Originally Posted by underEJ (Post 10350434)

Whale Rider
The Secret Garden
Neverending Story
Freaky Friday (the Jodie Foster one)
Princess Bride
The Black Stallion
A Far Off Place

A bit older maybe but as you mention they are mature, I loved Seems Like Old Times when I was a kid. Saw it when I was ten, but would have enjoyed it even a few years younger than that.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 10348798)

"Riff raff! Street rat!
I don't buy that.
If only they'd look clooooser."

Originally Posted by NewChief (Post 10346427)

Okay:

I need suggestions for family friendly movies that aren't the typical animated Pixar stuff because my kids have seen all of those. Things along the lines of Jumanji, Ghostbusters, Willow, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Harry Potter, etc...

I'd prefer movies with enough complexity to keep adults entertained, but they've got to be off the beaten path a bit. Classics with some artistic merit are preferred. We're talking a mature (too mature) 6 year old and a 9 year old here. The Hobbit is about as far as I'll go with the six year old as far as adult themes, and I caved on that one in a moment of weakness (I wanted to see the damned thing too, and I figured letting him see it was my best bet).

Some others they've enjoyed lately:
Escape to Witch Mountain
The Last Mimzy
Air Bud and all the "buddy" movies (groan, I can't stand watching these).


I'm thinking I may hit up all the Miyazaki movies soon. They saw Ponyo when they were younger, but I think they'd like all of them. My older child is obsessed with movies (like on the verge of Asperger's obsessed), so I'd like for him to at least watch stuff that isn't total shit, as he'll sit there and watch Super Buddies, Air Bud, Santa Buddies, and that dreck over and over if I let him, which causes no end of fights about what we're going to watch on family movie nights.

Originally Posted by Aries Walker (Post 10336795)

Best superhero movie last year: The Wolverine. Thor: The Dark World was OK, Iron Man 3 was bad, Kick-Ass 2 was horrendous, and Man of Steel was everything wrong with movies today.

Originally Posted by patteeu (Post 10350497)

Good ones. Here are a few more.

Big (Tom Hanks)
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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 10350521)

Would they see a poor boy? Nosiree. They'd find ooouuuuut... there's so much mooooore to meeeeee.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 10351112)

LMAO

"Gotta keep one jump ahead of the breadline
One swing ahead of the sword.
I steal only what I can't afford
..And that's everything!"

We could go on forever.

Originally Posted by KcMizzou (Post 10348228)

"Prince Ali fabulous he, Ali Ababwa."

Originally Posted by Dr. Gigglepants (Post 10350901)

Watched Prince Avalanche on new years day. It was a low budget, different kind of movie, probably artsier than I can truly appreciate, but those are good every now and then. Stars Paul Rudd, and the other guy you would know, but I don't know his name...he's been in stuff though. Nothing happens...so don't watch it if you like a lot of stuff to happen. Not a knee slapping comedy, very subtle. Watch at your own risk, and only if you don't mind nothing really happening for an entire movie.

There's obviously a story and a climax, but its not build up for an hour then we see the aliens then everybody dies in a gory battle. But nothing really happens.
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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 10351321)

Ah, Aladdin. Definitely categorize that as a dark comedy.

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 10350521)

Would they see a poor boy? Nosiree. They'd find ooouuuuut... there's so much mooooore to meeeeee.