The "Family Movies" Blu-ray Thread

[rbelong2us]

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[DetroitSportsFan]

Anything rated G or PG?

[rbelong2us]

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[ben7ben3]

night at the museum

sahara

[Travis182]

How about the entire Blu selection from Disney.

[camper]

Cars
Ratatouille
Underdog
Scooby Doo
2001: Space Odessy
Open Season
Harry Potter 1 & 2 (3+ might be harsh depending on age, but go for it since you listed pirates and Spiderman's)
Bridge to Tarabithia
Cast Away
Fantastic Four: Rise of Silver Surfer
Dinosaur
Sky High

That's all I could come up with off the top of my head, other than what you chose. The 'excessive violence' is a hard one, because it's subjective and greatly dependent on age. No way I would let my two older kids (2 & 3.5) watch any of the pirates movies, or even be in the same room. The ghouls and beasties would scare them. In 5 years or so, sure. Probably, depending on how they understood things.

~Camper

[meckel]

Originally Posted by rbelong2us

I intentionally left the rating system out of the criteria because sometimes I feel that it does not reflect the movies content.

The Matrix (first one) is an example or this. Its R rated but "better" then some PG-13 movies.

Dude all of the Matrix movies have a bit of Violence in them. There is no way I would let my 12 year old watch it. I aslo would not call any PG-13 movie a family film. They are not intented for the whole family. The ratings are there for a reason.

Sorry, but I have strong feelings in this matter. Hopping off soap box

[meckel]

The Hitchhicker Guide to the Galxay
The Haunted Mansion (kid 6 and older)
A Christmas Story (while out of season still good)

Are all good for the Family

[DepTii]

The Polar Express
The Pursuit of Happyness
Final Fantasy: TSW
Invincible

Those few come to mind in addition to the ones already listed. Pursuit of Happyness and Final Fantasy are both rated PG-13, but I don't remember any swearing in them. Final Fantasy has some violence in it, but only a scene or two of it is humans against humans, the rest is against "ghosts." The Pursuit of Happyness is also such a great movie, a really powerful story, which I think should negate anything that gave it the PG-13 rating, but that's up to you.

[JimSD]

I would add Surf's Up, Eight Below, and all the Harry Potter movies.

I would take out The Italian Job. Most of the movie would probably be OK, but the ambush scene on the bridge early in the movie has some f-bombs along with heavy violence and isn't something I would watch with our kids.

[Kristin Simard]

Depends on how mature the kids in the family are, but Cars and Ratatouille are in. The Queen, but the kids would have to be mature, high-school age perhaps, (and perhaps intellectual kids at that) to not be bored with it. The Prestige, but not for really young kids.

But then, who am I to say?

[coralfangs]

Back in the days when I was wee, my family considered any movie to be "family movie" if watched together as a family, even movies that scared the crap out of me (eg. nightmare for days) (movies like exocist, alien(s), etc)
I think I will continue the tradition with my kids.

[Caligula]

Originally Posted by coralfangs

Back in the days when I was wee, my family considered any movie to be "family movie" if watched together as a family, even movies that scared the crap out of me (eg. nightmare for days) (movies like exocist, alien(s), etc)
I think I will continue the tradition with my kids.

+1 same here!! will continue the tradition!

[jamclaur]

Persuit of Happiness!

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Travis182

How about the entire Blu selection from Disney.

No, by definition that would include "Chicken Little", "The Wild", "Dinosaur" and the two High School Musicals, which might constitute child abuse--
Now, if you'd said "Blu's entire Pixar selection from Disney", Cars and Ratatouille included...

(And no, for the Nth time, "Meet the Robinsons" was not a Pixar movie, but at least it's as good as one.
And Sky High's cute, darnit!--A little Disney-Channel around the edges, maybe, but not to dopey Santa Clause 3 or Haunted Mansion extremes.)

Originally Posted by rbelong2us

Minimal Swearing
Moderate Action Violence
No Nudity

Phantom Of the Opera

An odd choice to put on the "family" list, but relatively PG-safe for older:
The "horror" is more tame and gothic-romanticized, so no graphic Sweeney Todd carnage between the musical numbers, but a few atmosphere-suspenseful moments...

And since it's important to "Teach Your Children About Musicals Before High School Musical Does(TM)" , another vote for the pop-cheery "Hairspray" on the list for 12-thereabouts.