Author Topic: DVDs for Kids (Read 6019 times)

bayonic · « **on:** Jul 23, 2004 at 05:34 PM »

Hello there ,
One of the reasons I am collecting DVDs is the chance of spending Quality Time with my kids ... also with DVDs, I know exactly what they're watching.

I would like to know more family-oriented or kids-oriented DVD titles to watch with the family.

Here is a short-list of what my kids like :

1. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

3. Stuart Little

4. the Home Alone series

5. Sound Of Music

6. Grease < dunno why

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Thanks for your suggestions.

the bayonic family

stannum · « **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2004 at 05:54 PM »

These are the DVDs I got for my kids:

1. Finding Nemo
2. Labyrinth
3. Princess Bride
4. Neverending Story 1
5. Last Starfighter

(Hmm ... all the DVDs I own are for them pala.

)

Other DVDs I intend to get for them:

1. James and the Giant Peach
2. Willow

Some other titles your kids might like:

1. E.T.
2. Ice Age
3. Tron
4. The Mummy & The Mummy Returns (my daughters love these)
5. Jumanji

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Y_meeh · « **Reply #2 on:** Jul 23, 2004 at 07:12 PM »

bayonic, grease? heheh... .

i don't have a kid yet but i always buy my pamangkin cartoons for him to watch to improve his viewing experience a bit (cable kid kasi)

titles i have acquired for my 4-yrs old nephew are:

superman cartoon collection
neverending story
the hobbit
spy kids 3d
willy wonka and the chocolate factory
princess bride
annie
harry potter 1 and 2

pero to be honest, the only thing he enjoyed was superman so i wasn't really successful in my attempt.
will be getting him the batman cartoon collection and justice league first season hopefully by august.

cherubrock · « **Reply #3 on:** Jul 29, 2004 at 03:25 AM »

From my observation, my pamangkins (don't have kids yet either) favorites are:

Looney Tunes: Back In Action
Toy Story
Finding Nemo
Beauty and the Beast (Disney)
Ice Age
Monsters, Inc.
Jurassic Park series
X-Men series and Spider-Man(for the nephews)
Barbie cartoons (for the nieces - I dunno if they have this on dvd but my nieces have theirs on VCD)

I can kind of understand the kids liking Grease 'coz I saw this as a kid and remember enjoying it immensely

CrUzSACK · « **Reply #4 on:** Jul 29, 2004 at 07:32 AM »

My son used to watch Grease 2

a lot and even listens to the CD all the time. I even have a recording of him singing a song from that movie, on my cellphone. But he has outgrown that now. Other than the usual, true-blue favorites like Nemo, Toy Story and Monsters Inc, he also likes watching the ff (sometimes over and over):

And we let him watch Harry Potter when he was younger but he only recently developed a liking for the series and now cannot wait for Prisoner of A on DVD. He enjoys the Home Alone series also.

He also is into Friends

a whole lot. Probably because of my influence.

He once watched Season 1 to 4 ng tuloy-tuloy. Which had me reaching for the remote sometimes because there are topics there a 6-year old isn't supposed to know yet. (Fast Forward! Fast Forward!). And I get ask some sensitive questions like "What's a lesbian?". $:-\$

But his all-time favorite DVD is this:

I don't know how many times he has watched this already.

I tried introducing him to Tim Burton's Batman

but the dark mood of the film didn't impress him yet. He's not yet into superheroes like this, Supe and Spidey. Maybe later, in 3-4 years.

I want him to see Homeward Bound

but we don't have it on DVD yet. Hope to catch it on cable.

I intend to re-introduce him to The Sound of Music because the last time he saw it was when he was 3 and if I ask him about it now, he doesn't remember much.

av_phile1 · « **Reply #5 on:** Jul 29, 2004 at 01:53 PM »

Come to think of it, many of my DVDs are for my son. And I happen to like them as well. They're mostly Disney/Pixar and Dreamworks animation.

Toy Story 1 & 2
Ants
A Bug's Life
Atlantis
Finding Nemo
Tarzan
Prince Of Egypt
Sleeping Beauty
Lion King
ETC...

Some other animation:

Titan A.D.
James & The Giant Peach
Anastasia
Final Fantasy
ETC...

Feature adventure/fantasy films:

Jurasic Park (All)
Stuart Little 1 & 2
LOTR (All)
Star Wars 1 and 2
Spiderman 1 & 2
Hellboy
Spawn
Batman
Batman & Robin
Superman
ETC

and some religious films: (on Holy Week)

Greatest Story Ever Told
King Of Kings
Jesus
The Passion of The Christ (for older kids if they can take it)

nerveblocker · « **Reply #6 on:** Jul 29, 2004 at 06:04 PM »

I have these for my daughter:

Toy Story 1 and 2
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Powerpuff Girls: The Movie
Powerpuff Girls: Down n Dirty
Lion King 1, 11/2,2
Brother Bear
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Barney- More Barney Songs
Powerpuff Girls- Twisted Sister
Jimmy Neutron

-Do you know that exposing your children to TV at a young age would be a factor for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? Go slow with those videos. More on the music!

bayonic · « **Reply #7 on:** Jul 30, 2004 at 06:47 AM »

Quote from: nirvblakr on Jul 29, 2004 at 06:04 PM

I have these for my daughter:

-Do you know that exposing your children to TV at a young age would be a factor for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? Go slow with those videos. More on the music!

Is there a difference between watching TV and watching DVDs ?
My kids love to watch their favorite DVDs over and over and I noticed that they're still rapt with attention everytime. Plus they always watch with subtitles and they like to read along with the dialogue.
But I agree with you too ... they need to spend more time listening to pure music ... and reading books.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #8 on:** Jul 30, 2004 at 01:40 PM »

I have a nephew (2 years old) who was exposed to Barney videos since birth. Now he doesn't want to eat without Barney played in front of him. He doesn't interact well to kids and doesnt talk much. When in front of the TV playing Barney he is immovable. His attention cannot be called and his eyes seemed to be glued to the screen.

Isn't Barney evil?

graphire · « **Reply #9 on:** Jul 30, 2004 at 02:17 PM »

Quote from: nirvblakr on Jul 30, 2004 at 01:40 PM

I have a nephew (2 years old) who was exposed to Barney videos since birth. Now he doesn't want to eat without Barney played in front of him. He doesn't interact well to kids and doesnt talk much. When in front of the TV playing Barney he is immovable. His attention cannot be called and his eyes seemed to be glued to the screen.

Isn't Barney evil?

nakows.. wag naman po sana. My 3 yr old boy loves watching Barney. But we always limit him watching videos, like every other day or twice a week. He mostly likes kiddie musical videos.

CrUzSACK · « **Reply #10 on:** Jul 30, 2004 at 03:40 PM »

Kids will get over Barney when they're 5 or 6 probably.

Then they're gonna be watching other cartoons or kiddie shows...more evil than Barney.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #11 on:** Aug 02, 2004 at 06:15 AM »

Quote from: CrUzSACK on Jul 30, 2004 at 03:40 PM

Kids will get over Barney when they're 5 or 6 probably. Then they're gonna be watching other cartoons or kiddie shows...more evil than Barney.

I will await that time that my kid and her cousin gets over Barney...then I will know the effect of older kids' cartoons on them ...scary

hemisphere · « **Reply #12 on:** Aug 02, 2004 at 11:04 AM »

recommended dvds for kids:

The Cat in The Hat
Lion King 1.5
American Tail

tons of features and games for kids..

kimpOy · « **Reply #13 on:** Aug 02, 2004 at 11:37 AM »

my 2 year old loves
Toy Story 1&2
Justice League
Lion King
Finding Nemo
Shrek
Barney VCDs
Superman

and the Shooting at the Lobby scene of The Matrix

av_phile1 · « **Reply #14 on:** Aug 03, 2004 at 03:06 PM »

Quote from: nirvblakr on Jul 29, 2004 at 06:04 PM

-Do you know that exposing your children to TV at a young age would be a factor for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? Go slow with those videos. More on the music!

You could be right. My son has been watching VHS Disney animation and other feature fantasy films like Batman and Jurassic Park since God knows when. And he did have attention/hyper problems when he started in school.

Courage · « **Reply #15 on:** Aug 03, 2004 at 04:32 PM »

My 3 year old son favorite.

I tried JL, Looney Toones, Dexter and other caroons for kids, talagang ayaw nya.

This is the only cartoon he watch, or else waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

edboy7 · « **Reply #16 on:** Aug 03, 2004 at 05:40 PM »

Quote from: nirvblakr on Jul 29, 2004 at 06:04 PM

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-Do you know that exposing your children to TV at a young age would be a factor for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? Go slow with those videos. More on the music!

this gets me worried

My son loves to watch Nick Jr shows and luckily, some of them are available on dvd here

...still cant find spongebob dvd $:-\$

nick jr dvd includes dora,little bill, blues clues and the bear show(dunno the titlle)
other dvds
jimmy neutron
e.t.
sound of music
toy story1&2
finding nemo
monsters inc
lion king
Looney tunes back in action
bugs life
buzz lightyear movie
pinocchio
jonah

CrUzSACK · « **Reply #17 on:** Aug 05, 2004 at 05:59 PM »

Speaking of Kids and too much exposure to TV/DVD/Videos ---- Quite OT but I just wanna share this. One of my best friend has a 3 year old daughter who is soo into Barbie and she loves watching Barbie a lot.....she went through this stage where she refused to be called by her real name and won't respond unless you call her "Barbie"!

At this age, it's still cute and harmless.....but when you really think about it.....grabe ang impact ng TV/Video.

Klaus Weasley · « **Reply #18 on:** Sep 01, 2004 at 07:35 PM »

I highly recommend the PIXAR movies, the anime film Spirited Away and of course the Looney Tunes Golden Collection. I think all kids should see those films. Classics.

tongobxxx · « **Reply #19 on:** Sep 29, 2004 at 07:43 AM »

sorry for that it's not me who write that, someone use my account, i left it open sa cafe, sorry.... $:-\$

Homeland · « **Reply #20 on:** Sep 29, 2004 at 11:17 AM »

Not according to my records. The account is banned.

Mo®pHeOu$ · « **Reply #21 on:** Oct 07, 2004 at 11:44 AM »

Willy Wonka and the Cholocate Factory really stuck to my 2 year old kid. He sometimes sings the umpa lumpa song whenever he's in a singing frenzy!

bayonic · « **Reply #22 on:** Oct 07, 2004 at 04:12 PM »

Quote from: M°RpHeÖuS on Oct 07, 2004 at 11:44 AM

Willy Wonka and the Cholocate Factory really stuck to my 2 year old kid. He sometimes sings the umpa lumpa song whenever he's in a singing frenzy!

same here .... let's wait and see how Tim Burton treats it when he remakes it .

jetcmd · « **Reply #23 on:** Oct 07, 2004 at 11:28 PM »

My 4-year old daughter really likes watching Mulan.. Siguro mga 100 times na namin napanood! Napapanaginipan ko nga nga yung movie sometimes eh! But really, the movie is very touching especially kung tatay ka na at may anak kang girl. hu hu hu...

Y_meeh · « **Reply #24 on:** Oct 07, 2004 at 11:52 PM »

My 4-year old nephew naman really enjoyed the lion king. He watches it every morning before he goes to school. The other day he called a viewing session with his friends yet he was like ... uy wag mo hawakan yan... original yan... baka magasgasan... I let him handle his discs by himself and he's ever so careful with it

xage · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 09, 2005 at 01:17 AM »

Quote from: av_phile1 on Jul 29, 2004 at 01:53 PM

Come to think of it, many of my DVDs are for my son. And I happen to like them as well. They're mostly Disney/Pixar and Dreamworks animation.

Feature adventure/fantasy films:

Jurasic Park (All)
Stuart Little 1 & 2
LOTR (All)
Star Wars 1 and 2
Spiderman 1 & 2
Hellboy
Spawn
Batman
Batman & Robin
Superman
ETC

I tend to disagree on Spawn, both Feature Film and Animated Series are filled with Violence and Foul Language...

Chivalry · « **Reply #26 on:** Sep 27, 2005 at 02:06 PM »

with all the disney and buenavista titles on sale, i suppose it's time to revive this thread!

my nieces love "princess" movies and their favorites are Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty

my nephews like Lilo and Stitch, the Incredibles and Star Wars

they all like Finding Nemo, Toy Story and Barney(?)

i still havent figured out why kids love Barney, whats with that purple dinosaur that kids find so irresistible?

ranran · « **Reply #27 on:** Sep 27, 2005 at 06:48 PM »

my kids love "Thomas the Tank Engine", its too bad this series isn't available locally, i had to get them through Amazon.com

fredrk · « **Reply #28 on:** Oct 07, 2005 at 12:35 PM »

My daughter loves all of the Disney "Princess" movies. She also thoroughly enjoyed The Three Musketeers.

wrAth · « **Reply #29 on:** Oct 07, 2005 at 12:57 PM »

(although I seem to know more adults than kids who get a fix out of this)

excellent embossed packaging too.