How To Train Your Dragon 2

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The first one was probably my favorite of the kids movies to come out in the last couple years.


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@SkitchP wrote:The first one was probably my favorite of the kids movies to come out in the last couple years.
Best animated kids movies of the past 5 years.

1. WALL-E
2. How to Train Your Dragon
3. Up
4. Toy Story 3
5. Spot reserved for weird-ass Anime movie with an ending a decently educated man of 40 couldn't understand, much less my 5-year-old.
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turned2black wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:The first one was probably my favorite of the kids movies to come out in the last couple years.
Best animated kids movies of the past 5 years.

1. WALL-E
2. How to Train Your Dragon
3. Up
4. Toy Story 3
5. Spot reserved for weird-ass Anime movie with an ending a decently educated man of 40 couldn't understand, much less my 5-year-old.

Wall-E's my second.
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Aside from the usual suspects noted above my kids are totally into Tangled and Ratatouille at the moment. Prior to that it was The Lorax and Wreck It Ralph.

We're keen to see Despicable Me 2 and looking forward to HTTYD2 and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2.
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@SkitchP wrote:
turned2black wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:The first one was probably my favorite of the kids movies to come out in the last couple years.
Best animated kids movies of the past 5 years.

1. WALL-E
2. How to Train Your Dragon
3. Up
4. Toy Story 3
5. Spot reserved for weird-ass Anime movie with an ending a decently educated man of 40 couldn't understand, much less my 5-year-old.

Wall-E's my second.
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zeb wrote:Aside from the usual suspects noted above my kids are totally into Tangled and Ratatouille at the moment. Prior to that it was The Lorax and Wreck It Ralph.

We're keen to see Despicable Me 2 and looking forward to HTTYD2 and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2.
I took my 8 year old to see Despicable Me 2 yesterday.

It was ok....he loved it.
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Guys, this movie was really good. Some very dark choices made.
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Looking forward to see this on Father's Day with the kiddos.
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turned2black wrote:Looking forward to see this on Father's Day with the kiddos.

Im indifferent to 3D in general, but this is one to see in 3D
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turned2black wrote:Looking forward to see this on Father's Day with the kiddos.
Me too
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This is a spoiler. If you intend on seeing the film, do not read this spoiler.

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I kinda figured Stoick was going to die based on some reviews referring to a moment that would be tough for kids. But I was absolutely blindsided by the fact it was toothless that ends up doing it. A very dark moment for a kids movie. Is there a darker one?
The first one that came mind was Bambi's mother obviously, but she was killed by a faceless hunter. Land Before Time? I dont know. I mean this was one of the films primary good guys succumbing and killing one of the primary good guys.
It's kinda stuck with me
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I wonder how this served as light fathers day fare.
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Yeah, I was shocked they killed
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dad on Father's Day weekend.
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Spoiler: show
That's why I was entertained by the folks saying they were going to see it on fathers day
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I look forward to watching this. I thought the first one was really good. My only problem with it was just how completely predictable it iwas-- I could pretty much tell you how the whole thing was going down after the first 10 minutes of film. But it's a really charming movie and I love the friendship between Toothless and Hiccup.
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The only memorably good animated kids' movies I've seen from the last five years are Fantastic Mr. Fox and ParaNorman. Should I actually give these a shot?
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:The only memorably good animated kids' movies I've seen from the last five years are Fantastic Mr. Fox and ParaNorman. Should I actually give these a shot?
Watch "Mary and Max" if you haven't already. A stunning Australian animated film (beautiful claymation) with a wonderful performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Though I guess that probably wouldn't count as a "kids' movie".
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Rango is excellent as well.
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Oh and Gnomeo and Juliet. I'm serious.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:The only memorably good animated kids' movies I've seen from the last five years are Fantastic Mr. Fox and ParaNorman. Should I actually give these a shot?

You and I dont share a ton of similar movie interest, but of all the things I have watched since I had kids, I have found this the infinitely most enjoyable. Even more than the pixar stuff. So many kids movies require "Wink-Wink" moments to keep the parents engaged, be it through double entendre or op culture references. This doesn't. It's basically a straight ahead fairy tale that relies on the genuine affection they build in their main characters. And I think visually it is very well done as well.
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