Movies OK for kids? [Archive] - Baywind Farm Horse Forum

SedonaThunder

01-02-2009, 05:01 PM

So after seeing people's reaction to Marley, and being scolded :nono: by my brother for taking his daughter with us to "Four Christmases" (oops!:eek:)... I want to be sure to NOT rent the wrong thing at the video store tonight. Hailey (my seven year old niece) is coming to spend the night and she LOVES horses and wants to see horse movies - last time we watched "Moondance Alexander" and she loved it. I'm thinking of renting Dreamer and Flicka - they are both in the "kids" section at Blockbuster but I want to be sure there is nothing I should BEWARE of?

Cat

01-02-2009, 05:03 PM

Hmmm...Haven't heard anything about Marley - what are they saying?

I believe the two movies you are looking at will be ok for most 7 year olds - but then again, I don't have kids.

SedonaThunder

01-02-2009, 05:11 PM

Hmmm...Haven't heard anything about Marley - what are they saying?

I believe the two movies you are looking at will be ok for most 7 year olds - but then again, I don't have kids.

Hee, hee - no kids for me either Cat... there in lies the problem, it seems I don't understand the "what's OK for what age" thing.:)

There was a long thread on here a couple of days ago about Marley... people are unhappy that he dies at the end. The commercials do show happy scenes so people who aren't familiar with the book are being blind sided and many kids are leaving bawling. Of course I loved it and had every intention of taking my niece to see it until I saw the reactions!:eek:

luv2show

01-02-2009, 05:15 PM

I BALLED during Flicka! lol. Idk if your kids get upset over things like that but I do! LOL. Just something to consider :)

sugarsgirl

01-02-2009, 05:38 PM

I'd rent Flicka over Dreamer. Although Flicka made me ball, just like luv2show, its more interesting and easier to get into.

Dakota Sunrise

01-02-2009, 05:41 PM

I've never seen Dreamer, so I can't speak intelligently on that one. I LOVE Flicka, but I don't know if it would be a little over a 7 year old's head or not. I can't think of anything bad that's in it though. It's kind of sad in parts, but minimal--if any--swear words, etc. So it should be a safe.:)

What about Spirit? That's definately a kid's movie, but a really good one!:D I love it!:D Black Beauty is great too, but also sad.:(

Which one is Moondance Alexander? Is there a paint horse in it? And is his name something like Patch? I'm not sure if I'm think thinking of the right movie or not....

There was another horse movie I liked to watch when I was a lot younger. I think it was called "Two Bits and Pepper." I don't think it's a real popular movie, but I thought it rocked when I was little.:p I used to rent it (from the kid's section so you're safe in that aspect;)) all the time.

Blue

01-02-2009, 05:43 PM

I don't like the new Flicka at all. I say Dreamer all the way! :) It's an amazing story...in fact, I think I want to watch it right now. :)

If not Dreamer then The Saddle Club has some cute movies. Two Bits and Pepper, Misty and National Velvet are some good ones I can find at my Blockbusters.

Edit - and I've never seen it on DVD, but Danny used to be my favorite! :)

SedonaThunder

01-02-2009, 06:02 PM

Thanks for the ideas and input ladies!

I read Misty when I was little... didn't realize there was a movie. We've watched Spirit (I own that one as well as Black Beauty, Hidalgo and Sea Biscuit) and Moondance Alexander is about a Paint named Checkers - very cute! I'll have to see if there are any Saddle Club movies at Blockbuster... might have to rejoin Netflix.

Dakota Sunrise

01-02-2009, 06:06 PM

and Moondance Alexander is about a Paint named Checkers - very cute! .

Ok, that is the one I was thinking of. 'Patches' didn't sound right, but I thought it was something like that. My mom rented that movie for me when I had my wisdom teeth out. I liked it.:)

WashingtonBay

01-02-2009, 06:14 PM

This isn't a horse movie but you know what movie is really cute? WALL-E - we loved it.

Fjords <3

01-02-2009, 06:20 PM

I was going to suggest Moondance Alexander lol. Flicka is a good movie if you arent too picky about your accuracy. I liked Dreamer too. But The Derby Stallion with Zac Efron is one of my favorites. It's fairly accurate and really sweet.

Fjords <3

01-02-2009, 06:21 PM

After I watched Moondance Alexander, I decided my next horse is going to be a paint hunter lol.

Blue

01-02-2009, 06:44 PM

lovesfortune

01-02-2009, 06:53 PM

This isn't a horse movie but you know what movie is really cute? WALL-E - we loved it.

I just watched this today with my son. It was really really cute. I want to get it on DVD for me. :)

BelleRox

01-02-2009, 06:57 PM

Eww I hated Flicka (the remake that is. The original is really cute, though).
I liked the Derby Stallion. I watched it with this kid I babysat over the summer, shes like 9 and she really liked it.
Dreamer is actually one of my favorite horse movies of all time. That and Black Beauty. =]

FatSpottedAppy

01-02-2009, 06:59 PM

I didn't like Flicka at all and Dreamer was okay. I really suggest Spirit, and maybe Black Beauty-- Black beauty is sad with a sad/happy ending.

Misty of Chincoteague.. Good book series, terrible movie IMO.

BelleRox

01-02-2009, 07:09 PM

Oh what about the Young Black Stallion? I loved that movie when it first came out. The new Flicka completely stole it's story line. But yeah I like The Young Black Stallion, it's a really good movie for kids.

sugarsgirl

01-02-2009, 09:59 PM

Ooh and Two-bits and Pepper is a really cute movie too !

luckydoublesranch

01-02-2009, 10:48 PM

Black beauty is one of my all time favorite books (EVERYONE should have to read it at least once) :) and I STILL cry every time they bring "Ginger" through the street on the wagon in the movie! UGGGHHHH!! I would cover her little eyes during that part...sniff...sniff.... :(
I would say Spirit, or Wall-E, or maybe Horton Hears a Who (we just watched the last two and they were both cute!!)

You know...makes me wonder how some of us turned out (fairly) normal watching "Old Yellar", or "Where the Red Fern Grows" ??? Hmmmm....

SedonaThunder

01-02-2009, 11:48 PM

Well we rented Flicka, Dreamer and Derby Stallion and she picked Dreamer to watch first. I forgot what a WONDERFUL movie it was... I loved it all over again, Hailey thought it was "the best" and my hubby (who was just sitting down for a minute then going to watch football in the bedroom) ended up watching the whole thing and cheering along with us!

Tomorrow we'll watch the other two... and I "pre-warned" Hailey about a couple of scary parts in Flicka.

OH - the little girl in Dreamer's name is Cale... I got a kick out of that since when I introduce myself as K-L to people they always say "like the vegetable"? :)

grandmadeb

01-03-2009, 06:13 AM

You never know how the kids will react. I showed mine the video."the Snowman." A beautiful story about a little boy who makes a snowman that comes to life. No words only music. Well at the end my oldest one burst into tears because the snowman melts and the little boy lost is friend. She also burst into tears when she watched "The Journey of Nattie Gantz," a Disney movie about a little girl who goes west looking for he father. At the end it looks like they just miss each other and my daughter burst out into tears saying, "She missed her daddy!" She also cried watching nature shows when a predator animal killed a prey animal. Of course now she loves all those awful scary movies you know like the Saw series!

oursarge

01-03-2009, 06:45 AM

I don't normally watch any animal movies, when I was a kid 100 yrs ago there was a movie called Run Appaloosa Run, I loved that movie, I couldn't have been sad or I wouldn't have liked it since I hate sad. I remember the dog in it leading the horse around. Chances are it's not available anymore. We own Spirit and Hidalgo but I never saw either. I heard part fo Hidalgo and it freaked me out, the sound the horse was making was like my boy when he was dying and I was screaming TURN IT OFF. That's why I don't see animal movies.

I used to love The Young Riders TV series, about the Pony Express. That's out on DVD. I remember watching the first show when my favorite horse got shot, I figured if they killed that horse no way would I watch again but she was fine and went on through the whole series, they had at least 3 horses playing Katie, they didn't match them real good, you could always tell the different horses!

mandisue

01-03-2009, 07:12 AM

Dreamer was a good movie, appropriate for a young girl..
My stepson has watched Hidalgo, Ruffian, black beauty. And some other movies that he probably shouldn't have seen. Most with his mom but as long as they understand and can handle it and won't have nightmares I see no reason not to let them see them. They have to deal with animals passing away in real life so what's so different about a movie?

mandisue

01-03-2009, 07:18 AM

Ooh and Two-bits and Pepper is a really cute movie too !

I used to rent this every weekend! Loved it!!!!!!!

OH and has anyone ever saw a movie set in like Australia or South Africa? Had horses in it, think it was called " The Rogue Stallion " or something along those lines ? I loved it too, haven't seen it in YEARS!

Horserider

01-03-2009, 08:01 AM

I LOVE Dreamer. It's an awesome movie and I'd say okay.

We own Spirit and Hidalgo but I never saw either.

I've seen Spirit. It's an awesome movie! I've only seen Hidalgo once, but I didn't really like it.

The Derby Stallion is a good one. What's wrong with Flicka? I've never seen it because I wanted to make sure the horse didn't die before I did.

GrungeEquestrian

01-03-2009, 09:19 AM

I like both Flicka and Dreamer and I think both would be suitable for your niece.

This isn't a horse movie but you know what movie is really cute? WALL-E - we loved it.
Yes I love Wall-E it was so cute!

westmanfarrier

01-03-2009, 09:52 AM

You have to go old school.

National Velvet

jeezitsjacki

01-03-2009, 05:23 PM

ohh I love dreamer and Flicka.. I think I like flicka a little more, the music is really good, but I cry every time haha

Fjords <3

01-03-2009, 06:30 PM

Two Bits and Pepper was so cute! There are so many awesome horse movies out there. The new Flicka (IMO) was not one of them.

HeartofSteel

01-03-2009, 06:43 PM

Ooh and Two-bits and Pepper is a really cute movie too !

OMG! I can't believe I forgot about Two bits and Pepper!! I seriously used to watch it ever week!

Horserider

01-03-2009, 06:55 PM

What's wrong with Flicka? I've never seen it and I'm curious in case I ever get the chance to watch it.

Blue

01-04-2009, 07:00 AM

What's wrong with Flicka? I've never seen it and I'm curious in case I ever get the chance to watch it.
It's just horrible, IMO. It's a 'modern day' version. Which makes it crappy. I love the old one. :) I could watch it for hours. Plus I don't like Tim McGraw.

BelleRox

01-04-2009, 08:39 AM

What's wrong with Flicka? I've never seen it and I'm curious in case I ever get the chance to watch it.

Well it doesn't even follow the storyline for the original movie, at all. The girl is just plain annoying. There is no accuracy, at all. Uhh yeah, it's just not a very good movie. The only thing good about it at all was the soundtrack, and the picture quality.

Ohh National Velvet is a good one!

Country Girl 43

01-04-2009, 11:35 AM

Awww we REALLY liked Flicka! The kids like watching it and so does my husband. I guess because the girl reminds everyone of me when I was younger....just a real spit fire!

If you haven't seen it, rent it and judge for yourself. I liked it and I'm in my 40's.

Remali

01-04-2009, 12:06 PM

"Dreamer" is such a good movie, I loved it!

Another one I really like, and my favorite one...."The Black Stallion"....I still get all choked up when they show him running on the beach...and it has a nice ending.

Horserider

01-04-2009, 12:09 PM

Stellaluna

01-04-2009, 12:52 PM

You have to go old school.

National Velvet

Exactly what I was thinking.

My three girls also enjoy Racing Stripes and The Black Stallion.

shewasmyshadow

01-04-2009, 12:55 PM

I was just going suggest using kids-in-mind.com for choosing movies. They will give you a heads up about anything bad in movies. My husband and I use it to choose movies for ourselves too. No reason to watch a movie just to be grossed out by some inappropriate content.

Horserider

01-04-2009, 01:06 PM

My three girls also enjoy Racing Stripes and The Black Stallion.

Yes Racing Stripes I forgot about that one. I can definitely suggest that one too.

Horserider

01-04-2009, 05:13 PM

Dakota Sunrise

01-04-2009, 06:09 PM

I LOVE Flicka!:D I think she has the perfect life- she lives on a ranch and is surrounded by horses, and of course has the perfect body too.

I've never seen Racing Stripes... was it good?

Horserider

01-04-2009, 06:13 PM

I've never seen Racing Stripes... was it good?

Yes it's a very cute movie. Maybe I should watch it tomorrow...

Country Girl 43

01-05-2009, 11:10 AM

Just got done watching Flicka. I didn't see anything wrong with it. Sure it was a little illogical at times (like they didn't ask for ID while signing up for the wild horse race), but it was a pretty good movie regardless.

LOL...I just looked at it like it was a small town and just for fun games! Heck our liquor store never carded anyone in our small town. And our gymkhanas never required a parent to sign for us to ride. But that was YEARS ago....my how things change. :rolleyes:

WashingtonBay

01-05-2009, 11:14 AM

Just got done watching Flicka. I didn't see anything wrong with it. Sure it was a little illogical at times (like they didn't ask for ID while signing up for the wild horse race), but it was a pretty good movie regardless.

Kindof like how the Black Stallion was allowed to race in what was a Thoroughbred race even though he would have had no papers after just being shipwrecked on some island and was an Arabian for most of the movie. He did have a transformation when he went into the gate... remarkable how that works ;)

Horserider

01-05-2009, 12:48 PM

Kindof like how the Black Stallion was allowed to race in what was a Thoroughbred race even though he would have had no papers after just being shipwrecked on some island and was an Arabian for most of the movie. He did have a transformation when he went into the gate... remarkable how that works

LOL yeah. Was that horse a Friesian or a mustang or both? Because in some scenes (like the beginning when she first meets Flicka) I swear that horse looks like a Friesian, but in others (like when they first put Flicka into the roundpen) it looks more like a mustang or lighter horse breed. I never got a good enough look at its legs though in the beginning and that's usually how I tell Friesians if I can't figure it out on body alone.