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Recommendations of good non-animated "family" films for two parents and a 3-year-old?
I'd like to get some recommendations of true family films, something that
would interest both parents and our 3-year-old. We've watched most of the recent "classics", such as those by Pixar and Disney. Many of the older Disney ones are too violent (such as _Fox and the Hound_) or scary. We also really like some of the anime such as _Kiki's Delivery Service_. However, I want to watch something other than animated films, and that's where I'm having trouble... I've looked through the library and video store twice and have come up with very few titles that would interest all of us. The big issue is that we want to avoid any violence, guns, swords, and the like, but I don't think that there are any other hot-button issues. Other adult themes such as nudity and paying taxes aren't an issue for us, but I doubt there are any "family" films with that. I also don't want to watch any bad movies! The story also has to be simple enough on some level for a 3-year-old to follow and understand. A great film (though there are some parts we have to fast-forward through) for us was _E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial_. My son understood most of the movie, and even cried at both the beginning (where the space ship leaves without ET) and where ET dies. (He can be surprisingly sensitive.) (It was also the re-release with the guns edited out, so it worked well for out sensibilities.) _The Wizard of Oz_ also worked out well, again with just a little bit that needed to be skipped over. (That developed a big interest in tornadoes, though, so we're read a number of books from the library about them.) He also sat through _Whale Rider_, and also cried when the whales were stuck on the beach. _Babe_ is another good example (however, _Gordy_ is so bad that we stopped it about 15 minutes into it). I'm also considering taking him to the 1956 version of _Around the World in 80 Days_ next week at The Stanford Theatre -- from what I've read, I think it should be fine for him, particularly since it has planes, balloons, trains, and so on, which he's really into these days. Has anyone seen this and care to comment on it's level of violence (hitting, guns, swords, etc.)? Any other movie recommendations along these lines? (Thanks in advance.) |
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