Drama Llama Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) . Edited May 8, 2021 by BaseballandHockey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Melissa in Australia Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Aladdin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domestic_engineer Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) Battlebots (on Amazon) covers the older 3, but maybe the younger two will enjoy it? Great British Bake Off Shaun the Sheep Court Jester (starring Danny Kaye) (on Amazon) Edited February 27, 2021 by domestic_engineer More ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 The Princess Bride 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) +1 for The Princess Bride also: Tangled -- Disney animated; princess, action, animals, humor, and a few musical numbers Edited February 27, 2021 by Lori D. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 My Neighbor Totoro This is an amazing film if you haven't seen it. Perfect for the kids. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
history-fan Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) Brave is really great and my neighbor tortoro and big hero 6 luca is coming out in June Raya comes out next week abominable there are many great anime movies too: nausica, ponyo, Edited February 27, 2021 by history-fan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 The princess bride? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Secret Society of Second-born Royals, Disney Plus, 99 minutes long. 🙂 It's typical disney channel fodder--not a great movie--but my 12 yo and 8 yo sat and enjoyed it together. It's also likely something they haven't seen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Abominable ( the film is beautiful) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drama Llama Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) . Edited May 8, 2021 by BaseballandHockey 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I may get flamed but I hated the Princess Bride until I was in my teen years. I found it boring and dull as a kid. My teen DD only recently started to like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 The most recent Wonder Woman movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewnameC Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 The recent Aladdin worked at our house for a wide range of ages and interests here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 30 minutes ago, itsheresomewhere said: I may get flamed but I hated the Princess Bride until I was in my teen years. I found it boring and dull as a kid. My teen DD only recently started to like. That and the torture scene really bothered me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, BaseballandHockey said: ... what I remember of the Princess Bride isn't little kid. The humor is all really verbal. Am I just not remembering? Is it a little kid movie? My kids at 6 and 7 were watching things like Cars and Toy Story. The kids have decided that they're going to watch animated Aladdin today and live Aladdin tomorrow and compare... I have boys, so that may be different than girls, but DSs loved The Princess Bride at around ages 7-9. I know this because when we got our second dog (my avatar), they were that age, and named the dog after one of the characters of that movie. 😉 BUT... DH and I both are extremely word-oriented, and DSs have had quite the vocabulary and enjoyed word play sorts of humor since they were very little. Also, I have a film degree, so I was showing my kids a wide variety of movies, such as silent films (Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, etc.), since they were about 5yo, so either way, we may be outliers... And, the comparison idea sounds fun! Thanks for letting us know what was decided -- I need closure when people ask for suggestions. 😉 😂 Edited February 27, 2021 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I loved Princess Bride, but I agree that the younger kids may be a little young to really appreciate it. I think Aladdin was a good choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonhawk Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I had memorized the entire Princess Bride movie by the time I was 5. My parents had recorded it on a VHS for me from a TV special, I watched it non-stop. Totally vote for it because it has everything to cater to a diverse crowd: fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles.. I will admit I didn't understand everything in the movie at that age, of course. The only time I got in trouble in kinder (that I remember) is when my carpool-mate and I were arguing and she locked me out of my mom's car in the school parking lot and I angrily responded by saying, "I want my mom's car back, you son of a *****" (very coincidentally and unfortunately for me the ONLY swearing in the entire movie). I had no idea what it meant other than it's what you say when you're really, really, serious about wanting something back. Anyway I got grounded for a week and learned to never call a girl a son, because girls are daughters.. All this to say: I vote Princess Bride. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonhawk Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Lori D. said: ...Also, I have a film degree, so I was showing my kids a wide variety of movies, such as silent films (Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, etc.), since they were about 5yo, so either way, we may be outliers...😂 Stop being so awesome Lori! I'm jealous my kids don't have you for a mother already, lol. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Moonhawk said: Stop being so awesome Lori! I'm jealous my kids don't have you for a mother already, lol. *I* think we moms should have some great mom-produced homeschooling classes *for each other*! I would totally love to learn cool stuff from all you great ladies, and hopefully would have something equally cool to share with all of you! Wouldn't that be fun?! 😄 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 The Sound of Music Mary Poppins The Love Bug The Great Race--1965 version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 NOT The Princess Bride - it's a major Bechdel fail, and actually kinda misogynistic. I used to like it as much as anybody until one day I suddenly realized that, and now I've only seen it once since... with the kids, because my sister insisted. I kept my mouth shut, but they said everything I was thinking and more. Instead, I suggest Ever After, which is just as quoteable, if a bit excessively "you go, girl" in the 90s style. Looking at other suggestions I'm also not a fan of Brave (historical accuracy reasons - no forks back then, and no against-the-wall chimneys, though at least there are no freaking potatoes) and both Aladdin and Mulan have racist elements, though I'm still a fan of Mulan anyway. (There is truly no accounting for taste, so don't try!) I do like Tangled, and I'll second it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 My youngest child is weird, and even at almost 16 has still only seen like 12 movies in her entire life. (We counted recently.) She watches tons of media, but mostly nature shows. Anyway, she's petrified of narrative/ dramatic tension and background music, which actually makes typical kid movies horrible choices. At age 7, the only movies she had seen were Spaceballs, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Princess Bride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) The Dora movie was actually pretty cute. My kids (preteens and teens at the time) all liked it- it has action, it has cute animals, Dora's not a princess, but they may like the novelty of seeing her all grown up. It's tame too, as far as I remember. Edited February 27, 2021 by Paige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 4 hours ago, BaseballandHockey said: I see all these suggestions for the Princess Bride. I have this issue where my attention span for movies is zero. Like I sat through Frozen 10 times before I realized that the guy she married wasn't the one she sang the love song with in the beginning. But what I remember of the Princess Bride isn't little kid. The humor is all really verbal. Am I just not remembering? Is it a little kid movie? My kids at 6 and 7 were watching things like Cars and Toy Story. The kids have decided that they're going to watch animated Aladdin today and live Aladdin tomorrow and compare. But I'm still curious. All my kids loved the Princess Bride by the age of 7. They might not get every joke by that age, but they were loving the story and characters and adventures, even if they missed some of the wordplay. My more sensitive kids would close their eyes and plug their ears before the torture scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 4 hours ago, BaseballandHockey said: I see all these suggestions for the Princess Bride. There are kids who like it, but it definitely wouldn't not be on my short list for a group of kids getting together. 4 hours ago, SKL said: The most recent Wonder Woman movie. I thought of that or Captain Marvel, as they tick the super hero box with the novelty of a female lead, but it's a young group for pg-13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wheres Toto Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 10 hours ago, Tanaqui said: NOT The Princess Bride - it's a major Bechdel fail, and actually kinda misogynistic. I used to like it as much as anybody until one day I suddenly realized that, and now I've only seen it once since... with the kids, because my sister insisted. I kept my mouth shut, but they said everything I was thinking and more. Instead, I suggest Ever After, which is just as quoteable, if a bit excessively "you go, girl" in the 90s style. Looking at other suggestions I'm also not a fan of Brave (historical accuracy reasons - no forks back then, and no against-the-wall chimneys, though at least there are no freaking potatoes) and both Aladdin and Mulan have racist elements, though I'm still a fan of Mulan anyway. (There is truly no accounting for taste, so don't try!) I do like Tangled, and I'll second it. I LOVE Ever After. That is an amazing movie. I do like Brave but lack of accuracy in cartoons doesn't generally bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 13 hours ago, Alicia64 said: My Neighbor Totoro This is an amazing film if you haven't seen it. Perfect for the kids. This was my thought too when I saw the thread title - even before knowing their ages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Another Vote for Ever After. Or Hoodwinked! Seriously such a funny movie, even my college student still enjoys it's quirky humor. Something for all ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Have they/you seen Song of the Sea? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Tiggywinkle Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 11 hours ago, Lori D. said: *I* think we moms should have some great mom-produced homeschooling classes *for each other*! I would totally love to learn cool stuff from all you great ladies, and hopefully would have something equally cool to share with all of you! Wouldn't that be fun?! 😄 This is actually something I want to pursue doing lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 11 hours ago, katilac said: I thought of that [Wonder Woman] or Captain Marvel, as they tick the super hero box with the novelty of a female lead, but it's a young group for pg-13. Hmm, I didn't realize it was PG13. I normally didn't let my kids watch PG13 until recently, but we saw Wonder Woman at least a couple years ago, and it became my sporty kid's favorite for a while. I don't remember anything awful in it for school-age kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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