10 films to watch by the age of 10

grazey1985 · 31/05/15 - 09:01

Mark kermode had a question on his podcast this week. What are the 10 films to watch by the age of 10. It got me thinking that it would make a good topic. Only rule it has to be age specific (so no 12/12a/pg13+ certificate films)

Jurassic park
Toy story
My neighbour totoro
Et
Raiders of the lost ark
Star Wars
Back to the future
Superman
Shriek
Lion king

Abomination · 31/05/15 - 11:34

The Lion King
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Toy Story
Jurassic Park
RIse of the Guardians
The Iron Giant
Star Wars
The Wizard of Oz
Shrek
A Christmas Carol (some adaptation or other)

RebelScum · 31/05/15 - 11:40

What a disturbing notion.

giratalkialga · 31/05/15 - 14:22

Toy Story 3
Lion King
Shrek
Star Wars
Indiana Jones trilogy (Temple of Doom is a 12 isn't it? Oh well

)
The Incredibles
Back to the Future
Aladdin

Spacedone · 31/05/15 - 20:25

The Lost Boys.
C.H.U.D.S.
Evil Dead.
Fright Night.
Alien.
Terminator.
Critters
The Thing
The Shining
An American Werewolf In London.

I had an awesome childhood.

Johnbee · 31/05/15 - 21:19

White Mane

The Red Balloon

The Crimson Pirate (the greatest film ever made but I only saw the first half and then we got chucked out for too much enthusiasm)

Lady and The Tramp (should be the upper age range)

The Wizard of Oz

The Princess Bride

Some of the newer ones, which I can't really rate. I don't care much for Mary Poppins or The Sound of Music, but some people love them. I've seen children watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and they loved it.

carefree_blue · 01/06/15 - 01:10

Ghostbusters has to be on the list.

giratalkialga · 01/06/15 - 07:11

Johnbee wrote: »

I've seen children watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and they loved it.

I used to love it when I was younger, but I'd always run out of the room, peeking at the TV from behind the door whenever the Child Catcher came on

Watching him gives me a chill even to this day. Oddly I was obsessed with Darth Vader and a lot of other villains when I was younger

*lollipops and sweeties!*

LM · 01/06/15 - 08:00

Labyrinth
Willy wonka and the chocolate factory
Home Alone
Matilda
Scooby Doo (the first live action film)
Shrek 1
Toy Story
Finding Nemo
Monsters Inc
Beauty and the Beast

Ben_Fisher1 · 01/06/15 - 09:19

I think the notion that you should watch certain films by any age is stupid, however drawing on my own childhood faves it would have to be the following.

The Wizard of Oz- 1939 ( Still a great film of stunning visuals, and performances)

Mary Poppins- 1964 ( This film was my favourite between the ages of 6 and 9. I must have seen it over a hundred times, and driven my family mad with it. It was a major obsession. The scene at the end on the rooftops was my fave part of the film.)

Watership Down- 1978 ( This film is still a good one. Not universally loved, but one of the most haunting and melancholic cartoons ever. It teaches kids about loss and death- and human fascism too.

Ben_Fisher1 · 01/06/15 - 09:22

Anyone else remember the Smurfs movie called 'The Smurfs and the Magic Flute' ? it was well known in the 80s, and my nan had it on VHS around 1985, I really loved that cartoon. It featured the human characters Johann and Pee- witt?

Inkblot · 01/06/15 - 10:18

The Muppet Christmas Carol

MrMarple · 01/06/15 - 11:47

The Goonies. That's it.

spiney2 · 01/06/15 - 13:35

no disney classics? No laurel and hardy custard pie slapstick? No buster keaton and harold lloyd amazing silent comedy sight gags? No national velvet / lassie / the yearling ? Wot an impoverished childhood ...

Nailz · 01/06/15 - 13:36

Some of these movies aren't suitable.
Goonies has swearing
Raiders Of The Lost Ark has the melting face scene
Jurassic Park is scary for kids

spiney2 · 01/06/15 - 13:36

bambi. Come on, you gottta have bambi ......

spiney2 · 01/06/15 - 13:39

the films of passolini ........ Marxist dielectic expressed purely in sexual acts .......

bass55 · 01/06/15 - 14:02

Nailz wrote: »

Some of these movies aren't suitable.
Goonies has swearing
Raiders Of The Lost Ark has the melting face scene
Jurassic Park is scary for kids

I saw all of those movies well before I was 10, and I was fine.

bass55 · 01/06/15 - 14:07

Mary Poppins
E.T.
Star Wars trilogy
Home Alone
Toy Story
Indiana Jones trilogy
Back to the Future
The Goonies
Jason and the Argonauts
Finding Nemo

Jim_McIntosh · 01/06/15 - 14:07

Pinocchio
The Jungle Book
Dumbo
Mary Poppins
Big
Shrek
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Goonies
Star Wars
E.T.

Soundbox · 01/06/15 - 14:09

I don't think I ever watched a whole film before I was about 12, however I loved the Laurel and Hardy shorts - they were always on TV.

Danger Close · 01/06/15 - 14:15

Spacedone wrote: »

The Lost Boys.
C.H.U.D.S.
Evil Dead.
Fright Night.
Alien.
Terminator.
Critters
The Thing
The Shining
An American Werewolf In London.

I had an awesome childhood.

Me too.

I would've been taken away by social services by todays standards.

Asarualim · 01/06/15 - 14:19

The Wizard of Oz
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
The LEGO Movie
Fantasia
The Neverending Story
Clash of the Titans (Ray Harryhausen Version)
Goodnight, Mister Tom
Wily Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
Star Wars
The Jungle Book (1967 Disney Version)

giratalkialga · 01/06/15 - 16:33

Soundbox wrote: »

I loved the Laurel and Hardy shorts - they were always on TV.

My dad had some of them on VHS and I used to watch them obsessively (I was also a big fan of H&B Tom and Jerry around this time too). Brats was the first one I saw and is still my favourite. If anything, it taught me that roller skates and stairs do not mix

SJ_Mental · 01/06/15 - 20:29

My daughter loves honey I shrunk the kids.

Quixotic · 01/06/15 - 21:03

The Lost Boys
Flight of the Navigator
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
The Peanut Butter Solution
E.T.
The Goonies
Adventures in Babysitting
Home Alone 1 and 2
Willow
The NeverEnding Story
Mary Poppins
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Time Bandits

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