Today I’ve posted the Top 10 List of New Family Movies on DVD. It’s a new resource for people who are looking for videos that everyone in the family will enjoy (not just the kids, but even adults). We plan on updating this frequently, so bookmark this list and check back often for the latest leads on great new videos.
Why are we doing this?
At Fresh Fruit Pie, we have a vision for completely turning around kids and family entertainment. For the most part, family entertainment has this stigma of being horribly boring and lame.
And that reputation would be correct. Most family entertainment is lame. Not only do adults gag at it, but many of today’s kids do too, which is why they often turn to TV made for grown-ups, with violence and adult themes flaunting all its glory.
Since we truly believe in this revolution, it would be pretty narrow-minded of us to focus only on our own show. It will take a huge movement to change this industry, which is why we’re getting things rolling in publishing an updated list of the top 10 videos in family entertainment. If people purchase more of these titles, more will be made, and thus we change the industry in the most powerful way possible: by voting with our wallets.
What are the selection criteria for this list?
Pretty tough, actually. Quite a bit of research goes into this list, scouring several sources to present the top in family entertainment. Here are the list’s requirements:
1) Released on DVD in the last year
We all know that Wizard of Oz and Mary Poppins are timeless, family-safe classics, but today’s kids don’t just want to watch movies that came out before mom and dad were born. They want new, new, new! They want the hottest and latest. If we feed them a 100% diet of G-rated musicals from the 1960s, they will eventually be lured away to more modern content with adult themes.
2) “Family-Approved” by the Dove Foundation
We really like these guys. Our friends at the Dove Foundation have nearly the same vision as we do. Their “family-approved” seal is hugely respected in the industry as an indicator that a video is safe for family viewing. They are extremely strict in determining whether the content is “kid-safe” or not, which makes their seal highly valuable and trustworthy.
3) Best-Seller or Rising Star
Good morals aren’t enough. No kid wants to watch moral, but boring, garbage. Adults either, for that matter. One thing that’s been proven time and time again: people vote with their wallets. If something’s good, lots of people will buy it. The cream naturally rises to the top. So to fit this list, a video has to sell very well or at least show growing sales.
I was shocked how few titles fit these simple criteria. Hours of research in creating the first revision of the list resulted in only eight currently available titles. Two pre-order titles were added to fill the list to 10. Hopefully, this won’t happen too often in the future, but it just goes to show how few videos there are out that fit the simple description of new, great family entertainment.
That’s why we’re so crazy about this vision to cause a revolt in the family entertainment industry.
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