the Andy Griffith series is utterly HILAROUS
The Iron Giant is clean and funny tho scary for wee kids and even some adults may cry near the end, but the sorrow is short lived, it ends happy. i wish they had made a sequel to it, it was left wide open for one.
Up was great, once you get past the tear-worthy intro
Hoodwinked is clean, and hilarious, you will be quoting Twitchy and the big bad wolf for the rest of your life. the sequel, hoodwinked too was sorta eh, but not bad either.
Horton Hears a Who is pretty good.
Finding nemo as others have mentioned, same with fireproof, facing the giants, and Faith like potatoes (although i dont recommend the last title for those with small children, there is a very sad, mildly gory scene midway through.
Night at the museum is good, but the sequel, battle for the Smithsonian does have one reference that is rather improper but it is able to be overlooked i think.
the Narnia movies are good, tho some kids might be frightened by them in a few places. but a warning, they dont follow the books AT ALL.
Lord of the Rings is a good teens+ or kids who arent easily frightened by blood fighting and gore.
i dont know about any of the harry potter movies, i havent seen them or starwars.
Back to the Future trilogy is ok for teens+ audiences i believe.
Meet the Robinsons wasnt bad to my knowledge
Everyone's Hero was funny, but the level of innocence teetered on the middling of the scale, you would have to make a personal judgement on it.
How To Train Your Dragon was great, some kids might be frightened by the giant dragon near the end.
i personally didnt really like the princess bride, its not a kids movie in the least, older audiences are ok though.
Monsters Inc is good, as long as kids arent afraid of monsters, and if they are it should teach them to not be afraid of them lol.
i dont remember much of any of the first 2 toy stories, and i havent seen the 3rd yet.
the classic cartoons like Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Tom & Jerry are great for younger kids, and kids at heart.
As a parent i would preview any movie you plan to watch with your kids before you let them see it and decide for yourself if its appropriate.
If anyone wants a good site to check videos out with, Pluggedin is ok, but personally i prefer IMDB.com, the Internet Movie DataBase is great because its reviews on movies for everyday viewers, by everyday viewers. you get details on whether there is any sex & nudity, profanity, drugs/alcohol, scary/frightening scenes, and other things that you may not want to see, or your children to see. There is also popularity ratings, continuity goofs that are fun to try and pick out, and on the main page info on all the new movies and stuff coming out.
