The Parent Trap

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Summary: I love the movie!!!!
Review: I love this movie in its original version. When I saw that they made a new one I was upset. I refuse to go see it. I feel that the original movie was awesome. It is a good movie for the whole family. They should've never made a new version. To me just by seeing the commercials for the remake I feel that the remake took away from the original. I hope that I am not the only one who feels this way.

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Summary: Yuck
Review: Everyone's ugl;y and stupid. Hayley sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lindsay is better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: Super Duper!!!
Review: Oh my god as soon as i saw this film on tv i had to buy it, i even got the bus into town after it and bought the dvd then, its absolutely fantastic. I watched it with my mam and she loved it just as much. My favourite part is when they played the 'lets get together' song together, i've since learned to play that with my fried janet, she plays the piano, its so cool, we play it to our friends and family. Anyway dont want to spoil it by going on about it, just hope you get it soon. C ya x

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Summary: A Classic Charmer
Review: Although the split-screen technique had been around for a decade or so, it was usually more noted for its failures than its success, and the actor required to play dual roles usually took tremendous heat for their failure to create two physically identical but distinctly different characterizations on screen. But with THE PARENT TRAP, with the difficult dual role resting on the shoulders of an extremely young star, Walt Disney struck gold. It would be the single highest grossing film the studio had released up to that time, and even some forty years later the baby-boomers who flocked to see it in 1961 regard it as one of their favorite movie experiences.

But THE PARENT TRAP has a lot more going for it than mere nostalgia. The cast is really, really good, featuring the ever-likable Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in leading roles and a host of great character actors (including Leo G. Carroll and Nancy Kulp) in minor roles. And then there is Haley Mills. The daughter and sister of noted English actors, Mills was no newcomer to the screen when THE PARENT TRAP went before the cameras--she had even picked up an Oscar for her earlier Disney film POLLYANNA. Even so, this was no guarantee that she could pull off the feat of double roles, something that had daunted even the legendary Bette Davis. But she did.

The story has been told so often that surely every one knows it by now. A wife delivers twin daughters--but shortly afterward divorces her husband, and each wins custody of one child. The children are raised without any knowledge of each other's existence... until they unexpectedly bump into each other at summer camp, put two and two together, and devise a scheme to get their parents back together again.

Even today, and in spite of its familiarity, it's an amusing idea, and while the actual script is weak in spots the cast, and especially Haley Mills, makes the most of it. There's plenty of slapstick, lots of laugh-out-loud scenes, and enough charm to beguile all but the most cynical viewers. And Haley Mills clearly demonstrates why she was regarded as the single most gifted child actor of her era: although she plays both Susan and Sharon with the same edge of mischievous fun, they do indeed come off as completely different personalities.

Of course, digital technology has left the old split-screen technique in the dust, and today its easy to see the flaws in the technique that weren't so obvious at the time. And the quality of the film transfer is not the best: while this isn't the worst transfer I've seen, it is full of artifacts nonetheless. Even so, the appeal of the story, the cast, and most particularly Haley Mills make up for a lot, and this Disney double DVD comes complete with a host of bonuses (including a making-of documentary and an audio commentary track by director David Swift and Haley Mills) that fans will enjoy quite a bit.

If you were a fan of the film then, you'll remain a fan of it now. And if you want to introduce your family to a truly charming movie experience, you couldn't make a better choice.

--GFT (Amazon Reviewer)--

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Summary: Cute & Fun!
Review: Hayley Mills times 2 + humor + romance = one great movie! Sharon and Susan are identical twins who don't each other until they meet at camp. But before they can all roast marshmellows around the campfire, it's WAR! The two twins get in a kerfuffle and they must stay in the 'Isolation Tent' together for the rest of the summer! What they think is the worst punishment ever leads them to discover they're sisters! From then on, they switch places and switch parents. But they have to stop the big bad witch, Vicki, before they're shipped of to boarding school in Timbuktu! Let's just say that you will love this movie!!!

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Summary: Great Classic Movie
Review: I love this movie. I remember when I was little and I saw it for the first time I loved every minnute of it. I bought the special edition 2 disc dvd set a month ago and I have already watched it 6 times. I just love this movie more than any other Disney Movie ever made.

Here is the main story line.

It stars Haley Mills as twin sisters. They meet at Camp Inch. Well when they find out that they are related they get a bond together. And they try to help bring their parents (Brian Keith, and Maureen O Hara) back together. Well at the end it works and they live happily ever after.

It Also Starred

Una Merkrel as Verbena
Charlie Ruggles as Grandfather

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Summary: Still fabulous after all these years
Review: I'll grant you that The Parent Trap is gushy, syrupy, silly in parts and far-fetched. But none of it makes the slightest bit of difference, because this is a truly classic film! It's a microcosm of the 60's and for anyone who grew up in that crazy decade, you will adore the clothes, slang and general feel of the movie. Hayley Mills delivers her best performance in dual roles as wealthy twins who meet by chance at camp. They had been separated as tiny tots and only realize they are sisters when they compare photo of their parents. The scenes at camp are a little contrived, but they still will make you laugh.

The best parts of the movie are with Brian Keith and Maureen O'Hara, still beautiful and charming in the role of the mother. The twins plot on how to reunite their parents and their vicious tricks on witchy Vicky (Keith's fiancée) are hilarious. The camping scenes are really funny and even though a little mean-spirited, who wouldn't root against the vain, frivolous Vicky? Keith and O'Hara have real screen chemistry and their scenes together are delightful.

I have seen this movie dozens of times and never weary of it. Kids of all ages should love it, and so should the seniors and anyone in between. A true Disney classic!

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Summary: Still Great After All These Years
Review: This movie is hilarious, even in my mid-40's. I thought my preschooler would enjoy it, but he isn't into it just yet. Maybe he realizes its a true chick flick. I watched it and would not let him or my husband interrupt me while I was enjoying it. Yeah, there are some syrupy bits, but overall its a classic in my collection. How could anyone not LOVE Brian Keith and Maureen O'Hara?? What a stunning pair they make! Heck, I'd have flown back to California for him, too!!

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Summary: The Original Parent Trap
Review: This is the original version of the parent trap. I did like the newer 1998 version slightly more. But, this movie has some good moments. The movie is from Erich Kastner's "Das doppelte Lottchen" (Lisa and Lotte-The English title.) In the book the girls are about nine years old. In the Hayley Mills version the girls are 13 years old.

There is a lot of typical Disney slapstick. The best part is when the girls finally realize that they are sisters. That was a major "Hanky" moment. The movie features Hayley Mills as the twins (who the previous year won a special Oscar for "Pollyanna". "Parent Trap" made Hayley Mills a pop culture icon. It also featured Brian Keith and Maureen O'Hara as the parents. Some of the slapstick is mean spirited, but in all it is fun. Most of the movie consists of the girls trying to get their parents together again. One of the best parts is the camping trip where the girls play a lot of mean tricks on Vicki.

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Summary: please dont tell anyone, but this movie made me cry
Review: I had some tears going during the parent trap. Isnt that pathetic at the age of 23? haha.. its true

I actually had tears going when I was younger and I saw this movie. When I ordered it on DVD, I thought "there is no way Im still going to get emotional at this age". I was wrong. Althought the movie starts out a bit corny, you cant help but get into Haley Mills superb acting. Many things about this movie hit a soft spot. The long lost twins coming together by fate and finally finding out the truth about their past. The daughter who finally got to see her mother and grandfather after never seeing them. The parents finding out that they still love eachother and can't live without eachother after years of serparation. It touches you in a special way for sure, but at the same time its so much fun! As with most of Walt Disneys movies, everyone in this film was casted perfectly. Ya know, this movie still makes me laugh a bit too. One of my favorite little parts of the movie is when the girlfriends mother says "is this the one you call peanut face"? hahaa.. I remember how embarressing it was being called names like that when I was little.

Hayley Mills is really great and Im a true fan. The 2 disk DVD is excellent top notch quality! It has behind the scenes, commentary with Hayley Mills, a great classic donald duck cartoon and more! The DVD audio and picture quality is great and Disney studios put alot of care into this DVD. If your looking for a great movie for the kids that you can also enjoy, this is it!