dcurry Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 My daughter just turned 13, and is having a few girls over to spend the night for her birthday. I was hoping to get a list of good movie recommendations that were appropriate for her age, and that would be acceptable to a bunch of homeschooling moms as well. She probably wants one that is not animated, but is light and on the funny side. (There will be a 10 year old there as well). Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Journey to the Center of the Earth http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/journey-center-earth-2008 National Treasure http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/national-treasure George and the Dragon - definitely light and on the funny side http://www.amazon.com/George-Dragon-James-Purefoy/dp/B000MGUZCU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1277687199&sr=8-1 Race to Witch Mountain http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/race-witch-mountain the new Alice in Wonderland - I thought it was weird, but my kids and dh enjoyed it http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/alice-wonderland-2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Nim's Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 (edited) 13 Going on 30 with Jennifer Garner Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis ETA: if you are unsure about what is appropriate, maybe let the moms know what you are showing. As a conservative home school mom, I would not want my girls to watch some of the suggested movies above. Edited June 28, 2010 by MissKNG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 ETA: if you are unsure about what is appropriate, maybe let the moms know what you are showing. This. Check your movie choices with the parents. Every family is different - you can't really put "homeschooling moms" into a box. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Enchanted, Ever After or Princess Bride. Can you see a theme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I agree with the first list. Also would add: Princess Diaries any LOTR * any Narnia either National Treasure Nancy Drew any Pirates * Pride and Prejudice These are movies my 13 yo girl enjoys. And for those other moms, what I always do is get all the possible movies out and have the moms go through them when they drop their kids off. If one mom says no to a movie, it comes out of the pile, the next mom never sees it. It usually whittles the movies options from 8 to 4. Then we let the kids decide what they want to watch. That's what I do for a slumber party. When we invite friends over for movie night, we choose the movie and when invite friends, we say what movie we will see. That way they can choose to come or not based on the movie. * these movies are the ones most likely not to pass muster with our friends. Some moms will pass them but some moms won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Princess Protection Program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 My dds12.5 like Jane Austen movies, Shakespeare comedies, Strictly Ballroom, Princess Bride, Fly Away Home, Secret of Roan Inish, The Parent Trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcurry Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Thanks so much for these suggestions! The party is later this week, so I will keep watching for ideas. I was planning to ok the movies with the Mom's as they arrive- I know there is no "typical" homeschool mom. But I wanted our list of potentials to have minimal rejections. I love the idea of letting the mom's take out the movies that are objectionable and letting the girls choose from the ones that are left. The more conservative moms are not letting their girls spend the night, though, so we should be able to find a few that are ok with everyone who is staying. My daughter is highly sensitive, so movies like LOTR and pirates are out already. But this is a great list. (Not like the one I got when I looked for suggestions in a google search). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 (Not like the one I got when I looked for suggestions in a google search). Oh, I'll bet you got some GREAT movie suggestions from that.... :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 We did an 8-10 yr old girls slumber party and these were a few I considered: Wallace and Grommit - Curse of the wererabbit Chicken Run Annie Princess Bride Wizard of Oz James and the Giant Peach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 DD recommends Ever After. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 The Tooth Fairy The Game Plan both with the Rock and both very cute I'll agree with Nim's Island, Enchanted, and Princess Bride. We also like G Force, Spy Kids, Sky High, Cheaper by the Dozen, Herbie Fully Loaded, Hotel for Dogs, Lemony Snicket, Nanny McPhee, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wizard of Oz, 5 Children and It, Water Horse, Ice Princess, The Sound of Music. I wouldn't do Pirates or LOTR either. My dd is just too sensitive for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 The girls may have seen some of the movies listed, esp Enchanted (which we enjoy). Perhpas they have not seen an older one, such as Princess Bride. That's another family fav. I also wonder if an even older movie might be fun. All my kids Love Singing in the Rain. It's a very funny movie! Surprisingly so. It's held up well. I think it gets funnier each time we watch. ;) :) LOTR would be out for my 10 yr old (she just turned 11). She also can't watch some Harry Potter. She can read them, but she won't watch some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcurry Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Thanks again for all these suggestions! Princess Bride is one of our favorites. My husband and I can probably quote it through. A question for i.love.lucy- I was surprised to see you mention Lemony Snicket, and also mention your daughter was too sensitive for LOTR or Pirates. I watched Lemony Snicket with my husband (because my dad wanted to take my kids to see it) and we couldn't believe how horribly depressing it was. We saw a little of the humor, but some of it was just stuff that we thought shouldn't be joked about. I agree with his warnings, and we heed them. :-) Did your daughter actually enjoy that movie? For dansamy- you wouldn't *believe* the suggestions we got from people doing a google search. Most of them even *I* wouldn't want to see. I guess most people think "slumber party" = "horror movies". I had no idea! I will look up these movies, and I'm sure we'll come up with a great list. Some of these I haven't even heard of. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Ella Enchanted and American Girl movies (Samantha, Felicity, Molly or Kit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 My youngest two always want to do horror movies when they have sleep-overs. I have no idea why. So I find ones that are PG or PG13 that I have already seen or at least the teens have seen and given input on and then check with the parents. My teens are surprisingly good at reviewing appropriateness of movies for the youngsters and they are always in agreeance with each other and we have yet to be vetoed on any of our choices. When in doubt though, always check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Anne of Green Gables, even my husband who really dislikes TV and movies liked this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 George and the Dragon actually tops Princess Bride for me. It's not very well known either. It aired on the scifi channel first as Dragon Sword and then was renamed George and the Dragon (boring name) when it was released on dvd. My Blockbuster has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifra Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 A very old Disney movie, but a favorite in our house is The Last Flight of Noah's Ark. It is G-rated, and there is some romance but no more than kissing or hugging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcurry Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 Thank you for all of your suggestions! We ended up with 10 acceptable movies, and there were 4 girls who were staying over. (The more conservative Mom's picked up their girls at 9pm). I had each of the 4 girls pick two movies that they did not want to see and give them to me. They ended up with a choice of Nancy Drew and Crissa Stands Strong (American Girl). Both were fine with all of the girls, but they chose the Crissa movie since two of the girls had already seen Nancy Drew. Now I have 8 movies that I want to see with my daughter before we have to return them next week! :001_unsure: We'll see what happens with that. I'll probably put them on a list and get one per week for the entire summer or something. The party went very well. But I'm glad it's over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 :lurk5: I have a 13 yo dd and I see a few we haven't seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Little Women and lots that have already been mentioned. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 A question for i.love.lucy- I was surprised to see you mention Lemony Snicket, and also mention your daughter was too sensitive for LOTR or Pirates. I watched Lemony Snicket with my husband (because my dad wanted to take my kids to see it) and we couldn't believe how horribly depressing it was. We saw a little of the humor, but some of it was just stuff that we thought shouldn't be joked about. I agree with his warnings, and we heed them. :-) Did your daughter actually enjoy that movie? I don't remember if I put a disclaimer on my post...we are not ultra conservative when it comes to movies. We're kinda movie buffs around here. For example, my ds has watched all of the Indiana Jones movies (except #2 for the cult aspect) since he was 4. Mild movie violence doesn't bother me too much, it's the very dark and evil themes like Harry Potter got in to, or the very very dark spirituality of the LOTR movies that scares my kids. And me to, quite frankly. I also dislike movies with snotty, sassy, smart mouthed and disrespectful kids a la Wimpy Kid. Won't be seeing that one. For being a pretty sensitive kid about other things, dd keeps movies at a nice arms length and doesn't get so engrossed in them that she forgets they are fictional stories. I can't remember her ever being scared by a scene in a movie but we limit PG to what I know will be the most appropriate and ALWAY pre-screen all PG-13 (she pretty much doesn't watch any of those but a select few). I think she enjoyed Lemony Snicket so much because she has read several of the books and enjoyed them for what they were, that kind of funny, strange fantasy...she appreciated it's quirkiness somehow. So then she enjoyed seeing how that was brought to life on film. I'm so glad the sleep over went well!! My dd is in the other room watching Chrissa right now! I think she'll love it. And for her birthday in 2 weeks we hope to catch Despicable Me in the theater that serves dinner. No big sleepovers around here. One kid for sleepovers is all I can do!:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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