I’m a big film geek, I have been for many years. It probably all began when my mum took me to go see House of Wax in 3D, starring Vincent Price. No, I’m not “that” old, it was a re-release. 🙂

I decided last weekend to take my son to go see a movie, Monsters vs Aliens. I was concerned at first, because I didn’t want to scare him or bore him. This was going to be his fourth in-theater film, so I wanted to be sure he’d have a good time.

After a great response from my friends on Twitter, I decided to give it a go. My son and I had a guy’s night out, while my daughter and wife did a girl’s night. It was a fun way to connect one on one. We went out for dinner and road some rides at the mall, then came the main event.

I am very happy to report that the movie was great. He sat mesmerized through the whole picture. He was talking and talking about the film afterward, which was a good indication that he loved it. I highly recommend it for a 3-year old, it’s even got some tongue-in-cheek jokes for us grown ups.

In case you’re wondering, his other movies were Bolt, which he loved too; WALL-E, which he was board to tears with (hey, it was rated Family!), and The 40 Year Old Virgin. Ya, that’s right. We took him when he was a baby to a Movies For Mommies screening of the hilarious film. We hope he was too young for it to leave a lasting effect on him. 🙂

Have you seen any new good movies with your wee ones lately?

Photo by: JanneM