I wanted to talk about those old favorite movies that you rediscover as an adult - or at least, as 'not-a-child-anymore' - that manage to retain their value.
This is divorced from nostalgia, though. They have to be movies that you appreciate for either the same merits STILL or that you appreciate in new ways.
The one (actually two) that bring the subject to mind are the old live-action Ninja Turtles movies. Loved TMNT as a kid, and then got all three movies as a gift a couple years ago. I was overjoyed to find that the first two movies (the third was never all that great, even when I was a kid) not only were just as good as I remembered, they were better.
Those are my example, but I can think of others as well.
This is divorced from nostalgia, though. They have to be movies that you appreciate for either the same merits STILL or that you appreciate in new ways.
The one (actually two) that bring the subject to mind are the old live-action Ninja Turtles movies. Loved TMNT as a kid, and then got all three movies as a gift a couple years ago. I was overjoyed to find that the first two movies (the third was never all that great, even when I was a kid) not only were just as good as I remembered, they were better.
Those are my example, but I can think of others as well.