I can't wait for the next season to start.
September 21 FTW.
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I can't wait for the next season to start.
September 21 FTW.
FTW
In certain quarters this used to mean: Fuck The World.
Or as I hear it in my head: Fuck the What?
Of course it means: For The Win
...but the associations are slippery.
I always have a moment of
Fuck the What?
... and yet I love it anyway.
Avatar is totally cool, but you should go with My Neighbor Totoro for that age. My niece is completely smitten with it, much to my delight. I got it for her for Christmas. Her birthday is coming up in Sept. (3 years old already!) and I've bought her a big ass stuffed Totoro. She is going to freak out.
Once you go through Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service is a great next step.
I never even thought "Fuck the What?" even when I had no idea what it meant. Weird.
Edit: I also love that this conversation is about kid-friendly movies that will make kids be awesome. Based on my own experience, I will simply suggest keeping The Shining out of all children's grasp until they are pubescent, unless you want to create at least a decade of nightmares.
I also second the Totoro rec, and will be introducing it myself at the appropriate time. It has the added bonus of not being annoying to adults who may be forced to watch it several thousand times in the company of a toddler.
This is true. I speak from experience. However, after ~1,632 viewings since last October, I could go another year or so without seeing it again, given my druthers.
My mom was saying the same thing about Totoro. It isn't loud and irritating like a lot of children's fair. I watched it about 4 times at the beach with the niece last week and it was wonderful (watching her get wrapped up in it, helping the seeds grow, so damned adorable). I can imagine how another few hundred would begin to grate. I'm going to pick up Kiki's for her next for sure.
Totoro is especially good for very young kids. Nothing is particularly scary. Not a lot happens, really. It's a very calm and enchanting movie.
Chez Zmayhem probably re-watches Porco Rosso more than any other Miyazaki.