The Little Prince

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Summary: AWESOME!!!
Review: I saw this movie when i was little and i absolutely love it!! watching it again definately brings back memories!!

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Summary: Obligatory title.
Review: I seriously wish they would release this on DVD. And, as that will most likely not be happening any time soon, at the very least put out the soundtrack. I watched this movie often when I was young, and the theme still runs through my head from time to time. I thought it was a beautiful thing.

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Summary: Wilder and Fosse perfect Saint--Exupery characters
Review: I was shown this once for a french class, and was daunted at first by the mildly horrible and over-schmaltzy scenes in the begining with the singing pilot and drippingly sweet little boy. However, real gems of character creation were turned in by two of my favorite geniuses, Wilder and Fosse. Both seem to be born to play these parts. Fosse captures us instantly as the snake in those yellow sunglasses, biting stare, and moves so serpentile one feels as though he will slither through the screen. Wilder has always been a personal favorite of mine, but I dropped my jaw as I watched him as the fox. Completely understanding the wonder, the innocence, the magick of a child (exactly what Saint-Exupery understood), he brings to life such a wild, beautiful, sparkling, wise creature, and brings him straight into one's heart. You lose yourself in those blue eyes and the frantic curls. And you never forget it.

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Summary: Creative Masterpiece
Review: Kudos to Stanley Donen! His vision made this film a exhilirating experience, and gave it a heart.

It has a superbly creative cast, especially Bob Fosse and Gene Wilder, who played snake and fox respectively. Bob Fosse's snake looks and moves would be imitated (and made more popular) years later by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The snake dance is more than enough reason to watch this. Gene Wilder, as the very wise fox, is so endearing. Steven Warner, as the very young prince, is so cute and lovable, you would want to take care of and protect him from all kinds of harm.

The music is great, too, especially "I Never Met A Rose"

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Summary: My 3 year old loved it
Review: My little girl loved this film. She was glued to this film and told me that it was the best movie she ever saw. Big praise from a little girl who only likes to watch animated movies and shows. I though the movie was cute and enjoyable for adults. I don't know why it is not on DVD yet.

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Summary: Magic
Review: Never has a cast been so perfectly suited for a film. The chemistry between the actors is amazing, and each turn in their best performances, creating a magical re-telling of the original story. Steven Warner, Gene Wilder and Bob Fosse bring the movie to life as the story captures your heart and never lets go. I guarentee you wont disappointed with this purchase.

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Summary: Too Weird but my niece loved it
Review: Now I like weird movies and I have always loved the story of Le Petite Prince. And I tend to like musicals. Still, I thought the whole movie was a little too weird - in fact somewhat creepy. I did not particularly like it. Someone get the snake (Bob Fosse) an editor. His dance scene went on soooo long I almost fast forwarded through it. But I didn't because my 6 year old niece loved this movie. Particularly Gene Wilder. Go figure - one reviewer thought adults would get more out of it, just not the case here. I think 6-7 is the highest age range that could really enjoy this movie.

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Summary: The Book is Cool- But a Movie?
Review: Ok, first some background info on my Le Petit Prince experience. I read Le Petit Prince in french class this year, in French of course. I also read the English version of the book soon afterwards. Furthermore I have read much analysis of the philosophy presented in the book. Then in French class my teacher brought in this movie. Before we watched it she warned us that it was really weird. I did not really know what to expect, I mean the book was pretty weird, how could the movie be weird if the book was considered normal. After these thoughts came throug my head she told us that the people don't talk, but they sing. Whoa...
Basically most everyone knows the plot I will just touch on it. The movie starts out with some weird singing about the hat that the narrator drew as a child and then goes into an overlong song about the narrator's need for air. So far this was rather weird I along with the rest of my class looked as if we were watching a fat man dance naked in the middle of the street. You know that look? Half sneer and half laugh. Well the movie continued to get weirder and I came to the conclusion that existentialist stories should never be turned into movies. However later it reached the pinnacle of its weirdness with the snake dance that lasted for much, much too long. Well at least we know where Michael Jackson got his gig.
The movie featured much of the same dialogue as did the book, sometimes the conversion was word for word. However the movie did skip over many of the imprtant scenes that really did explain Saint-Euxpery's philosophy. Furthermore the Little Prince's naivite was betrayed by his request to go to Earth. One of the important scenes that was skipped over was the scene with the king telling the Little Prince about judging yourself and the scene with the vain man was equally important.
Furthermore the Little Prince was obnoxiously cute, and although he was not a bad actor, in fact he was a really good actor for a child his age, we could have easily gone without him opening his mouth to sing on a couple songs.
In conclusion the movie was much too weird for my tastes and did change some of the things that made the book a great book. However it did manage to convert the book into a movie, from a book that was probably not meant to be a movie.

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Summary: Buy it for Bobbie!
Review: Okay, I'm not much for children's shows. This one, however was entertaining. Kind of slow, but thoroughly worthwhile. I bought it because of Bob Fosse, who plays the snake. He is responsible for his own choreography during the scene, and it makes for a fascinating glimpse into his work.

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Summary: My 3 year old loved it
Review: That song still plays thru my head after all these years. I saw this at Radio City Music Hall in 70mm and in spite of the critics i love this movie. Just take a look at the cast for one thing. It is termendious! Full of extreme talent. The musical numbers are wonderful and the story has always been one of my favorites. "It's only with the heart that one can see freely." In this very hectic world we live in we should really take a moment and smell the roses. We live way to fast but seeing this movie or reading this book kind of puts life back in the perspective that it should be even if it's thru the eyes of a child. Just wish it was on DVD.