Films for an 8yr boy
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moonsi til
worked it out now!
Oh moomoo he def won't want to watch The Princess Bride for 2 reasons a) Princess b) bride.
N_igma
Epistemic nuisance
It's also got a pirate, a giant, screeching eels, revenge, swordfighting and magic. And Columbo.
moonsi til
worked it out now!
I may have to sneak it past him then as my choice...
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Indiana Jone trilogy
Back to the Future
Amazing Mr Blunden
The Young Indiana Jones series
Dr Who
Dark Crystal
Tean Wolf (1)
Original Series of Battlestar Galactica
Back to the Future
Amazing Mr Blunden
The Young Indiana Jones series
Dr Who
Dark Crystal
Tean Wolf (1)
Original Series of Battlestar Galactica
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
But that's the point of that film (kind of) the kid in the film doesn't want to hear the story for the same reasons.
It's a great film.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
The Princess Bride.
Excellent choice - A favourite in this house!
More recently a film called The Fall.
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
A great film, but maybe a bit long and confusing for an 8 year old?
moonsi til
worked it out now!
The Princess Bride.
Ah...just read the plot...it does indeed look cool. He also enjoys the Robin Hood type stuff on BBc 2
Monty Python.. Carry on Films,,,, Magnificent men in flying machines... Dr Seuss - the grinch.. Kes,... Watership down.. Swallows and Amazons, any Roal dahl films.. Scooby doo, Crystal Maze.. Never Ending Story... Jungle Book.. BBC childrens version of Midsummers Nights Dream.. .. Toms Midnight Garden... The last two you may have to order from the library 
Does this fill you with fear, or excitement
Does this fill you with fear, or excitement
AverageJoe
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Spy Kids II
What more could you look for? Kids who are proper spies - Antonio Banderas, Steve Buscemi, Danny Trejocool, Bill Baxton, flying pigs, STOP MOTION SKELETONS cool:), directed by Robert Rodriguez. Good clean amusing fun, with a nostalgic and affectionate wink to Ray Harryhausen, and alot of good lines and scenes that will appeal to you both on different levels.
Its *grate*
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287717/
What more could you look for? Kids who are proper spies - Antonio Banderas, Steve Buscemi, Danny Trejo
cool, Bill Baxton, flying pigs, STOP MOTION SKELETONS cool:), directed by Robert Rodriguez. Good clean amusing fun, with a nostalgic and affectionate wink to Ray Harryhausen, and alot of good lines and scenes that will appeal to you both on different levels.Its *grate*
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287717/
But that's the point of that film (kind of) the kid in the film doesn't want to hear the story for the same reasons.
Seriously, it's an amazing film! I promise he'll love it!
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
BFI did a top 50 films all kids must see....and it went like this...
1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Curtiz/William Keighley, 1938, USA)
2.Au revoir les enfants (Louis Malle, 1987, France/W.Germany)
3.Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985, USA)
4.Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale/Kirk Wise, 1991, USA)
5.Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948, Italy)
6.Billy Elliot (Stephen Daldry, 2000, UK/France)
7.A Day at the Races (Sam Wood, 1937, USA)
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982, USA)
9.Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990, USA)
10.Etre et Avoir (Nicolas Philibert, 2002, France)
11.Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton/Lee Unkrich, 2003, USA)
12. It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946, USA)
13.Jason and the Argonauts (Don Chaffey, 1963, UK/USA)
14.Kes (Ken Loach, 1969, UK)
15.The Kid (Charles Chaplin, 1921, USA)
16. King Kong (Merian C.Cooper/Ernest B.Schoedsack, 1933, USA)
17.Kirikou et la sorcière (Michel Ocelot, 1998, France/Belgium/Luxembourg)
18.La Belle et la bête (Jean Cocteau, 1946, France / Luxembourg)
19.Le Voyage dans la lune (Georges Melies, 1902, France)
20.Les Quatre cents coups (Francois Truffaut, 1959, France)
21.Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (Jacques Tati, 1953, France)
22.My Life as a Dog (Lasse Halstrom, 1985, Sweden)
23.My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988, Japan/USA)
24. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955, USA)
25.Oliver Twist (David Lean, 1948, UK)
26.The Outsiders (Francis Ford Coppola, 1983, USA)
27.Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955, India)
28.Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967, France/Italy)
29.The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987, USA)
30.Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phillip Noyce, 2002, Australia)
31.Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981, USA)
32.The Railway Children (Lionel Jeffries, 1970, UK)
33.The Red Balloon (Albert Lamorisse, 1956, France)
34.Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrman, 1996, USA)
35.The Secret Garden (Agnieszka Holland, 1993, UK/USA)
36.Show Me Love (Lukas Moodysson, 1998, Sweden/Denmark)
37. Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen/Gene Kelly, 1952, USA)
38. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney, 1937, USA)
39. Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959, USA)
40.The Spirit of the Beehive (Victor Erice, 1973, Spain)
41.Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001, Japan)
42. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977, USA)
43. To Kill a Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962, USA)
44.Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995, USA)
45.Walkabout (Nicholas Roeg, 1971, UK)
46.Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2002, New Zealand)
47.Where is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987, Iran)
48.Whistle Down the Wind (Bryan Forbes, 1961, UK)
49.The White Balloon (Jafar Panahi, 1995, Iran)
50. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939, USA)
1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Curtiz/William Keighley, 1938, USA)
2.Au revoir les enfants (Louis Malle, 1987, France/W.Germany)
3.Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985, USA)
4.Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale/Kirk Wise, 1991, USA)
5.Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948, Italy)
6.Billy Elliot (Stephen Daldry, 2000, UK/France)
7.A Day at the Races (Sam Wood, 1937, USA)
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982, USA)
9.Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990, USA)
10.Etre et Avoir (Nicolas Philibert, 2002, France)
11.Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton/Lee Unkrich, 2003, USA)
12. It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946, USA)
13.Jason and the Argonauts (Don Chaffey, 1963, UK/USA)
14.Kes (Ken Loach, 1969, UK)
15.The Kid (Charles Chaplin, 1921, USA)
16. King Kong (Merian C.Cooper/Ernest B.Schoedsack, 1933, USA)
17.Kirikou et la sorcière (Michel Ocelot, 1998, France/Belgium/Luxembourg)
18.La Belle et la bête (Jean Cocteau, 1946, France / Luxembourg)
19.Le Voyage dans la lune (Georges Melies, 1902, France)
20.Les Quatre cents coups (Francois Truffaut, 1959, France)
21.Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (Jacques Tati, 1953, France)
22.My Life as a Dog (Lasse Halstrom, 1985, Sweden)
23.My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988, Japan/USA)
24. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955, USA)
25.Oliver Twist (David Lean, 1948, UK)
26.The Outsiders (Francis Ford Coppola, 1983, USA)
27.Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955, India)
28.Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967, France/Italy)
29.The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987, USA)
30.Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phillip Noyce, 2002, Australia)
31.Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981, USA)
32.The Railway Children (Lionel Jeffries, 1970, UK)
33.The Red Balloon (Albert Lamorisse, 1956, France)
34.Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrman, 1996, USA)
35.The Secret Garden (Agnieszka Holland, 1993, UK/USA)
36.Show Me Love (Lukas Moodysson, 1998, Sweden/Denmark)
37. Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen/Gene Kelly, 1952, USA)
38. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney, 1937, USA)
39. Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959, USA)
40.The Spirit of the Beehive (Victor Erice, 1973, Spain)
41.Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001, Japan)
42. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977, USA)
43. To Kill a Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962, USA)
44.Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995, USA)
45.Walkabout (Nicholas Roeg, 1971, UK)
46.Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2002, New Zealand)
47.Where is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987, Iran)
48.Whistle Down the Wind (Bryan Forbes, 1961, UK)
49.The White Balloon (Jafar Panahi, 1995, Iran)
50. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939, USA)
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Christ....I saw that at the cinema...he actually gets chased and falls in to a river and that's when his animated adventure begins.
How could I forget The Outsiders???!!! Still one of my favourite films, and I would have been eight or nine when I first saw it, completely by accident. I think it was my sister's turn to choose at the video shop, and she got it right for once!
Back to the Future too, of course.
Back to the Future too, of course.
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
My just-turned-6 year old will sit and watch this all the way through, and my 3 year old will pay attention for a lot of it too. 8 is probably perfect
clicker
nanook rubs it....
Originally Posted by clicker
The Water Babies...half animation half real....as per wizard of oz. The main character is a boy, of about 8 who goes up chimneys amongst other adventures....he can watch it and be glad he isn't a Victorian.
That's the one...it's got the lot....child slave labour and child beatings at the start....a touch of a love interest with the posh girl in the big house....and underwater fantasy...what more could an 8 year old boy want eh?
The Water Babies...half animation half real....as per wizard of oz. The main character is a boy, of about 8 who goes up chimneys amongst other adventures....he can watch it and be glad he isn't a Victorian.
That's the one...it's got the lot....child slave labour and child beatings at the start....a touch of a love interest with the posh girl in the big house....and underwater fantasy...what more could an 8 year old boy want eh?
Clint Iguana
not an undercover cop
Some i have enjoyed recently, as well as my daughter
Stardust
Inkheart
City of Ember
The incredibles
The Golden Compass
Stardust
Inkheart
City of Ember
The incredibles
The Golden Compass
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Incredibles is very good!
The original King Kong is a great watch. Saw that with Jnr when he was 7/8 - he cried at the end!
Scaggs
following seagulls
Addams Family 1 & 2
Batteries Not Included
Belleville
Coraline
Drop Dead Fred
Eric The Viking
Evolution
Flight of the Navigator
Flushed Away
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Karate Kid Trilogy
Laputa Castle in the Sky
Lemony Snicket
Kiki's Delivery Service
Mars Attacks
Nightmare Before Christmas
Short Circuit
The Incredible Journey
Some of our kids Favorites.
Batteries Not Included
Belleville
Coraline
Drop Dead Fred
Eric The Viking
Evolution
Flight of the Navigator
Flushed Away
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Karate Kid Trilogy
Laputa Castle in the Sky
Lemony Snicket
Kiki's Delivery Service
Mars Attacks
Nightmare Before Christmas
Short Circuit
The Incredible Journey
Some of our kids Favorites.
Star Dust is
Oh - Zathura is also teh aces.
Oh - Zathura is also teh aces.
So he knows how the War was really won:
Yes! And Princess Mononoke.
Biscuitmonkey
Well-Known Member
Iron Giant
War of the Buttons
War of the Buttons
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072402/
Where the Red Fern Grows.
this was my favourite film evah! when i was 8 or 9, i went to see it at the pictures and cried, cried, cried
it has puppies ! it has indian legend ! it shows the meaning of true love! it has hunting it has bullying it has a kid saving up all his pocket money, doing odd jobs to buy some dogs - a lesson to all kids! it has drama, it has comedy
must watch it again, I think they remade it a few years ago, but go for the original
Where the Red Fern Grows.
this was my favourite film evah! when i was 8 or 9, i went to see it at the pictures and cried, cried, cried
it has puppies !
it has indian legend ! it shows the meaning of true love! it has hunting it has bullying it has a kid saving up all his pocket money, doing odd jobs to buy some dogs - a lesson to all kids! it has drama, it has comedymust watch it again, I think they remade it a few years ago, but go for the original
clicker
nanook rubs it....
ooh you've made me think of The Incredible Journey ( I think)...saw it when I was about 8/9 at cinema....had a siamese cat and a dog travelling across America....
and then another animal one about lions at the same time....was it Sam and Napoleon or the other way around...anyway an unlikely but touching tale of kid and friendly lion.
and then another animal one about lions at the same time....was it Sam and Napoleon or the other way around...anyway an unlikely but touching tale of kid and friendly lion.
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