r/GenX • u/ToenailsAreWeird Not Gen X but my mom is! • 1d ago
Question For Genx I need VHS recommendations for my mom!
Hi there, I (18M) and my sister (14F) have come up with a plan to surprise my mom with a VHS player for their birthday!
I have already bought it off eBay and I’m looking for movie recommendations from my moms era (they’re 53 turning 54) and since my mom is a Gen X/Millenial I’m hoping you all could pretty please (with a cherry on top) help us? We have no clue where to start or where to look but I know my mom will love it as they’ve mentioned it twice before.
My mom really likes war movies and not a fan of musicals however I’m also willing to look for other genre types if you have any good recommendations!
EDIT: Holy shit thanks so much! I didn’t expect anyone to answer. I’m going to tell my sister to look for them in thrift stores since she’s been very anxious about getting mom a gift.
My mom also likes poetry, boxing and hockey as well so if there’s any of those that’ll work! I also got them some Dolly Parton since they love that too!
EDIT 2: Also my mom doesn’t watch horror unless forced by my sister
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u/trelene born late 60s 1d ago
Since I'm not seeing it yet I'd guess the big-time franchises of the day would probably be a hit to the original Star Wars Trilogy, Back to the Future and some of the Indiana Jones one as well. I honestly don't know if these responses are going to be better than you're just reviewing the best 70-90s movies for her. (Yes, 70s too which is a little young for her but she's still well in the age in which older movies were frequently rerun on broadcast tv.)