Several years ago we decided to have a weekly Sunday movie night to introduce the boys to all the Disney girlie movies out there. We figured to be semi well rounded they should at least see them once. That, or at least be able to impress their future girlfriends with their knowledge of these movies.
About a month ago, after watching our kids struggle during Sunday ("I'm bored, He's bugging me, What can I do?") we decided to bring it back. This time our theme has been oldies but goodies. We've tried to watch something that is old enough that they will most likely not watch it on their own. For the most part it has been a success with only a few complaints thrown in here and there. We have noticed that most of the older movies are slower paced and more difficult to get into. But, the boys have enjoyed watching them. We will even hear them singing some of the songs in the days following.
It's been fun trying to explain to them when these films were made, so they get an idea about how old some of them really are.... "This movie was made during WWll." Bennett was especially interested in this since he has quite the interest in all things war related, especially WWll.
It's also been fun to tell them that these movies were popular back then, just like Avengers is popular now. "See how much film has changed?"
The only exception has been Owen. We have watched several black and white movies and he complains that the black and white ones give him headaches. Scott and I try not to laugh when he says this.
So far this is what we have watched
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - 1968
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - 1963
Arsenic & Old Lace - 1944
The Kid - 1921
Duck Soup - 1933
Coming up this week:
A Night at the Opera - 1935
3 comments:
What a great idea! I haven't seen most of those movies.
What a fun idea.
Such a fabulous idea. Your kids will actually have some cultural advantages over their peers.
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