Enjoyed original viewing next time not so much (scenes, cast, actor)

[Va83]

As a child my grandpa and I would watch movies together and laugh so hard and really enjoy them. This was the 80s maybe the 90s. After my grandfather passed last year 2 of the movies came on and I wanted to share with my kid some fond memories.
The movies were Tom Thumb and West Side Story. When I say I was mortified. It was racist and just as important boring. There was nothing funny or moving about it. The kid developed a stomach ache laughing so hard at the fact that I at 1 time found entertainment in these stories.
Do you have any similar experiences with movies?

[OzzyRules]

Yes, I can relate. It's always a "let down". I can't think of any examples right now though.

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by Va83

Do you have any similar experiences with movies?

I loved HIGHLANDER when I was a kid. I rewatched it as an adult. It's actually really bad. I mean really, really bad. I mean, the main character is supposed to be a Scottish Highlander. So they hire a French actor who plays it with a French accent. His mentor is supposed to be a Spaniard. So they hire a Scottish actor who plays it with a Scottish accent. And the bad guy is an ancient Russian Kurgan, so they cast Clancy Brown, who basically just growled all his dialogue.

THE BREAKFAST CLUB. Loved it as a teen. Go back and watch it now with your brain turned on. It's not a bad movie, I guess. But it is thoroughly mediocre. And it is truly bad in parts. The whole dance sequence is ridiculous --- and set to painfully bad music. But worst, these teens are so inauthentic. They don't come across as any teen I ever knew. These are what smartypants adults think teens are like.

UNCLE BUCK. Okay, Candy is as charming as ever. There are some really funny and moving scenes. But go back and watch this. It is directed with all the flair of an after-school special. It looks really cheap.

TOP GUN. To be honest, I never really liked this movie. But all my friends did. For a few years, everyone I knew thought TOP GUN was the greatest movie ever. Some of those same people now will laugh at it with me.

AMERICAN BEAUTY. This is a brilliantly directed movie. But the story? C'mon. Every character is a straw man. It's preachy. And knowing what we know now about Kevin Spacey, it has a whole new layer of creepy.