You’ve been to the beach, the library, ridden public transit for thrills (hey, what thrills a toddler and what thrills you are known to be vastly different things). Most of us will pack up, head out, and make the journey to the cabin, or Grandma’s, or Any Place Besides Home Because The Driving Is Only Really Good Here Three Months a Year.
Despite your best efforts to peel little faces away from blinking screens, you’ll eventually be away from home and hard-up for family-pleasing entertainment on a rainy night or the longest train ride ever.
Here are the TOP 5 crowd-pleasing movies to take with you wherever you go:
1. Jurassic Park
One of the greatest fantasies ever filmed! What if dinosaurs could be cloned back to life and we could visit them in a theme park? What could possibly go wrong? (PG-13, 127 minutes, available on amazon or iTunes)
2. Ghostbusters
Semi-scary, somewhat-dated effects of ghosts and a giant marshmallow man for the kids. Innuendo and a love letter to New York for adults. (PG, 105 minutes, available on amazon or iTunes)
3. Back to the Future Trilogy
A few rainy days in a row and the whole trilogy becomes very watchable. And you have to respect a running poop joke that runs for three whole movies. (Part 1: PG, 116 min; Part 2: PG, 108 minutes; Part 3: PG, 118 minutes, available on amazon or iTunes)
4. Toy Story Trilogy
If you don’t know and love Buzz, Woody, and the rest of the gang from Andy’s room . . . go to your room immediately and watch all three of these movies. And don’t come out until you’re finished! (Toy Story: Rated G, 81 minutes; Toy Story 2: Rated G, 92 minutes; Toy Story 3: Rated G, 103 minutes, available on amazon or iTunes)
5. Forrest Gump
Sweet, funny, and quasi-educational, Forrest wanders through 40 years of American History with wonder and a kind heart. (PG-13, 142 minutes, available on amazon or iTunes)
Don’t forget to pack the popcorn!
For a movie-themed snack, try these easy and delicious Clone and Storm Trooper Cupcakes.
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