Today's Video Clips

Here’s a clip from the beloved (by me) movie, “Matilda”. I loved this movie. I loved it not only because I thought it was a good movie - at least, that’s the way I remember it - but also because it was from the era when I used to go with the kids to the Video Store to pick out and rent movies on a Saturday afternoon. That was a lot of fun.

"Matilda" was a movie that I felt was kind of traditional for the kids. They were already at an age where they had long since left behind the pulse-pounding "Barney" movies (thank God) and were segueing from some of the Disney cartoons to the more realistic and nail-biting excitement contained in any of the many, many Olsen Twins' movies.

This, for various reasons, flagged to me that it was time to explore other, more mature, more sane options for them - while hopefully avoiding some of the unintended "I'm going to shoot myself to get this over with" side effects for any of the adults who happened to be within earshot of said movies (i.e.: me). This movie seemed to fit the bill. It was a lot of fun to share that time together.





By the way, if you've already seen the movie, there's also this behind the scenes clip. This also brings back fond memories. It runs a little over sixteen minutes...