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Scary movies you'd let your little kids watch

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boomerang
 
Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 07:45 am
Mo is begging for scary Halloween type movies and I've previewed a few zombie (his favorite) films but they're all really scary.

He likes the funny/scary ones like Ghostbusters and Shawn of the Dead but the humor of ones like Young Frankenstein go right over his head.

Do you know of any good horror films for the under 10 set?

Thanks!
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djjd62
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 07:55 am
@boomerang,
gotta love tim burton

http://michaelsmoviemania.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/beetlejuice.jpg

http://www.impawards.com/1993/posters/nightmare_before_christmas_ver1.jpg

http://www.impawards.com/2005/posters/corpse_bride.jpg

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/allposters/mg/189759.jpg

boomerang
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 08:32 am
@djjd62,
Oh I love Beetlejuice! Great suggestion. Thanks!

I've seen Nightmare Before Christmas and thought it was one of the most boring movies ever. The pacing was just.... off.... or something to me. Mo might like it though.

I'll check out the other two. I love the cover of Frankenweenie. Maybe it's my imagination but from the depths of my memory I recall Stephen Speilberg having made a movie called Frankenweenie back when he was a little kid.
CalamityJane
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 10:06 am
What about all the "Scary Movie I to VI - they're a parody of the other horror
movies. So funny, yet a bit scary too. Anna Faris plays the dizzy one in all of
them. My daughter loves these movies!

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chai2
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 10:53 am
don't you think the Scary Movie movies might have too much adult content?

Dealing with cameltoes, racial profiling, homosexuality, drugs?
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 10:57 am
@djjd62,
And considering Tim Burton is remaking Frankenweenie into a full length film ... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1142977/, the short will get him familiarized with the character so in a couple of years (2011) he'll be ready for the feature film.
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tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 11:07 am
@boomerang,
boomerang wrote:

I've seen Nightmare Before Christmas and thought it was one of the most boring movies ever. The pacing was just.... off.... or something to me. Mo might like it though.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/3083935586_dcbdc13e41.jpg

Blaspheme! Shocked Surprised Mad Embarrassed Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Drunk <--- Look! You drove me to drink .... Crying or Very sad
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 11:15 am
@boomerang,
The Birds (1963) ;
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) ;
Jaws (1975);
The Mummy (1999);
Signs (2002);
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)?
CalamityJane
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 11:19 am
@chai2,
chai2 wrote:

don't you think the Scary Movie movies might have too much adult content?

Dealing with cameltoes, racial profiling, homosexuality, drugs?


No, not really! I am more concerned with actual violent movies that are
unfortunately rated PG13 Evil or Very Mad as with adult content (sexual).
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CalamityJane
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 11:21 am
@tsarstepan,
tsarstepan,
"The Birds" gave me nightmares, and I was around 18 years old when I saw the movie for the first time.
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djjd62
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 11:25 am
@tsarstepan,
tsarstepan wrote:
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)?


good call
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 11:26 am
@boomerang,
Quote:
..................the humor of ones like Young Frankenstein go right over his head.



Boomer- Funny. Mr. P. and I were just discussing Young Frankenstein yesterday. I remembered that the first time I saw it, I laughed so hard that I nearly had an accident. The jokes and site gags just never stopped.

One of the things that I realized was that the people who would enjoy and understand "Young Frankenstein" the most were those who were familiar with the original "Frankenstein". Otherwise, many of the "in" jokes would probably go right over the heads of those who had not seen the original.
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littlek
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 12:05 pm
Dead Alive is a bit on the edge of kosher for 10 year olds. Maybe a little too scary, but it is mostly just gross (and funny).
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chai2
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 12:08 pm
@tsarstepan,
tsarstepan wrote:

boomerang wrote:

I've seen Nightmare Before Christmas and thought it was one of the most boring movies ever. The pacing was just.... off.... or something to me. Mo might like it though.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/3083935586_dcbdc13e41.jpg

Blaspheme! Shocked Surprised Mad Embarrassed Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Drunk <--- Look! You drove me to drink .... Crying or Very sad



J'ACCUSE !!!!!!
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 12:28 pm
@chai2,
Mais bien sur!
mismi
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 01:26 pm
@tsarstepan,
My boys definitely like scary movies. Goosebumps comes on Cartoon Networks in the afternoon...and some of them are really great. Also Hocus Pocus, Gremlins is pretty good too. Edward Scissorhands, Escape to Witch Mountain, The Goonies is adorable. Spiderwick Chronicles. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken - they loved that one too.
Tai Chi
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 01:27 pm
@mismi,
Oh yeah, my kids loved The Goonies.
mismi
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 01:31 pm
@Tai Chi,
I love The Goonies too Tai Chi...Chunk...so cute.

Also The Monster House

There are several of these coming on ABC family starting the 23rd I think.
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djjd62
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 02:31 pm
@mismi,
mismi wrote:

Edward Scissorhands
Spiderwick Chronicles.


two more good choices
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chai2
 
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Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 02:41 pm
@tsarstepan,
tsarstepan wrote:

Mais bien sur!


diggin' the new avatar
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