{"id":1484,"date":"2007-11-20T15:37:21","date_gmt":"2007-11-20T15:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2007\/11\/top-10-big-screen-on-the-small.html"},"modified":"2007-11-20T15:37:21","modified_gmt":"2007-11-20T15:37:21","slug":"top-10-big-screen-on-the-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2007\/11\/top-10-big-screen-on-the-small.html","title":{"rendered":"Top 10: Big Screen on the Small Screen for T-Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"lionkingsm.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/import\/lionkingsm.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"239\" style=\"float:right;margin:5px\" \/>Thanksgiving weekend is a wonderful opportunity for us to be reminded of what we\u2019re thankful for. As spiritually minded people, it\u2019s also an important chance to reflect on who it is we\u2019re thankful to. Then, it\u2019s usually an awesome weekend to be off to the movies!<br \/>\nBut if you\u2019re looking for some added choices to this year\u2019s T-day new crop (\u201cEnchanted, \u201c \u201cThis Christmas,\u201d \u201cThe Mist,\u201d \u201cHitman,\u201d \u201cAugust Rush,\u201d \u201cI&#8217;m Not There, \u201cChristmas in Wonderland\u201d and \u201cNina&#8217;s Heavenly Delights,\u201d) perhaps this is the weekend to buy or rent the DVD versions of the greatest Thanksgiving-weekend releases of all time. They\u2019re really a great bunch, and here are my family\u2019s Top Ten out of the 25 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywood.com\/press_release\/25_HIGHEST_GROSSING_THANKSGIVING_RELEASES_TOY_STORY_2__BACK_TO_THE_FUTURE_II_AND_101_DALMATIONS_GOBBLE_UP_HOLLYWOODCOMS_BOX_OFFICE_REPORT\/3469247\" target=\"_new\">highest-grossing Thanksgiving releases <\/a>of all time:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n10. \u201cMrs. Doubtfire\u201d (1993). This may have been higher on a list awhile back but it\u2019s been on TV so much\u2026Robin Williams is still awesome in this vulnerable role.<br \/>\n9. \u201c101 Dalmatians\u201d (1996). Glenn Close plays the villain to the hilt and brings the comic book story alive in this timeless story of good v. evil without guns\u2026definitely a pre-video-game genre story!<br \/>\n8. \u201cRocky IV\u201d (1995). Okay, so Rocky was a tired series by this time, but \u201cIV\u201d was the second best in the series and the only sequel to legitimately stand up to the original.<br \/>\n7. \u201cAladdin\u201d (1992). Robin Williams\u2019 Genie entrance is worth the whole movie.<br \/>\n6. \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d (1991). The first animated movie to really be given \u201cBest Picture\u201d consideration, this is truly a \u201ctale as old as time.\u201d<br \/>\n5. \u201cToy Story 2\u201d (1999). We like the first \u201cToy Story\u201d better, so rent \u2018em both and do a double feature.<br \/>\n4. \u201cStar Trek IV\u201d (1986). By far the best of the \u201cStar Trek\u201d series, produced by Ralph Winter, on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/gallery\/hollywoodchristians.html\" target=\"_new\">Beliefnet\u2019s list of the most powerful Christians <\/a>in Hollywood.<br \/>\n3. \u201cThe Bodyguard\u201d (1992). Several years and many tabloid stories ago, Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston were the perfectly-cast star couple in one of the clearest on-screen depictions ever of a truly spiritual, others-oriented, protective and sincere sense of love, expressed as duty.<br \/>\n2. \u201cCasino Royale\u201d (2006) It was actually released a few days before Thanksgiving weekend last year, but makes our list as a representative of all of the years when a Bond flick was in theaters this weekend. The next one is due a year from today!<br \/>\n1. \u201cThe Lion King\u201d (1994). Although it was actually out for a few weeks in September\u2026, it was re-released on Thanksgiving weekend to dramatically increased success. This inspiring tale somehow cuts to the core of the divine destiny that awaits each of us if we\u2019re willing to step up and stop hiding.<br \/>\nThose are ours. What are yours?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving weekend is a wonderful opportunity for us to be reminded of what we\u2019re thankful for. As spiritually minded people, it\u2019s also an important chance to reflect on who it is we\u2019re thankful to. Then, it\u2019s usually an awesome weekend to be off to the movies! 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