Ralph Drabble has kids in elementary school. His oldest is in college. That means he’s in his 40s or maybe early 50s so he grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. Logically, he’s trying to show them The Land Before Time or Honey, I Shrunk the Kids or something else from that era.
I realized not too long ago that the shows and movies I thought liked as a kid were shows other people liked. Even shows I enjoyed 10-20 years ago don’t appeal to me for the misogynistic content, plus a few that shamed parents for looking out for their children.
Reminds me of taking my oldest to see the Speed Racer movie years ago. I was so amped to share one of my favorite childhood cartoons with him as an updated movie. Boy, was that movie bad. What a disappointment. UGH
Husband and I met in college and started a movie club. The group would go out to the movies on the weekend together.
At some point we started going to movies alone. Our backgrounds are such that on paper no one would match us up. But movies – especially old movies – are what drew us together.
Short of terribly bad weather or being somewhere on a trip where there was no movie theater, we went every Saturday night to the movies- and sometimes also on Sunday and/or Friday night.
Then Covid came along, so movie night became something on TV at home – Saturday night date night movie became “Saturday night date night movie on TV”.
Then a year or so in he added based on something we did while dating in college on Friday nights after our evening jobs when we go to the Friday midnight movie at the local art cinema. So we now also have “Friday night midnight movie on TV”. DVDs (have a huge collection of movies on blue ray, DVDs, VHS and Beta – some movies on multiple media) of old movies. First movie, of course, for same was “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, Went through all of the Marx Brother movies and went on from there. For Friday, day after Thanksgiving, annually, it is “Alice’s Restaurant”.
To us it still watching movies on TV, but it is the best we can do for now.
Yakety Sax 4 months ago
If it was a John Wayne western I might sit through it. Anything further back than him is out of my range.
Rhetorical_Question 4 months ago
Boring childhood?
momofalex7 4 months ago
I wonder what movie it was.
rob.home 4 months ago
Snow White and the Seven Wharfies?
ddl297 4 months ago
Try sharing a 1940’s musical. Clear the room faster than a bulldog’s f*rt!
E.Z. Smith Premium Member 4 months ago
Been there, done that.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member 4 months ago
Many years back they were rebroadcasting Rin-Tin-Tin. I said, oh boy gotta watch that. Made it to the 3rd Yahoe Rinny! and turned to another station.
jango 4 months ago
Charlie Chaplin movies sorta have that effect these days
vacman 4 months ago
My favorite from childhood was Hand In Hand about a little Catholic boy and his Jewish female friend.
TMMILLER Premium Member 4 months ago
The Ghost and Mr Chicken did not age well.
win.45mag 4 months ago
CALL THE PRESS, STAT !!!! NORMS SHOES ARE TIED !!!!!
Ed The Red Premium Member 4 months ago
Ralph Drabble has kids in elementary school. His oldest is in college. That means he’s in his 40s or maybe early 50s so he grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. Logically, he’s trying to show them The Land Before Time or Honey, I Shrunk the Kids or something else from that era.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 4 months ago
I realized not too long ago that the shows and movies I thought liked as a kid were shows other people liked. Even shows I enjoyed 10-20 years ago don’t appeal to me for the misogynistic content, plus a few that shamed parents for looking out for their children.
markkahler52 4 months ago
Leonard, Part 6…
sheashea 4 months ago
It’s pretty bad when the dog leaves.
namelocdet 4 months ago
Reminds me of taking my oldest to see the Speed Racer movie years ago. I was so amped to share one of my favorite childhood cartoons with him as an updated movie. Boy, was that movie bad. What a disappointment. UGH
mrsdonaldson 4 months ago
My favorite old western is “Westward the Women.” Oh, and that one with John Wayne and Dean Martin.
stillfickled Premium Member 4 months ago
Even Wally is leaving. John Wayne is my fave.
Shikamoo Premium Member 4 months ago
When I saw “Lost in Space” recently I couldn’t beleive that I never noticed the ship was made from cardboard apparently. And all on one set.
mafastore 4 months ago
Husband and I met in college and started a movie club. The group would go out to the movies on the weekend together.
At some point we started going to movies alone. Our backgrounds are such that on paper no one would match us up. But movies – especially old movies – are what drew us together.
Short of terribly bad weather or being somewhere on a trip where there was no movie theater, we went every Saturday night to the movies- and sometimes also on Sunday and/or Friday night.
Then Covid came along, so movie night became something on TV at home – Saturday night date night movie became “Saturday night date night movie on TV”.
Then a year or so in he added based on something we did while dating in college on Friday nights after our evening jobs when we go to the Friday midnight movie at the local art cinema. So we now also have “Friday night midnight movie on TV”. DVDs (have a huge collection of movies on blue ray, DVDs, VHS and Beta – some movies on multiple media) of old movies. First movie, of course, for same was “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, Went through all of the Marx Brother movies and went on from there. For Friday, day after Thanksgiving, annually, it is “Alice’s Restaurant”.
To us it still watching movies on TV, but it is the best we can do for now.