RevMatt
Need a movie for my Youth Group!
Posted on: 03/16/2009 16:04
I need some movie suggestions. The group in question is grades 5-8, so 11-14 years old. Plus my daughter, who is 5 going on 30. I don't care whether the movie is religious or not, or has any redeeming social value, but I would like to avoid getting in trouble with parents (including my wife).
Any ideas?
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Tyson
Nacho Libre Over The Hedge
Posted on: 03/16/2009 16:27
Nacho Libre
Over The Hedge (for your daughter)
The Ant Bully (ditto)
Kung Fu Panda (really funny)
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
Any of the Pirates of the Carribean movies
City of Ember
Some of the movies like Pirates and Narnia may have some frightning scenes, but no blood or guts.
cjms
Night At the Museum is
Posted on: 03/16/2009 16:25
Night At the Museum is great.
BTW, for a "religious movie", I would suggest For the Bible Tells Me So
http://www.forthebibletellsmeso.org/index2.htm
It is wonderful for discussing the church's role in homophobia. My 13 year watched it at church...cms
seeler
I've heard that "Supersize
Posted on: 03/16/2009 16:27
I've heard that "Supersize me" is good for young people and adults as well. I've not seen it myself.
Tyson
Kicking and Screaming. Can't
Posted on: 03/16/2009 16:50
Kicking and Screaming. Can't go wrong with Will Ferrell.
Any of the Spider Man movies
Remember The Titans is good
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising was a great movie. Very enjoyable.
Journey to the Center of the Earth was also really good. I watched it three times. Great family film.
Tyson
My recomendations are
Posted on: 03/16/2009 16:52
My recomendations are for:
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Night at the Museum.
brads ego
Stigmata... just
Posted on: 03/16/2009 16:56
Stigmata... just kidding.
How about Spanglish, Saved!, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Princess Bride, or Invisible Children?
cate
City of Ember is a good one
Posted on: 03/16/2009 16:56
City of Ember is a good one for all ages, though there are a few potentially frightening scenes for a 5 year old depending on how sensitive she is. Night at the Museum is the same type of deal.
No offence to cf, but I think you are in for trouble with any of the spider man movies or the seeker as they are rated or reviewed as too mature for your younger kids (esp. the 5 year old, but also the 11 & 12 year olds).
Tyson
Yes. The seeker is rated
Posted on: 03/16/2009 17:06
Yes. The seeker is rated PG.
Journey to the Center of the Earth is rated PG as well but there is no swearing and there are some "scarry" moments but nothing too scarry. It still gets my vote.
brads ego
Grade 5 - I think I was in
Posted on: 03/16/2009 17:15
Grade 5 - I think I was in grade 5 in 1992ish.
What was I watching:
Aladdin, Fern Gully (scared the hell out of me), Newsies (AWESOME!), The Mighty Ducks, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, Home Alone 2 and Beethoven - although I was pretty sheltered compared to others my age.
lastpointe
Edward Scissors hands (
Posted on: 03/16/2009 17:24
Edward Scissors hands ( especially for the Johnny Depp fans)
there are great Japanese anime movies that my teens absolutely love. The art work is stunning.
try Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle or really anything by Hayao Miyazaki. A very nice change from Disney.
for a fun but perhaps a bit racy one try Space Balls or Johnny English or the Little Shop of Horrors (well maybe that might be gory???
lastpointe
I think to keep teens
Posted on: 03/16/2009 17:25
I think to keep teens occupied it either needs to be a classic favourite or something they haven't seen before. They watch so many movies now. So go for something for 20 years ago or even older.
cate
I agree cf that Journey to
Posted on: 03/16/2009 18:37
I agree cf that Journey to the Centre of the Earth would be a good one.
Lastpointe, you must be trying to get RevMatt fired by suggesting Spaceballs for 11 year olds
cate
And if you're gonna get fired
Posted on: 03/16/2009 18:39
And if you're gonna get fired for it, it might as well be for Monty Python!
Everrrrry sperm is saaaacred... everrrrrry sperm is greaaaaaat... when a sperm is waaaaasted, GOD GETS QUITE IRAAAAAATE!!!
LoveJoy
*singin'* "All things dull
Posted on: 03/16/2009 18:51
*singin'* "All things dull and ugly; all creatures great and squat; all things foul and putrid; the Lord God made the lot..." (or something like that)
I underscore the need to show them something they haven't seen so they don't get bored. Also - I hate to ask - but do you have a license to show movies to your youth group? (you need one) Our church gets a good license package for about $100/year.
revjohn
The Princess Bride is
Posted on: 03/16/2009 18:53
The Princess Bride is classic! Although dated. It was on TV the other night and I laughed till I cried.
Andre the Giant had some classic lines.
"I fight small gangs for local charities" is a killer laugh.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind or ET are also good romps.
Grace and peace to you.
John
revjohn
The Princess Bride is
Posted on: 03/16/2009 18:53
The Princess Bride is classic! Although dated. It was on TV the other night and I laughed till I cried.
Andre the Giant had some classic lines.
"I fight small gangs for local charities" is a killer laugh.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind or ET are also good romps.
Grace and peace to you.
John
Kappa
If you can find it, Mad Hot
Posted on: 03/16/2009 18:54
If you can find it, Mad Hot Ballroom is a great documentary about kids the same age as those in your youth group from inner-city schools in New York learning ballroom dancing. The youth might enjoy it because it has a bunch of kids their own age in it. It came out a few years ago, but they may not have seen it because it's a documentary.
It's recent so they may have seen it, but kids that age could enjoy Big Fish. Might provide a lot of opportunity for useful discussions on truth, metaphor and story, if that's the sort of thing you're looking for.
The Emperor's New Groove is an oft over looked, but imo, totally awesome Disney movie that emphasizes the importance of cooperation and thinking about the feelings of others.
crazyheart
close to Easter - what about
Posted on: 03/16/2009 18:54
close to Easter - what about Jesus Christ - Superstar
revjohn
I felt so strongly about The
Posted on: 03/16/2009 18:56
I felt so strongly about The Princes Bride I posted twice
crazyheart
lol@john
Posted on: 03/16/2009 18:57
lol@john
BethanyK
lol John that's cause it's an
Posted on: 03/16/2009 20:35
lol John that's cause it's an amzing movie and will never be dated LOL
Ponty Python is always great.
not a lot of people have seen Chitty Chitty bang bang but I love it
Father of the bride (the newer ones though I like the old ones to)
I think anything older would be a good call since i'm sure a lot of people have seen the new ones though I'll name a few anyway.
Kung fu Panda-really funny
Madagascar II-hallarious though i'm not sure if it's out yet
Twilight comes out this weekend I think
Pinga
I just paid the bill for our
Posted on: 03/16/2009 21:27
I just paid the bill for our license -- $144. Acquired through conference. Amount is based on average Sunday attendance, if I remember correctly.
Very reasonable.
Not the question you asked, though. Will ponder movies. I have succumbed to Disney / Pixar movies, which can have multiple layers. I really enjoyed Wall-e; however, as others have mentioned better to go with an old movie.
cjms
What about Chocolat? It's a
Posted on: 03/16/2009 21:34
What about Chocolat? It's a wonderful film and is set in the Lenten/Easter season - and has Johnny Depp and chocolate! What could be better???!!!...cms
Jah Hardway
my kids (age 5,6&7) can't
Posted on: 03/16/2009 21:35
my kids (age 5,6&7) can't get enough of the VeggieTales movie, "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything"
I know its by a "christian" production company, but Ive seen it now several times and I like it but I don't get the "christian" message in it
and its got a funny version of "Rock Lobster" by th B52's at the end
cheers
JH
Birthstone
I've been skimming through
Posted on: 03/16/2009 21:52
I've been skimming through here - Try IGOR - fairly new Tim Burton - definately for older kids though your daughter would enjoy it (with a dad like you, I'm sure she'll survive!), insanely funny with Steve Buscemi & looks at good and evil from a delightful angle!!! We loved it.
Journey to the Center of the Earth was excellent too.
Birthstone
spaceballs is pretty good (
Posted on: 03/16/2009 21:53
spaceballs is pretty good ( occasional bad word, but funny and well placed!)
cjms
The Exorcist??? No maybe
Posted on: 03/16/2009 21:55
The Exorcist??? No maybe not...cms
revjohn
RevMatt, By not showing
Posted on: 03/17/2009 09:18
RevMatt,
By not showing your youth group The Princess Bride you will be guilty of one of the two most common mistakes, and I'm not talking about starting a landwar in Asia.
Grace and peace to you.
John
momsfruitcake
i looove the princess
Posted on: 03/17/2009 09:33
i looove the princess bride.
legend (really early tom cruise).
labrynth (david bowie and really early jennifer connelly)
pinochio just came out on dvd (for the younger ones)
we watched bolt yesterday. it was cute. my son (5) enjoyed it.
the wizard of oz
e.t.
annie
the iron giant
the goonies
willow
the last unicorn
hook
charlotte's web
the ten commandments
momsfruitcake
cjms wrote: What about
Posted on: 03/17/2009 09:35
What about Chocolat? It's a wonderful film and is set in the Lenten/Easter season - and has Johnny Depp and chocolate! What could be better???!!!...cms
nothing, my friend, nothing *lol*
momsfruitcake
lastpointe wrote: I think to
Posted on: 03/17/2009 09:37
I think to keep teens occupied it either needs to be a classic favourite or something they haven't seen before. They watch so many movies now. So go for something for 20 years ago or even older.
footloose :)
momsfruitcake
if you could ever find it,
Posted on: 03/17/2009 09:38
if you could ever find it, going ape (tony danza).
Beloved
Greetings! I cast my vote
Posted on: 03/17/2009 09:39
Greetings!
I cast my vote to Bridge to Terabithia.
You do know, RevMatt, that no matter what movie you choose you are going to be in trouble with someone!
Several years ago when I was involved with the youth (Grades 9-12) we used to have fun nights occasionally - sometimes a movie, but not always. Well one movie night (and I was somewhat under pressure to make sure there was not too much sex, no bad language, violence, etc. by the CE committee) I decided I would show the new Beverly Hillbillies movie (this was in the late 90s). I thought it would be hillarious and fairly clean. Well, I laughed all the way through it (reminiscing of course) - cement pond, grannys brew, the dining room with the pool table, etc. But the kids did not find it at all funny!
Hope, peace, joy, love . . .
RevMatt
Hehe. Princess Bride is an
Posted on: 03/17/2009 09:41
Hehe. Princess Bride is an excellent idea. Yes, I'm looking for something that they haven't seen, so older is a good idea. Chocolat would be great, too, although maybe not interesting enough for my daughter. Mind you, she is just so thrilled to be with the big kids that that doesn't matter too much.
No, I don't have a licence, but we are at someone's house, not the church, so it doesn't matter. We only do one or two movies a year anyways, so $100 makes those very expensive movies.
Thanks for all the good ideas. Spaceballs is a good idea if they were all 13-14, but the 11 year olds are too young. Well, if they were my kids, I'd be OK with it, but they're not.
My daughter loves Fern Gully, though, and the others won't likely have seen it. Hrm.
cjms
I suspect that RevJohn has
Posted on: 03/17/2009 10:41
I suspect that RevJohn has some sort of investment in Princess Bride and is getting a kick back!!!...cms
YouthWorker
Unless I missed it, you've
Posted on: 03/17/2009 11:07
Unless I missed it, you've all overlooked the height of Disney/Pixar animated movies... Finding Nemo. I've found that one almost never gets old... same with Monsters Inc and Shrek (though that's not Disney/Pixar).
Someone above mentioned Invisible Children. I wouldn't quite recommend it for that age group, but if you have an older group, I would definitely go with that -- it's amazing. But be prepared for difficult questions afterward.
And cjms... the minister here showed The Exorcist to the Youth Group when she led it -- so it would probably go over well! (Most of them, I think, laughed off all the scary stuff.)
Elanorgold
MomsFruitCake, good taste!
Posted on: 03/17/2009 11:42
MomsFruitCake, good taste! I would add:
Leprechauns (fun fairy tale, child appropriate)
Neverending Story (I still love it, and perfect message for 11-14 yr olds)
The Explorers (old one about a trio of boys who invent a bubble in which they can travel into space!!!)
Robin Hood (Errol Flynn, lots of Ho Ho! and good fun action, maybe a bit too old though)
Flubber (Robin Williams doing his funny mad scientist thing, some slapstick, a little romance and a flying car)
Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home (light, lots of funny bits, heck of an adventure)
Back to the Future (the king of time travel movies, I loved it at 12! Still love it!)
LoveJoy
Just a note that Chocolat
Posted on: 03/17/2009 12:31
Just a note that Chocolat (while an awesome movie) does have a sex scene in it. Not too graphic or anything (unfotunately) but some uptight parents might not like it...
momsfruitcake
elanor: the never ending
Posted on: 03/17/2009 13:29
elanor: the never ending story... i forgot about that one. i'm making a special trip to the video store for that one. what a great movie for a march break afternoon. my son is going to LOVE it!
i think i still have back the future on vhs somewhere (along with the outsiders and a nightmare on elm street).
crazyheart
lovejoy, they see worse in
Posted on: 03/17/2009 13:37
lovejoy, they see worse in comercials. LOL
Kappa
Thanks for mentioning
Posted on: 03/17/2009 15:28
Thanks for mentioning Labyrinth, momsfruitcake, that is indeed a great one for this age group! Also Back to the Future still totally rocks. And I forgot about Footloose!
lastpointe
how about city slickers.
Posted on: 03/17/2009 15:33
how about city slickers. funny coyboy movie.
kids see so many movies that I don't think it can be anything less than 20 years old or they will have seen it.
unless you get a cult favourite like star wars that they all know and love anc can recite.
why a movie? what about charades based on movies, or pretend to be a movie ( only speak in dialogue from your movie till it is guessed
revjohn
Hi Beloved, Beloved
Posted on: 03/17/2009 16:38
Hi Beloved,
You do know, RevMatt, that no matter what movie you choose you are going to be in trouble with someone!
Me for starters if he goes with anything other than The Princess Bride.
Grace and peace to you.
John
revjohn
Hi cjms, cjms wrote: I
Posted on: 03/17/2009 16:41
Hi cjms,
I suspect that RevJohn has some sort of investment in Princess Bride and is getting a kick back!!!...cms
No kick backs here.
I just want to see a new generation enjoy a classic movie that is free of gratuitous violence, profanity and sex. A good movie doesn't need to be swimming in either.
But then, knowing that I know you know that one should never match wits with a Sicilian . . . .
Grace and peace to you.
John
kenziedark
Oh I'm bookmarking this page
Posted on: 03/17/2009 19:12
Oh I'm bookmarking this page (can I do that). Am always struggling to think of age appropriate movies.
Pickle
Back To the Future...
Posted on: 03/17/2009 19:18
Back To the Future... classic.
brads ego
No one ever gets in trouble
Posted on: 03/17/2009 19:21
No one ever gets in trouble with The Princess Bride.
Except that one kiss.
“Since the invention of the kiss, there have only been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.”
Eileenrl
Princess Bride is a great
Posted on: 03/17/2009 20:54
Princess Bride is a great movie = a good choice
cate
Hello. Mya name is Inigo
Posted on: 03/17/2009 21:00
Hello. Mya name is Inigo Montoya. You keeeled my fahder. Prepahr to die.
Princess Bride is clearly the only real choice here (despite the high calibre of the competition listed).
Tyson
Yeah, I gotta say that
Posted on: 03/17/2009 21:23
Yeah, I gotta say that RevJohn has a good idea with The Princess Bride.
"I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?"