Ok, I saw this movie as a kid, thought it was just awful, have always heard this movie referred to by other gen xers as one of their favorites..never understood the love...watched it again recently to see if my taste had changed (matured, whatever), I gotta say, still think this movie is awful, so many better flicks from that era. For the record, I had a great childhood, filled with happy memories, not a "hater", just think some people's memories are a little tainted with sentimentality..