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nkleszcz t1_iy95u28 wrote

By definition, the parent/guardian will look over the list of suggestions and make his/her own decisions. I’m not forcing them to abide my choice over My Little Pony the Movie. I’m stating that there might be a loophole in the kids’ fears, which they as parents may or may not want to consider.

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nkleszcz t1_iy8jxdk wrote

I recommend Star Wars Episode IV:A New Hope.

Before you focus on some of the more violent scenes in that film, I think this is so otherworldly and so much of its time and place, that it can prove to be a stepping stone for them getting more courageous to handle more violent fare.

Furthermore, I would think any of the Muppet movies could also work.

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nkleszcz t1_iy4v78j wrote

1941 by Spielberg most definitely. Many Christmas gags, and a final heartwarming Christmas speech by Ned Beatty at the end of the film.

If you’ve never seen it, or have avoided due to its bad publicity, I’d encourage you to give it a try… it’s slapstick heavy, so if you’re a fan of Home Alone or Christmas Vacation you’d most likely enjoy it.

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nkleszcz t1_iy4hn81 wrote

Reply to comment by TServo2049 in Babes In Toyland (1986) by AZSnake

Well, obviously the time they needed was to improve the costumes, the set design, and the songs themselves. By contrast, nobody complains about a gorilla mask, a demon mask, and a walrus with a chin resembling one’s butt being part of the famous cantina sequence in Star Wars Episode IV:A New Hope.

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nkleszcz t1_iy44yhs wrote

Saw it a few years ago. You’re right… it’s terrible no matter how they spin it. I suspect they needed more time to capture the tone just right, and they rushed certain scenes, trusting that the costumes, set design and musical numbers would work.

It was a huge setback for the same director behind one of the very best Christmas Carol adaptations, the 1984 George C Scott version.

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