movie rec

[maevele]

what other films would a 7 year old who just discovered and completely fell for the first three Potter movies love next? He's slightly concerned the 4th potter will be too scary, and I'm just psyched that he's FINALLY watching non cartoons, dammit.

But, I don't really know much about modern kid's fantasy, so I don't know which are crap. He may not limit himself to fantasy, but he's in general looking for kid friendly action type stuff, nd in fantasy I at least know where to start.


Also, Illustrated schoolage kid fantasy/sf/adventure chapter books? He WILL NOT make the leap to "real" chapter books without illustrations.

Comments

[kayjayoh.livejournal.com]

Bookwise, I can heartily recommend Coraline by Neil Gaiman, though I can't recall the exact reading level. And conveniently, there is a movie of that coming out in February.

Give me a bit, and I can come up with some others.

[kayjayoh.livejournal.com]

If you can handle/ignore the X-tian overtones, Narnia might do.

[naomikritzer]

My kids just watched and adored "The Princess Bride." If you can handle hearing your child say "hellooooo! My name is Inigo Montoya. You keeeled my father. PREPARE TO DIE!" over and over and over (and over) for the next week, that might be a good one to try.

Fantasy chapter books with some illustration: Secrets of Droon. Also, he'd probably enjoy Geronimo Stilton.

[belleweather.livejournal.com]

For the love of GOD, avoid "the seeker" like the plague. The books it's based on ("The Dark Is Rising") are fantastic and wonderful and sublime, but the movie is shitty. Believe me, this is a public service announcement.

[ayanamisama.livejournal.com]

Off topic... LAFAYETTE!!!! That picture looks like it came from the episode with the AIDS burger, which was lol. I love Lafayette.

My sister liked the Spiderwick Chronicles.

[lady-alyria.livejournal.com]

WILLOW!!!!!!!

[lady-alyria.livejournal.com]

Oh and the Dark Crystal which is way better if you are a child. Or high.

[lady-alyria.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm...and maybe Stardust. That was really cute.

[chris462.livejournal.com]

I vote for Little Monsters.

[maevele.livejournal.com]

okay, there's face melting in that, isn't there? that's a little much.

although, neither the skeksis nor dementors scared him.

[mystickeeper.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Studio Ghibli movies, and I wish that I had had them when I was younger. There much less annoying than Disney movies for parents, I think.

My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away.
[Although not really helping you in wanting to steer away from cartoons....but they're definitely not mindless cartoons!]
If scary is bad, I'd stay away from Grave of the Fireflies. It's about two kids after the bombing of Hiroshima AND IS THE SADDEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME EVAR.

As for chapter books with pictures....have you tried A Series of Unfortunate Events? I liked the first few okay (and probably would have liked a lot more if I was younger!), and they do a nice job of explaining larger vocabulary to the reader. Also seconding Spiderwick Chronicles.

[sneakthief.livejournal.com]

I second Studio Ghibli, even though it doesn't fit your not animated standard. Studio Ghibli is fantastic, they hooked me when I was young with Nausicaa. The Cat Returns is also ridiculously cute.

The Golden Compass very much appeals to the Harry Potter crowd and has a lot of stuff kids just eat up (talking polar bears, animal familiars that morph) and Stardust is quite kid-safe and adorable as well.

When I was a kid, my favorite story was Rikki Tikki Tavi, which is one chapter of The Jungle Book. I imagine they have The Jungle Book condensed and illustrated out there.

[bifemmefatale.livejournal.com]

Dark Crystal, Princess Bride, Labyrinth, Willow, The Last Unicorn, Star Wars (the old ones, not the new ones), Narnia, Studio Ghibli, Steamboy, Treasure Planet, The Black Cauldron...

[emzebel.livejournal.com]

In addition to what's already been recommended...

Movies: The Neverending Story, Star Wars (I'd start with Phantom Menace or the original trilogy but you'll probably want to watch with him), SpiderMan (another you'll want to watch too, prolly), the live action Scooby Doo films have been a nice gateway drug to non-animation in our house, Monster House (which is a horrid movie, but kids like it)

Books: My son loves both The Magic Tree House and The Magic School bus chapter books (I'm doing the reading at his age, to be fair) - both series are illustrated and geared toward the young/mid-gradeschool set, Captain Underpants, The Wizard of Oz, Roald Dhal tends to have illustrations, so Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the BFG, etc...My Father's Dragon, Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwiler held his attention...and of course, the Harry Potter books, and, if he likes the films, The Neverending Story and The Princess Bride both started as books, although are arguably better as films.