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Page Bradham's avatar

Great list — strangely, had similar experiences with these films 🖤. Add to the “I was clearly too young or too demented to be viewing this so young” list — Dark Crystal, Legend, Elm Street, Excalibur.

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Sergio Bravo Jr's avatar

I’ve seen mostly everything you’ve listed here, save for “The Hunger,” so that’s a definite must at some point. This specific point in time was interesting for cinema, from the abstract expression to cynicism. The 70s through the 90s was something else. I’m not sure that Neverending Story was needlessly cruel, even for a kids film. I’ve always liked that it never talked down to kids and was, in its own way, sort of brutally honest about depression and exploitation by way of. It holds up really well today, I think , and is just as creepy as it was then.

The older I’ve gotten (turned 40 this year), the more a lot of the films you’ve listed have become an extension of my thoughts and like yourself, helped formulate an understanding of the themes being explored. Kudos for putting together this list and sharing your own personal experiences! Movies and experiences should go hand in hand, hopefully the writer’s strike will give all the studios a moment of clarity and allow them to revisit the films that connected with us and what made them special rather than build franchises.

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