NZ Herald
  • Home
  • Latest news
  • Herald NOW
  • Video
  • New Zealand
  • Sport
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Podcasts
  • Quizzes
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Viva
  • Weather

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • New Zealand
    • All New Zealand
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Open Justice
    • Scam Update
  • Herald NOW
  • On The Up
  • World
    • All World
    • Australia
    • Asia
    • UK
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Europe
    • Pacific
  • Business
    • All Business
    • MarketsSharesCurrencyCommoditiesStock TakesCrypto
    • Markets with Madison
    • Media Insider
    • Business analysis
    • Personal financeKiwiSaverInterest ratesTaxInvestment
    • EconomyInflationGDPOfficial cash rateEmployment
    • Small business
    • Business reportsMood of the BoardroomProject AucklandSustainable business and financeCapital markets reportAgribusiness reportInfrastructure reportDynamic business
    • Deloitte Top 200 Awards
    • CompaniesAged CareAgribusinessAirlinesBanking and financeConstructionEnergyFreight and logisticsHealthcareManufacturingMedia and MarketingRetailTelecommunicationsTourism
  • Opinion
    • All Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Editorials
    • Business analysis
    • Premium opinion
    • Letters to the editor
  • Politics
  • Sport
    • All Sport
    • OlympicsParalympics
    • RugbySuper RugbyNPCAll BlacksBlack FernsRugby sevensSchool rugby
    • CricketBlack CapsWhite Ferns
    • Racing
    • NetballSilver Ferns
    • LeagueWarriorsNRL
    • FootballWellington PhoenixAuckland FCAll WhitesFootball FernsEnglish Premier League
    • GolfNZ Open
    • MotorsportFormula 1
    • Boxing
    • UFC
    • BasketballNBABreakersTall BlacksTall Ferns
    • Tennis
    • Cycling
    • Athletics
    • SailingAmerica's CupSailGP
    • Rowing
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Viva - Food, fashion & beauty
    • Society Insider
    • Royals
    • Sex & relationships
    • Food & drinkRecipesRecipe collectionsRestaurant reviewsRestaurant bookings
    • Health & wellbeing
    • Fashion & beauty
    • Pets & animals
    • The Selection - Shop the trendsShop fashionShop beautyShop entertainmentShop giftsShop home & living
    • Milford's Investing Place
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • TV
    • MoviesMovie reviews
    • MusicMusic reviews
    • BooksBook reviews
    • Culture
    • ReviewsBook reviewsMovie reviewsMusic reviewsRestaurant reviews
  • Travel
    • All Travel
    • News
    • New ZealandNorthlandAucklandWellingtonCanterburyOtago / QueenstownNelson-TasmanBest NZ beaches
    • International travelAustraliaPacific IslandsEuropeUKUSAAfricaAsia
    • Rail holidays
    • Cruise holidays
    • Ski holidays
    • Luxury travel
    • Adventure travel
  • Kāhu Māori news
  • Environment
    • All Environment
    • Our Green Future
  • Talanoa Pacific news
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Property Insider
    • Interest rates tracker
    • Residential property listings
    • Commercial property listings
  • Health
  • Technology
    • All Technology
    • AI
    • Social media
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
    • Opinion
    • Audio & podcasts
  • Weather forecasts
    • All Weather forecasts
    • Kaitaia
    • Whangārei
    • Dargaville
    • Auckland
    • Thames
    • Tauranga
    • Hamilton
    • Whakatāne
    • Rotorua
    • Tokoroa
    • Te Kuiti
    • Taumaranui
    • Taupō
    • Gisborne
    • New Plymouth
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Dannevirke
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Levin
    • Paraparaumu
    • Masterton
    • Wellington
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Blenheim
    • Westport
    • Reefton
    • Kaikōura
    • Greymouth
    • Hokitika
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
    • Wānaka
    • Oamaru
    • Queenstown
    • Dunedin
    • Gore
    • Invercargill
  • Meet the journalists
  • Promotions & competitions
  • OneRoof property listings
  • Driven car news

Puzzles & Quizzes

  • Puzzles
    • All Puzzles
    • Sudoku
    • Code Cracker
    • Crosswords
    • Cryptic crossword
    • Wordsearch
  • Quizzes
    • All Quizzes
    • Morning quiz
    • Afternoon quiz
    • Sports quiz

Regions

  • Northland
    • All Northland
    • Far North
    • Kaitaia
    • Kerikeri
    • Kaikohe
    • Bay of Islands
    • Whangarei
    • Dargaville
    • Kaipara
    • Mangawhai
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
    • All Waikato
    • Hamilton
    • Coromandel & Hauraki
    • Matamata & Piako
    • Cambridge
    • Te Awamutu
    • Tokoroa & South Waikato
    • Taupō & Tūrangi
  • Bay of Plenty
    • All Bay of Plenty
    • Katikati
    • Tauranga
    • Mount Maunganui
    • Pāpāmoa
    • Te Puke
    • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Hawke's Bay
    • All Hawke's Bay
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Havelock North
    • Central Hawke's Bay
    • Wairoa
  • Taranaki
    • All Taranaki
    • Stratford
    • New Plymouth
    • Hāwera
  • Manawatū - Whanganui
    • All Manawatū - Whanganui
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Manawatū
    • Tararua
    • Horowhenua
  • Wellington
    • All Wellington
    • Kapiti
    • Wairarapa
    • Upper Hutt
    • Lower Hutt
  • Nelson & Tasman
    • All Nelson & Tasman
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Tasman
  • Marlborough
  • West Coast
  • Canterbury
    • All Canterbury
    • Kaikōura
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
  • Otago
    • All Otago
    • Oamaru
    • Dunedin
    • Balclutha
    • Alexandra
    • Queenstown
    • Wanaka
  • Southland
    • All Southland
    • Invercargill
    • Gore
    • Stewart Island
  • Gisborne

Media

  • Video
    • All Video
    • NZ news video
    • Herald NOW
    • Business news video
    • Politics news video
    • Sport video
    • World news video
    • Lifestyle video
    • Entertainment video
    • Travel video
    • Markets with Madison
    • Kea Kids news
  • Podcasts
    • All Podcasts
    • The Front Page
    • On the Tiles
    • Ask me Anything
    • The Little Things
  • Cartoons
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Entertainment

Top 10 kids films of 2016, according to kids

By Charlie Heath (10) and Barry Heath (7)
TimeOut·
21 Dec, 2016 10:05 PM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Charlie and Barry at the movies: Our kid critics rank their top ten movies of the year.
Charlie (10) and Barry Heath (7) are massive movie fans. They went to see 28 films in 2016. Now after hours of discussion, days of repeat viewings and several brutal fights, they present Chaz and Baz’s official top ten films of the year.

1: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Eddie Redmayne in a scene from, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Eddie Redmayne in a scene from, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Charlie: There were tonnes of amazing beasts and I loved Niffler, the black duck beast that steals things.

Barry: He is so cute. This is the best Harry Potter film ever even though he's not in it. It's like the magic version of playing Pokemon Go.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Charlie: Not really.

Barry: Yes it is.

2: Storks

Storks.
Storks.

Charlie: This was so funny and action packed and had my favorite actor Andy Samberg playing Junior.

Barry: It was funny when Junior wees his pants after their plane nearly crashed. There were lots of fights and not as many songs as Trolls.

Charlie: We don't like the songs much.

3: Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Charlie: All the children's powers are cool especially being able to open your mouth and send attack bees out.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Barry: Like a kids X-Men but scary and with less fighting.

4: Zootopia

Zootopia.
Zootopia.

Barry: We've seen this like 10 times. It's awesome when Finnick takes off the baby costume and becomes a cool guy. He's the best.

Charlie: Nah, Yax is the best when they go to the abandoned hospital and find the animals that have gone crazy.

5: Captain America: Civil War

Chris Evans in a scene from Captain America.
Chris Evans in a scene from Captain America.

Charlie: Black Panther rules, I like his claws and martial arts.

Discover more

Entertainment

Female heroes Hollywood's biggest earners

28 Dec 03:30 AM

Barry: Nah, Antman is better. He makes himself massive.

Charlie: Yeah, it's so boss when Spiderman swings round his legs like Luke in the snowspeeder in Empire Strikes Back.

Barry: It's like a full Avengers Movies but it's called Captain America.

6: Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad.
Suicide Squad.

Charlie: The best squad member is definitely Captain Boomerang, he always has a can of beer.

Barry: And a cute soft toy in his pocket.

Charlie: I love when the fire guy turns into a skeleton and fights the ghost.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Barry: Lots of fights. Lots of music. Not much boring girl-boy stuff.

7: The Jungle Book

Baloo and Mowgli in a a scene from The Jungle Book.
Baloo and Mowgli in a a scene from The Jungle Book.

Barry: Baloo is hilarious when he's slapping his belly. Bill Murray is my favourite actor.

Charlie: Yeah it rules when Baloo and Bagheera are fighting the monkeys. The animals are so realistic in 3D.

Barry: It was heaps like that Tarzan movie we saw but better.

Charlie: Mum thought Tarzan was really good looking.

8: Batman Vs Superman

A scene from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
A scene from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Barry: This shouldn't be on the list because it's set in the same universe as Suicide Squad.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Charlie: Nah, it's whole different movie. So it should be.

Barry: It's real good but we should've had Dr Strange instead. That was cool too.

9: Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters.
Ghostbusters.

Barry: I think it's equal to the before ones and the before ones are amazing. Slimer is crazy. He fills himself until he's so, so fat and drives Ecto 1.

Charlie: It's great when the electrocuted prisoner ghost appears in the subway. But not as good as the Bill Murray one.

Barry: Yes it is.

10: The BFG

The BFG.
The BFG.

Charlie: It's super funny when the Corgis fart in Buckingham Palace.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Barry: Yeah that's funny as.

SPECIAL MENTIONS

Charlie: Rogue One definitely would have made our top ten if we'd seen it.

Barry: Also Pete's Dragon was really good but a bit too sad for the top ten.

Charlie: Kung Fu Panda 3 and Finding Dory were boss but had kinda seen it all before.

Barry: I wish we were allowed to see Deadpool. It's ten years before I get to see that.

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Entertainment

Opinion

Lorde's surprise Glastonbury set marks album launch and new era

27 Jun 09:17 PM
Sport

Building worlds through music

Entertainment

Watch: The latest highlights from this year's Smokefreerockquest and Showquest

27 Jun 12:42 AM

Why wallpaper works wonders

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Entertainment

Lorde's surprise Glastonbury set marks album launch and new era

Lorde's surprise Glastonbury set marks album launch and new era

27 Jun 09:17 PM

OPINION: Like every promo move Lorde's made with the new album, she detonated.

Building worlds through music

Building worlds through music

Watch: The latest highlights from this year's Smokefreerockquest and Showquest

Watch: The latest highlights from this year's Smokefreerockquest and Showquest

27 Jun 12:42 AM
'Messy, ugly, full of sharp edges': How the world reacted to Lorde's new album

'Messy, ugly, full of sharp edges': How the world reacted to Lorde's new album

27 Jun 12:14 AM
A new care model to put patients first
sponsored

A new care model to put patients first

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP