tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post2499880000674892935..comments2023-04-13T08:48:13.818-05:00Comments on All the Way Home: three movies, without which, i don't know what my childhood might have been like...Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11461534779995604448noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-26528273131598091142009-12-23T14:19:22.366-06:002009-12-23T14:19:22.366-06:00Sarah, I absolutely agree!
I also thought of:
Th...Sarah, I absolutely agree!<br /><br />I also thought of:<br /><br />The Sound of Music (still puts a lump in my throat when it starts)<br /><br />all the Karate Kid movies (lame, I know)<br /><br />fun topic, Jenna!Karla Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-32978486956541390262009-12-22T19:26:57.872-06:002009-12-22T19:26:57.872-06:00Savannah Smiles was a big one Karla, although I do...Savannah Smiles was a big one Karla, although I don't think we could watch it over and over SINCE I CRIED so very very very hard...even in the movie theater!!! Kind of like me today with the Lord of the Rings films...love them...but will watch them only once cuz they scare me.<br /><br />The ones I remember watching REPEATEDLY and could quote today:<br /><br />Better of Dead (a John Cusack classic)<br />Back to the Future (only the first one)<br />Raiders of the Lost Ark (I think I know every line)<br />Return of the Jedi<br />Princess Bride<br />Romancing the Stone (love the mudslide)<br /><br />So fun...a lil' bit of memory lane with everyone!!!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112412976853269990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-47918526794434513702009-12-22T14:51:09.329-06:002009-12-22T14:51:09.329-06:00I love your choices, Jenna, and we saw all of them...I love your choices, Jenna, and we saw all of them several times!<br /><br />Sarah may refresh my memory, but these are what stick in my mind...<br /><br />*Footloose<br />*The 3 Amigos<br />*Princess Bride ("mawidge")<br />*any John Hughes ones (Sixteen Candles, Some Kind of Wonderful, etc.)<br />*Savannah SmilesKarla Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-84512942282167594692009-12-21T17:32:18.661-06:002009-12-21T17:32:18.661-06:00Please tell me you've seen Back to the Beach w...Please tell me you've seen Back to the Beach with Frankie and Annette?<br /><br />Also:<br /><br />She's Outta Control (Tony Danza)<br />Adventures in Babysitting (Elizabeth Shue)<br />Summer Rental (John Candy)<br /><br />All great!<br /><br />I loved all your choices as well!!!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927894735142965487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-70373605626436840372009-12-21T12:26:48.355-06:002009-12-21T12:26:48.355-06:00neely! i knew you'd come through w/ another c...neely! i knew you'd come through w/ another classic!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461534779995604448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-77437869085842185032009-12-21T11:55:56.095-06:002009-12-21T11:55:56.095-06:00jenna... i obviously share your choices in movies ...jenna... i obviously share your choices in movies since we lived them together. i will have to offer up "private eyes" as an honorable mention. wookelars, anyone?neelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305490326860205688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-73428263077555163182009-12-20T22:02:26.294-06:002009-12-20T22:02:26.294-06:00Cloak & Dagger was good. The storyline is so ...Cloak & Dagger was good. The storyline is so fractured in my memory that I find myself trying to piece it together still. I just need to break down and watch it again. But, that would require me to either get Netflix or go to a Blockbuster. Oh well. mystery left unsolved!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461534779995604448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-78881067394777158912009-12-20T20:43:16.874-06:002009-12-20T20:43:16.874-06:00Goonies
Cloak & Dagger
Sound of MusicGoonies<br />Cloak & Dagger<br />Sound of MusicHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484169554906331441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-87931863944841424922009-12-20T10:03:03.904-06:002009-12-20T10:03:03.904-06:00Oh Rach,
I'm with you. Love all those, with t...Oh Rach,<br /><br />I'm with you. Love all those, with the exception of The Little Princess. Actually had Annie on the list, but it was more MY obsession than a family movie. But, we definitely incorporated "DEATH COMES UNEXPECTEDLY" and "pills and bills" from Pollyanna in our everyday language. Neely and I would sometimes wonder together what "calves foot jelly" actually was. ick. <br /><br />And for a family lacking representation in a show choir, we did an awful lot of numbers from the Sound of Music. We loved us some musicals.<br /><br />That said, I always feel a little left out when people start singing numbers from The Music Man or Oklahoma...or countless others, actually...Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461534779995604448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-81760047743503532612009-12-20T08:35:50.584-06:002009-12-20T08:35:50.584-06:00miss pants, I may have been born a day after you, ...miss pants, I may have been born a day after you, but I was totally raised in another era: <br /><br />*Pollyanna<br />*Sound of Music<br />*The Little Princess<br />*AnnieRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442423656095589793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-90585049017142987562009-12-19T22:08:48.392-06:002009-12-19T22:08:48.392-06:00Whenever I think about how certain movies or T.V. ...Whenever I think about how certain movies or T.V. shows might affect my kids in negative ways, I remember that I had the entire movie "Footloose" memorized at one time...and I think I turned out alright. ??<br /><br />Can't claim it as a family favorite, but it was definitely one of mine. YIKES!<br /><br />I just now realized that I may be dating myself...<br /><br />Lori<br /><br />P.S. "dinsi" That's my word verification. Is that like how I feel as a blonde?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-68444101491890643202009-12-19T20:14:27.042-06:002009-12-19T20:14:27.042-06:00Groundhog Day is my fam's fave. I still rememb...Groundhog Day is my fam's fave. I still remember the first time we watched it, and how hard I laughed.Toiling Anthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705900437481334242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-36249936472078624582009-12-19T18:06:58.741-06:002009-12-19T18:06:58.741-06:00Nice.
I would have to add,
1. Princess Bride: ...Nice. <br /><br />I would have to add, <br /><br />1. Princess Bride: "<i>Inconceivable!</i>"<br /><br />2. Joe versus the Volcano: "I know he can get the job. But can he do the Job?"<br /><br />3. That Thing you Do: "You gotta be quick with me. I'm from Erie PA."Chedhttp://www.chedspellman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-56329524426595401312009-12-19T15:07:16.127-06:002009-12-19T15:07:16.127-06:00MONEY PIT and OVERBOARD! Yes - and maybe we all kn...MONEY PIT and OVERBOARD! Yes - and maybe we all know them because they were on TBS every Sat.<br /><br />Other family favs. Can I have a drumroll, too?<br />Three Amigos<br />The Princess Bridegeorgiawhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05573247598061970702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-62440872765150346712009-12-19T14:07:57.731-06:002009-12-19T14:07:57.731-06:00oh my gosh...
Funny Farm and Money Pit. DEFINITEL...oh my gosh...<br />Funny Farm and Money Pit. DEFINITELY on our list.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461534779995604448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312668632409017857.post-88923682884383526352009-12-19T14:04:43.646-06:002009-12-19T14:04:43.646-06:00I LOVED Overboard!
My top movies as a kid were: (...I LOVED Overboard!<br /><br />My top movies as a kid were: (drum roll...)<br /><br />Clue<br />Caddyshack II<br />Funny Farm<br />The Great Outdoors<br />The Money Pit<br /><br />We should totally watch one of these together sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com