Why is there NO wholesome entertainment?

[neci]

Admission: It's a sure-fire deal-closer IRL.

And it's also true...when Peter Falk says "as you wish" and tips his hat, I'm done.

i'm sure it is.

done is done.

 

[Voodoo5150]

Never Ending Story!

I think that will be next. It seems to fit my theme of trying to traumatise my kids. I think a horse dies.

Land Before Time, then after the movie have them look up the trivia on IMDB.

 

[Lancecastor]

I can't even remember what the ending was.

The grandson (fred savage) , realizing The End has occured, asked his Grandfather (Peter Falk) if he'll come back and read it again tomorrow.

The Grandfather is leaving the grandson's bedroom, looks back , smiles, and says "As you wish."


I teared up typing it for chrissakes.

 

[killallhippies]

the book is better.

see, i know this is a trite thing to say, but i seriously loved the book when i was a kid so i'm not kidding. the book is much better and not just because there's no kajagoogoo or whatever. lemal or something? i don't know.

 

[neci]

that's because it's the most depressing movie ever made. it's great, but i barely made it through it once and it'll never happen again. even jennifer connely having fake lesbian sex was fucking depressing and that's just wrong.

there's a lot of truth in it. chemically altered lens.
the old lady haunted me.
it was bad fake lesbian sex! quite depressing.

 

[Lancecastor]

"This is Spinal Tap" also works in a parent-teen setting.

None more black...but this one goes to 11...the mobile cold sores...

Any Rob Reiner film generally works as Family Entertainment

(Spinal Tap, Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, etc)

 

[Riles]

"Don't go, Shane...don't go..."

Dad made me watch that years ago. Very good flick.

So people DO know it! Mr. Riles had no clue what I was talking about when I mentioned the movie or did my best "Joey".

...then I got laughed at for blubbering during this scene.

 

[Riles]

Land Before Time, then after the movie have them look up the trivia on IMDB.

We watched that and all the spin offs when my oldest was in Sick Kids.

I didn't know about trivia though.

 

[Lancecastor]

That "2012" movie is heartwarming family entertainment.

 

[Riles]

The grandson (fred savage) , realizing The End has occured, asked his Grandfather (Peter Falk) if he'll come back and read it again tomorrow.

The Grandfather is leaving the grandson's bedroom, looks back , smiles, and says "As you wish."


I teared up typing it for chrissakes.

Aw.

Now I'm going to have to find this and watch it. All I remember is the giant.

And the cutie who rescues her of course.

 

[Voodoo5150]

We watched that and all the spin offs when my oldest was in Sick Kids.

I didn't know about trivia though.

The voice of Ducky was a little girl who was murdered by her father shortly before the release of the film.

That movie wrecks my shit every time now after learning that.

 

[killallhippies]

there's a lot of truth in it. chemically altered lens.
the old lady haunted me.
it was bad fake lesbian sex! quite depressing.

the worst part is that isn't even her body. movies are lies. bastards.

 

[Riles]

see, i know this is a trite thing to say, but i seriously loved the book when i was a kid so i'm not kidding. the book is much better and not just because there's no kajagoogoo or whatever. lemal or something? i don't know.

I never read the book.

....I was a Ramona Quimby, Age 8 kinda gal. That and The Waterbabies I remember like it was yesterday.

But I agree that the book is most often better.

 

[Riles]

The voice of Ducky was a little girl who was murdered by her father shortly before the release of the film.

That movie wrecks my shit every time now after learning that.

Christ! I didn't need to know that.

Ugh.

 

[Lancecastor]

Aw.

Now I'm going to have to find this and watch it. All I remember is the giant.

And the cutie who rescues her of course.

It's a must-have movie, it really is.

 

[Voodoo5150]

Christ! I didn't need to know that.

Ugh.

Sorry about that. A friend did it to me out of the blue and I should have never brought it up.

I'm still working on the revenge.

 

[killallhippies]

I never read the book.

....I was a Ramona Quimby, Age 8 kinda gal. That and The Waterbabies I remember like it was yesterday.

But I agree that the book is most often better.

just so you know: if you make your kids watch the neverending story 2 i will find out who you are and where you live and i will report you to child services for abuse.

 

[RoryN]

I never read the book.

....I was a Ramona Quimby, Age 8 kinda gal. That and The Waterbabies I remember like it was yesterday.

But I agree that the book is most often better.

Ramona on PBS was good. I liked the girl who played Ramona.

Still do.

http://reverseshot.com/files/images/pre-issue22/polley.preview.jpg

 

[RoryN]

She was also part of another great 80s fantasy flick...

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTU3NjA5MTM4Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTM3MjAyNA@@._V1._SX640_SY424_.jpg

 

[killallhippies]

huh. sarah polley. for some reason i always forget she exists.