Nostalgia Doesn’t Suck: Five Movies You Loved As A Kid (That Are Actually Pretty Good)

Let's face it, before our cinematic tastes were fully developed, we had some rather questionable movie choices as children. Go ahead, look back at your movie collection. Aside from the staple Disney classics that every child should grow up knowing, you've probably got a stack of cartoons and live-action ridiculousness your parents dreaded popping into your VCR. Wait, sorry, I forgot some of you reading this won't know such an archaic method of playing movies, being born directly into the DVD generation of now. Don't worry, VHS tapes were just another way of playing movies at home, except they required actual rewinding, were big and clunky, and ruined your night if the film went off its track. A DVD scratch is nothing compared to a twisted VHS tape.

Matt Donato

Published: Sep 3, 2013 09:57 am

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Aladdin

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If we’re talking about my favorite childhood movies, Aladdin is easily a Top 3 contender. Sword fighting, a hilarious genie, Princess Jasmine, a talking parrot, flying on a magic carpet, an evil sorcerer named Jafar – every part of me wanted to be Aladdin. Aladdin was one of the Disney cartoons that young boys could get into, mixing in action elements and fantastic comedy (Robin Williams and Gilbert Gottfried), choosing a male protagonist instead of the typical princess type.

We’ve seen the story of a poor boy dreaming of bigger things, but Aladdin mixes in the magic of Disney and the wonder of song, as you can’t hear the beginning of “Arabian Nights” without belting the song out yourself. Not only that, but Genie (Robin Williams) is easily one of my favorite Disney characters to this date, being both magical and hilarious, so it’s hard not to look at Aladdin and flash back to times when my best friend and I would run around the house like we were poor peasant boys fighting royal soldiers. Yeah, I was a pretty badass little dude, and Aladdin only made me even more adventurous.

I mean, how else was I going to win over the affections of Princess Jasmine?

Alright, maybe my childhood movie taste wasn’t as bad as I’d thought. What about you though? Which movies did you love as a kid that still hold their relevance today as critically pleasing films?

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