Have you ever watched a movie that you used to love as a kid and then realized that it was really bad? What is the biggest disappointment you have had where reality didn’t measure up to your memory?
I had always hated the really little kid shows, even when I was little I just coudln’t stand them. Most shows I watched have gotten a bit better now that I’m older if anything. Probably a combination of nostalgia and understanding a few things better. Power Rangers definately got worse though… at least the early seasons. As for movies… hmm… I can’t think of any right now.
This must be what it feels like to be mugged on memory lane.
I made the great mistake of watching two shows I used to watch as a kid, roughly 6-7, they were M.A.S.K. and Dinoriders. I could see where they could keep the attention of a kid, but not something you watch when you’ve grown up, the concepts/plots/technology used in the old shows are laughable now, so the best place to have those memories is in your mind.
One movie I did enjoy watching, although if my mom ever found out that I’d watched it then she would have had a fit (being 10 and having an over-protective mother), was Brainscan. That actually got better for me, since I wasn’t focusing on the action, and started paying more attention to the actual storyline (Still find the computer Igor funny though, since my cell phone has more processing power than that thing had ).
Actually… come to think of it: ANYTHING with Jim Carrey.
I just recently started re-watching the original Battlestar Galactica on NBC.com, and I have to say it has actually gotten better–since it now feels more like a B-movie.
I saw it a year or so before I could do so legally, and thought it was full of more awesome than should be allowed anywhere. Watching it years later, it failed to hold the same shine for me.
The original He-Man was much the same way. I was an avid fan as a child, but watching an episode a year or two ago made me wonder who turned up the Suck knob on my childhood delights.
And yes, I know that’s a relatively new show. I’m not that old physically, but you grow up fast after reading something like Ghost (hint: I learned what that whip was for).
I like most of the things I liked as a kid. When we’re kids shows don’t have to mean something, have a plot, or be significant and “speak” to say something. When I revisit the memories, I step out of my degrees, out of my adult head, and move back into that “this doesn’t have to mean much, but I love it anyway” mode.
It’s sometimes fun to step out of being literal, and what not.
Too bad I can’t do that with some of the modern shows…which explains why I don’t like TV…
beakman’s world was a science show for kids featuring a crazy scientic a guy in a rat suit and some Brooklyn chick. There were puppet penguins too that would watch Beakman’s show on their tv. I loved the science thing and I thought the wacky antics were hilarious. Ieven bout a dress upgreen beakman lab coat
About a year ago I happened upon it while surfing and put it on. The script was cheesy, acting bad, and antics just weird. The woman looked less than enthusiastic about her job. All I could think was, ‘this is the show I watched faithfully every week?
Mary Poppins and Bedknobs & Broomsticks do NOT hold up well to adult viewing 20+ years after having last seen them as a kid.
And all those Sunday nights I lost forever as a kid spending them watching CHiPs.. *shudder* Not to mention Popeye.. Spiderman cartoons.. the heck was I thinking?
At least I had some sense as a kid. I loathed Scooby Doo and all it’s insipid Hanna-Barbera clones back then, and even moreso now. And Tom & Jerry continues to rule the world, even now on its run on cable [either Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon, forget which].
Dogtanian. I used to love it but the animation is really poor quality, the voice actors are poorly matched and there’s no real storyline to speak of. But I used to sit and watch it hypnotised when I was little. I wish it still had that attraction.
Super soakers. My original had like a 3 gallon tank and could knock a 12 year old off his feet.
the new ones can barely make a plastic cup tip over.
im exaggerating, but im mad. stupid child saftey laws. im 16, and that gun’s from the late 80′s. the other ones i had were from around 95-ish. guess which one’s stronger.
Nothing specific comes to mind really. Things I liked as a kid, I typically like even more now. Things I hated as a kid… well, they still suck.
Honestly though, the biggest disappointment is the fact that cartoons just don’t seem to match up with the quality I enjoyed as a kid. Okay, sure, animation is leagues above what it was when I was younger, but as with most movies now a days, I find that increased graphic and artwork is typically a sign of decreased plot.
Voltron. I had such wonderful memories of Voltron. When my husband and I got our DVR I suddenly discovered some TV station or other was playing old episodes of Voltron. Voltron was the first show I recorded with the DVR. I was so disappointed when I watched an episode, I just can’t even tell you. Same with Beetlejuice the cartoon. I found an episode of that on YouTube and marveled at the fact that I had once snuck out and to my friend’s house to watch Beetlejuice because my mom didn’t want me to watch it lol.
Wow, is anyone even reading these anymore?
My two cents would be captain planet. I LOVED LOVED LOVED that show, but then I went back and watched a few episodes and found it preachy and annoying. We will go to hell if you drop a soda can on accident. Really?
I thought freakazoid would be the same way but it’s still as awesome as I remember. :3 I love freakazoid, I’m glad it survived my test of time.
…Am I really the only one who still likes pretty much ALL of his childhood interests. I still think Pokemon, Power Rangers, DBZ, YuGiOh, and all the old cartoons are still total win. Just because they may have been horrible, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them still. Hell, half of what made those enjoyable was the laughable dialogue and overly used story tropes.
Too late I’m sure but to go ahead and add my own: Silverhawks, Centurions, G. I. Joe (can’t believe I didn’t see anyone mention that one), Thundercats, Captain N: the Gamemaster, C.O.P.S., EXO Squad, Captain Bucky O’Hare, Insectoids, Rock Lords. Tales from the Cryptkeeper (cartoon), X-Men, Tiny-Toons adventures (the theme song is still 75% rooted in my mind), Animaniacs… the list goes on.
I manly watched looney toons as a kid. i STILL think there awesome. the origonals not the new ones they try to do..altho now that i think about it popeye the salior isn’t nearly as entertaining as it was when i was younger.
I had always hated the really little kid shows, even when I was little I just coudln’t stand them. Most shows I watched have gotten a bit better now that I’m older if anything. Probably a combination of nostalgia and understanding a few things better. Power Rangers definately got worse though… at least the early seasons. As for movies… hmm… I can’t think of any right now.
This must be what it feels like to be mugged on memory lane.
I made the great mistake of watching two shows I used to watch as a kid, roughly 6-7, they were M.A.S.K. and Dinoriders. I could see where they could keep the attention of a kid, but not something you watch when you’ve grown up, the concepts/plots/technology used in the old shows are laughable now, so the best place to have those memories is in your mind.
One movie I did enjoy watching, although if my mom ever found out that I’d watched it then she would have had a fit (being 10 and having an over-protective mother), was Brainscan. That actually got better for me, since I wasn’t focusing on the action, and started paying more attention to the actual storyline (Still find the computer Igor funny though, since my cell phone has more processing power than that thing had
).
Any ‘Ace Ventura’ movie. Dear god.
Actually… come to think of it: ANYTHING with Jim Carrey.
I just recently started re-watching the original Battlestar Galactica on NBC.com, and I have to say it has actually gotten better–since it now feels more like a B-movie.
“Shame of the Jungle”
I saw it a year or so before I could do so legally, and thought it was full of more awesome than should be allowed anywhere. Watching it years later, it failed to hold the same shine for me.
The original He-Man was much the same way. I was an avid fan as a child, but watching an episode a year or two ago made me wonder who turned up the Suck knob on my childhood delights.
Yu-Gi-Oh.
And I will never have such problems with monkey bars. I always have and always will climb on top.
And yes, I know that’s a relatively new show. I’m not that old physically, but you grow up fast after reading something like Ghost (hint: I learned what that whip was for).
I like most of the things I liked as a kid. When we’re kids shows don’t have to mean something, have a plot, or be significant and “speak” to say something. When I revisit the memories, I step out of my degrees, out of my adult head, and move back into that “this doesn’t have to mean much, but I love it anyway” mode.
It’s sometimes fun to step out of being literal, and what not.
Too bad I can’t do that with some of the modern shows…which explains why I don’t like TV…
beakman’s world was a science show for kids featuring a crazy scientic a guy in a rat suit and some Brooklyn chick. There were puppet penguins too that would watch Beakman’s show on their tv. I loved the science thing and I thought the wacky antics were hilarious. Ieven bout a dress upgreen beakman lab coat
About a year ago I happened upon it while surfing and put it on. The script was cheesy, acting bad, and antics just weird. The woman looked less than enthusiastic about her job. All I could think was, ‘this is the show I watched faithfully every week?
Mary Poppins and Bedknobs & Broomsticks do NOT hold up well to adult viewing 20+ years after having last seen them as a kid.
And all those Sunday nights I lost forever as a kid spending them watching CHiPs.. *shudder* Not to mention Popeye.. Spiderman cartoons.. the heck was I thinking?
At least I had some sense as a kid. I loathed Scooby Doo and all it’s insipid Hanna-Barbera clones back then, and even moreso now. And Tom & Jerry continues to rule the world, even now on its run on cable [either Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon, forget which].
Dogtanian. I used to love it but the animation is really poor quality, the voice actors are poorly matched and there’s no real storyline to speak of. But I used to sit and watch it hypnotised when I was little. I wish it still had that attraction.
Super soakers. My original had like a 3 gallon tank and could knock a 12 year old off his feet.
the new ones can barely make a plastic cup tip over.
im exaggerating, but im mad. stupid child saftey laws. im 16, and that gun’s from the late 80′s. the other ones i had were from around 95-ish. guess which one’s stronger.
Titanic, I watched when I was like…6 or 7, I’m 16, saw it again the other week and cried.
Unbelievable.
Nothing specific comes to mind really. Things I liked as a kid, I typically like even more now. Things I hated as a kid… well, they still suck.
Honestly though, the biggest disappointment is the fact that cartoons just don’t seem to match up with the quality I enjoyed as a kid. Okay, sure, animation is leagues above what it was when I was younger, but as with most movies now a days, I find that increased graphic and artwork is typically a sign of decreased plot.
@Hiaki
I believe you are referring to Super Human Samurai Cyber Squad (I have no idea if it is actually spelled that way)
Voltron. I had such wonderful memories of Voltron. When my husband and I got our DVR I suddenly discovered some TV station or other was playing old episodes of Voltron. Voltron was the first show I recorded with the DVR. I was so disappointed when I watched an episode, I just can’t even tell you. Same with Beetlejuice the cartoon. I found an episode of that on YouTube and marveled at the fact that I had once snuck out and to my friend’s house to watch Beetlejuice because my mom didn’t want me to watch it lol.
Wow, is anyone even reading these anymore?
My two cents would be captain planet. I LOVED LOVED LOVED that show, but then I went back and watched a few episodes and found it preachy and annoying. We will go to hell if you drop a soda can on accident. Really?
I thought freakazoid would be the same way but it’s still as awesome as I remember. :3 I love freakazoid, I’m glad it survived my test of time.
Alf.
70% of the characters I made before I was 10… And the fact that I’ve seen most, if not all, of “Where are you? Scooby Doo”.
…Am I really the only one who still likes pretty much ALL of his childhood interests. I still think Pokemon, Power Rangers, DBZ, YuGiOh, and all the old cartoons are still total win. Just because they may have been horrible, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them still. Hell, half of what made those enjoyable was the laughable dialogue and overly used story tropes.
Probably all the Disney movies…. I can’t stand any of them now.
Power Rangers.
Going to the beach.
But that might be because I now live on the coast.
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Also…
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The Book Of Biff.
JOKINGJOKINGJOKING!
THAT WAS A JOKE! SERIOUSLY!
Oh yeah!
Dangermouse.
Does that count?
Yeah I did that yesterday with a film called Titan A.E. It has everything that I hate in films now.
Too late I’m sure but to go ahead and add my own: Silverhawks, Centurions, G. I. Joe (can’t believe I didn’t see anyone mention that one), Thundercats, Captain N: the Gamemaster, C.O.P.S., EXO Squad, Captain Bucky O’Hare, Insectoids, Rock Lords. Tales from the Cryptkeeper (cartoon), X-Men, Tiny-Toons adventures (the theme song is still 75% rooted in my mind), Animaniacs… the list goes on.
I manly watched looney toons as a kid. i STILL think there awesome. the origonals not the new ones they try to do..altho now that i think about it popeye the salior isn’t nearly as entertaining as it was when i was younger.
what was that show about the green clay guy and his clay horse and they all had really weird eyeballs?…that too.
I purchased Season 1 of ‘Airwolf’ and was quite disappointed with it.
However, I purchased Season 1 of ‘Knight Rider’, and it was better than I remembered.