Egads! My netflix queue is empty. Suggestions?

[battlemaiden]

I need family movies.

Classics.

Maybe even some educational DVDs :D.

And perhaps some flicks for my feminine sensibilities while dh is out of town- I'm not a big fan of the newer "chick flick" genre though.

Thanks.

Jo

[Jenny in Atl]

How do you have an empty queue? :001_huh:
Just look up movies you like and they will give you suggestions. I have over 300 in mine, just not enough time to watch them all. What kind of movies do you like?

[freethinkermom]

Suffering a similar problem here. Well, not quite empty, but all the new releases like Cloverfield are marked as long wait.

How about adding in discs for tv show you have never seen or an old beloved one? Tv series fill up that queue fast.

[battlemaiden]

How do you have an empty queue? :001_huh:
Just look up movies you like and they will give you suggestions. I have over 300 in mine, just not enough time to watch them all. What kind of movies do you like?

It is a problem with having the time here too.

We have recently watched: The Water Horse, Spy Kids, Nancy Drew, Horatio Hornblower, Sense and Sensibility, Transformers (the grown ups watched this--grrrrr! that they had to make it un-kid friendly), Andy Griffith and I love Lucy series...

I can't remember the rest. I would like some suggestions for videos that also edify and educate---imagine that? :D

Thanks.

Jo

[Jenny in Atl]

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Mrs._Brown/1155067?trkid=174831
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rabbit-Proof_Fence/60022990?trkid=174831
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Whale_Rider/60027715?trkid=174831
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Waking_Ned_Devine/17237060?trkid=174831
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Michael_Palin_New_Europe/70087003?trkid=148572
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Michael_Palin_Around_the_World_in_80_Days/70064692?trkid=174833
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/My_Left_Foot_Special_Edition/60028812?trkid=174831
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/My_Father_s_Glory/60030309?trkid=447

[battlemaiden]

How do you have an empty queue? :001_huh:
Just look up movies you like and they will give you suggestions. I have over 300 in mine, just not enough time to watch them all. What kind of movies do you like?

I did what you suggested and rated movies we have seen and they gave us more ideas:

Here is what we added:

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
X-men
Mister Roberts (I love WWII comedies)
An Affair to Remember (can you believe I've never seen this?)


Now off to search educational selections.....

[Jenny in Atl]

A couple more classics!

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Arsenic_and_Old_Lace/60001333?trkid=174833
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Auntie_Mame/60010102?trkid=174833

[dirty ethel rackham]

We just saw "The Man Who Never Was." Really good World War II movie.

[battlemaiden]

Rabbit Proof Fence looks good. Would you watch it with kids over a certain age? 12ish, 9ish?

Thanks.

See! I need a nudge out of my rut so my suggestions become more varied.

Jo

[Jennifer in MI]

Not a classic - but a cute family movie - Enchanted. My 2 yo was a bit scared at one part (there's a dragon at the end), but we just took her out of the room.

[Jenny in Atl]

Rabbit Proof Fence looks good. Would you watch it with kids over a certain age? 12ish, 9ish?

Thanks.

See! I need a nudge out of my rut so my suggestions become more varied.

Jo

I'm very liberal in my movie viewing with my kids (both have seen it) so, humm. I would say only that it's a hard subject, but I don't remember any awful language or s*x. Hopefully if I'm remembering wrong someone else will correct me.

[Mrs Mungo]

Some of our family favorites:

Willow (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Willow/60011580?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1210271779_0_0)

Labyrinth (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Labyrinth/680020?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1745315847_0_0)

Time Bandits (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Time_Bandits/17687800?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=521608983_0_0)

The Court Jester (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Court_Jester/401950?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1166361989_0_0)

The NeverEnding Story (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_NeverEnding_Story/60020917?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=530849700_0_0)

The Last Starfighter (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Last_Starfighter/687360?trkid=174831)

The Last Unicorn (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Last_Unicorn/60035334?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1914401307_0_0)

The Thin Man (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Thin_Man/60011398?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=2121694838_0_0)

Friendly Persuasion (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Friendly_Persuasion/60002417?trkid=96665)

Swiss Family Robinson (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Swiss_Family_Robinson/60026666?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1038040543_1_0)

The Apple Dumpling Gang (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Apple_Dumpling_Gang/60029892?trkid=174833)

[JFS in IL]

Well, Harold Lloyd, of course... (family fare - very funny!)

Truly, Madly Deeply with Alan Rickman (for you)

[CookieMonster]

Robin Hood - the Erol Flynn version! :) :) :)

Great family fun!


Oh, and can I just say that The Never Ending Story totally scared me as a child. I was quite old before it stopped totally freaking me out.

[Alexandra]

Mostly Martha. It has subtitles but get it anyway. I loved it!

[PiCO]

I need family movies.

Classics.

Maybe even some educational DVDs :D.

And perhaps some flicks for my feminine sensibilities while dh is out of town- I'm not a big fan of the newer "chick flick" genre though.

Thanks.

Jo

Family Movies (I think...)

Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Galaxy Quest
Second-Hand Lions
Sky High