Handle? Yes. Enjoy? You might lose them in the slow parts. I know myself that I fast forward through some of the more boring scenes, but then again, I’ve read the books and seen the movies, so I already know what’s happening.
We talked about this kind of stuff in another thread that Not Carlson started last November. His children are about the same age (11 and 14), but the older child is a girl, if that makes any difference.
Have they seen The Princess Bride yet? What about the Back to the Future trilogy?
Emperor’s Teeth, Darren! You were in that other thread, and you left off Nausicaa?!?
Also, even though they aren’t his characters (but then again, neither are Arietty or Howl), bringing up Miyazaki should also suggest Lupin III and the Castle of Cagliostro, which is still my favourite animated film despite its being over 35 years old. Depending on which translation you get, some of the language might be a tad spicy for a 10-year-old.
By the time my son was 10, we started including action thrillers and sci-fi. Die Hard, The Terminator, oh, and Tremors ;). ETA - you have Speed on your list - these are like that.
Watching Predator with him and keeping a running commentary on the silly Man Tropes being deployed was hilarious.
No Princess Bride? inconceivable!
Attack the Block is a freakin’ brilliant fun and funny sci-fi thriller. The movie that brought attention to John Boyega, now Finn of the new Star Wars. A bunch of kids from the London projects (the block) encounter aliens and stand their ground.
Let me clarify my list a bit, because I know I missed some.
They have seen these as well …
Princess Bride - Liked it, but not sure if they truly appreciated all the humor. Kiki’s Delivery Service - Thumbs Up Raiders of the Lost Ark - Unfortunately, they didn’t care for it that much. Ok, but not as great as I hyped it to be.
You can use Wikipedia to list movies by year–that way you can remind yourself of movies you liked when you were around their age. For instance, these were the top films when I was 13.
We did watch Explorers, but they weren’t all that impressed, neither was I, considering it had been years since I saw it. I thought it was good way back when, but now - meh.
Just watched and really enjoyed the original Jumani. I hear they are re-making it. Although it is a Nickelodeon kid movie, Good Burger’s dumb humor made me laugh. Probably already seen but just in case: True Lies and Last Action Hero.