General Movie Discussion - **please mark spoilers**

[Sai Sheb]

The new jungle book is great, sorry Pablo can't stand problem child!!! Horton hears a hoo is good!
Anyone remember a film called"dream a little dream of me" Cory Feldman, it had a great soundtrack...

Edit; or was it just dream a little dream???

[DoctorDodge]

Ah, Problem Child. Or as I liked to think of it, "The Adventures of Little Shit." Man, that kid was a ****.

[Tommy]

He would be on multiple medications these days...

[killjoy72]

Hey Shannon, how about:
Short Circuit
*batteries not included
Monster Squad
Tomorrowland

[Still Servant]

Rose and I watch a lot of movies together. Don't get me wrong, she only watches a movie or an episode or two of a TV show a day, but it's constant. Anyway, so we're watching Howl's Moving Castle last night (dubbed, of course --FYI, Christian Bale is the voice of Howl) and she loved it. It occurs to me just HOW MUCH she's seen. She has a ridiculous education in not just kid-cinema, but family-cinema as well. From Lion King to Goonies, from ET to Toy Story. We've seen Life of Pi, all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Charlotte's Web, Avengers, Brother Bear, Jurassic Park, and all six Ninja Turtles movies (and we just started the second season of the 2012 TV show, which is actually really good by the way). And so on and so on.

The point I'm getting to is, have there been any movies I've missed? So, going through lists of "must-see kid's movies" brings me to the ones I've left out, and which I'm downloading now:

Babe
Beethoven
Home Alone
Paddington
Land Before Time
The Red Balloon

I'm waiting on It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, and a Christmas Story until Christmas time.

The only movie that we've started that she had ZERO interest in was Harry Potter. A little crushed by that one, but maybe she was tired. I'll give it another try in a few months. Are there any movies that you were excited to show your kids (or significant other, or friends) that they just weren't into?

This is what good parenting looks like.

I'm not sure her age or if her taste will line up with that of an 80's boy, but I'll just list a few that I loved as a kid:

Gremlins - Hopefully she doesn't find it scary.
Uncle Buck
Princess Bride
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Adventures in Babysitting
Project X
Three Fugitives

Hey Shannon, how about:
Short Circuit
*batteries not included
Monster Squad
Tomorrowland

I second Monster Squad. A forgotten gem.

[mae]

I never understood why it was always labeled as one of the worst movies ever made, cause I like it, it fun: Howard the Duck!

[Tommy]

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Adventures in Babysitting

[Iwritecode]

I'm not sure her age or if her taste will line up with that of an 80's boy, but I'll just list a few that I loved as a kid:

Gremlins - Hopefully she doesn't find it scary.
Uncle Buck
Princess Bride
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Adventures in Babysitting
Project X
Three Fugitives

I was going to ask why you included an "R" rated movie from 2012 in your list of 80's family movies until I looked it up and realized that there are two movies with that name.

[Still Servant]

I'm not sure her age or if her taste will line up with that of an 80's boy, but I'll just list a few that I loved as a kid:

Gremlins - Hopefully she doesn't find it scary.
Uncle Buck
Princess Bride
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Adventures in Babysitting
Project X
Three Fugitives

I was going to ask why you included an "R" rated movie from 2012 in your list of 80's family movies until I looked it up and realized that there are two movies with that name.

Good point. I should have specified. That could have been bad.

Anyway, I love the Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt film about rescuing chimps.

[Shannon]

Rose has seen Book of Life, Labyrinth, Neverending Story, Rango, Peanuts Movie, The Jungle Book, Horton Hears A Hoo, Gremlins, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

I've never heard of/seen Adventures in Babysitting, Project X (the one you're talking about), Three Fugitives, Digby, Bugsy Malone, Three Amigos

Legend would be too scary (the makeup effects and Hell scenes alone are enough to scare adults, lol), Back to the Future is about time travel and nostalgia, wouldn't understand the main concepts, the main kid from Problem Child was a fucking douchebag, Tomorrowland might be pretty to look at, but she might not "get" the plot. Started Star Wars (episode four, of course) but got about ten minutes into it before it was dinner time. That'll be the first movie we watch when I pick her up on Sunday. Never seen Uncle Buck, but from the trailer it looks more dialogue-based humor, jokes a three year old wouldn't get, might not be into it.

After the Uncle Buck trailer, the trailer for the Great Outdoors played, another John Candy movie I've never seen. It looks good, downloading now (for me, not Rose, lol)

Indiana Jones, Short Circuit, Drop Dead Fred, Batteries Not Included, Princess Bride, and especially Honey I Shrunk the Kids and Monster Squad are damn good recommendations! Downloading now.

Oh, and by the way, she loved Beethoven. The next day she asked to watch it again, lol.

[killjoy72]

Oh, and by the way, she loved Beethoven. The next day she asked to watch it again, lol.

Luckily for you guys there's eight of them!

[mae]

I would obviously also go with every animated Disney, Pixar, and most Ghibli films (not Grave of the Fireflies, I first saw that when I was 20 or so and it made me cry) :

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._Studios_films
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pixar_films
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli#Works

[Tommy]

I would obviously also go with every animated Disney, Pixar, and most Ghibli films (not Grave of the Fireflies, I first saw that when I was 20 or so and it made me cry) :

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._Studios_films
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pixar_films
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli#Works

Grave of the Fireflies is the saddest movie I've ever seen. I saw it when I was 30 and it nearly made me cry. Maybe if I saw it at 20 I would have balled my eyes out.

[webstar1000]

Cell was so so... 6/10...

[Heather19]

After the Uncle Buck trailer, the trailer for the Great Outdoors played, another John Candy movie I've never seen. It looks good, downloading now (for me, not Rose, lol)

Love The Great Outdoors. Uncle Buck was good as well, but my favorite is Summer Rental. Me and my sister used to watch that one all the time. Another good one similar in style to those but with Chevy Chase instead is Funny Farm.

Did she watch Song of the Sea yet? Curious to know if she enjoyed it.

[Shannon]

"... also go with every animated Disney, Pixar, and most Ghibli films ..."

Duh!

Haven't seen Song of the Sea yet.

And I LOVE depressing, sad movies. Grave of the Fireflies you say?

[Tommy]

"... also go with every animated Disney, Pixar, and most Ghibli films ..."

Duh!

Haven't seen Song of the Sea yet.

And I LOVE depressing, sad movies. Grave of the Fireflies you say?

It is sad but not depressing.

[Sai Sheb]

My girls love Beethoven, from a very young age still today! They adore dogs...

[Still Servant]

Rose has seen Book of Life, Labyrinth, Neverending Story, Rango, Peanuts Movie, The Jungle Book, Horton Hears A Hoo, Gremlins, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

I've never heard of/seen Adventures in Babysitting, Project X (the one you're talking about), Three Fugitives, Digby, Bugsy Malone, Three Amigos

Legend would be too scary (the makeup effects and Hell scenes alone are enough to scare adults, lol), Back to the Future is about time travel and nostalgia, wouldn't understand the main concepts, the main kid from Problem Child was a fucking douchebag, Tomorrowland might be pretty to look at, but she might not "get" the plot. Started Star Wars (episode four, of course) but got about ten minutes into it before it was dinner time. That'll be the first movie we watch when I pick her up on Sunday. Never seen Uncle Buck, but from the trailer it looks more dialogue-based humor, jokes a three year old wouldn't get, might not be into it.

After the Uncle Buck trailer, the trailer for the Great Outdoors played, another John Candy movie I've never seen. It looks good, downloading now (for me, not Rose, lol)

Indiana Jones, Short Circuit, Drop Dead Fred, Batteries Not Included, Princess Bride, and especially Honey I Shrunk the Kids and Monster Squad are damn good recommendations! Downloading now.

Oh, and by the way, she loved Beethoven. The next day she asked to watch it again, lol.

A few of the ones I mentioned are for when she gets older. You're right, movies like Uncle Buck are for a 3 year old. Then again, parts of Princess Bride might really freak her out. She didn't have any problems with Gremlins? If she was cool with that, then she should be fine.

[Shannon]

I think ill wait on Princess Bride as well. Not because its scary but because its mainly a love story without too many fantastical elements to it.

I taught her from a young age that movies are pretend people in costume, and while some are scary, its just like Halloween.

[Still Servant]

I think ill wait on Princess Bride as well. Not because its scary but because its mainly a love story without too many fantastical elements to it.

I taught her from a young age that movies are pretend people in costume, and while some are scary, its just like Halloween.

Yeah, that's a great way of putting it. I knew from a young age as well that it was make believe.

[Heather19]

A few years ago my niece was watching Frankenweenie (she must have been around 3 at the time), and my sister must have made some comment about it being scary, and she said don't worry mom it's just a movie, it's just make believe.

[Still Servant]

A few years ago my niece was watching Frankenweenie (she must have been around 3 at the time), and my sister must have made some comment about it being scary, and she said don't worry mom it's just a movie, it's just make believe.

That's awesome! Can she tell that to my mom? She gets way too worked up about some movies. I'm like it's just a movie, calm down.

[Heather19]

A few years ago my niece was watching Frankenweenie (she must have been around 3 at the time), and my sister must have made some comment about it being scary, and she said don't worry mom it's just a movie, it's just make believe.

That's awesome! Can she tell that to my mom? She gets way too worked up about some movies. I'm like it's just a movie, calm down.

[Shannon]

So, I'm just gonna leave this here.