List of the top 100 movies for children (AP)

azcentral ^ | Jan. 19, 2004 | AP

[US_MilitaryRules]

Its movies checked out at the library. Not very accurate to me.

[T.Smith]

Didn't you know, Song of the South is racist! I defy you to find me a child under 15 - or even 20 - who has heard of Uncle Remus, Br'ers Bear, Rabbit and Fox.

[FreedomAvatar]

85. "Spirited Away" (2001)

My kids love this movie. Gorgeous animation and music. Very un-Disney.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Frenzy

[discostu]

Yeah and the big climax of the movie is when they don't let the evil nasty tigers eat the woolly mammoth. And there's whole monologues about how bad people are and why none of the animals want to have anything to do with them. Movies cut from the Bambi cloth are probably responsible for 90% of the PETA morons on the planet.

[Unknowing]

4. "Apollo 13" (1995)
17. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969)
25. "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964)
36. "The Great Escape" (1963)
41. "High Noon" (1952)
57. "The Longest Day" (1962)
60. "The Magnificent Seven" (1960)
79. "Shane" (1953)

These movies are supposed to be for eight-year-old children? I don't think so.

These are, however, some of my favorite grown-up movies. Just add "Patton," "Quigley Down Under," "The Dirty Dozen," and "The Godfather" to complete my top ten list.

[Doctor Stochastic]

I just didn't see it.

[Sloth]

Or the 'Blair Witch Project.'

[Billthedrill]

I guess it depends on what they mean by "kid," too - now, if I were to list the movies I liked as a kid people would probably understand why I...uh, that is to say, people would know where I went wr...uh, here's some of them:

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Robot Monster
The Legend of Hell House
Any of the Hammer films with Christopher Lee
Red River
Hell is for Heroes
Porkchop Hill

..well, you get the drift. Frankly, I thought Old Yeller sucked, but then I didn't get the point at all and I wonder how many kids do. I've changed my mind since then...

[stainlessbanner]

Sad ain't it?
Here's a few more missing: Old Yeller, Benji, and Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer.

[kidd]

For developmental impact (ages 8-12):

1. October Sky (motivation)
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (values)
3. Stand By Me (friendship)
4. Ben Hur (values)
5. Apollo 13 (history, career)
6. Gandhi (history, morality)
7. The Sound of Music (music)
8. Field of Dreams (respect for parents)
9. The Trouble With Angels (values)
10. The Right Stuff (history)

For entertainment (ages 8-12):

1. Mary Poppins (music)
2. LOTR (adventure)
3. Back to the Future (humor)
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (adventure)
5. The Bear (humor)
6. Wizard of Oz (adventure)
7. The Parent Trap (humor)
8. Harry Potter (adventure)
9. Lion King (adventure)
10. Toy Story (humor)

[<1/1,000,000th%]

How about "It's a Wonderful Life", "Mr. Hobbs takes a Vacation" (the scene where his daughter explains that they don't say no to the kids is strangely modern), "Cinderella", "Snow White", "Star Trek" (I can't remember the numbers that were actually good) or "Snowfire".

I'm on the fence with "Bambi" but my kids saw it.

[Southron Patriot]

I have "Song of the South" on DVD and my kids can't get enough of it. In fact the just sit there mesmerized during the whole movie.

Names & Ages: Stephen 10, Joshua 5, and Hannah 3.

[dfwgator]

You mean "Scarface" didn't make the list?

[Sloth]

"Star Trek" (I can't remember the numbers that were actually good)

Even numbers good, odd numbers bad works at least up through VIII.

[Billthedrill]

Nope. I remember really liking Behind The Green Door in late adolescence but the reason escapes me now...

[<1/1,000,000th%]

LOL!

Thanks.

[stainlessbanner]

Phantom of the Opera (with no sound). Yeah I'm old.

[dfwgator]

"Wrath of Khan" is the only decent Star Trek movie.

[Unknowing]

I loved "Song of the South" as a kid. I always thought that Uncle Remus was maybe one of my distant relatives -- he has a Roman name, after all.

Also, I really enjoyed "Tom Sawyer" with Johnnie Whitaker as Tom and Jody Foster as Becky Thatcher.

It's the truth, it's actual
Ev'rything is satisfactual
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay
Wonderful feeling, feeling this way