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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 (1993)
The turtles are sent back in time/sent to Japan. As a grown up I'm a sucker for time travel, so I totally get why THIS is the one I latched on to. But I rewatched it recently and... this movie is SO bad you guys.
Jack (1996)
10 year old looks 40. Robin Williams. I thought this was the height of comedy + drama as a kiddo. As an adult, I recognize that it's made up of 10% uncomfortable ideas about adults hitting on kids, 10% actual decent movie, and 80% fart jokes.
King Ralph (1991)
It's Princess Diaries, but with John Goodman. Oh who am I kidding? That's the best-sounding premise ever! But it's exactly as predictable as it sounds.
Honey We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
Nothing says quality quite like straight-to-video. Watching a bunch of middle schoolers "party" while parents are gone seemed so cool. Spoiler alert: 100% of the kids in this movie are super uncool.
Ladybugs (1992)
Jesus Christ, you guys...
As a kid this movie was a funny film about a boy dressing up as a girl to play soccer. As an adult?? YOU GUYS I LEGIT THOUGHT "I NEED AN ADULT." It's got some super creepy sexualization of teen girls. Also it's just a gigantic vehicle for Rodney Dangerfield one-liners.
Free Willy 2 (1995)
This one isn't THAT bad, really. But I was inexplicably absolutely obsessed with it. I wanted a native american orca whale necklace so badly for so many years that my grandpa finally MADE me one.
Beethoven's 2nd
Why was I so into sequels? As a grown-up, I can't get past the fact that the plot of this movie is driven by a father who literally doesn't know how to tell his children they can't have FIVE GIANT DOGS AS PETS IN THEIR NORMAL SIZED HOUSE. The fabulously gorgeous evil woman bad guy was the main draw for me, I think.
Casper (1995)
This movie was amazing to me. Like, A. MAZ. ING. I refuse to watch it as an adult because I'm afraid it's bad. Can someone tell me if it's as bad as I fear? Thank you.
Also, TELL ME YOURS. What movies were your inexplicably obsessed with as a kid that you rewatched as an adult and thought "why this movie?"
ragetrolley
Spy kids 3, and Shark Boy and Lava Girl.
notme222
Superman III, with Richard Pryor. Thought it was good as a kid. However, Superman IV even young me knew was crap.
LordCommanderTomSnow
I loved Mannequin as a kid.
clutchthepearls
Zarkai
Short Circuit 2
rshackleford
dustin checks in. i dunno why, but i loved that movie
rubber1duckie
I recognised the name but could place it so I googled it. Holy crap! I think I'll watch it tomorrow!
CptPlanet37
Big Trouble in Little China is... Still awesome. Fight me.
thegeeksshallinherittheearth
I loved Spy Kids when it came out. Rewatched it a year or so ago. So bad. Like, why are there people that are entirely thumbs? Why?!
TheBlueFantastic
My friend's little brother forced us to watch that movie everytime he came over
NGC5189
I saw that thing in theaters while developing a 102° fever. 8 year old me started hallucinating during an already rather trippy film.
laughatmecasey
I was a bit older, but I saw it with my little brother. It was the first time I realized I wasn't with "it". They changed what "it" was.
thegeeksshallinherittheearth
Solid reference bro
RiggityRiggityWrecked
DarthComet
ooh, I member!
Fngary
Anybody ever see Bugsy Malone with Scott Baio and Jodie Foster? I still want one of those guns
RogersTheShrubber
http://imgur.com/XED3f8U
nevadasteve
imguriananimaldoc
Surf Ninjas. Only the Strong. House Arrest. Big Bully. Carpool. ugh.... my childhood was so awesome.
ButYouAintGotNoLegs
Oh. My. God. I forgot about Surf Ninjas. I loved that movie. The crazy white friend was so funny. I really liked House Arrest too.
1sneakymidget
The white guy is Rob Schneider.
clutchthepearls
I rewatched House Arrest recently and still liked it enough. Carpool and Big Bully have been randomly popping into my head too!
MrWatson193
Casper is still a quality watch. Though it's less a comedy and more of a rumination on death and loss with a kid-friendly ghost as the lead.
Lurkingoff
Masters of the Universe was on Netflix. I was like, oh fuck yea! Then about 15 minutes in I was like, oh fuck no.
iclearlyhavetissues
Silence of the lambs is no where near as quirky and light hearted as I do fondly recall.
edgeofadhesion
Jean Reno Godzilla, Nutty Professor, Baby's Day Out, Inspector Gadget (Broderick one)
edgeofadhesion
Also, the Power Rangers film with Ivan Ooze.
ForgetTheBirdFollowTheRiver
I showed "The Pest" to my boyfriend and regretted it as soon as Johnny Leguizamo started singing.
Penetrecia
do you not like to party with your peeps? cruise and creep?
DeepwaterJew
I love that movie so much.
NGC5189
The Master of Disguise and (I'm sad to admit) Phantom Menace.
gmaverick019
there are some golden cheesy parts in that movie though! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n106G5_xlk
NGC5189
Oh I definitely laughed my ass off when I rewatched it, but definitely not for the reasons I originally like it.
gmaverick019
Touche, I can agree to that 100%
mortimerwheeler
For me it was those barbarian movies: Hawk the Slayer; the Beastmaster; etc. I still like the Conan movies though:)
kreynolds296
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OTDt5PuETLA
Cheomesh
Same.A lot of "80s Sword n Sorcery" flics though some have good moments.I was a fan of REH's writing anyways.
KillerTofu615
Casper hasn't changed. It's still a good movie.
ElessarThorongil
For me it was the Power Rangers movie with the original power rangers and Warriors of Virtue. Still nostalgic AF about them.
rattlesnail
I've been trying to find power rangers on VHS cause my kids have a player in their room. Also because I want it
Magsnificent
I loved the Mario Brothers movie as a kid (I can't be the only on). Why didn't my parents tell me the truth? That movie is awful!
Magsnificent
*one, not on.
dickable
I don't know... I mean, it's bad, but I find it enjoyably bad. It's so stupid and ludicrous that it's actually kind of fun.
theawesomeotter
Masters of the Universe I still watch it even though its terrible.
EddieLiesHere
They need to do a reboot on this SO BAD
webrider82
Kind of hard to hate it when Skeletor is just that awesome.
theawesomeotter
Frank Lagella was awesome. I'm pretty sure I could quote that movie line for line.
bca360
LET THIS BE OUR FINAL BATTLE
theawesomeotter
But he said I'll be back... still waiting :(
Quessan
This, where's our sequel!?
sloppyjoeska
"...I WAS GOING TO SHARE!"
LargeVarge
Wasn't Courtney Cox the female bad guy?
theawesomeotter
No see was an Earthling who helped He-Man but Meg Foster played Evil Lynn
theawesomeotter
She not see
thegarlicawakens
I knew TMNT 3 was bad when it came out. I was 7.
jimthe70yearoldfarmer
Shark Boy and Lava Girl is my favorite movie. I watch it all the time.
LieutenantDanMagicShoes
I have to agree with you on that one. It's a guilty pleasure really. Along with the Van Damme Street Fighter movie.
author365
"...but for me it was Tuesday."
theawesomeotter
Love Street Fighter. The part where Zangief yells "Quick change the channel" was my favorite part.
LieutenantDanMagicShoes
Don't forget the Bison monologue about it only being a Tuesday for him as well.
Fossilcopter
Casper is 100000x better as an adult. Tried and tested many a time
Fossilcopter
I cried my eyes out too! One of the movies ive found to be much more emotional from what i remember as a kid. Edward Scissorhands kills me
RavensMaster
Short Circuit & Flight of the Navigator
Jscanning
Get out
RavensMaster
Why, because my movie preferences are different to yours?
Jscanning
WingWangChickenPickenBingBang
The never ending story, not that great as an adult
mypunsmakenosense
Rewatching that as an adult was one of the worst decisions I ever made.
DontStepOnTheMomeRaths
I watch it for the nostalgia, I can't try to watch it objectively. The opening credits start, I feel 5yo again, and everything is okay.
killahbees
Oh man. I still think it's amazing and I'm still to this day waiting for my luck dragon. Inshallah.
SIrEvilMustache
Read the book. It's better than the movie on all levels.
emberfish
The book terrified me as a kid, when Bastion gets inside and starts forgetting who he was and what it means to be loved.
SIrEvilMustache
I grew up with German fairytails and was thusly pretty acclimated to scary stuff as a kid.
DiRisibro
Mortal kombat. I can't describe my disappointment when I re watched that movie
WeAreLegionWeAreBob
This is where you fall.
startrekreference
The first Mortal Kombat movie is legitimately good. "Those were 500 dollar sunglasses, asshole"
nothingfromsomething
This is where you fall down.
ft13
What!?! The first one is still great. Now part 2....well....that doesn't exist. IT DOESNT EXIST!!!
StarryNightsInCanada
I LOVED it as a kid. I thought it was SO cool. I'm scared to rewatch it. Reptile fight was the coolest part to me
Desaku
Still holds up for me
DiRisibro
That is by far the best part. He's my favorite character as well.
Amesus
Still far better the its sequal... or that marios bros movie
Amesus
Oops. *better than its sequal*
Fogh
"Mother... You're alive?" - "Too bad YOU.... will die!"
LadyAyami
As a kid I saw the sequel in theaters only after we attempted to see it the first time and my dad got in a fight outside the theater
BlargingtonBlargs
Did he make a joke about the fight being Mortal Kombat afterwards? It's pretty much required for a dad.
LadyAyami
HE didn't, we were banned from the theater. I did, ""mom it was better than the movie ever could be!"
LadyAyami
::fight context:: long line for Little Mermaid. Guys showed up cussing, Dad said not to, they said make us. Dad beat them with an umbrella
HamJenkins
Browsing Random. Thanks for the fight details. I was legitimately hoping there we're there. Haha
guyfromtokyo
Totoro actually got better
SnossedAndLost
Indian in a cupboard.
MyNameIsLucilleAndIKnowHowUFeel
I loved the books, I'd be afraid to watch the movie
leahatard
Remember how the vhs came shaped like a cupboard with a little toy person? I loved that touch as a kid.
ButYouAintGotNoLegs
We bought this one recently. I still enjoyed watching it with my kids, but it's absolutely not half as good as I used to think it was.
AldrinGreyshade
Not a movie, but when the Iron Man movie came out they put the 90's cartoon back on... was so excited. Just fucking awful :(
Locolarue
There's an episode that's super goddamn convoluted. The Mandarin sinks this Russian sub to turn the sailors into zombies, to bore a hole in
AldrinGreyshade
I think that just happened to be the one I saw...
Locolarue
to a rock tunnel to invade britain or something with the zombies, but he has to distract Stark when the sub goes down so he can do it, then
Locolarue
all this other stuff happens, and the dumb skull guy with the glaive magically fixes all the zombie sailors. Reset button! So why all the
Locolarue
rigmarole?!?
thatpatguy
But... but the necklace came with the VHS of Free Willy 2.
HPWombat
What??? *googles* .......So I've totally HEARD of people completely misremembering details before... BUT I... Papaw made it... I thought?!??
motherwolfgold
I've read that when you revisit a memory it becomes less accurate, skewed by emotion and wishful thinking, maybe
HPWombat
My grandpa got into woodworking around that same time so I must have just skewed the memories... But STILL it's weird to misremember
motherwolfgold
Very weird. I've had similar run-ins with memories, it's a little unsettling.
HPWombat
This lapse in memory brought to you by 20 years elapsing, 10 of which were filled with alcohol.
kibbypie
I thought my dad invented "twinkle twinkle little bat" from Alice in Wonderland. Y'know, from the 19th century.