My 9 1/2 year old daughter isn’t a huge movie fan, which is fine because we try to monitor what she watches–we don’t want her to grow up too fast–but we love to have family movie night at least once a month. We find a DVD that we will all enjoy (or that we can watch after we put my 3 1/2 year old son to bed), get out some snacks, and enjoy the 90 minute experience. Sharing in our children’s interests, including pop culture, gives us more opportunities to connect with them on their level.
I recently received two DVDs from Sony Pictures that fit the bill perfectly.
Both of the children enjoyed Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost. Ten-year-old
Roxy Hunter and her mom move into a spooky old house that Roxy is convinced is haunted. She finds some clues about the former owner’s past, and she can’t rest until she put together all the pieces. In the process of tracking down the past of the former owner, she and her best friend (who is a boy, which helps in making it attractive for both genders in your family) also track down some disturbing news about the future that someone has planned. They don’t stop until they figure it all out. This movie originally aired on Nickelodeon and reminded me of the
types of movies that we all waited to watch on Sunday nights on TV when I was growing up. The DVD also comes with some “Roxy Rocks” so that your own little detective can show some of the flair that Roxy does.
I wasn’t as sure about the appropriateness The Prince and the Pauper, rated PG, starring the Sprouse twins (from the Suite Life of Zack and Cody). I previewed it first, and I loved it (and would recommend it for eight up–I didn’t seem to see much need for Parental Guidance, especially because any “bad” attitudes are painted as bad, not cute and 
acceptable). Eddie Tudor is the star of a teen spy show. He’s all that, but he knows it. In fact, if his attitude doesn’t get better, he might be out of a job. When Tom Canty, actor-wannabe, strolls onto the set, Eddie finds a friend. He realizes that they look exactly alike, so Eddie makes the opportunity to take a break from his star-studded life and give Tom the chance to give his dream life a try. Of course, things go awry, and the switch back isn’t so easy, but along the way, they learn more about what their own lives really have to offer. We’ll probably make some time for a Mother Daughter movie this weekend.
Would you like to win one of five 2-DVD sets? Leave a comment and we’ll draw a winner on March 14. If you want to make it interesting, leave a comment sharing the name of one or more of your favorite family films.
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I’d love to win a couple dvd’s! One of our family fav’s around here is the new Herbie movie. My sons adore it.
thanks for the recommendation…I have a nine year old girl too, who is starting to want to watch more teen type movies….we will definitely be giving these a try! thanks! Would love to be in the drawing!!
Those look awesome! We’ll have to check ‘em out!
My girls would go absolutely crazy if we’d win this set of dvd’s. They’ve been eying them up in Family Fun magazine.
We really like VeggieTales’ Jonah. My daughter is just 17 months, but she likes it!
We love watching movies with our children and would love to check out these movies. My daughter (10) still loves Disney films and my son (11) will take anything with action. Sometimes it is hard to find a happy medium. They both like mysteries, as well as the Sprouse twins.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I want them.
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Hey! I love watching movies as a family and would love to add these to our collection!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Sounds like something both my kids would enjoy. We do family movie night every Friday!
I’d love to win these for my 9 1/2 year old daughter. We watched a favorite from my childhood the other day “Bedknobs & Broomsticks” which she loved.
What a great giveaway. Our current “family favorite” is probably “The Aristocats” since it just came out on
DVD – followed closely by “The Little Mermaid” and “Cinderella”.
I’d love to add these to our movie night collection! Thanks.
Thanks for the great giveaway! Our all-time favorite move is The Emperors New Groove. The newer version of Annie ranks up there, too!!
Sounds like fun!
A nice giveaway for the lil princess in our family
I have a 9yo daughter that would love these. Count me in on the drawing please. Thank you, Cory
We LOVE movies around here and those would be awesome to have!! Plus we are huge Disney fans and the twins on Zack and Cody are the 2 boys in Prince and the Pauper. My girls would flip over these movies.
Oh dear!! Oh dear!! Even more than Hannah Montana, my girls ADORE and would marry Cole and Dylan Sprouse! And they have been wanting to see Roxy Hunter. I rarely buy them movies and they would BOW AT MY FEET if I were to win these!! LOL! I could probably get them to do MUCH house cleaning!
This looks like a great prize
My favorite ‘family’ movie is Goonies. And The Sound of Music. And The Wizard of Oz. My kids aren’t really crazy about them yet, but I have hopes that they will be one day!
Ooh count me in! My kids love the Veggie Tales movies and anything that has animals as the main characters. Like Beehtoven etc.
They both sound great! Count me in.
We have a 4, 3 and 1 year old kids and a couple of week ago we all sat around and watched the Jungle book.
I would love to enter, thanks!
Some of my families favorites are Full House and High School Musical.
I have four boys and one girl. I appreciate the helpful movie advice for girls. Our family likes Secondhand Lions.
Thanks!
Count me in! Thanks for the chance!
Jennifer
These look like good wholesome movies for my 5 year old niece.
I would love to win. count me in please.
They look like great family-time movies. Count me in! Some of our favorite family films are The Jungle Book, Spookley the Square Pumpkin and Wallace & Gromit Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
Wizard of Oz
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Lady and The Tramp. What a way to eat Spaghetti.
i wanna win
Winning some new DVDs would be great!
We like the Disney movies, esp Cars, Robin Hood & (soon to be released on DVD) 101 Dalmations!
My boyz would love the 2nd one with the Suite Life boys! Our latest favorite family movie is “Firehouse Dog”.
These look like great movies. I think that the new animated films are my favorite family films. They have so much for kids, but just like the cartoons from my childhood, they have lots of humor that is aimed at adults.
Homeward Bound
Please choose me!
We spent the weekend on the sofa watching DVDs.. our entire family was sick! Emily would love these!
Pick me Pick me! My daughter would love these!
Oh, I would love to win those. If I do, please let me know at dmj53(at)hotmail.com
Cinderella, and sleeping Beauty are our favorites.
My daughter would LOVE these in a few years! Right now it is all about princesses, so I look forward to that changing!
Finding Nemo
Our family favorite is “The Thief and the Cobbler”. We’d love to win new DVDs for family movie night.
We’ve always enjoyed That Darn Cat and Cinderella, but I’d really like to see these two.
Both these movies sound wonderful. My kids would love these. Jungle Book is a big favorite of the whole family. The kids and us love the music in it. Thanks for the giveaway.
the incredibles is our favorite
I liked Dancing with the Dog.
I’m a big fan of Beethoven and the original Home Alone!
These look really cute. I’m a big fan of the Disney classics, but right now it’s Happy Feet.
We love the Harry Potter movies. I read the books to the kids first and then we watch the movie.
Our whole family just LOVED “CARS”, we have watched it at least 5 times now and it is still hilarious! But we DO need a few more choices for next movie night.
my kids would love these, please enter me, thanks!
sounds great~ I would love to win!
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My son’s in love with Milo and Otis right now… thanks for the contest!
What a wonderfully fun giveaway contest. I would so enjoy winning a set of the DVDS. Please enter me in your contest! Thanks very much…..Cindi
yay! Great prize!
I have a 5 1/2, 9 & 12 year old that would love these!
In general its the Disney movies
Winnie the Pooh movies
love to win this prize
DVDs are always good in our house. My all time favorite movie is Beauty and the Beast. However, the one my 5yo daughter is always asking to watch (which is an appropriate family movie): Planet Earth
This looks cool
We love Madagascar! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
We would love to watch these with our neice and nephew! Great contest!
awesome enter me please
I just love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
my niece would love these! And my son too!
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We love BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE.
Hope I win!
Our favorite is Ice Age
chitty chitty bang bang
Mary Poppins my girls are a big fan of…and I am an Anne of Green Gables girl!! Thanks!!
Too cute! My daughter would love this.
Great great, great! I’m totally in!
My 8-year old would love this…maybe even her older sister!
love watching winny the pooh with my little ones.
My goodness, my kids would love this so much!
One of our family favorites is “Chitty-chitty bang bang”
My family favourite films go back to when I was little – “Annie” and “Sound of Music” top the list!
harry potter movies. hope I win.
My nephew loves daddy day care.
We enjoyed Jumanji, Monsters Inc. Always have to watch the Princess Diaries,and mary Poppins and Sound of Music….We reallly enjoy movie nights
harry potter
Anything Disney.
lion king
The original Willy Wonka.
I would love to win this for my kids.
We are always looking for something new and kid appropriate.
ice age
would love to own – please enter me
Veggie tales and mickey mouse are favorites here. Thank you
I love the Breakfast Club- These are great DVD’s!
Would love to win!
I’d love to win this! Please enter me!
Favorites around here are Annie, Beauty and the Beast and Milo and Otis.
With 7 kids we don’t get out much! LOL! We could all sit back & enjoy these movies together. Please consider us! Thanks!
Our favorites are anything Disney or Pixar or Dreamworks…
Thanks for the chance to win!
lol to all
all the disney princess films are a big hit right now like the little mermaid and cinderella
aladdin is great!
Great contest! Count me in! Thanks!
Our kids love the Spongebob Squarepants movie.
The Goonies is a favorite in our house.
These would be great to share with my grandchildren. We really loved “A Night at the Museum”.
sound of music
ice age
THANK YOU GOD BLESS
Please consider me! We have two favorites for family films – Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast!
Really Rosie, by Maurice Sendak with Carole King.
Labyrinth and CHarlie and Lola
My granddaughter and I can’t watch Cinderella enough times.
The Sound of Music
I’d love to win. My daughter is currently in love with the Little Mermaid…she is fascinated with all sea life!
Beauty and the Beast
I want to win
I would love to win badly for great daughter thanks
Anything Walt Disney, is my favorite family films.
This would be nice to win!
We like “Ratatouille”
fabulous!
This looks great. I know some children that would love them!!
Great Contest !!
wonderful contest
My favorite film is The Wizard of Oz.
old yeller
These look awesome! Some of our family faves are Annie, Wizard of Oz, and Monsters, Inc!
Here is my entry.
This sound Real good
My grandson is still into CARS, but I’m trying to interest him in the Harry Potter movies.
My eleven year old would love to win this. We watch many classic movies together. Our favorites are The Sound of Music and The Wizard of Oz.
My Granddaughters would love these movies
My favorite family films are Cinderella and The Wizard of Oz
*Thanks* for the giveaway!
We all love movies too, although my little one can’t make it more than about 20 minutes. My son is really into Winnie the Pooh movies.
I look forward to seeing this with my kids!
I would love these for my grandchildren. Disney movies are favorites for the family.
We love the Shrek movies!
There’s no doubt about it, our favorite family film is “It’s A Wonderful Life”.
Very cool. My girls would love these movies. Thanks for the chanc.e
Great prize! Count me in.
great
We love VeggieTales around here.
great prizes
I love Shrek
These would be great!
Mommie
http://www.mommieshome.net
I’d love to win!
I’d love to win!
The Wizard of Oz and Mary Poppins were favorites of my children.
wow, I read Prince and the Pauper, I would love these
My kiddos would love watching these dvds! Charolette’s Web is a family favorite.
Both sound good!
what a great prize!!!!! The Harry Potter movies and star war movies
Hmmmm.
We loved watching Cars.
Eve’s bayou – an amazing film for the entire family.
I DONT KNOW HOW WE MISSED THIS MOVIE IT LOOKS SO CUTE PLEASE ENTER US
LOVE TO HAVE THESE
I had to talk my husband into it, but now he’s a fan of Sining in the Rain just like I am. Our little guy doesn’t quite get it yet, so normally if we’re all watching a movie, it’s go to be Curious George.
Current family favorites include the original Yours, Mine and Ours and Kiki’s Delivery Service.
My kids love old musicals, Cars, The Incredibles, the original Cheaper by the Dozen and Yours, Mine and Ours as well as Jonah (the VeggieTales movie).
I love almost all kids movies…too many to count. Mary Poppins and Wizard of Oz are awesome!!
I’m in!
Sweet!
My favortie family film is The Lion King
Good clean fun
Would love to win these. thank you
We love movies! We are big Disney fans of course, but my son is getting a little older and seems to be enjoying the “older kid” movies now. Thanks for the chance to win!
we love all kinds of dvds and my granddaughter would love this
The Wizard of Oz.
Newest family film is secondhand lion.
My all-time favorite is The Neverending Story
THANKS SOOOOOO MUCH FOR A GREAT CONTEST–PLEASE ENTER ME!!!!!
Finding Nemo my kids just love this movie
We watch Elf over and over–so funny!
‘The Lion King’ is my family’s favorite!
Please enter me. Thanks so much.
Heidi
sweet_soul_sistermi@yahoo.com
My favorite family film is ‘Liar, Liar’. Too funny!
These look great! Thanks!
My family loves the Incredibles. Great, Great movie
I like to old school it with my family… so we still watch classics like National Lampoons Summer Vacation, Teen Witch, and Beetlejuice, etc. It’s fun to see how dorky we can be.
Thanks!
Marissa
Wow!!
I would love to enter, thanks!
Some of my families favorites are Full House and High School Musical
Favorite family films here include Toy Story and Ants.
I’d love to win and also wish all great luck…
Our faborite is Jungle Book!! Please enter me for these wonderful DVD’S
I love all the recent CGI movies. Fantasy can go anywhere now.
West Side Story.
We have several favorites. The Sound of Music is one of the best films ever made. Talk about family love!!!
veggie tales
the lion king was always my daughters favorite
Just about anything Disney! These would make a wonderful addition to our collection.
Please enter me. We love the Ice Age movies and Happy Feet is a favorite also.
Oh, this would be fun. I have three girls who would love to watch this. One of our favorites is the Buttercream gang movies, have you heard of them? Fun family movies.
Would like to win, Thanks!
It would have to be High School Musical!
high school musical for me also
These are new to me, but they sound wonderful. Our favorite movie right now is The Santa Claus with Tim Allen.
My family loves Disney films and my daughter loves the Backyardigans.
Our latest favorite is Snow Buddies.
Happy Feet!
Our fav is Narnia! thanks for the contest!
What a great giveaway…love that you wrote reviews for them!!! Our favorite at the moment is Night at the Museum!
our favorites are Finding Nemo and Toy story
Please and thank you.
oooo, i love Zack and Cody!!!
I love Bicentennial Man! I also love watching the TV show Jon and Kate plus 8!
we love watching willy wonka and the chocolate factory!
My favorite family film is Beauty and the Beast
Heard the movie is great!
Toy Story
count me in for the win
oooooooo…me want
The Princess Bride
Mary Poppins is our all time favorite!
I’d love to win a couple of dvd’s!
My boys would love this!!!
The Princess Bride
These would be so great for family movie nights!
Thanks!!!
Fun movies! Just this week our new favorite is 101 Dalmations.
A couple of great films there. Would be glad to win this. Thank you!
What great family flicks
Oh these DVD’s sound great!
Our family loves the movies Fly Away Home and Because of Winn Dixie
enter me please
Sweet niblets!
We love Elf, Finding Nemo and Princess Diaries. We’ve watched them numerous times.
would love to win this!
Babe is such a cute and fun movie!
Ohhhhh . . . they look like great family movies!
Something of interest for my son and daughter! You rock!
i like home alone
Charlotte’s Web is one of our family’s favorites. Thanks for having this contest.
The Wizard of Oz is our favorite!
Well we have a new fave, Enchanted! You really have to see it when it comes out… Wife works at blockbuster so we get movies a week or two before available to public, and we all sat down last night to watch… awesome family movie!
Stuart Little movies and Air Bud movies.
Great dvd
Harry Potter and anything Disney related
My fave is Lady and the Tramp!
Spaghetti just has never been the same since! It’s better!
Great giveaway!
Favorite family film is The Princess Bride — thanks for sponsoring this contest!
we love dora, blues clues, backyardagans, and can’t wait for enchanted to come to dvd
We’d love to win these!
I would love to win!
my favorite is the old parent trap with haley mills…
Our favorite is “The Little Mermaid”
Thanks so much, would really love to win these!
I love RV with Robin Williams
Great contest. I love Robin Hood.
Candleshoe with Jodie Foster
I like “The Incredibles” and “Mary Poppins”.
enter me please, thank you for the contest
the Wizard Of Oz
Looks great!
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!!
Love The Little Mermaid. Singing along to all the songs is fun!
Lion King
over the hedge
Love the contest
These look like fun movies to share with my grandguy, Kai.
love the contest chitty, chitty bang bang
My favorite family movie is Chitty Chitty Bang Band, I also love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. (The original). Thanks for the contest!!!
I love It’s a Wonderful Life.
My kids love Spy Kids….fun for the whole family.
Our whole family loves watching Back To The Future.
Love the movie E.T.
We love the Parent Trap with Hailey Mills.
I would so love to win this contest.
Enter me please
God bless our troops
My daughter loves the Sprouse twins. Please count me in for this awesome giveaway.
Great DVD
Pooh!!!
We have a lot of family favorites, but I think the number 1 favorite (at least this week) is Madagascar.
Please pick me! I’d love to watch this with my girls!
All time favorite is the Lion King.
one of my fav family films is Freaky Friday,
thanks for the contest
the Wizard of Oz is a great movie, good contest.
my all time favorite is OLD YELLER
it makes me cry
The Fox and the Hound and It’s a Wonderful Life are two of my favorites.
The Shrek Series
Please enter me in your contest, I would love to win
for my niece! Huzzah!
We have a huge DVD collection…we love to watch movies as a family
I recommend Hayao Miyazaki’s films- almost all of them are family friendly. Spirited Away and Kiki’s Delivery Service are 2 of my personal favorites ^^
great prize…Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of my favorite family movies!
Honey, I shrunk the kids!
Forrest Gump
Disney movies are our favorites for the family. We love Pollyanna! Thanks for the chance to win!
Grand Kids love Veggie Tales. We all love movies around here
Family movies are a great way to spend quality time. The Incredible Journey still gets me everytime I watch it.
We love any of the Disney films….and would love to win these…thanks!
Would love to win!
We love all of the Disney films!
One of my favorite movies is “The Iron Giant”