Over the Christmas / New Year holiday time the New Zealand Herald
newspaper ran this series of articles with journalists giving their
suggestions for New Zealand's favourite family film for The Great
Family Film Poll.

The final results of The Great Family Film Poll were ...

*Tongue-in-cheek* *tale* *best* *all-ages* *viewing*
This summer New Zealanders dug deep into a vast
catalogue of live-action, animation, comedy and drama
to vote for their top 100 flicks that satisfy all age
groups.

Number one was Rob Reiner's tongue-in-cheek adventure
tale *The* *Princess* *Bride* , which Flicks.co.nz editor
Steve Newall agreed was a great allrounder.

"[It's] thrilling, funny and romantic," he said. "This
post-modern sword-wielding adventure is endlessly
creative and infinitely quotable."

The top 10 offered a mix of classic Disney titles and
meaningful storylines brought to life by some of
Hollywood's biggest names.

The Lion King proved it's as relatable today as it was
more than 20 years ago, dropping in at spot number 2.

Steven Spielberg delivered two of the poll's most-loved
movies: The Goonies in 3rd place and E.T. The
Extraterrestrial in 5th.

Pixar's Toy Story was voted 4th and the fishy tale of
Finding Nemo landed at number 8, while franchise
starters Home Alone (6th) and Shrek (7th) spawned many
more hours of family-friendly viewing.

Oscar-winning musical The Sound of Music in all its
singing, dancing glory was 9th, while the late David
Bowie's tight-wearing, baby-snatching character helped
Labyrinth into 10th place.

The poll, by Flicks.co.nz and The New Zealand Herald,
revealed Kiwis' favourite family film characters was a
tie between E.T. and Shrek.

For a full list of The 100 Greatest Family Movies Ever,
visit http://top100.flicks.co.nzfamily.html

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