A list of films to pass on to your kids when they are older
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Bugsy Malone, forgot that one!
Not sure about Dirty Dancing, I know it's a classic and the wife loves it but I'm not sure I want to advocate my daughter f
king off at summer camp with her 20 something dance teacher 
Msybe I see it a bit like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, God that film encouraged us to be little sts when young.
Tarker the Otter-can you still even get that?
What were those British films that used to play on Saturday morning kids shows at the cinema? They later went on to be shown on children's telly at about 5pm on a Friday. The ones where the pesky kids solved the mystery etc. They always had some good life lessons in them
Not sure about Dirty Dancing, I know it's a classic and the wife loves it but I'm not sure I want to advocate my daughter f
king off at summer camp with her 20 something dance teacher Msybe I see it a bit like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, God that film encouraged us to be little sts when young.Tarker the Otter-can you still even get that?
What were those British films that used to play on Saturday morning kids shows at the cinema? They later went on to be shown on children's telly at about 5pm on a Friday. The ones where the pesky kids solved the mystery etc. They always had some good life lessons in them
Davie_GLA said:
Hi all.
I keep a journal of things my daughter does though her childhood and will at some point turn it into something for her to read when she's older.
From this and the "Films i Watched this week" thread i got to thinking about great films not only from the time since she was born (2008) but even before that, our current classics.
So, dear PH. I'd love to hear what you think she would maybe enjoy as she approaches the 12, 15, etc.
D.
I'm assuming you mean films that are cinematic brilliance and or interesting stories to learn for rather than favourite films. For example I love the film In Bruges but I wouldnt describe it as cinematic brilliance or something your daughter can learn from in the sense of what Human beings are capable of both in a positive and Negative sense. I keep a journal of things my daughter does though her childhood and will at some point turn it into something for her to read when she's older.
From this and the "Films i Watched this week" thread i got to thinking about great films not only from the time since she was born (2008) but even before that, our current classics.
So, dear PH. I'd love to hear what you think she would maybe enjoy as she approaches the 12, 15, etc.
D.
So heres my list: War heavy some of them but War does tend to bring the best and the worst out of people.
Saving Private Ryan
Schindlers List
Railway Man
Stand by me
A time to kill
The Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Life is Beautiful
The Green Mile
Scent of a Woman
Zulu
I'm sure i'll think of a few more soon.
DukeDickson said:
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.
What in God's name encouraged you to say that?It is totally unrelated to anything to do with this topic.
I wouldn't DARE try to "pass on" anything of this nature to my kids. They have their own life and culture to like or dislike for themselves. Some MAY end up liking stuff I like but it doesn't matter to me one jot if they hated every movie or song I've ever liked.
Indeed, they are both adults now and have formed their own likes and dislikes without my "passing on" of anything. In some cases, through exercising their own intelligence and taste, they have ended up liking films I like - which is OK but of no real relevance.
And, as I said earlier, because they are more in tune with modern media than me, on occasion I find myself following THEIR recommendations.
All I did was think back to films I enjoyed in my early/ mid teens and suggested them (a fairly varied genre of films I think aswell). I'd forgotten about Trading Places until it was posted. That for me was just the best film at that time and still is!
Of course as a teen girl in the late 80's + Pretty in Pink, St Elmo's Fire, Say Anything and Breakfast Club etc were all must watch films, probably a bit too dated for today's teens though
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Of course as a teen girl in the late 80's + Pretty in Pink, St Elmo's Fire, Say Anything and Breakfast Club etc were all must watch films, probably a bit too dated for today's teens though
.LaurasOtherHalf said:
What were those British films that used to play on Saturday morning kids shows at the cinema? They later went on to be shown on children's telly at about 5pm on a Friday. The ones where the pesky kids solved the mystery etc. They always had some good life lessons in them
Childrens Film Foundation. My fav was The Glitterball.
A decent introduction to John Candy is important I think. Let's go for Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
I suspect that the teen angst stuff of the 80s will be pretty irrelevant to the next generation.
Grosse Pointe Blank has to be worth it for the sheer mentalness.
I suspect that the teen angst stuff of the 80s will be pretty irrelevant to the next generation.
Grosse Pointe Blank has to be worth it for the sheer mentalness.
The best John Candy stuff is a good call.
MY choices are the sort of fantastical stories I loved as a kid, the stuff that will allow a young adult's mind to ponder all sorts of wizardy. I know stuff like Harry Potter/Percy whatever are made today, but they seem very rigid and formulaic. I think the fantasy stuff of pre-90 is of a higher quality.
The Never-ending Story.
The Dark Crystal
coopedup said:
Don't forget Weird Science as another 80's flick, but I would go with a few classics such as Swiss Family Robinson and 20,000 Leagues under the sea
Yes.MY choices are the sort of fantastical stories I loved as a kid, the stuff that will allow a young adult's mind to ponder all sorts of wizardy. I know stuff like Harry Potter/Percy whatever are made today, but they seem very rigid and formulaic. I think the fantasy stuff of pre-90 is of a higher quality.
The Never-ending Story.
The Dark Crystal
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