What iconic movie of our youth are you ashamed to admit you've never seen? I'll go first
Posted by larryb78@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1062 comments
It just sorta never happened. Not exactly sure why. What about my fellow Xennials?
iknowiknowwhereiam@reddit
It is not too late to watch Jurassic Park. It holds up and is one of the best movies ever made
RainRepresentative11@reddit
Not only among the best movies ever made, but IMO it has the greatest film score of all time!
Not to mention it was the revolution of CGI in movies. Over 100 new types of computer graphics techniques were invented to make that movie because the robotic dinosaurs that started filming with just didn’t move in a realistic way.
CaterpillarWaltz@reddit
We played the opening theme for an elementary school band concert. It was such a big deal since I played the french horn and we were actually important for once 😂
Ok-Concert-6475@reddit
The CGI and score were what put it over the top. I can even remember which theater I saw it at and who I was with, it left that much of an impression.
cookiemonster7908@reddit
And it never has that hyper CGI look that a lot of newer movies have. It’s never unconvincing.
backpackofcats@reddit
My eight year old nephew will randomly start humming the theme song. It warms my heart every time.
Lord_Darlantan@reddit
I love that
DrMonkeyLove@reddit
Hell, the movie is worth watch for the John Wlliams score alone.
Skore_Smogon@reddit
Not hyperbole.
I legit stop and watch it every time I see it on TV.
Throwaway_inSC_79@reddit
I can watch that any day. But Shawshank is the one for me that if I see it’s on, I’m watching.
allieballie1122@reddit
I feel ya! I believe that everyone has that one flick that they must watch when on. Mine is Beauty Shop (haha, I know) and my husbands is Legally Blonde (haha again, he’s a tough former Marine with a soft spot for that one)!!
denzien@reddit
The Sandlot. I feel bad because people seem to love it, but I didn't get to watch it as a kid and I kind of don't have patience for movies today. Not sure why.
bitsy88@reddit
I love tough guys with a soft spot. My husband is also former military and when we first started dating, he told me I needed to watch PS I Love You because it's his favorite romance movie. We both sobbed through it.
allieballie1122@reddit
Love that! That’s a rough one for sure. Once and only once, kinda like Stepmom. My mom and I thought it was a cutesy ‘old mom and new mom’ kinda flick. NOPE! We bawled our eyes out too in a random hotel in Kansas City while my dad was at a conference. Funny enough, my streaming options keep recommending it. They want to torture me apparently!
bitsy88@reddit
Oof yeah, that's another good movie for years. I got one of my fav lines from the movie. It was when Julia Roberts asks Susan Sarandan if she's ok because she looks tired and Sarandon replies with something like, "I hate when people say that. It's just a polite way of saying you look like shit."
sweet_pickles12@reddit
My husband also likes Legally Blonde, and he usually hates comedies? I do not get it, like at all.
allieballie1122@reddit
I get it, I am kinda meh about the movie myself!
CheckYourStats@reddit
I also watch Legally Blonde with this person’s Husband.
Canacarirose@reddit
Its such a feel good movie I would watch it with anyone
FastWalkingShortGuy@reddit
I'm pretty sure it's free with ads on YouTube
meltintothesea@reddit
It needs to be watched in 4K
FinallyKat@reddit
And probably available for free through your library system!
DeeRexBox@reddit
This is how I feel about Bloodsport.
anitabelle@reddit
Me too!! Every single time! I first saw it as a kid at a drive-in of all places. That scene with the water in the jeep hit different while inside an SUV at a drive-in!
Skore_Smogon@reddit
Fun fact, that was the first scene/movie I had ever watched with surround sound.
DirtMcGirt9484@reddit
I go out of my way to watch it when it’s not on tv. It’s in my top 10 movies of all time.
Active_Yellow_1573@reddit
For real! And the new 4K, dolby atmos, remaster is next level!
manthursaday@reddit
It's also in theaters all the time. Like at least every other year. I just saw it in a theater a couple weeks ago. And my city's symphony is showing it next year. I'll go to that too. I never miss a chance to see it on a big screen.
Vlad_REAM@reddit
I got to see Lord of the Rings back in the day with a symphony, it was sooooooo dope!
Airportsnacks@reddit
Same! Saw it two weeks ago at the theater and with a symphony about two years ago. It was great. Enjoy!
casapantalones@reddit
I’ll never forget lining up at the theater to see it when it came out. I went with my mom and dad, I was 12.
iknowiknowwhereiam@reddit
omg watching it with a symphony would be amazing
manthursaday@reddit
Our symphony does about 8 movies a year. Elf and home alone almost every Christmas. Last year they did gladiator. In January they did Amadeus. In years past I've seen the goonies the princess bride and Coco. They always do 1 Disney animation, 1 star wars, and 1 Harry Potter
_OptimistPrime_@reddit
I took my son last week to see How to Train Your Dragon and it was a very cool experience! Jurassic Park would be awesome!
Esabettie@reddit
It was one of my favorite movie experiences ever!!
SlobZombie13@reddit
Jurassic Park is the most feminist movie ever made.
copyrighther@reddit
I’d say Dennis Nedry and Lewis Dodgson are the biggest villains of the movie
PeanutTimely6846@reddit
John Hammond was the ultimate villain. The whole flea circus was going to fail, with or without Nedry or Dodson.
copyrighther@reddit
Hammond was technically an anti-villain
bubba0077@reddit
In the movie. In the books, it's shown to be a façade and he cut all kinds of corners in building the park.
PeanutTimely6846@reddit
He put on a good face, but he showed his colors by telling Ellie about the flea circus, letting her know that he was in it for the money and that the whole thing was a high tech illusion.
bluekillgore@reddit
Your right ...... the dinos are just animals. Doing what they do. But Nedry and Dodgson actively putting people in danger
Confident-Cellist-25@reddit
Dodgson! Dodgson! We got Dodgson here!
See? Nobody cares.
RightYouAreKen1@reddit
Don't get cheap on me Dodgson.
truly-outrage0us@reddit
Which villains were women, the raptors? Haha clever girls indeed
Ok-Concert-6475@reddit
All of the dinosaurs are females, they were engineered that way. At least that's how it was supposed to be, until life found a way.
Ok-Concert-6475@reddit
This is a very well thought-out list. And I love #7 - Dinosaur eats man, woman inherits the Earth. But you could argue that Nedry and the guy he's selling the embryos to are the villains, not the dinosaurs.
TellLoud1894@reddit
rdldr1@reddit
"Clever girl!"
Rogue_Gona@reddit
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
Doesn't pass the Bechdel test though. Doesn't mean I disagree, and Bechdel doesn't claim it's a necessity. It's just a fun tidbit to toss in the ring.
bitsy88@reddit
AldusPrime@reddit
Yeah, Jurassic Park is totally worth seeing, totally still holds up.
I'm so glad they stopped one.
hippity_bop_bop@reddit
The craziest thing about that movie is the Trex doesnt show up until half way through. That says alot about how well paced it is
DRSU1993@reddit
They spared no suspense!
drainbamage1011@reddit
Isn't it true that all the dinosaurs only take up a total of like 15 minutes of screen time? But it doesn't feel like it.
Inside-Run785@reddit
Yes but I think that has more to do with limitations of the tech. Unfortunately if the movie didn’t exist and was made now, it wouldn’t have had quite the same effect.
drainbamage1011@reddit
The tech was pretty cutting-edge for 1993, but I'm glad they used it sparingly. I think part of the reason the newer movies don't have the same magic is they're much more heavy-handed with the CGI dinos.
Inside-Run785@reddit
It’s not as magical if I see dinosaurs all the time. Honestly I think if they showed I bit more (some) restraint in the newer movies it would be for the better. This may sound blasphemous, but the plot isn’t that much better than some of the recent ones. It’s just better executed,
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
That the later ones all retread the earlier footsteps also isn't doing them any favours.
DRSU1993@reddit
Watch it! Get a bucket of popcorn! Spare no expense!
Skittleavix@reddit
Even the later JP movies can’t hold a candle to the original.
Spielberg went all out. It’s a masterpiece.
foxguy2021@reddit
The Lost World hangs in there up until one scene where the movie quickly changes tone and direction into a B movie.
rdldr1@reddit
The movie did somewhat follow the book up to some point.
rosebirdistheword@reddit
There was a time when a second movie would only come if the first one was an absolute hit. To make a few more bucks and a way for the audience to extend the pleasure of the first film. Nowadays it’s more like « here’s a recognizable brand, can we squeeze movies out of that bad boys until people are burnt out of the franchise? - We have 2 and a half ideas boss… - 7 movies it is then! »
dylan_kun@reddit
Is there any other JP movies even worth watching? I watched some one of the newer ones when one of my sons was really into dinosaurs and I just couldn't. I enjoyed the Netflix animated series way better.
jandrew2000@reddit
I had it on VHS. I wore the soundtrack off.
honestrade@reddit
Just never watch The Lost World or really any subsequent film in the series.
andiinAms@reddit
I babysat a couple of kids for a year or so after this movie came out.
I saw it in the theater, of course, but I would pick them up from school and bring them back to their dad’s house, make Kraft mac and cheese, and make them watch this on VHS. Literally every day lol
boston_homo@reddit
Jurassic Park was a huge disappointment to 13 yo me who read the book and was expecting gory horror sci fi and instead got a family friendly adventure.
Perfect_Argument8553@reddit
I’ve seen Jurassic Park a dozen times and the kitchen scene still makes my heart pound. So good.
tincanphonehome@reddit
My first thought was, “No, no, no. Stop the thread and go watch Jurassic Park.”
aluminum_jockey54634@reddit
For real. Those effects aren't agreed at all. Just real.
Own-Economy6208@reddit
Hold on to your butts… Best movie. Best soundtrack. Best quotes.
BTP_Art@reddit
It’s on what I consider the top three most important movies In special effects/technology. Along side Star War: Ep4, and the Wizard of Oz.
Starboard_Pete@reddit
It holds a special place in my heart. Got engaged in Kauai (where part of it was filmed), and walked down the aisle to the Jurassic Park theme song. We got married next to a waterfall in a river valley, and the music echoed throughout. Completely magical Xennial wedding moment.
Jurassic Park remains one of mine and my husband’s favorite movies.
iknowiknowwhereiam@reddit
Sounds magical
sweet_pickles12@reddit
Still one of my favorite movies.
Also has certified hotties Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum. 12 year old me was wayyyy ahead of the internet on the Goldblum lust, and 30’s me had a Sam Neill awakening, so now I appreciate them both.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
Agreed. It scared me when I was a kid, but as I've gotten older, I've come to realize just what a masterpiece it truly is. How it missed a Best Picture nomination, I'll never know.
iknowiknowwhereiam@reddit
The academy rarely gives two pictures from the same director best picture nods and Spielberg was already nominated for Schindler's List, which is also a masterpiece
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
Yes, that occurred to me after the fact. Still. if they had ten nominees back then, I guarantee JP would have grabbed one of those other five spots
MaranwaeAmandil@reddit
At my local movie theater, it’s shown at least once a year on Flashback Cinema. So much fun watching it on the big screen.
casapantalones@reddit
This is absolutely correct.
OP is in for a treat.
dylan_kun@reddit
I remember thinking they might be able to figure out a real Jurassic park by the time I was old. I guess not.
chargoggagog@reddit
Just came out in 4k ultra HD as well, looks great!
MdmeAlbertine@reddit
Absolutely! You will still enjoy it immensely! I mean, nothing beats that surround sound and big screen for that scene, but depending on your home setup, just watching it in the dark will come close.
Come back and tell us when you've watched it!
ailish@reddit
It is my favorite movie next to the original Star Wars trilogy. Can't recommend it enough.
thisbroadreadsbooks@reddit
It was such an awesome fricken movie. The OG is so much better than the sequels for sure!
4EVERINDARKNESS@reddit
100%. I was 11 when this came out and was explaining to my younger brother the other day the culture phenom this was when it came out.
Hell, we probably have more paleontologist in the world now because of it.
kmstep@reddit
I saw it earlier this year with a symphony orchestra playing the soundtrack. It was amazing. I’ve seen the movie a million times but watching it in that format had me on the edge of my seat. It’s still SO GOOD!
regeya@reddit
I'll second that, and I genuinely think the first movie might be better than the book.
Adventurous_Pin_344@reddit
It does indeed hold up!! I was very excited to watch with my kiddo!!
platypus_farmer42@reddit
It’s one of my favorite movies of all time.
xenomorph_704@reddit
Back To The Future
LessEvolved77@reddit
I am not ashamed to admit but I have never seen any of the Harry Potters movies.
AngryCobraChicken@reddit
The Godfather. I’ve seen bits and pieces, but have never sat down to watch the whole thing.
On_my_last_spoon@reddit
Same! At this point in my life I feel like I’ll never watch it just out of spite.
Throwaway_inSC_79@reddit
There’s always one coworker who’s amazed I’ve never seen it. And I just say I refuse to watch it because it insists upon itself.
Suspended-Again@reddit
It insists on itself
Throwaway_inSC_79@reddit
I’ve never seen it. If it ever comes up in conversation, I say this as to why I refuse to watch it. And honestly I don’t refuse to watch it, I’m just not in a rush and am fine if I never see it. Maybe will one day.
Zehdarian@reddit
I like the money pit
NewHyperFixation69@reddit
Upset I had to scroll this far for it.
BronskiBeatCovid@reddit
Same! I know it’s a supposed cinematic masterpiece but I just haven’t cared to watch it. Yet if Goodfellas is on somewhere I will stop to watch it.
Adventurous_Pin_344@reddit
Godfather I and II are great films. III? You can skip it.
chonky__chonker@reddit
This is solid advice. I enjoyed the first two and wish I’d stopped
InterestingTry5190@reddit
The Godfather insists upon itself
BronskiBeatCovid@reddit
THExIMPLIKATION@reddit
I enjoyed III as well, different from I and II, but I still really enjoyed it.
Ilikedinosaurs2023@reddit
I love the Shakespearean tragedy of it all!
the_ballmer_peak@reddit
III is fine. I and II are some of the greatest movies ever made, and III is fine.
Adventurous_Pin_344@reddit
I just wish he had cast someone other than Sofia. Turns out she's a solid director, like her dad, but can't act for shit.
Perfect_Argument8553@reddit
From what I understand, Sofia didn’t even want to do it. Winona Ryder had to pull out right before shooting and Sofia happened to be around, so her dad pressured her to step in.
Ilikedinosaurs2023@reddit
If you like Goodfellas you'll like Godfather. Its just a different time, but basically the same mafia feel with a slightly classier setting. Godfather II is a prequel, so if you like the first one the second one is cool because you get to see how the Godfather made his rise as an immigrant in the 1800s NYC and met the guys who would be his trusted soldiers, etc...Its cool. The music is also cool.. and of course, there's cool violence and great quotable lines! I interchange Goodfellas and Godfather quotes constantly, even now!
DrMonkeyLove@reddit
I love The Godfather, but Goodfellas is the single best movie ever made in my opinion.
Leading-Summer-4724@reddit
Goodfellas was excellent.
modsguzzlehivekum@reddit
I’ve tried several times and I just can’t get through it. It will forever sit atop my most overrated films of all time list
MolassesSerious1403@reddit
Same. In fact attempted to watch it recently and only lasted 20min before I got distracted. Just not for me
Hot-Ad930@reddit
Same
burnumd@reddit
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MundaneHuckleberry58@reddit
I had college friends aghast at this so they made me watch all of them
Meh. It’s def not for me.
katharsister@reddit
I finally watched I, II and III recently and I thought the first one was great. The other two bored me.
superdavit@reddit
“It insists upon itself.”
IceXence@reddit
It's old for us. It was released in 1972 so not a Xennial movie.
I saw it as an adult, I thought most of it was boring and disjointed. I didn't understand why it was so highly regarded. I guess movies weren't that great in 1972 so it stood out.
On_my_last_spoon@reddit
Sure but everyone seems to make a huge deal about it.
IceXence@reddit
I know. My husband saw it for the first time recently. He too wondered why this was so praised. I guess you had to see it back then.
On_my_last_spoon@reddit
There’s so many people our age that make it their personality! I guess that’s why I think of it as one of those movies from our generation?
Anyway, I don’t have any plans to see it any time soon
IceXence@reddit
I know, this is so weird... this wasn't a recent movie in the 80s, even the sequel was in the early 70s.
I guess the third movie being released in 1990 made the first two "popular" with some people our age. I thought Ninja Turtles looked so much more fun than Godfather 3...... I recall some kids were really into back in elementary school, but I thought it looked like a movie for old people with old people in it.
Trending 80s franchises were so much more appealing to me back then!
Snoo_56921@reddit
I (48) am literally having a Godfather Watch Party for my BDay celebration this wekeend so my 32-37ish young millenial friends will have seen it.
My Italian wife is making Cannolis. They are leaving guns...?
Typical_Dweller@reddit
That's one of those cultural objects where you can passively absorb all the important plot points, themes, etc., by just existing in the world. Like Star Wars.
Somethingisshadysir@reddit
I've never seen that either, but I'm not ashamed. It sounds like not my kind of movie.
dylan_kun@reddit
I don't see why anyone would ever feel ashamed to not see a movie.
Ginger630@reddit
I haven’t either.
AccidentalSister@reddit
I haven’t seem this either, my boyfriend is always like “omg we have to watch..” and then we never do lol
ailish@reddit
This one is mine. I've seen a few hits and pieces of it, and it just didn't appeal to me.
Cisru711@reddit
Before any of us were born is not a movie of our youth.
LKayRB@reddit
Same! It’s not for me!
Khajiit_Has_Upvotes@reddit
I've seen it, just not all at once lol. I've probably seen bits and pieces of the whole movie at different times but never sat down and watched it start to finish.
Reverbolo@reddit
Same... I just haven't been inspired to get around to it I guess.
jawnbaejaeger@reddit
I forced myself to watch the first one when I was in college, and it was... fine? I guess? But I've never felt the need to watch the other ones.
NikiTeslasPigeonWife@reddit
Same, and honestly? Not really interested 😂
a_seventh_knot@reddit
I watched it as an adult and other than getting where some pop culture references had come from I was like meh. Probably since there have been a bunch of mafia films/shows made since so the material was well covered in my mind at that point.
besleysfw@reddit
I only watched this one a few years ago. It’s all right
eyelers@reddit
Same, hear the references all the time but have never seen em
MyNameIsNot_Molly@reddit
Same. I thought I was the only one.
CaptPotter47@reddit
My wife told me a few years back that she hadn’t seen Independence Day. My jaw dropped.
chonky__chonker@reddit
I hope you quickly rectified that situation.
captain_paws_tattoo@reddit
We will not go quietly into the night! Still gives me goosebumps.
CaptPotter47@reddit
Only thing that gives me more goosebumps is “Hey Cap, you read me?…Cap, it’s Sam, you read me?….on your left.” And then the portal opening and Black Panther walking out with Falcon flying out.
Even knowing what is going to happen gives me goosebumps.
somerandomdude1960@reddit
Spaceballs,The Shining
chonky__chonker@reddit
The Shining is by far my most favourite movie of all time. It’s a great thriller and I suggest you watch it as an adult.
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
Wait... Stephen King is working with Mel Brooks!?!?
Junebug35@reddit
I heard the new Spaceballs movie had a new name, but I wasn't expecting that one!
jmac11281@reddit
It does sound like a sequel that I would definitely want to watch
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
Heeeeerrrre's Yoghurt!
Fixin-Wheels-N-Wings@reddit
I throw myself at the mercy of the court.....Labyrinth. Not a single scene.
chonky__chonker@reddit
Watch it just for the cod piece. I only noticed that when I rewatched it as an adult and it’s something I found very interesting.
Junebug35@reddit
I had to watch this as a project in college. Not a fan.
rarepinkhippo@reddit
All you need is the Magic Dance number, which is legitimately a banger
ailish@reddit
Oh my god I was almost more sad about losing the Goblin King than about the music when Davif Bowie died.
I said almost, no one kill me.
platypus_farmer42@reddit
Heat. I plan on watching it because it’s apparently excellent, just never got around to it
chonky__chonker@reddit
Ohhh yes, do watch this one.
Appropriate-Neck-585@reddit
Same
corvus_wulf@reddit
Princess Bride
chonky__chonker@reddit
Same
thetrappster@reddit
Watched it for the first time a few years ago and thought it was awful.
drainbamage1011@reddit
I've seen it, but I don't find it the magical classic masterpiece everyone treats it as. I don't dislike it, it's just not something I ever get the urge to put on.
gnash117@reddit
I love this film but understand if it doesn't work for you. To each their own.
RVAforthewin@reddit
I don’t care for it. I’ve watched it numerous times and I don’t ever need to see it again.
Leading-Summer-4724@reddit
As good as the movie was, the boom was even better and I highly recommend it even if you weren’t impressed with the movie.
Rich-Truth5329@reddit
drainbamage1011@reddit
Lol, I knew that was coming, and I accept my downvotes.
DrMcJedi@reddit
val0ciraptor@reddit
I'll take the down votes. I've seen it and I also don't like it.
UndisturbedInquiry@reddit
Do yourself a favor and go see it... somewhere with large screen and decent speakers.. The John Williams score is amazing. Its one of my favorites. The movie still holds up for the most part, even the cgi still looks pretty good compared to some of the slop we get these days.
Ok_Ticket_6188@reddit
Honestly, the score along with the cinematography is pure genius. I agree that it is well worth a watch on a dark room with big speakers. If nothing else, you'll gain an even higher regard for Williams (if that's possible).
Seattle_Lucky@reddit
Goonies
chonky__chonker@reddit
This was the only one in this list that made me audibly gasp.
iwasnotarobot@reddit
I think you have to be the right age, or in the right mindset, for Goonies to really land. It’s a kids movie so some of the stuff doesn’t really make much sense logically. Still fun, if you can maintain suspension of disbelief.
Available_Ad_4030@reddit
Yeah my parents thought it was so stupid but my sister and I watched it whenever it was on tv. The Chunk confession scene is worth watching at any age, though, I think.
_dead_and_broken@reddit
I pushed my sister Edie down the stairs and I blamed it on the dog sob 😭
Ok-Concert-6475@reddit
Loved this as a kid, and I still adore this as an adult. My family and I drove from CA to WA a few years ago, and I made us stop in Astoria to see the Goonies house.
AldusPrime@reddit
Oh, that's too bad, it was amazing.
I don't think it'd hit the same way now.
I feel like you either need to have seen it as a kid, or maybe watch it with kids and try to see it through their eyes.
Cali_Val_@reddit
Add me to this list
butterednoodlelovers@reddit
Another one who has never seen it. It didn't even come up on my childhood radar and I don't know if I knew how important it was to some in our generation until I joined this sub.
Roderto@reddit
I remember being on a school trip in the early-mid 90’s and there was a tv on the bus. Someone put Goonies on but the teachers stopped it after the first couple minutes because they thought it may not be appropriate. Never got around to watching it until a few years ago.
xxPHILdaAGONYxx@reddit
They knock the dick off Mom's statue like 5 mins in, that probably was enough for Teacher
Competitive-Phase-75@reddit
This is mine. Always loved movies and most things Spielberg is part of, but never got around to it as a kid and just assumed it was too late once I was in college. Thank you all for confirming that.
All I know is "Sloth loves Chunk"
iknowiknowwhereiam@reddit
Me too, and unlike some others people are mentioning I think I missed the boat on this one and won't get it without the nostalgia
Koalashart1@reddit
Nah, Goonies stands up regardless of nostalgia
gohawkeyes529@reddit
I watched it for the first time at 40. I guess I had to be there.
thetrappster@reddit
Ehh, I dunno. It reminds me of my childhood when life was without adult responsibilities and my friends and I would create our own adventures
On_my_last_spoon@reddit
Yeah, you need the nostalgia. There is so much sexism, racism, and fat shaming it doesn’t pass the modern smell test.
But it does have a young Samwise Gamgee and a young Thanos!
Dish_Boggett@reddit
I went to college with a guy who had never seen Goonies. Some of us liked to get high and watch it. He'd always take off and say something smartass like: Ok, then. I'll let you guys watch your weird kids movie.😆
human_sweater_vest@reddit
27% that was me
anOvenofWitches@reddit
Saw it in 2008. I couldn’t get past pirate treasure in the Pacific Northwest
Natural_Yak_4437@reddit
Josh Gates actually does an episode honoring The Goonies and goes on a treasure hunt, on the shores, to look for booty and evidence a ship did wreck there. Pretty fun episode to watch :)
sacrelicio@reddit
I watched it very late and only once so I used to never catch references or quotes.
Meatball-Alfredo-Mom@reddit
I still love watching this movie. I cry everytime lol
xrelaht@reddit
Hadn’t seen it until a few years ago. It didn’t work for me as an adult, probably because I hadn’t seen it as a kid.
human_sweater_vest@reddit
Goonies. Tried several times, can’t make it
CaptainObvious007@reddit
First one that came to my mind. I was born in 1980 so definitely my generation.
Top-Wolverine-8684@reddit
I had the same reaction. I never saw it as a kid. I've tried to watch it several times as an adult, and I don't get the appeal.
RanaEire@reddit
I only saw it in the last couple of years, with my kids..
Adventurous_Pin_344@reddit
I was so glad to get to show it to my kid!!
Meanwhile, I have probably seen it enough for the two of us. My cousin bought me the VHS for Christmas when I was a kid, and I proceeded to watch it every day for a whole week. I have probably seen it between 15-20 times.
Pk-Low1980@reddit
Same. I wasn’t even really aware of Goonies when I was a kid and I had a movie rental store right beside my house. They had everything in there, posters of all the newest movies, etc. When I got into my teens I heard people talking about it. Still haven’t seen it but it doesn’t sound like I missed much.
SlatheredButtCheeks@reddit
This one is mine too
Feisty-Comfort-3967@reddit
Ok. I can't keep reading these. My brain is breaking. I can't handle theses truths.
Baked_Potato_732@reddit
I’ve seen the end 15 minutes like 5 times. Never seen the first 90%
tavikravenfrost@reddit
I watched this for the first time just a few months ago. I was underwhelmed, but I probably would've liked it as a kid.
FoppyRETURNS@reddit
I admit to this. Will probably request it from my library soon.
Thamnophis660@reddit
I still haven't watched Willow all the way through.
chonky__chonker@reddit
I’ve not even heard of this one.
ailish@reddit
I Iove Willow, but it is definitely a niche film. I can see how not everyone likes it.
Thamnophis660@reddit
I'd probably like it, just one of those things that hasn't happened yet. Which is weird since 40 years is plenty of time to get around to watching something!
ailish@reddit
You should get to it! It's a little campy, but it's still really good.
Ok-Concert-6475@reddit
I still have the VHS, but no longer have a VHS player.
ailish@reddit
I have the last release of the original Star Wars before the edits on VHS but no VCR. I keep meaning to get one.
TK1129@reddit
Loved Willow as a kid. My dad took my brother and I to see it in the theater. I was pumped for the willow show on Disney+. Never finished it and Disney has removed it like it never existed
basiden@reddit
I haven't seen it either. I keep meaning too and then instantly forgetting it exists until it's mentioned again.
Thamnophis660@reddit
I saw like the middle portion years ago and then left for some reason, I don't remember why. I liked what I saw. I too forget about it until someone mentions it or there are prompts like the OP.
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
If you enjoy fantasy films, Willow is a lot of fun, even if it's dated. It absolutely suffers from the same weaknesses as StarWars (simple story, sometimes terrible dialogue), but it also has a lot of heart. But if you don't enjoy fantasy films... I'm not sure it'd have enough to offer to carry someone through.
Thamnophis660@reddit
The thing is I love fantasy, especially from that era. I even own and have played through the Willow NES game. So it's a mystery how I never sat down and completely watched the movie. Hell I own a VHS copy of it, I could watch it anytime.
snwbrdngtr@reddit
There’s a ton but the one I’ve gotten the most guff for was Titanic
chonky__chonker@reddit
I’ve still not seen it either and I don’t think I’m missing out.
travelinmatt76@reddit
There was a lady at work who was absolutely in love with the movie and she was beside herself that I didn't care for it. And the Jack and Rose love story was her favorite part, until I explained that they weren't real people, just made up for the movie. She was so mad. She said I ruined the movie.
1pt20oneggigawatts@reddit
Movie sucks. James Cameron cinematic bloat. Everything he's done after Terminator 2 I feel is pretentious and overrated.
Anyway, I saw it on a tour bus for my Senior Class Trip to Washington DC, driving from Long Island, about 5 hours. My Walkman couldn't drown it out properly, I was so pissed.
forsovngardeII@reddit
I've never seen Titanic but I am definitely not ashamed of that 😂
ShirazGypsy@reddit
My teenage daughter called me home from a date at midnight once because she was watching Titanic for the first time and needed the emotional support for the end. I made it home just as the boat started sinking
cinnysuelou@reddit
That’s weirdly precious.
MotorCycologist@reddit
Spoiler alert: the boat sinks.
Junebug35@reddit
😂
Constant-Industry262@reddit
I've never seen Titanic either. I was living in a remote area when it came out, heard about the plot from my friends who were obsessed with it and have managed to avoid it ever since. It was a movie my dad would watch every time he came across it while flipping through the channels.
dallyan@reddit
Same lol. At some point I just got stubborn about it.
ailish@reddit
Don't bother, it sucks.
rebelangel@reddit
I saw it exactly once. My cousin was visiting from out of town like 20-some years ago and she brought the VHSs (yeah, it was so long, it couldn’t fit on one tape) with her. Me and my brothers sat and watched it with her. All I can say is that’s 3 hours of my life I’ll never get back.
morganalefaye125@reddit
I've seen it. I wish I hadn't
larryb78@reddit (OP)
saw that one under protest - moaned the whole time knowing half baked was showing in the next theater over
SinStarsGalaxy@reddit
I’ve never watched Grease in its entirety. I’m not a fan of musicals. I’m not ashamed of it though. I see clips of the you’re the one that I want or whatever the title is and I’m like “Nope. I still don’t get it.”
Disastrous-Bee-1557@reddit
The Dark Crystal. My mother decided it would be too scary for me. She let me watch all of the nightmare fuel that came out of Don Bluth Studios though…
chonky__chonker@reddit
It doesn’t do too bad as an adult. I’ve rewatched it and while I was more terrified on the skexies as a kid, the story line is good and the quality of filming and puppets is amazing.
It’s actually the project that Jim Henson said he was most proud of.
travelinmatt76@reddit
I was 6 when my parents took me to see it in the theater. I started crying when the Skeksis showed up. We had to leave.
rainy-brain@reddit
I never saw it either! I don't think I was super into puppets as a kid. I never liked any of the puppet shows like sesame street or muppets. Maybe I just never asked to rent it. I rented Secret of NIMH every weekend, though, haha!
switheld@reddit
i've still never seen this one. nor labyrinth. they just always seemed too scary/weird when I was a kid, my parents wouldn't rent it for us
Ilikedinosaurs2023@reddit
Labyrinth is far better and less weird than Dark Crystal. David Bowie as a grown man in love with a teenage girl, actively trying to make her life harder in a fully sadistic way, plus weird Jim Henson puppets and some banger songs is a recipe for a fun evening!
Lancimus@reddit
Dude, the Firerys in Labyrinth used freak me tf out as a kid, still loved the movie though.
eriums7777@reddit
I tried watching it a few months ago and its so weird. I turned it off after 45 mins.
body_by_monsanto@reddit
Same
MdmeAlbertine@reddit
Same! I still haven't watched it because I'm still not any better. I'm still ride or die for Secret of NIMH, even though Nicodemus is supposed to be a good guy and looks like THAT.
ailish@reddit
Watch it, it's so amazing!
Spiritual-Promise402@reddit
My mom thought this movie was demonic, so I'd only seen about 10 minutes of it as a kid. Finally watched it on my 30s and loved it... but I also love Jim Hensen in general. He did such great work
On_my_last_spoon@reddit
It’s incredibly beautiful honestly. I think it holds up because puppetry does loose anything from technology changes. It’s an art form that has lasted a thousand years.
The Netflix pre-quel series was also excellent. I’m still pissed they ended it after one season! The story was NOT complete and because of the movie you know where it eventually had to go.
FluffySuperDuck@reddit
Brian Froud as well who did all the art.
Captain_Desi_Pants@reddit
Depending on your age, your mom made the right call.
I tried to show it to my kids when they were like 8 & 6. I already knew they didn’t care for muppets, they did not like the Fraggle rock dvd I was overjoyed to find. But the Dark Crystal, that was a mistake lol
Also, Where the Wild things are movie adaptation in the 2010’s. That scared them and gave me the willies.
Angelkrista@reddit
I watched this for the first time maybe 10 or so years ago. Awful awful movie. Maybe if I’d watched it as a kiddo.
auntiesandpiper@reddit
I saw it about 5 years ago and aside from the visual design it was really unmemorable, like I was totally sober but can’t tell you a thing about it
RoyDonkeyKong@reddit
I’ve never seen The Outsiders. I’ll get around to it, Pony Boy.
Anyway, OP, I’m really excited for you to have the opportunity to watch Jurassic Park for the first time. As a cutting edge movie at its time, it holds up incredibly well to today’s standards as well. If it wasn’t for giant CRT monitors, etc, you’d hardly be able to tell it was that old.
Ok_Ticket_6188@reddit
Like the book, the movie is trash. I taught it for 12 years along side many other texts that some would deem "trash." I hate this book with all of my fiber, but enjoy seeing the likes of Swayze, Lowe, and Dillon in their extreme youth.
burnafter3ading@reddit
My dad pulled my brother and me out of school to see it opening day. I think it's my favorite Spielberg movie.
RoyDonkeyKong@reddit
Fist bump your dad for me. That’s a baller move.
waterontheknee@reddit
THIS.
RVAforthewin@reddit
So I’ve never seen the movie or read the book, but I went to see the Broadway show a few weeks back with some friends and when I tell you that’s one of the best (top 3) stage performances I’ve ever seen it’s not an exaggeration. I knew nothing about the characters, storyline, etc. I highly recommend the show.
Confident-Cellist-25@reddit
At first, I was like, there’s a Broadway version of Jurassic Park!? Then I realized you’re probably talking about The Outsiders
RoyDonkeyKong@reddit
Same, dude. I saw the tour a couple months ago, and that stage production was top fucking notch. My wife and I, both going in blind, left shook and pleasantly surprised.
stevebobeeve@reddit
I read The Outsiders 4 different times from elementary to high school; each time accompanied by a viewing of the movie in class which just happened to feature a murderer’s row of 80’s Teen Beat hunks. My english teachers had no idea how gay they were making me.
Cisru711@reddit
I think 1985 should be the starting point of "in our youth". That's when the oldest xennials were 8. Outsiders was 83, so I don't think you should feel bad about not seeing it.
ommammo@reddit
My kid read the book in 8th grade. I had never seen the movie or read the book. They hated it, but I read it in an afternoon and found it quite good!
Status-Hovercraft784@reddit
It's really good, directed by Coppola, and has every literally every sexy whiteboy from the 80s.
mountaingoat120@reddit
Just rewatched the movie and was surprised how boring it was
IceXence@reddit
Read the book as an assignment at school and we saw the movie afterwards in class.
The movie was boring and the book average. I never cared for Ponyboy. I thought the other two brothers were far more interesting characters.
Leading-Summer-4724@reddit
Yup never seen the Outsiders movie or read the book although it was assigned reading. I somehow fudged my way through the quiz in middle school.
retrofitme@reddit
Shindler’s List comes to mind for me. My whole grade went as a field trip but I was sick that day and was the only one that didn’t go.
Left_Interaction_288@reddit
Yeah, im not sure i would have seen it if not for the school trip.
ailish@reddit
Really great movie that I never want to see again.
NewToHTX@reddit
One doesn’t accidentally not see a Jurassic Park Film, Homie. You have got to be like Neo dodging bullets to have not seen a Jurassic Park film. 7 movies from 1993 to 2022.
Left_Interaction_288@reddit
Seven, holly fuck! No wonder i get confused, I thought there was two or maybe three movies with a TV series.
mrmcgeek@reddit
Ashamed to say I’ve never seen this legendary film. I’ve seen so many clips and reels about it that I feel like I have already seen all the best parts so I don’t really need to watch it.
Left_Interaction_288@reddit
I remember my high-school English teacher raving about it to us, then stopping because he realized most of us weren't old enough to see it.
CyanideOnyx@reddit
You're totally good only seeing the clips. Tarantino movies can be a slow g sometimes because ye gets up his own asshole with the dialogue.
Inevitable-While-577@reddit
It's overrated.
Do_it_My_Way-79@reddit
Agree. I started watching it once but didn’t care to finish it.
IceXence@reddit
Totally. The soundtrack isn't overrated though.
ravingwanderer@reddit
A deserved cult classic. In my top 5.
CubicleHermit@reddit
It's a good film despite the self-indulgence, with a few truly great setpieces and a fair share of quotable lines.
A lot of people seem to think it's a truly great film overall, and I don't see what they see in it to that degree.
Appropriate-Neck-585@reddit
😲
viridiansoul@reddit
I've never seen it, nor am I interested. It's nothing I would be into watching.
meatsaballz@reddit
I’ve never seen Top Gun. I only saw The Princess Bride for the first time last year.
thetrappster@reddit
What was your reaction to Pricess Bride? I hated it when I first watched it a few years ago. Everyone looks at me like I have an alien sprouting from my face when I tell them.
Gmoney86@reddit
Princess bride to me is like Napoleon Dynamite. It only clicked for me after the 2nd watch.
Time to go watch it again.
meatsaballz@reddit
It was fine but I can’t say I’d go out of my way to watch it again. It was hard knowing how much pain Andre the Giant was in during filming.
Left_Interaction_288@reddit
Never saw Top Gun, loved Hot Shots, but missed so many references from it and many other movies.
joeyandwheels1@reddit
Same, I don’t really care to see them.
TehPaintbrushJester@reddit
Inconceivable!
PizzaDonutCoolness@reddit
Yeah Top Gun seems like a movie I should’ve seen but somehow never did.
Just-Try-2533@reddit
I’ve made the argument that if you don’t have childhood nostalgia for princess bride, the movie is just ok. And man do people get pissed…
ailish@reddit
I hate to say it because I love that movie, but objectively you are probably right.
Omgkimwtf@reddit
I'm 98% certain Top Gun was the first movie I ever saw, my dad played it so much in our house.
RVAforthewin@reddit
Top Gun is worth the watch. I’ve never liked Princess Bride and find it to be one of the most overrated movies of that period.
mmoonbelly@reddit
If you ever feel the need, and it’s in the cinema, it’s definitely worth watching there. Ours had an anniversary edition on their biggest screen. I
Colonel_Green@reddit
Same, but Iron Eagle was our family VHS, so I saw that about 50 times.
SemanDemon22@reddit
Alien, Aliens. Terminator 1. The thing.
Saw all of them in the last 2 years or so except terminator.
rainy-brain@reddit
Alien is so good.
Trashusdeadeye@reddit
You have to turn down the lights, and watch The Thing.
honestrade@reddit
Yeah never saw Alien or Aliens either. Probably because I saw Alien 3 in the theater 😂
n10w4@reddit
Haven’t watched either aliens flick either. Need to
casapantalones@reddit
Terminator is mine too!! I’m a child of the 80s, my dad loves action films and Arnold, but somehow I’ve never seen it.
I HAVE seen Alien/Aliens but at much too young an age, and they terrified me.
Aggressive_Economy_8@reddit
Terminator is worth watching. It's a great movie and provides all of the context for T2.
ShakeSignal@reddit
All of these movies hold up incredibly well. No nostalgia required to enjoy them.
Aggressive_Economy_8@reddit
Correct. I didn't watch them until I was in my 30s, and I thought they were great.
PuppiesOrBoobs@reddit
T1 builds important context for T2, but I think watching a T1 recap is good enough before watching T2.
eyelers@reddit
I just watched Alien and Alien for the first time a few weeks ago. They hold up and are pretty dang good.
IceXence@reddit
Terminator 1 still holds up. It's a very good movie.
Messijoes18@reddit
All of these are incredible and hold up so well. I saw the thing a few years ago and it became my favorite movie. It's phenomenal. See it when it's cold outside and you are alone.
denzien@reddit
The Sandlot. I feel bad because people seem to love it, but I didn't get to watch it as a kid and I kind of don't have patience for movies today. Not sure why.
GrungeCheap56119@reddit
Any Indiana Jones movie
bigDogNJ23@reddit
Kids
1pt20oneggigawatts@reddit
I've never seen Top Gun. I gather it's a secretly gay movie about pilots who play volleyball or something.
YoKinaZu@reddit
The Big Lebowski. I realize it’s not from my youth youth but close enough.
Thick_Book_6233@reddit
How old were you in 93? By the time I was a teen in 98, I kind of checked out of Hollywood and it was all sports and girls. 90’s had phenomenal flicks tho!
But you need to watch it! New ones suck imo.
larryb78@reddit (OP)
14/15 and definitely too cool for school or so I thought
Nottat@reddit
It doesn't happen often, but your post made me go all Barbara Bush eyes!
AsideLost@reddit
Honestly have never seen Free Willy
Esabettie@reddit
Me neither, I think we were getting a little too old?
On_my_last_spoon@reddit
Yup. Came out in 1993. I was in high school and definitely would have felt too cool to watch a kid’s movie.
the_mighty_hetfield@reddit
Same same fellow 77ers.
Inside-Run785@reddit
Watch Star Trek 4. It’s a much better movie about freeing whales.
HomelessKitchenCat@reddit
Yeah i wouldnt recommend it. It was definitely made specifically for kids.
thisbroadreadsbooks@reddit
I only watched it because I had younger siblings.
Same with the power rangers. Lol.
Robosl0b@reddit
Same
PuzzleheadedRush4504@reddit
Same, I would have been just old enough to say nope!
brokenman82@reddit
Me neither. I thought it looked dumb when I was a kid
awfulmcnofilter@reddit
It was dumb, but in a theater in the middle of the day with your grandma and a big bag of peanut brittle, its not bad.
danbob411@reddit
Good call. It was dumb.
ScorpioPhantasma@reddit
The Michael Jackson song from the soundtrack is great.
BigDaddyUKW@reddit
The SWV song sampling Human Nature was fire!
kcknuckles@reddit
The only good thing about the movie for me!
NYGiants181@reddit
Ilikedinosaurs2023@reddit
Tear jerker...also has that fucked-upness of a lot of kids movies of the 80s and 90s!
SomeoneHereIsMissing@reddit
Neither have I, but it's because I never liked movies centered around animals
shawn615@reddit
https://i.redd.it/xfc7wkzxnrvg1.gif
Inside-Run785@reddit
Exactly what I was thinking.
comdygas@reddit
I envy you.
HomelessKitchenCat@reddit
digital@reddit
Rshields_388@reddit
Lmao
_SPAMSPAMSPAM@reddit
I was in high school when this came out and had no motivation to see it. I still haven't seen it to this day and probably will never watch it.
brainvheart143@reddit
Eh. That one’s ok to miss.
El-Royhab@reddit
random fact, voice actor Debi Derryberry (Jimmy Neutron) was the body double for the kid in the water
ChickenArise@reddit
It's absolutely worth listening to the You're Wrong About podcast about it. It's a recent 3-parter
sey5_venn@reddit
Does the podcast talk about Keiko the whale's story?
ChickenArise@reddit
Yes, from before the movie through the end
Keiko was amazing
Independent_Ad8724@reddit
I watched it for the first time last year and loved it. Cried so friggin hard.
jawnbaejaeger@reddit
Neither have I, and at this point it's probably going to stay that way.
kcknuckles@reddit
Eh, don't worry about it. I didn't think it was very good as a kid and I still don't really care for it.
a_seventh_knot@reddit
Same
Wide-Yogurtcloset213@reddit
Titanic
DgingaNinga@reddit
Boy and girl meet on a ship. The ship sinks. Lots of people die, even people who could have lived, floating on a door, selfishly used by only one person. The end. Saved you 3 hours.
HomelessKitchenCat@reddit
dont forget the boobs
Badger_Terp@reddit
And the diamond that could have been used by said girl’s family to pay off any debt.
ColinD1@reddit
I remember seeing it in the theater and there was bush too, it wasn't in any of the subsequent home video releases
fatbuddha66@reddit
In a PG-13 movie!
Constant-Industry262@reddit
One of my co-workers summed the movie up as "Romeo and Juliet on a sinking ship."
the__ghola__hayt@reddit
I wouldn't say selfishly used. Jack sacrificed himself because the door wasn't buoyant enough to hold them both.
agentmkultra666@reddit
The door was big enough for both, but couldn’t hold both of their weights.
Madame-ovary1713@reddit
This is why I won't ever watch it again. Leo dies! I love Kate Winslet but come on.... If she loves him that much she could have made room!
a_seventh_knot@reddit
girl was cheating on her bf as well wasn't she?
GeeAyeAreElle@reddit
Her fiance. But it was an arrangement of sorts. She hated his guts.
MungoJennie@reddit
In fairness, he was a controlling/borderline abusive asshole.
Kairis83@reddit
Also the comical sound when someone hits the propeller as they fall to the water....or that's just me?
gosuark@reddit
He, himself, became a propeller.
elliemff@reddit
“Ahhhhhhh!” ting
Wide-Yogurtcloset213@reddit
That’s what I was thinking. Thanks! Sounded too depressing.
Wolfe_toned@reddit
No love for Titanic in the replies here it seems. Shame, as it's a brilliantly realised and crafted piece of movie making.
Probably the last of its kind in terms of big, bold golden Hollywood behemoths. It's a good time, even at three hours. Give it a watch
three-sense@reddit
Me neither. I know all the in-jokes and stuff, and I've seen about 10 minutes of the movie on TV. I've just never seen the film in its entirety, and don't plan to.
Get_Back_Here_Remi@reddit
Same. Never could justify sitting through all that knowing what ultimately happens
casapantalones@reddit
Thanks to the shared Leonardo DiCaprio obsession my friends and I had as 14-year-old girls, I think I saw it 6 times in the theater.
BiscottiLeading@reddit
I'm in the same boat
CalliopeKB@reddit
Hey-ohhhhhhh
Klutzy_Word_6812@reddit
a_seventh_knot@reddit
Lol love this
CloseButNoChicory@reddit
Reported.
Serrajuana@reddit
switheld@reddit
😂
mcbainicus@reddit
I've watched enough to see the dude bounce off the propeller as the ship stands itself up. The rest is just going to be disappointing, TBH.
mcbainicus@reddit
And now I'm disappointed in myself for missing "there's really nowhere to go but down from there"
birdsword@reddit
Well don't leave me hanging. Did he live?
mcbainicus@reddit
Inconclusive, but rather unlikely
ailish@reddit
That probably was the best part, now that I think about it.
ailish@reddit
I loved Titanic as a kid, but I hate it now. I don't know if it's because Leonardo DeCaprio turned out to be kind of a douchebag or what, but I feel like it did not hold up.
GaspSpit@reddit
Yep, I couldn’t stand Leonardo Di-Crap-e-ho, so I never had the urge to watch it.
Adventurous_Pin_344@reddit
I wish this was true for me, but I saw it twice in theaters, and then we owned it on VHS (two tapes due to the length!) and then my tween kid wanted to see it, so I actually watched it last weekend 🤦
InterestingTry5190@reddit
My friends saw it in the theaters 2-3 times when it came out and I refused and have been able to avoid to this day.
xrelaht@reddit
Same
Status-Hovercraft784@reddit
Don't bother. It's a long and stupid-ass movie and you already know how it ends.
elenchusis@reddit
You're ashamed of that?
desquamation@reddit
Same. Had zero interest in seeing it when it was in theaters and don’t feel like I’ve missed out. I’ve caught enough based on what worked its way into pop culture so there’s no real reason to ever see it.
HotTubSexVirgin22@reddit
I used never seeing it as a joke in a stand-up bit for a while. I’d get booed by the crowd and then completely explain every single part of the movie that I received by cultural osmosis.
gnark@reddit
One of my few principles in life is to never watch Titanic.
bjgrem01@reddit
Lucky
tavikravenfrost@reddit
I've never watched it in its entirety, but 15-year-old me did put on a VHS copy of it and fast forward through it to see a particular scene.
CloseButNoChicory@reddit
WHAT.
Konnorwolf@reddit
It's Jurassic Park! You have to see Jurassic Park. Never happened back then, we are in the now, to watch Jurassic Park! =)
aimeearts@reddit
I've never watched Star wars. I've seen bits and pieces but I've been hearing about it for 40 years. Spaceballs was one of my favorite movies without even seeing Star wars.
Imaginary-Desk1408@reddit
There are a few but the one that stands out right now is Stand By Me. Not really sure how I missed, but yeah.
ThingsOfThatNaychah@reddit
Never too late. It's excellent, and even if you don't like it, it's only 90 minutes.
Imaginary-Desk1408@reddit
It's on my list of movies to watch. I've just never gotten around to it.
TheLeathal13@reddit
Space Jam. I’m an old Xennial so it was a couple years too late for me.
WutDaFuu101@reddit
I was 10 when this came out, it was the first blockbuster movie I saw in a theater. Was at my cousins house for the summer and his mom took us.
It was life changing.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
I suppose the most shameful one for me would be The Neverending Story. I mentioned that one to my husband and sister-in-law not long ago, and they were like, "WHAT?!?!?!?!! You're never seen The Neverending Story???" I have, however, read the book
Aggressive_Economy_8@reddit
I thought it was boring when I was a kid. I have no fondness for it.
reallovesurvives@reddit
SAME
cecil021@reddit
Same. I think I’m going to finally watch it, though. See what all the fuss was about 42 years ago, lol.
RousingEntTainment@reddit
It's got a Cabin in the Woods plot that develops where humans are the gods that can create and destroy if they are not entertained. It was fun to appreciate that aspect differently as an adult.
Also, it's amazing how little Artax is on screen for the epic legend of his death.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
Is that the horse?
_dead_and_broken@reddit
Yes. The horse was named Artax.
eyesRus@reddit
Yes! I watched it recently and was like, “Bro, I barely know this horse. This is not that sad.” 🫣
cecil021@reddit
Geez, give me a spoiler alert warning for that decades old movie, haha!
Feisty-Comfort-3967@reddit
It's probably not gonna hit the same as it would've, but please have at it.
thetrappster@reddit
That was me and Princeas Bride. Watched it foe the first time a few years ago and thought it was awful.
CrouchingDomo@reddit
This was what happened when I tried to finally watch My So-Called Life; I was just too old 😔
cecil021@reddit
My SIL, who is six years younger than me, loved that show. It didn’t do much for me, though.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
I think that's what happened to me when I finally saw The Nightmare Before Christmas. I wanted to see it in theaters when I was a kid, but my mom said it'd probably scare me. I finally saw it in my late 20s; it was on ABC Family during the Thirteen Nights of Halloween, and I made myself sit down and watch from start to finish. By the time it was over, I didn't think it was scary. I just thought it was stupid.
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
Honestly, TV is a terrible medium for a lot of movies. Commercial breaks absolutely ruin the pacing of any movies with emotional weight. Nightmare Before Christmas wasn't intended to be a particularly scary movie (maybe a little for younger kids), but is an adventure and romance tale.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
Yes, I know it's not meant to be scary, and I don't know that watching it without commercial breaks would change my opinion that much
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
I have every intention to watch it at some point. It's on Tubi for free
cecil021@reddit
Yeah, it’s on my list on the app.
CalliopeKB@reddit
But you SAW it 😂
Holofernes_Head@reddit
I don’t find it boring, but that weird 80s foggy, dreamlike aesthetic it has always makes me tired when I watch it. A bunch of old fantasy movies have that dreaminess - Legend, Krull, Excalibur, etc. They all make me sleepy.
ValancyNeverReadsit@reddit
I had some strange obsession with it. My siblings were more like you, and made fun of me relentlessly for it. I don’t remember much about it now, and I probably didn’t understand a lot of it back then
CSATTS@reddit
Same here. I also found it really weird. The dragon is so unsettling.
Captain_Desi_Pants@reddit
The dog we had when I was in high school looked like Falcor. He was a white Shih Tzu Lhasa Apso mix. Short legs, long body & white fur.
Capn26@reddit
I remember the big, weird, white dog thing creeped me out.
cloudydays2021@reddit
I saw it once and also remember being bored and daydreaming through most of it. Just wasn’t for me!
Ok-Concert-6475@reddit
I enjoyed it as a kid and have great fondness as an adult, but I prefer Labyrinth.
Bacteriobabe@reddit
I’ve never seen it either, but I’ve only admitted it to a few people, lol!
burnafter3ading@reddit
I had my first boy-crush on the actor who played Atreyu
Ilikedinosaurs2023@reddit
It made me feel weird when I was a kid...I never feel the need to rewatch it. I watched the Jon Brandis one more than anything because he was cute when I was 9...but its creepy and weird.
Remarkable_Deer_3717@reddit
Ya know what, wish I’d never seen it! So traumatizing!
Cabaline_16@reddit
I was about to say this. Childhood trauma averted for you! I'm jealous. This movie destroyed me. The wolf was terrifying, the statues that fry you for not being brave enough, the whole existential terror of the nothings.... and, of course, the trauma that ruled them all: Artax. I was a major horse girl, and an animal lover and an empath. I cried for days over that scene. Plus, we all thought the horse really died.
A few months ago, when the AI video went around, that someone made of Artax being pulled out of the swamp and surviving ("Healing your childhood trauma"), my husband showed it to me. At 45 years old, I sat there and sobbed like a baby. Like, that movie really messed with me, dude.
Remarkable_Deer_3717@reddit
I was a huge horse girl too! Awful! I saw that video as well. It was nice but I can still picture the scene in my head. So not showing that one to my kids.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
I have heard it takes a toll
Adventurous_Pin_344@reddit
Same!! And I had a dog that looked a lot like Falcor, and people would tell me that... And I knew who they were talking about, even though I've never seen the film.
Captain_Desi_Pants@reddit
I literally just commented the same thing above!! What was your dog? Ours was a Shih Tzu Lhasa Apso mix.
Adventurous_Pin_344@reddit
Corgi-Boston Terrier mix!! So she had a long, squat body, and she had a white face!
Captain_Desi_Pants@reddit
Awwww super cute!!
jennylou303@reddit
I'm awful! All of the big ones I haven't seen... labyrinth, the neverending story, the dark crystal.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
I have seen both Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, but I've only seen each one once, and it's been close to 30 years for both. I'm long overdue for a rewatch.
katharsister@reddit
I recommend the Dark Crystal series on Netflix. To me it's what the original was trying to be but technology was too limited to really pull it off.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
I do want to watch the series, but I want to rewatch the movie first
thisbroadreadsbooks@reddit
It was magical when I was little. But if you’ve read the book, your mental pictures are probably better.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
I read the book almost fifteen years ago. I don't even remember it that well!
thisbroadreadsbooks@reddit
Well, then you should try to check it out when you can. For the time, it’s pretty epic. Lots of good practical effects and puppetry.
TK1129@reddit
It’s meh. Normally fantasy is in my wheelhouse. My wife really liked it as a kid and showed it to our kids recently. They were not ok after the swamps of sadness scene
thejcookie@reddit
Freaked me out as a kid. Saw it once and never again.
UnluckyCardiologist9@reddit
I’ve never seen it either. Not my jam.
superjonk@reddit
There are so many movies that I havent seen that people react to me like this lol. I feel your pain
casapantalones@reddit
Ok I liked it as a kid. Rewatched it in college and it’s honestly a pretty fucked up movie. Like, it was pretty creepy.
jas282@reddit
Same!!!
Yaasss_Queef@reddit
The book was so different, Bastian was such a bitch in the book.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
He really was!
xrelaht@reddit
Something about it scared the shit out of me when I was a kid, and I don’t think I ever made it all the way through. It’s on my list of cultural holes to fill.
platypus_farmer42@reddit
I actually strongly dislike that movie.
MungoJennie@reddit
Me, too. They used to show it at school every year right before Christmas vacation, and it made me cry every time. I have no desire to revisit it.
AltruisticAvocado531@reddit
Then you are probably German if you read the book.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
Nope, U.S. born and raised. Never even been to Germany, nor do I have much inclination to go.
Messijoes18@reddit
Just watched it with my 11 year old. Went over reasonably well. He probably wouldn't watch it again. Not sure if it wasn't ok TV a bunch back in the day that I wouldn't have watched it either
SlapHappyDude@reddit
I was an adult when I saw it for the first time
Inevitable-While-577@reddit
Same, I guess I'll have to watch it at some point!
Zerostar39@reddit
I was just about to say this movie. My wife quotes it all the time and I’m just like, ummm what?
UndisturbedInquiry@reddit
never saw it either... nor read the book.. but i know enough to know the memes.
Rad_5@reddit
Crazy that the movie is only the first little part of the book.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
I did like the book
larryb78@reddit (OP)
I tried and fell asleep lol
moarlo@reddit
I’ve never seen it either
KudosOfTheFroond@reddit
I’ve seen em all. The only one I can think of off the top of my head is this:
ThingsOfThatNaychah@reddit
My favorite film in which Robin Williams's penis is shown.
FoppyRETURNS@reddit
Friday the 13th and Nightmare On Elm street. "Everyone watched it" they said on the playground!!!
Ok-Concert-6475@reddit
I've never seen these either, but I have no interest in horror/slasher movies.
Junebug35@reddit
My first Nightmare on Elm Street was the 5th one at a sleep over at a friend's house. My parents would never allow me to watch scary movies. I finally got them all watched as an adult, but the 5th one is still the best to me, probably because of the nostalgia of it.
Dee_Buttersnaps@reddit
I couldn't watch horror movies until I was well into adulthood. Still don't like slashers.
Aware_Policy_9174@reddit
I would get nightmares so I wasn’t allowed and didn’t want to watch horror movies as a kid. So none of the Freddy, Chucky, Mike Myers movies, no pet cemetery or most Stephen king movies, etc.
Now I love horror but more psychological. Not into slasher really either.
CyanideOnyx@reddit
I totally had nightmares.... But my parents still let me watch whatever I wanted. Still a huge horror fan. Fred Krueger is still the scariest to me.... How are you going to not sleep?
Dee_Buttersnaps@reddit
I saw Child's Play when I was way too young and ended sleeping on my parents' for a couple nights
mlo9109@reddit
I still can't do horror movies, so totally missed out on a lot of the "greats." It's kind of a shame because I live in Stephen King's hometown and get grief for it from my colleagues (remote worker, colleagues based out of state).
FoppyRETURNS@reddit
Other than Scary Movie I think they all stink 😂
ailish@reddit
I Iove goofy horror movies, and it started with these.
Bubsy94@reddit
I remember when it took a full year for it to come out on VHS rental. Jesus.
ThingsOfThatNaychah@reddit
Same. It was bizarre not to have it available by Christmas of '93. It came out between my 7th and 8th grade years, and didn't come out on video until October of my freshman year. My world was quite different by then.
Ok_Gas_9169@reddit
ET
ThingsOfThatNaychah@reddit
I've never watched Throw Momma from the Train nor the first Crocodile Dundee all the way through.
Loocha@reddit
A Christmas story. It’s too late now. People have built it up too much. So now it’s on the never to be seen list.
Ok_Percentage5157@reddit
Meh, don't worry about this one. I've never understood the massive build up around it.
Junebug35@reddit
This movie sucks. You didn't miss anything.
jailasauraa@reddit
O wow....I have a list as well. I couldn't avoid A Christmas Story though.
nobot4321@reddit
It’s pure nostalgia bait anyway. If you didn’t grow up watching it don’t bother.
Secret_Bees@reddit
Yeah. I watched it as an adult, and it just was. Didn't dislike it but didn't particularly like it. Same goes for Elf as far as Christmas movies go.
Constant-Industry262@reddit
I've tried watching both A Christmas Story and Elf in the past couple years and had to give up on both due to boredom. Whatever makes them click with people just didn't work for me.
nobot4321@reddit
My wife’s family loved Elf and watches every Christmas. I’m forced to just sit there and play on my phone until it ends.
UpbeatEmergency953@reddit
I hate Elf and never understood the hype.
Secret_Bees@reddit
I think it's legitimately if you saw it as a kid or not. Nostalgia hits hard
Yummers78@reddit
I’m sorry people but “Elf” annoyed the LIVING SHIT out of me, I can’t watch it when it’s on…
basiden@reddit
Elf is just awful. I couldn't finish it seeing it for the first time as an adult. When our kids were the right age though, we put it on for them with absolutely no influence as to our feelings, because we figured we were just too old for it and maybe they'd genuinely love it. They hated it. Bailed in the first half hour. I felt somewhat vindicated.
YoHabloEscargot@reddit
Watched it for the first time as an adult and will admit I didn’t like it. It’s all just so… uncomfortable?
I don’t understand the hype.
Out-There1013@reddit
It was on one year when I was visiting my mom's family who I didn't have much contact with, so I guess I had a tiny bit of nostalgia when I watched it in full a few years ago. I laughed at Ralphie's smile and Santa kicking him down the slide, but that was about it. I can see how people got attached to it as kids but it's not going to be something I watch every year.
However, I loved another movie when I was a kid called Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven't of Bliss. I didn't find out until a few years ago that it's actually one of the sequels to A Christmas Story.
Do_it_My_Way-79@reddit
For me it’s not pure nostalgia because I watch it every year. It’s because it was my dad’s favorite Christmas movie & that’s because it reminded him of his childhood & I really enjoyed getting a glimpse into his past. He passed away 5 years ago so now it’s also a way to remember him.
CubicleHermit@reddit
It's nostalgia bait for a MUCH older generation than ours. I've never seen it, nor ever wanted to, but I've seen enough clips of it and have zero interest.
nobot4321@reddit
It’s nostalgia bait for the people who grew up watching it. It’s totally a gen-X/older millennial thing. I doubt it has many fans among the people who grew up in the era it depicts.
CubicleHermit@reddit
My assumption was that it was nostalgia bait for the boomers who would have been parents at the time it came out.
Kind of like how the all those 50s-setting teen movies were being marketed to teen and young adults in the 1970s and all those 70s-setting ones were being marketed in the 1990s.
repo_code@reddit
I saw it last xmas for the first time, and it's cute and funny and surprisingly relatable. Perfect example of a movie suitable for kids and equally for adults.
rarepinkhippo@reddit
I watched it for the first time when I was probably 30, and I believe I proclaimed it “fine.”
katharsister@reddit
I saw it in my 20s. It was the favorite Christmas movie of my bf at the time. I found it extremely obnoxious.
casapantalones@reddit
I don’t like it. It’s not in my Christmas movie rotation.
AbsolutelyNot5555@reddit
Never saw it as a child. Watched it in my 20s and didn’t think much of it, so I figure it must be something you have to see as a kid to get the nostalgia factor.
LibertyCash@reddit
This one was weird bc it’s of my generation but I honestly never heard of it until after college. And since then it’s all over everything. How is that possible? I somehow went 20 years never coming in contact with it.
rebelangel@reddit
Same. I’d never heard of it till TBS or TNT or whatever started airing it.
Loocha@reddit
I have a theory on it, it depends on if you grew up wealthy enough to afford cable. My family didn’t so I never saw the movie. Those that did have cable had channels with all day marathons of it that make it part of their holiday memories.
xrelaht@reddit
We had cable. Still never heard of it until I was an adult.
LibertyCash@reddit
Oh interesting. Maybe that’s it then. We only ever had the basic cable (25 channels).
ccx941@reddit
I actively avoid this movie. It was over commercialed on TBS and I grew sick of even hearing about it.
SBMoo24@reddit
Watch it. It's a fun watch.
Queasy_Dig_8294@reddit
Pretty much. My hubs hadn’t seen it until we got together and he just didn’t get it.
phillium@reddit
Same. Finally saw it just a couple of years ago. Didn't really have any great impact. It's an okay story.
xrelaht@reddit
Same. It can’t possibly live up to the hype.
eLishus@reddit
I feel like this one was better for us to watch as a kid with your parents and grandparents, because the movie is reflective of their holidays from decades ago. So it made for a good family holiday film, and it might hold up now if you did that since it has the nostalgia vibe. But if you’re starting fresh today, probably doesn’t have the same kick.
I thought the recent reboot was lame btw. Just rehashing old jokes from the first one. I’d rather just rewatch the original. But we’re more of an Elf house now.
Jfonzy@reddit
Watched it this past Christmas and we all enjoyed it. It’s a good “messy family” movie that resonates for some, not for others
VoteForLubo@reddit
Unpopular opinion: You are not missing anything whatsoever. I actively dislike it.
MungoJennie@reddit
Same. My dad really liked it, so I used to watch it with him, but now that he’s gone I don’t bother.
Melodic-Supermarket@reddit
I just watched this around Christmas time last year. Yeah, I didn’t “get” it at all.
chadwickipedia@reddit
I watched it at least 5 times on Christmas every year as a kid. I feel like you had to do that to still like it
SlapHappyDude@reddit
I had a boss who mentioned her son looked like the little boy from A Christmas Story to which I just blinked in confusion.
Now at least I know what he looks like.
sageamericanidiot@reddit
I watched it for the first time a few years ago. It's now in our holiday film rotation. I enjoy it b
CloseButNoChicory@reddit
The one with The Dude. I can't even remember what it's called, but that one.
ThingsOfThatNaychah@reddit
If only you had a device in your hand on which you could search for the title.
bjgrem01@reddit
1998 was i guess close to our youth. The Big Lebowski. Movie that spawned a religion. Dudeism. It's ok.
quietsam@reddit
Counterpoint: I think it’s a masterpiece
bjgrem01@reddit
Sarcasm doesn't work well on the internet lol. I'm an ordained Dudeist minister.
quietsam@reddit
ah no it does not hence the advent of /s
ApatheistHeretic@reddit
CloseButNoChicory@reddit
I was 14 that year, the other side of our microgeneration.
retrofitme@reddit
The Big Lebowski. Good film, definitely quirky, but memorable.
Just-Try-2533@reddit
There are a lot of great quotes in there. And I feel that unlike some of the other movies in the thread that while it may feel a bit outdated, this one still holds up today.
agentmkultra666@reddit
I definitely agree! I own it, but the movie theatre near me does throwback movies so I got to finally see it in the theatre a couple years ago. Still so good.
Silent_Syren@reddit
I tried to watch it a few years back and just couldn't get in to it.
Out-There1013@reddit
I think the Coen brothers even said something like they didn't think it was really that funny and didn't understand why it's become a cult film.
I love it, though. My family rented it for New Year's 1999 and were turned off by the swearing and I kept having to hold my laughter. It gets funnier every time.
tattoo_dood@reddit
One of my favorites of all time. So many great scenes and dialogue
drainbamage1011@reddit
Fight Club
geekpgh@reddit
People think it’s about fighting, buts it’s really about the gnawing nihilism we experience in modern society.
ThingsOfThatNaychah@reddit
We got gnawing nihilism at home.
drainbamage1011@reddit
I picked up that much from context and memes over the years. I just felt like one of the few teenage boys in the 90s who didn't make it part of his personality for a while.
CubicleHermit@reddit
I mean, it hits you over the head with it.
I saw it. I wasn't like bad or anything, but it was distinctly lacking in goodness for my taste.
Junebug35@reddit
I watched this one in the theater, then watched it again 30 years later. The actual basis totally flew over my head when I saw it as a teen, so my opinion of it was that it was dumb. Then I finally understood when I watched it as an adult, and now my opinion of it is reversed.
Fappy_as_a_Clam@reddit
This is one of the few examples where the movie is better than the book.
katharsister@reddit
It's definitely of its moment. I still think it's brilliant. And maybe even more relevant now with the rise of toxic bro culture (?)... that's debatable.
Slight spoiler: >! the final scene gives me chills considering it was released pre-9/11. !<
Also if you're into sweaty, chiseled Brad Pitt it's a really good time.
Ok_Percentage5157@reddit
Oh man. I don't have much for this because my friends and I went to the movies ALL the time.
But, watch Jurassic Park. It 100% holds up.
edasto42@reddit
I’ve never seen E.T.
Junebug35@reddit
I was dragged along with my brother to see it in the theater. I was too young honestly, and had nightmares for months afterward.
MIBJO@reddit
I just posted that it took me years to watch it the whole way through. I would always get to about half way and for some reason have to stop and watch the rest later but never did.
Finally when I was about 12 I sat down and forced myself to watch it.
madlibs13@reddit
Ditto
agentmkultra666@reddit
I used to watch ET everyday as a kid, and Elliot was my first crush 😂
Raven-Wise7755@reddit
This is the one for me too! People are always stunned when I tell them "Nope. Never seen it"
I get all the pop culture references and there are so many, I feel like it's not really necessary to watch it at this point.
edasto42@reddit
It’s become a game at this point in my life. I’ve gone over 40 years without seeing it, I can’t start now. I remember being faced with the decision to see it in the theater when I was little. It was either seeing E.T. Or the Kenny Rogers film about go karting, Six-Pack. I chose Six-Pack and don’t regret it
telos2020@reddit
I hadn’t watched Die Hard until last year. Funny how many people were in disbelief.
ailish@reddit
Best Christmas movie ever.
Junebug35@reddit
Agreed!! The best!!
rarepinkhippo@reddit
I only just saw it a few years ago! Significant other found out I hadn’t seen it and insisted. I felt bad and think I kinda offended him because I did NOT see what the fuss was about. It was fine? I don’t get how it became a cultural phenomenon, other than maybe Alan Rickman.
lunatocracy@reddit
Die Hard is the movie I haven’t seen. It’s now funny to me, each year around Christmas I think is this the year I sit and watch it? 🤔 At this point I’m trying to see how long I can go and avoid the temptation.
dylan_kun@reddit
Same but a couple years ago for me. I saw it when it was rereleased (35th anniversary) on the big screen. Great movie.
telos2020@reddit
It is good! Totally enjoyed it.
ScorpioPhantasma@reddit
I have only seen the end.
CrazyFinger4@reddit
OP. Stop whatever you're doing right now. If you're at work, go home sick.
Watch Jurassic Park immediately.
You won't be disappointed.
I promise.
Also, I'm jealous I can't experience it for the 1st time again.
Saw it twice in one day in the theaters with my brother...then again 2 days later.
Junebug35@reddit
My daughter has been enjoying it since she was little, and now she's an adult. We went to a thrift store a year or so ago and she found a VHS of it in mint condition for 50¢. She bought it immediately and put it on her shelf next to the BluRays she has of every movie in the series. She doesn't have a VCR, but she wasn't going to leave without that VHS tape. 😂 She even wanted dinosaur cakes for many of her birthdays.
n10w4@reddit
I’m waiting for my kids to be old enough to watch
PizzaDonutCoolness@reddit
Yeah it’s the only movie I’ve seen multiple times in the theater.
ShirazGypsy@reddit
I have never watched a single James Bond movie.
dillonsrule@reddit
I watched all of them with a friend over the course of about a year a while ago. They...are not good movies. There are like literally 3-4 that are good movies. Several are fine. Most are actually pretty bad! I can't believe the series has lasted this long!
Junebug35@reddit
I can only watch the ones with Pierce Brosnan. The others are not good. I'm impressed you could get through all 27!
Islandcrafter@reddit
Just finished my rewatch on Netflix....those earlier ones were so boring.
Natural_Yak_4437@reddit
Only ones worth watching are with Sean Connery
ailish@reddit
I've only seen maybe half of them. They're not really my cup of tea.
basiden@reddit
They really didn't age well. Loved some of them as a kid, but the misogyny and racism can stay in the past thanks.
nineandaquarter@reddit
Just watch Austin Powers. Essentially the same. To be clear, I have not seen a single Bond movie either.
FastWalkingShortGuy@reddit
I tried watching Goldeneye the other day and I couldn't get through it.
I loved it in the 90s but it just doesn't hold up well.
tarravin@reddit
I started to watch one, figured out pretty quick that I was not interested, never even attempted any others. Definitely not my thing.
SaveusJebus@reddit
Yeah. Just not interested in those movies at all.
Bellarinna69@reddit
Neither have I!
mkct_6@reddit
Jurassic Park 2 and Bill & Ted 2 -_-
bronzemat@reddit
Lost Boys & Sixteen Candles
theBillions@reddit
You probably get a pass on missing those. They feel more like they fall squarely in Gen X territory
missgiddy@reddit
I agree.
I saw Lost Boys last year and it’s really good! I thought it would be cheesy.
MonkeyBred@reddit
It can be both! I love that movie.
Fappy_as_a_Clam@reddit
So this guy is still doing his thing and goes to cons and stuff.
My coworker knows him and they bullshit with each other on Facebook and at Michigan cons.
missgiddy@reddit
Omg that’s one of the best parts.
tattoo_dood@reddit
Lost Boys is a great fun movie
Angelkrista@reddit
John Hughes for sure belongs solely to Gen X. Even The Breakfast Club.
tevamom99@reddit
I agree in terms of trends and stuff but all those movies played constantly on the weekends on channel 11, so I’m ‘83 but I grew up watching them.
missgiddy@reddit
Agree. I don’t identify with those movies.
Liathano_Fire@reddit
I made my niece watch The Lost Boys with me. She's at the youngest end of millennial, and she loved it! That was o ly a few months ago.
Junebug35@reddit
I watched Sixteen Candles for the first time about a year ago. There's still time for you to enjoy it.
Lost Boys is a good one, too.
sacrelicio@reddit
I don't think I've seen Lost Boys
rebelangel@reddit
Those are more Gen X. I was in elementary school when those came out.
islipped83@reddit
I saw Lost Boys for the first time last year. Pretty good! Sixteen Candles does not hold up in 2026.
queenofcaffeine76@reddit
I haven't seen Lost Boys either. got so much crap for that in high school.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
Finally saw Lost Boys last Halloween. Still haven't seen Sixteen Candles
Junebug35@reddit
The Goonies
gnartothecore@reddit
I've never seen the first or 3rd BTTF, only the future parts from the 2nd.
jailasauraa@reddit
I've only seen BTTF 3...
CharlesUFarley81@reddit
I think im the only person who has never seen Labrynth
Intelligent-Search88@reddit
I’ve never seen Star Wars. There it is.
Objective-Plum1201@reddit
My parents weren’t big into movies and I was the oldest so I didn’t have older siblings or their friends to tell us about movies. I’ve barely seen any from before the mid to late 90s. It’s embarrassing.
Jenn31709@reddit
I have dozens... Here's a few:
Rocky. Back to the Future. Rambo. St. Elmo's Fire. ET. Beverly Hills Cop. Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Pretty in Pink. Robocop. Blade Runner. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles. Home Alone. Bill & Ted. Risky Business. Karate Kid. Footloose. Labyrinth.
There's probably hundreds more, I could add to this all day. We didn't get to watch a lot of TV growing up and I never went back and watched them. I've seen clips and know the stories but I've never sat and fully watched them
Aggressive_Economy_8@reddit
I watched all the Rocky movies in a single 3 day weekend. The original is good, but it's not "fun." Rocky III is fun. Rocky IV is a little sad, but it is also fun. Rocky II and Rocky V blow. Rocky Balboa is ok.
MIBJO@reddit
Same. I binged Rocky 1 to the one with Drago in one day.
thugdaddyxtopher@reddit
Have you seen the Creed movies yet?
Aggressive_Economy_8@reddit
I only saw the first one. I was underwhelmed, but in fairness, I had just had a baby and was tirrrrrrred. Maybe I should revist them.
MIBJO@reddit
It took me years to watch ET the whole way through. Something always happened where I would have to stop the tape no more than 2/3rds in.
I was about 12 when I finally sat down and watched the whole thing in its entirety.
geek_the_greek@reddit
Pulp fiction
MilkSlow6880@reddit
Titanic
qwerty-game@reddit
Watch the first one. It’s really good. I remember seeing it in the theater. I can’t imagine what it would be like in the type of theaters we have these days.
Cultural_Cow_8548@reddit
“The Mist (1967)”.
I heard it was good, I just never got around to seeing it.
CamBearCookie@reddit
I have never seen Toy Story 3.
N0vyraX77@reddit
Never saw The Goonies. At this point I'm too afraid to admit it in public so I just nod along when people quote it. Feels like I'm living a lie.
Alpharoll@reddit
You know there's a simple fix for your dilemma
DeeRexBox@reddit
41 year old male here. I only saw Top Gun in the last 2 years. Honestly shocking I made it that long without it.
vault13exile@reddit
Rumble fish for me
And I absolutely adore Diane lane
LuxLiner@reddit
Last Action Hero
Alpharoll@reddit
The Godfather & Scarface
DoctorFunktopus@reddit
I’ve never seen silence of the lambs or the shining. But at this point Ive seen them referenced/parodied in so many other things I feel like I don’t really need to.
Brawndo_or_Water@reddit
E.T and I'm 49
bluekillgore@reddit
It was such a big part of my youth I cant really compute this post. Wow what I wouldn't give to watch this with virgin eyes..... dont waste it .... make sure you hold out for a theater screening
Robosl0b@reddit
madlibs13@reddit
E. T.
texpa@reddit
Jurassic Park? What? You savage.
dundeegimpgirl@reddit
Heathers. It, on paper, looks like it would be a no brainer. Christian Slater, Winona Ryder, Shannon Doherty three actors I enjoy but the movie holds no appeal to me.
Ok-Area5927@reddit
Titanic
BillG2330@reddit
The Princess Bride.
Every incredulous reaction i get to stating fuels my desire to continue to avoid it even more.
FirehawkLS1@reddit
Independence Day.
earthtobobby@reddit
Amadeus.
ohb78@reddit
As a movie guy this entire thread makes me sad
Pnmamouf1@reddit
The godfather
DRSU1993@reddit
I'm 32 years old and somehow I have never watched The Lion King.
RandomWarthog79@reddit
How?!
ijustsailedaway@reddit
ET
I’ve seen bits and pieces over the years but never the whole thing. Just never seemed appealing.
Trashusdeadeye@reddit
Django Unchained. For some reason it never appealed to me.
Manda_lorian39@reddit
I was in my late 30s before I watched Jurassic park the first time. It is a really good watch, still
Ok-Perspective5336@reddit
The Back to the Future trilogy. Only caught bits on TV of each one. Also Saving Private Ryan.
BigDaddyUKW@reddit
therealpopkiller@reddit
Ghost, Cocktail, Road House, Point Break... no idea what I was doing between 88-91 except watching Ghostbusters and Back to the Future over and over and over again
Elandycamino@reddit
I hate to admit this but over Christmas I finally started watching Indiana Jones movies.
Anemones_In__Spades@reddit
The Goonies and Space Balls
SpeedWobblenoob@reddit
Princess bride
oneeweflock@reddit
The Goonies, Dirty Dancing & Grease
OnlySezBeautiful@reddit
Back to the Future. Just never came across it
CharmingBoot2762@reddit
I haven’t seen any Disney movie except Beauty and the Beast. My parents were signing paperwork to buy a house and that was supposed to distract me.
blinkertx@reddit
Scream
Brew_Dude717@reddit
Goonies til I met my wife. I'd seen bits and pieces but never the whole thing. She made me. It was... Good? I mean, I'm sure it's better when you're 11.
tensen01@reddit
Genuinely can't think of a single one. Not just because I'm never ashamed of not having seen/heard something.
noreasterner@reddit
Star Wars
Impressive-Bug-1983@reddit
Lion King
stevebobeeve@reddit
I keep telling myself I’m going to sit down and watch Clue and it keeps never happening
drinkslinger1974@reddit
I just never wanted to 🤷🏻♂️
Ilikedinosaurs2023@reddit
Please, for the love of god, go watch the first Jurassic Park. You're missing out, seriously! Then, please come back and update us on whether you liked it! 😆
I'm sad you'll never see those CGI effects when they were unlike anything we've ever seen before..but even so I feel like they hold up quite well even with our newer technology.
MrsEmilyN@reddit
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Warshrimp@reddit
I scrolled through this whole thread and didn't see a single movie mentioned that I have not seen.
IDigRollinRockBeer@reddit
Same
realitythreek@reddit
That’s kind of the point right? They’re listing movies that practically everyone saw and they’re ashamed they haven’t yet.
Out-There1013@reddit
So far I've just come across The Outsiders and Dark Crystal.
Taanistat@reddit
Same, and only one that I simply don't like and never have...A Christmas Story.
Spiritual-Promise402@reddit
Same. My parents absolutely loved movies. We were regulars as Blockbuster Video. We picked up a video and snacks after church every Sunday
russianhandwhore@reddit
Star Wars.
Automatic-Being-@reddit
I wish I could see Jurassic park for the first time again
Oriasten77@reddit
Not ashamed, but the first movie that comes to mind is Kids. I've seen pretty much all the big movies of our generation. Well I don't think I've seen St Elmo's Fire but that's more of an elder Gen X thing. I've seen the other John Hughes movies like Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller. But big Hollywood stuff from our time I've probably seen it. Saw Jurassic Park in theaters. Forrest Gump too. But so far I have not had the chance to sit and watch Kids.
spderweb@reddit
Are you kidding?! Go now. Go watch it. Now. Like stop reading comments. Go watch it. Now.
I never watched The Goonies!
JagarHardfart@reddit
Ferris buehler and good burger
BreezyMoonTree@reddit
LOTR
Funandgeeky@reddit
Neverending Story and Karate Kid
Perfect_Argument8553@reddit
I’ve seen Jurassic Park a dozen times and I still hold my breath during that kitchen scene.
Shanklin_The_Painter@reddit
Titanic
jerryweezer@reddit
Wait, what?!? How can you have not seen this?!? It’s soooo good still!
Switchbladekitten@reddit
The goonies. Princess bride.
picollo7@reddit
You need to tell a fellow Xennial so they can fall over on the floor while they shout "oh my gawwwwwwd!"
poofyhairguy@reddit
Blade Runner. Tried to watch it as an adult and quit. I know it’s supposed to be a masterpiece but it’s one of those movies that you have to read a bunch of article to “get it.”
Mackheath1@reddit
Goonies
Sorry, I think I missed the time to watch it, because I heard so much about it for 30 years that it will likely not be right to watch. Too many memes/jokes all the time that I now want to let it rest in my mind as a terrific movie I didn't see.
As for Jurassic Park? It's still stands, so you might give it a shot.
MundaneHuckleberry58@reddit
Not me but I recently learned my husband of 20+ years never saw titanic or top gun. We’ve made him watch titanic, top gun is next. (Even though I stand by titanic is terrible).
nyclovesme@reddit
Ironically, mine is ‘The Bucket List’. Someday I’ll watch it to get what everyone else is talking about when they say the title.
DustedGorilla82@reddit
Jurassic Park in the theater was eye opening for me
BugEquivalents@reddit
I’ve never actually seen Kids, which is weird because I worked at a video store for many years in high school.
ravingwanderer@reddit
I’ve seen 90% of films others haven’t. One that I never saw is Dick Tracy. I remember cards with bubblegum that cane out at the time and I was fascinated with the villains. I do want to seeit, just haven’t found it on my streaming platforms where I live.
bbbbears@reddit
I never watched the Matrix because I was in middle school when it came out, and my two best friends were beefing. For some reason I got caught in the middle and our entire friend group went to go see the Matrix, but deliberately left me out.
I found out later that one of them was trash talking me and lied that I said I’d only go if one of them wasn’t invited. Not true!
I think I finally watched it 20 yrs later but I was still stewing about not being invited so it was kind of a bummer.
red286@reddit
I wouldn't say ashamed or anything, but a lot of people in our generation find it weird that I've never seen The Goonies. When I was a kid, my mom refused to let me watch it because she saw the pirate skull and Sloth on the box and decided it was a horror movie. I tried watching it a few years ago, but it's 100% just a kids' movie and doesn't land the same when there's no nostalgia involved.
I also didn't watch Labyrinth until I was almost 40, but that one's actually watchable as an adult, so to anyone who hasn't seen it, I'd recommend doing so. It's not great, but it's not terrible either.
ArtsyRabb1t@reddit
6th sense. My friend and I went and we got freaked out and left.
rarepinkhippo@reddit
This is amazing
Stock-Blackberry-812@reddit
Any of the Star Wars seen bits and pieces throughout the years but have never seen any of them from beginning.
L31121@reddit
Indiana Jones…any of them. idk why, but just never got around to it
rarepinkhippo@reddit
Oh man, those ones are actually really fun, you should at least watch the first one if you run across it on tv.
Do_it_My_Way-79@reddit
I had never seen UHF until last year. A long overdue watch.
Mr_Lucidity@reddit
I don't remember ever watching the Princess Bride all the way through, nor do I remember people really mentioning it much growing up, but somehow as an adult everyone my age looks back on that movie as one of the most iconic of time time, I somehow missed the boat and the entire conversation. Still need to sit down and watch it all the way through one of these days.
rarepinkhippo@reddit
I spent a solid portion of that movie pouting/protesting sitting on the floor of the movie theater refusing to watch it, because there’s a scene where a giant rat is killed that upset me
switheld@reddit
i didn't see The Princess Bride until I was in my 30s somehow. I think I was too old to watch it for the first time because I don't really get the hype
katharsister@reddit
I showed it to my bf recently and he did not get the humor. He was like.... it's it trying to be a comedy? If it is it's not funny. He thought it was dumb.
Miraculously we're still together.
elliemff@reddit
There’s lots for me but most have been mentioned. One that I didn’t see named from my list:
Never seen any Gremlins. Had the toys though like a good lil 80s baby.
Reasonable_Craft_823@reddit
Same here! My mom rented it but I’m a sissy and was too scared to watch these little creatures. One day!
rarepinkhippo@reddit
My dad taped the first little bit of it and that was my copy of Gremlins, which just consisted of “boy gets cute, unusual pet … end of movie!”
PizzaDonutCoolness@reddit
It was the first movie I saw in the theater! I watched it with my kids recently and it stands the test of time. Watch it!!
Amoeba-Shteve@reddit
I’ve never seen that and I’m not ashamed at all about it. I haven’t seen E.T. either. 🤷🏻
Significant-Rush-129@reddit
Not movie but show: outside of a few random eps, I never got into Dawson’s Creek.
In hs/college I didn’t follow any shows, my social life was the center of my world so I missed all these. Caught up with One Tree Hill and Gilmore Girls on Netlflix later on and liked both. Still a Dawson’s Virgin, tho!
tibbletsforever@reddit
I have watched Star Wars or Star Trek movies and never will…. Spaceballs on the other hand is in my top 19 movies of all time soooo 🤷🏻♀️
Electronic-Bear2030@reddit
E.T. Never even once
Girth_Brooks_1969@reddit
Based on how pervasive this movie was/is, it's amazing you haven't accidentally seen it.
This film is still the best use of special effects in cinematic history. Yeah, I said it.
n_mcrae_1982@reddit
Shawshank Redemption
socandostuff@reddit
James Bond. Any of them.
Jolly_Law_7973@reddit
Not ashamed, but I have never seen the Princess Bride. I don't really have an inclination to.
Appropriate-Neck-585@reddit
OP should watch "Billy & The Cloneasaurus"
https://youtu.be/ik0BPKM9WQg?si=luxiARKOk5FJRsCX
larryb78@reddit (OP)
Oh you have got to be kidding sir! First you think of an idea that has already been done, then you give it a title that nobody could possibly like! Didn’t you think this through?!?!
Appropriate-Neck-585@reddit
"What were you thinking?! I mean...thank you, come again!"
Basic-Pair8908@reddit
Mines the godfather and top gun
Intrepid_Ad3083@reddit
Mine would be Willow
Starwarsandbacon@reddit
Im not a fan of gatekeeping but i dont know if you can call yourself a xennial if you didnt see this in the theater multiple times.
PrettiestofRichards@reddit
I have no interest in seeing Titanic.
WorkingItOutSomeday@reddit
I know many of the references but I've never seen Forest Gump in whole.
Too long when I was a teen and didnt care enough to rent it as an adult
SanchoPliskin@reddit
Have you read the book at least? If not do that. Then find out when a local theater is playing the original and go see it in a theater.
_Mikey_Boy_@reddit
I’ve never seen The Goonies. Feel my shame.
beachluvr13@reddit
The godfather
gypsyjacks453@reddit
Titanic. And I’m still not interested, haha
Dull_Reflection5087@reddit
The Princess Bride - though I finally saw it last year.
Adventurous_Cloud_20@reddit
I don't know about my "youth" exactly but the first Lord of the Rings movie came out in 2001 (I graduated in 2000) when I was in the Navy. I just never saw it or any of the other ones.
n10w4@reddit
Yea avatar wasn’t during my youth but never watched it
krillthemalll@reddit
Read the books first.
RVAforthewin@reddit
People frequently say to do this when there’s a book/book series tied to a movie and I don’t understand why. I’ve rarely seen someone say a movie is better than the book so why would I want to read the book first just to set myself up for disappointment when watching the movie? Movies are two hours and can’t get into the same level of detail as book. Why not watch the two hour version of the story then go back and read the version that has so much more detail?
krillthemalll@reddit
LOTR is 3+ hours per movie and mostly true to the books making it the exception.
RVAforthewin@reddit
Fair enough
shankthedog@reddit
Amalie
TryFine317@reddit
Someone in my area has this ride.
rojoshow13@reddit
Schindler's List
CubicleHermit@reddit
For the younger part of my youth, about half of John Hughes' high school movies. Although a lot of them run together, so even if I saw them, I don't remember which is which. Basically, I've seen Ferris Bueller and the Breakfast Club.
For the older part of my youth, The Lion King.
HIs4HotSauce@reddit
I had Gen X cousins who babysat me, and I hung out with my younger millennial cousins later in my youth-- so I've been exposed to almost ALL the heavy-hitting movies from the 80s and 90s.
Two movies come to mind-- I never saw Watership Down, and I never saw The Passion of the Christ.
goodbyeshoe@reddit
My wife has never seen (and refuses to see) E.T.
LtPowers@reddit
Stand By Me and The Sandlot
Typical_Dweller@reddit
Goonies, and I am confident I did not miss anything.
On the other hand, I pity those who never experienced Monster Squad.
IAmNotAPersonSorry@reddit
Pulp Fiction for me. Having watched a handful of other Tarantino films, I don’t think this will ever change.
Inevitable-While-577@reddit
Right? Everything by him is a pass for me.
VoteForLubo@reddit
You are brave to admit this. I totally agree.
vixisgoodenough@reddit
My people!! Everyone practically vomits when I say that pulp fiction is overrated.
CubicleHermit@reddit
I liked Pulp Fiction and still agree it was overrated.
Appropriate-Neck-585@reddit
🤮
FluffySuperDuck@reddit
Just curious to know what you don't like about his film? Most people I know enjoy his films so I would be curious to hear a dissenting opinion. The only complaint I have heard was from my sister who complained about the gore in Kill Bill.
Inevitable-While-577@reddit
Gore and unfunny humor that only 17 year old boys love, in my opinion.
ailish@reddit
I am so so on Tarantino, but I do love Pulp Fiction.
gnash117@reddit
First time I watched Pulp Fiction I thought it was so boring. The second time for some reason the absurdity of the scenes just made me laugh. Full belly laughs that make your eyes water. I have seen it a few more times and find it very funny now but didn't like the move at all when I first watch it.
Omgkimwtf@reddit
First time I saw Pulp Fiction, my sister and I were watching it on a laptop in her bed one night. Halfway through the movie, someone set off small firecrackers in the alley near our house, we legit thought someone was shooting a gun near us. Made the whole movie experience better.
IceXence@reddit
Watched it, loved the soundtrack and the aesthetic but the actual story in the movie wasn't really interesting.
Rich-Truth5329@reddit
I’m curious which Tarantino films have you seen?
UnluckyCardiologist9@reddit
Labyrinth.
Firebolt164@reddit
I don't know if it's purely a Xennial thing but I have never once seen any of the Matrix Flicks
colostitute@reddit
I saw this for the first time because it a was a friend’s birthday party. I started feeling sick during the movie. Threw up in my friend’s Mom’s car on the way back from the movie.
This actually made me hate the movie until it came out on VHS and my family rented it. From then on, I loved it!
DripDrop777@reddit
Go watch it right now! It holds up!
Ryokurin@reddit
Never seen Titanic. I flat out refused to go when it was out. And I'm going to say the Men in Black series. I've seen a lot of clips of them, but never watched any of them completely.
frawgster@reddit
I’ll probably get absolutely cooked for admitting this…
The Princess Bride
paulster2626@reddit
My wife made me and the kids watch it a few weeks ago. We thought it sucked. Didn't age very well imo.
Appropriate-Diver301@reddit
I don't like it much at all. Except for Wallace Shaw. I like his part. But that's probably because of DS9.
Out-There1013@reddit
I watched it a few years ago to see Andre. I thought it was a charming little film that didn't take itself too seriously but I knew all the famous lines already.
dkoehn78@reddit
Nightmare Before Christmas
ahawk99@reddit
I have never seen any of the Star Wars movies. Nor do I plan to. ✅
MsBlondeViking@reddit
I didn’t watch Monster Squad or Goonies until my mid twenties. Not ashamed to admit it though lol, didn’t care for either.
Lava-Chicken@reddit
Dirty Dancing
anachrolady@reddit
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
justforkicks28@reddit
Forest Gump
choir-mama@reddit
Same. Only bits and pieces.
Lawndemon@reddit
Yep me too. No interest in ever seeing it either.
_Asshole_Fuck_@reddit
Labyrinth.
ShutYourYapper_@reddit
Titanic. Never bothered to see if because I already knew the ending.
Allenrw81@reddit
I'm not ashamed to admit it, but The Sandlot (1993). Also, I've never seen a James Bond movie.
Appropriate-Neck-585@reddit
Watch the Sandlot! You won't be sorry.
XxFezzgigxX@reddit
MagicalMysticalMyth@reddit
Any Indiana Jones movie. I was born in 1981.
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
If there's any to see, it'd be Raiders of the Lost Arc, or Last Crusade. Raiders absolutely sets up the entire series. It gives us everything Indiana Jones, but has effects that are a sign of their generation. Crusade has newer more polished effects, and still has the heart of the original. The others are all weaker offerings in the series.
If you want an adventure movie with lots of Nazis getting punched (or better), Raiders is a great time.
bynwho@reddit
Can’t agree more. I’d have to sit in my mom’s lap when we watched movies like this so she could cover my eyes during the scary parts. Little me thought that if it was too scary for me to see, then it was too scary for my mom to see, so I covered her eyes too. Poor woman didn’t get to see the scary parts of Raiders until I was older than 5.
Unlucky_Put6539@reddit
Goonies. I think that’s the movie I hear these weird quotes from but I’ve never gotten it
hatesbiology84@reddit
I haven’t seen any Star Wars films.
ailish@reddit
Just kidding, not everyone likes everything.
Inevitable-While-577@reddit
Me neither!
RVAforthewin@reddit
I tried. I tried watching episodes 4, 5, and 6 in the order in which they were released and I just did not understand the insane obsession. I’ve never been able to get interested in that franchise.
greenleo33@reddit
A Nightmare Before Christmas. I hate stop motion claymation. I appreciate the time and talent the artists and filmmakers put into it, but I hate the look. I’m also just not a fan of most Tim Burton films. What’s great is it’s my besties favorite movie lol
eannaj@reddit
This movie is like a rollercoaster, my friends and I saw it like 10 times in the theater.
paulster2626@reddit
Seems every week someone posts about that movie "Kids" and everyone goes all omg about it. I've never seen it, don't plan to.
Natural_Yak_4437@reddit
If you were the same age as them when it was filmed, it kinda hits a bit close to home. At least for me. I wasn't involved in anything those kids were doing, but had friends that were. It's fucking gnarly. Like watch it once and never again. There's only one person that is somewhat likable in it.
agentmkultra666@reddit
The soundtrack is phenomenal but that movie will fuck you right up. I’m not really surprised when people our age haven’t seen it, it’s not for everyone.
sacrelicio@reddit
Never seen it either
BassElement@reddit
Fair. It's a film you really have to be prepared for anyway so, if you have no interest, it's really not worth you spending the time.
Corn_Beefies@reddit
I finally watched Titanic last year
PizzaDonutCoolness@reddit
Any of the Matrix movies. I always meant to but then there are so many other movies to watch. Maybe one day!
Cautious_Resolve3652@reddit
Goonies. I seen bits and pieces of it online . I guess I just wasn't into it
TwilightTink@reddit
Braveheart. I didn't even know he died for more than a decade
cptsears@reddit
I've never watched The Godfather films. A bit before our time but I recall it was being pushed hard on VHS, maybe for their 20th anniversary. I thought those stories glamorized crime and violence, because that's what my parents would tell me, and I was pretty sensitive to that when I was a kid. But now, having seen other films of the genre, I really have no excuse.
mykeuk@reddit
I should watch more films, really. It's a running joke that I haven't seen pretty much any of the classics, including Star Wars.
AccidentalSister@reddit
American Pie 🇺🇸🥧
But to be fair, I actively boycotted the movie in high school, because I’m a flutist and I was very offended by all the “one time at band camp…” nonsense 😂
I would like to watch it eventually!
peachsangria@reddit
I didn’t watch Jurassic Park for the first time until around 2017, and I have to say it didn’t have the same impact as it did on everyone who watched it in our youth. It’s nostalgic for them now to watch it as adults.
Unrealized_Gain33@reddit
Blair Witch Project. Never seen it. Can’t do shaky cam. 🤢
FluffySuperDuck@reddit
You're not missing anything. It's not scary and has a really disappointing ending
dylan_kun@reddit
Fast Times at Ridgement High, though to be honest this feels like a solid gen X movie because it's a high school drama that came out when I was 2yo.
hardisonthefloor@reddit
I’m 42 and I just watched Star Wars for the first time a few months ago. It was alright…
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
Some movies are just made for the big screen. I'm a big Star Wars fan, but there's no denying that the opening sequence is made to maximize the effect of a theatre used to overwhelm the senses with the technology available at the time.
As a kid I liked Star Wars a lot, but hadn't seen it on the big screen until the special edition came out. That was... challenging for its own reasons, but it was absolutely mind-expanding to understand how it had hit audiences 20 years prior. I'm not sure any other movie has made as powerful a use of the theatre format for opening a story.
Skipper0463@reddit
ET. I’ve only seen a clip or two.
huan83@reddit
The first Die Hard, I can even quote it quite well, but haven't seen it, I'm lame.
Ticksdonthavelymph@reddit
I still haven’t seen the Lion King, (any versions). It has been on my to do list for 30 yrs?
dylan_kun@reddit
The 94 animation is the only one worth watching. Live Broadway show is good too but I'd rather watch the animation.
StargasmSargasm@reddit
Not ashamed, but I've never seen E.T. or The Blues Brothers. But I'm ok with it.
PeanutTimely6846@reddit
Fight Club!
In my defense, I own it on Blu-ray. I just never got around to watching it.
pug_fugly_moe@reddit
Schindler’s List
FluffySuperDuck@reddit
I haven't seen this either. I want to but it's one of those movies that everytime I suggest it my partner goes "ugh, why do you want to watch something so heavy?" So it has yet to happen.
Slamnflwrchild@reddit
Titanic. And at this point the react I get from people is more entertaining than the movie could be.
I also just hate Leonardo DiCaprios face.
jawnbaejaeger@reddit
Jerry Maguire. Bridget Jones's Diary. Life is Beautiful.
At this point, I refuse to watch them.
FluffySuperDuck@reddit
If you like Jane Austen, Bridget Jones Diary is worth it. It's just a modern day Pride and Prejudice.
AbsolutelyNot5555@reddit
I only saw Jurassic Park for the first time a few years ago! I have still never seen Free Willy.
Gewitwel@reddit
Never saw Never ending story.
Short-Nail-3781@reddit
Star Wars
MdmeAlbertine@reddit
There was a time when everyone and their dog had seen The English Patient; it was everywhere. Now, I don't think it's even a cultural touchstone, so I don't feel left out having missed it.
jspecial1979@reddit
The karate kid for me.
po_ta_toes_80@reddit
I've never seen The Lion King, and at this point, I know enough references to it that I never need to.
thewayshesaidLA@reddit
A few of the 80s teen movies - Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, probably some more.
Ice_crusher_bucket@reddit
Ive never seen any Starwars, Harry Potter, or Lord of the Rings. I am in my mid 40s.
Oregon_Grunge@reddit
Titanic
ElderBerry2020@reddit
Pulp Fiction
AbbreviationsBorn276@reddit
My girl.
BlueEyedRelic@reddit
Princess Bride
I did finally see it when my wife found out and thought it was “unacceptable” and made a movie night.
It’s fantastic.
midnight-dour@reddit
Seen more movies than most people I know, but I have never seen The Dark Crystal. And, actually, I’ve never seen Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory in its entirety.
Sheep_Slayer_6@reddit
Terminator
GigaGeon@reddit
I've never seen any of the American Pie movies.
pearmaster@reddit
Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Also, I've never seen Titanic, but I have no shame about not seeing that one.
Muffin_Biscuit@reddit
Star Wars. Not a single one.
Neither-Safety-7090@reddit
I’ve never seen Dirty Dancing. I don’t know why but it just never happened. Every time I tell another woman my age this they gasp in horror.
Out-There1013@reddit
Y'all gotta film some reaction videos for YouTube.
midnight-dour@reddit
Fell into a rabbit hole of those videos. Watching people watch Friday the 13th for the first time humors me greatly.
Munchkin531@reddit
Rocky Horror Picture Show. 🫣 I just never saw it in my youth and wasn't that interested as I got older. I love Tim Curry though. Maybe I'll watch it this year finally.
whywires@reddit
I've never seen this either. One of the local theaters had it for midnight movies when I was in high school and I knew it was a big thing for fans. But I was under the impression that it was not enjoyable unless you were dressed up, throwing shit, yelling out dialogue, etc.
dylan_kun@reddit
You don't need to do all those things but it helps to enjoy silly things. For example you might have people in the audience run up and act out scenes on stage and you might get squirt guns raining on you during rain scenes. They will know it's your first time and involve you. It's an safe outlet for otherwise introverted people to be a bit silly, like comic con.
Jimmy_McAltPants@reddit
Titanic
BK_0000@reddit
I have never seen E.T.. Or if I have, I was so young that I don't remember seeing it.
PercentageRoutine310@reddit
I hear both movies are absolutely legendary. Gives Schindler’s List and The Shawshank Redemption a run for their money.
FluffySuperDuck@reddit
OMG. I love super Mario Bros even though it's so ridiculous. i think I just found my movie for 4/20
Retina400@reddit
Clueless, Tommy boy, of the top of my head
camptastic_plastic@reddit
Also the one about kicking the wolf man in the nards. I actually only know that one from people talking about it in this sub.
midnight-dour@reddit
The Monster Squad. I didn’t see that one until a few years ago.
Spiritual-Promise402@reddit
Does Rocky Horror Picture Show count? I dunno why but this one keeps evading me
FluffySuperDuck@reddit
See if there are any shadowcast showings in your area. It will make it way better and remember to tell them you're a virgin!
frecklemimus79@reddit
I didn’t see it until last year. Don’t know how, since I hung out with theater kids.
sacrelicio@reddit
I've seen almost all the big ones but my parents seldom purchased VHS so I never got to watch anything over and over again and memorize all the quotes and stuff. Most of my peers had at least a few favorite movies on tape as a kid.
iwasnotarobot@reddit
Jurassic Park was a horror movie wrapped up and packaged like it was kid friendly. Way too many deaths to be kid friendly.
agentmkultra666@reddit
I saw it when it came out and also rewatched it recently. I think it’s not too crazy on the horror spectrum for kids. I certainly loved it back then.
Liathano_Fire@reddit
It was pg-13. Totally acceptable imo.
Holofernes_Head@reddit
I've never seen St. Elmo's Fire, which is weird considering I've seen all the other Brat Pack movies.
thisismystupidname12@reddit
I am in absolutely no way ashamed, in fact I’m kinda proud of myself, for never having seen Titanic.
Pawnstitution@reddit
Never seen a single Star Wars movie…
Financial-Reward-949@reddit
Lord of the rings, maybe seen a half hour of one, man have I tried and tried, but never made it very far into the first haven’t seen the others
Porkape@reddit
Back to the future, Stand by Me, Apocalypse Now, Godfather, Rambo and many more. By the time I was given shit for it by my peers too many parodies had come out that I didn’t feel the need to visit the source. Saw Goonies last year though because of my kid.
FluffySuperDuck@reddit
Back to the Future would be another good one for your kid.
ipainttreesandstuff@reddit
That Kiefer Sutherland vampire movie. And the Boondock saints.
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
Boondock Saints probably won't hold up to a new viewing. It caught the wave of a particular zeitgeist, but that wave crested and ebbed. It still has some excellent parts, and some parts are very dated.
Spiritual-Promise402@reddit
Colperc@reddit
You missed out big time on this one. I have to say seeing this as a little boy made me a lifelong fan of monsters.
aliencardboard@reddit
WATCH Jurassic Park ASAP.
LemonSkye@reddit
Dirty Dancing, Titanic, Top Gun, and basically every classic horror movie from the 80s-2000. I've never been much of a horror fan, but have been trying to remedy the last part by attempting to watch horror movies I haven't seen every October.
rebelangel@reddit
I’ve never seen Napoleon Dynamite. I remember people raving hard about it when it came out, and I think that actually killed my desire to watch it.
sureal42@reddit
I have never seen a single toy story movie...
Ossmo02@reddit
Monty Python - any of them. I fall asleep 10 minutes in to holy grail every time
mehFUMF@reddit
Big Trouble in Little China. I'll see myself out.
universal_cereal_bus@reddit
Braveheart. Suck it, William Wallace.
jedi_amy@reddit
Born in the mid 80’s, reached mid-adolescence in Y2K, and I’ve never see “The Blair Witch Project,” “Scream,” “American Pie,” or “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
elphaba00@reddit
I did see Jurassic Park eventually, but it was after it was released on VHS a year later in 1994.
I’ve never seen Titanic. Didn’t appeal to me
im_wudini@reddit
Kill Bill, either of them
jayne-eerie@reddit
I'm not ashamed by any of them because honestly, if I really wanted to see something I would have made time at some point in the last 40ish years. But the ones that seem to come up the most often are Goonies and Karate Kid.
No-Juice8483@reddit
The God Fathers and Scar Face
pawogub@reddit
Ferris Bueller
PM_ME_UR_KITTY_CAT@reddit
Jesus Christ, go watch Jurassic Park already.
Specialist-Fill24@reddit
I have made a promise to myself to not see even one full minute of Titanic, and I haven't.
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
If you can spare one minute and twenty-six seconds, I encourage you to watch Titanic Super3D.
Da_Fish@reddit
Never seen most Cohan Brothers films outside of Raising Arizona and No County for Old Men. No reason though it's not like I avoided them they just aren't things I'd watch on my own and they never come up in group watches , theater or home viewing.
bleu_waffl3s@reddit
I didn’t see goonies until I was 40
wongkarho@reddit
tool22482@reddit
So why don’t you just watch it lol
chrisobrien13@reddit
Goonies.
Too young to have seen it in the theater, older siblings didn't rest it on VHS.
JunkHead1979@reddit
I'd be here all day naming off movies
8th_Dynasty@reddit
Titanic
redditydothis@reddit
Y’all should take a moment and watch some of these movies that you have missed. You are missing out and I think you will be pleasantly surprised as to how good these movies are. There is a reason why they are so near and dear to people’s hearts and pop culture.
FluffySuperDuck@reddit
I agree. I see a lot of people saying Titanic, some with edgelord worthy pride but it's worth seeing. Not for Jack and Rose, forget those two, it's just a cinema masterpiece. James Cameron did an excellent job with everything being an exact replica and most of the side characters were actual people that were passengers on the boat. If you watch the remaster even the sky is the same as it was that night. The romance is fine but it's how visually stunning it is that captures you.
veepeedeepee@reddit
I just saw The Matrix for the first time a few months ago and I honestly don’t understand the appeal.
epired@reddit
Duuude! I'm sorry for your loss of the most espectacular feeling you would get in a movie theater.
DG04511@reddit
The Big Lebowski
Khajiit_Has_Upvotes@reddit
Labyrinth. I finally started it a few weeks ago. Didn't finish. Didn't like it.
Feisty-Bluebird-5277@reddit
Et, considering sci fi is my fav genre it’s bizarre I somehow missed out on it, I will watch one day, most likely lol
Iceicecream22@reddit
A7HABASKA@reddit
My dude, please listen carefully. Cancel your plans tonight. Invite some friends over or if there are kids in your life have them join. Solo mish totally acceptable as well.
Lights down, volume up, phone in the other room. And enjoy one of the most pleasurable films ever made by a master at the top of his game, along with an incredible, undersung banner cast, and a production team that without exaggeration changed the art in ways that are still reverberating.
Also one of the most iconic scores in film.
Enjoy!
Adrasteia-One@reddit
I know it's more from our childhood, but Top Gun. Still have never seen it. I thought it looked cool as a kid, but not sure why I just never actually saw it. Maybe Tom Cruise.
lfergy@reddit
Jurassic Park is still the GOAT. It’s visually as impressive as the day it came out, no joke. Blows the newer films out of the water.
ValancyNeverReadsit@reddit
It’s on my list, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. I did recently watch Goonies and The Big Lebowski for the first time, so there’s hope for me yet 😉
Abidarthegreat@reddit
Anything Dune. And it's gotten to the point that I won't allow myself to ever see any of it.
Straight_Cod_3510@reddit
Gremlins. Not really interested but people are appalled when I say.
man_teats@reddit
I moved to Oregon 20 years ago and when I told locals I'd never seen The GoonIes they FREAKED OUT
Reverbolo@reddit
The Godfather series. None of them... 🙈
FaceRockerMD@reddit
I've never seen the Goonies
principled_principal@reddit
Shawshank Redemption
krakhare@reddit
Thomas Crown Affair. It wasn’t on my radar despite me having huge [thing] for Rene Russo.
B_and_H_@reddit
Titanic
Meatball-Alfredo-Mom@reddit
The Never Ending Story
mmoonbelly@reddit
Shawshank Redemption
uncle-sensei@reddit
Just saw the original Star Wars just last year. Also never seen Princess Diaries.
Low_Fig9237@reddit
Empire Records. Don’t know why. I just didn’t.
Also - I almost never went to the movies as a child, so most of the 80s kids films were seen when I was older, unless they were on TV when I was sitting in front of it. I still haven’t seen Labyrinth.
Kitchen_Ad6227@reddit
mackattacknj83@reddit
I think I've seen every movie
Liathano_Fire@reddit
I was going through the replies tonsee if someone named one I haven't seen.
Not yet, seen em all. Modern movies however, I could name plenty.
Wolf_Parade@reddit
Even that one with the guy who was also in that other thing?
DrMcJedi@reddit
Captain_Desi_Pants@reddit
One that always makes people gasp is when I tell them I haven’t seen The Shawshank Redemption.
I was 12 in ‘94 and by the time it was on TV I was not interested in staying in and watching movies with my parents. So, that one slipped through the cracks for me.
sicksixgamer@reddit
Not really of our generation but I have never seen Deliverance. And so many people referenced it growing up.
jdsmith575@reddit
Batman
KingAuraBorus@reddit
Harry Potter
Otisthedog999@reddit
Star Wars. I've tried, but I just can't sit through it.
I did see Empire Strikes back. But none of the rest.
Status-Hovercraft784@reddit
Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
I did end up watching it like a year ago and was actually mortified with how much of a fuckin' sociopathic asshole Ferris is. Like the whole movie is him just fucking everything and everyone up. Just a rich little fucker with no moral parameters whatsoever, and he's the protagonist.
Only redeeming quality of the film is Charlie Sheen's brief cameo.
slappy_mcslapenstein@reddit
I've never seen Princess Bride. I know the basic story. I've just never seen the movie.
RavenTerp84@reddit
Jurassic Park was on during a sleepover in maybe 5th grade? I was bored so stopped paying attention. That's the closest I've come to watching it.
Same thing happened with The Matrix. I'm just really not into fantasy/sci-fi stuff.
thrwaway070879@reddit
I've never seen Titanic. I'm not ashamed though. I know it sinks and an old lady lost jewelry
vince_flame@reddit
I'm not ashamed at all. I'm proud I've never seen Titanic. I've also never seen Home Alone until last Christmas when I finally watched it. It was fine.
affectionateanarchy8@reddit
Oh tons of em, i didnt get into movies til i was like 38 lol it's probably easier to name ones Ive seen
tattoo_dood@reddit
Classic, great movie. Book is even better - I reread it every couple years.
redonkulousness@reddit
Not really from my childhood, but the lord of the rings
i_chose_this_shit@reddit
Back to the Future.
tourniquet2099@reddit
Scarface
However, the way it blew up in the late 90s with the glorification, i kinda dont mind never seeing it.
HistoricalThespian@reddit
I've never seen Flashdance, Footloose, or Say Anything.
frecklemimus79@reddit
I hadn’t seen Flashdance or Footloose until a few years ago. Footloose is better than it has any right to be. Flashdance is weird but also very good. Say Anything feels like one of the latter John Hughes movies, tho the ending fizzles out.
qisfortaco@reddit
Repo Man
Rude_Man_Who_Shushes@reddit
My wife makes fun of me because I watch Jurassic Park just about every time it's on TV
brightdark@reddit
Back to the Future.
scoot2006@reddit
I didn’t watch The Princess Bride until after I was out of college because I thought it was a “girl movie”.
Inconceivable!
Roland-Of-Eld-19@reddit
Ernest Goes to School, Ernest Goes to Africa & Slamdunk Ernest
peezd@reddit
The Sandlot
beneaththemassacre@reddit
Avatar. Hunger Games
blackhawksq@reddit
Wouldn't say I'm "ashamed" to admit it. But I've never watched The Princess Bride
sey5_venn@reddit
I never really watched any of the National Lampoon movies. I think I watched bits and pieces of them on cable TV, but that's it.
carryon4threedays@reddit
Independent_Ad8724@reddit
I have never seen Field of Dreams and its one of my boyfriends faves.
Stevey1001@reddit
The Warriors
MAILBOXHED@reddit
Jurassic Park is the only movie I’ve ever seen in the movie theater twice.
badwolf42@reddit
Stand by me
ilovemud@reddit
Honey I Shrunk the Kids, but we are watching it tonight.
anuncommontruth@reddit
I have never seen the Goonies. I've probably seen the entire movie in in random clips over the course of my life but I've never sat down and watched it.
RalphMacchio404@reddit
Bambi. The Land Before Time.
Ambitious_Jelly8783@reddit
I see Jurrasic park at least once or twice per year.
DarwinGoneWild@reddit
Get the fuck off reddit and watch Jurassic Park. wtf is wrong with you?
GravyBoat09a@reddit
I've never seen Titanic, I don't intend to change that. Perfectly fine movie I'm sure, and I've seen plenty of clips. That's plenty enough for me.
the_ballmer_peak@reddit
RTMSner@reddit
What's the one with David Bowie, labyrinth? I've never seen that. People go on about it all the time. I don't understand the references.
Acrobatic_Internet69@reddit
Same. Still no desire to see it either.
linaraq@reddit
Never seen Titanic. The hype was ridiculous. Don’t plan to see it either. I know how it ends.
Poopy-Drew@reddit
The Goonies, any Star Wars, any Godfather
thorsbeardexpress@reddit
It holds up, go for it
1ConsiderateAsshole@reddit
Kids. I don’t know I just didn’t see it
AlarmedRaccoon619@reddit
I made it to 2024 before seeing Jurassic Park.
Canucklehead2184@reddit
Not ashamed, but any of the Star Wars franchise, and the Harry Potter movies.
rpmsm@reddit
The last samurai is one. Boondocks saints I rectified last year.
slappn_cappn@reddit
alien, terminator, and predator franchises.
Prossdog@reddit
I have two answers. Goonies and Dark Crystal.
I’m sorry 😔
MissMushroomBerry@reddit
I had never seen Chucky. Until last year. With an edible. It was a trip.
Prossdog@reddit
Oh my god, dude you’ve got to see Jurassic Park.
rpmsm@reddit
It was the peak of special effects. Definitely holds up, give it a go (and the book). Just overall awesome.
RainRepresentative11@reddit
I’ve still never seen any LOTR movie. I think those came out after I turned 18, so I’m not sure if it counts.
barrymulvihill@reddit
Princess bride and the goonies
No_Media4766@reddit
I’ve never seen the movie Kids 🤷🏻♀️
SewistDoc46@reddit
Blade runner, robocop and Shawshank redemption.
MonkeyBred@reddit
tharizzla@reddit
Wtf how have you not seen this, what's wrong with you
GraceIsGone@reddit
I’ve never seen Dirty dancing. But at this point I don’t want to. It’s kind of my fun fact that seems to upset other people our age. Haha
cupcakesparklies@reddit
Mean girls.. (Does 2004 count?)
Ozzdo@reddit
I didn't watch Alien or Aliens until last year. I'd seen every other Alien movie except those. It's crazy how much of the content of those movies I knew just from cultural osmosis.
Capn26@reddit
Star Wars.
Slippery-Pete76@reddit
Sandlot
ladom44@reddit
The goonies
RoxyLA95@reddit
My grandfather was a projectionist. I saw almost every movie from the 80s.
TheEndOfEverything0@reddit
Must watch it this weekend. You'll love it. And if not come back and tell me what you didn't like about it. Its the only movie i can say is better than the book
CjKing2k@reddit
Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski, Godfather part II
tettoffensive@reddit
I don’t think I have seen any iconic movie of the last 10-15 years. I watched a lot of movies as a kid and young adult.
THExIMPLIKATION@reddit
I sat through about 45 minutes of The Goonies and quit, that shit was lame
AshDogBucket@reddit
None. Not ashamed. If I wanted to see a movie I would see it.
luxtabula@reddit
Donnie Darko
TheDorkyDeric@reddit
Any of the God Father movies
EarlBeforeSwine@reddit
The Dark Crystal
Labyrinth
statistacktic@reddit
The Big Lebowski.
My girlfriend watched it with the guy she cheated on me with and wouldn’t shut up about wanting me to see it (when I didn’t know what she’d done). Come to find out what happened and it turned me off from watching it.
mellibutta@reddit
Princess Bride. People lose their shit
ScorpioPhantasma@reddit
Many on my list....Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Speed, Alien, Predator, Rambo, Mad Max, Highlander, Mission: Impossible, Star Trek (any), Once Upon a Time in America, The Italian Job, LA Confidential, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Big, Philadelphia, JFK, Amistad
There are others I don't care about....Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, Risky Business, 16 Candles, Fast Times
JMurph3313@reddit
Indiana Jones, I’ve seen none of them.
OskeyBug@reddit
I have never seen Shawshank Redemption because I got sick of everyone talking about how good it is. I'm sure it's fine but there's no way a movie built up like that could ever meet expectations, so I just decided I don't need to see it.
RVAforthewin@reddit
It’s a good movie, a very good movie. However, it’s just a movie. Sometimes people are swayed by the fact that there are so many terrible ones that something really good is a bit inflated.
It isn’t the greatest movie of all time, but it is worth your time if you ever have a free evening and are willing to give it a shot. You’ll at least be entertained. I doubt you walk away changed, though, and some people act as if it was some life changing experience.
retrofitme@reddit
Oh, it totally sucks. Averagest movie ever. Definitely over-rated. 1/5 stars. Do not watch. You’ve been warned.
Did that help? :)
sweatsrainingurlachr@reddit
Every time I try to watch Jurassic Park, I fall asleep. The book was really good though.
scratchfury@reddit
The Land Before Time. I don't experience the trauma it apparently caused when the music is played since I've never seen it.
anOvenofWitches@reddit
I might win this one. Pulp Fiction. Top Gun. All of the Indiana Joneses.
It’s amazing how some of these movies hold up when you finally give in to the hype, decades on… and how some just don’t.
Back To School is one I wish I’d seen during the prime video tape rental era.
truckthecat@reddit
Back to the Future
Turbomattk@reddit
Stand By Me
she-dont-use-jellyyy@reddit
The Matrix
critical_patch@reddit
I’ve never seen Gladiator
fromthedarqwaves@reddit
Did you never walk into a Best Buy? They had that movie on nonstop set up right in the middle of the store with towering surround sound speakers.
AssiduousLayabout@reddit
American Pie. Still haven't seen it.
I only very recently saw The Big Lebowski. I knew a lot about it from other people but never saw more than clips until last year.
Hungry_Reading6475@reddit
Never Ending Story. Wanted to, but never did.
I saw the first Back To The Future movie but neither of the sequels.
And a bunch more I’m sure but those stick out.
LaLa_820@reddit
I’m not a movie person. My husband gets irate when he watches one of his old movies that I’ve never seen or can’t get in to. My MIL thinks I’m so weird because I have not seen many of the Disney movies she watched with her kids. I just don’t get the hype. I was raised by my grandparents do maybe that’s it.
joejackson62@reddit
Titanic and any Disney animated movie made after Mulan.
akchahal@reddit
Never seen titanic. But not ashamed of that at all.
Adventurous_Ticket94@reddit
The Shawshank Redemption
JustAGreenDreamer@reddit
Heathers
waterwitch602@reddit
Die Hard. It just never interested me.
Sure-Mistake-6021@reddit
The Neverending Story, The Princess Bride, My Girl.
Accadius@reddit
The goonies.
General_Mousse_861@reddit
I’m not shamed by it. But I’ve never seen Titanic.
lakatos_intolerant@reddit
Flight of the Navigator
Nousernamesleft81@reddit
Not sure if it counts, because I’ve seen most of it, I think, but I’ve never sat down and watched The Goonies from start to finish.
LacklusteHero@reddit
Titanic. I was a broody, sullen 19-year-old when it came out, so I wasn't really the target demo to begin with, but I've never felt like it was a "must-see" kind of film.
clandahlina_redux@reddit
taita2004@reddit
I've never seen any of the Star Wars movies at all...but Im also not ashamed to say it.
Dupy3381@reddit
Titanic. Never cared to watch it. Would rather watch documentaries about it.
Skore_Smogon@reddit
I've never seen Bladerunner or The Thing.
Feisty-Comfort-3967@reddit
😦
wasabinski@reddit
I've never seen The Princess Bride.
HYThrowaway1980@reddit
Not exactly never, but I only go round to watching The Goonies in my thirties, and I’m ashamed to say I didn’t get what all the fuss was about.
ihavenoidea81@reddit
Empire Strikes Back
FredOaks15@reddit
Schindlers list and trainspotting. I have no idea why either.
a-ha_partridge@reddit
E.T.
ExpiredHotdog@reddit
Technically, it was my young adult era, but I've never seen Lord Of The Rings
KeyboardMunkeh@reddit
Pulp Fiction.
It seems like it would be up my alley. I just never got around to it.
whywires@reddit
I didn't see this until my mid-20s and even had a college roommate who was obsessed with quoting it but never pushed me to actually watch it. Pretty good movie even after all the hype!
Financial-Yak-4172@reddit
My parents rented this and we all watched it together. I liked it but watching it with my parents was horrifying.
drainbamage1011@reddit
My parents saw the Kill Bill Vol 1&2 DVDs at my house and asked to borrow them to watch. Even as an adult, I felt like I dodged a bullet not having to sit and watch it with them.
BoukenGreen@reddit
NeighborhoodPast2613@reddit
Space Jam and Hocus Pocus
LocutusOfBeard@reddit
Yeah, you gotta jump offline and go watch Jurassic Park.
abbydabbydo@reddit
Star Wars. At this point, I refuse to see it, just because.
teriKatty@reddit
I never watched any of the Lords of the Ring trilogy. I also haven’t watched Avatar except maybe a few scenes here and there.
Ckn-bns-jns@reddit
I wasn’t that young when they started coming out but I’ve never seen any of the Lord of the Rings movies, not one minute.
LetsHookUpSF@reddit
Titanic
Unique_Ad_3312@reddit
I haven’t seen any of the Star Wars or Lord of the Rings movies.
eyelers@reddit
Top Gun, any Rocky movie….
missnickypearl@reddit
Star Wars. Any of them.
SaveusJebus@reddit
Godfather
Just no interest in these movies
Esternaefil@reddit
Wooow, I saw it in theatres. I remember being so scared of the T-Rex scene that I hid behind the chair.
For me?
Pulp fiction.
TrixieLaBouche@reddit
Jaws, any Indiana Jones film, ET
jambr380@reddit
Maybe before our youth, but I’ve never seen a Star Wars movie. Also, no Godfather
tavikravenfrost@reddit
I watched the first Godfather movie once but never any of the others.
I've never watched any of the Star Wars movies in their entirety. I tried watching them, but I just couldn't get into them. I love sci-fi. I love Star Trek. Star Wars just doesn't click for me.
MeatPopsicle10@reddit
Saving Private Ryan & the Godfather
People don’t give me much guff though because my father’s a member of the Academy so I got to be on set of a couple of movies that were in the theaters
thugdaddyxtopher@reddit
Just watch it tonight.
Adept-Address3551@reddit
Harry Potter
CloseButNoChicory@reddit
Hardly a film of our youth!
Traditional_Entry183@reddit
Im in no way ashamed, but ive never seen Titanic, Speed or Scream. They've just never held any appeal.
More broadly, the only DiCaprio movie ive ever watched is Inception. The things he stars in are almost never for me.
runningskirtsnmanis@reddit
I've never seen any Star Wars movie but I'm not at all ashamed about it.
Born-Agency-3922@reddit
GreatGlassLynx@reddit
Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, and Dirty Dancing
Alaska_Pipeliner@reddit
The Outsiders. Never read the book either.
Significant_Dog412@reddit
The Goonies remains my big Xennial movie blind spot.
Have been wary about watching it as an adult in case it just doesn't hit the same way without the fond childhood nostalgia many of my age group have for it.
Bellarinna69@reddit
I have never seen this either. I’ve also never seen Star Wars (all the way through) or Jaws. There are a bunch more
mysfwaccount84@reddit
The Gponies. Have just never got around yo watching it. Kinda doubt I will.
AnswerGuy301@reddit
I felt more like an adult after watching this, because unless previous special-effects-forward blockbuster spectacles that I watched (like the original _Star Wars_ trilogy and such), this movie didn't really do anything for me.
sarcasmo818@reddit
Labyrinth
NeverEnding Story
FernGully
The Godfather
Beautiful-Year-6310@reddit
Top Gun, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore
RemarkablePaper1798@reddit
I have also never seen Jurassic Park. I left my graduation party early to go to a double feature at the drive-in - The Flintstones and Jurassic Park. Watched The Flintstones but fell asleep at the start of JP. No Home Alone either.
Designer-Bid-3155@reddit
So many movies in general and people are horrified. I'm a book gal....
nikkesen@reddit
Same here; also a book girlie. I only began to play catch up in the last few years.