Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Nostalgic Childhood Animations

While I am on the subject of nostalgia after writing the previous blog article, let's dig deeper with nostalgic childhood animations, sharing with you 4 of my most fonded memories:


We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story is a genuine childhood memory movie for me personally, but it’s flawed looking back at it now. A group of dinosaurs are selected by a time travelling doctor to grant kid’s wishes in present time.

As goofy as that sounds, the pacing, voice acting and animation are even more inferior. The only thing I now like is the Eccentric Circus and some animated effects seen there.

Rating: 6.0



A childhood movie of mine, Lady and the Tramp is a classic Walt Disney production featuring a royal lady and a tramp dog who fall in love despite danger, jealousy and other obstacles hindering them.

Although only the opening and ending scenes depict snow, it still is technically a Christmas movie. Memorable scenes include the romantic dinner outside, Lady’s childhood, the zoo quarrel and the ending.

Rating: 7.0


Another childhood movie of mine, Bedknobs and Broomsticks is one of my most memorable ones and still remains very nostalgic to this day upon finally re-watching it. 3 children, a witch and a professor go on a magical adventure to recover a spell book so that the Nazi’s can be defeated back in London.

My favorite moments are when the 5 of them go underwater, when they participate into the tournament with the animals and when the witch summons a magical army of armors to fight the Nazi’s.

And in the center of it all is a bed which transports the 5 main characters around, and I always considered the bed to symbolically represent the cozy and comfy nature of Bedknobs and Broomsticks!

Rating: 7.5


ANOTHER childhood movie of mine, Pete’s dragon is about Pete and his animated naughty dragon, but the movie itself is filled with musical songs and in fact has so much that even now when I’m an adult, I was always more interested in Pete and his dragon rather than the songs.

Other than a nostalgic piece, it really isn’t good or decent, it’s one of those movies which starts with interest but along the way I wanted it to finish quickly. One exception is that my favorite song has always been once they started painting the house.

Rating: 6.0

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