Good family movies

[ShirlGirl]

Everyone is enthusing about.....

Red Dog (2011) - IMDb


I haven't seen it yet, but it's on my "must see" list.

[faginsgirl]

Looks good Shirl!

I used to love the littlest hobo when it was on. I dred watching these things though in case there is a sad ending lol.

xx

[ShirlGirl]

Yes movies about animals often do have tearful endings, don't they! Not sure about this one.

I loved the doggy "screen test" video on the IMDb page!

[faginsgirl]

You might like this one Shirl, it was on here at Christmas. A nature documentary/drama. It does actually have a story, but they just haven`t spoilt it here.

[ShirlGirl]

I'll look out for that one, FG, it looks lovely.

[jimw1]

You might like this one Shirl, it was on here at Christmas. A nature documentary/drama. It does actually have a story, but they just haven`t spoilt it here.

Beautiful Film FG.....Really enjoyed it at Christmas.....thanks for the Reminder I meant to get hold of a copy and it Totally slipped my mind........

[supermoo]

i love The Amazing Mr Blunden. & The Canterville Ghost any version is good xxxxxxx

[ShirlGirl]

I've seen Red Dog now and I was disappointed. It's not really a "family" movie at all - just because it's about a dog doesn't mean it's for children, who I imagine would find it boring. I felt impatient right from the start. It's slow and plods along. The characters are stereotypical Aussie outback characters - personally I doubt if people like that really exist. It's full of cliches, like the big tough-looking bloke who's a secret knitter, d'uh! - in fact the movie itself is one big naive cliche. The closing scenes were obviously meant to bring on the tears or at the very least a lump to the throat, but were far too predictable to have that effect on me.

In spite of my own failure to be impressed, the film is doing very well:

This Red Dog has his day
Karl Quinn
October 17, 2011


Red Dog is the eighth highest-grossing Australian film of all time.

RED Dog has passed the $20 million mark at the box office, making it the most successful Australian film domestically since Baz Luhrmann's Australia in 2008 and the eighth highest-grossing Australian movie (in raw dollar terms) of all time.

The only films to have performed better are Crocodile Dundee (1986, $47.7m), Australia (2008, $37.5m), Babe (1995, $36.7m), Happy Feet (2006, $31.7m), Moulin Rouge (2001, $27.7m), Crocodile Dundee 2 (1988, $24.9m) and Strictly Ballroom (1992, $21.7m).

In adjusted dollar terms, Red Dog sits at No. 20, but after 10 weeks in release this tale is still wagging strongly.

The family film - based on a novella by Louis de Bernieres, which was in turn based on the true story of a kelpie that roamed the outback in the 1970s in search of his missing master - is still showing on 210 screens nationally and took more than $800,000 last week.

The $8 million feature, filmed by Brisbane-born director Kriv Stenders, is due for release in Singapore next week and the UK in January.

''Australia has fallen in love with Red Dog,'' producer Nelson Woss said from the US, where he is presenting the film to festival audiences. ''Now it's time to share our story with the world.''



In today's Sydney Morning Herald...

"The heart-warming drama, Red Dog, about a spirited kelpie who unites a Pilbara mining community, licked everyone at the Inside Film Awards at Luna Park last night. As well as winning the best film at the self-styled "people's choice" awards, the Herald's Garry Maddox reports that Josh Lucas surprisingly beat Geoffrey Rush from The Eye of the Storm for best actor.....also won awards for best diection for Kriv Stenders, script, cinematography, music and box office achievement for taking $21.1 million....

"Earlier, producer Nelson Woss told the Screen Producers Association of Australia conference it took a lot of passion and tenacity over eight years to bring Red Dog to the screen, particularly when a Hollywood studio wanted to move the story to Texas."


Crikey, if Josh Lucas won the best actor award over Geoffrey Rush then Luna Park certainly was the appropriate venue for these awards!

[GRAEME]

Elf
Nanny McPhee
Babe (and its darker sequel)
Hairspray (original)
Ghost Busters
The original St Trinians films