What movies did you especially like when you were a kid? Which movies had a powerful effect on your imagination?

Here's a list of movies that really engaged my imagination when I was a kid:

1. Dr. Zhivago

2. The Egyptian

3. Journey to the Center of the Earth

4. The Time Machine (original version)

5. The Boy with Green Hair

6. The Birdman of Alcatraz

7. Christopher Columbus (with Frederick March)

8. Captain Horatio Hornblower

9. The Day the Earth Stood Still

10. It Should Happen to You

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bijouxbroussard · F

Great movies. The ones I loved were:

1. Captain Blood (Errol Flynn)
2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (also with EF)
3. Jason and The Argonauts
4. West Side Story
5. Once Upon a Time in The West
6. The Godfather (I’d read the book)
7. 12 Angry Men

flipper1966 · M

@bijouxbroussard I loved 4, 6 and 7. But I didn't see them when I was a kid. Great choices!

bijouxbroussard · F

@flipper1966 I loved the Ray Harryhausen special efforts in Jason. I liked his Sinbad movies, too.

flipper1966 · M

@bijouxbroussard Cool!