FabSwingers.com forum: What films should the youngsters watch?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Inspired by the 'You feel old when...' thread.

What 'old' films would you recommend the young 'uns should watch and why?

Jaws. "We're gonna need a bigger boat!!" And of course the plastic shark.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brief Encounter.

To learn that there are always choices.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"High Plains Drifter"

"The Breakfast Club"

"Dazed and Confused"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All my kids have seen the ‘oldies’ from back in our day (80’s and 90’s), they prefer the original Star Wars and Star Trek films to the newer ones, labryith was one of their faves (not mine, can’t stand it).

Geeky x

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By *ingdangdoo82Man
over a year ago

sheffield/Derbyshire border

HEY YOU GUYS!!

It's got to be Goonies!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""High Plains Drifter"

"The Breakfast Club"

"Dazed and Confused"

We tried the breakfast club recently as it’s one of those ‘iconic’ films, have to be honest we only got about 45 mins in and switched it off, did it get better after that?

Geeky x

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

""High Plains Drifter"

"The Breakfast Club"

"Dazed and Confused"

We tried the breakfast club recently as it’s one of those ‘iconic’ films, have to be honest we only got about 45 mins in and switched it off, did it get better after that?

Geeky x"

In a way, but it was very "of it's time". I'd reccomend it more as a "portrait of a generation" type experience....

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury

O lucky man!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I watched Ghostbusters (the original)last night with my kids and they loved it. They slept in my bed though scared.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh, Rocky Horror without a doubt.

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By *opping_candyWoman
over a year ago

West Yorkshire

Back to the Future, Flight of the Navigator.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"O lucky man! "

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By *inzi LTV/TS
over a year ago

The Garden of Eden in Beautiful North Wales

Christian F... Sadly banned but it would make youngsters think twice about certain thing's.

A truly horrific film.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Silent running. To watch robot dewey looking after the garden at the end.and joan baez singing rejoice in the sun.

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By *orticiaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

The Lost Boys.

Best vampire movie ever!!

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"The Lost Boys.

Best vampire movie ever!!

Best movie ever!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything that has Micheal Caine in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

- The Italian Job

- Pulp Fiction

- Reservoir Dogs

- Breakfast Club

- Grease

I realise I probably count as one of those "yoovs" though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Labyrinth

Blade Runner

Raiders of the lost Ark

Do the Right Thing

Beetlejuice

Big

Good Morning Vietnam

Hook

Who Framed Rodger Rabbit.

Glory

Sorry I'll stop now

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By *akingTheClungeMan
over a year ago

Havant

All of the Carry On movies

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By *ingdangdoo82Man
over a year ago

sheffield/Derbyshire border

Drop Dead Fred

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has anybody seen Mike Hunt?

Porkies is a must.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stand By Me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Stand By Me."

Oh yes!!

My friends and I planned a similar trip and sleep out down a disused railway line in the Malverns because of that film.

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By *ingle Dad SeekingMan
over a year ago

Northern England

As a boy; I watched "Captains Courageous" with my dear old Dad on the telly. I recently bought the DVD, and sat down and watched it with my Grandson. I was in bits - and my boy loved it too.

We also watched the beautiful (and moving) "The Red Balloon".

He's only 10 now; when he gets a little older; we'll watch "Life is Beautiful" together.

I hope you like my recommendations; and I hope that you and your little ones get as much joy from watching these films as we did.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Short Circuit

Batteries Not Included

Goonies

Flight Of The Navigator

War Games

Indiana Jones

Police Academy

Dark Crystal

Never Ending Story

Ghost Busters

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By *ingle Dad SeekingMan
over a year ago

Northern England

"O lucky man! "

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By *ingdangdoo82Man
over a year ago

sheffield/Derbyshire border

"Short Circuit

Batteries Not Included

Goonies

Flight Of The Navigator

War Games

Indiana Jones

Police Academy

Dark Crystal

Never Ending Story

Ghost Busters

All greats but not heard of dark crystal??

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By *ingle Dad SeekingMan
over a year ago

Northern England

"As a boy; I watched "Captains Courageous" with my dear old Dad on the telly. I recently bought the DVD, and sat down and watched it with my Grandson. I was in bits - and my boy loved it too.

We also watched the beautiful (and moving) "The Red Balloon".

He's only 10 now; when he gets a little older; we'll watch "Life is Beautiful" together.

I hope you like my recommendations; and I hope that you and your little ones get as much joy from watching these films as we did."

I'd like to add "Pan's Labyrinth" to my list.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Short Circuit

Batteries Not Included

Goonies

Flight Of The Navigator

War Games

Indiana Jones

Police Academy

Dark Crystal

Never Ending Story

Ghost Busters

All greats but not heard of dark crystal?? "

If you liked the Labyrinth, you should like the dark crystal.

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By *ingdangdoo82Man
over a year ago

sheffield/Derbyshire border

"Short Circuit

Batteries Not Included

Goonies

Flight Of The Navigator

War Games

Indiana Jones

Police Academy

Dark Crystal

Never Ending Story

Ghost Busters

All greats but not heard of dark crystal??

If you liked the Labyrinth, you should like the dark crystal."

Just looked it up and I think I've seen it, just didn't know it was called that.

It can stay on the list lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spaceballs

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By *ig_eric_tionMan
over a year ago

IPSWICH

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

Dunkirk.

Just cos sum don't realize how important it wos.

I have aksharley met sumone that thort it wos just a storey that wos made in to a film. Thay had no idear it wos a real event.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Dirty Dancing

I think it's a great film.

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

"Inspired by the 'You feel old when...' thread.

What 'old' films would you recommend the young 'uns should watch and why?

Jaws. "We're gonna need a bigger boat!!" And of course the plastic shark.

Watched this with my 15yro last week... He was on hysterics, especially when I told him I refused to go on the sea on holiday the following year

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Weekend at Bernie's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interview with the vampire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gremlins

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

All of the Starwars Films in the order of release. Back to the future & Teen Wolf too... and Ferris Beuler's Day Off.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lots that I like already mentioned.

Clash of the Titans

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Greyfriars Bobby

Dumbo

Rocky

The Great Escape

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

My kid's love Goodnight Mr Tom which is an old film for them. They have something in common with Tom and makes them realise that when their own birth parent's fuck up monumentally they'll be other adults that will love and keep them safe.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"All of the Carry On movies

I never thought of those.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Lots that I like already mentioned.

Clash of the Titans

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Greyfriars Bobby

Dumbo

Rocky

The Great Escape

Rocky was on around xmas. I didn't realise how old it is.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Lost Boys. Brilliant film!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My kid's love Goodnight Mr Tom which is an old film for them. They have something in common with Tom and makes them realise that when their own birth parent's fuck up monumentally they'll be other adults that will love and keep them safe."

My boy just did a project on that film at school.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gremlins

the goonies

big

labyrinth

neverending story

jurassic park

E.T

drop dead fred

ghostbusters

flight of the navigator

beetle juice

hook

matilda

toy story

stand by me

nightmare before christmas

mrs doubtfire

I think these are all classics from back in the day and im sure iv missed out a lot more but these are some that are all appropriate for children, although I grew up on stuff like alien, nightmare on elm street, pulp fiction, animal house... everything I wasnt supposed to watch as a kid I watched it and I cant wait to have kids some day so I can watch them experience all these classics for the first time and scare them from time to time by watching something they are waaay too young for

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

My boy just did a project on that film at school."

It's a heart warming film along with a good helping of loss in there to balance thing's out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My boy just did a project on that film at school.

It's a heart warming film along with a good helping of loss in there to balance thing's out."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Scum!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any of those old Ray Harryhaussen monstery type films like Sinbad and the eye of the tiger, just so you can give them a reminder when they moan about how "unreal" any of the Jurassic park movies look

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Goodbye Mr Chips - The Robert Donat Version

The Titfield Thunderbolt, or any Ealing Comedy production come to that

Whistle Down The Wind

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By *lmostthereMan
over a year ago

Southampton

The Princess Bride.

Inconceivable!

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

I loved The amazing Mr Blunden.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I loved The amazing Mr Blunden."

blimey..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Princess Bride.

Inconceivable! "

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Restless Natives

Local Hero

Gregorys Girl

3 of my favourite films of all time

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

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By *uzz And WoodyCouple
over a year ago

Maidstone

‘The Golden Child’

Still makes me giggle now.

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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago

Best Greggs in Cheshire East

"Restless Natives

Local Hero

Gregorys Girl

3 of my favourite films of all time "

Gregory's girl is an awesome film!

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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago

Best Greggs in Cheshire East

Loads of great examples already.

Shout out for the spaghetti western trilogy here

American graffiti.

On golden Pond.

I may be back with more later!

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

In terms of what old film kids today should watch to make them understand what life's really about then nothing beats Stand by Me !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some from the 90's

Sister Act

Cool Running

Friday

The Hurricane

Poetic Justice

House Party

Don't be a Menace

And not sure if it qualifies but also

Remember the Titans

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So so many great films. I'm voting for The Magnificent seven (original version)

Lady hawke

The lady killers

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