Ten Favorite Children's Movies

1. The Emperor's New Groove - The Disney folks get some Warner Bros. irreverence, to great effect. The Rube Goldberg involving a floor polisher, a pillow, and a beehive cracks me up every time--and I'm easily at 50+ viewings. Priceless!
2. Beauty and the Beast - You did know I was a hopeless romantic, right?
3. Big - For anyone who's ever wished they were older, and for everyone who remembers why it's great to be a kid.
   
4. Lilo and Stitch - Gorgeous animation (love those watercolor backgrounds!), humor, great voice casting. The total package.
   
5. The Princess Bride - Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...what more could you want??
6. Lady and the Tramp - Probably the reason I hate cats. Poor Lady, having to deal with Siamese fallout. Jim Dear and Darling come through for her (and her Tramp) in the end, though.
   
7. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Could anyone other than Gene Wilder pull this off?
   
8. Finding Nemo - Just keep swimming...just keep swimming...
   
9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - This is my favorite of the films, but they're all pretty darned good. Run 'em back to back on a rainy Saturday for total escapism.
10. Pick a Pixar: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Cars, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL•E, Monsters Inc. Terrific animation, great writing, thoughtful voice casting, consistent fabulousness.