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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
"Family" movies interest me in an abstract sort of way. I am vaguely aware that they have been growing more tolerable in recent years (starting, perhaps, with Babe), but I'm somewhat curious as to why - why, after years of "G" ratings, even PG ratings, meaning unwatchable crap, why improve now? I am also reminded of my mother's tale of going to her first movie - Bambi. I think she was 4 or 5. She was perfectly horrified, and, when Bambi's mother got shot, she wouldn't cry, because she thought that movies were about being happy and she didn't understand. She was pretty traumatized by the whole thing, actually.
Anyhow, random poll, which I am sure some of the parents here will find edifying and useful:
What is your favorite "kids" movie generally enjoyable by adults?
Chicken Run, but it is a near thing with Babe (I), which was really deliciously evil.
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I still haven't seen Bambi, because my mother had a traumatic experience with it when she was five or so and she had to be escorted from the theater.
My favorite Disney movies are (sort of in order) The Little Mermaid, Dumbo, Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Robin Hood, and Sleeping Beauty. I have not had any interest in seeing a Disney animated movie since Mulan.
My favorite Pixar movies are (also in sort of order) A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Monster's Inc., and Toy Story 2.
I liked the first Harry Potter better than the second. I'm still undecided on Shrek, though I own it on DVD. I'm just not sure that it will stand the test of time. I liked the first Spy Kids movie, but I haven't seen the rest of the franchise. Babe is on my all time favorite movie list ("Rules? This is bigger than rules!") and I think it was as good as, if not better than, Braveheart, which beat it out for best Oscar. I never saw the Stuart Little movies, but I heard they were good.
