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[–] Rooty 5 points 4 hours ago

Raggedy Ann was a movie meant to advertise dolls that somehow turned into an acid fueled mindfuck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Can confirm, my memories of Rock a Doodle are incredibly fever dreamy. I remember watching We're Back as well, but I think I remember the story beats well enough to not feel so weird about it.
All I remember about Rock a Doodle is like, "I'm pretty sure the word was on the brink of total destruction and Chicken Elvis somehow saved it."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

I want a hug.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

For me this was The Phantom Tollbooth, but that's a 70s film, so muc older. Actually, the year I watched it on midday television after school was closer to 1970 than to the present.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya 2 points 5 hours ago

I miss this kind of artwork style and design for posters of children's movies. The colourful and detailed imagery is really inviting and tells you that you're in it for something magical. I have no problem with posters these days, but today's counterparts pare minimalist and less uninviting if I'm a child.

[–] uberfreeza 5 points 7 hours ago

This one is 2000s, but I remember my family renting a Red Riding Hood movie from blockbuster. It was extremely weird and creepy, and I always struggled to find details of the movie online. I recently found it again and watched it, and it's still weird and creepy (though that makes it fun to drink and watch as an adult.) I then learned Henry Cavill and Joey Fatone were in the movie, which didn't sit well as an adult.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 14 hours ago

Missing Fern Gully, but a pretty good list nonetheless.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

All Dogs Go To Heaven. That shouldn't be a kid's movie.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 25 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

If you know the lore about the voice actors and you still feel that way I'll just go fuck myself, but the fact that it has so much emotional impact comes directly from a very painful tragedy, and I think we'd have to be fools to let the work be cast aside.

Kids used to be raised on far more terrible stuff, Grimm's fairy tales and all. I tend to agree with Don Bluth that you can show kids a lot of ghastly stuff and they'll enjoy it, so long as you give them a happy ending.

RIP Judith Barsi.

[–] Ceedoestrees 13 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

His films are classics and still fondly remembered for a good reason, he didn't shy away from the hard life lessons. Sure, we don't always get a happy ending, but kids deal with death, sickness, loss and bad people all the time. They need media that shows they're not alone.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 10 points 9 hours ago

Kids are human people, and can experience the feeling of catharsis through art.

Controversial I know, but there you have it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago

I only remember that I always wanted to watch it but never did.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

I watched it as a kid but don't remember it at all.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

The Brave Little Toaster would probably be at the top of my list. I can still hear that Jon Lovitz radio.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

That movie is gold. The themes are kinda heavy and much more than relatable to adults. The air-conditioner meltdown and the toasters clown/bathtub nightmare scene always freaked me out but I still watched it over and over when I was a kid.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago

Is The Brave Little Toaster that unknown? I know it's no Disney film or Anastasia but I thought it was more beloved (and known) than all the others listed here.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

It had way more fear inducement than any 'children's movie' had a right to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

That movie is actually incredibly depressing at times.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

That scene with the cars in the junkyard doing a whole ass musical number ("Worthless") about how they were going to die freaked me out as a kid.

Gather round, children, it's time to learn about existential dread!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

If I remember correctly, I think the reason is that it wasn't originally meant to be a children's movie but for adults.

[–] nul9o9 9 points 16 hours ago

Brave little toaster, and We're back. As well as those Disney Live Action movies that slapped.

That was my child hood.

[–] theedqueen 2 points 15 hours ago

For some reason the part with the meadow/pond really freaked me out as a kid. Especially when it gets all quiet with the flower that falls in love with the reflection in the toaster and then dies when the toaster leaves.

[–] Ceedoestrees 46 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Rock-a-Doodle was the shit, so many unhinged lines for a kids movie and Goldie was definitely a prostitute. "If I killed my nephew, would that be murder or charity?"

[–] Majorllama 23 points 16 hours ago

Rock-a-doodle FUCKS. Honestly the movie has no right to be shown to children at any point but I have nothing but fond memories of it.

Elvis rooster is not even the top 3 wildest things in that movie.

[–] batdad90 23 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I showed my kids Rock-a-doodle as a joke and they sat through the whole movie and loved it.

[–] Zoomboingding 3 points 4 hours ago

I mean... we sat through Rock-a-doodle and loved it

[–] [email protected] 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

The fuck is the associated text? Just shit on us dude

[–] MimicJar 23 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Rover Dangerfield was just "What if Rodney Dangerfield was a dog?" and as I kid I loved it. I had a vague idea of who Rodney was so this was the perfect transition film for a kid. Arguably I watched his career in reverse, but because of this film I watched it.

To see the reviews on this film and that it did so poorly, no respect at all.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

I thought I was gonna be playin' god. Turns out I read it backwards, I'm playin a dog! I tell ya, no respect.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 18 hours ago

Son of the mask was like that, that movie felt like a bizarre dream I had.

There's no way drugs weren't involved in the creation of that movie.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 12 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

There was a version of Peter Pan on Fox back in the 90s that I’d thought I’d dreamed but it turns out it’s real.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago

I liked that show. I still remember the theme song. I remember being annoyed that the animation went to crap later in the series.

[–] KuroiKaze 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Tim Curry screaming, "my scratchy cat will rip yer bones bare!" Is great if you've never run into it

That said I've never heard of any of these movies

[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I've only not seen Once Upon a Forest.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Let me tell you, you are missing out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

Pair it with Ferngully for a 90s-environmentalism double-feature.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Also what about games?

I still vividly remember some old poor graphics racing game that featured (Gary the Snail or Turbo?), but there were other characters as well. The race had twists and turns, there were rocks around. I swear that was not a weird child dream!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 18 hours ago

All these were excellent, FYI.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Okay now what was the one where the kid can step into the art on a stamp and get mailed around the world? I watched it around the same time as Explorers, which is also a fever dream.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Thank you! I wonder if it holds up. There's no way it holds up.
Also I am now aware that there is a sequel. I don't know what to do with this information.