Family movie suggestions

[Tiny]

Finally remembered the name: Pirates! Band of Misfits.        Judging from the theater crowd - the kids and adults were laughing - I laughed thru most of the movie... so there was enough clever humor to engage the kids and the adults.  

Wallace and Gromit: the curse of the Were Rabbit is pretty amusing too.   

[steph08]

I know I'm forgetting a lot, but here we go:

Animated:

Aladdin

Lion King

The Little Mermaid

Beauty and the Beast

Oliver and Company

The Rescuers

The Rescuers Down Under

The Fox and the Hound

Land Before Time

The Chipmunk Adventure

Tangled (I love this movie so much)
Brave (I thought it was okay, nothing special in my opinion)
Up

Not Animated:

Muppet Christmas Carol (I know it's a little late, but this is my favorite movie of all time)

Short Circuit

The Breakfast Club

Dirty Dancing

The Karate Kid (there is a newer version with Jackie Chan that isn't as good)

Big (I love Big, one of the best Tom Hanks movies ever)

The Neverending Story (SAY MY NAME, BASTIAN!! SAY MY NAME!!)

Back to the Future

Beetlejuice

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

[MarleyKeezy78]

Steph beat me to it, Neverending Story!

[MarleyKeezy78]

How about My Neighbor Totoro, very good kids movie  And Spirited Away!

[alabamagal]

Sky High (2005) from Disney.  It has nothing to do with drugs.

It is awesome for pre-teens and early teens.  It has jokes for parents and kids, and 80's music for the parents.

It is about a high school for superheros, and everyone gets divided up into the superheros (cool kids) and the assistants (not cool kids).  All the teenage angst about wanting to be a cool kids, and doing the right things.

[steph08]

Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

another Cary Elwes classic.  

[sarcasticgirl]

FERRIS BUELLER! 

how are we 3 pages in and no one has mentioned this!

Just have a John Hughes marathon.  

[ginpin]

My kids loved Holes. Any of the Disney movies but the favorites were Lion King, Aristocats, and Up. Spirit-Stallion of the Cimarron, Rio, Madagascar (the first one), Shrek, The Goonies, and all of the Harry Potter series.  I know not all of these are old.  ET is awesome, The Dark Crystal, The Last Unicorn, The Secret of Nihm.  The Never-ending Story, any of the Narnia movies.  I can't remember, is Legend good?

Animal movies: Homeward Bound 1 & 2, March of the Penguins, Where the Red Fern Grows (sad) and Old Yeller (sad).  I loved the Black Stallion movies.  See Spot Run is cheesy but cute.  I like the old Lassie Come Home with Roddy McDowell, but then I read the book too.  National Velvet was decent with Liz Taylor.  Happy Feet is good.



I remember my son had the Land Before Time video.  He was about five, becoming more self sufficient, and so he would get up on Sunday morning and get the video going.  We would always hear the opening tune...    

[NoNamePerson]

Jan 24, 2014 19:39:39 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

Who's never seen The Princess Bride??  I've watched that movie at least 20 times.

Hangs head in movie hall of shame. I have never seen it but will make effort to see it next week so I can get back in the good graces of the movie gods.   

[Wisconsin Beth]

My DH admitted this weekend when I was talking about this thread that he likely would not have seen Princess Bride if it wasn't for me. 

And I know it's not great but I like Labyrinth. 

And weirdly, The Mummy and The Mummy Returns both aired back to back on Sunday on A&E.  I had The Mummy on and my kids came upstairs, said something about "oh, it's Mom's favorite movie" followed by "it's too loud"  

[Abby Normal]

Jan 25, 2014 10:46:27 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

FERRIS BUELLER! 

how are we 3 pages in and no one has mentioned this!

Just have a John Hughes marathon.  

I tried to get DS to watch that recently.  There was a lot more language in there than I remembered.  He's 12 and thought it was boring, so he didn't watch past the first 15 minutes. Its definitely a teen movie.

[michelyn8]

No one mentioned Toy Story (1, 2 & 3)  They are good for kids and adults. 

Not knowing how old your kids are makes suggestions hard so I'm just running a mental scan of my DVD collection for what I would allow/would have allowed my kids to watch before high school age (and I was a very lenient Mom in that regard) that I also enjoyed.  I have Cats & Dogs, Young Guns 1 and 2, The Mummy 1 and 2, The Princess Bride (only 20 times Dark?), Balto, Pirates of the Carribean, Hidalgo, Secondhand Lions, How to Train Your Dragon, Hoodwinked, Rescuers and Rescuers Down Under, Ghostbusters 1 and 2, Small Soldiers, Robin Hood, Men in Tights, Rush Hour.  Plus your standard Disney fare. The Terminator movies. I let my kids watch just about anything as long as I could stand to watch it too.  What mattered to me was time we spent together and I saved the stuff I knew they shouldn't see just yet for when they weren't home or already in bed.  Of course, these are the two girls who convinced my niece (their sitter) I was ok with them watching Nightmare on Elm Street 3 when one was 9 and the other 6 (found out about that when the 6 year old had bad dreams that night).

Some of the stuff mentioned I would never even allow in my house (like Pee Wee's Big Adventure) but I know others find them to be great entertainment.  Its all in personal taste/tolerance really.

[alabamagal]

Jan 27, 2014 11:51:00 GMT -5 Abby Normal said:

Jan 25, 2014 10:46:27 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

FERRIS BUELLER! 

how are we 3 pages in and no one has mentioned this!

Just have a John Hughes marathon.  

I tried to get DS to watch that recently.  There was a lot more language in there than I remembered.  He's 12 and thought it was boring, so he didn't watch past the first 15 minutes. Its definitely a teen movie.

A movie about a teenage skipping school and doing all kinds of mischevious things for a young kid? 

It is FUNNY though....

[Wisconsin Beth]

Jan 27, 2014 12:15:32 GMT -5 michelyn8 said:

No one mentioned Toy Story (1, 2 & 3)  They are good for kids and adults. 

Not knowing how old your kids are makes suggestions hard so I'm just running a mental scan of my DVD collection for what I would allow/would have allowed my kids to watch before high school age (and I was a very lenient Mom in that regard) that I also enjoyed.  I have Cats & Dogs, Young Guns 1 and 2, The Mummy 1 and 2, The Princess Bride (only 20 times Dark?), Balto, Pirates of the Carribean, Hidalgo, Secondhand Lions, How to Train Your Dragon, Hoodwinked, Rescuers and Rescuers Down Under, Ghostbusters 1 and 2, Small Soldiers, Robin Hood, Men in Tights, Rush Hour.  Plus your standard Disney fare. The Terminator movies. I let my kids watch just about anything as long as I could stand to watch it too.  What mattered to me was time we spent together and I saved the stuff I knew they shouldn't see just yet for when they weren't home or already in bed.  Of course, these are the two girls who convinced my niece (their sitter) I was ok with them watching Nightmare on Elm Street 3 when one was 9 and the other 6 (found out about that when the 6 year old had bad dreams that night).

Some of the stuff mentioned I would never even allow in my house (like Pee Wee's Big Adventure) but I know others find them to be great entertainment.  Its all in personal taste/tolerance really.

OOoooh, Hidalgo (is that spelled right?) was one I thought of over the weekend but never got online. 

[milee]

It's dorky, but my boys loved Shanghai Knights.

[Tennesseer]

Depending upon the age of the children, the documentary, Chimpanzee:

Oscar is the nickname given by Tim Allen (the narrator) to a young chimpanzee in his toddler years. He is part of a close-knit tribe of Chimpanzees. They occupy a forest territory which is rich in native fruits, nuts, and figs, among other things. The chimps hunt small tree monkeys, and they also eat termites collected with primitive tools made from sticks. They also use rocks as tools to crack nuts. Oscar is tended by his mother, nicknamed Isha, and from her he begins learning many things about how to survive in the jungle. In the chaos of an attempted raid by a rival gang of chimpanzees, led by 'Scar', Isha is injured and separated from the group and her son. As told by Tim Allen, Isha is most probably the victim of a nocturnal leopard.

Unaware of his mother's death, Oscar spends much of his time looking for her. He finds trouble in recalling the things she taught him and begins to lose weight quickly. He attempts to find another mother to take care of him; however, none of the females can afford him, having young of their own to raise. As time goes on, Oscar is rejected by nearly every chimp in the group, until the only one left to ask is the tough-skinned leader, Freddy. However, as Oscar follows the leader and imitates him, it is soon revealed that the unlikely duo may work out. The two gradually warm up to each other more and more, until one day Freddy lets Oscar ride on his back, something normally only mother chimps do. Genetic testing showed that Freddy was not related to Oscar.

As the rivals prepare for attack, Freddy is forced to take time away from Oscar to organize the other members of the group, and this leaves the young chimp confused. Scar leads a vicious attack, but because of the unity of Freddy's group they are driven away into the jungle. A few months later, it is revealed that the bond between Freddy and Oscar has continued to grow, and that life in the group is slowly returning to normal.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

March of the Penguins

Milo & Otis

[justme]

Jan 25, 2014 10:16:35 GMT -5 steph08 said:

Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

another Cary Elwes classic.  

Finally! I can't believe I got to the third page before someone mentioned it!  It's great, because as the kids grow up they get more and more of the jokes. It was fun going "oh! That's why that's funny!"

[Chocolate Lover]

Jan 25, 2014 9:20:01 GMT -5 MarleyKeezy78 said:

How about My Neighbor Totoro, very good kids movie  And Spirited Away!

My oldest has the Totoro movie, I've watched it and either I did pay good enough attention or I really missed something. All I can figure is that someone was extra high that day, it never made any sense to me.  

My kids liked Ferris, and pretty much everything already mentioned.

[MarleyKeezy78]

 It is a strange movie but it's really cute  I like the idea of the forest creatures who help the plants grow. I also think the catbus is cool.

[Chocolate Lover]

Jan 27, 2014 16:07:10 GMT -5 MarleyKeezy78 said:

 It is a strange movie but it's really cute  I like the idea of the forest creatures who help the plants grow. I also think the catbus is cool.

Was that the point?!  I was sort of creeped out by the catbus. 

[MarleyKeezy78]

Lol, yes! The Totoro are forest spirits who help the plants grow and catbus is the wind   Only children can see them. And the soot sprits 

[Chocolate Lover]

Guess I should have paid more attention, it was just some kids movie to me.

[tractor]

I always got hooked on Breakers...and Red Dawn(the original). Both are good teenage boy movies.

And I happen to own my very own copy of the Princess Bride, that chick was hot!

[Tiny]

Jan 27, 2014 15:12:05 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Jan 25, 2014 9:20:01 GMT -5 MarleyKeezy78 said:

How about My Neighbor Totoro, very good kids movie  And Spirited Away!

My oldest has the Totoro movie, I've watched it and either I did pay good enough attention or I really missed something. All I can figure is that someone was extra high that day, it never made any sense to me.  

My kids liked Ferris, and pretty much everything already mentioned.

My Neighbor Totoro - it helps if you go into it knowing the 2 little girls and their father move out to the 'country' to be somewhat  closer to their mother who is in a hospital (possibly because she is recovering from TB??).  Basically, it's a summer/fall spent in a strange place (more rustic than they were use to)  without their mother - and eventually, with their Father doing long daily commutes to work.   The woodland spirits are what we adults might call 'imaginary friends'   the kids know better... and even their Dad kinda hints that he remembers what it was like to be a child when he talks to his girls about the 'magic/spirituality' of the Camphor Tree (the main Totoro's home) and the rest of Nature that surrounds them.   I hate using magic and spirituality but I don't think we have the words that convey the idea(s) in English. 

It doesn't really have a traditional Western world plot or western world good/bad guys (for example the 'Grandma' at the beginning is kinda scary to the girls but eventually she is a loving caring caretaker for them.)    

There's actually alot of tension when the little sister Mae goes missing... she attempts to follow the miles long way to go and visit her mom.   The villagers even dredge the local pond thinking she may have drowned.   

My Neighbor Totoro always restores my Sense of Wonder with the World (as I see the magical/mystical side of life thru the eyes of the kids).

[Chocolate Lover]

I'm still not watching it again Tiny

[milee]

Jan 27, 2014 16:41:38 GMT -5 tractor said:

And I happen to own my very own copy of the Princess Bride, that chick was hot!

IMHO, Robin Wright is still hot... almost 30 years later. 

www.imdb.com/media/rm1957811712/nm0000705?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_evt_8

[Cookies Galore]

Jan 27, 2014 14:42:50 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

March of the Penguins

Milo & Otis

I love Milo & Otis!

[steph08]

I love Milo & Otis too!

Ferngully (it's like the original, animated Avatar, 20 years before Avatar came out).

[Deleted]

I'm still not watching it again Tiny

LOL! 
I haven't seen Tortoro but calling it weird reminded me of Ponyo!

DD loves that movie for some reason.