G Rated movie suggestions

Post by **danlo** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:07 pm

As some of you know I'm the president of my daughter's PTA (Parent Teacher Association) at her elementary school. We're scheduling "Movie Night" once a month at the school. Last month we showed Wall*E. It appears to be very difficult to find appealing semi-current G Rated DVDs. If you guys have any suggestions please let me know. As per school policy the movie must be G Rated--yes, many movies that seem to fit this bill like; Up, How to Train Your Dragon and G-Force are actually PG. Unfortunately Disney seems to have cornered the market on this rating--and I'm afraid something old like The Aristocats, Old Yeller or Cinderella would not hold the student's interest.

Thanks for you help.

Post by **Brinn** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:27 am

Try Ponyo. Good Movie.

Post by **Rigel** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:06 am

I still maintain that you can't go wrong with the original version of The Hobbit

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:11 am

Lady & the Tramp.

Post by **finn** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:06 am

Rigel wrote:I still maintain that you can't go wrong with the original version of The Hobbit

What's this.... an original version.....pray tell more.

Post by **aliantha** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:07 am

"Princess and the Frog"? I haven't seen it, but Batty liked it.

"Up" is PG-13?? That's insane.

What about some non-Disney oldies-but-goodies that the kids may not have seen? I'm thinking of stuff like "The Last Unicorn" and "My Neighbor Totoro".

"The Neverending Story" is PG, apparently, but I bet it would get a G today. Although the world *does* blow up at the end.... Trying to think of stuff my kids watched when they were little. Hmm. I'll pop back in if I think of anything else.

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:05 am

I watched Clint Eastwood movies when I was a kid, and it didn't affect me at all.

Okay, maybe a little.

Neverending Story, however, made me nauseous, like standing too close to an open sewer.

Post by **aliantha** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:55 am

Oh, come on! Didn't you want to pet the Luck Dragon? Even a little bit?

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 4:19 am

I tried to like that movie. I wanted to like it. I needed to like it. It was my gf at the time's favorite movie, and she just had to make me watch it when she found out I hadn't seen it yet. Well, I saw the cursed thing, and long story short, we never want out again. Shame, because she was hot. And no, our breakup didn't really have anything to do with that movie. But it still made me want to gouge my eyes out.

If I ever cross paths with that dragon, it'll be said (on his headstone) that his luck ran out.

Post by **sgt.null** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:34 am

the Incredibles, Toy Story, Cars, Meet the Robinsons, Monster Inc, Monsters vs Aliens - all of those types.

Post by **Usivius** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:28 pm

many people have listed Disney movies, but for me, and what we showed our daughter growing up, were the Miazaki movies:
My Neighbour Totoro
Kiki's Delivery Service
Ponyo (as listed above)
The Return of the Cat (Studio Gibli)

The great thing about these movies is that they are great to watch with parents, fantastic imagination and imagry, excitement, AND, there are no 'villains'!... really ... them ovies are great and fun without having a typical 'Disney-style' antagonist.
We still watch these...

Post by **Cagliostro** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:43 pm

___ wrote:I tried to like that movie. I wanted to like it. I needed to like it. It was my gf at the time's favorite movie, and she just had to make me watch it when she found out I hadn't seen it yet. Well, I saw the cursed thing, and long story short, we never want out again. Shame, because she was hot. And no, our breakup didn't really have anything to do with that movie. But it still made me want to gouge my eyes out.

If I ever cross paths with that dragon, it'll be said (on his headstone) that his luck ran out.

I too have never seen the appeal of The Neverending Story. But I don't think my reaction was as strong as whassisname.

Suggestions: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Wizard of Oz, The Muppet Movie, Wallace And Gromit shorts as well as Chicken Run, and supposedly Babe is rated G. Sadly, Spirited Away is PG - otherwise, I'd wholeheartedly suggest that one, as I think it is a good message for kids. But it is pretty scary (though about on par with some scenes from Willy Wonka or Wizard of Oz).

Post by **Stone Magnet** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:44 pm

^I second Miyazaki. Fantastic children's films that retain their power for adults. I haven't watched any without subtitles, so I'm unsure on the quality of the dubs. Usually voice-acted by a full Hollywood cast though (I still think that would take away from foreign language film, especially anime).

sgt.null wrote:the Incredibles, Toy Story, Cars, Meet the Robinsons, Monster Inc, Monsters vs Aliens - all of those types.

I'm pretty sure The Incredibles and Monsters vs Aliens are both PG.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:36 pm

Stone Magnet wrote:^I second Miyazaki. Fantastic children's films that retain their power for adults. I haven't watched any without subtitles, so I'm unsure on the quality of the dubs. Usually voice-acted by a full Hollywood cast though (I still think that would take away from foreign language film, especially anime).

sgt.null wrote:the Incredibles, Toy Story, Cars, Meet the Robinsons, Monster Inc, Monsters vs Aliens - all of those types.
I'm pretty sure The Incredibles and Monsters vs Aliens are both PG.

I've watched most of Miyazaki's films dubbed, and I have to admit that they do a good job. They have almost all been under John Lassater of Pixar, and you can see the care he puts into it. I would definitely recommend the dubs to a young audience.

Oh, and the Hobbit was mentioned above, which I'd think might be PG (and just confirmed it is). It's by Rankin Bass who did a number of holiday specials such as the classic Rudolf and Frosty tv specials. They also did Return of the King (skipping Fellowship and The Two Towers), and as both were my introduction to Middle Earth, I love them both - flaws aside. The Hobbit I think still holds up, though obviously geared toward kids (like the original book supposedly was). It might be harder for those who've seen Peter Jackson's movies so far, but if not, it's a good intro. I remember running around the playground after it originally aired with the ring of invisibility fighting goblins and such. And I remembered being so very disappointed when the wonderful ring turned out to be evil when watching Return of the King, though I loved the Where There's A Whip There's A Way song. It's pretty dated now though.

Post by **aliantha** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 4:03 pm

Chicken Run! What a great movie. And oh yeah, the original Willy Wonka -- nothing beats seeing that greedy girl swell up into a big blueberry.

I'm sorry you guys had bad experiences with The Neverending Story. I liked it because the message is that reading is cool.

Plus I totally wanted my own Luck Dragon....

The only problem with some of these movies *might* be if you have crazy fundamentalist parents who don't want their kids exposed to supernatural stuff. But hey, they don't have to come to the movies, do they?

Post by **danlo** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:21 pm

Wow, great suggestions guys! I was seriously considering Ponyo and I'm, sort of, afraid that The Princess and the Frog has been overdone recently, both at the bargain movies and the public libraries. Meet the Robinsons is really G? Hmm, may be a little too geeky and my daughter thinks Chicken Run is a bit scary. I'd love to fill the little boogers up with candy and popcorn and have them have awful dreams of WWatCF!

(right between Halloween and Thanksgiving? Perfect!

)

I also like Kiki's Delivery Service and My Neighbor Totoro. Ponyo's the front runner right now.

(oh, I could never stand Neverending Story either

)

Post by **aliantha** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:45 pm

danlo wrote:(oh, I could never stand Neverending Story either )

What the hell is WRONG with you people???

Post by **High Lord Tolkien** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:50 pm

aliantha wrote:
danlo wrote:(oh, I could never stand Neverending Story either )
What the hell is WRONG with you people???

Add me to the list. Bleh! Never had any interest in watching it.

Mary Poppins is an awesome movie.
Sound of Music? was that G or PG?

If the boys want a break from singing:
The Quiet Man, John Wayne rated G One of my all time favorites.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 with Errol Flynn (sp?))

The Musical "1776" This one might be a little too young for elementary kids but I'd make them watch it anyway. 5th graders at least.

Wizard of Oz
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:10 pm

aliantha wrote:
danlo wrote:(oh, I could never stand Neverending Story either )
What the hell is WRONG with you people???

You should be asking yourself that!

Post by **aliantha** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:18 pm

___ wrote:
aliantha wrote:
danlo wrote:(oh, I could never stand Neverending Story either )
What the hell is WRONG with you people???

You should be asking yourself that!

At my house, the standard response to the question, "What's wrong with you?" is "How much time have you got?"

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G Rated movie suggestions

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