Zoo
Several Zoo movies came out at the same time and I think people overlooked this movie. It's one about a Zoo in Belfast during WWII and considers the plight of what to do with dangerous animals in the middle of a war zone. It's also a nice…
The Greatest Showman
This movie is just that, a great show. But the message behind it is really an encouragement for the nuclear family. "Everything you ever want, is here right in front of you. This is where you want to be." After chasing fortune and fame P.T.…
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
This episode tries to get back to the scary features of animals eating as many people as they can, and it does a good job. If you liked the original you'll like this one. (Warning: there are some tense scenes.)
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
This is a fun story as the franchise works out on screen the details of each character's backstory.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (Theatrical Version)
Incredibles II
This movie brings back the fun characters but doesn't have the adventure of the first movie. It's kinda like Steve Martin's Cheaper By the Dozen. Or Mom's Night Out. The Dad is in charge of the kids, what can go wrong?
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SGT Stubby
This is a great way to introduce a study of World War I to elementary school children. They have done a great job in keeping the set and costumes authentic to the period as well as the overall events. (Yes, Stubby was taught to salute in real…
Star
Our kids absolutely love watching this movie even when it's not Christmas time. It brings a sense of reality of the events around Christ's birth.
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The Star
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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Bolt
The Next Karate Kid
Trying to recapture the hart gripping action of the original and they didn't quite succeed.
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The Next Karate Kid
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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Shrek
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
The Amazing Panda Adventure
This is a great movie if you've just adopted a Chinese child. If you've watched this movie before traveling to China, you think "oh that's just low budget stuff that wouldn't happen in reality." Then you see a lot of the same stuff in…
Moana
As a musical it has catchy tunes that we like. As a demi-god story it treads into the dark waters that Disney has always used in story telling. That puts a check in my spirit regarding rating the movie, but unless we teach our kids what's…
101 Dalmations
This one is a classic and deserves a watch by the whole family.
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101 Dalmatians (1961) (Plus Bonus Features)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
This is a great movie and historic too as it's the first feature length animated movie.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Theatrical)
A Bug's Life
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A Bug's Life
Mulan
My kids, adopted from China, really love this movie, so do I.
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Mulan