SIS Barb says:
Hi all! I may be flying solo today. Beth is in the midst of a mad dash to finish her revisions and turn them in. Bren is driving back to Florida from Indiana and may not stop at Starbuck's for WiFi on her way. LOL
I thought I'd give this week of movie picks a theme. How 'bout we go with children's movies. Whether it be from the past or present, Disney or Pixar--you decide. Tell us your faves and why. Better yet...pick one classic and one within this decade. Let's have some fun!
My Pick from the Past: Mary Poppins (1964)
This wonderful movie stars the amazing Julie Andrews and one of my all time favorite actors, Dick Van Dyke. Every song is amazing and the story is fun and endearing. My favorite part: The carousel horse race. My least favorite part: the birds.
My Pick from this Decade: Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
This movie cracks me up every single time we watch it. I love the camaraderie between Diego, Manny and Sid. The characters are well thought out and adorable to watch. I can't seem to remember if the little guy chasing the acorn has a name. Anybody?
Those are my picks and I want to know yours. Please share.
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The squirrel's name is Scrat!! He's the funniest guy in the whole movie, I love him! I'm not sure what to pick though for my choices. I think that Monsters Inc. is a great film, but I can't think of anything that would be deemed "from the past". Unless you count anything from the 80's! If so, anything with Muppets!!
Scrat is hilarious! I don't have any particular picks for children's movies, but I liked Home Alone (especially the first one), and the trailer for freshly released G-Force looked mighty entertaining.
Taylor,
80's is great and we love the Muppets...especially Beth!!! She is a Muppet fanatic.
Thanks for helping me out with Scrat! He is my favorite too!!
SIS Barb
Hi Olga!
I forgot all about Home Alone. That used to be one of my favorites. Especially the first one. We (my kids and I) can't wait to see G-Force.
SIS Barb
SO I'm pretty much a Disney musical freak. Beauty and the beast, Cinderella, all of those are great.
Barb, thanks for flying solo. Disney and Pixar are among my all time favorites. Hard to narrow it down. I'll just go with the first that spring to mind.
As for a fave Disney film of the past, I'm with you: Mary Poppins. I watched this over and over as a kid. I know al the somgs by heart. When Steve and I were in London a few years ago they prenired a 'Broadway' version of movie on stage. I wanted to badly to go. I told Steve I didn't mind seeing it alone (it's not his cup of tea) He surprised me by buyin TWO top notch tics--orchestra/center. The show was amazing, many of us sang along, and when Poppins flew in OVER OUR HEADS holding on to her umbrella--I cried. It was one of the very, wonderful things STeve has done for me. :)
Fave Pixar film of the last decade: Toy Story. I love a lot of Pixar films, but Toy Story is an incredibly special film. Such humor. Such heart.
Oh, and, I too love Scrat. Every time he went for that acorn I laughed out loud!
Taylor,
I am a Muppet fantatic. I even own all of the stuffed dolls. The ones that cam out in the 80's! I thought The Muppet Show was briliant. And The Muppet Movie is a huge favorite. Always cry when Kermie sing 'Rainbow Connection'. Another fave: Muppets Christmas Carol!
Olga... Now I have to go google 'G-Force'. :)
Becca... Ah, yes, Beauty and the Beast. Another fave!! And Cinderella? That's just classic. What young girl (or woman) doesn't want to be Cinderella. Great choices. :)
SIS Beth
Mary Poppins is one of my favorite movies! Another old favorite is Bedknobs & Broomsticks.
Two of my favorites from the current era are Cars and The Incredibles. Watching Cars really reinforced my desire to make the Route 66 trek across country some day.
G-Force looks hysterical. And it cracks me up that it's a Jerry Bruckheimer production.
Hi Tori! I can't believe I forgot about The Incredibles. We love that one.
SIS Barb
Being the "oldster" that I am, some of my fondest memories from childhood include going to the THEATER to see "NEW" Disney movies, such as "Mary Poppins" (sat in the theater while Mom and Dad switched off shopping at the stores nearby and watched it twice!), "Blackbeard's Ghost" (VERY scary and fun for my 9-year-old self!), "The Love Bug" (saw that one @ a drive-in; it was followed by a "Matt Helm GROWN-UPS" movie that we were supposed to be asleep during ... SUPPOSED to be;)!), and in "later years (12 y.o.!) "Bedknobs an Broomsticks."
I have no end to appreciation for the recent Disney/Pixar movies, including all the above mentioned, the most recent one I watched and enjoyed being "Wall-e." Good stuff!
GEEZ! In my "Disney/Pixar" frenzy, I forgot to mention one of the first animated MOVIES I ever saw that totally caught my imagination as a child (mainly due to the realism): Max Fleischer's "Gulliver Travels." I can still sing most of the songs from memory. It was even more exciting, as I got older, to find this was the same man who gave us "Popeye," "Koko The Clown," "Superman" and that NAUGHTY (HI, BETH!:)) "Betty Boop."
Oh my, Richard! You are showing your age. But what great memories you must have. Those are all really great movies.
Thanks for sharing!
SIS Barb
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