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i was trying to think of a title for this thread, like, "for the parents" or "films R us" but i gave up and decided to let the article speak for itself.
~ I prefer to live in a country that's small, and old, and where no one would ever have the NERVE to wear a cape in public, whether they could leap tall buildings in a single bound or not. trolls are like pigeons..keep feeding them and they keep coming back and shitting in your street. |
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is part of the international oatmeal conspiracy Member  |
i have seen seven!
High Ranking Official of the Realm of Unproductivity and Procrastination, Dean of the UUP, First Class member of the order of the Pineapple. scruffy ambulating reanimated hypothetical vegetarian leigonairre of the undead. ~ Cav Look, I've got a cape and a tendency towards violence. It does not make me a superhero! ~ Domitella |
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Wigber Member  |
I thought 'The Dark Crystal' totally sucked; a real waste of Muppets. Chitty Chitty -- I don't know - I thought that I liked it as a kid, but as an adult I couldn't stand it - part of the criteria should be -- do I want to have this soundtrack repeated ad nauseum for the next 5 years?
What was the one, oh, 20 years ago with the wish dragon (that looked more like a wiener dog crossed with a scotty crossed with mass quantities of DGH (dog growth hormone) and tinkerbell dust)? Perhaps there's no 'geek' angle there, except that he does get to scare the bull' (oh right - no spoilers) Or 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' ... |
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*sings*
never ending storyyyyyyyyy, never ending stor-or-or-or-oryyyyyyy! */sings* ? ~ I prefer to live in a country that's small, and old, and where no one would ever have the NERVE to wear a cape in public, whether they could leap tall buildings in a single bound or not. trolls are like pigeons..keep feeding them and they keep coming back and shitting in your street. |
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rodentia extraordinarinus Member  |
no kid of mine is watching Neverending Story.
1. it ends 2. it's got that bit with the skull all burnt in the helmet 3. it's got that bit with the horse END OF DISCUSSION! *glares at future children* ____________________________________________________ tiny ball of rage. hilarious, condensed rage - Snazz I never really lost my virginity... it just sort of eventually wore off - Chris Addison Um... I'm thinking that a lot of my internal conflict and malaise comes from the tension between the life I ACTUALLY want to live, and the stories I'd love to be able to tell? - T-Rex, qwantz.com |
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is hogging the Comfy Chair Member  |
I've seen six, and kidlet (6 yrs, nearly 7) has seen two.
*********************** There once was a bard of Hong Kong Who thought limericks were too long. - Gerard Benson. |
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mutant hedgehog worm Member  |
i've seen 6 of them and love those 6
i would add as the other 4 - the neverending story (books becoming real hello!) - bill and teds excellent adventure - jurassic park (scare the crap outta them but actually a good well done introduction to what dinosaurs are like) - something like daryl or under the mountain 80's alien/robot children movie.  |
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mutant hedgehog worm Member |
RE: 2 - I managed to get all the way to 16 and multiple watching before i actually watched this bit, i had fastforwarded it everytime before then |
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is hogging the Comfy Chair Member |
I saw Escape to Witch Mountain as a little kid, and remember it as brilliant. I've nevr seen it since, so have no idea if this is true, but it lodged as something special in my mind.
I'd add Close Encounters, but possibly a bit older than he is now. Maybe for the tween list? *********************** There once was a bard of Hong Kong Who thought limericks were too long. - Gerard Benson. |
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mutant hedgehog worm Member |
thats it!
under the mountain is actually called escape to witch mountain, my memory sucks but it is an awesome movie whats better that physic telekinetic alien children on the run? |
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Sittin' at the dock of the Bayeaux Tapestry Member  |
I've seen 5.
 "The other night I dreamed that King George VI was dead, and that Helen Hardinge had somehow or other got herself proclaimed Queen of England, and that I was detailed to go and tell her that it wouldn't do at all; and when I did this, all she said was, 'You see, I am really Queen Mary,' and I said, 'Oh very well' - words to that effect, and woke up. Last night I dreamed that Eisenhower came to stay with us, and he insisted on being put to sleep in the dog kennel, with a collar and chain about his neck." - Sir Alan Lascelles, 19 February 1980 |
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Sittin' at the dock of the Bayeaux Tapestry Member |
Where's Indiana Jones?
"The other night I dreamed that King George VI was dead, and that Helen Hardinge had somehow or other got herself proclaimed Queen of England, and that I was detailed to go and tell her that it wouldn't do at all; and when I did this, all she said was, 'You see, I am really Queen Mary,' and I said, 'Oh very well' - words to that effect, and woke up. Last night I dreamed that Eisenhower came to stay with us, and he insisted on being put to sleep in the dog kennel, with a collar and chain about his neck." - Sir Alan Lascelles, 19 February 1980 |
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"Flam - flames. Flames, on the side of my face, heathing . . . breathle - heathing breaths. Heathing breath . . ." Member  |
I've seen 5 or 6, some of them veryveryvery long ago. Hence the "or 6" - I'm not sure whether I've seen the British "Time Bandits". I definitely remember seeing a french comedy with that title.
Haven't seen My Neighbour Totoro, but I *have* seen Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Howl's Moving Castle - does that count? I think they need to add The Princess Bride, Neverending Story (aah-haaa-haaa, aah-haaa-haaa, aah-haaa-haaa  ), Labyrinth, The Last Unicorn and ET!Domi, if Neverending Story is too scary for you, I'd recommend Michael Ende's other great kids story Momo - if it weren't only available in German. ****************************************************************** Superbly Sublime Splendiferous Sterling Shiftmaster of the Realm of Unproductivity and Procrastination ****************************************************************** You are a Player. There are no small parts, only small people, and we suspect that's due to malnutrition endemic to the period. Every night you're a different person, knave or king, man or woman, 875 roles in all. The ones the audience liked got you applause, and the ones they didn't got you pelted rotten vegetables. The theater is a harsh mistress, but you love her dearly. Plus, it beats working for a living! ****************************************************************** 'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: 'we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.' 'How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice 'You must be' said the Cat 'or you wouldn't have come here' |
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mutant hedgehog worm Member |
thats more tween, it's bloody scary in places, though so is jurassic park i guess Also the last unicorn sucks arse, there are several disney movies with higher calibra and better animation, also not particularily geeky. Oh and Stardust has to be on our list now! |
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Sittin' at the dock of the Bayeaux Tapestry Member |
Sod that, my nephew's seen them and he's four, he was a Dr. Jones fan from his earliest words
 "The other night I dreamed that King George VI was dead, and that Helen Hardinge had somehow or other got herself proclaimed Queen of England, and that I was detailed to go and tell her that it wouldn't do at all; and when I did this, all she said was, 'You see, I am really Queen Mary,' and I said, 'Oh very well' - words to that effect, and woke up. Last night I dreamed that Eisenhower came to stay with us, and he insisted on being put to sleep in the dog kennel, with a collar and chain about his neck." - Sir Alan Lascelles, 19 February 1980 |
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Yes, Indiana Jones needs to be part of every child's film watching. I can't actually remember a time when I hadn't seen it. Worryingly enough, I can recall the whole script.
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"Flam - flames. Flames, on the side of my face, heathing . . . breathle - heathing breaths. Heathing breath . . ." Member |
Well, Hal, I loved The Last Unicorn as a kid, and I think Molly Grue is kinda geeky.
Please don't say a movie "sucks ass" because you don't like it. It's a matter of individual taste, so we are allowed to differ. You can say that you hate it for all I care, but please don't slate other people's taste just because they differ from yours. ****************************************************************** Superbly Sublime Splendiferous Sterling Shiftmaster of the Realm of Unproductivity and Procrastination ****************************************************************** You are a Player. There are no small parts, only small people, and we suspect that's due to malnutrition endemic to the period. Every night you're a different person, knave or king, man or woman, 875 roles in all. The ones the audience liked got you applause, and the ones they didn't got you pelted rotten vegetables. The theater is a harsh mistress, but you love her dearly. Plus, it beats working for a living! ****************************************************************** 'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: 'we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.' 'How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice 'You must be' said the Cat 'or you wouldn't have come here' |
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Sittin' at the dock of the Bayeaux Tapestry Member |
Except for The Princess Bride, cos I still think that movie is overrated
 "The other night I dreamed that King George VI was dead, and that Helen Hardinge had somehow or other got herself proclaimed Queen of England, and that I was detailed to go and tell her that it wouldn't do at all; and when I did this, all she said was, 'You see, I am really Queen Mary,' and I said, 'Oh very well' - words to that effect, and woke up. Last night I dreamed that Eisenhower came to stay with us, and he insisted on being put to sleep in the dog kennel, with a collar and chain about his neck." - Sir Alan Lascelles, 19 February 1980 |
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"Flam - flames. Flames, on the side of my face, heathing . . . breathle - heathing breaths. Heathing breath . . ." Member |
See, I'm fine with how you expressed your opinion there, Mark, even though I absolutely adore that film. Because you said " I still think that movie is overrated".
 See the difference? ****************************************************************** Superbly Sublime Splendiferous Sterling Shiftmaster of the Realm of Unproductivity and Procrastination ****************************************************************** You are a Player. There are no small parts, only small people, and we suspect that's due to malnutrition endemic to the period. Every night you're a different person, knave or king, man or woman, 875 roles in all. The ones the audience liked got you applause, and the ones they didn't got you pelted rotten vegetables. The theater is a harsh mistress, but you love her dearly. Plus, it beats working for a living! ****************************************************************** 'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: 'we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.' 'How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice 'You must be' said the Cat 'or you wouldn't have come here' |
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But isn't that an assumed point? Of course when you talk about films and music and tv, people will express their opinions. Stating that someone is expressing their opinion afterward might be slightly more polite, but it seems redundant. Besides, sometimes an opinion is just right.
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