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Clive Candy
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I have these three young female cousins, ages 3, 5 and 7. Their parents are working class and don't have the money to get their daughters any toys/movies, though their other needs are met.

I want to build for them a decent film collection over the coming year. They don't have cable, so I want them to have some films that they can pop in anytime they're bored.

Last week I intended to buy "The Wizard of Oz" for them but the Best Buy I stopped by didn't have it and, pressed for time, I picked up "The Goonies." I knew it was a movie about a group of boys (I hadn't seen it before) and I thought it would be innocent enough for them. Well, to my surprise, there were a few startling scenes, but the girls seemed to enjoy it and my aunt told me today the girls have been watching it over and over again. Now I'm determined to get them more movies, but they have to all be rich, great movies, the kind people remember being fascinated with as children and not the typical Disney pabulum aimed at children these days. I compiled a list of films that I think fit this description. I haven't seen the ones marked with the asterisks:

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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Toy Story
Peter Pan (2003)
The Neverending Story*
ET*
Beauty and the Beast
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Shrek (maybe)
Labyrinth*
Adventures of Milo and Otis*
Little Princess (1995, Cuaron)*
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1935)*
Mousehunt
The Sandlot

I know, I know...Mousehunt. But still, to kids, it might be pretty fascinating. Any other film recommendations? I hear people mention The Neverending Story and Labyrinth...are they scary? The trailer for Labyrinth is making me reconsider.
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Synesthesia
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Those movies aren't too scary, but, there is an upsetting scene in Neverending story if I recall.
Just don't give them Pan's Labytrinth. It's a great movie, but AUGH! SCARY
I'd get stuff by Miyazaki like Kiki's Delivery Service, Totoro, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle.
They are weird, but they tend to have strong girl characters, good plots, They are waaaaay better than most disney movies too. All the Pixar movies are great for kids. Then you have stuff like the new Peter Pan movie. I love that movie.
Enchanted was cute and adorable too. Loved that movie. It was so funny.
Little Princess is good, along with a newer version of The Secret Garden which is delightful as heck as a book.

I'll think of more.

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Clive Candy
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I like Toy Story, but I loathe the Pixar gloss and I don't want to inflict it upon them.
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Awww. But they tend to have such nice movies.
Especially Wall E...
And Incredibles.
And Toy Story 2....
And Up.... which makes me laugh and cry...

I tend to like all of their stuff, except for some of those shorts.
That baby was scary looking *Shudder*

Hmm. Well, there's always Miyazaki.

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The beginning of Labyrinth was too scary for my five-year-old. I think that if she'd kept watching, she would have enjoyed the rest but the first part was way too intense.

When I was a child, the movie that I watched over and over until the tape wore out was The Flight of Dragons. It never had a theatrical release, but it was still really good. Apparently the DVD came out last year.

--Mel

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quote:
Originally posted by Clive Candy:
I like Toy Story, but I loathe the Pixar gloss and I don't want to inflict it upon them.

For a very similar story without the Pixar gloss, try The Christmas Toy, which came out about 10 years earlier. Unfortunately, due to licensing issues, the DVD doesn't have any of the scenes with Kermit the Frog, but it's still a good movie. Another one that I wore out the tape watching.

--Mel

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Mike
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I guess this is no longer in effect?
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Clive Candy
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Thanks Mel. "The Flight of Dragons" seems like an excellent choice and I will add it to the list. Just saw the trailer and I'm looking forward to seeing it myself.

My cousins (and I) aren't Christians, so her parents won't want them exposed to anything ostensibly having to do with Christmas.

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I haven't seen it since I was a kid, but I recommend Flight of the Navigator. Hopefully it has aged well.
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It's been many years, so I can't be 100% sure on this, but I recall that the Christmas in The Christmas Toy was completely secular. For whatever that's worth.

--Mel

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quote:
Originally posted by theCrowsWife:
It's been many years, so I can't be 100% sure on this, but I recall that the Christmas in The Christmas Toy was completely secular. For whatever that's worth.

--Mel

That baby really creeped me out...


Hmmm... gloss?

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Jake
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The Secret of Roan Inish is quite good, and would be appropriate for children if I recall correctly.

Jim Henson's The Storyteller, while a TV show rather than a movie, is superb.

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I strongly, strongly recommend My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service.
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Glenn Arnold
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I'll second The Secret of Roan Inish.
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I second My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service.
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Scott R
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Kiki's yep. Totoro...meh.

Spirited Away.

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Amilia
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Labrinth scared me to death when I was a kid. We'd watch it at family reunions, and I'd go upstairs and listen to the adults talk rather than watch it. Note that the rest of my brothers and sisters and cousins were fine with it. But the idea that my younger siblings could be kidnapped by goblins while I was babysitting due to something I said while angry -- absolutely terrifying. Have not made it all the way through that movie to this day.

Movies I loved as a kid:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Babes in Toyland (although that one scared me too. That is the one with the trees that eat people, right?)
The Court Jester
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Anything else starring Danny Kaye
Escape to Witch Mountain (cheesy in retrospect, but loved it at the time)
I Remember Mama
Pollyanna

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Hank
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I'll second Chitty chitty Bang Bang, and I'd also recommend Mathilda. Just FYI, the Sandlot has a LOT of swearing in it, so some families may not be okay with it.

I used to nanny for two girls in that age bracket (3 and 6 at the time)and they also liked watching Broadway musicals, like Peter Pan (with Cathy Rigby) and Annie.

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Along the lines of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Great Race and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines were two movies my parents used to let me stay up to watch whenever they were on prime time. I have great memories of those.

Push the button, Max!

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quote:
Originally posted by Xavier:
I haven't seen it since I was a kid, but I recommend Flight of the Navigator.

Seconded.
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Clive Candy
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List updated:

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The Wizard of Oz
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Toy Story
Peter Pan
The Neverending Story
ET
The Lion King
Beauty and the Beast
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Shrek
Labyrinth
Adventures of Milo and Otis
The Incredibles
Little Princess (1995, Cuaron)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Mousehunt
The Sandlot
Pollyanna
Kiki's Delivery Service
My Neighbor Totoro
Flight of the Navigator
Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
Annie
The Secret of Roan Inish
Spirited Away

I might also include:

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The Secret of Nimth
The Thief of Bagdhad (1940...Disney borrowed a lot from this film to make "Aladdin." I saw it recently and I wish I had seen it as a child. It's sumptuous. The thing is it contains a couple of short violent scenes -- like a sword striking someone's face and the cut is actually shown, and the Princess's father gets it in the back of the neck with a sharp object. Still...)

Thanks for your recommendations, everyone. I'll bookmark this thread.
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rivka
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Secret of NIMH is great. The book is better, but the movie is quite good.
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Little Women, Batteries not Included, Race to Witch Mountain (the original), Sound of Music...
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Computer that Wore Tennis Shoes
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Mary Poppins
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (original)

Can you tell I'm a bit older than college age? [Big Grin]

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The Last Unicorn was my favorite movie when I was a kid.
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Chicken Run
Babe
Ponyo
Princess Bride

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