Kathleen in LV Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I just stumbled upon this article and thought I'd share. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/8974027/The-20-classic-films-children-should-see.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh bear Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I read this article yesterday. When I read the list of 20 films, I can say that my 11 yo ds has watched all but one of them. My ds loves classic movies. Arsenic and Old Lace is one of his most favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Great list! But I disagree about Miracle on 34th St. Love all those old Alec Guinness movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thank you for this. Keeping this. We've seen many of them. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I guess I'm one of the children who should see them then. There were many titles I didn't recognize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I'm surprised Chitty Chitty Bang Bang wasn't on there. Even though my kids are all older, we all still gather around the TV to watch it whenever it comes on. I purposely don't buy it just because it seems more special when we catch it on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Some of those films are certainly dependent on being the originals and not the various remakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 My kids and I watched Singin' in the Rain about a year ago. I did not think it was so great for children. I like some of the others; some I haven't seen myself, but it's nice to have the list for future reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I use to think I would sit around with my kids every so often and watch wonderful movies, or great tv shows. But they don't like to watch tv. They will get on a kick every so often watching this or that. But it doesn't last long. Even when we sit around watching with them, and have snacks handy. So I doubt my kids will even see 5% of the movies on that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I dunno -- the list came across (to me) as "Here are some movies that I as an adult liked that are appropriate for kids, too" but not as "classics that every kid should see." Where was To Kill A Mockingbird? The Incredible Journey? The Apple Dumpling Gang? Big Red? My Father's Castle? I guess I'm thinking more along the lines of "Great older movies that kids love to watch that have some redeeming value to them." Maybe that's a different list. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh bear Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I bought this book about a year ago The Best Old Movies for Families It is an excellent book. We are always looking through it to find our next movie night movie. The author explains why the kids should watch it, write what the movies is about and recommends other movies to watch if you liked that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I thought it was a decent list. My kids have seen several of them. We did a unit on Film Studies a while ago and really enjoyed it. The kids especially liked Safety Last... and then the other day, they were very excited to see it in Hugo! (We had also watched Melies's films and The Great Train Robbery, which were also referenced in that movie.) I suspect that a lot of the parents on this board introduce their kids to older and classic films more than in the general population, where something like "Toy Story" is probably the oldest "classic" a kid has ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iucounu Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) DS6 and now DS2 both have eclectic taste, running heavily to animation, superheroes, and space movies. I have to say that DS6 didn't like Metropolis (old version) much, but loves the more recent anime of the same title. :) These are beloved, off the top of my head and in no particular order: Miyazaki movies (esp. Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, Nausicaa) Dumbo (we've discussed the offensive racial stereotypes with DS6) The Incredibles How to Train Your Dragon 9 (we don't much like the cheesy ending, but the animation and creative aspects are superb) 2012, The Day After Tomorrow Mars Attacks! Indiana Jones 1 & 3 Star Wars 1-6 Fantastic Planet 2001: A Space Odyssey Wall-E War of the Worlds (Spielberg / Cruise version) Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Iron Man, Iron Man 2 Hellboy, Hellboy II Lord of the Rings The Hobbit (old Rankin/Bass animated version) Darby O'Gill and the Little People Fantasia The City of Lost Children Adventures of Baron Munchausen Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace What About Bob? Mystery Men The Edge Avatar I'd consider many of these important movies for being intellectually stimulating, humorous, highly visually creative, well-made with a good plot, or for some other reason. In the more mature movies we often skip certain scenes. I'd definitely second movies like "Arsenic and Old Lace", "Harvey", "The Oxbow Incident", etc. though the kids haven't watched many black-and-white movies yet. My main point is that while there have definitely been some poor directions in movie-making since the days of black-and-white films, I'd never say that the better color/newer movies are inferior; in fact in many ways they're superior to older films, and not just because of advances in image quality and special effects. Plots tend to be richer, films are often much more visually creative, there's less stereotyping and racism, and there's also much more free-ranging choice of topics than in classic films. Edited December 29, 2011 by Iucounu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I guess I'm one of the children who should see them then. There were many titles I didn't recognize. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 My kids saw The Red Balloon but none of the others. We are halfway through Mary Poppins now. We watched Dumbo a few weeks ago. The ones on the list seem a bit old to me (kids' age). It's funny that It's a Wonderful Life is now seen as such a great movie. It's my understanding that it was not always that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I dunno -- the list came across (to me) as "Here are some movies that I as an adult liked that are appropriate for kids, too" but not as "classics that every kid should see." Where was To Kill A Mockingbird? The Incredible Journey? The Apple Dumpling Gang? Big Red? My Father's Castle? I guess I'm thinking more along the lines of "Great older movies that kids love to watch that have some redeeming value to them." Maybe that's a different list. :D :iagree: I thought the list was a little odd and while it has many excellent movies on it, I agree with this poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 nm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I guess I'm one of the children who should see them then. There were many titles I didn't recognize. Me too. The only one on the list I have seen is The Wizard of Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'm so excited to see the old Lady Killers on it! I tell everyone about that movie. But, I'd take The General over The Kid, with a "Best of Charlie" chaser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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