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Movies; Well, one in particular
Topic Started: Mar 16 2008, 02:11 AM (366 Views)
lara
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So...

I'm thinking, after reading the reviews, that Horton Hears a Who will actually be the first movie my kid sees in a movie theatre. Although I wonder, what with Jim Carrey and all, I am actually hopeful that there won't be any wise-cracking stupid characters who are supposedly funny to adults but have the sense of humour of your average teenager (I exclude you, Beerish, and maybe Nibby although I think you're 20 now). I am a bit tired of seeing the attitude none of us want to see in our kids in just about every kids movie these days.

So...

If anyone does see Horton Hears a Who, I'd like to hear what you think. We will probably go in a couple of weeks.
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Nibsi
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This makes me think of a topic we had on another forum the other day. It was about the cartoons you watched during your childhood. I YouTubed a load of them. They don't make quality cartoons like that anymore. They were actually funny and nice, and the songs and stuff were brilliant.

P.S. Lara, not yet :wink:
-Nibby
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Take her to see Indiana Jones. There probably won't be much more swearing or violence, and Indy is way cuddlier than CGI voiced by washed-out comedians. I would like to see Jim Carrey step away from the corpse of the simple magic of Dr. Seuss instead of continuing to skull**** it.
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Mar 16 2008, 01:16 AM
I would like to see Jim Carrey step away from the corpse of the simple magic of Dr. Seuss instead of continuing to skull**** it.

Amen, sister! ^_^

(The original version of 'The Grinch Who Stole Christmas' ftw!)
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lara
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Mar 16 2008, 05:31 AM
This makes me think of a topic we had on another forum the other day. It was about the cartoons you watched during your childhood. I YouTubed a load of them. They don't make quality cartoons like that anymore. They were actually funny and nice, and the songs and stuff were brilliant.

There are some really sweet, nice cartoons on TV. I've cited my fav, Peep and the Big Wide World, plenty of times. They're just not feature-length films.

Movies my kid has watched that I feel fine about:

- a couple of Winnie the Pooh movies
- Cinderella
- Mary Poppins (the only one I truly enjoy)
- Curious George
- the Stewart Little movies (and I'm not too keen on the skunk)

Movies my husband let my kid see when I wasn't present (and I don't feel good about it):

- Happy Feet
- Madagascar

Maybe another in the second category, I'm not sure. But they gave her nightmares.
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My Neighbour Totoro is adorable.
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Yeah, see, I suspect Horton Hears A Who will be kind of scary, and plenty whiz-bang busy and LOUD. I don't know, not having seen it, but, well, it's that sort of crew.
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lara
Mar 17 2008, 03:14 PM
- Curious George

Yeugh. How I hated that film. I had to sit through that tripe as I took the nephew to see it during the holidays (his choice). :/

What's wrong with a Tarantino movie? Good wholesome viewing for kids of any age.
"Well, ‘course dis one’s betta! It’s lotz ‘eavier, and gots dem spikey bitz on de ends. "
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I concur. They should have mandatory viewings of Pulp Fiction at primary schools.
-Nibby
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Bex
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I couldn't even sit through Gremlins at age 10 without being terrified....
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but if someone needed anyone to fall on a sword for her, there would be a queue waiting to commit the deed.
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The reason I'm not so keen on Happy Feet is it scared me last year when the harp seal was chasing the poor songless penguin.

My husband asked what was wrong with it.

"Uh, didn't you notice me trying to crawl through the back of the couch in that scene?"

"Oh, yeah, I guess that could be scary."

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My husband would love Krazy and Nibby. Movies to watch while hanging w/Lily:

Carlito's Way

Pulp Fiction

Kill Bill

Scarface

Reservoir Dogs

Are all viewing favorites. He was concerned The Transformers would be too intense for her. :D I'm a little more discreet about what I watch w/her. I rented Rome the Series and I watched in the early hours. :angel2:

She was fine w/the movie. I thought it was an ok movie. He was disappointed
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I'd like to add that at this point I have taken my Spider Jerusalem action figure and tied his wrist to my Cassidy (from Preacher) action figure just so I can work out which positions are feasible with them and which aren't.

Read that and weep, internet. Weep!

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Watership Down.
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We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Ulysses
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Watership Down? What is this, a bunny-hug fest?

You need Watership Down Chainsaw Carver Edition at the very least!!!

Hmm, maybe I should write that movie first though....
"Well, ‘course dis one’s betta! It’s lotz ‘eavier, and gots dem spikey bitz on de ends. "
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I have seen an ad for Horton, and it looks OK. They have kept the Dr.Suess cartoons and not used people, it would appear. (Cat in the Hat. *shudder*)

I bought a video called "Dinosaur" which I thought was a cute little G-rated story about a baby brontosaurus who loses his mother in the beginning and finds her in the end. I was worrying whether the losing-mother theme would be too traumatic for the nieces, prepared them carefully for it. Well, it wasn't that movie at all. It is a great movie, about co-operation and survival, but also has the scariest carnivores I have ever seen, a meteor storm that destroys the world, and tragic deaths. I was riveted, :eeks: but had to turn it off because it really wasn't working for the girls. Checked the rating properly - PG. I'll say. :rolleyes:
Somewhere in the world is the one about the brontosaurus.

Niece No.4 loved the last Rocky movie. She has a little Rocky doll who lives in her doll house. She is always urging me to put on "Spiderman" for her, which I cannot bring myself to do. "It's not scary, Zia," she says. "Let's watch it." :lol:
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Mar 17 2008, 10:42 PM
Watership Down.

I must admit I haven't seen it. But doesn't it have the deep themes? A bit over a 4-year-old's head?

Gadzooks, my husband left Deal or No Deal on the TV when he went up to the kidlet. Gawd this is annoying but I still want to see how it ends. Why I never watch these things.
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Watership Down was my favorite in kindergarden, but it is no kiddie movie, even though it is a cartoon about bunnies. Video stores that file it there are quite clueless. It is violent and dark.
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but if someone needed anyone to fall on a sword for her, there would be a queue waiting to commit the deed.
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lara
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That's what I thought. Thanks, Bex. I think for now we'll stick with Winnie the Pooh and Mary Poppins, and maybe Horton.
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Bex
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I still say check out Totoro. It is sweet and magical but realistic, contains no elements that a young child cannot understand, yet is deep enough to appeal to adults watching without children. It's really a great movie.

Then consider moving up to other Studio Ghibli stuff. I wouldn't recommend all of it for under the 8-10 crowd, but Kiki's Delivery Service is quite cute, for example, as is Spirited Away. Maybe a few scary moments, but I wouldn't consider a preview screening a waste of any parent's (or auntie's) time.
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but if someone needed anyone to fall on a sword for her, there would be a queue waiting to commit the deed.
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@ Spirited Away

I agree, Haku/Chihiro is teh awesomest! So cute! ^_^
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Eral, I think you're thinking of The Land Before Time. It's super sweet, but sorry, mama dinosaur DIES. It's pretty wrenching, up there with Lion King and Bambi. He does find his grandparents at the end, though. If you check it out, make CERTAIN you get the first one. It spawned infinite sequels, which in my experience are pretty appalling.
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lara
Mar 18 2008, 01:47 AM
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Mar 17 2008, 10:42 PM
Watership Down.

I must admit I haven't seen it. But doesn't it have the deep themes? A bit over a 4-year-old's head?


True, but you could say the themes are what makes it enjoyable on a more cerebral scale.

Either way, I watched Watership Down for the first time when I was 5 or 6, I think.
"Though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Ulysses
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Bex
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I think Watership Down is fine for a kid with the psychological makeup to appreciate it (yours truly, or our friend Burgundy/Beerish, evidently).

I wouldn't give it an unqualified recommmendation though.
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but if someone needed anyone to fall on a sword for her, there would be a queue waiting to commit the deed.
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There's quite a few emo/metal Watership Down videos on YouTube, with all the dark and gory bits spliced together. It's a pretty...visceral movie, it seems. I've never seen it except in clips, but from what I gather it's faithful to the book, which is a favorite of mine.
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It's actually a lot more gory than the book, you rarely ever get a feeling of happiness. Every cloud has a dark lining, as it were.

Like the way that: (spoiler)




The film adds a character for the sole purpose of being killed off.
"Though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Ulysses
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