Zootopia

Three cheers for Zootopia!  I absolutely loved this movie.  It was so cute, so fun and heartwarming, and so relevant.  In the political climate of today, a movie showing the effects of fear and prejudice against those who are different from you is so timely.  I assume it was a coincidence because these animated movies take so long to make, but the fact that it came out this year was a very good coincidence in my opinion.  It opens up great conversation to have with your kids about judging others and seeing beyond one's outer appearance, and hopefully some adults will learn some lessons as well.  It is a really great movie that the entire family will love.  (Even the dad that usually falls asleep in any animated film.)  It is still in regular theaters, but will probably hit the dollar movie next week since it will be out on DVD on June 7.  I highly recommend it!  A+

Top 10 Sports Movies for the WHOLE Family

Movie Night in the Seabolt house lately has had a sports theme.  Since Sam discovered Rocky back in the fall, we have been on a sports movie kick.  Not all sports movies are family friendly, obviously, and some were better back when we were kids (like Karate Kid).  Rocky is the only one I find truly timeless.  Some are great, but not super family friendy (Creed, 42, Rudy, Race).

I thought I would compile a list for you all of my top 10 family friendly, awesome sports movies. These are all great, rated PG or G, with many lessons and stand-up-and-cheer moments. Pretty sure all of them (except Rocky) are even based on true events.  A few of them are based in the 1970's with lots of fun music.  I didn't really rate them, but they are all really good and you and your kids are sure to enjoy them.  Obviously, there are more great sports movies out there, but this will be a good list for those of you with young kids who like sports but not bad words or dirty scenes.  I'm not saying there aren't any bad words, but they are pretty tame.  Go line up your Netflix Queue and enjoy!  Once you've watched a few, you'll find a theme: I love underdogs!