September 23, 20223 yr 19 minutes ago, Serak The Preparer said: Beastmaster needs to be mentioned. Seeing a young nubile Tanya Roberts kickstarted some changes in me. Maybe watch that with him and then give him some alone time. I'm not quite sure, but this scene back in the early 80s might have led to my first boner.
September 23, 20223 yr The Power of One (only on apple tv from what I can tell but it is worth doing) Field of Dreams isn't just for baseball people Stripes Bad News Bears (original version) Captain Philips A Few Good Men Officer and a Gentlemen The Pursuit of Happiness
September 23, 20223 yr Unforgiven The Wild Bunch The Magnificent Seven (Preferably the original but the remake is bearable.) Man on Fire Where Eagles Dare A Bridge Too Far Goldfinger Thunderball The Outlaw Josey Wales
September 23, 20223 yr Mine are 7 and 9 so a bit younger but we have already chewed through some of the sports movies and their favorite thus far is The Sandlot. My 7 year old often gives me the "You're killing me, Smalls" They also love The Princess Bride.
September 23, 20223 yr Not sure about "watch with him" but here would be a good appointment viewing list for a teenage male (of stuff that somehow no one has posted yet): Blockbusters/epics: Braveheart Gladiator LOTR trilogy (assuming he's seen the original Star Wars trilogy?) The Prestige Nolan Batman trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean (first few are all pretty good but the first one would be the only essential one) Bladerunner (go make your kid watch Bladerunner right now) Alien Comedies: Raising Arizona Anchorman Old School Wedding Crashers The Hangover Walk Hard Royal Tenenbaum's Others: Dead Poet's Society (make your kid watch this after he finishes Bladerunner) Moonlight There Will Be Blood No Country For Old Men The Hurt Locker Too many more to name. If he sees all those he'll be ahead of 98% of his peers when it comes to film knowledge over the past ~30 years.
September 23, 20223 yr Young Frankenstein The good the bad the ugly the graduate ( when he’s a senior in hs)
September 23, 20223 yr I put on Airplane! when my boys were teenagers thinking they would love it. Two minutes in they were like.."is it going to be like this the whole time?" They tapped out quickly. They did love The Jerk tho..
September 23, 20223 yr It seems like they have to come across movies when I'm already watching it and then get into them. If I say, guys you have to see this, etc....they want to hate it on purpose. Dickheads.
September 23, 20223 yr 36 minutes ago, Pokoloco said: I put on Airplane! when my boys were teenagers thinking they would love it. Two minutes in they were like.."is it going to be like this the whole time?" They tapped out quickly. They did love The Jerk tho.. The thing about Airplane! is it was lightning in a bottle. You had to have seen all the terrible movies they were satirizing to understand it. Their generation has seen none of them. Edited September 23, 20223 yr by RPM
September 23, 20223 yr Just thought of a few more: Kelley's Heroes The Dirty Dozen The Killing Fields (and if he asks, let him know that, Yes, this shit really happened) Dr. Strangelove
September 23, 20223 yr Ford vs Ferrari The Last American Hero Dust to Glory White Lightning (boy needs to learn about shaky puddin) Edited September 23, 20223 yr by RPM
September 23, 20223 yr Are you latino by chance? Blood In Blood Out is required viewing, my dad showed me that as a kid for sure (didn’t tell mom). Loved it.
September 23, 20223 yr The Natural Great father/son movie, and another baseball movie that’s not just for baseball people
September 23, 20223 yr 32 minutes ago, Hammerin Hank said: The Natural Great father/son movie, and another baseball movie that’s not just for baseball people We need a movie about your guy. Loved Hank. To me he was the greatest al around player. *besides a documentary. there is one of those already. Edited September 23, 20223 yr by Pokoloco
September 23, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Pokoloco said: We need a movie about your guy. Loved Hank. To me he was the greatest al around player. I agree with all that. If you haven’t already, you should read his autobiography, I Had a Hammer. I’ve read it at least 3 times, and recommend it to anyone
September 23, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, ztejas said: Not sure about "watch with him" but here would be a good appointment viewing list for a teenage male (of stuff that somehow no one has posted yet): Blockbusters/epics: Braveheart Gladiator LOTR trilogy (assuming he's seen the original Star Wars trilogy?) The Prestige Nolan Batman trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean (first few are all pretty good but the first one would be the only essential one) Bladerunner (go make your kid watch Bladerunner right now) Alien Comedies: Raising Arizona Anchorman Old School Wedding Crashers The Hangover Walk Hard Royal Tenenbaum's Others: Dead Poet's Society (make your kid watch this after he finishes Bladerunner) Moonlight There Will Be Blood No Country For Old Men The Hurt Locker Too many more to name. If he sees all those he'll be ahead of 98% of his peers when it comes to film knowledge over the past ~30 years. Waited until page 2 for gladiator, which should be in the first fucking post. I am not…
September 23, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, RPM said: The thing about Airplane! is it was lightning in a bottle. You had to have seen all the terrible movies they were satirizing to understand it. Their generation has seen none of them. Lol not at all. It isn't younger generation's fault that his kids don't get Airplane. That movie is hysterical in a vacuum.
September 23, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, ztejas said: Lol not at all. It isn't younger generation's fault that his kids don't get Airplane. That movie is hysterical in a vacuum. Like I said, they're dickheads.
September 23, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Jerry Callo said: Monty Python and the Holy Grail and My Cousin Vinny I was watching My Cousin Vinny a few months ago when my teenage son sat down and started watching it. He obviously was interested in Marisa Tomei because he asks "does that actress come out in other movies?" I said "dude, that's Hot Aunt Mae!" He followed up with "Then that's really Hot Aunt Mae." I told him I had a crush on her since middle school and his mom would smack me anytime we watched a movie with her in it.
September 23, 20223 yr 8 hours ago, South Austin said: I’ve actually never seen October Sky, so guess I’ll give that a shot. My first thought when I opened the thread was Stand By Me. October Sky is excellent. You should definitely see that. I’d add Contact to the list.
September 23, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, Goredho said: I know Glory was mentioned, but it seems like given the times, perhaps some movies concerning the American Revolution and the Civil War might be in order. I'm not sure if I could have made it through the Ken Burns docuseries when I was a young man. Mississippi Burning
September 23, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, RPM said: The thing about Airplane! is it was lightning in a bottle. You had to have seen all the terrible movies they were satirizing to understand it. Their generation has seen none of them. Or understand the career background of Nielsen, Stack, Graves and Bridges to fully appreciate their performances.
September 23, 20223 yr For both of mine, a double feature of Dazed and Confused/Fast Times a Ridgemont High was a prerequisite the week before they started high school. Both Rushmore and The Life Aquatic have some good father/son themes. I'll echo Stand By Me. It came out when I was in Jr high, and they saw it at that age themselves. They loved it, and I think it's a great movie for the awkward and uncomfortable adolescent years. And I think Goonies accomplishes the same thing from a comedic perspective. And for some fun, follow Full Metal Jacket with Stripes as a double feature. They are mirror images. Edited September 23, 20223 yr by Damor muledick
September 23, 20223 yr 47 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said: I’d add Contact to the list. Good idea. They'll better appreciate the movies that don't fucking suck after watching Contact.
September 23, 20223 yr I'd strike Goodfellas. Great movie, but not a lot of redeeming qualities for a kid. The Wire would be better.
September 23, 20223 yr H.O.T.S. Hollywood Knights Just One of the Guys - classic movie quote. My Tutor Edited September 23, 20223 yr by Underdog
September 23, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, UT_OB1 said: Waited until page 2 for gladiator, which should be in the first fucking post. I am not… So your son likes gladiator movies?
September 23, 20223 yr Bad News Bears Red Dawn Stand by Me Goonies Sandlot A Christmas Story These were the only older movies all 3 of my sons liked watching. My oldest two liked the Indiana Jones trilogy. Movies they universally disliked: Princess Bride, Dark Crystal, Blazing Saddles, Airplane, and Conan.
September 24, 20223 yr He'll enjoy any of the Emmanuelle movies. I recommend Shannon Tweed's entire catalog
September 24, 20223 yr H.O.T.S. Hollywood Knights Just One of the Guys - classic movie quote. My Tutor Can me and my son come over for movie night? I like your style dude
September 24, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Underdog said: Smokey and the Bandit - great father/son subplot. Momma's gonna take a hit though...
September 24, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, South Austin said: So your son likes gladiator movies? Bringing the thread full circle. Bravo.
September 24, 20223 yr To Kill A Mockingbird The Patriot Brotherhood of the Wolf Dunkirk Finest Hour Bubba Ho Tep
September 24, 20223 yr 22 hours ago, BHMCruiser said: Commando Predator Conan the Barbarian Conan the Destoyer Pumping Iron True Lies Terminator Terminator 2 Running Man Twins Total Recall Kindergarten Cop No “Last Action Hero”?? Wtf man
September 24, 20223 yr a couple of greats that did NOT resonate with my boys: Red Dawn- no clue on the Cold War. They've read about it and know it happened, but don't get the social climate of the day. The Breakfast Club. Should appeal as a coming of age flick, right? Nope. They were bored as hell. See also: Ferris Bueller's Day Off. They did however, appreciate Risky Business, or maybe it was just Rebecca's titties.
September 24, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, slorch said: a couple of greats that did NOT resonate with my boys: Red Dawn- no clue on the Cold War. They've read about it and know it happened, but don't get the social climate of the day. The Breakfast Club. Should appeal as a coming of age flick, right? Nope. They were bored as hell. See also: Ferris Bueller's Day Off. They did however, appreciate Risky Business, or maybe it was just Rebecca's titties. Man. Ferris Bueller is easy to get. Breakfast Club is honestly not a kids movie or even teen movie to some degree. It's one of those movies that you have to be out of high school looking back on to fully understand and appreciate. You have to have seen people change and identified some personal biases and unfair judgements and worked through them. Not that kids can't enjoy it - but most kids wouldn't understand what it's really about. e.g. - I think you have to be a certain age to really get a scene like this. Edited September 24, 20223 yr by ztejas
September 24, 20223 yr 13 hours ago, Post Oak said: He'll enjoy any of the Emmanuelle movies. I recommend Shannon Tweed's entire catalog Beau Pere Learn him on subtitles...and stuff.
September 24, 20223 yr 15 hours ago, Underdog said: Smokey and the Bandit - great father/son subplot. Just one of many examples for father/son bonding in Smokey.
September 25, 20223 yr 10 hours ago, Underdog said: Just one of many examples for father/son bonding in Smokey. Both of my sons have heard me say multiple times when they screwed up: There is no way you came from my loins.
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