Radio

[Lilith]

I just saw the movie Radio at the cheap theater...gotta love a movie ticket, popcorn and a coke for $5.

I really liked the movie and thought Cuba Gooding Jr. portrayed a mentally retarded person very well without over-doing it and milking the role. I took my oldest son and he liked it too.

Got me thinking about all the crap we feed our kid's minds. What movies do you think are important ones to add to a kid's cinematic diet? Movies with a message? Movies that are classics? What would you put on a "should see" list for kids/teens to see before reaching adulthood? Or for all that matters, "must see" movies for us all?

[Tess]

first one I can think of is "Amadeus" Maybe a little intense for the younger ones, but truly a classic.

Others: 2001, Wizard of OZ, All The President's Men, ET, Awakenings, Forrest Gump, A Beautiful Mind.

[LixyChick]

"Rudy" was pretty good! It had a message of "never say never" that did it for me!

"Forrest Gump" was great too (^5 Tess).......it has everything!

[MilkToast]

I think that at some point, in high school, kids should have to watch "Schindler's List". I might also add to that list the series "Band of Brothers."

[Kendall]

its a wondedrful life

[Oldfart]

Bambi, for the concepts of friends and dealing with grief.

Mary Poppins, for wonderful things and music.

Oliver Twist, to show that all is not perfect in the world.

Any of the Loony Tunes pics, for the outright fun of them.

Why burden kids with reality until they have to deal with it?

[Bilbo]

"CROSSROADS"
for making life what you want it to be, and for taking responsiblity for your own actions.

[Steph]

Casablanca

The Godfather I & II

Lost in Translation

Elephant

Anything with Will Ferrell :D

[Cheyanne]

I don't know Lil... anymore, movies are so difficult to apply to real life unless they are based on a real story like Radio. Our youngest is 10 now, and she is still at the point of being able to discuss relationships between movie stuff and real life situations, but our 2 older teens

:rolleyes:

can't imagine themselves in any situation... and if you start to discuss stuff.... well, we are the stupid ones at this point.. we have another - hmmmmmmmmmmm, maybe 5 years before we start to get smart again...

[lakritze]

I didn't see this movie but I would recomend I am Sam with Sean Penn.Antwon Fisher,Lost in Translation was a great movie.Last one I saw in a theatre.While on the subject of Scarlett Johansson, The Girl with the Gold Earring may be an enjoyable movie for older kids.

[jseal]

Lilith,

From the classics department, after removing ones already mentioned, in alphabetical order:

A Hard Day's Night
African Queen
Alien
Apocalypse Now
Battleship Potemkin
Blade Runner
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Cabaret
Chinatown
Citizen Kane
Deliverance
Dr Strangelove
Easy Rider
Grease
Gone With The Wind
High Noon
Lawrence of Arabia
M*A*S*H
Metropolis
Rebel Without a Cause
Singin' in the Rain
Spartacus
Star Wars
The Exorcist
The French Connection
The Good The Bad and The Ugly
The Graduate
The Great Escape
The Matrix
The Sound of Music
Titanic
Toy Story
Vertigo

[thedog]

"Man without a Face" - Mel Gibson

[lexi]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Sandlot
Stripes

[LixyChick]

Originally posted by thedog
"Man without a Face" - Mel Gibson
Excellent......EXCELLENT choice thedog! I loved this movie.....and it has sense and sensitivity......yes.....this is a perfect movie for the topic!

[jseal]

Lilith,

Ah, how soon we forget!

Dr. Zivago - Omar Sharif , Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin , Rod Steiger , Alec Guinness.

West side Story – Rita Moreno, Natalie Wood. 10 Oscars!

Breakfast at Tiffanys - Henry Mancini's musical score and Hubert de Givenchy's gowns for Ms. Hepburn successfully uphold Truman Capote's style.

My Fair Lady - Audrey Hepburn & Rex Harrison. ‘Nuff said!

The Bridge on the River Kwai - Alec Guinness as Nicholson is at his very best. Sessue Hayakawa as Saito is also first rate, as is the rest of the cast. This film is a wonderful depiction of the triumph of the human spirit in the madness of war.

[Sugarsprinkles]

The first ones that came to my mind were "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Gentlman's Agreement". Both starring Gregory Peck and both dealing with prejudice.

[Booger]

Apocalyose now
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Sling Blade
American Beauty

[dancingrugger]

(depending on the age of these hypothetical children)
Native Son
Glory
Philadelphia

Oh my god, Stand By Me, can't believe I almost forgot that. THE quintessential coming of age movie.