A list of films to pass on to your kids when they are older

[thismonkeyhere]

Eric Mc said:

Aha - another list of "My Favourite Films".

Not one of their bigger hits.

Wrong thread BTW.

[Eric Mc]

Selecting films for your kids should not be just a list of "Films what I like" - although I am sure that's what will happen here.

First of all, what age group of children are you talking about?

Recommending films to an 8 year old will be a bit different to recommending films for a 28 year old.

And to be honest, these days, it's the kids who are probably more up to speed on what Hollywood is producing than their parents.

[Eric Mc]

thismonkeyhere said:

Not one of their bigger hits.

Wrong thread BTW.

Did you mean "A-Ha"?

They did produce a decent video - once.

[Motorsport_is_Expensive]

Eric Mc said:

Selecting films for your kids should not be just a list of "Films what I like" - although I am sure that's what will happen here.

First of all, what age group of children are you talking about?

Recommending films to an 8 year old will be a bit different to recommending films for a 28 year old.

And to be honest, these days, it's the kids who are probably more up to speed on what Hollywood is producing than their parents.

I was just about to say the same thing. This'll be a list of films everyone here enjoyed as kids.

Movies nowadays are so slick, and so well produced, there's every chance a Transformers movie could be looked on favourably in years to come. Just because we don't like it... listen to your parents bemoaning todays media, and you mumbling about how out of touch they are... We're up for that next!

[tannhauser]

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

Eric Mc said:

Selecting films for your kids should not be just a list of "Films what I like" - although I am sure that's what will happen here.

First of all, what age group of children are you talking about?

Recommending films to an 8 year old will be a bit different to recommending films for a 28 year old.

And to be honest, these days, it's the kids who are probably more up to speed on what Hollywood is producing than their parents.

I was just about to say the same thing. This'll be a list of films everyone here enjoyed as kids.

Movies nowadays are so slick, and so well produced, there's every chance a Transformers movie could be looked on favourably in years to come. Just because we don't like it... listen to your parents bemoaning todays media, and you mumbling about how out of touch they are... We're up for that next!

Nah, Transformers is and always will be a load of ste!

[Motorsport_is_Expensive]

tannhauser said:

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

Eric Mc said:

Selecting films for your kids should not be just a list of "Films what I like" - although I am sure that's what will happen here.

First of all, what age group of children are you talking about?

Recommending films to an 8 year old will be a bit different to recommending films for a 28 year old.

And to be honest, these days, it's the kids who are probably more up to speed on what Hollywood is producing than their parents.

I was just about to say the same thing. This'll be a list of films everyone here enjoyed as kids.

Movies nowadays are so slick, and so well produced, there's every chance a Transformers movie could be looked on favourably in years to come. Just because we don't like it... listen to your parents bemoaning todays media, and you mumbling about how out of touch they are... We're up for that next!

Nah, Transformers is and always will be a load of ste!

If you breakdown the technicalities of pretty much any of Michael Bay movies, they're really quite impressive. Not my taste, but there's a lot of hard work goes into them. And cash. There's a shed load of cash goes into making that ste!

You also have the fact that the technologies and methods furthered by an enormous cash cow like Transformers can be put to better use in more credible films... ILM and Digital Domain are both respected special effects houses, who've brought far better scripts to life. Both probably benefitted enormously from animating Transformers.

Just saying...

[Halb]

The Princess Bride
The Goonies
Home Alone
The Wizard of Oz
Goonies
Labyrinth
Ferris Bueller's day off
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Gremlins
Life of Brian
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Airplane! plus sequel
Ghostbusters
Raiders of the Lost Ark plus two sequels
Big Trouble in Little China
The Black Cauldron

[Troubleatmill]

If you want something to show how truly appalling we can be to each other.

Schindler's List
The Lady in Number 6: Music saved my life
The boy in the striped pyjamas
Inglorious bds ( to lighten it up a bit )

[towser44]

The Great Escape

[Cotty]

The Breakfast Club
Pretty in Pink
Sixteen Candles

[tannhauser]

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

tannhauser said:

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

Eric Mc said:

Selecting films for your kids should not be just a list of "Films what I like" - although I am sure that's what will happen here.

First of all, what age group of children are you talking about?

Recommending films to an 8 year old will be a bit different to recommending films for a 28 year old.

And to be honest, these days, it's the kids who are probably more up to speed on what Hollywood is producing than their parents.

I was just about to say the same thing. This'll be a list of films everyone here enjoyed as kids.

Movies nowadays are so slick, and so well produced, there's every chance a Transformers movie could be looked on favourably in years to come. Just because we don't like it... listen to your parents bemoaning todays media, and you mumbling about how out of touch they are... We're up for that next!

Nah, Transformers is and always will be a load of ste!

If you breakdown the technicalities of pretty much any of Michael Bay movies, they're really quite impressive. Not my taste, but there's a lot of hard work goes into them. And cash. There's a shed load of cash goes into making that ste!

You also have the fact that the technologies and methods furthered by an enormous cash cow like Transformers can be put to better use in more credible films... ILM and Digital Domain are both respected special effects houses, who've brought far better scripts to life. Both probably benefitted enormously from animating Transformers.

Just saying...

A fair retort! When I watched it however, it left me cold - just like the majority of new films - too much fake looking CGI and "action", and not enough storyline...

[944fan]

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

If you breakdown the technicalities of pretty much any of Michael Bay movies, they're really quite impressive. Not my taste, but there's a lot of hard work goes into them. And cash. There's a shed load of cash goes into making that ste!

You also have the fact that the technologies and methods furthered by an enormous cash cow like Transformers can be put to better use in more credible films... ILM and Digital Domain are both respected special effects houses, who've brought far better scripts to life. Both probably benefitted enormously from animating Transformers.

Just saying...

On the Bad Boys II DVD extras there is a making of documentary. Michael Bay said in that the critics always pan his movies anyway so he makes them for the fans and makes them as outrageous as he can.

They showed the work that went in to doing the car chase, a lot of which is CGI. They were showing them testing it and had the Ferrari (550/575 - they used both) doing a slalom down an air field and then super imposed the CGI car doing the same thing. You could hardly tell the difference between the real and CGI car.

[bexVN]

Car Wash!!!

My sister and I loved this film when younger and still do!

Aliens
Dirty Dancing
It's a wonderful life
Goonies
Moon
Ferris Bueller
Cannonball run
Dual
The Quiet Man!

Edited by bexVN on Friday 22 April 16:36

[Motorsport_is_Expensive]

tannhauser said:

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

tannhauser said:

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

Eric Mc said:

Selecting films for your kids should not be just a list of "Films what I like" - although I am sure that's what will happen here.

First of all, what age group of children are you talking about?

Recommending films to an 8 year old will be a bit different to recommending films for a 28 year old.

And to be honest, these days, it's the kids who are probably more up to speed on what Hollywood is producing than their parents.

I was just about to say the same thing. This'll be a list of films everyone here enjoyed as kids.

Movies nowadays are so slick, and so well produced, there's every chance a Transformers movie could be looked on favourably in years to come. Just because we don't like it... listen to your parents bemoaning todays media, and you mumbling about how out of touch they are... We're up for that next!

Nah, Transformers is and always will be a load of ste!

If you breakdown the technicalities of pretty much any of Michael Bay movies, they're really quite impressive. Not my taste, but there's a lot of hard work goes into them. And cash. There's a shed load of cash goes into making that ste!

You also have the fact that the technologies and methods furthered by an enormous cash cow like Transformers can be put to better use in more credible films... ILM and Digital Domain are both respected special effects houses, who've brought far better scripts to life. Both probably benefitted enormously from animating Transformers.

Just saying...

A fair retort! When I watched it however, it left me cold - just like the majority of new films - too much fake looking CGI and "action", and not enough storyline...

I hate (most!) CG. In the vast majority of cases, it just doesn't work. I genuinely believe we've reached the peak of what our conscious will accept in terms of artificial moving image. The last hurdle is to skilfully blend practical and digital effects. But in most cases, the director or cinematographer simply points the camera at a scene and relies on the effects team to fill it in... which can be very good! But only if used properly.

Imagine if they employed the same techniques used in Blade Runner but with todays digital effects to finish it off. It could be mind blowing... but no studio will finance that. Not when they can churn it out all in CG.

[Anonymous Bodge]

In no particular order:

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 version, Edith Evans)
The Man in the White Suit - and all the Ealing comedies
The Third Man - and everything else from Orson Welles
Life of Brian
Dark Star
Warner Bros cartoons 1930 to 1956, Tom and Jerry 1940 -1958
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
The Missionary

[Dand E Lion]

Passport to Pimlico
Little Miss Sunshine
Barefoot in the Park
Rebecca
It's a Wonderful Life

Plenty of life lessons in that little lot

[Halb]

Dand E Lion said:

Passport to Pimlico
Little Miss Sunshine
Barefoot in the Park
Rebecca
It's a Wonderful Life

Plenty of life lessons in that little lot

st! Yes indeed! ANd yes to the other Ealing comedies! My nephews when very young loved them, along with the Gainsborough (Will Hay) comedies.


Transformers was just awful, Transformer:The Movie...that's a classic! And only slightly less brutal than Watership Down...also on the list!!!!!

[DukeDickson]

Eric Mc said:

Selecting films for your kids should not be just a list of "Films what I like" - although I am sure that's what will happen here.

First of all, what age group of children are you talking about?

Recommending films to an 8 year old will be a bit different to recommending films for a 28 year old.

And to be honest, these days, it's the kids who are probably more up to speed on what Hollywood is producing than their parents.

While some part of me agrees, but for very different reasons, jeez Eric, you're trying to sound like the worst of the worst. With an unhealthy dose of bean counter.

Should nobody under 50 or more encourage the younger end of things to appreciate fine old films/music/other or equally the hurtling towards of us enjoy getting down with the kids?


Have to say, having spent a year or so at work sat next to someone half my age, I can't give enough advise on pretty much everything, aside from silly so called 'social media'.

[dudleybloke]

Trading places.

[bexVN]

^^Excellent suggestion.

Bugsy Malone
Lost Boys (much better than the whimsical Twilight saga that today's teens go mad over!)