Movies That Were Good As A Kid, But Kind of Suck Now

September 6, 2011 1:00 pm     Posted in Entertainment, HaHa, Inline Gallery, Sidebar  Chelsea-University of Georgia g+ page


By Chelsea

Movies are all magical when you’re a kid. Things are on screen, and they’re moving, and a lot of times they have jokes that you think are absolutely hilarious and repeat thousands of times a day for weeks after seeing the movie. At least that’s what the kids I babysit do. But that’s beside the point.

When I was a kid, my parents took me to see Apollo 13 at the movie theater. Of course, being a kid and not caring at all about things like family dynamics and relationships, I fell asleep. Now, as a super mature college student, I kind of enjoy that movie. Mostly because I love Tom Hanks, but whatever. Point of that story is–there are definitely a few movies that you loved as a kid that would be pretty disappointing to watch now. Times change (and technology advances a whole lot) and when you look back on movies you loved as a kid, sometimes you wonder how you even sat through it.

Here’s a select few of the movies that it’s not too hard to grow out of.

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    45 Comments on "Movies That Were Good As A Kid, But Kind of Suck Now"

    1. Meg says:
      Tue, 6th Sep 20115:27 pm 

      I actually still enjoy "Homeward Bound", and I'm in college. I agree about the rest of these movies, though.

    2. Julie says:
      Tue, 6th Sep 20115:56 pm 

      The first example that comes to mind is my watching Thumbelina a few years ago and being pretty disappointed with it (although the music was still awesome).

    3. KSamps says:
      Tue, 6th Sep 201110:17 pm 

      No, Pee Wee is still one of the best movies ever. Sorry.

    4. update says:
      Wed, 7th Sep 20112:39 am 

      i always like a kid to life.so simple,so happy.

    5. fifa says:
      Wed, 7th Sep 20118:02 am 

      Mr Bean is awesome!!!

    6. Molly says:
      Wed, 7th Sep 20119:35 pm 

      Homeward Bound is still awesome. I don't know what you're talking about.

    7. @joeforever1 says:
      Wed, 7th Sep 20119:53 pm 

      i totally forgot about indian in the cupboard i used to love that movie!

    8. Jorg says:
      Thu, 8th Sep 20113:56 pm 

      I first watched PeeWee on an HBO's 5th annual young comedians special, and he was hilarious. I think you've got it backward; I know as an adult why I laugh at him, but I never understood why kids do.

    9. Kenny says:
      Thu, 8th Sep 20114:35 pm 

      Try watching the original Transformers cartoon series. I did last night. All I could do was laugh at the zillion and a half plot holes and the "everybody is a winner" attitude that I thought only modern generations of kids cartoons had…

    10. cowswithguns says:
      Thu, 8th Sep 20117:33 pm 

      The first Power Rangers movie came on a few days ago, my favorite movie as a kid. I couldn't stop laughing the whole way through. Man, its so bad!

    11. Jimmy says:
      Thu, 8th Sep 201110:53 pm 

      I can't help it if this person had crappy taste in movies as a kid. I thought most of these movies sucked as a kid!

    12. sbspence says:
      Fri, 9th Sep 201112:41 pm 

      WOW…condescend much? <roll eyes>

    13. Duane says:
      Fri, 9th Sep 20111:02 pm 

      Dude, you have got to relax and not care what other people think. I will watch cartoons and I'm hitting 60! Cartoons and movies you enjoyed as a kid are what keeps you young and young at heart. Relax! Get over it! Enjoy your inner child!

    14. Melissa says:
      Fri, 9th Sep 20118:46 pm 

      And to think I was so super excited to get Indian In The Cupboard on my DVR about a month ago – maybe it's just nostalgia for my childhood, but I've still got it in my DVR. :)

    15. marsh m says:
      Sat, 10th Sep 20114:05 am 

      Bad New Bears was one that I could remember. Or that one with clint eastwood and the orangatang that flipped everyone off.

    16. Jackie says:
      Sat, 10th Sep 20114:08 am 

      My favorites will always be movies like Toy Story and Shrek. Those that simply didn't make it in my mind are the ones with the mouse that is a servant to a princess and then the mouse that flies in the plane in a house. So terrible that I can't remember their titles.

    17. Chris says:
      Mon, 19th Sep 20115:19 pm 

      and I'm pretty sure that the term "Indian" isn't exactly PC anymore either…

    18. Alex says:
      Tue, 20th Sep 20111:29 pm 

      Honey I Shrunk The Kids is still good, and Bean is alright. The rest were always crap.

    19. maia says:
      Wed, 21st Sep 201110:56 pm 

      Honey I Shrunk the KIds. Are you crazy?! It's still a delightful movie and I'm 30.

    20. GiGi Capone says:
      Thu, 22nd Sep 20114:13 pm 

      Still love about 80-90% of those movies. And if you even DARE to make a second list that includes Disney movies (the classic ones)… then that proves ur just not human o.0 It is your opinion though and I do see how you would put them on this list. Everyone's diff.

    21. Tiffany says:
      Fri, 23rd Sep 20112:12 am 

      As a matter of fact, I have watched Homeward Bound recently and it's still terrific.

    22. dfgdf says:
      Sat, 24th Sep 201111:10 am 

      fuck that, i'm 25 and i love peewee

    23. massie says:
      Sun, 25th Sep 201110:55 pm 

      u srsly gotta chill dude….. an indian in the cupboard is amazing

    24. Joyce says:
      Mon, 26th Sep 20117:09 pm 

      I feel the same way about that movie. I still sing that song in my head (the "you will be my only love" song) every time I day dream about lovely things.

    25. sunidayz36 says:
      Wed, 28th Sep 20117:58 am 

      I agree, Homeward Bound is the only movie on the list that is still a classic.

    26. MySpoonIsTooBig says:
      Sun, 2nd Oct 20116:26 am 

      Pee Wee will ALWAYS be awesome! Actually, I think PW's Big Adventure is funnier now than when I was younger and some of the jokes were over my head. The "fugitive" who was doing time for cutting off a mattress tag….. the cop that makes PeeWee (in drag) get out of the car just so he can take a look at his "cute little outfit" while the fugitive ogles him….. James Brolin dramatically saying, "I know you are. But what am I?" Not to mention the hilarious chase scene ending with PW saving the pet shop. CLASSIC! I also love Honey I Shrunk the Kids – Rick Moranis, aka Bob McKenzie, can do no wrong, eh. So just take off you hoser.

    27. Erica says:
      Sun, 23rd Oct 20113:48 am 

      Mr. Bean is still awesome…..and I'm almost 33! Wow, you don't sound very fun at all.

    28. Erica says:
      Sun, 23rd Oct 20113:52 am 

      Honey I Shrunk the Kids was a great movie, I loved it. I haven’t seen The Indian In the Cupboard, but I have read the book. It’s a classic.

    29. Pardalote says:
      Sun, 23rd Oct 20117:48 am 

      Even as a child I found the Care Bears movie to be more full of utter, mind-melting CRACK than "sunshine". Or maybe that was the second movie. The first one had an evil talking magic book and the second one had a dude in a red tracksuit that transformed into scary animals and trapped care bears in crystals, I think.

    30. @drainyoutoo says:
      Mon, 24th Oct 20113:29 am 

      Nope. The inclusion of Pee wee's big adventure negates the rest of the list. That movie will always be funny in its weird way. I do agree with the inclusion of the flinstones/jetson crossover one. As far as something thats not on here…Camp Nowhere actually really sucks.

    31. Blunts says:
      Tue, 25th Oct 20113:41 pm 

      Big adventure was Tim Burtons first movie. he sucks now but was the shit back then

    32. Alex says:
      Tue, 25th Oct 20114:12 pm 

      This list is awful. I'm 27, and some of the most entertaining movies I watch today are movies I loved when I was a kid including Homeward Bound and Pee Wee.

    33. Tim says:
      Wed, 26th Oct 201111:49 am 

      What a stupid article. There kids movies. Most of them still hold up for kids. Maybe find something better to do with your time. Kinda like I'm going to find something better to do than comment on these articles…

    34. NeatGifts says:
      Thu, 27th Oct 20111:48 am 

      All of these were great….well except Disney. I've always hated Disney. They always kill some unsuspecting cute animal.

    35. Swanky says:
      Fri, 4th Nov 20114:38 pm 

      Pee Wee's Big Adventure is an awesome movie, just as good now as it was back then.

    36. TiminPhx says:
      Fri, 4th Nov 20115:38 pm 

      I thought this article was crap today and I will think the same 20 years hence.

    37. The Superginge says:
      Sat, 5th Nov 20118:33 am 

      Homeward Bound – Best animal movie ever. All these ones where the animal can talk through CGI kind of weirds me out.

    38. dam says:
      Tue, 8th Nov 201111:02 am 

      Who wrote this article?
      Waste of my time….

    39. A Fan says:
      Thu, 17th Nov 20118:54 am 

      Pee Wee's Big Adventure is a true cult classic. And Honey I Shrunk the Kids is a great movie!

    40. Vix says:
      Tue, 22nd Nov 20116:20 pm 

      I read the list and my 18 year old was like" no, I love that movie, no, I like that one!" Obviously, you have outgrown some pretty good movies that my daughter and I never will :)

    41. Casual Vader says:
      Sun, 4th Dec 20116:26 pm 

      Someone grew cynical as they got older…

    42. Andrew says:
      Mon, 19th Dec 20116:22 pm 

      i think the movies are still awesome.. maybe your the one who sucks now?

    43. dissapointed says:
      Wed, 28th Dec 20113:18 am 

      what a dumb list

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