My daughter’s top ten films (aged 8)

1. Harry Potter series 1-8* (Chris Columbus (1–2); Alfonso Cuarón (3); Mike Newell (4); David Yates (5–8), 2001-2011)
2. My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
3. Maleficent (Robert Stromberg, 2014)
4. The Witches (Nic Roeg, 1990)
5. Big Hero Six (Don Hall & Chris Williams, 2014)
6. The Smurfs (Raja Gosnell, 2011)
7. Annie (Will Gluck, 2014)
8. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Trader (Michael Apted, 2010)
9. Oz the Great and Powerful (Sam Raimi, 2013)
10. Kiki’s Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki, 1989) __________

*In order of preference:
#1 (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 2001) and #2 (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002): “Exciting, getting to know characters; seeing what they’re capable of”
#8 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, 2011): "Violent, dark, exciting"
#7 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, 2010): As above
#3 (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004): “Adventurous”
#4 (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005): “Mysterious”
#6 (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009): “Romantic”
#5 (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007): “Boring”

I tried, I tried, but, really, there was nothing I could do about her inevitable obsession with Harry Potter. She’s even gone off Star Wars. At least she likes Studio Ghibli.

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