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Nostalgia isn't always as sweet as we remember... Join us as we count down our picks for the movies that haven't aged well since our childhood! From Michael Jordan in "Space Jam" to Mike Myers as "The Cat in the Hat", our countdown includes films that once captivated us as kids but now make us cringe as adults. From questionable humor to dated effects, these movies just don't hold the same magic anymore.
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00:00Susie, Cromwell, please.
00:06Ouch!
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today, we're counting down our picks for those films we watch repeatedly once upon a time.
00:14But now, I might rethink that decision.
00:21Number 10, Good Burger.
00:22He definitely senses something he doesn't like.
00:25What do you think it could be?
00:27I don't know.
00:30Let's find out.
00:31Our pre-teen years are often the place where taste begins to develop.
00:35We're not fully mature yet, though, so it just sort of makes sense how many kids gorge themselves on a
00:41lot of, let's go, broad styles of Nickelodeon comedy.
00:44Hey, Spaz, hand me a Good Burger.
00:52They sound similar.
00:54Good Burger may hit those nostalgia sensors of those that watched it back in the day,
00:58but viewing it through adult eyes may prove to be a difficult task.
01:01This doesn't necessarily reflect upon the adolescence acting of Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell,
01:06since Good Burger basically delivers all that it promises within its trailer.
01:10It's just that those promises don't exactly correlate with what every adult wants to watch.
01:14Little man, order tomatoes on this Good Burger.
01:17I don't see no tomatoes.
01:18Well, hang on.
01:21Number 9, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, The Secret of the Ooze.
01:25I mean, why?
01:26We saved the city.
01:28Why can't we just go out and...
01:31Stand before me, my sons.
01:34How does a franchise top what's arguably the most successful and defiantly dark cinematic adaptations?
01:39Well, in the case of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you don't.
01:42The Secret of the Ooze noticeably toned down the adult themes and violence present within its excellent predecessor.
01:48Preparations are complete, however.
01:50Begin.
01:50However, I feel compelled to re-register my formal protest and remind you of the immense danger of...
01:59That's enough talk from me.
02:01In their place was an amped up feeling of silliness and reverence that,
02:04although not as bad as the third entry from 1993,
02:07made this sequel tailor-made for younger kids.
02:19And we definitely enjoyed watching The Secret of the Ooze back in the day,
02:22but its creative legacy today can't hold a candle to TMNT 1990.
02:27Oh, and don't even get us started on the recasting of April O'Neil from Judith Hodge to Paige Turco.
02:33We're still upset about that one.
02:34Here, let me get you guys some napkins.
02:37What for?
02:38Huh?
02:39Hmm.
02:40Number 8.
02:41Blank check.
02:42And this family industry gets rewarded.
02:44See, while you're in here playing, your brothers are hard at work.
02:46Yeah, kissing butt for money.
02:48This is one of those Disney films that routinely comes up in conversation about of their time efforts
02:53with some questionable story choices.
02:55We're speaking specifically about the decision for co-stars Karen Duff Duffy and Brian Bonsal
03:00to share a kiss at the end of the film.
03:03Granted, the ramifications of this went right over our heads as kids,
03:06but that hasn't stopped adults in the modern day from cringing more than a little bit
03:11when that scene shows up.
03:17It's a case of intent versus execution impacting how shifting cultures and attitudes
03:22have effectively dated Blank Check to a very specific time and place.
03:26How could you spend a million dollars in six days?
03:33You must not have been shopping lately.
03:35Number 7.
03:36The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
03:37It's considered by many to be either one of the worst movies ever made or the best worst,
03:41depending upon your levels of cinematic masochism.
03:44Oh, grow up.
03:47Gee, I thought it was funny.
03:50The Garbage Pail Kids Movie rushed through a production with lightning speed
03:53in order to capitalize upon fan fascination with the associated line of grossed-out collector cards.
03:59Are you back again?
04:01And we ain't doing no work till you keep your promises.
04:05You were supposed to help us find our friends.
04:07She needs to stay at home for the other.
04:09We still don't know where it is.
04:11And yeah, the Garbage Pail Kids Movie delivered the goods for all kids that were obsessed with
04:16humor of the scatological variety.
04:18It also presents adults with nightmare fuel in the form of those unfinished-looking special effects,
04:24not to mention a tone that's both uneven and unsettling.
04:27Hot threads, man!
04:28Yeah!
04:29What am I supposed to do with them?
04:30Stick them up, yeah!
04:32Wear them!
04:33Wear me?
04:33Case in point, the person writing this video has a young son who absolutely loves this movie,
04:39so it looks as if its legacy continues.
04:42Number 6, Dennis the Menace.
04:44Hey, Mr. Wilson!
04:46Isn't it interesting how some IPs retain their cultural significance, while others seem to have
04:51been aged out of modern generations?
04:53We don't hear a lot of kids these days talking about Dennis the Menace, either the comic strip,
04:58old-school TV series, or this 1993 film adaptation.
05:01I need me to...
05:10Yet viewers of a certain age might have watched this movie relentlessly growing up, either on
05:15the small screen or on home video.
05:17Dennis the Menace certainly wasn't lacking in star power, with the mighty Walter Matthau on
05:22board, and the movie was a box office success.
05:25Today, however, we'd probably struggle to find a lot of adults yearning to relive their
05:29Dennis the Menace memories.
05:30Aren't you taking this a bit far, George?
05:34He's only a boy.
05:38Number 5, Problem Child.
05:39Well, if it's so nutritious, how come I don't see you eating it?
05:43It's one of those hit films that you might have forgotten over the years, a franchise that
05:47included sequels and even an animated series.
05:49All pretty impressive, given the pitch-black humor that permeates Problem Child from 1990.
05:54This was ostensibly a family movie that we can remember viewing often on television,
05:58with a lot of WTF likely flying over our heads.
06:02Stuff like adultery, amplified filicide, and all manner of twisted, chaotic events played
06:07up for laughs.
06:08Come on, let's have some kicks.
06:10Telly me.
06:11Telly me.
06:12Yeah!
06:13Kicks!
06:14Good idea!
06:16Darn!
06:16Make no mistake, Problem Child used to be a big deal, yet when even the people behind
06:21this film are embarrassed of what they made, how are adults supposed to feel rewatching
06:25it with families of their own.
06:27Please God, I'm so sorry for what I've done.
06:30I won't ever do it again.
06:31I promise.
06:32Number 4, Wild Wild West.
06:34I stand before you as a man realizing that I've done something wrong.
06:37We can remember a time when it didn't really matter what was showing at the local multiplex.
06:42Big budget summer blockbusters were just something a lot of us would go check out, sight unseen,
06:46without even referencing reviews from critics of the day.
06:50Artie, right now we need to have a plan.
06:52Now that flying machine idea of yours, were you just acting like you knew what you were
06:56talking about?
06:57Can you really build it?
06:58Wild Wild West was one of those movies, a complete mess that's achieved something of
07:02a cult status today thanks to an infamous story from Kevin Smith.
07:06The latter's tale involving producer John Peters and an obsession with giant spiders is
07:10never far away from our minds when Wild Wild West shows up on TV.
07:14Well, that together with feelings of incredulousness of how this adaptation of a 60s western show
07:20manages to be so messy, unfocused, and unhinged.
07:25What?
07:26Number 3, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.
07:29Just relax, lay about, or my face will put you out.
07:33Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream, dream, dream.
07:36We don't fault writer slash director Robert Rodriguez for branching out from his established
07:41action and horror pedigree into the world of family films.
07:44And it's honestly sweet to read how ideas of The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl were
07:48the result of Rodriguez involving his children.
07:51That's just the thing.
07:52The bi kids, four kids feeling behind The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl makes this movie difficult
07:57for adults to rewatch.
08:12Sure, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl might go down a storm if those same adults
08:17have young kids ready to take an adventure.
08:18But otherwise, maybe this one's best left a fond memory.
08:25Thanks Sharky.
08:26Number 2, Space Jam.
08:28Ready?
08:32We can often be defensive and tribalistic when it comes to movies that left a mark on us as
08:37kids.
08:38So yeah, there are probably a lot of you out there willing to defend the original Space
08:42Jam to the ends of Earth, dying on that hill alongside Bugs, Daffy, and crew.
08:47Listen, I didn't get dragged down here just to get my butt whipped by a bunch of ugly monsters.
08:51I ain't going out like that.
08:52But, have you watched Space Jam recently?
08:55Like, really watched it?
08:57The allegations of soulless cash and commercialisms levied at its 2021 sequel, A New Legacy, could
09:03fit just as well the OG, if we're being honest.
09:06It's quite alright, everyone makes mistakes.
09:10And this doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of Lola Bunny's weird sexualization
09:13or how Space Jam should probably live in our heads rather than our movie collections.
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09:42Number 1, The Cat in the Hat.
09:44Hello, I was just, uh, I really should be going.
09:48This wasn't the movie that destroyed Mike Myers' career aspirations as a leading man.
09:53That would be 2008's The Love Guru.
09:55But we'd argue that The Cat in the Hat from five years earlier isn't too far off from
10:01that accolade.
10:01This is thanks not only to how the film makes its titular cat so darn unlikable, but how
10:06Myers' humor feels so weird, stilted, and broad.
10:20It's the sort of movie that probably made our younger selves, like really younger selves,
10:24laugh.
10:25Whereas our modern day selves just can't believe how bad this thing is.
10:29Really.
10:29There have been so many wonderful adaptations of The Cat in the Hat over the years.
10:33It's just a shame efforts like this one had to exist.
10:36Now, who's up for a game of Canadian doubles?
10:42Feel like defending any of these flicks?
10:44Let us know in the comments down below.
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