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post #31 of 41
4/19/08 at 5:26pm

Re: Movies to show my 9 year old?

Have you guys got something against Disney's classic animated films? They seem to be decidedly absent on these lists. A viewing of the Disney classics is mandatory when it comes to animated film. I'm not going to recommend specific ones, because every classic Disney animated full length feature should be seen at least once.
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post #32 of 41
4/19/08 at 7:45pm

Re: Movies to show my 9 year old?

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Have you guys got something against Disney's classic animated films?

*Shrug* Probably more a matter of Disney films on home video being such a childhood cliche that nobody felt the need to specifically mention them. Disney movies are a given. Also by age nine many kids have outgrown much of what would be considered "classic" Disney, whose audience sweet-spot seems to fall somewhere between toddlers and kindergarteners or first graders.

We're trying to suggest titles that might not have instantly come to the mind of any parent or step-parent. Disney would have.

Speaking of classics, I hope someone mentioned The Wizard of Oz.

Regards,

Joe
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post #33 of 41
4/19/08 at 8:54pm

Re: Movies to show my 9 year old?

How about some classic musicals?

Dr. Doolittle
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Sound of Music (or any Rogers & Hammerstein film)

Or a new musical: Hairspray

Also, I'd recommend:

Stardust
Hocus Pocus
Big Business
Marx Brothers comedies
The Muppets! (The Muppet Show & all movies)

Heh, I was going to recommend the Critters series, then recalled at least one of them contains some nudity...but then I see it's already on your list of movies watched anyway.

Some television:

Due South
Eerie, Indiana
Mr. Bean
Invader ZIM
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post #34 of 41
4/19/08 at 10:31pm

Re: Movies to show my 9 year old?

I will reiterate the Back to the Future trilogy.

And, check out any of the comic book movies of recent years (well, obviously taking rating and content into account). Or even the Adam West Batman movie.
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post #35 of 41
4/19/08 at 10:32pm

Re: Movies to show my 9 year old?

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Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino
*Shrug* Probably more a matter of Disney films on home video being such a childhood cliche that nobody felt the need to specifically mention them. Disney movies are a given. Also by age nine many kids have outgrown much of what would be considered "classic" Disney, whose audience sweet-spot seems to fall somewhere between toddlers and kindergarteners or first graders.

We're trying to suggest titles that might not have instantly come to the mind of any parent or step-parent. Disney would have.

Speaking of classics, I hope someone mentioned The Wizard of Oz.

Regards,

Joe

Well, I can understand the reasoning in the first two lines of your post. As for the next part about toddlers and first graders, all I can say is

I'm going to recommend a few Japanese animated films

METROPOLIS
PORCO ROSSO
NAUSICAA IN THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
THE CAT RETURNS
APPLESEED
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post #36 of 41
4/22/08 at 2:20pm
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Re: Movies to show my 9 year old?

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Originally Posted by Jon Hertzberg

You've already got one of my old favorites The Sea Gypsies (aka Shipwreck). You could try the other related films: The Wilderness Family and its sequels and Mountain Family Robinson. Most seem to be available rather cheaply on DVD.



Streets of Fire
The Sea Wolf
The Crimson Pirate
The Flame and the Arrow

D.A.R.Y.L.

North By Northwest - these would be good Hitchcocks to start with.
The Brother From Another Planet
Jeremy
A Little Romance
Cocoon - complete the Barrett Oliver cycle
Field of Dreams
Silverado - PG-13
The Buddy Holly Story
Starman
American Graffiti
Silver Streak
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings - more John Badham!
The Big Bus
The Gumball Rally
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Young Frankenstein
High Anxiety
Bringing Up Baby
Only Angels Have Wings

The Prince of Central Park - '77 telefilm

One on One
Cool Hand Luke
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Natural
Jeremiah Johnson
Big Wednesday - more Milius
Adam's Rib
Shane
Every Which Way But Loose
Smokey and the Bandit
Kelly's Heroes
The Lady Eve - a good intro to Sturges, I think
Great suggestions here Jon, very cool. I may bump Streets Of Fire up to next in line, that one is a lot of fun...

Also liked the Bugsy Malone suggested, have a dvd of that ready to rotate in...
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post #37 of 41
4/22/08 at 2:23pm
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Re: Movies to show my 9 year old?

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Originally Posted by Chip_HT
I will reiterate the Back to the Future trilogy.

And, check out any of the comic book movies of recent years (well, obviously taking rating and content into account). Or even the Adam West Batman movie.
Sorry yes good call. Showed him the Back to the Future Trilogy and he LOOVED them. great stuff..
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post #38 of 41
4/22/08 at 2:24pm
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Re: Movies to show my 9 year old?

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Originally Posted by Edwin-S

I'm going to recommend a few Japanese animated films

METROPOLIS
PORCO ROSSO
NAUSICAA IN THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
THE CAT RETURNS
APPLESEED

Nice! I havent seen any of these so that will be fun!
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post #39 of 41
8/7/10 at 5:25pm

KARATE KID!!!

 

Also, the library now has A-Team videos and MacGyver!!  We've also liked introducing him to the Rocky movies.  I came on here looking for "movies to show my 9 year old boy" and saw this link.  I got a lot of great answers from your questions!!  Sorry I'm 2 years late but maybe now  you've run out of movies....  ;)

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post #40 of 41
8/7/10 at 5:50pm

While the lists are great, so many have titles I'd prefer to wait a bit before I show a kid.. 9 is still in that realm where I want them to be a kid.  And there are so many "kid" movies out there that are great that they will love.  Having a 9 year old myself (and 11) here are some of the ones that are real hits you can enjoy together



 

The Muppet Movie

The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Iron Giant

N.I.M.H.

Sword In the Stone (this is one of my kid's favorites, a disney classic)

Jungle Book (Original Animated)

Explorers as mentioned above is a good one.

Matilda

Benji

Snoopy films.. all of them..

 

And maybe it's me, but uh, I steadfast refused to show my kids movies with "real" violence.  I just won't do it.  I have nothing against them watching that later, but under 10?  No way.  No way at all.  I know they will get it elsewhere, through the net or whatever, but I don't care for it and won't do it.    It's why I don't mind things where the gunbattles etc. are ridiculous because that's fine.  But I won't put them in front of anything where the blood/gore factor goes up.I could deal with sex scenes in a film way more then blood/gore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #41 of 41
8/10/10 at 3:41pm

One blind buy I got that my 10 year-old and my 13 year-old absolutely loved: Fantastic Mr. Fox. Both are boys, FYI.

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