The Globe staffâs favorite kids movies
What was your favorite movie when you were a kid? Here are some of ours.
Updated April 9, 2021, 2 hours ago
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âAdventures in Babysittingâ (1987) came out when I was a suburban 10-year-old, and even though there were no vampires, ghosts, or magicians, it felt like a fantasy film. I wanted to be one of the young kids under the watch of a cool teenager (the babysitter is played by Elisabeth Shue, wearing the worldâs best coat). I wanted to go into the city with her, escape criminals, sing the blues, and arrive home, Ferris Bueller-style, before anyone knew I was missing. A few years ago, I revisited the comedy with a friend and her daughter, who was probably about 8. A much wiser and worldlier child than I was, she also loved the pace of the movie â but was smart enough to ask why suburban kids would
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Just before “Cinderella” premiered in 1997, major outlets published their critics’ disenchanted reviews. “Cinderella’s glass slippers are far too big for Brandy to fill,” wrote the Chicago Tribune. “To put it bluntly, the girl can’t act.”
Variety described Whitney Houston’s Fairy Godmother as “a frightening caricature, one certain to send the kids scurrying into Mom’s lap.” And
More than two decades later, as the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
makes its streaming debut Friday on Disney+, it’s clear that “Cinderella” which attracted an estimated 60 million viewers in its initial airing, sold 1 million home entertainment units in its first week and was named the most profitable TV movie of its time was both for its moment and for the ages. In fact, the creatives behind Hollywood’s current movie-musical boom could learn a thing or two from its clever spin on a classic text.
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