Tampa Theatre is turning back the clock to the time of Lisa Frank school supplies and Tamagotchi’s with their showings of classic movies from the eighties and nineties. Much like the interior design and fashion trends of decades past, movies from recent times gone by are a nostalgic pleasure for Millenials who wish to relive the golden years of their childhoods. With the advent of such things as Pokémon GO, the Power Rangers reboot, and film remakes like Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, what was once the past for “90’s kids” is now, once again, apart of their present. Coming up first today is E.T. the Extra Terrestrial. The classic early eighties Spielberg film features a very young Drew Barrymore and tells the story of an alien who finds himself lost on Earth and taken into the care of two young children who want to help him. The film retains its charm over thirty years later, and will undoubtedly be a delight for both adults watching the movie they loved from childhood, and children who will be seeing it for the first time. Next Sunday, April 2, the theatre will be airing Space Jam. This movie follows the story of then NBA star Michael Jordan as he helps the Looney Tunes in a basketball game against aliens who wish to kidnap them. While both Space Jam and E.T. feature creatures from another planet, the similarities stop there. While many consider the latter to be a timeless classic, the same cannot be said for the former. More likely, this film is beloved by Millenials due to the fact of it being iconic of the nineties, when Air Jordans and Looney Tunes clothing were all the rage. Combining those factors with the Crying Jordan meme of today, and viewers are likely to watch this film, if only to laugh at it.
The series of nostalgic films continues through the end of April featuring films like Rumble in the Bronx, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, and The Princess Bride.
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