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Introduce him to The Muppets as soon as possible, especially Sesame Street, all the colours and songs and stuff are great for kids. Then let him watch the movie Follow That Bird because it is great and not enough people have seen it.
Have to admit my muppet exposure is pretty minimal too, great idea Jimmy. Added.
They are great for young kids due to the voices and colours and they don't even have to get a lot of the jokes in the Muppet movies until they are older.
Absolutely +1. The Muppets ares great for being able to grow up with them. I'm still going back to the movies and noticing things I didn't, despite the fact I've been watching them since I was really little.
An easy way to introduce little ones to great movie franchises is through the LEGO video games. I know a second grader whose favorite movies are Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm not sure if he's even seen all of the movies, but he loves the games. Sow the seed! ![]()
Even my mom, who doesn't like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings, loves the games. So, you know, family activity ![]()
I am wary, now more than ever with my eldest at 4, of "kids movies," because Little Mermaid definitely isn't and Beauty and the Beast I hesitate on but am ok with now. Winnie the Pooh is great and there are several different selections out there to choose, as well as movies. "Piglet's Big Movie" is actually well done.
Lion King 2 deserves mention as it is a more fun, less Hameltesque story. Much more toned down.
If you have Netflix, then it is your friend as there are several children's shows on there, such as Sesame Street, and Cailou, which is my daughter's favorite right now. Cailou is a little more accessible since it focuses on a 4 year old and uses a lot of primary colors.
Emperor's New Groove is a second step movie, primarily for the sarcastic humor, which may be inaccessible.
Also, some of the newer Tinker Bell movies are surprisingly well done.
One thing I'll add is with trying to get my daughters to sleep, especially after a busy day, I would find a show (or movie) that relaxes me. For the most part, the show was MASH and I could lay down, let them cuddle with me, and fall asleep. My wife would complain that I stayed up too late trying to get them to sleep, but it was an incredible bonding time for me and my girls.
If you're relaxed, they are relaxed, I've learned.
Fire, I'm confused about how you draw the line between Beauty and the Beast and MASH. Where the latter is "hmm, I don't know" and the former is "oh sure all the way!"
I really don't get what you're judging on.
Mr.Bean might be a great choice for young kids as well, I know I loved it when I was younger (still do, Rowan Atkinson rules). It's about as universal as comedy gets. Ditto for Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton if you want to go old-school. Anything Pixar will work great. Who Framed Roger Rabbit will play awesome once they're like 4.
Also, classic Nickelodeon cartoons would be a great choice. Get them watching the good stuff now, before they get hooked on the garbage "sitcoms" Disney plays all the time now (Disney channel kids shows are seriously shit nowadays).
I'm talkin Rugrats, Hey Arnold, Spongebob, and my personal favorite, Rocko's Modern Life.
As for when they're a bit older, once they're around 6-7 you can probably safely start introducing them to proper action movies like the Schwarzenegger/Stallone/Van-Damme back catalog. AKA, the best part of childhood.
I'm assuming this was meant to be ironic, because there's no way in hell I'd show "the Schwarzenegger/Stallone/Van-Damme back catalog" to a 6 or 7 year old.
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