'90s Movie Memories

What I saw in theaters when I was little.

I was born in 1992. I spent a lot of time with my sister and my grandma (RIP) all through the '90s. The vast majority of movies I saw in theaters were with them. Let's check them out! I'm only doing one per year because then this article would be WAY too long if I didn't. These are also generally flattering reviews.

Toy Story (1995)

This was the first movie I ever saw in theaters. I was three at the time. I loved it then and I'll always love it now. It's not only the first entirely CGI animated movie ever made, it's also a classic and the start of the Pixar company. I could ramble about the nostalgia quality of this movie but I'll spare you here. The main things that make it a timeless classic are not only the likeable charachters of Woody and Buzz. Also, the great supporting cast like the Aliens, Ham, Bo Peep, Rex and Mr. Potato Head. Then Sid is deffonitely one of the greatest animated villians of all time! (this was the second highest grossing film that year and it has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Matilda (1996)

This is another great movie. It's hard to say if it's truly a "kid's movie" but it's a good kid friendly movie at least. I give this movie credit for staying true to the book it was based on. I also found Matilda very relatable and I always wished I could do all the brave things she did. I also found the psycho principal to be threatening enough to be convincing.

Anastasia (1997)

This movie is a slightly guilty pleasure. I say that because of the inaccurate history aspect but either way this movie that is not Disney is great for what it is. Nobody was expecting a Don Bluth movie to be this good after his tragic efforts of the early '90s. Everything from the supporting cast, animation, and of course music makes this movie awesome.

the Rugrats Movie (1998)

I also loved the TV show back in the day. I'd watch it every night with my dad and my sister! Considering the TV show the movie's kind of dissappointing. It's a good movie to keep children entertained but I feel sorry for my parents because I watched this so much. Also, the scene where Dee-Dee gives birth was the first time I ever questioned the existance of the stork. Keep in mind I was six.

Pokemon: the First Movie (1999)

Of course being a little kid in the late '90s there was the Pokemon craze. I still love but I'm not here to talk about my fandom of Pokemon. I'm here to talk about the first movie! When I first saw it advertised I was truly excited and insisted on getting seeing it on the opening day. Note how the poster says November 12th. It came out November 10th instead. I don't know why that happened but I was bummed about not seeing it the opening day. Of course, I loved it when I was little but the way I see it now is that if you want original Pokemon watch some episodes.

So here's my early childhood in movies! I hope you liked it and even if not all these movies hold up well for the future it was always fun going to the movies for me.

Comments

Hey I also saw Toy Story in theaters and The Rugrats movie too infact when the Rugrats movie was in theaters before the movie showed they played the pilot episode of Catdog Fetch then on the VHS relase it was there to and Winslows home videos I belive so? I cant remember I nolongger have the tape in my collection becuase it got lost and heres somthing most people dont know Rugrats was cancelled in 95 but then they brought it back in 97 with Dill.

i rember seeing toy story i loved it

As i kid i watched toy story so many times i must of driven my family crazy but i remember the experience of viewing in theatres and beign exposed to some real awesome graphics(at that time youngsters). great times i had during my childhood movie experiences and it was something new . Now its strange to reflect back on my childhood experiences and see that they are now old and pretty soon they will too be just artifacts of the past .

No Prince of Egypt?

hmmm not as good as your other articles a bit on the short side.Pixar movies make me cringe I simply hate them, but thats just me and I know many people would disagree.I'll give a thumbs up for effort though.

hey Ben
i loved disney's aladdin & toy story too

I was explaining why it was my second article witten but not published. Misunderstandings happen here......

well you did say "it just took forever to get approved". patience is a virtue, as they say

I wasn't complaining.

all articles take a long time to get approved. it's been like that to prevent site trafficking and so we won't get a bunch of new articles piled up. deal with it

I'll tell ya right now, this was my second article it just took forever to get approved. Yeah, I didn't think it would bomb.

nah, lengthy articles are a good thing in my book. as long as the paragraphs are done well and the pictures are placed neatly

You were afraid this article would be way too long?

meh, typical choices if you ask me. and when someone says that they've seen a vast majority of a type of thing, i expect it to be a dozen or so in numbers rather than just a few. c'mon, you had to have seen much more movies than this

Average article, I guess. I don't remember what the first movie I saw in theaters was. I think it was a re-release of 101 Dalmatians (1990).

-I saw Toy Story when it first came out (not the first movie I saw in theaters) and it is still one of my all time favorite movies.

-Matilda is an underrated film and I never really knew Danny DeVito directed it when I saw it as a kid.

-I never saw Anastasia, but I used to have a plush of the dog when Burger King gave them out (I also remember wanting the train).

-I thought The Rugrats Movie was okay when it first came out, but looking back on it, I do not like it very well. a lot of the songs make me cringe.

-For the Pokemon movies (the first 3) I was also part of the fad (though technically I did not get into it until about early 2000) and I used to watch that video all the time (I never saw any of the movies in theaters either)