favorite kids movies - Page 3

[ledzepplon]

Someone mentioned Matilda, so I have to throw The Witches out there. Another Roald Dahl one (again, book is better, but the movie is great, too).

[oksya]

I those :

Fly Away Home
The Princess Bride
Harry Potter series
The Secret Garden

[simple living mama]

I think you guys have mentioned my favorites. Here are some more.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Castle in the Sky
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the original)
Wizard of Oz
The Point
The Red Balloon
Like Mike
Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Princess Bride
Chicken Run
The Black Stallion
Gulliver (animated)
The Muppet Movie
Master and Commander (i know. Not a kid's movie but my 7 & 8 year olds love it!)
Annie

[carrots]

[shanagirl]

Here's one that I saw recently -- for children 6 and older --Holes. It is a really really rich story whre a boy learns to stay true to himself and rise above what seems like an insurmountable challenge. No magic, which is something I really liked about it because so many movies now rely on magic and fantasy to propel and resolve the plot. But there are wonderful allusions to and images from the past connecting slowly to the present. DD (7) and all her friends adored this movie. Jon Voight is a total kick to watch. The music is great too.

[CaraboosMama]

Originally Posted by boongirl

When I was a kid, I loved the Shirley Temple movies The Little Princess and Blue Bird. When dd is older, I am going to get them for us.

But, you all have listed some great ones, too.

2nd the Shirley Temple movies. I was just metnioing to my mom that I want to get those for Caroline as she gets older. Plus Annie, Bringing up Baby (not really a kids movie, but I loved it when I was a gradeschooler)

I really want to look for more "classics" if we are going to be watching movies w/ our kids. Besides the major musicals (Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, etc.) can anyone help me think of more classic movies that would have some appeal for kids? I love old movies, but am drawing a blank. Sorry to slightly hijack the topic!

[babybugmama]

[Joe Cool]

Wallace and grommit movies like a grand day out are great, all claymation so super detailed and imaginative...From my youth loved the never ending story,and all the snoopy specials.
i also loved nightmare before christmas and the fox and the hound.

[numom499]

Originally Posted by CaraboosMama

2nd the Shirley Temple movies. I was just metnioing to my mom that I want to get those for Caroline as she gets older. Plus Annie, Bringing up Baby (not really a kids movie, but I loved it when I was a gradeschooler)

I really want to look for more "classics" if we are going to be watching movies w/ our kids. Besides the major musicals (Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, etc.) can anyone help me think of more classic movies that would have some appeal for kids? I love old movies, but am drawing a blank. Sorry to slightly hijack the topic!

mary poppins....

[treefolk]

Recent movie night flix:

Peter Pan (not the cartoon) I thought this was beautifully done and the script was taken almost exclusively from the play.

Kiki's Delivery Service

Shirley Temple Movies

Heidi

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Little House on the Prairie episodes

Kids Musical Yoga

[queen bee]

Originally Posted by PancakeGoddess

mamabug, can you recommend one good ST movie that is most likely to hold the attention of two boys, 8 and 10? We're studying the Depression and the 30s and they were asking about her.

Bright Eyes might be a good one for them (airplanes feature prominently.)

[queen bee]

For fans of Roan Inish, another amazing Irish film is "Into the West."

A few years ago we watched both Roan Inish and The Whale Rider within a few days of each other. The similarities were absolutely fascinating and led to some very interesting discussion.