This is a great story about a brilliant young girl who overcomes the cruelty of a family that does not treat her as she deserves. The villains are her parents and her teacher, Mrs Trunchbull. With the help of the kind teacher, Ms Honey, and her own magical powers, she manages to get adopted by her mentor and get rid of the villainous teacher who killed Ms Honey's parents. Not only does the book make some interesting statements about education and family, but the strong female protagonist is a neat role model for young girls. I loved it as a kid, and still appreciate it a great deal; also, the film version captures the imagery and intent nicely.
As for the widescreen issue, it's a shame. It could have been kept the way we saw it in theatres...oh well.
Best Movie Ever
I purchase this DVD for my grandniece, and she absolutely loves it. She watches it over and over again. She knows every word verbatim. I don't mind watching it. What a great movie!!
Couldn't have been better!
Why are all the customer reviews so mad that this is on full screen. It dosen't matter about the film,it matters about the story. This was great! Miss Trunchbull[Pam Ferris] was great and scary! I have this on video and dvd and it's great!
This feature production from Nickelodeon is based on a popular kids' book from the 1960s by Louise Fitzhugh, and stars Michelle Trachtenberg as an 11-year-old wannabe journalist who writes all her observations about friends in a diary. When the book is stolen and read by her peers, she's ostracized. The film is hard to watch for all its sensory overload (rapid cuts, kooky camera angles), but its theme of finding a balance between a commitment to one's voice and one's obligations to others is fairly wise stuff. With Rosie O'Donnell and Eartha Kitt. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Actor(s): Michelle Trachtenberg - Rosie O'Donnell Director(s): Bronwen Hughes DVD Release Date: Released the 27 May 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This splendid adventure-fantasy from 1990 was adapted from Roald Dahl's book and directed by maverick British filmmaker Nicolas Roeg, who turned out to be a perfect (if seemingly unlikely) interpreter of Dahl's fiendishly clever tale of witchcraft in contemporary England. Scary, funny, and wildly entertaining, it's all about a young boy named Luke (Jasen Fisher) whose parents have died in a tragic accident, and whose grandmother (Mai Zetterling) takes him to a posh hotel in England, where a secret coven of witches is holding its annual convention. The Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston, in a scene-stealing performance) has decreed that all children in England be turned into mice, and Luke and his pal Bruno (Charles Potter) are the first victims on the list. That's when the movie magicians... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Anjelica Huston - Mai Zetterling Director(s): Nicolas Roeg DVD Release Date: Released the 22 June 1999 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The schoolgirl adventures of Madeline, a flame-haired orphan, are lovingly adapted from Ludwig Bemelmans's classic children's books. His sly and witty writing is transferred to this first-rate film, one that should not be thought of merely as childhood entertainment. Spunky Madeline is most adept at finding trouble. She is also a quick-witted and likable child who can solve almost any problem. Her latest scheme is to keep her school, which is also her home, from being sold by its owner, the recently widowed Lord Covington (Nigel Hawthorne). Unlike most youthful movie fare, this adventure boasts high production values that wisely include colorful Parisian locations. Hatty Jones is all spunky self-sufficiency and sweet innocence in the title role, and Frances McDormand is quite humorous as... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Frances McDormand - Nigel Hawthorne Director(s): Daisy von Scherler Mayer DVD Release Date: Released the 28 August 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Roald Dahl's modern classic for children becomes a delightful combination of live action and stop-motion animation by the team that made The Nightmare Before Christmas: director Henry Selick and producers Tim Burton (Batman) and Denise Di Novi. The story concerns young James (played for real and through voice-overs by Paul Terry), who is orphaned and left in the charge of two cruel aunts (Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley). Rescued by a mysterious fellow (Pete Postlethwaite), James ends up inside a giant peach, drifting over the Atlantic Ocean in the company of a gentleman grasshopper (voiced by Simon Callow), a fast-talking centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), an anxious earthworm (David Thewlis), a matronly ladybug (Jane Leeves), and a sexy spider (Susan Sarandon). The collection... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Joanna Lumley - Pete Postlethwaite - Paul Terry (II) Director(s): Henry Selick DVD Release Date: Released the 28 August 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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