Jenny in GA Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 We've been doing something for months now where almost every Friday we make a pizza and watch a movie we got from the library. I talk about it (and some of our favorite choices) here. What are some family movies you've enjoyed? What are some good ones with physical humor? (my kids love that!) Any more current movies you've enjoyed? (many of ours seem to be 70's movies, like The Apple Dumpling Gang) Any that you've watched -- or considered watching -- that really bothered you, or seemed inappropriate, or that you thought your kids would like, but they didn't? Thanks! Jenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Night at the Museum (the first one) Star Wars (the original trilogy, which are now #4, 5, & 6 in the story) Toy Story (the first one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfinbaby Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 We do the same thing:D We are big fans of Hayao Miyazaki. If your kids are on the younger side, save Princess Monoke and Spirited Away for later. They can be a little scary. We love My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Howl's Moving Castle. Ponyo is his most recent and is quite charming. The animation is wonderful. We do older movies, too. I am a child of the 70s and remember loving The Bad News Bears so we watched it w/our oldest. BAD IDEA!! It was full of foul language and racial slurs (all part of the jokes) that I didn't remember at all. We like Batteries Not Included (kind of slow though), Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Wizard of Oz, Return to Oz, Flight of the Navigator, and they love to watch older cartoons - Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker. We are a movie loving family and we try to keep it clean:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 A recent addition to our movie collection that we really love is Meet the Robinsons. I liked it way more than I thought I would based on the previews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisychics Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Recent movies: Hotel for Dogs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and Pistachio (Veggie Tales), Wall-E, The Last Mimzy, Nim's Island Older ones: The Sound of Music (was a hit, dd5 sings "so long farewell" all day long :001_huh:), Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang, The Secret Garden (read the book first), A Little Princess (read book first) Edited March 18, 2010 by daisychics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 The Great Race. Ends with a pie fight to end all pie fights. "Push the button, Max!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 They are silent films and absolutely hysterical. It's just about completely physical humor. He was a genius! We also love Meet the Robinsons. It's one of our all-time favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 We are big fans of Hayao Miyazaki. If your kids are on the younger side, save Princess Monoke and Spirited Away for later. They can be a little scary. We love My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Howl's Moving Castle. Ponyo is his most recent and is quite charming. The animation is wonderful. We LOVE Miyazaki and have recently been re-watching several. I didn't know he had a new one; I'll have to look for it. Couple of weeks ago we watched The Straight Story with Richard Farnsworth (Matthew in Anne of Green Gables). That was a wonderful movie. We like comedies, usually older ones so they're appropriate, such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, the old Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers. Don Knotts and Tim Conway in The Private Eyes. The Great Race with Tony Curtis. Those are a few we've watched recently. We also like Alfred Hitchcock movies (my twins are a little young yet) and older mysteries like Charade and Midnight Lace. We like movies like The Uninvited and The Spiral Staircase. Since You Went Away, Imitation of Life we've watched in the last year. Also, anything with Audrey Hepburn or Cary Grant (that's for me). I usually just go to the classics aisle and browse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfinbaby Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 The God's Must Be Crazy - hysterical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Not a movie, but if you kids enjoy physical humor they might like watching the old Mr. Bean episodes. Not sure if your library carries them, but Netflix does. Both Tinkerbell movies are really cute too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 The God's Must Be Crazy - hysterical! :iagree: There's a GMBC 2 out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Masterpiece Theater's Pollyanna is excellent. It is stunningly beautiful to watch and really well acted. The girl who plays Pollyanna is Georgina Terry. You should also look for: The Railway Children What Katy Did Carrie's War Little Princess The Secret Garden Black Beauty The Princess Stallion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 MORE Heidi Bolt Alaska Snow Dogs Stranded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) Michelle My Belle - you are awesome! Thanks for the great thread, OP! ;) Edited March 19, 2010 by lisabees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 we just watched it, and everyone (little kids included) loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Oh, I'm seeing quite a few I missed. So, I'll second: Wall-E Nim's Island Black Beauty (the version w/ Sean Bean; dd loves it) Snow Dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Casablanca League of Their Own Field of Dreams The Sandlot Singing in the Rain African Queen The Sound of Music Wizard of Oz Sabrina Around the World in 80 Days Finding Nemo The Secret of Roan Inish Billy Elliot About A Boy Big Rudy Searching for Bobby Fisher Enchanted The Gods Must Be Crazy All Star Wars movies All Back to the Future movies All Indian Jones movies Harry Potter movies (some more than others) The Santa Clause movies Wall E Shrek Toy Story movies We love old movies, so some of what we like might not appeal to kids who are not interested in black & white movies. I have listed some of them, but left out many awesome others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Many listed here are favorites of ours -- here are some that I didn't see listed: Bringing Up Baby - Cary Grant/Katherine Hepburn My Side of the Mountain (DS loves this) The Borrowers National Velvet The Point Treasure Planet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strengthen My Hands Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 We like musicals: The Music Man Sound of Music Fiddler on the Roof My Fair Lady Hello Dollie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spradlin02 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Giulio Cesare - (Glyndebourne Opera Festival 2006) Rameau - Les Indes Galantes Singing in the Rain Mary Poppins Charlie Brown (anything) Little House on the Prairie Planet Earth Space Station Destiny in Space Aliens of the Deep The Princess Bride Blue Planet Jeremiah Johnson (some violence) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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