What's a movie that you were probably "too young" to see, when you first watched it, but you're glad you did?

[timmy_jizz_tits@lemmy.world]

They LOVE Wednesday. Used that to show them Edward scissorhands etc.

[scytale@lemm.ee]

Fire in the Sky. Oh wait, maybe I shouldn't have. I haven't watched it again since because I was so traumatized as a kid watching it. Maybe I have the guts to watch it now decades later.

[aggravationstation@feddit.uk]

[aggravationstation@feddit.uk]

Trainspotting at 11

[7rokhym@lemmy.ca]

Kiss of the Spider Woman. Back I the 80s our parents left us to fend for ourselves. I was around 10 years old and my parents were at a job site in northern Canada where the only channel was CBC. Definitely an intense movie, I'd say more than the Exorcism which aired another night. My brother missed the first, but had serious nightmares from the Exorcism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_of_the_Spider_Woman_(1985_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist

[plum@lemmy.world]

What about Leon: the Professional? I don't know if that has been posted yet. But I saw that when I was however old you are in seventh grade. 12? 13? There's some cop stuff for the bb cop.

The first and second Crow movies are good for the goth one.

[some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org]

Same age, buying a Freddy glove for Halloween, asked my dad if we could rent it and he said yes. I was scared when the boyfriend pranked them in the backyard, but I thought the scene where she got cut to shreds and floated was awesome. I wanted to rewind and see it again and this time Dad said no. Wisely.

[dagwood222@lemm.ee]

I remember a trailer where they show you the elevator doors and a narrator talks about Stephen King and the genius of Kubrick and then the doors open. Nothing else.

[jimvandeventer@lemmy.world]

I read the Godfather when I was about 10. My shoebox diorama was the horse head on the bed. It was frowning because it didn't like having its head cut off.

[iamtrashman1312@lemmy.world]

Yeah, same lol. My dad liked to rebel against my mom by letting me get movies he knew she'd hate from the [ancient wheezing] brick and mortar VHS rental store so I saw, like, the Alien series, Terminator and T2, and so on

[lauchs@lemmy.world]

Generally agree though I suppose it depends on how the parents feel about swearing and how likely the youngins are to repeat the approximately 700 fucks in the movie.

"Do you have to use so many cuss words?"
"The fuck you talking about?"

[lauchs@lemmy.world]

Awesome brother!

[guy@piefed.social]

I was gonna answer Grave of the fireflies, which I watched in my twenties. Then I read the 'but you're glad that you did' so I can't say that movie.

But maybe Fullmetal Jacket? Tough movie for a 14 year old

[know_not_scotty_does@lemmy.world]

I watched Full Metal Jacket this year at 34 and it was still pretty rough.

[aarrodri@lemmy.world]

I watched the wall when I was 7

And it fucked me.up form years.. constant nightmares and panic attacks..

Why am I thankful for? Not sure..the memories?

[mindbleach@sh.itjust.works]

Fun fact: Grave Of The Fireflies was originally a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro.

[kenoh@lemm.ee]

I didn't realize it until now, but same for me. That scene where the toxic sludge man disintegrated after being hit by a car haunted me. Actually, it was how he was calling for help that did it. I realize this is counter to OP's question, haha.

[imastari@lemmy.world]

The Blood on Satan’s Claw

Why? A nude Linda Hayden.

[spiderwort@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Five Million Years to Earth

[cracks_inthewalls@sh.itjust.works]

Killer Klowns from Outer Space. I was in kindergarten and had a very inattentive babysitter.

Boy, that movie will seriously stick with you when your typical fare was Barney related. It's really the grounding for me having any memories of that period of my life at this point, lol.