Movie night has become a family favourite in Co. Tipperary homes throughout lockdown and thanks to online streaming services we can now access thousands of movies in seconds.
It wasn’t always like that. Those of us that remember the 1980s will recall having to rent a VHS player from the old “Movie Club” video rental shop on Kickham Street , here in Thurles, to watch a movie on a big black VHS cassette. Not only that, but many’s the time you had to wait weeks for your turn to rent your favourite movie because the shop only had a limited number of copies.
How times have changed? As of August 2020, it was estimated that 550,000 Irish people were subscribed to Netflix alone, with thousands also subscribed to Disney+ and Amazon Prime.
There’s no doubt, but watching your favourite movie has never been so easy. Given the time of year it is; here are 5 family movie favourites perfect for the Easter holidays. Some are around so long a few of our readers might even have rented them from that old “Movie Club” video shop back in the day!
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, (1971, rated U) available to stream on Netflix.
- Peter Rabbit, (2012, rated U) available to stream on Netflix.
- Alice in Wonderland, (1951, rated 0+) available to stream on Disney+.
- Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade, (2016, rated 0+) available to stream on Disney+.
- Hop, (2011, rated All) available to stream on Amazon Prime
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