I Love Childrens Movies

Created on 6/24/2007, last active awhile ago.

"For those of us with a soft spot for certain PG or G-rated fare."

Interested in: Adventure, Children's/Family, Epic, Fantasy, Musical

Description: Truly great children's or family movies don't just cater to children. If you're among those whose favorite movies sometimes fall in the "family-friendly" category, you're not alone! Discuss your favorite kid/family-oriented fare here.

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Movies we loved as children

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indieabby88
Posts 270

7/1/2007 8:53 PM
posted awhile ago

Movies we loved as children

We all had to start somewhere, right? What were movies that you really liked when you were a kid? These could be movies you liked at the time, but hate now, or movies you've always loved. Doesn't matter.

My top childhood favorites (In no particular order):

1. The Secret Garden

2. Fairy Tale

3. James and the Giant Peach

4. The Princess Bride

5. Labyrinth

6. Beauty and the Beast

7. The Lion King

8. Time Bandits

9. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

10. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Under discussion:

The Addams Family (1991)

Annie (1981)

Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)

Home Alone (1990)

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Pete's Dragon (1977)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Risselada
Posts 1367

9/25/2007 2:15 PM
posted awhile ago

Re:Movies we loved as children

Ernest! all of them

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Pete's Dragon

Home Alone and the second

The Addams Family

Under discussion:

Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)

indieabby88
Posts 270

11/7/2007 12:12 PM
posted awhile ago

Re:Re:Movies we loved as children

Hee hee. I remember being a big "Ernest" fan when I was a kid. It's been a long time since I've seen those movies, but I think I was particularly partial to "Ernest Goes to Jail."

TheWorkingDead
Posts 237

11/7/2007 6:37 PM
posted awhile ago

Re:Re:Re:Movies we loved as children

I saw Ernest Goes to Jail in the theatre, and I distinctly recall me and my best friend thinking it was the greatest achievement in the history of cinema. I've matured a bit, I like to think, but I still think Jim Varney was a very underrated comic talent. His television show was stupid and silly but also fairly subversive and misleading in it's intelligence. Which is a weird thing to say, I know.

Under discussion:

Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1986)

Risselada
Posts 1367

11/8/2007 10:47 AM
posted awhile ago

Re:Re:Re:Re:Movies we loved as children

TheWorkingDead:
I saw Ernest Goes to Jail in the theatre, and I distinctly recall me and my best friend thinking it was the greatest achievement in the history of cinema. I've matured a bit, I like to think, but I still think Jim Varney was a very underrated comic talent. His television show was stupid and silly but also fairly subversive and misleading in it's intelligence. Which is a weird thing to say, I know.

I totally agreeeeee!

Has anyone seen Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam? I have this on my Netflix queue. I guess it shows the true origins of Ernest, but really the movie is about the evil Dr. Otto. I remember him from the Ernest TV show, but I've still never seen this movie!