Hook
It's a good live action of the story that was first done in animation. (Hey didn't this idea become real popular starting in 2017. A ton of live action movies started coming to the theater, after their animated versions were a smashing…
Bolt
As an adult I can never make it all the way through this movie, but the kids really love it.
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The Italian Job
In the same vein as the Oceans 11 movies, where you root for the thief, but instead of just rooting for the bad guys there is a twist and then you're asked what is good and what is bad. Warning as there is some violent action.
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Peter Rabbit
A fun story. It acts like hiding ones feelings and emotions from another is a good thing. When is it OK to stuff your emotions so deep so as to not impact other relationships?
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The Karate Kid, Part II
Not much of a comedy, not much of a drama. Plot seems like it needed help so they threw a storm into the mix.
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The Karate Kid: Part II
The Lone Ranger
This is one of those movies that doesn't have a target audience so it kinda misses with the kids and with the adults. It's a strange reboot of a western story with a powerful ending.
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The Lone Ranger (2013)
Rango
You either like this movie or you hate it. I really like it, but I'm a fan of the unusual antics of Johnny Depp.
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National Treasure
A good movie to encourage history lessons, maybe. At any rate, an interesting way the movie unfolds like a treasure hunt.
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Mission: Impossible II
Warning for violence. Not as good as the first.
I can remember watching this movie with our oldest son and parlaying our trip to China to adopt our daughter. I told him we have to go and rescue her.
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Mission: Impossible
The movie that started it all. If you watched the TV series as a kid this movie reaches back and uses bits and pieces so the 'older' crowd will recall the past excitement with the franchise. There is a lot of interesting action that…
The Lego Batman Movie
Ends well. It has a great message about family, selfless-ness vs selfishness and wraps up very well.
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The LEGO Batman Movie
The Lego Movie
This movie has ingredients for young and old. It's one the kids will want to watch over and over. (If you don't like a dry kind of humor than I don't think you'll like it.)
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Shrek
Yes, this is a funny movie. Kinda reminds me of myself, "How can I get rid of all these children so I can have my home back?"--wink, wink.
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
This is a good film even though it gets lost in my memory. There is a twist regarding the parents of the protagonist so if a child has lost a parent, it could open wounds.
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon
This is surprisingly good. Good build of character. Good development of relationships. Satisfying ending.
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How to Train Your Dragon
Cars 3
This episode recaptures some of the intrigue of the first movie, but misses on the action.
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Cars 3 (Theatrical)
Cars 2
This kinda becomes a movie that adults and track with more than the children, as it's a template from James Bond (and what child has seen a James Bond). But it misses the mark for adults too. It's really a story of Tow-mater and his…
Cars
A good story. It also teaches that our elders just might have wisdom we should listen to, even though they are old.
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Cars