S is for Sandlot Kids…
In an effort to improve on my writing I have decided to sign up for Encyclopedia of me which started over at Bella Dia (and which I found out about by reading Laura`s blog here...)… I have noticed though that participating in this has not improved my writing at all and I am way behind really because I should be trying to do at least one a week- oh well, hopefully I will try to get it done by the end of the year!!!
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S is for Sandlot Kids
When I was about 8 my dad took us to the movies to see The Sandlot Kids in town. I am pretty sure we were in there visiting mum on one of her many hospital stays and it was our first time to see a film in the city and probably also one of the first movies I saw at the cinema. My brother was about 5 or 6 and it was most definitely the first time we had gone to the movies with just dad.
We bought our tickets, popcorn drinks and lollies (My father spoiled us rotten) and headed into the cinema and dad asked the question “Where should we sit?”…any mother would know you don`t ask your kids that you just choose seats somewhere in the middle and tell the kids to sit there but my dad was new at this so my brother and I pulled him down to the very very front row.
Two years previously my father had lost an eye at work when a nail went through it so he has so vision from his left eye and sitting in the front row, and been so close to the screen, meant he was constantly swinging his head from side to side to try and catch the movie. Despite this, we left the cinema that day and dad could not stop raving about the film. Despite it having been a children`s film he had loved it.
Tonight, I watched The Sandalot Kids DVD with dad and Shun and it brought back memories of that day. We had the video when we were younger and a couple of years back dad bought himself the DVD. My father has a strange collection of DVDs most of them old concerts and shows about old and or dead singers and pop groups. His others include Happy Feet, Jeremiah Johnson, The Man who Shot Liberty Valence, The Blues Brothers & Across the Universe. All of which he has introduced to Shumpei since has been here.
What is your favourite childhood movie? I would have to say mine were probably The Sandalot kids, Mighty Ducks, The Little Mermaid or The Lion King. But I am sure there are some I am forgetting.
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It’s nice to watch movies that have some related memories for you, isn’t it. (why does that sound poncy?? I think I might have directly translated from Japanese there, omg.)
One of my best memories was going to see E.T. at the drive-in with my brother, who is a lot older than me, and hence could drive while I was in grade 1 - when I actually used to hitch a ride to school on the back of his motorbike, I still can’t believe mum let me get on the back of it! The only other movie I remember seeing was a documentary with Albie Mangle (the crocodile hunter who came before Steve Irwin) with my parents and aunt and uncle. Favourite tv-movie of all time growing up though, would have to be Grease. I must have seen it 700times. Do they still show it at least 2 times a year at home? Aaah, those summer nights……
I had a lot of influence from older brothers and sisters so keep that in mind when I mention some of these (old) movies!
-The Sound of Music
-The Wizard of Oz
-E.T. (for sure!)
-The Whiz
-Grease (loved it!)
-Grease 2 (seriously.)
I seem to have a musical theme going here.
OMG there are sooo many great movies from my childhood!!
My favourites (and by favourites I mean I can watch them over and over, even now) are definitely The Goonies, Neverending Story, Beetlejuice and Labrynith. Orignially, my mum forced us to to go to watch Labrynith at the cinema cos she loves David Bowie and wanted to see him in tights!! (変態!!) But it was awesome so all is now forgiven.
P.S. I also love The Land Before Time - the dinosaurs are so cute!!
Oh, I loved this post. My first trip to the cinema was when I was 10 years old (yes, remember I grew up in the country!) and I went to watch “Flubber” with my grandmother and my mum. Just thinking about it is bringing back the memories of excitement that I felt at the time!
Other personal favourites:
Grease (from about 13 years old)
Sound of music (as long as I can remember)
Dirty Dancing (from about 13 years old)
10 things I hate about you (from about 13 years old)
My, isn’t Grease popular?? I always thought I was odd for loving Grease…. hrmm… interesting!
We didn’t have a TV for a span of about 4 years when I was young but everytime we went to my grandpa’s house we would watch the only two kid’s movies he owned: The Little Princess with Shirley Temple and an animated version of Gulliver’s Travels. Honestly my siblings and I still love those movies. Once we got a TV, other favorites were Space Camp, Flight of the Navigator, Goonies, Willow, The Princess Bride, Karate Kid and others like that. I’ve never seen The Sandlot Kids before, I might have to check it out!
Tj-injapan- Oh I forgot about Grease (and sound of music too!) I loved them both growing up! I didn`t know you had an older brother- who had a moterbike! Do you mean highschool? Such a shame we were a couple of years apart and I didn`t get to see that!!! The encyclopedia of me series has given me a chance to think back about a lot of things from the past- T is going to be for Travel which will give me a chance to talk about one of my most favourite things ever!
Tigermama- I didn`t see ET for the first time until I was about 12 or 13 I think?! I am a huge musical fan also although the wizard of oz scared me a lot when I was a kid! I have never seen Grease 2 or The Whiz so I will have to check them out
Jessica- I love “The land before Time” I watched it many times growing up. My brothers gf is a huge fan of David Bowie and knows the Labrinth by heart- I like it too, but she is devoted! I don`t think I have ever seen The Goonies, another I will have to check out.
Nay- OMG I love all the movies you mentioned! Except Flubber, which I don`t think I have seen. Although when you said it reminded me of Free Willy which I saw at the cinema when I was younger! You and I have similar tastes in books too and I can see it crosses over to movies also! What is your fav tv show?
Sarah- I have seen most of the movies you talked about although not the Shirley Temple one! Which I will have to check out! Definitely check out The Sandalot Kids- I am sure your girls will like it! It might be a bit boyish but I loved it growing up….there is a big dog in it though which might scare you littlies. But if they are ok with dogs I am sure they will be fine!
The first (and second, third…) time I went to the movies was summer holidays when the local gym was turned into a theatre and we sat in hot sweaty excitement and watched Alby Mangels! I thought he was soooo cool. *^_^*
I also loved (and still love) the princess bride. My brother and I used to quote whole scenes from it and still say ‘as you wish’ rather than yes.
I’ve never seen the Sandlot kids. Should I?
Heather- I have never heard of Alby Magels? I will have to google it.
I like princess bride too! Although have not seen it for a long time.
I like Sandlot kids and it is great kids movie I think so maybe your girls will like it? Or at least your hubby since it is about baseball!
The Lion King, The Princess Bride (the book is even better!), Star Wars (the original trilogy, of course), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Fried Green Tomatoes, and A League of Their Own. When I got a bit older (teens), a lot of Mel Brooks and Monty Python. Oh, and Swing Kids! And… ok I just like a lot of movies
I have to warn you about Grease 2. Some would say it is a terrible terrible movie but my younger sister and I loved it. We learned all the words to all the songs and tried to sew ourselves the “Pink Lady” jackets. It`s one of Michelle Pfeiffer`s (sp?) first movies.