The Karate Kid
This movie lets you root for the underdog. It has bullying, racism, poor vs good training, a love story that crosses economic boundaries, and a lot more stuff.
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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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Rango
Sister Act
I put a warning on this for some violence and the theme of gangsters and call girls, but those themes are a small part of the overall story. It's cute and the kids will love it, at least mine do.
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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 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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The Lego Movie
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
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
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
This episode recaptures some of that excitement of the first.
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Not as good as the first one but clean fun.
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum
I stayed away from this movie for a long time thinking it was a horror type movie. I was pleasantly surprised to laugh out loud at the story. If I had realized Dick Van Dike, and Mikey Rooney were in it, I would have known better.
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Kung Fu Panda
I should give a warning of violence. It is Kung Fu. There's a lot of fighting which, if imitated, can cause injury. So as your family watches the movie, pray your kids have wisdom to act like good boys and girls.
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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…
Into the Woods
Surprisingly captivating. Unlike the long list of movies in the list. We love musicals though.
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Into The Woods (Theatrical)