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Summary: Not bad...but not exactly good
Review: **NOTE: This review has nothing to do with the DVD specifically, but with the film itself.**Now, granted, I haven't seen the original (being an '80's child...awe yea), but I can assure you it's better. The originals always are. Plus it's gotten dazzling reviews. Now, the remake, which I recorded off of Disney awhile ago.
It tells the same storyline: Two separated, longlost twins (Hallie Parker and Annie James, both played by Lindsay Lohan) are reunited at camp, figuring out that they are twins, and decide to switch places. In the meantime, they have to cut Annie's hair and pierce her ears to make the switch believable. (::shudder:: The ear-piercing scene was horrible...I nearly cried, and therefore didn't get my ears pierced afterward for awhile.) Then we see Hallie in the place of Annie in London with mom Elizabeth (Natasha Richardson) and Annie in Hallie's shoes in Napa, California with dad Nick (Dennis Quaid). Chaos ensues when Annie discovers that Nick is set up to marry Meredith Blake (also called by the girls as "Cruella"; played by Elaine Hendrix). Then the girls' secret is discovered, and, well...trouble for them.
The England scenes are wonderful...I've always been fascinated by their culture, and this movie portrays it beautifully. The Napa scenes are charming too...what a cool place to live.
Now, the actors. Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson are very good, and perfect for their roles. Lindsay Lohan is funny, sweet, and good in two roles. But the real shiner is Elaine Hendrix as Meredith. She is so perfectly cast; she's catty, witchy (one letter having been replaced...:-D), and downright detestable as the girlfriend...but I think she was excellent in her role. The other shiners are Lisa Ann Walter as Chessy (the scene where she's crying and Nick calls her on it made me laugh...I rewinded it and I laughed again) and Simon Kunz as the butler. He was very funny, and the grandfather was adorable.
This movie is good fun for the family...though I bet some may be bored with it. I enjoyed it, but not enough to tape over part of it. I think you'll like it, unless you are in dire defense of the original, in which case, you'll see the inferiority. BUT, I think you should check this out for some '90's fun added to a '60's classic.
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Summary: One really good remake!
Review: At first I asked myself if the world needed another remake of a Disney classic, but after numerous viewings on the Disney channel and finally buying the DVD, I'm now sure; IT DOES!In my opinion, this movie is superior to the original.Although I love Brian Keith, I still think Dennis Quaid was a great cast as the father of the separated twins who come together at a summer camp. The movie is full of subtle in jokes, such as one daughter named Hallie (Hayley Mills played the original twin), and the twins whistling "lets Get Together" every once in awhile, which of course Mills made famous as a song from the original movie! The mother, Natasha Richardson is also well cast, almost reminding me of the goofy Meg Ryan in roles such as You've Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle!I think that this version has more tender and sincere moments than the original, while side stepping the sappiness that sometimes pervades Disney outings!This is a nice family movie which anyone can enjoy. And seeing the woman that played Quaid's domestic makes me long for her sitcom to make its return to TV.
Rating: 
Summary: Even better than the original!
Review: Being 16 years old, I'm not a big fan of Disney movies any more. But my parents were watching the movie in the family room when I came in to read the newspaper, and I must say I was captivated by the entire movie! I remember hearing a few years ago that Disney made a remake of The Parent Trap. I had seen the original, and I must admit that I thought it would not be nearly as good as the original. I must also admit that I was wrong. As hard as it may be to believe, this is even better than the original! Lindsay Lohan does a spectacular job portraying both Hallie Parker and Annie James; and to think this is her first movie! Natasha Richardson and Dennis Quaid both make wonderful performances as the girls parents. Simon Kunz and Lisa Ann Walter also do a great job portraying Annie's butler and Hallie's nanny, respectfully. This was based of the 1961 parent Trap, starring Hayley Mills, that was written by David Swift. Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer wrote the script for the remake and Meyers was director and Shyer producer. You'll remember the duo from their work with the Father of the Bride movies. Elaine Hendrix also does a great job playing Meredith, the evil step-mother-to-be. Ronnie Stevens also does an excellent job playing Annie's grandfather. The movie starts out when the girls are sent to Camp Walden For Girls in Maine. While there, they meet and aren't very fond of each other. They start playing practical jokes on each other until the camp directors, Marva Kulp Sr. and Marva Kulp Jr. (played by Polly Holliday and Maggie Wheeler, respectively) send them to an isolation cabin for them to spend the rest of the summer there. While there, the girls try to make the best of things and start to talk to each other. They then begin to realize that they are amazingly similar to each other. After a while, they finally realize that they are twins! With each child wanting to meet their other parent, the girls devise and elaborate plan to switch places, hoping that when their parents realize they have the wrong child, they will have to switch them back and see each other after a hiatus of eleven years. This movie is highly suggested. I also suggest that you see the original one, so you can see the similarities and differences between the two movies. You'll be able to see how the time difference between the two movies can make them seem much different, even though they have the same plot. If you liked the first one, you'll love this one!
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Summary: LINDSAY IS AMAZING!! 14th dec 2004.
Review: Don't miss this amazing film. 2 girls,Annie and Hallie, [both played by lindsay lohan] meet up at camp walden not even knowing they are twins. However when they are in a fencing game together, it all comes to life where they see each other as twins face to face. They do not get along when they first meet therefore decide to play some games on each other. After been put in the isolation cabin both befriends after the first night in there and both are interested to find out more about their parents. So they put on the act and decide to switch places, Annie is Hallie and Hallie is Annie. Hair cut,er piercing and they both look exactly like each other. After a while of staying switched, Hallie and Annie make a plan to get both parents together at an hotel in san fransisco. They have got to make it before it's too late, their dad is going to get married and the twins are desperate to get their mom and dad back together again. An impressive film, very good and actors have made the film indeed brillaint. SEE IT.
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Summary: Ok a dumb movie that shoudnt have been remaked
Review: Dont get this movie if u wanna see a classic Parent Trap, get the one from 1969.
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Summary: Great Movie, Botched DVD.
Review: I absolutely love this movie. I've been waiting for this re-release to come out for a long time and am very disappointed to find it is not an anamorphic widescreen release. It actually says on the back of the packaging, "Enhanced for 16X9 televisions". This is blatantly false. I have to wonder why Disney took the trouble to re-release this but couldn't be bothered to do it right. However, the picture quality was excellent for a non-anamorphic DVD.
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Summary: Cute, fun Disney remake film!
Review: I think this remake of THE PARENT TRAP is a lot better than the original, though the original was pretty good, too. This film is based on the 1961 film by the same title. The movie probably could've found real twins for this, but I guess they wanted to try and make it like the original by getting in one actress to play a double role of the twins. In this version, Hallie Parker and Annie James are the twins and they are played by newcomer, Lindsay Lohan. Dennis Quaid plays Hallie's father, and Natasha Richardson plays Annie's mother. Hallie and Annie look exactly alike - they are really twins - and they end up meeting each other at a summer camp. Though they look exactly alike, they are completely different. Hallie is from California, and Annie is from England. When they realize that their parents were once married and they are sisters, they decide to switch places (Annie will go home with Hallie's father and Hallie will go home with Annie's mother at the end of camp) and try to get their parents back together before a snobish beauty, Meredith Blake (Elaine Hendrix) marries Hallie's father for his wealth. This film also co-stars Lisa Ann Walter as Chessy, the Parkers' housekeeper, and Simon Kunz as Martin, the James' butler. THE PARENT TRAP is even funnier than the original, with more laughs and is very lighthearted. A feel-good comedy that you won't want to miss!
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Summary: Better than Holes!
Review: I used to have this movie on video tape, but I decided to donate it to Salvation Army and get it on DVD, because I like DVDs better. I had the movie Holes on DVD, too. I bought the movie Holes on DVD when they first released. I really like Holes, too. The differences between Holes and The Parent Trap are good girls vs. bad boys. Holes talks about a camp that's for bad boys and The Parent Trap talks about the camp for good girls. That's why I like girls better than boys, that's why I like The Parent Trap better.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: I'm 15 and I saw the original Parent Trap on cable a couple of years ago. I thought it was great. Then Disney came out with the remake. I know how most remakes go, and I admit that I was a little unsure that the remake would be as good as the original. To my surprise, it was! In my opinion, it was even better than the original! Lindsay Lohan was the perfect choice for the dual roll as Hallie Parker and Annie James. As you all probably already know, Annie lives with her mother, Elizebeth (played by Natasha Richardson), in London while Hallie lives with her dad, Nick (played by Dennis Quaid) in Napa California. Hallie and Annie are sent to Camp Walden For Girls in maine, where they meet each other. At first, they are not very fond of each other and pull practal jokes upon one another. For the bad behavior, they are sent to an Isolation Cabin where they will have to spend the rest of camp together: they eat together, sleep together (differnet beds), and do all their activities together. They finaly realize that they are twins, and come up with a plan to get the divorced parent back together again. They switch places, Hallie going to London, and Annie going to Napa. However, a problem is formed when nick gets engaged to Meredith Blake. That's as far as i'll go, don't want to spoil the ending if you haven't seen it yet. I thought it was a great movie and I recommend it to everyone!
Rating: 
Summary: Good but too fast paced
Review: Is this adequate remake of the 1960 Hayley Mills classic. I wish the pacing of this film had been slower as it would have been nearly as the original if it had just been slower paced as the actors (especially Lohan) are first rate in their acting.
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