Why we have Family Movie Night
Written by Elizabeth on January 5, 2009 – 9:06 am -When even my three year old has her own MP3 player, it gets harder and harder for me to gather everyone together in the same room for more than a few minutes at a time. We eat dinner together at the kitchen table every night, but getting everyone to unplug themselves from their personal electronics and do, you know, family stuff is getting harder all the time!
And I have to admit, I’m just as bad. My husband is always griping at me to close my laptop and actually pay attention to the TV show we’re watching. Because otherwise I spend the whole time going “wait a minute, what? What did he say?” lol
Having us all watch a DVD together seems like the obvious choice, but it’s hard to find a movie that is entertaining for everyone. The last movie we watched together was WALL-E, which turned out to be a great choice. It’s just getting everyone to give a movie a chance if it doesn’t contain aliens or explosions or car chases that can be tough!
There’s a movie coming out on DVD January 13th that looks promising, it’s called All Roads Lead Home The Movie. I hadn’t heard of it until I read about it on SocialSpark. It’s a movie about a 12 year old girl, Belle, who loses her mother in an automobile accident. Her father Cody is struggling with the loss of his wife and trying to help his daughter work through her anger over the accident, so he sends Belle to live with her Grandpa Hock on his horse farm. Hock agrees, but has a hard time dealing with Belle because she reminds him of the daughter he lost. What helps Belle rediscover her ability to love is an adorable new puppy that she saves.
All Roads Lead Home stars Peter Coyote as Hock, Jason London (”Wildfire”) as Cody, Vivien Cardone (”Everwood”) as Belle, Patton Oswalt (”Reno 911″) and Peter Boyle (”Everybody Loves Raymond”) in his last film before his death. The movie won the Best Drama award at the International Family Film Festival and looks like it would make a great choice for a Family movie night! You can pre-order All Roads Lead Home
What do you think? What makes a good Family Movie for your family?
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Tags: All Roads Lead Home, Arts, DVD, Jason London, Movies, Patton Oswalt, Peter Boyle, Vivien Cardone
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By Susan on Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
My children sound a bit older than yours, we usually watch comedies. Laughter brings families together. I like movies like Austin Powers, yes it may be more adult themed than you would like but my children understand right from wrong and can take a joke when it is in context. I’m sure you will find this when your children get older. Regards!
By *Marie* on Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
Movie night? With the whole family? Wow, what an accomplishment.
By cohnsey on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
That is odd that Patton Oswald is in that movie. He is a pretty weird comedian. It would be strange to see him doing something serious.
By Kelli Robinson on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for the movie suggestion – I just added All Roads Lead Home to my Netflix queue. We just got a new puppy!
By Acai Burn on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
That does indeed sound as an accomplishment for your family, hehe. I also watched WALL-E with my family, great movie.
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By Nokia code on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
I watched Wall-e with my kids and wife… and it was really one of the best night i had
By sean on Jan 9, 2009 | Reply
We always go with like the disney or pixar stuff. My kids love them my wife loves them and hey I’m man enough to admit it. I love them!