What are you favorite movies for family movie night? Older ones like Home Alone, Swiss Family Robinson, Uncle Buck, Captain Ron, etc or newer ones like Up or Ratatouille?
Blind Side was one of the best movies I've seen in a while. I also liked Second hand lions as well.
Blind Side was one of the best movies I've seen in a while. I also liked Second hand lions as well.
Two excellent movies.
Sandlot needs to be near the top...
Yeah we watched Sandlot the other night. Classic.
My girls love Nacho Libre as well.
"Up" was it for me so far and I am done... Great movie.
Always watched the lethal weapons or crocodile Dundee whenever they weere on.
When my children were young, Sunday was family day.
We went to our church services in the morning. Wife would cook a pot roast, mashed potatoes, and all of the trimmings for a lunch/dinner meal at 1:00-2:00pm.
While the wife was preparing our meal, we would play games like Uno, Go Fish, or what ever the kids were in the mood for.
After dinner, we would get out the Disney classics. Pollyanna, Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, That Darn Cat, The Ugly Dachshund, and many others.
Now that I have grandchildren, I do the same thing when they come over. We play Go Fish and Slap Jack. The oldest (almost 4) absolutely loves anything with animals. Especially horses. So when it's movie time, out comes Disney.
Old Yeller, Spirit, The Shaggy Dog, and the list goes on.
She sits next to me and about every 10 minutes she'll say "Papa?" I'll respond "Yes" She replies "Thank you for watching the movies with me. You're my best friend. I love you so much."
Melts my heart.
However you choose to spend quality time with your family, do it often. Cherish the moments because one day they'll be grown and gone from your everyday life.
Jeff
Blind Side was one of the best movies I've seen in a while. I also liked Second hand lions as well.
Two excellent movies.
Sandlot needs to be near the top...
In Sandlot, the park with the swimming pool scene sits across the street from my wifes aunt.
About 3 weeks ago they had a massive wind storm. It toppled 5-6 very large tall trees. One of them ended up with the top half in the pool.
Everytime we stop by to visit her, I can't help but think about Wendy and the pool scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zEPY7lGm4g
Second Hand Lions is a good one.
Second Hand Lions
Swiss Family Robinson
Where the Red Fern Grows
Goonies
The Great Outdoors
Holes
O' Brother Where Art Though
Napoleon Dynamite
Raging Bull
The Deer Hunter
Animated "Over The Hedge" is lol funny. As is "Overboard" with Goldie Hahn & Kurt Russel. Another real good one is "Shorttime" where Dabney Coleman is a detective trying to get killed in line of duty. It's funny as hell.
No list would be complete without "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World". Oldie, but the cast and plot still can't be beat.
7mm
The Wild Bunch to prepare kids for FaceBook.
Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men, they are a little dirty but nothing bad.
Goonies
All the Indiana Jones Movies minus the last one.
The first Star Wars trilogy.
Harry and the Hendersons for sure.
Spencer's mountain is an obscure favorite of mine.
Second Hand Lions
Wee Willie Winkie
Singing in the Rain
Iron Monkey
Captains Courageous
The Three Godfathers
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (original)
The Black Stallion
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Destry Rides Again
Captain America: The First Avenger
"The parent trap" is one of my favorites.
"The sound of music" is pretty good also.
Room on the broom
The Gruffalo and Gruffalos child
The Crudes
The Great Race
Operation Petticoat
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Support Your Local Sheriff
Bing and Bob Road Pictures
Hatari
Man's Favorite Sport
Abbott and Costello
The Dish
Apple Dumpling Gang
Field of Dreams
Any of the 007's. Watched Skyfall again last night.
The Wild Bunch
The kids loved it!!!!
Captains Courageous
A Christmas Story, Miricle On 34th St, and Scrooge movies around Christmas
Popeye with Robin Williams
Down Periscope
Another vote for Hatari
White Christmas
If you can find it, "Follow me, boys".
I've never met anyone who has heard of it, but it's on my short list of faves.
Fred MacMurray becomes scout master to win a lady's heart, and becomes the hero of every boy in the town.
The Yearling
Second Hand Lions
The Cowboys
The Great Waldo Pepper, The Man that would be King, Lost Horizons, Prisoner of Zenda, Casablanca, Roman Holliday, All of John Wayne's Movies, Wizard of Oz, Ben Hur just to name a few! The best films Hollywood mad was between the years 1934 to around 1966 after that it gets some what spotty!
When my children were young, Sunday was family day.
We went to our church services in the morning. Wife would cook a pot roast, mashed potatoes, and all of the trimmings for a lunch/dinner meal at 1:00-2:00pm.
While the wife was preparing our meal, we would play games like Uno, Go Fish, or what ever the kids were in the mood for.
After dinner, we would get out the Disney classics. Pollyanna, Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, That Darn Cat, The Ugly Dachshund, and many others.
Now that I have grandchildren, I do the same thing when they come over. We play Go Fish and Slap Jack. The oldest (almost 4) absolutely loves anything with animals. Especially horses. So when it's movie time, out comes Disney.
Old Yeller, Spirit, The Shaggy Dog, and the list goes on.
She sits next to me and about every 10 minutes she'll say "Papa?" I'll respond "Yes" She replies "Thank you for watching the movies with me. You're my best friend. I love you so much."
Melts my heart.
However you choose to spend quality time with your family, do it often. Cherish the moments because one day they'll be grown and gone from your everyday life.
Jeff
This is just..great and very true! I'm not a game player but for my grandchildren-both of them-I'll do most anything and regret I wasn't more of an involved father earlier for my two daughters.
edit: as to the movies, there are a lot of the great ones mentioned here, just classics, funny, and tear makers too.