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Cloak & Dagger (1984)
Classic for kids, enjoyable for adults
Short and sweet: I loved this movie as a kid--now I'm an adult and I still love it. Yes, the computers and games are horribly dated. Heck, my computer from two years ago is horribly dated. That doesn't change the fact that this is a solid, exciting movie which is appropriate for most school-age children without being dumb or talking down to them. I know there's nostalgia involved in this, but kids movies have gone downhill since the '80's. We had The NeverEnding Story, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Secret of Nimh, The Goonies, Cloak & Dagger...what do kids today have? See Spot Run. ANYWAY, this is a good movie, your kids will probably like it (if only to see what video games were like in the dark ages) and you'll like it, too.
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
Powerful, thought-provoking, atypical Western
I've wanted to rent this movie for a while, and I finally got the chance. The wait was not in vain. How to best describe this....An extremely powerful and moving drama which hasn't lost any punch over the years. A perfect example of why we need to learn from history so as not to repeat it. An amazing allegory for the insanity which occurs when normally sane people start "witch-hunts" of any sort. Not the type of movie one normally associates with the Western genre, this movie transcends genre and should be on every movie-lover's must-see list.