred, Krull, Willow, Super Mario Bros., The Last Dragon, and Crocodile Dundee 1 and 2.

reverie

Basically what I feel about mine.. but if I had to say one, the first one that popped into my mind was "9 to 5". I used to keep track of how many times I saw it as a kid. My mom said she never understood why I liked it.

polish25

For me I bought, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, Back to the future trilogy, Conan. I have to get Ghostbusters yet!

tanman

Short Circuit I and II. I watched them right away. I still love these movies.

seasmoke

alot to many to name

OldBoy

ditto, both US and German version.
"Cloak and Dagger"
"Fort Apache, the Bronx"
"Super Fuzz"
few more...

fryinpan1

Batman
Major League
Rambo: First Blood Part 2
Transformers The Movie
Teen Wolf

rw2516

Man, you guys are younguns'. I'm 48. The only thing I've bought strictly for the nostalgia value is Lost in Space Season 2 and first half of 3. Can still enjoy first season but 2 and 3 are a little hard to take. Also, some Italian sword and sandal flicks. Use to go see them at the drive-in in the 60s. And Spiderman '67 Collection. Anything thing else I have from that time period I can enjoy watching just as much as when I was a kid.

ivelostr2

Better off Dead
GI Joe Seasons & Movie
Transformers Seasons & Movie

bis22

Ernest Goes to Jail
Mortal Kombat

Those are the only ones that come to mind right now.

Geofferson

Same here, plus...

Sword & the Sorcerer
The Beastmaster
Moving Violations (came out today)
Thrashin'
Swamp Thing
Runaway

TheAllPurposeNothing

Picked up Doctor Doolittle the other day (the 1967 film....not the Eddie Murphy vehicle) almost purely for nostalgia sake. At 151 minutes, I knew the kids would have trouble keeping interest and I remembered not being overly impressed as a teen with it.

But I remembered loving it as a kid, so I picked it up (it was on sale for only $6). Not even sure I'll ever put it in the player, but I feel more comfortable having it on the shelf.

Kind of going through the same thing with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. My affair with that title has been quite a roller coaster. Loved it as a kid...must have seen it 6 or 7 times (which was quite a feat for pre-VHS days). Saw it as a teen and hated it. When I got my LD player, I remembered reading about the beauty of the transfer and tried it again...really liked it. Just afraid I'll buy the SE DVD and hate it again. Such wild mood swings tied to that flick. Not sure why, though. No other film has me changing direction so often.

Which reminds me...anyone heard any word of whether we will ever see the 1970's version of Tom Sawyer (with Johnnie Whitaker)? I remember a S.E. laserdisc coming out at one time but no word as to a DVD. Love that flick....great cast too (Jodie Foster will always be Becky Thatcher to me.)

RaraFemina

A lot, but the ones that come to mind are: The Goonies, Willy Wonka, and The Pirate Movie.

jetflair

I have it too, and I long for a DVD release

joshc529

I have very few pre- 90's films but all of them have me asking myself what I would think of them if they didn't bring up some fond childhood memories/nostalgia:

Time Bandits
Top Gun
Star Wars

Yes, Star Wars. I love 'em to death but I've always been curious as to what I would think of them if I were seeing them for the 1st time now as an adult. Would I still hold them in such high regard? Probably, because I'm a genre fan*, I would. However It's very hard to be objective about things that meant so much to you as a kid.

Anyone else know what I'm talking about?

*probably because of Star Wars