10 Most Disappointing Movies From My Childhood
I love going to the movies. I love watching movies. I love talking over movies. I love speculating about movies that will come out more than a year from now. The point is even as a kid I thought seeing a movie was amazing always! So if I came away from a movie and had any negativity towards it, that was a big deal.
This list is a run down of 10 movies I have strong memories of not liking on my first viewing. I'm sure I'll remember more later, but for now, enjoy!
Film:
The Fox and The Hound (1981)
Did I Go Back:
Honestly re watching this trailer made me think I should re watch it. But this movie was so depressing I swore it off right away. They aren't even friends after the childhood scenes. Even if one of them helps the other in the end, I don't remember because I felt I was hoodwinked by the fun loving trailers. No I didn't give this movie a second chance.
Film:
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Did I Go Back:
I saw this movie in theatres, I'm pretty sure by tricking my grand parents into taking me. I assume my parents could tell this movie would stink from the trailer. I was sold on Luigi being played by John Leguizamo with a backwards hat and those amazing looking boots. Boy does this movie make you work for those boots and I didn't immediately recognise anything from the games unless they flat out named them. I assumed there'd be a sequel by now, but everyone probably knew that would be a foolish endeavour. I think I watched this again in University so that something could be on while I contemplated studying. However, it was disappointing when I first saw it and nothing has changed since.
Film:
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Did I Go Back:
I saw this with Ryan while staying over at his house. I thought, how could I lose, I love the show. I came away from this movie thinking, there are like two punches thrown in this whole movie, and it's maaaaad boring, son! Luckily I went back to give it a better look and realise it's a top 5 Batman movie! It's not a kid's movie, but it's a dope movie!
Film:
My Girl 2 (1994)
Did I Go Back:
I'm going to be honest with you, I saw this movie off the strength of the first movie even though, without Thomas J, there's no need to revisit these characters. I don't remember anything from this movie. I just remember sitting there thinking, I don't quite get what's going on. Probably how I felt during the first movie, but at least Macaulay was in there for me to root for. One positive thing I will say about this movie I will never watch again, is that it clearly shows that Anna Chlumsky can deliver dialogue with the best of them, word to her role on Veep!
Film:
Richie Rich (1994)
Did I Go Back:
1994 was not without it's Culckin flick, though. I meeeaaan... the trailer pretty much tells you this movie would be bad. But it looked like it might be fun in a Blank Check type of way. And yet here is Richie Rich on a disappointment list and Blank Check is safe and sound on a "that was a pretty fun and quotable movie" list in my head. I remember the McDonald's in his house seeming cool and everything else seeming like the end of Macaulay being a reliable star in my eyes. No I didn't bother re watching.
Film:
The Phantom (1996)
Did I Go Back:
Is this the first time I remember thinking in the movie theatre... hey there's stuff in the trailers that I don't see in this movie? Probably. Not a good start for this bland movie. Everyone in my family told me how much they loved The Phantom back in the day and I liked The Shadow enough without having to re watch it so this seemed like a win-win. Unfortunately it seems like I should have pushed for The Rocketeer 5 years earlier as the old timey super hero film to watch as I still haven't seen that. I remember leaving that theatre and knowing there was no chance we were getting a sequel. As such, I've never revisited this movie.
Film:
Batman & Robin (1997)
Did I Go Back:
I have definitely seen this movie more than once. This was the second Batman movie I got to see in theatres. Meaning it had everything going for it. I wouldn't be distracted by playing with action figures while the movie was on... I would just be there with a drink and popcorn to enjoy this amazing movie. It didn't go that way. I remember desperately trying to come up with reasons why the movie wasn't bad. But there is no denying this is a doo-doo film.
Film:
Steel (1997)
Did I Go Back:
I'm pretty sure that I was underwhelmed by this movie because of the lacklustre costume Shaq has on. I get that you can't go comic accurate for this movie, but he doesn't look like a hero at all! He looks like a henchman. His lame costume made this movie more disappointing than Kazaam. In truth, It's not just the costume it was pretty much the lacklustre approach to everything in the movie. I don't remember if I saw it more than once, I just remember thinking... that's it???
Film:
A Bug's Life (1998)
Did I Go Back:
I didn't realise I was in the minority on this, but of the ant movies in 1998, I'm an Antz fan through and through. I just thought there was more to it. I thought the animation on Bug's Life was worse and it didn't have half as much Jennifer Lopez as Antz did. Luckily I was hipped to the fact that A Bug's Life is a retelling of Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven also I needed to do a ranking of Pixar films, so I re watched it. The outcome is that I have a lot more fondness for the movie, but I doubt I'd like it more than Antz if I re-watched both again.
Film:
Little Nicky (2000)
Did I Go Back:
I like a lot of Adam Sandler movies for someone who doesn't identify as an Adam Sandler fan. However, this movie right here? This was probably the first time I saw one of his movies, didn't like it and didn't think that I'd like it later if I saw it again. They brought back Chubbs (I think) from the best Adam Sandler movie and I still hate on this movie. There are some cool people who show up in this. Namely Quentin Tarantino as a blind guy. However, unlike The Wedding Singer (what was I thinking?) and The Water Boy, two movies I didn't like the first time I saw them, I never thought back fondly on scenes and decided to go back only to realise I actually liked the movie. This was the beginning of the end for my low key Adam Sandler fandom. Mr. Deeds was the nail in the coffin.
-YG