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Summary: Celluloid Life's Little Miracle
Review: Although tried and tested children's movie formulae don't excite me, Stuart Little 2 is enjoyable because of the inventiveness infused to bring little Stuart Little to human life. I always appreciate details in a cartoon, and thus love the careful minuitiae that make Stuart so cool -- his furniture, his clothes and his mannerisms certainly steal the show from child star Jonathan Lipnicki. Nathan Lane is always a riot -- if I had to think of him as an animal, it would most definitely be grumpy Persian Snowbell. The adults are nice stand-ins for parents accompanying their brethren in viewing this movie.
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Summary: Actually plays better in full screen than wide screen
Review: Both "Stuart Little" films are aimed primarily at an audience whose first introduction to the motion picture was via TV. So, it's not unusual for movies like this to come across with more impact and verve when seen in full-screen TV format. After all, most of the action takes place at the center of the screen anyway. The widescreen version can only be recommended for those with humongo-vision screens and full 5:1 Dolby Surround speaker arrays. For the rest of us watching on the 27-incher in the living room, it's best to punch up the full-screen version when Falcon's big, menacing claws dangle your choices in front of you. Stuart and Margalo will be cuter and more lovable, Snowbell's one-liners become funnier, and Falcon will come across even bigger and scarier. You'll also get a much better look at the incredible detail of the computer-created quartet of main characters. What most people don't know is that movies are actually filmed in an image ratio closer to TV and masked down to the familiar wide-screen format. That's good for sprawling epics but for a couple of family popcorners like "Stuart Little" and "Stuart Little 2", it makes the smaller characters seem tinier and big characters just plain tiny. Watch "Stuart Little 2" in full screen and if Falcon doesn't give you an occasional chill, well, you ain't alive.
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Summary: As good as the original
Review: Delightful comedy continues the adventures of E.B. White's adorable little mouse (voiced by Michael J. Fox) who has been adopted by the Little family. In this installment, Stuart finds himself at odds with his overprotective mother (Geena Davis), who wants her son to enjoy his life but can't see fit to allow him too much freedom in a world that is so dangerous for someone so small. She's not given much of a choice when Stuart falls in love with a hot little chickadee (voiced adorably by Melanie Griffith) and leaves home to rescue her from an evil falcon (James Woods). The family antics in this installment are more charming than in the first film, and unlike the original's disappointing third act that became a silly chase film, this one actually improves in its climax when Stuart has a magnificently animated face-off with the evil villain. Nathan Lane once again returns as the spoiled housecat Snowbell, and Hugh Laurie and Jonathan Lipnicki reprise their roles as Stuart's father and brother.
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Summary: An even more wild adventure
Review: Engaging and fun, but not up to the mark set by the first Stuart Little movie. Not much level of plausibility, which was the case in the first movie, where you actually come to believe this little mouse is real. This movie takes on a video game aspect with plenty of action to keep kids enthralled to the very end. The animation team outdoes itself with the level of detail in their animation. Stuart's little eyes are so expressive and Margalo comes across as a winsome soulmate. The falcon steals the show, with James Woods adding a touch of humor to the "fierce creature," who creates quite a bit of tension in this movie. My little one (2-1/2) was a little worried about the fate of Stuart, but after multiple viewings feels assured as to the outcome. Now that the two movies come packaged together you might be better off buying the box set, if you don't already own the first movie.
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Summary: An even more wild adventure
Review: Engaging and fun, but not up to the mark set by the first Stuart Little movie. Not much level of plausibility, which was the case in the first movie, where you actually come to believe this little mouse is real. This movie takes on a video game aspect with plenty of action to keep kids enthralled to the very end. The animation team outdoes itself with the level of detail in their animation. Stuart's little eyes are so expressive and Margalo comes across as a winsome soulmate. The falcon steals the show, with James Woods adding a touch of humor to the "fierce creature," who creates quite a bit of tension in this movie. My little one (2-1/2) was a little worried about the fate of Stuart, but after multiple viewings feels assured as to the outcome. Now that the two movies come packaged together you might be better off buying the box set, if you don't already own the first movie.
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Summary: Fun sequel for kids of all ages
Review: George (Jonathan Lipnicki) falls out with Stuart (voiced by Michael J Fox) after Stuart takes an unexpected joyride in George's model airplane and ends up wrecking it. As a result George's annoyance at Stuart sees Stuart having to risk driving home from school alone. As Stuart says often in the movie, this just goes to prove every cloud has a silver lining as he ends up meeting a young bird named Margalo (voiced by Melanie Griffith) who crashes into his car while being stalked by the evil Falcon (voiced by James Woods).
Stuart is thrilled to have found a new friend, especially one who is the same size as him; so whle she is injured Stuart takes her home and the Littles let her stay with them while she mends. But in fact it turns out Margalo is actually faking injury in order to aid Falcon in stealing from the Littles. But of course, their friendship prevails as always happens in G rated movies.
STUART LITTLE 2 has effects which surpass its predecessor, and is an enjoyable family film. The Politically Correct will no doubt have problems with the "theft" angle in the story but really, these people don't seem to have any purpose in their lives unless they have something frivolous to moan about. Ignore them and just enjoy the movie.
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Summary: A Review For The VHS Version
Review: How can it be? "Stuart Little 2" is even better than the first movie. Stuart (gently voiced by Michael J. Fox) is feeling a little, well, small, and the over-protectiveness of his mother (Geena Davis) does nothing to boost his self-esteem. His brother George has become the hero of the soccer team, however unwittingly, and is breaking away from Stuart to be with his own friends. When Stuart rescues a charming canary named Margalo (voiced by Melanie Griffith) from a hawk, he swells with his new-found sense of heroism and develops a crush on his new friend. But things aren't what they seem. Margalo disappears, and Stuart fears the worst and sets out to rescue her again, this time enlisting the aid of family cat Snowbell (voiced by Nathan Lane.)
The comic scenes are hilarious and always clever, and the emotional ones are touching without going overboard. Stuart matures from a disheartened mouse smothered by motherly love to a courageous adventurer who wants nothing more than to do the right thing. The cinematic palette is ingenious, with vibrant colors reminiscent of a picture book. The true wonder of this film is Stuart himself, am adorable CGI with detailed fur and a face that expresses a wide range of emotions, making him seem lovably real.
This film is ideal for family entertainment, as adults will be charmed as much as the kids. Although Stuart faces danger, there's nothing here that will terrorize little ones, and they'll get a kick out of scenes such as Stuart's uncontrolled plane ride and his being lowered by a string down the drain. Buy this film instead of renting, as it's worth seeing more than once - and the kids will insist upon it.
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Summary: A great sequel that tops the original!
Review: I bought this film as a Christmas gift for my 5 and 6 year old nieces and 4 year old nephew and they watched it at least a dozen times since. It's three weeks after Christmas and I watched it with them over the past weekend. I was really delighted with it. The whole Margalo/Falcon interplay made it an exciting and suspenseful story (far more involving and funnier than the first). Margalo: "I'm in the can." Snowbell: "OK, I'll wait." is probably the funniest payoff line in the whole movie, Fox, Griffith, Woods and Lane were absolutely perfect! A great film for the family.
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Summary: Sort of like Toy Story on Qualudes
Review: I can put up with the ages old wisdom of scaring the crap out of kids about the big scary world and the nasty people who live in it, and so what if the falcon is the bad guy and the rodent is the good guy so long as there are no BB guns under the tree, but lets have some fun! This is a kids movie. Stuart is sort of likeable and Snowball the cat has some good lines, but I only watch this sort of thing because I am sure I will feel good at the end and I ended up thinking this movie would make kids not want to go outside. Happy I watched it first.
Stuart little is a poor stepchild in a genre filled with excellent heartwarming films.(Aladdin, Lion King, Toy Story, Finding Nemo).
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Summary: Stuart Little 2
Review: I don't think they could have topped the first Stuart Little even if they tried their hardest, but this sequel is almost just as good. Michael J. Fox is back as the voice of Stuart and Nathan Lane is back too as the voice of Snowbell. In this one Stuart is afraid that he is too small to have any friends and even thinks that he is too small to acomplish anything. But he just has to remember what Mr. Little said, "Every cloud has a silver lining." And then one day a bird named Margalo falls into his car while running away from a falcon. He takes Margalo home and they get to know each other and become good friends, but Margalo is not who Stuart thinks she is. Stuart wakes up one morning to find that Margalo is missing, so he and Snowbell set off on a dangerous journey to find her.
I wish that Monte would have been in this movie more, he had a pretty big part in the first one, and Snowbell is way too wimpy in this one. But other than that, Stuart Little 2 is a great movie that teaches the important values of friendship and honesty.
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