Family Films
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Topic: Family Films
Posted By: Snow Dog
Subject: Family Films
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:00
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This weeks Radio Times has the top 100 family Films as voted by readers. Above I present the top ten in order. Which is your favourite? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:03
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Shrek, just a creative and fun family film. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:28
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The one with the guy who dies laughing off-screen.
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:33
Can't beat a young Judy Garland plus Flying Monkeys.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:33
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oh, Wonka I think (the original), followed by Poppins and Oz |
Posted By: Zebedee
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:34
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Another vote for the Wiz.
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Friendship is like wetting your pants: everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:38
There is only one Wonka...the new one is Charlie.
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Atavachron wrote:Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:45
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only in name, otherwise it is a poor remake
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:51
I prefer the remake.......but to be honest I don't like the original so it's no competition really. And ET really bores me. But so many people love it. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:52
What's not to like?  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 17:56
but oh that music in the remake, p - U,
at least we had Tony Newly writing for the first one .. ET is one
of those all-too-perfect movies that actually got more boring over time
(whereas Close Encounters is still very good)
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 18:01
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their are four Disney films i rank Higher then the Jungle Book, i like the Wiz of oz, Sound of Music, Poppins and Back to the Future. E.T is adoreable, Shrek is Great, Toy Story nice. have to give my vote for the amazing norwegian animated puppet movie Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 18:03
Do tell! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 18:05
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Toy Story for me, but I'm biased.
It's still hard to vote against Wizard and Wonka, though. Oh, and I can't stand E.T., except John Williams's always-excellent work. ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 18:07
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 18:14
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Wonka. I love both versions. Humility and gratitude triumphing over greedy, spoiled brats.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 18:22
ok, but i have too pull my head through brick wall (or similarly)
I rank as this from number 1 to 5 but it is hard (I have seen all exept Sleeping Beauty)
1. Beauty and the Beast
2. Pinocchio
3. Hunchback in Notre Dame (woderfull moral, great music Alan Menken is a genius)
4. Fantasia
5. Dumbo (for being the first psychadelic film)
honourable mention is that I saw Atlantis: the lost Empire (or something) and I loved it, great Sci/FI and bet me Avatar took even some elements from it)
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 18:25
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Thats 5 you rank higher than Jungle Book and 2 honorable mentions. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 06:27
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Got to give a vote to the Jungle Book!
I'm not sure that The Sound of Music is a family film. Three out of four of my family wouldn't watch it unless forced.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 06:40
Obviously mostly parents voted..so its really their choices. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 06:52
Toy Story; magical. 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 07:59
I bet not many male parents voted! A good choice for a family file in my household (by a 3 to 1 majority) would be something like Resident Evil (well, it was last night anyway).
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 08:11
Thats more of an Addams Family film. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 08:37
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The hills are alive with the sound of mutant killer zombies. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 08:42
...with men they have hung, for a thousand yeeeeeaaaaarrrrss... ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 08:48
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what about Ghostbusters I and II arent they family movies, and Land Before Time, Edward Scissorhands,
AND PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN trilogie
 (I add this to my list) as the best family films all three of them.they have everything that makes a family movie great, adventure, imagination, humour, great cast, pirats and the seven oceans, swordfighting, treassurehunting etc...
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 08:55
26. Ghostbusters 37. Edward Scissorhands 28. Pirates Of the Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 09:07
| Back To The Future |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 09:18
It depends how old your kids are - younger children would have nightmares about some bits of Pirates - dead people, voodoo, sea monsters etc etc.
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Posted By: Tursake
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 09:26
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Back To The Future > Toy Story > Rest > E.T.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 09:48
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^^ i don't have kids (i have younger brothers thou) but I know that kids off today are becoming faster adults the like 10 years ago, and alot of whats on Disney channel is for belowe what mye agegroup was watching when we were youn,
and it all has to be so REAL, kids need to se some mild fantasy and adventure stuff, like Neverending Story, old Disney classics, Don Bluth films, Turtles, Biker Mouse From Mars, Mummin, troll, Animals from farthingforest, etc NOT Teletubbies
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 09:55
The hills are alive with the sound of mucus.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 10:31
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WIZARD OF OZ WIZARD OF OZ WIZARD OF OZ WIZARD OF OZ WIZARD OF OZ WIZARD OF OZ WIZARD OF OZ WIZARD OF OZ WIZARD OF OZ WIZARD OF OZ (What? Me, obsessive?) |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 10:44
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So, have you done the 'watch it & play Dark Side Of The Moon' thing, then? -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 10:45
The hills are alive...the hills are alive?  Ahhhh! Run!Head for the...ahhhhhhh nooooooo! ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 10:52
I like the music in sound of music 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 10:58
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No votes for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 11:01
| ^ I don't remember it, what was it about (I might have seen it though but I don't remember) |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 11:05
Does this help?  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 11:06
No, I would rather play Cardiacs & Oingo Boingo stuff over Wizard of Oz. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 11:16
| yeah (I also checked Wikipedia, and saw the name of Roald Dahl as one of the wrtiers of the movie. yes have seen it but that is a long time ago |
Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 11:24
 ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 12:04
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 13:07
| Can I go off the board? |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 20:28
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Willy Wonka!
If some of you may recall, I posted a topic on "Prog Concepts You'd Like to Hear" and my top concept was "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"  ------------- 
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: August 11 2010 at 04:04
| The only film of those that I like (and I do love it) is Toy Story. Such an intelligent film. |
Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: August 11 2010 at 10:43
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I think off this list, I have the fondest memories of Toy Story. -------------  
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: August 11 2010 at 10:44
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I have to go with Wizard of Oz out of these. A timeless classic. I do LOVE Mary Poppins though. The characters have such depth and plus it has Ed Wynn. ------------- 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 11 2010 at 11:50
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Back to the Future ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: August 11 2010 at 12:20
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: August 13 2010 at 11:55
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Back to the Future!
Both versions of Willy Wonker are great too. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: August 13 2010 at 13:43
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"I do believe in ghosts, I do believe in ghosts, I do I do I do I do". The Wizard Of Oz it is.
All the list is great though. I would add Home Alone and the Karate Kid that were two movies of my childhood that I cherish a lot.
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Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: August 14 2010 at 14:26
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Tough choice between Wizard Of Oz and Toy Story. Even though TS is a great, wonderful film, I must vote for the Wizard Of Oz. A huge classic. What about the Lion King and Snow White? Those are two timeless masterpieces that haven't been mentioned yet. ------------- 
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: August 14 2010 at 15:22
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This is like one of those impossible prog polls. But Wizard of Oz has that something, maybe due to its relative scarcity for many years. Toto too? Yes dear, Toto too! ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: September 29 2010 at 08:30
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Toy story from the list, but what about some of the following
1. Monsters inc
2. Cars
3. Flushed away
4. Over the hedge ------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: September 29 2010 at 08:32
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^Over The Hedge is sh*t. I like the rest. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: September 29 2010 at 08:45
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Voted for Jungle Book if only for Baloo's immortal 'Get maaad baby' and the song 'King of the Swingers'
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Posted By: caretaker
Date Posted: September 29 2010 at 10:19
| I like Mary Poppins just for Dick Van Dyke's accent. |
Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: September 29 2010 at 16:15
Don't you hold back now, tell us what you really think........ ------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: September 29 2010 at 16:26
I rarely hold back. Not true actually......these days i often do.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: September 29 2010 at 16:42
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There are quite a few movies on that list that I would want my children to see (I have no kids). Toy Story, Back To The Future, Willy Wonka, E.T., Back To The Future, The Wizard of Oz, and The Jungle Book. I can't think of a favorite one yet. I actually do remember a few parts in E.T. seemed sort of boring to me as a child. I haven't seen E.T. in a long time. I think I have a really old version recorded off television, but I can't find it. I also have to watch Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. I love the Gene Wilder one alot, but I've been hesitant to watch the new one. I'll watch that one as soon as I have access to a copy (I don't want to buy it). Some movies I remember enjoying in my childhood were the Ghostbusters movies and I feel Robin Hood (the Disney animation) is underrated. The first movie I saw in the theaters was the cartoon Oliver and Company. I remember the main theme song (sung by Billy Joel) was pretty catchy. |
Posted By: GY!BE
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 18:30
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Shrek rules!
------------- It is all a dream, a dream in death... |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 18:52
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The Wizard of Oz easily,it's a timeless movie. -------------  |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 20:21
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SO, I spent time wasting my life away typing up a very lenghty message explaining why I didn't pick any of the others, when I should have just explained why I am picking this one. So, I'll try again.
Oz. Why? It's the one film on that list that seems to have the same exact effect on children of every generation, no matter how long ago it was once considered new. Truly a timeless gem. I just love it-- the bad background paintings and all. |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 20:26
| The Wizard of Oz is timeless because it doesn't "Time" on it. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 21:12
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Wonka followed by the Wizard.
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 21:17
| A lot of fond memories in here. I voted for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, although Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Marry Poppins, Wizard of Oz, and Return to Oz were all also favorites when I was a young'n. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 21:19
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My favorite was the '50s Alice in Wonderland (my avatar doesn't give it away at all, does it?).
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 21:20
I love that movie but haven't seen it in ages. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 21:23
Same here. Every time I see it on DVD I think to myself "I should buy that" but I never do. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: June
Date Posted: October 05 2010 at 05:52
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Oh, Back To The Future in a heartbeat
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Posted By: Chela
Date Posted: October 21 2010 at 00:57
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What is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
Toy Story, the first one.
Followed by Willy Wonka.
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 21 2010 at 01:04
| May I just say that I find it highly amusing nobody has chosen E.T. yet. A film that I really only enjoyed once-- the first time I saw it as a child. Ever since then, it has failed to be anything but boring to me. Everybody I talk to seems to love it to death, though. So, it's cool to see that my fellow proggers seem to share my opinion that E.T. is a bit overrated? Or have I stuck words in people's mouths? |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: October 21 2010 at 03:13
It's the Dick Van Dyke effect - similarly for Mary Poppins - how can you vote for a film where you would never tire of kicking one of the main protagonists in the face? STOP TRYING TO DO A COCKNEY ACCENT! +++KICK+++ -------------
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Posted By: cyclysm748
Date Posted: October 26 2010 at 14:35
| Willy Wonka plucks a hair out of the kids head and drops it on the ground while singing the classic Imagination. This movie scared me as a child. What more could you want. |
Posted By: Theriver
Date Posted: October 29 2010 at 21:46
| E.T. Loved it as a kid. |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: October 29 2010 at 22:16
Too bad they couldn't have gotten Gene Wilder to play the Grandfather in the Tim Burton version. |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: October 31 2010 at 10:52
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Jungle Book. Thoroughly entertaining and irreverent film, chock full of the best Disney characters (imo ). Wonderful BGM, super voice-over and beautiful drawings. Beats the daylights out of the Kipling book.
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Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: November 12 2010 at 01:37
| Oh man, Toy Story. That's my childhood right there. |
Posted By: TODDLER
Date Posted: November 15 2010 at 21:21
Back to the Future can really hold a kid's attention. It is a fast moving film. Scenes in the story change quickly and kids become interested. Scenes build up and the movie gets exciting. Kids are on to that and know it is not boring. Kids quickly become interested in the characters of the story. Characters like Marty, Doc, Biff, and George McFly. Some of the humour is corny but much of it is sarcastic and I still appreciate the movie and will view it if it's on the tube after hours. My favorite line in the script is when Marty says...Wow! that's heavy Doc! and Doc says...."There goes that word again". Heavy...why is everything heavy? Is there something wrong with the earth's gravitational pull in the future?" You have to use the mute button when Biff says...."Well. what are you lookin' at butthead? Your kids might fancy taking that word to school and you will be questioned where he or she learned it at a parent/teacher conference meeting.
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