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What was your favorite horror, Sci fi or fantasy movie when you were just a kid under 12?
Posted on 3/23/26 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 3/23/26 at 9:45 pm
My favorite was the original King Kong. I watch it on a black and white TV. It was shown on a program called "Million Dollar Movie" 3 times a day for a whole week and I watched it every time it aired. It drove my dad nuts but I watched it anyway.
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Posted on 3/23/26 at 9:49 pm to Dawglovertoo
Posted on 3/23/26 at 9:55 pm to Dawglovertoo
Was, is, and always will be Star Wars.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 9:57 pm to Dawglovertoo
I watched the Spock Trilogy (Star Trek 2-4) about 50 times as a kid. I don’t think I even considered it “sci-fi”. I just liked it.
For fantasy I would say the Conan movies. Clash of the Titans would be up there also.
For fantasy I would say the Conan movies. Clash of the Titans would be up there also.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 10:08 pm to Dawglovertoo
Posted on 3/23/26 at 10:18 pm to Duane Dibbley
Posted on 3/23/26 at 10:28 pm to Dawglovertoo
Under age 12? Shoot, that puts it as stuff I watched before late 1976...
which really narrows it down... King Kong would be up there; I had a sleepover night at my childless aunt and uncle's house to watch that with them on the local "creature feature" when I was 7 years old. I loved it.
But in the end, I think I gotta go with the one I saw summer of '75 with my mom and stepfather at the downtown Joy (only place it was playing in town). The first-ever summer blockbuster that scared everyone...
which really narrows it down... King Kong would be up there; I had a sleepover night at my childless aunt and uncle's house to watch that with them on the local "creature feature" when I was 7 years old. I loved it.
But in the end, I think I gotta go with the one I saw summer of '75 with my mom and stepfather at the downtown Joy (only place it was playing in town). The first-ever summer blockbuster that scared everyone...
Posted on 3/23/26 at 10:30 pm to Dawglovertoo
Labyrinth
Posted on 3/23/26 at 10:41 pm to Dawglovertoo
Star Wars easily. I wasn’t really watching horror under 12 years old.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 10:44 pm to Dawglovertoo
It was actually "King Kong" (1933) for me, too. There was just something so mesmerizing about that whole classic romantic-fantasy-adventure style which grabbed me quite thoroughly as a kid. Led me eventually to read old pulp magazine stories, and seek out similar stuff like "Island of Lost Souls" (1933) and "Tarzan and his Mate" (1934). I bought Fay Wray's autobiography, and always hoped to get her to sign it. Saw her at an event once, but didn't manage to meet her. But I did get to at least meet Maureen O'Sullivan, Gloria Stuart, Mae Clarke, and some others who toiled in vintage horror-fantasy fare of that period.
I remember when the 1976 "King Kong" remake came out. I was excited to see it. I even remember the 7-11 had 'King Kong' Icee cups, promoting it. But when I went to see it, it was like a dull, uninvolving thud. Didn't grab me in the least. In fact, I haven't even bothered to watch it since that one encounter.
I remember when the 1976 "King Kong" remake came out. I was excited to see it. I even remember the 7-11 had 'King Kong' Icee cups, promoting it. But when I went to see it, it was like a dull, uninvolving thud. Didn't grab me in the least. In fact, I haven't even bothered to watch it since that one encounter.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 11:09 pm to Dawglovertoo
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horror,
Monster Squad or gremlins
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Sci fi
Flight of the Navigator or The Last Starfighter
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fantasy
Star Wars or Willow
This post was edited on 3/23/26 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 3/24/26 at 1:02 am to Dawglovertoo
Horror: Nightmare on Elm Street 3. Freddy was hilarious. Practical effects were awesome.
Sci fi: Back to the Future. Still one of my favorite movies of all time.
Fantasy: Beastmaster. Watched it on cable all the time.
Sci fi: Back to the Future. Still one of my favorite movies of all time.
Fantasy: Beastmaster. Watched it on cable all the time.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 1:19 am to Dawglovertoo
Posted on 3/24/26 at 5:12 am to DoUrden
The Goonies. Not horror, but it was plenty scary enough for an eight year old kid
Posted on 3/24/26 at 5:25 am to Dawglovertoo
King Kong and Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
Posted on 3/24/26 at 5:35 am to Dawglovertoo
Time Bandits and The Neverending Story were up there.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 6:31 am to DoUrden
Great choice. Excalibur and Star Trek (especially Wrath of Khan) were my favorites.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 6:41 am to Dawglovertoo
Horror - The Thing
Sci Fi - Star Wars
Sci Fi - Star Wars
Posted on 3/24/26 at 6:50 am to Dawglovertoo
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What was your favorite horror, Sci fi or fantasy movie when you were just a kid under 12?b
I watched Terminator 2, Alien and Aliens with my dad when I was 5. T2 is still my all time favorite movie and love the Alien franchise as well
Jurassic Park is also in the mix now that I think about it, he took me to see it 7 times in theaters (I think the last time the girl at the ticket desk lied to me and told me it wasn’t playing so I’d stop asking to go
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Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:18 am to Dawglovertoo
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