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Mary Poppins is also good. A dysfunctional family learns how to be functional.
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Yours, Mine and Ours–Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. 2 Catholic widowed parents meet and marry and combine already large families into a VERY large family (18 in all, I think). It’s nice how the family is very important.
Also, we just rented the new version of Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin. I had originally avoided it because I ADORE the original so much and I figured they would ruin it. We were surprised about how good it was and how it portrayed the large family in a positive way. Even with the chaos, the father is not portrayed as incompetant (sp?), just doing too much (well, both parents are preoccupied and not being good leaders). Anyway, it’s worth a look, imho.
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Also, we just rented the new version of Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin. I had originally avoided it because I ADORE the original so much and I figured they would ruin it. We were surprised about how good it was and how it portrayed the large family in a positive way. Even with the chaos, the father is not portrayed as incompetant (sp?), just doing too much (well, both parents are preoccupied and not being good leaders). Anyway, it’s worth a look, imho.
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I would agree on the caution, some of the movies on my list are not “G” rated. Most of them are not in fact.
That is why it is only offered as a starting point. I put time into selecting movies. I have some 1500+ DVDs at home, I guess I don’t have 10 times that for good reason.
I find IMDB and AVSFORUM helpful places to read movie reviews that give me a good idea if I will enjoy a movie. Many good movies I enjoy, “like days of wine & roses” are modern morality tales. They will have depictions of things to avoid and don’t promote bad behavior even if they depict it.
If a movie is poorly done, even if it is very moral, it’s still a bad movie. These are good movies I found to be both well done & moral.
That is why it is only offered as a starting point. I put time into selecting movies. I have some 1500+ DVDs at home, I guess I don’t have 10 times that for good reason.
I find IMDB and AVSFORUM helpful places to read movie reviews that give me a good idea if I will enjoy a movie. Many good movies I enjoy, “like days of wine & roses” are modern morality tales. They will have depictions of things to avoid and don’t promote bad behavior even if they depict it.
If a movie is poorly done, even if it is very moral, it’s still a bad movie. These are good movies I found to be both well done & moral.
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space ghost:
I also like Defending Your Life with Albert Brooks & Meryl Streep.
Oh, yes! It’s funny, and sad, and happy and sweet. I love that film!Return to Me!
Carroll O’coners last movie… also has bonnie hunt, jim bilushi, robery logia… among others… only movie in my life that i have watched more times than i can remember…
you’ll love it
I also like Defending Your Life with Albert Brooks & Meryl Streep.
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One of my favorites is “Sense and Sensibility”. Yes, I know it’s a major chick-flick, but it’s a great film. It shows how important sibling relationships can be during times of hardship.
Another great movie is this old Cary Grant/Jeanne Craine movie called “People Will Talk”. It’s set in the fifties and is about a woman who finds out she’s pregnant, but she isn’t married. Her ob tells her he made a mistake about her being pregnant to keep her from committing suicide. They fall in love and get married, and she thinks she’s pregnant. Then she figures out that’s always been pregnant. She gets upset about the baby not being his, but he refers to the baby as “our baby”. It’s a great film.
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Another great movie is this old Cary Grant/Jeanne Craine movie called “People Will Talk”. It’s set in the fifties and is about a woman who finds out she’s pregnant, but she isn’t married. Her ob tells her he made a mistake about her being pregnant to keep her from committing suicide. They fall in love and get married, and she thinks she’s pregnant. Then she figures out that’s always been pregnant. She gets upset about the baby not being his, but he refers to the baby as “our baby”. It’s a great film.
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aimee
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Did anyone see the movie ‘Spitfire Grill’?
Its was made by a catholic group…I think Scard Heart league.
Its was made by a catholic group…I think Scard Heart league.
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Penny Plain:
“TURN TO THE RIGHT!”
“You get out there and get me a toddler!”
and my favorite I always say when hugging my horse…[sobbing]-----> " I love him so much! boo-hoo-boo-hoo!!!
OH MAN ---- This movie cracks me and hubby up! We watch it ever year or so and we constantly are quoting the film.
“TURN TO THE RIGHT!”
“You get out there and get me a toddler!”
and my favorite I always say when hugging my horse…[sobbing]-----> " I love him so much! boo-hoo-boo-hoo!!!
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Saraphim
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Napoleon Dynamite. It was made by mormons and there is absolutely nothing inappropriate in it. Its hilarious, too!
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Annunciata
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My husband and I watch this one at least once a month! It’s one of our favorites too! Annunciata
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I’ve got to rent this again. I forgotten what a scream it was!
And I love the “Spitfire Grill.” I want to own that one.
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Scout
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Wow…I thought I was one of the few people who had seen this movie. I didn’t think it was very popular. I mean it’s not as famous as “An Affair To Remember”…that’s a great movie, too.My husband and I watch this one at least once a month! It’s one of our favorites too! Annunciata
“Don’t cry…if you can paint, I can walk again.” :crying: :crying: What a tear-jerker!
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Annunciata
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I know:crying: and “It’s the closest thing to heaven”…:crying:
Too bad they don’t make movies like that anymore…
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Hi Annunciata,I know:crying: and “It’s the closest thing to heaven”…:crying:
Too bad they don’t make movies like that anymore…
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What about 'Back Street" with Susan Heyward… :crying:
All those Alfred Hitchcock movies :bigyikes:
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Yeh…that one was an all time tearjerker…3 hankies…:crying:
I love most all Hitchock movies! Suspicion probably my most favorite.
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I like “Rebeccah”. Olivier was soooo good in that! I know they had to change it a bit from the book because of the sensors in those days, but it’s still a great movie!Yeh…that one was an all time tearjerker…3 hankies…:crying:
I love most all Hitchock movies! Suspicion probably my most favorite.
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Scout :tiphat:
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lot’s of good movies listed, but I for one would like to hear about movies that celebrate family life, not necessarily romance per se (especially adulterous), and not necessary movies you take the family to see, but those whose primary theme is family life and relationships. Meet Me in St. Louis is a favorite of mine. love that trolley song
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Different strokes for different folks, Scout. I can’t abide “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Now “To Kill a Mockingbird,” that one’s not so bad. But the book was better.
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Did you boys break out of prison?
No, ma’am. We released ourselfs on our own recognizance.
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I just saw “The Incredibles” with my husband and a large group that included two teenagers and three kids, ages 4, 8, and 10. All of us LOVED it. Nothing objectionable for kids, and entertaining enough for the adults. Strong emphasis on the importance of their marriage and sticking together as a family.
Puzzleannie, have you seen the movie “Avalon”? Besides the fact that it is one of Elijah Wood’s (Frodo Baggins) first movies, it’s a great movie about a multi-generational Jewish immigrant family pursuing the American dream. It starts in the 1910s but most of the story is post-WWII. Very poignant, lots of emotion (and lots of funny bits, too). My dad and I rented this when it first came out on video and it’s been one of our favorites ever since.
Puzzleannie, have you seen the movie “Avalon”? Besides the fact that it is one of Elijah Wood’s (Frodo Baggins) first movies, it’s a great movie about a multi-generational Jewish immigrant family pursuing the American dream. It starts in the 1910s but most of the story is post-WWII. Very poignant, lots of emotion (and lots of funny bits, too). My dad and I rented this when it first came out on video and it’s been one of our favorites ever since.
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