Boo, iSm! How dare you actually claim that Swiss Family is lame. I think that a child today could still enjoy it. I bet my niece in Alaska has memorized a few lines, as it was a huge favorite in my house growing up.
Interesting about Pollyanna being a period piece, Ponine - I have always viewed it that way, and have always felt a twinge of jealousy watching it. Where was this world of nighttime fairs involving bicycle parades, and areas of wilderness where children run free? It's still a favorite of mine.
It's been a few years since I've seen the original Love Bug but I daresay I'd still enjoy it today. Over the top camp involving car racing, plus a fantastic cast. Everyone remembers Buddy Hackett, but David Tomlinson, anyone? I loved "Mr. Banks" as the bad guy adversary.
I saw Flight of the Navigator in the theaters and it is a full nostalgia piece for me. Seeing it again, I relive the gee-whiz feeling I got seeing it then, with total envy for the kid who gets to pilot his own spacecraft. Yeah, it's weak, with a half-hour storyline stretched to the breaking point, but I can't possibly have objectivity on that one.
I borrowed
Rascal from the library once out of pure curiosity. You know, there's a reason I hadn't heard of it. It's pretty bad. Even the animal hijinks can't save it, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Never saw the Apple Dumpling gang. Tim Conway often makes me wince, Carol Burnett show notwithstanding.