Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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So, a remembrance of seeing Pippi Longstocking movies in the early seventies made me think of semi-lost early 70s kids entertainment. Like...The Point! And, The Phantom Tollboth (by Chuck Jones) and the Rankin Bass version of The Last Unicorn (okay, 1982).
That's my time period, but I don't remember seeing any of those except for Pippi in the theater. The other example of "semi-lost early 70s kids entertainment" that I remember is Benji.
I saw Benji in the movie theaters. The Point was on TV (I think. Jilli's a big fan). The Phantom Tollbooth was barely in theaters and I don't remember ever seeing it on TV.
I remember seeing Benji at the Rialto Theatre in downtown Joliet. The place was packed with tons of us rugrats all cheering on this little mutt against the bad guys.
What's sad is that I remember so few other childrens films from that time period that weren't Disney live-action movies.
I distinctly remember The North Avenue Irregulars and Escape to Witch Mountain. (iPhone so not doing italics).
"Really? That's badass!"
Heh. Sadly, diplomats don't get to kill people with letter openers. Much as they might like to.
And it's Greek; it's a replica of the belt knives the freedom fighters wore back when they were an anti-Ottoman insurgency. So even though it clearly has a LOT of Ottoman decorative elements, don't tell the Greeks that.
I distinctly remember The North Avenue Irregulars and Escape to Witch Mountain. (iPhone so not doing italics).
I loved the book Escape to Witch Mountain and was very bitter because I thought Disney ruined the movie. It was the first time I'd ever had that experience, so it was special.
I loved the book, too. And until now I didn't know that there was anyone else on the planet who'd read and loved it dearly as a kid. I'm a little surprised to find that there was someone else, but, now that I know there was, completely unsurprised to find it was another Buffista!
I don't think any movie traumatized me more as a child than The Last Unicorn. I had screaming nightmares of the Red Bull for YEARS.
I don't think any movie traumatized me more as a child than The Last Unicorn. I had screaming nightmares of the Red Bull for YEARS.
Did you ever see Rikki Tikki Tavi? Talk about traumatizing children's cartoons.
"If you move, I will strike. If you do not move, I will strike." Brrr.
M was a vegetarian for two weeks before summer vaca started. He hasn't said anything about it, but he loooves hot dogs and chicken.
I figure, if he wants to, cool. If he doesn't want to, cool.
Currently, the only vegetables he'll eat are carrots and lettuce, so I don't think a life of luxurious vegetarian eating is for him. He doesn't even like potatoes, except as fries. Blasphemer!