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Tired of videos with animals morphing into motorcycles, characters mutated by radioactivity or some dope in a dinosaur suit? Well here are some video recommendations I think the whole family can enjoy together.
And if there is going to be a DVD player under the tree, here are some family classics to start your collection off right.

Willy Wonka 1) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

Gene Wilder is wonderful as the zany Willy Wonka in this wild and funny family adventure.

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Oliver 2) Oliver

This musical version of the Charles Dickens tale won the "Best Picture" Oscar in 1968. A timeless classic, the whole family will asking for "more please!".

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The Wizard of OZ 3) The Wizard of OZ

Your kids will click their heels together for this movie, as they watch it again and again.

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A Christmas Story 4) A Christmas Story

My favorite Christmas movie (I'm still bitter that I never got a BB gun.) "You'll put your eye out" laughing at this one.

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Wallace & Gromitt 5) Wallace & Gromitt - A Close Shave

This Oscar winning animated short will appeal to any age. You'll watch it again and again, and see new things every time.

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A Christmas Story 6) The Princess Bride

Unforgettable characters bring this fairy tale to life. This is a must see before you "go out to storm the castle."

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas 7) How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Seuss translates wonderfully to film in this Christmas classic. Christmas may still come "without any presents at all." But without my annual viewing of this one, my spirits would fall.

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Tintin 8) The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn

The animated classics by Herge come to life on video. This is old fashioned high seas adventure at its best. Your kids will swear by it -- "billions of blue blistering barnacles!"

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Rudolph 9) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Another Christmas Classic...even now this rag-tag bunch of goof balls still draw me in each year. I think I just like to see "Bumbles bounce."

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The Red Balloon 10) The Red Balloon

An artsy, award winning French film about a balloon befriending a lonely Parisian boy. Strangely enough...it works!


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