What old movie/show have you only just watched?

[Agony]

Im all for new stuff sure... BUT

What old stuff have you recently watched and would you recommend it?

Personally i just watched the tremors movies, so cheesy and kinda funny, but i really loved them.

I just got done binge watching the buffy/angel box sets too, i was never into them when they were on tv first time around, but i can see the appeal now, a fun set of shows.

[m5chu]

Office Space (1999) - I watched this recently now and its totally funny and relatable if you're working in IT. If I had watched this movie when it came out Im pretty sure all the references would of just flown above my head.

[Mama Bear]

The Princess Bride last weekend. I get that it's a cult classic, but I was still 'eh' in the end. Really was not as wowed as I'd anticipated, given how beloved it is.

[sourmilk]

We haven't done it yet, but my boyfriend is planning on making me watch Rocky Horror Picture Show pretty soon. When I was younger I wasn't allowed to watch it because of strict parents lmao
Other than that I've been watching Glee with him. I never gave it a chance when it was airing but I find it super fun.

[♥ PrettySarcastic ♥]

The Princess Bride last weekend. I get that it's a cult classic, but I was still 'eh' in the end. Really was not as wowed as I'd anticipated, given how beloved it is.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way. I also gave it a solid "Eh." Cary Elwes is fantastic but the rest was just "Eh"-worthy.

Another one people rave about that I don't get the fangasms for is Labyrinth. Yes, David Bowie is amazing, but... I dunno I guess it just wasn't my cup of tea. Perhaps I'll try a re-watch, it's been quite a few years.

Willow, with Warwick Davis, or Legend, with a very young Tom Cruise, are better films in the 80's fantasy genre in my opinion.

[kittyray]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way. I also gave it a solid "Eh." Cary Elwes is fantastic but the rest was just "Eh"-worthy.

Another one people rave about that I don't get the fangasms for is Labyrinth. Yes, David Bowie is amazing, but... I dunno I guess it just wasn't my cup of tea. Perhaps I'll try a re-watch, it's been quite a few years.

Willow, with Warwick Davis, or Legend, with a very young Tom Cruise, are better films in the 80's fantasy genre in my opinion.

I think Labyrinth is one of those movies that if you adored it as a kid it'll stick with you, and then liking it as an adult is pretty hit or miss, which I need to remember, I think. I sometimes I forget that it's a [em]cult[/em] classic and not actually something everybody knows or will love. I remember really enjoying Willow, too, but it didn't stick with me the same way.


To answer OP's question, there hasn't been much lately, but I have a long list of old HBO shows I wanna catch up on (The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire), but I haven't felt like I could handle intense things lately. The oldest thing I've watched for the first time was Broad City which is only about a year out from the finale.

[♥ PrettySarcastic ♥]

I think Labyrinth is one of those movies that if you adored it as a kid it'll stick with you, and then liking it as an adult is pretty hit or miss, which I need to remember, I think. I sometimes I forget that it's a [em]cult[/em] classic and not actually something everybody knows or will love. I remember really enjoying Willow, too, but it didn't stick with me the same way.

To answer OP's question, there hasn't been much lately, but I have a long list of old HBO shows I wanna catch up on (The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire), but I haven't felt like I could handle intense things lately. The oldest thing I've watched for the first time was Broad City which is only about a year out from the finale.

Oh yeah!

My aunt was SOOOOO into The Sopranos when it was current. I never got into it. Right now I think it's just too dark and intense to go and try out for the first time, I totally agree with you.

I recently binge-watched 100% of Gilmore Girls, though, and that was mostly delightful.

I was a little annoyed with the yo-yo'ing will-they-won't-they for Luke and Lorelei, especially in the later seasons when there was no adult reason to be that way, but for the most part I enjoyed it a lot.

Prison Break is one I'd like to watch, because I enjoy Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell's dynamic on Legends of Tomorrow in past seasons, and I know they originally worked together on that show.

[motherfucker]

I had an oldschool movie night last weekend, and watched Runaway Bride for the first time.
Why the hell haven't I watched more of these classic movies?!

What a simpler time the 90s must have been.

[kittyray]

Oh yeah!

My aunt was SOOOOO into The Sopranos when it was current. I never got into it. Right now I think it's just too dark and intense to go and try out for the first time, I totally agree with you.

I recently binge-watched 100% of Gilmore Girls, though, and that was mostly delightful.

I was a little annoyed with the yo-yo'ing will-they-won't-they for Luke and Lorelei, especially in the later seasons when there was no adult reason to be that way, but for the most part I enjoyed it a lot.

Prison Break is one I'd like to watch, because I enjoy Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell's dynamic on Legends of Tomorrow in past seasons, and I know they originally worked together on that show.

My family was really into the Sopranos back in the day, too, but I was a little too young for them to let me watch it, even though they were generally pretty lenient about those things.

I forgot about Prison Break! I've heard a lot of good things about it.

[Crow]

The Princess Bride last weekend. I get that it's a cult classic, but I was still 'eh' in the end. Really was not as wowed as I'd anticipated, given how beloved it is.

I strongly feel that Princess Bride is one of those movies you had to have seen when you were a kid. When people watch it for the first time as an adult they usually seem either confused or just an overall 'meh' feeling. It's like I didn't grow up watching the Star Wars movies and only recently watched them. So for me they were pretty 'meh'. But I feel like it's because I missed the magic that would've captivated me as a child.