Family > Stevenson, Robert Family

Advantages: All ages can enjoy it
Disadvantages: Lindsey Lohans version

I use to watch the Herbie films when I was really young and loved them. Getting older I have not grown out of this! Love Bug - When we first meet Herbie. With an excellent cast this film even those who hate car racing cannot not watch this film! Herbie is everyones dream car - though maybe not in body! He is clever, fast, cheeky and helpful. In this film we see him bought by Jim Douglas who realises there is more to Herbie than meets the eye. They ...
...sold him the car in the first place! The final big race comes up! It\'s Herbie or Peter - who will win? Herbie Rides Again - Based in a Fire House and town roads, although not racing Herbie has not lost his charm and speed as he drives Mrs Steimence around the town whilst she does her knitting. This is about Herbie and his friends against Mr Hawk who wants to tear down the fire house where they live. Will he be scared into submission? Herbie Goes ... Read review

Advantages: The memories
Disadvantages: they dont make em anymore

There is something about classic movies like 'Bed Knobs and Broomsticks' that take you back to thoes long ago years when all of the family use to sit around a TV and watch a film together, and yes that really did happen once! Ofcourse these were the times before every kid owned a playstation or Nintendo and before every house was garenteed to have a computer inside it somewhere. Old classics on a sunday afternoon after the roast dinner, it just ...
...and to me still have that bit of magic that once lit up my life, even after all these years. This particular Disney classic had all the magic, the drama, the characters and a great storyline. The marvelous Angela Lansbury, who somehow never seems to age, literally added the magic to this film. As a trainee witch she and Mr. Emelius Browne (David Tomlinson) take three war evacuated children on an adventure off a lifetime on a magical flying bed, i ... Read review

Advantages: Classic, Hilarious, and Crowd Pleasing Disney Classic
Disadvantages: Why couldn't all three actors be together for the commentary?

...lot of gloop written about the bond between a man and his automobile on how he hates it sometimes but mostly how he loves it. He showers gifts on it in the way of accessories and all that. He gets hysterical if someone scratches the paint or makes it lose face on the freeway. Maybe some of those feelings got into the machinery, I don't know. There is something real about that little car, something that doesn't even have a name. What I don't understand ...
...--- Jim Douglas ********************************************************************** THE STORY ABOUT A CAR WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN ********************************************************************** I'm telling you all right now, for a potentially silly Disney comedy filled with hilarious moments, these words that Jim Douglas (played by Dean Jones) says near the end of the film have a lot of poignancy to them; this is mainly because they ... Read review

Advantages: funny without vulgarity, watchable for entire family incl adults, good underlying mesages, enaging storyline
Disadvantages: preferably watched after 1959's original version of The Shaggy Dog

In the 1970's Disney was churning out a lot of live action family films. Designed as a sequel to the popular 1959 film, The Shaggy Dog, in which a young boy, Wilby, uses a magic ring to turn himself into a dog and gets into scrapes, the Shaggy DA follows the young lad once again as an adult. He has graduated from university with a law degree, and is a respected member of the community. The town's district attorney is a crooked man, however, and tired ...
...Wilby decides to run for the office of District Attorney. Unfortunately, someone has stolen the magic ring, and he keeps turning into a hairy sheepdog. Who has stolen the ring, and will he be successful in his quest to restore justice? This film is rather underrated. This is quality slapstick comedy, and while younger members of the family may not grasp the finer points of the storyline, they will definitely get the gags. The jokes are pretty high ... Read review

Advantages: Great family film to grow up with, can be watched over and over
Disadvantages: None

...dog, but the happy ending does make up for it all. The story is great and very easy to follow, this is an old film and has no special effects etc, its a classic and will stay with me forever. Well recommended to anyone with a young ish family. ... Read review