DisneyGirl wrote:I know what you mean. Since I was a little girl, "Disney" has meant Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin. Those were my three favorite, then The Lion King was released while I was in Intermediate school, and it joined the group...it's hard to believe someone saying they've never seen one of them.
Exactly! It's the signature Disney films, at least for the 90s generation.
I don't understand how could anyone miss those...
DisneyGirl wrote:I know what you mean. Since I was a little girl, "Disney" has meant Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin. Those were my three favorite, then The Lion King was released while I was in Intermediate school, and it joined the group...it's hard to believe someone saying they've never seen one of them.
Exactly! It's the signature Disney films, at least for the 90s generation.
I don't understand how could anyone miss those...
Not that difficult, when you consider that until recently, most of those had been OOP for almost 10 years. If you weren't interesting, or missed them, on the initial run, it is entirely possible to have not seen them. Sure there is the video store, but I can see how you'd miss it.
Loomis wrote:Not that difficult, when you consider that until recently, most of those had been OOP for almost 10 years. If you weren't interesting, or missed them, on the initial run, it is entirely possible to have not seen them. Sure there is the video store, but I can see how you'd miss it.
I disagree. Even if you weren't exactly there 10 years ago to catch those, it was still VERY hard to miss them. Even if you didn't have the tape, you must've watched it at someone who had it: friends, neighbours, anything! It was pretty impossible to miss those...
Anyway, I still can't fathom the fact that I watched "The Little Mermaid" in the theater 15 years ago. I was so young
Loomis wrote:I've never seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off and I'm age-appropriate.
Just because one person thinks the film is a defining film of the generation, doesn't mean everyone has seen it.
Good point, Loomis! Myself, I didn't see Ferris in its entirety until last January. My boyfriend is helping/making me catch up with all the movies and T.V. shows I apparently missed growing up.
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Loomis wrote:I've never seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off and I'm age-appropriate.
Just because one person thinks the film is a defining film of the generation, doesn't mean everyone has seen it.
Count me in the club.
When I was little and someone said Disney to me I immediately thought the most obvious: Mickey Mouse. That and McDonald's Happy Meal Toys! Then again, our first Happy Meal toys were of Little Mermaid. It's funny b/c there were three of us and it was only fair if all three of us got a toy so there are three Ursula suction cup toys and three wind-up Baloos, and three wind-up Shere Khans, lol the list goes on and on.
Last year, I watched Wizard Of Oz with my then-girlfriend, who had never seen it. She'd never seen quite a few "everyone's seen them" movies, in fact, but that was the most astonishing.
I have 2 good friends who have never seen Mary Poppins. I don't think I know anyone who hasn't seen the fab 4 of the 90s, though.
I just saw Bueller for the first time this year, and wasn't impressed at all. I did meet Ben Stein, though.
Loomis wrote:I've never seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off and I'm age-appropriate.
Just because one person thinks the film is a defining film of the generation, doesn't mean everyone has seen it.
That's quite true, I'd never seen Forest Gump until just recently. (I'd started dating a guy, and it was his favorite movie...no choice but to sit and watch it.) But it was quite a few years until I actually saw it...I swear, I must have been the only person in America of my age or older who hadn't seen that movie.
...That's how it is with me & Varsity Blues. Everytime I tell someone I haven't seen, I hear a round of gasps from the room. I need to watch it, I suppose.
awallaceunc wrote:...That's how it is with me & Varsity Blues. Everytime I tell someone I haven't seen, I hear a round of gasps from the room. I need to watch it, I suppose.
Varsity Blues? No way you have to see that movie...at least, didn't particularly care for it.
Howdy, y'all. I guess it's not hard to tell where I come from. The great state of Texas!! Just like Jen. When I was younger, I remember getting Disney films every Christmas and birthday. Then I entered my teenage years. Disney was *gasp* uncool when I was 13 and 14. But I quickly outgrew "the age of not believing" and found the magic of Disney once again as I began to appreciate Disney, the man, even more. I think the most magical part of Disney isn't pixie dust and fairy godmothers. It's Walt Disney himself. I celebrate every November 18 and December 5. I've been to Disneyworld more than anyone from Texas probably should go. It does put a strain on one's pocketbook. But in our family, it wasn't my sis and I that wanted to go. It was my mother. Every two years, she HAS to go. Not that we mind. I've seen every full length animated film with the exception of "Home on the Range". I may see it someday. But I prefer the classics. I'm a member of Disneysites and Mrs. Nesbit's Disney Boards. So, that's me. James. A 21 year old Disney fanatic from Texas.
"Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday you will be a real boy."
James, welcome! I entirely agree with you on about not only Disney, the company, but Disney, the man. It sounds like you're a welcome addition to the site! It's nice to here that children don't mind Disney-obsessed parents, as I'm sure I'll be one.
awallaceunc wrote:It's nice to here that children don't mind Disney-obsessed parents, as I'm sure I'll be one.
I know I'm going to end up being a Disney-obsessed parent. My main goal for collecting Disney DVDs now is that I won't have to spend a fortune buying them when my kids become old enough to appreciate them. My mom used to tell me that when i was a baby she's put me in my car seat in front of the TV, pop in a Disney tape and I'd watch all the colors and stuff, when I got older, I just never stopped. I just know I'm going to be one of those parents, like Andy's mom, buying all of the toys and bedsheets.
Welcome to the forum, Joplin! I hope you enjoy it here as much as your other board!
I'll definitely be a part of the Disney-Obsessed Parents Group, Lol. It's one of the parts of parenting (probably the only part) that I'm looking forward to.
Thanks. I know I'll enjoy it. I don't think any board can be as great as Disneysites!, but we'll see. At any rate, what appealed to me most here was not the forums, but the home page info. But I wanted to join to be part of the countdowns and games, etc. But I am having fun.
"Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday you will be a real boy."
Well I guess I have never posted here despite registering in the first week(I originally registered under a different name but never posted).
As a small child I was always I huge fan of the Warner Brothers stuff and until I was an adult and able to appreciate artistic merit better always preferred their stuff. I think a lot of the reason was I grew up in Disney's dark age and the Rescuers and the Black Cauldron were hardly awe inspiring.
I still remember being six years old and going to Disneyland and not being that excited about it. However, I got about a quarter of the way down main street and a feeling struck me that I had not experienced before or since. Can't really describe it, almost a feeling of being home, where you were supposed to be. Ever since in my darkest moments, their are two ways to make it better 1) Go to Disneyland 2) Go Surfing. I dont really even need to go on a ride. Just being their is fine. I particularly love Main Street and New Orleans Square just for their atmosphere. I am really disappointed in how far it has gone downhill especially in the last five years, at the expense of the land of carnie rides and cheap gifts(now I have been known to cart out hundreds of dollars of stuff from disneyland but only after I am in the right mood). I do love CA's saving grace - the World of Animation.
While on a couple of occaisions I have had Disneyland annual passes, in fact they believed I was the first non-American to get one. And now I am planning to take my daughter to DisneyWorld and on a Disney Cruise for her second birthday next February. I am thrilled that she has started to ask to watch "Mouse"(Mickey Mouse in Living Color V2). The eight minute shorts are about perfect for her attention span.
As for finding my way here. I bought a DVD player at Christmas 2001 when I saw the Disney Treasures and just had to have the Disneyland one. Picked up Snow White at the same time and wanted to collect them all. Did an internet search on disney animated checklist, hit I feel lucky and it brought me right here(long before there were discussion boards or much else of what you see around here now).
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