Friday, April 27, 2012

12 great children's movies




Both our girls were under the weather this week and when that happens, it just breaks my heart. They are on the mends now and I'm so grateful. Between the runny nose sniffles, coughing, and cuddling, we slowly looked at books, and thumbed through magazines (India especially digs the mini size of Everyday Food) and watched a few of our favorite kid movies.



Here are 12 of our favorite children's movies which some may admittedly be slanted a little to the girly side, maybe not ... you tell me. We have also experimented in our family and work on keeping things 'G' rated around here so there isn't an increase in monster nightmares or sassy talk.

The Black Stallion - The cinematography is breathtaking. This part is my favorite.
Mary Poppins - Classic. You've seen this remix, right??
Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory I'm partial to the first version, I still get giddy when they open the doors to the colorful candy factory.
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking I hope to get my hands on these next, the original versions look even better. This mashup is fun.
A Little Princess - Endearing and so well done, I may shed a tear or two with this one ... maybe.
Ratatouille - Paris, great food, a rat. oui.
Pollyanna - Playing the 'glad game' is a great lesson to pick up from this one.
Alice In Wonderland - Imagination practice.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Toot sweets and a magical flying, floating car, yes.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks - V's favorite part is the battle - she laughs her head off.
Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron - V (our horse lover) has watched this repeatedly more than any other.
Charlotte's Web - Touching tale about sacrifice and friendship. We also adore this version.

Okay, now it is your turn! What are your favorite children's movies? Shout them out.

26 comments:

  1. Great selection! I would add The Sandlot. Full of quotable lines and great music :-)

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  2. Oh my god this is going to show you just how much I loved childhood movies, but here goes. My two all time favorites are "The Great Muppet Caper" and the Disney "Robin Hood" (where he's a fox, sooo good). I also adored "101 Dalmations," "The Big Green," and all the classic musicals like "Singin' in the Rain" and "Bye Bye Birdie." Great post, clearly got me going down memory lane :)
    Best,
    Charlotte

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  3. The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking was one of my favourites when I was a kid. I was JUST singing the theme song for my friends the other day haha

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  4. "Meet Me in St. Louis" is a great family film that even kids will enjoy. I also absolutely love "Summer Magic" for everything, but especially the songs like "the ugly bug ball." :)

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  5. these are all classics. and i may or not of watched A Little Princess last weekend in bed... what? :)

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  6. Okay, you HAVE to get the original Pippi Longstocking movies! Even better if they are the badly dubbed into English version (rather than subtitled).

    I would also second "Summer Magic", "Singin' in the Rain" and "Bye Bye Birdie" - my five year old niece loves them all!

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  7. A Little Princess! It's been so long since I thought of that movie, what a beautiful film.

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  8. Wow you brought back some memories.....and i think you named most of the good ones.....um...Wizard of Oz from my childhood they always showed it on TV in the fall so i would always look forward to it...from my daughters childhood (she is now 25) Dark Crystal is perhaps a little heard of but good movie. Hugs! deb

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  9. Anonymous9:27 AM

    i would add Matilda:))

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  10. These are great picks--I also love:

    -Babe
    -The Princess Bride
    -The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh
    -The Sound of Music

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  11. my brother and I were always Mary Poppins fans! so much we'd stand by the chimney to see if we could fly up! another favorite is The Princess Bride.

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  12. a little princess might be the most underrated movie of all time. i can't watch it without SOBBING uncontrollably. it's not a good scene in my house when i watch it but such, such a good movie. glad it made your round up.

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  13. My boys LOVE Bedknobs and Broomsticks..you know, that whole 'war' thing.
    We would add Nanny McPhee, The Borrowers, and Tale of Despareaux.

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  14. I really loved A Little Princess and Pollyanna when I was little. I also really like Ratatouille as an adult.

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  15. It's incredibly refreshing that your picks don't involve a somewhat helpless girl who finds herself through a romance and lives happily ever after. So not real life, and such a bad influence on our young girls! (read: Cinderella, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid.) Good picks - stories about adventures, new discoveries, friendships, and then love. I'm a fan. =)

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  16. Animal movies such as Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron & Ratatouille are really good to watch. I loved Lion King and Fox and the Hound when I was younger, but yeah, they have quite some violence along the movie, but their young versions are really cute... =)

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  17. This brought back some fond memories, I would also add to the list:

    -Babe
    -The Parent Trap (the original)
    -Toy Story
    -The Sound of Music
    -Wild Hearts Can't be Broken (your little girl who likes horses will like this)
    -Now and Then
    -The Journey of Natty Gann
    -Escape to Witch Mountain (the original)

    wow - that's more than a few. But I've always been a fan of my childhood movies!

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  18. Awesome page, brings back a lot of memories.

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  19. has your horse-lover seen Fantasia? The animation for Beethoven's Pastorale symphony is set in a fantastic ancient Greece with centaurs - it was one of my favorites as a horse-obsessed girl! =)

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  20. I hear you on the rated G...it definitely helps with lessening the sassy talk and nightmares. Good call!

    I tried to think about Luke's reaction to these movies and I think he'd say they were definitely girly...but alas he lives with girls so he has seen many of these himself!

    Have we ever talked about Pete's Dragon?

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  21. These are great choices! They were favorites of mine growing up, too (except for Spirit, which I think is newer?) Other favorites from my childhood: Annie, The Wizard of Oz, The Secret of Nimh, The Muppet Movie (the original one), White Christmas...

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  22. Maryellen3:06 PM

    Any of the Hao Miyazaki movies: My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service

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  23. how has someone not mentioned The Brave Little Toaster!!!

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  24. Anonymous6:58 AM

    i liked Madeleine and one of my all time favorites was The Secret Garden

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  25. Anonymous6:59 AM

    i liked Madeleine and one of my all time favorites was The Secret Garden

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