Anyone that knows me knows I love movies. I even have this uncanny ability to find something worthwhile in most bad movies. Chick flicks. Action. Drama. Documentaries. Children’s movies. Westerns. Musicals.
I love them all.
I’m not the guy that can recite movie lines or remember all the characters or actors but I can always tell you how a movie made me feel.
I’ve only walked out of one movie in my life. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Absolute crap.
This evening, after my wife left for work, the kids and I turned on the movie Bolt. None of us had seen it before and the day had been particularly full so this was a good opportunity to wind down before bedtime.
Bolt is a good movie. It kept the two and a half year old entertained and the four year old was completely into the story. At one point near the end of the movie, while a sad scene was playing out, Ava, our four year old daughter, turned to me and said, “Daddy, I think this movie is going to make me cry.”
I was a little blown away and a whole lot proud. Proud of the fact that a four year old child, my four year old child, can become so enthralled in a story that it touches her emotionally. We must be doing something right.
I don’t know. Maybe I’m making more of this than it is. Maybe I’m not. Either way, it almost made me cry.
Ha! That is the same movie that we had to turn off without finish. Only one as well. I agree, that it is a horrid movie.
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Bolt was a great little movie.. both the boys enjoyed it..even if the almost two year old kept barking .. ha
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That is so sweet. Unfortunately both of my kids are typically past the animated movie age ~ with the exception of The Simpson Movie. The only movie we’ve ever left was Blue Velvet ~ very, very weird.
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We’ll have to see that one, I guess. I’ve not been a big fan of the Disney CG animation, still bitter about Eisner’s decision to pull the plug on hand-drawn animation; usually they don’t have the heart that the Pixar films do. But we’ll check it out on your recommendation. Tara: I totally agree about Blue Velvet. Made me want to disinfect my brain; felt dirty after watching it. bleah.
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I love movies too. I almost never hate a movie. I must have the same ability as you. I can find something entertaining with nearly everything. I don’t give the 5 stars rating too often but almost every story has some redeemable quality.
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“Ring, ring. Destiny. I’ve been expecting your call.” (Rhino)
My kids love Bolt. I was plus/minus on the first viewing but it’s grown on me. Pretty good flick.
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I thought Bolt was a great movie. I love a movie that makes the whole family feel good!
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I am a sentimental old dude. So I cry at lots of movies.
Field of Dreams never fails to tear me up.
Lars and the Real Girl. Every time.
And I’ve never walked out of a movie. Although, when I saw Babel in theaters, I was surprised at how many chose to leave early. By the end of the movie, there were probably 10 of us left. It’s a personal fave.
I wrote a post a while back about my son crying during The Green Mile. Check it out . . . http://thecheekofgod.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/when-boys-cry/
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I thought Bolt was cute enough. Complex undertones that most small children won’t grasp and may cause them some confusing duress.
That you walked out of F&L in Vegas is surprising. While no family movie by any means, it still had very interesting characters and a talented use of storyline meshing.