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Summary: good
Review: Nice heart warming film. All ages should watch. Bittersweet ending so get those tissues ready.
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Summary: Classic Movie
Review: I absolutely LOVE My Girl. It's a timeless classic that is sure to touch everyone who watches it. It made me laugh and it made me cry. This is a MUST SEE!
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Summary: expect a great surprise
Review: It's witty, touching, and beautiful in its simplicity... my favorite movie.
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Summary: I Lovable film
Review: My Girl is a seet heartwarming film that the whole family will enjoy its about a tomboy named Vada growing up in the 70's who's mother died when she was born which is not Vada's fault but she still blames herself for it though Vada's father Harry Sultenfuss really doesn't his daughter very well. But in spite of all this she is vey lucky to have a best friend named Thomas J played by the famous Macualay Culkin whom I think after seeing this movie evey girl had a crush on (including me). But anyways my favorite scene in the movie is when they share their first kiss and Vada is like say something so Thomas stands up and says the pledge of alligence. Take a box of tissues with you when you watch it.
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Summary: Great Bittersweet Comedy/Drama
Review: This is a great movie, it has moments of humor and sadness and has a great cast, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anna Chlumsky and Maculay Culkin, they are all excellent in this movie and Dan Aykroyd who was known more for his silly comedy movies proved that he could also be great with more dramatic content!
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Summary: you'll laugh you'll cry you'll love it
Review: how old is this movie? it is very good. i can barely watch it without shedding a tear. i always laugh. an great movie and an classic.
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Summary: will make you cry, but is definitely worth it
Review: There are some sad movies out there that are worth the tears because of the lesson they offer. "My Girl" is a good example. After watching it for the first time in a while, I have grown to appreciate it a lot more. It certainly is not the type of film to show your children (too much depth and too much reference to death); It is, however, a beautiful yet heartbreaking story that will touch your heart.The story focuses on the plight of Vada Sultenfuss, an 11-year-old girl being raised in a funeral home by her widowed father. As a young girl who sees death every day of her life, Vada knows "a thing or two about death" (in her father's words), but it is actually much more than that. As an attempt to cover up what she is feeling every single day as a result of this lifestyle, she becomes obsessed with death, especially her own, and claims that she is cursed with an array of diseases, perhaps to make it easier on herself. Her distant and grieving father Harry can't help her, and when a makeup artist named Shelley enters their world and wins Harry's affections, it is Vada who gets pushed to the back. Her relationship with Shelley is quite different and very real; you can tell she likes her, but she can't stomach the fact that this woman is perhaps shoving her even further away from what she really needs from her father. Vada's emotional problems are made quite clear to the viewer; her one true confidant is Thomas J, her only friend in the world and, eventually, the one who would put her to perhaps the worst test that a child could undertake and snap Vada's life into a completely different position. Anna Chlumsky does a wonderful job in her debut as Vada; even at this age, she showed herself as a very sharp and worthy young actress. Macaulay Culkin is also a charmer as Thomas J and will steal your heart. Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis round up the main cast, both of whom turn in good performances. I actually saw Aykroyd in Britney Spears' film "Crossroads" before I realized that he was in this movie, and after seeing him as Britney's waaaay overprotective father, it seemed strange to see the different type of character he played in "My Girl." He's pretty good at both roles. This is a sad movie. A very, very, very sad movie. I would only recommend it if you have a high tolerance for that; it's not the saddest in the world, but it is definitely very heartwrenching with deep human emotions through the eyes of a child. Definitely the type of film that you learn to appreciate more as you grow older. To get a good lesson on life and learning how to live, I would suggest both this and the sequel, "My Girl 2."
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Summary: One of my top 10 favorite movies
Review: Just watched the DVD and the transfer is superb. You can read the other excellent posts for details about the movie, but here's some info found inside the DVD liner notes which I haven't seen posted yet. By the way, the DVD liner notes have a nice 10"x7" picture of the kiss by the lake! It looks like it's a picture not from the movie, but a regular camera. A nice promo shot. Good enough reason to get the DVD! Fans of this movie will enjoy having this picture. The DVD notes explain that the story was inspired by first-time screen writer Laurice Elehway's recollections of her hometown, Hanover, Pennsylvania. Over 1000 young actresses were auditioned for the role of Vada, which of course Anna Chlumsky was choosen. The notes also explain that to capture the look and feel of summertime Pennsylvania, during a winter production schedule, MY GIRL was shot in and around Orlando, FL. Director Howard Zieff wanted a Norman Rockwell look, so lighting, color, sets, and props were carefully choosen. Thrift shops and flea markets were scouted for props and a Hanover radio station asked listeners for items from the late 60's. That's how items in the movie like old newspapers, telephone books, etc were found. For Jamie's motor home, producers located and purchased a rare renovated 1968 Ultra Vision. The only extra on the DVD is the short movie trailer. There are no out-takes, etc... However, the movie trailer announces the actors and you can hear how to correctly pronounce "Chlumsky" (in case you weren't sure). My Scores (scale of 1-10, 10 the best): Production: 10
Direction: 10
Story: 9+
Acting: 10+
Music: 10+
Color: 10+
Audio: 10
Props & scenery:10
Transfer to DVD: 9+ The transfer to DVD is superb, but it's not in wide-screen. But I didn't care because the quality of the video and audio is sharp, clear, and beautiful. However, there is a message at the beginning that says "this film has been modified from it's original version. It has been formatted to fit your TV". What I think this means is simply the loss of the edges of the movie (because it's not wide-screen). But while this is the tv version, nothing seems missing and don't let that stop you from getting the DVD. There are no missing scenes. Anna, if you read this, I just want to say thankyou for making one of my top 10 favorite movies.
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Summary: childhood at its sweetest and saddest
Review: My Girl centers around 11-year-old Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chlumsky), the only daughter of a widowed undertaker in the 1970s. Vada is given to hypochondria, convinced she has diseases she could not possibly have. She does this in reaction to the sadness that surrounds her life, emanating from her father (Dan Ackroyd), and the fact that there is an undertaking business in their basement. But Vada also has spunk and spirit, which she shares in childhood adventures with her geeky shy best friend, Thomas J. (Macauley Culkin in what is probably his last good performance) She decides she is in love with their teacher and accidentally-on-purpose runs into him every now and then (it's summer vacation but he is also a neighbor). It's also the summer that Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis) enters her life as a makeup artist to work with her dad's deceased clients -- Vada is confused because while she loves having an adult female around and sees how happy Shelly makes her dad, she also doesn't like the idea of her dad dating. The movie does a great job of capturing the conflicting emotions every 11-year-old goes through in terms of school, teachers, parents, friends, and growing up. There is also an undercurrent of death and its effects on children. I have seen grown men cry while watching this movie. I highly recommend it for when you need both a good laugh and cry.
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Summary: My Favorite movie as a child (and still is now!)
Review: I can't say enough good things about this movie. I loved it and have watched it repeatedly since I was 8 years old. I didn't appreciate it then but I do now. I didn't really understand the whole message of death either but I do now. Vada is a sweet little 11-year old girl. Anna Chlumsky did a great job playing her. She was also very mature for her age. Dan Ackroyd was an okay as the father in the movie and Jamie Lee Curtis was pretty good as his love interest. I thought Macaulay Culkin was very good as Thomas Jay, the shy and slightly geeky boy. He was geeky in a sweet way though. I think when I was 8, I had a little crush on him after seeing this movie. I was sad when in the movie, he passed on. And who could forget The Temptations song playing at the end of the movie? It was a great song and should have been nominated for an Oscar that year. All in all a great movie.
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