Trying to entertain my youngster and his nephew over the holiday weekend.

The top of my list is Houseguest...one of the best films ever too!





Any recommendations would be much appreciated!!!!!!!

8/30/2012 5:10:48 PM

Princess Bride
Sandlot

8/30/2012 5:52:09 PM

Groundhog Day
A League of Their Own

Edit: Mighty Ducks, Rookie of the Year, Mr. Nanny as one of those so bad it's good movies

[Edited on August 30, 2012 at 6:11 PM. Reason : didn't read the OP, thus didn't know purpose was to entertain youngsters.]

8/30/2012 6:09:40 PM

Cool Runnings

8/30/2012 6:28:38 PM

Some of these might be G, but whatevs.

The Iron Giant
Labyrinth
What About Bob?
Heavyweights
Raiders of the Lost Ark

I enjoy the fact that Groundhog Day is PG. Between the rampant self-loathing and the multiple suicide attempts, it's family fare of the highest order! (Note: I consider this one of the finest films of all time, but still).

8/30/2012 6:32:08 PM

Star wars, back to the future, Indiana jones

But Pg movies made before pg13 existed are cheating IMO. Raiders would have likely been 13.

For kid movies, definitely the goonies and the sandlot. Hook, surf ninjas, Willow, narnia (the first one), National treasure, the incredibles, and any and all Ernest movies.

8/30/2012 6:53:28 PM

rated g, but kids like pretty much any pixar movie...

8/30/2012 7:35:55 PM

Good recommendations in here so far, I'll throw in Little Monsters and any of the Home Alone movies

8/30/2012 8:27:54 PM

This would be easier with a more specific age range, but (and some of these may be G):

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Muppet Movie
TRON
A Shot in the Dark, The Pink Panther, etc.
E.T.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (the Kirk Douglas / James Mason version)

8/30/2012 9:06:32 PM

This was my favorite movie when I was a kid. Haven't watched it since, so who knows if it will stand the test of time.

8/30/2012 9:26:06 PM

8/30/2012 9:27:36 PM

Great suggestions, thank you all!

^huge fan of that film. Never had an NES growing up.

Just to keep the conversation going- another Sinbad film that works:



[Edited on August 30, 2012 at 9:37 PM. Reason : yup!]

8/30/2012 9:31:49 PM

Suburban Commando

8/30/2012 9:33:28 PM

^FUCK YES!

8/30/2012 9:38:16 PM

Encino Man

8/30/2012 9:46:19 PM

^nice

i might break out lion king if it is on netflix

they're not too old for that.

8/30/2012 9:54:46 PM

Bill and Ted

8/30/2012 10:58:35 PM

Your kid has a nephew?

8/30/2012 11:01:43 PM

8/30/2012 11:31:34 PM

How freaking old are you?

8/30/2012 11:41:31 PM

The Emperor's New Groove
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

8/30/2012 11:44:36 PM

8/30/2012 11:45:34 PM

8/31/2012 12:19:15 AM

lol at What About Bob?

that shit is way over the head of most kids

8/31/2012 12:36:09 AM

Disorderlies because it snuck in some nudity. I was more than impressed as a child. Oh, and it was hilarious.

8/31/2012 12:39:01 AM

^^ To be fair, we have no idea how old these children are. Also, What About Bob? is way more kid-appropriate/lower concept than Groundhog Day.

8/31/2012 12:47:26 AM

i'll agree about the age thing

but i watched both what about bob and groundhog day about a year apart, as a 12 year old (give or take) and groundhog day was funny as shit, what about bob was like, what?

i disagree about lower concept though...i think reliving the same day over and over again is more understandable by a kid than a movie about a mental patient

8/31/2012 1:16:38 AM

The first film that came to mind was Ma Vie en Rose, a heartwarming story about a child's journey of self-discovery and overcoming parental resistance...

...but then I learned it was rated R

Dafuq? I call bigotry



Anyway, consider Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, or The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Tim Burton trifecta of demented children's stories.

also TIL that over half of all rated films in America are rated R, well over half the rest are PG-13, the vast majority of the rest are PG, and almost all films remaining are G, with no more than 4 NC-17 films in any year since 1993, and some years in the new millennium having no NC-17 releases

8/31/2012 5:53:17 AM

no, stick with the original Willy Wonka

8/31/2012 8:11:41 AM

Definitely Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom, but as some one said those movies are cheating as they definitely would have been PG-13 nowadays. Jaws is also rated PG haha. Legit PG movies I would say:

E.T.
Napoleon Dynamite
The Princess Bride
The Goonies

And I love Hoosiers and Apollo 13 as well, but those aren't exactly 'kids' movies.

8/31/2012 10:24:37 AM

nevermind.

[Edited on August 31, 2012 at 10:28 AM. Reason : .]

8/31/2012 10:26:55 AM

Airplane

rated PG, with boobs

8/31/2012 10:50:21 AM

House Guest
First Kid
Blank Check
Richie Rich
Carpool (with Tom Arnold)

just to name an awesome 5

8/31/2012 11:05:16 AM

The Parent Trap (Original w/ Haley Mills)
Mary Poppins
The Sword in the Stone
The NeverEnding Story
The Flight of Dragons (it's not as cheesy as the cover art looks)

8/31/2012 11:14:19 AM

I probably watched Blank Check 30-40 times as a kid

8/31/2012 11:15:21 AM

that and Camp Nowhere were the ultimate kid-fantasies and I was absolutely addicted to both of them, especially Camp Nowhere

8/31/2012 11:27:37 AM

oh yeah,

how could i forget Camp Nowhere, Heavyweights, and Bushwacked.

also Troop Beverly Hills holds a weird spot in the hearts of my group of friends. Do the Freddie!

8/31/2012 11:57:39 AM

Omg troop Beverly Hills !!! Haha My sis and I loved that movie!

8/31/2012 10:17:37 PM

Yeah I was totally addicted to camp nowhere.

9/2/2012 11:45:41 AM

Dragonheart

9/2/2012 12:21:37 PM

fantastic mr fox

9/2/2012 5:34:29 PM

Forrest Gump

I watched it many times as a kid, and as I got older and kept watching, I'd see the real meaning of things. Same for the historical stuff in the movie. Its hilarious to kids

9/3/2012 11:04:52 AM

Forrest Gump is not rated PG

9/3/2012 11:36:39 AM

Andromeda Strain kinda fucked me up as a kid

[Edited on September 3, 2012 at 11:58 AM. Reason : oh snap, its rated G? no way]

9/3/2012 11:58:20 AM

The Incredibles, without a doubt.

9/3/2012 6:18:23 PM

3 Ninjas

Also, I found this site, and it's pretty cool. It has got lots of newer stuff but also older movies and smarter/more arty stuff for kids. You can search by age, genre, topic, etc...

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/reviews?recommended_age=10&review_tags=48766

9/3/2012 7:47:12 PM

I'll echo The Wizard. I found out in college that movie was about a kid with autism... and apparently kids with autism are born with the knowledge of the whistles in Mario 3.

9/3/2012 10:40:06 PM

9/3/2012 10:50:41 PM

BTTT

Halloween themed PG/PG13 movies?

Any recommendations for the fall?

9/14/2012 10:33:29 PM

Nightmare Before Christmas is an obvious one. Really any Tim Burton film might as well be a Halloween-themed movie

9/14/2012 10:46:03 PM