I have been think about this a lot lately in terms of the movies I watched a ton as a kid and watch them on occasion as an adult. I enjoy the premise of Ghostbusters as an original film, it has some genuine good scares, and the scene with Ray and Winston talking about about religion in the Ecto-mobile. That is probably my favorite scene in the movie today. What does the board think?
shareI still enjoy watching the movies from my childhood. My taste has changed a bit but I'm not one of those film snobs that hates anything that's not a drama. For instance I don't feel action films I enjoy should get a lesser rating than One Flew over the cuckoo's nest. I myself prefer good R rated action films from the 80s and 90s to the mainly PG-13 action films of today. Though I do enjoy modern superhero movies.
shareI love watching the movies that saw me grow up.
shareI've often thought, if I was going to go, what movie would I want to watch one last time? I think Ghostbusters would be right up there on my shortlist. I'll never grow out of it.
shareGhostbusters is still one of my favorite movies of all time. I was just wondering how do you look at the movies of your childhood differently as an adult.
shareOkay, I'll bite. I was grown up when "Ghostbusters" came out, but I do occasionally watch the Disney movies I saw as a kid.
As an adult, I enjoy the luscious artwork, the silly humor, the music, and the innocence of it all, as well as some darker themes I missed as a child. And occasionally I find that I enjoy a kiddie film more as an adult, like "The Three Caballeros", a bit of Disney fluff from the 1940s. The artwork is not only luscious but downright hallucinogenic in places, plus I never realized as a child that Donald Duck is motivated entirely by greed, lust, and spite. Now that's entertainment!
I watch some of the movies from my childhood for nostalgia's sake. But what really makes me happy is watching my kids watch the movies I loved growing up. Being able to share that experience with them and see them enjoy it for the first time as I did.
shareRaising your kids on the classics is just as rewarding.
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