My Nostalgia Movie Collection

Last night, the Boyfriend and I were talking about movies we used to watch and love as a kid.  Since he is much older than I (8 years difference to be exact), we loved and watched different movies growing up.

We have both decided to make a collection of our favorite movies we watched growing up.  It was quite fun reminicing and thinking about all the movies that made me giggle, cry, and excite my imagination as a child.

While the Boyfriend had a list full of action, adventure, and Power Ranger movies, I had a list that is full of Disney.

Here is my list of my Nostalgia Movie Collection (by year):

Disney Movies:

1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Oh, those little creepy dwarfs, the murder plotting queen, and the innocent naive Snow White.  Nothing better as a kid!

1940: Pinocchio - Talking puppet, a whistling cricket, and a man swallowing whale.  Good stuff!

1940: Fantasia - My favorite were the dancing hippos.

1941: Dumbo - A flying elephant.  Nothing more realistic than that.

1942: Bambi - Probably the reason why I’m against hunting.

1950: Cinderella - I was quite pissed off when my Fairy Godmother never appeared.

1951: Alice in Wonderland - Oh, all those drug innuendos.

1953: Peter Pan - One of my favorites, I still want to fly off to Neverland and never grow up!

1955: Lady and the Tramp - The good ol’ days when “tramp” wasn’t a mean name for a woman.

1959: Sleeping Beauty - No, you will not awake from death by being kissed by a prince, or any guy for that matter.

1961: 101 Dalmatians - Cruella de Vil scared the crap out of me.

1964: Mary Poppins - Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke were so meant to be with one another.

1967: The Jungle Book - I might have had a crush on the animated Mowgli.

1970: The Aristocats - The only thing I remember about this movie is that the tomcat was kick-ass.

1973: Robin Hood - Haven’t seen this movie in a long time, but I know I always enjoyed it.

1977: Pete’s Dragon - Oh my god.  This movie I both LOVED and was freaked out by.

1981: The Fox and the Hound - Still, to this day, I cannot get through this movie without crying through half of it.

1988: Oliver and Company - All I remember is that I was jealous of Jenny for having the cutest little kitten ever.

1989: Honey I Shrunk the Kids - Hence my love of things that are small when they are supposed to be big, and vice versa.

1989: The Little Mermaid - Actually, my obsession with mermaids happened before I ever watched this movie, but watching it did not take my obsession away!

1991: Beauty and the Beast - I loved the singing and dancing tableware.

1992: Aladdin - Jasmine was one of my favorite Disney princesses.  Plus, Robin Williams was AMAZING as Genie.

1993: Homeward Bound - LOVED, and still LOVE, this movie.  I even created imaginary friends with the names Chance, Shadow and Sassy!

1994: Lion King - Always and forever my number one animated Disney love.  Hakuna Matata!

1995: Pocahontas - Come on, Pocahontas was a kick-ass, beautiful Native American.  Plus, the talking Willow was pretty cool.

1995: Toy Story - It’s no wonder this script is taught in film school.  It’s AMAZING.

1996: The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Learned about Gypsies through this movie.

1997: Hercules - My love of Greek mythology began here.

1997: George of the Jungle - Only know of Brendan Fraser from this movie.

1998: Mulan - I don’t care what people say, I LOVED Mulan!

1998: A Bug’s Life - Much better than “Antz”.

1999: Tarzan - Haven’t watched this movie in forever, but animated Tarzan was pretty sexy.

And then the 2000′s hit, and except for a select few - Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo,  and Wall-E - Disney was never the same as before.

So, here is my list of my favorite movies I watched growing up.  These were some important movies to me, and I plan to re-build my collection and pass them down for my kids to enjoy.

What were some of your favorite movies growing up?  Tell us in the comment section below!