This collection is based on what I think are the best films to cosy up with the kids on a boring sunday afternoon and believe me when I say these are the best films I have 5 kids so thats a lot of films :)
Great to watch with the kids especially the amazement on their faces when Dorothy leaves the house and enters Oz
The Wizard Of Oz
on DVD
(1939) Starring:Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Frank Morgan Director:Victor Fleming, King Vidor Certificate:
Follow the yellow brick road again! Young Dorothy lives on a farm in Kansas where a large tornado picks her house, and her dog up and deposits them in the land of Oz. Things in Oz are strange and beautiful, but Dorothy just wants to get back home. She's helped by the Good Fairy of the North, but ..read more »
ET - The Extra-Terrestrial
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Drew Barrymore, Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace Director:Steven Spielberg Certificate:
The 2002 rerelease of E.T., which marks 20 years since the film's 1982 debut, includes never before seen footage, enhanced visual effects, and a new remastered soundtrack.E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL is Steven Spielberg's warmhearted classic delight for both children and adults. It tells the story of ..read more »
Polar Express
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen Director:Robert Zemeckis Certificate:
Director Robert Zemeckis revolutionised the art of animated film in 1998's WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT by dropping cartoon characters into the same frame with flesh-and-blood actors. In THE POLAR EXPRESS, live action and animation have merged seamlessly, resulting in sparkling super-realism. A landmark ..read more »
Beauty And The Beast(1991) Starring:Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury Director:Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise Certificate:
Walt Disney Pictures' magical animated classic "Beauty and the Beast" returns to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™, introducing a whole new generation to the Disney classic with stunning new 3D imagery. The film captures the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman who's ..read more »
Not one of my favourites but the kids seem to like watching it over and over
Stuart Little
on DVD
(1999) Starring:Hugh Laurie, Geena Davis, Michael J. Fox Director:Rob Minkoff Certificate:
He's clever, enthusiastic, a 'can do' guy with attitude-and he's a mouse. Combining live-action with groundbreaking visual effects technology by the artists and innovators at Sony Pictures Imageworks, it's the story of a mouse who is raised by the Littles, a human family who learns to dream big ..read more »
Zathura
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard Director:Jon Favreau Certificate:
Older brother Walter (Josh Hutcherson) and the younger Danny (Jonah Bobo) are constantly at war with one another, bickering over the mediating voice of their long-suffering father (Tim Robbins). When he has to go to the office to replace some papers the boys destroyed in their crossfire, he leaves ..read more »
Jumanji
on DVD
(1995) Starring:Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt Director:Joe Johnston Certificate:
A magical board game serves as a door to another dimension in this adventure fantasy based on Chris Van Allsburg's award-winning children's book. When a pair of orphans discover the game and start playing it, they unwittingly unleash a man (Robin Williams) who's been trapped inside--as well as an ..read more »
Jingle All The Way
on DVD
(1996) Starring:Arnold Schwarzenegger, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson Director:Brian Levant Certificate:
Turbo Man action dolls are the christmas craze- in the spirit of real life Tickle-Me-Almo. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad mug shamelessly through this holiday slapstick about two guilt-wracked fathers racing around Minneapolis on Christmas Eve trying to buy their sons a sold-out Turbo Man.