Classic kids movies
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| Heidi (the Shirley Temple version) |
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Love this. Watched it recently with DS. I sang all of the songs. He looked at me like I was crazy. |
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| We love Wallace and Gromit, but my oldest is 6, so not her about the 9-year old crowd. |
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| Watched Jumanji lately with kids and DH. All of them loved it. |
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| As a kid, I loved the original Parent Trap, but I was disappointed recently to find that I didn't think it had aged well. |
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| Second the original Willy Wonka. |
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Our kids -- now teens and tweens -- loved so many of these -- and, actually, on a rainy afternoon at the beach they will still watch some of them quite happily. This will sound a little wierd, but you might also try a Fred Astair-Ginger Rogers movie. You'd be surprised how funny these are to young kids -- even boys -- and how much they love the trick dances and special effects -- e.g., dancing on roller skates, dancing on the ceiling, etc. Also to the PP who asked about Wallace and Gromit -- yes, definitely a hit.
A few more suggestions: The Black Stallion -- a great story and beautifully filmed Spellbound -- documentaries about national spelling bee Akita and the Bee -- fictional version of Spellbound Mad Hot Ballroom -- dancing with the stars for the rugrat set (a documentary) Eddie and the Million Dollar Cookoff -- Eddie has to choose between playing in the championship baseball game and unleashing his inner foodie Lassie -- the version with Peter O'Toole as Granddad; absolutely beautiful-- both the collie and O'Toole are gorgeous Bye Bye, Birdie Oliver |
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I loved The Little Princess with Shirley Temple at that age. Apparently they remade it at some point, because my daughter saw the new version at a friend's house. I feel like showing her the Shirley Temple version just because...no one tops Shirley Temple.
I used to rent all the old Disney movies when I was 8 or so. I liked Pollyanna and the 3 Lives of Thomasina. Oh, and Music Man - I LOVED the Music Man! |
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I too loved the original Parent Trap as a kid, but today prefer the Lindsay Lohan remake. Swiss Family Robinson |
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| Whatever you do, don't let them watch "Poltergeist", like the hosting parents at the first sleepover I ever attended in 4th grade. Yikes. |
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Another vote for Secret Garden.
Also, Edward Scissorhands, Limony Snickett, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, the original Muppet Movie, Adventures in Babysitting, the Last Mimzy |
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| Whale Rider |
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I think I was at the same sleepover. WTF were those parents thinking? I was seriously afraid to sleep for months. |
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Troop Beverly Hills
Flight of the Navigator Monster Squad |
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Jumanji
Zathura most Shirley Temple movies (for some reason my dd loves these) wizard of oz the never-ending story the princess bride charlie and the chocolate factory |