For the adult members, your favourite films aimed at children? - Blu-ray Forum

Immersion · 05-01-2011, 03:43 PM

Hey all.

I was curious to know if there are many members who enjoy watching films aimed at children, when they aren't forced to watch along with their own children

? What are your favourite films, which you just like to watch for easy viewing, and maybe remind you of your childhood?

My favourites which I still watch are the original Karate Kid films, 1 and 2 (wasn't a huge fan of 3). I might also dig out and watch The Goonies, as it has been quite a while since I last saw it.

I would be interested to hear what members here still enjoy, even in their adulthood

RipleyLV426 · 05-01-2011, 03:50 PM

Here's some on blu that I watched when I was young that are aimed a bit towards the younger viewer

Big
Nightmare Before Christmas
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NOT THE THIRD ONE though,

)
Goonies
Secret of NIMH
Labyrinth
Short Circuit
Neverending Story
Dark Crystal
Princess Bride
Beauty and the Beast
Home Alone
Flight of the Navigator
Jumanji

On that line of "in-between" pre-teen/teen viewer and adult viewer humor/themes etc...
Ghostbusters
Back to the Future
Legend ( a wee bit dark for some more sensitive children but I always loved "dark"

)
Beetlejuice
Gremlins
Mrs. Doubtfire
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ones I want on blu:
E.T.
Return to Oz
Mary Poppins
Willow

Hook
Death Becomes Her (not really aimed at kid's but I saw it in the theatre when it came out and loved it, I was 9 )
Splash

The 'burbs

The Rocketeer
Hocus Pocus
Plaines, Trains and Automobiles (there were edited versions on TV

)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Muppet Movies!!!! Only the good ones though, like the original, Caper, Manhattan, Christmas Carol, and Treasure Island

Almadacr · 05-01-2011, 03:53 PM

Back to the future and Indiana Jones . But anything from Disney will do .

mport5150 · 05-01-2011, 03:53 PM

For me Karate Kid, Dark Crystal and the Muppet Show (DVD). I watch the Muppet Show with my kids now!

Immersion · 05-01-2011, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RipleyLV426

Here's some on blu that I watched when I was young that are aimed a bit towards the younger viewer

Goonies
Secret of NIMH
Labyrinth
Short Circuit
Neverending Story
Dark Crystal
Princess Bride
Beauty and the Beast
Legend ( a wee bit dark for some more sensitive children but I always loved "dark"

)

Ones I want on blu:
Return to Oz

I'm going to try and pick up a few of the older films I enjoyed when I was young, and I forgot about Labyrinth and Short Circuit. Both nice films! It is hard to remember a lot of the ones I enjoyed back then, but posts like this trigger my memory.

Will add those two to my list

RipleyLV426 · 05-01-2011, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Immersion

I'm going to try and pick up a few of the older films I enjoyed when I was young, and I forgot about Labyrinth and Short Circuit. Both nice films! It is hard to remember a lot of the ones I enjoyed back then, but posts like this trigger my memory.

Will add those two to my list

Yeah, I know whatcha mean....I need to look at lists and collections of others sometimes and that helps me remember too, haha

And I go look though my "old" DVD collection too to get ideas and see things that I'd like to replace on blu when available. Does anybody remember the Ewok movies, haha?

demers_60 · 05-01-2011, 04:05 PM

Beauty And The Beast.

Atreyu · 05-01-2011, 04:14 PM

Easy answer:
The first one which hapens to be my favorite movie The NeverEnding Story
also, and in no particular order:
Disney's Jungle Book
Disney's Peter Pan
Disney's Absent Minded Professor
The Shiloh films
Max Keeble's Big Move
The Incredibles
The High School Musicals
Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl
Astro Boy(the series, preferably the original from the 60s)
The Wizard Of Oz
and last but certainly far from least:
POKEMON!!!!!!!!!!

SYale · 05-01-2011, 04:20 PM

Hahahaha, almost anything Disney for me!

I actually recently just bought Tangled 3D, and one of my friends was like "Isn't that girly..?" I just told him "Uh, it's actually funny and dude, it's a Disney movie." He kind of just shrugged it off. Popped it in, and he actually enjoyed the film!

But yeah, I'm a big sucker for Disney and Pixar movies. I have Incredibles, Beauty and the Beast, Bolt, and a few others.

koover · 05-01-2011, 04:24 PM

Good thread.........I like this one a lot

Anything by Pixar and Disney. Anything at all

Bageara · 05-01-2011, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RipleyLV426

Here's some on blu that I watched when I was young that are aimed a bit towards the younger viewer

Big
Nightmare Before Christmas
Goonies
Secret of NIMH
Labyrinth
Short Circuit
Neverending Story
Dark Crystal
Princess Bride
Beauty and the Beast
Home Alone

On that line of "in-between" younger viewer and adult viewer humor/themes etc...
Ghostbusters
Back to the Future
Legend ( a wee bit dark for some more sensitive children but I always loved "dark"

)
Beetlejuice
Gremlins

Ones I want on blu:
Return to Oz
Hook
Death Becomes Her (not really aimed at kid's but I saw it in the theatre when it came out and loved it, I was 9 )
Splash

The 'burbs

Plaines, Trains and Automobiles
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Muppet Movies!!!! Only the good ones though, like the original, Caper, Manhattan, Christmas Carol, and Treasure Island

Some excellent choices although Gremlins and Planes , Trains and Automobiles were definately not aimed at kids. Gremlins was rated 15 when it came out and Plains, trains im not sure but it has a barrage of F-bombs at one point in movie.lol

Thorn2k · 05-01-2011, 04:47 PM

I like the Marvel / DC animated movies. Some are a little darker, but, my daughter loves Superhero movies. So I watch them with her all the time.

Also movies like Tangled, Shrek, and Toy Story. I like them, but, she likes to watch them beginning to end and repeat. Can't do that anymore.

We also watch cartoons together that I liked as a kid.. even though they're not on BR.. Bugs Bunny, Beetlejuice animated series, Batman, Spiderman, and things like that.

Great thread. Kudos.

Dragon Lee · 05-01-2011, 05:03 PM

Anything Pixar. Loved Toy Story 3, Wall-E and Up.

Bageara · 05-01-2011, 05:08 PM

Ive had a few dicussions on these forums about Pixar movies. I say they are aimed at kids which upset a few people who claimed they were "family films" just thought i would throw that out there since lots of people are naming Pixar movies in this thread

SixSpeedSamurai · 05-01-2011, 05:42 PM

Godzilla movies, hands down. I loved them as a kid and still do. My girls like to watch them too.

My favorite contemporary is The Incredibles.
Wall E
Kung Fu Panda
Toy Story Trilogy

mport5150 · 05-01-2011, 05:45 PM

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.....a timeless classic...Gene Wilder is the only Willy Wonka!! Again another movie I watch often with my kids!

ScarredLungs · 05-01-2011, 05:57 PM

Just to name a few...
Secret of NIMH
The Nightmare Before Christmas**
Princess Bride
Goonies
Never Ending Story
Speed Racer

**Pretty much anything from Disney

Blu-Benny · 05-01-2011, 06:36 PM

shrek
kung fu panda
how to train your dragon
toy story

Daikichi Kawachi (河地大吉) · 05-01-2011, 06:37 PM

I think The Snowman is a film that encapsulates Christmas to me. I have to watch it every year.

toodeepuntilnow · 05-01-2011, 06:38 PM

Definitely Home Alone and the Muppet Caper. I think I like those two movies more than my little girl.

05-01-2011, 03:43 PM	#1
Immersion Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Silence	For the adult members, your favourite films aimed at children? Hey all. I was curious to know if there are many members who enjoy watching films aimed at children, when they aren't forced to watch along with their own children ? What are your favourite films, which you just like to watch for easy viewing, and maybe remind you of your childhood? My favourites which I still watch are the original Karate Kid films, 1 and 2 (wasn't a huge fan of 3). I might also dig out and watch The Goonies, as it has been quite a while since I last saw it. I would be interested to hear what members here still enjoy, even in their adulthood

05-01-2011, 03:50 PM	#2
RipleyLV426 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Naperville, IL Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:806 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:110	Here's some on blu that I watched when I was young that are aimed a bit towards the younger viewer Big Nightmare Before Christmas Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NOT THE THIRD ONE though, ) Goonies Secret of NIMH Labyrinth Short Circuit Neverending Story Dark Crystal Princess Bride Beauty and the Beast Home Alone Flight of the Navigator Jumanji On that line of "in-between" pre-teen/teen viewer and adult viewer humor/themes etc... Ghostbusters Back to the Future Legend ( a wee bit dark for some more sensitive children but I always loved "dark") Beetlejuice Gremlins Mrs. Doubtfire Ferris Bueller's Day Off Ones I want on blu: E.T. Return to Oz Mary Poppins Willow Hook Death Becomes Her (not really aimed at kid's but I saw it in the theatre when it came out and loved it, I was 9 ) Splash The 'burbs The Rocketeer Hocus Pocus Plaines, Trains and Automobiles (there were edited versions on TV ) Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Muppet Movies!!!! Only the good ones though, like the original, Caper, Manhattan, Christmas Carol, and Treasure Island Last edited by RipleyLV426; 05-01-2011 at 08:22 PM.

05-01-2011, 04:24 PM	#10
koover Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Surprise Arizona 4K collection:446 Blu-ray collection:3248 DVD collection:219 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:24	Good thread.........I like this one a lot Anything by Pixar and Disney. Anything at all Last edited by koover; 05-01-2011 at 04:27 PM.

05-01-2011, 03:53 PM	#3
Almadacr Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:57 Blu-ray collection:527 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 10	Back to the future and Indiana Jones . But anything from Disney will do .

05-01-2011, 03:53 PM	#4
mport5150 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:The Shire Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:1320 Blu-ray collection:5142 DVD collection:342 Digital collection:8 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	For me Karate Kid, Dark Crystal and the Muppet Show (DVD). I watch the Muppet Show with my kids now!

05-01-2011, 04:05 PM	#7
demers_60 Special Member Member since:Feb 2010 Location:San Jose, CA Blu-ray collection:459 Trading Score:9	Beauty And The Beast.

05-01-2011, 04:14 PM	#8
Atreyu Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:370 Blu-ray collection:1876 DVD collection:619 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 293 Trading Score:4	Easy answer: The first one which hapens to be my favorite movie The NeverEnding Story also, and in no particular order: Disney's Jungle Book Disney's Peter Pan Disney's Absent Minded Professor The Shiloh films Max Keeble's Big Move The Incredibles The High School Musicals Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl Astro Boy(the series, preferably the original from the 60s) The Wizard Of Oz and last but certainly far from least: POKEMON!!!!!!!!!!

05-01-2011, 04:20 PM	#9
SYale Active Member Member since:Nov 2010 Blu-ray collection:51 Trading Score:11	Hahahaha, almost anything Disney for me! I actually recently just bought Tangled 3D, and one of my friends was like "Isn't that girly..?" I just told him "Uh, it's actually funny and dude, it's a Disney movie." He kind of just shrugged it off. Popped it in, and he actually enjoyed the film! But yeah, I'm a big sucker for Disney and Pixar movies. I have Incredibles, Beauty and the Beast, Bolt, and a few others.

05-01-2011, 04:47 PM	#12
Thorn2k Active Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Minnesota Blu-ray collection:281 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:64	I like the Marvel / DC animated movies. Some are a little darker, but, my daughter loves Superhero movies. So I watch them with her all the time. Also movies like Tangled, Shrek, and Toy Story. I like them, but, she likes to watch them beginning to end and repeat. Can't do that anymore. We also watch cartoons together that I liked as a kid.. even though they're not on BR.. Bugs Bunny, Beetlejuice animated series, Batman, Spiderman, and things like that. Great thread. Kudos.

05-01-2011, 05:03 PM	#13
Dragon Lee Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Minneapolis, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:738 Blu-ray collection:3729 DVD collection:357 Digital collection:142 Blu-ray reviews: 84 Trading Score:108	Anything Pixar. Loved Toy Story 3, Wall-E and Up.

05-01-2011, 05:08 PM	#14
Bageara Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Newcastle UK PSN:Bageara Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:4	Ive had a few dicussions on these forums about Pixar movies. I say they are aimed at kids which upset a few people who claimed they were "family films" just thought i would throw that out there since lots of people are naming Pixar movies in this thread

05-01-2011, 05:42 PM	#15
SixSpeedSamurai Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Bruce Wayne lives in my attic 4K collection:168 Blu-ray collection:667 DVD collection:33 MA collection:2 Digital collection:267 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:33	Godzilla movies, hands down. I loved them as a kid and still do. My girls like to watch them too. My favorite contemporary is The Incredibles. Wall E Kung Fu Panda Toy Story Trilogy

05-01-2011, 05:45 PM	#16
mport5150 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:The Shire Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:1320 Blu-ray collection:5142 DVD collection:342 Digital collection:8 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.....a timeless classic...Gene Wilder is the only Willy Wonka!! Again another movie I watch often with my kids!

05-01-2011, 05:57 PM	#17
ScarredLungs Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Utah 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:1433 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:4	Just to name a few... Secret of NIMH The Nightmare Before Christmas Princess Bride Goonies Never Ending Story Speed Racer Pretty much anything from Disney

05-01-2011, 06:36 PM	#18
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	shrek kung fu panda how to train your dragon toy story

05-01-2011, 06:37 PM	#19
Daikichi Kawachi (河地大吉) Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Tampa, FL Blu-ray collection:643 DVD collection:47 Trading Score:12	I think The Snowman is a film that encapsulates Christmas to me. I have to watch it every year.

05-01-2011, 06:38 PM	#20
toodeepuntilnow Senior Member Member since:Jan 2011 4K collection:71 Blu-ray collection:965	Definitely Home Alone and the Muppet Caper. I think I like those two movies more than my little girl.

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