Childhood TV - joy, wonder and awe.

[spagmasterswift]

Ginks!!!!

[Adam Stone]

Hmm... that rings a bell.

But its also reminded me of Johnny 5!! or was it Johnny Number 5?

Great film. Was there a sequel to it too? Wow, my memory is really fuzzy. I do remember though crying my eyes out when Johnny 5 (who is a robot) is severally beaten by guys with baseball bats near the end. (I seem to get really emotional when it comes to the death of a non-human characters? I mean, I even got upset when the Football died in Outcast! *sighs*)

Oh, the Rockys are very dear to me (aside the 5th one... though, i kinda just pretend that never happened. Rocky 5? what's that?) Also the Rambos. Need to get that boxset...

[Sarkster]

thats the fella. good work chaps. must get that dvd. really liked the cute lil robots :/

[spagmasterswift]

But its also reminded me of Johnny 5!! or was it Johnny Number 5?

Short Circuit?

"Reassemble Stephanie!!!"

Short Circuit 2 was terrible and the Indian brer was a white guy blacked up! At least thats what I was told at school...There was a terrible moment in that film when the robot is giving him things to say on a date via a electronic billboard - however a Tampax ad comes on...what were the writers thinking O_o

[Adam Stone]

Short Circuit! That's it!

hehe. i cant actually remember it at all, apart from the Johnny 5 being smashed to pieces and then returning made entirely from gold. ^_^

[Duddyroar]

When the Wind Blows - Based on the Raymond Briggs book of the same name, this is a powerful anti-war movie that shows how the lives of an old couple are turned upside down when Britain finds itself on the business end of an atom bomb. Not really a 'kiddies' film I know, but it is a cartoon (quite ground-breaking as well - they use traditional cel animation overlayed on a 3D minature house). I watched it as a youngster (mainly because I thought it would be like The Snowman - no such luck) and it had a really powerful effect on me. Brings a tear to my eye every time I watch it. People harp on about how powerful Grave of the Fireflies is, well this is the British version. Plus the David Bowie title track is beyond awesome.

[Ady]

Johnny 5 was an annoying fool. I would've smashed his ass up myself. ft:

[disco-tom]

Johnny 5 was an annoying fool. I would've smashed his ass up myself. ft:

Damn, Ady, you heartless man...

Short Circuit is teh win. And who didn't like Benjamin Jabituya????

"My name is B.E.N. I spell it Ben." ^_^;;

"Heeey, you guuuuys"

hehe. Ah I remember that well. And his Super Man t-shirt!! I think that is one I would rather not watch again though if truth be told. I loved it so much as a child, though feel a lot of that enjoyment wouldn?t be present if I watched it today. Hmmm? ah bugger? now I?m going to have to re-watch it to see what I think.

Adam, you HAVE to watch that film on a Saturday afternoon when the light's fading and it's pissing it down with rain outside. The early scene when they find the treasure map in his attic is just incredible then.

[Freddo]

Johnny 5 was an annoying fool. I would've smashed his ass up myself. ft:

True!

[Ady]

Damn, Ady, you heartless man...

Oh come on! If that bitch came to your yard and started tearing **** up whilst repeating everything you said to it back to you in a protracted, nasally robotic whine, wouldn't you want to dismantle it?

[Darwock]

The Black Cauldron sticks out in my memories, although I can't remember anything about the actual film, just the little model guys you got in packets of cornflakes at the time.

Another one I know we watched a lot but I can't remember anything about, was American Ninja... I do remember the baby getting chucked in a pool at the start but that's all. Now I'm not even sure if this film ever existed.

Teenwolf, amazing back then - awful now.

[Mad Gear]

When the Wind Blows - Based on the Raymond Briggs book of the same name, this is a powerful anti-war movie that shows how the lives of an old couple are turned upside down when Britain finds itself on the business end of an atom bomb. Not really a 'kiddies' film I know, but it is a cartoon (quite ground-breaking as well - they use traditional cel animation overlayed on a 3D minature house). I watched it as a youngster (mainly because I thought it would be like The Snowman - no such luck) and it had a really powerful effect on me. Brings a tear to my eye every time I watch it. People harp on about how powerful Grave of the Fireflies is, well this is the British version. Plus the David Bowie title track is beyond awesome.

I remember watching this and blubbing like a baby.
Very powerful movie.

[babs]

Weird Science for me, that (along with nearly every film in this thread) I have seen enough times to imprint every word on my brain.

While I was thinking of that I was also reminded of the film of Misfits of Science which I didn't realise was an american TV series too.

[babs]

Ooh, and I forgot Lost Boys too (which may well be mentioned, but deserves another ).

[Duddyroar]

The Black Cauldron sticks out in my memories, although I can't remember anything about the actual film, just the little model guys you got in packets of cornflakes at the time.

Yes!!! Those figures were FANTASTIC, I wish I still had mine...