A Little Princess

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Summary: Hmmm
Review: I loved working on the book and hope to make a series. For all you kids out there KEEP READING!!

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Summary: The world which grown ups often forget exists.
Review: It had been one of those rare books in which you can't seem to grow tired reading. It's plot is carefully written: explaining and describing every little thing; from it's main characters expression to its setting in which I found very interesting indeed. You can see that the way it is written clearly shows how the writer had really wrote it as if she was really the main character. I think this book got its own charm and magic that I guess it does not need my review to find its readers.

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Summary: Excellent!!!
Review: A Little Princess has always been one of my childhood favorites. The story itself is very interesting and there's certainly never a dull moment. Ms. Burnett wrote the book with such excellency until she keeps the reader anxious to find out what's going to happen on the following page. As a child, I must have read A Little Princess over a dozen of times. To be honest, I've even read it as a full grown adult. As a matter of fact, I still own my personal copy and once my little niece is older enough to read with an understanding, I plan to purchase for her a copy. What drew me to A Little Princess was the fine artwork of Tash Tudor. I would recommend A Little Princess to each and every girl. It's certainly no doubt a story they would read with full enjoyment! C. Linder [e-mail], New York, NY

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Summary: An equisite classic of a young girl's strength and courage.
Review: Sarah Crewe is not a heroine soon forgotten. From her beginnings as a spoiled rich girl to her heroic fight to retain her pride in the face of poverty and social cruelty, Sarah is a character so fresh and equisitely drawn that her grace and courage will stay with the reader for many years to come. Though the story takes place in an age far from the young reader's world, Sarah's struggles and triumphs are close to the the heart of all of us as we take the difficult journey to adulthood. Her strength and character assure us that there can be happiness after loss, joy in sacrifice, and, perhaps most importantly, that our strengh lies in our individuality and that our future lies in our perseverence and our abilty to dream

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Summary: Beautiful, though some liberties were taken with the story
Review: When Alfonso Cuarón was picked to direct the new Harry Potter, many people were surprised because his last movie was definately for grown-ups only. They seem to have forgotten that he is responsible for this beautiful retelling of a classic children's book.

This movie is based more on the classic Shirley Temple version than it is on the book, which means that it takes some creative liberties. Gone are the diamond mines (the best part!) and back comes the father. I did not really like these changes. The movie is also transfered from London to New York, so it's a little unclear what they were doing in India.

Despite those qualms, though, this is a brilliantly filmed fable. The girls are wonderful: dorky Ermegard, prissy Lavinia, spoiled Lottie, and Sarah pulls off the admirable feat of not being completely insipid (if you think that this is an insult, then you haven't read the book).

It is good for all ages. My friend, for reasons still unclear to me, dragged me to see this in the theater when we were about 15... if a cynical teenager thought that a movie about little girls at a Victorian boarding school was really good, then you know it's gotta be great!

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Summary: A Beautiful Film, But NOT Burnett's "Princess."
Review: "A Little Princess" is, simply put, a beautiful film. The cinematography, sets, music and lighting are top-notch. The scenes in India are particularly gorgeous. The acting is, by and large, superb. As a film, it works.

As an adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved classic, however, this film doesn't come very close. As the 1939 Shirley Temple version, this "LP" simply appropriates the characters' names and the vague situation. Most of the action in the second half of the film--including the discovery of the attic room, the ashes incident, the wild chase and the ending--are from the Temple picture, not the book.

Similarly, the characters deviate significantly from those described in the book. Liesel Matthews is excellent, but she does not have the personality of Burnett's Sara Crewe. Amelia Minchin and Lavinia are both given more sympathetic portrayals, and so forth.

This is a fine movie, but it should be viewed as such, not as an adaptation of the fine novel.

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Summary: Where's the Book!!
Review: A Little Princess has been one of my favorite books since I was a child. In the book, Sara is a complex and genuine character who handles enormous tragedy and hardship with courage, grace, and dignity. As other reviewers have pointed out, the main message of the book is that you can behave like a princess even if you're not treated like one.

Not so the film. I don't know WHAT message the filmmakers were going for, but unless it was "look how well we can massacre a beloved classic," they failed. This movie should never, ever claim it's based on the book. Only a handful of similarities remain between the two, everything else is changed, much to the detriment of the story. The behavior of the characters, the story, the ending, the setting, the time-frame...everything. I was horrified.

There are some beautiful sets and camera angles, but the acting, the writing, and the costumes are dreadful. And what's with all the green? I'm sure it was partly to contrast the vibracy of India with the dullness of New York (which is really supposed to be London), but it got very boring.

Hopefully someday someone will make movie version of this wonderful story that is true to the book. I wish.

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Summary: My Fav. movie!
Review: my dad bought me this movie when i was about 8 years old, and i was a daddys little princess. i havent seen this movie for quite a while but i had just recently moved to a different city and i was thinking about my dad and then i had just thought of this movie so i looked it up and now i am fixing to head out and buy the dvd. The reason i like this movie so much is b/c it reminds me of me when i was little... like how i felt about my dad. this is the best childrens movie of all time

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Summary: A must see for every dad and daughter
Review: I cried almost from the beginning. I remembered how I loved my dad even though he was away most of the time and I remember feeling how I most likely didn't cross his mind much. I cried more for the father in this story than for the child. This movie is incredibly casted, acted, and filmed...a classic which will endure. My new favorite...my old favorite was Casablanca.

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Summary: Strayed far too much from the original
Review: I'm not going to rip this film to shreads like some more disgruntled fans. First, I'd like to say that "A Little Princess" is my favorite book from my childhood. I love it still today. Basically the only thing this movie had in common with the book is the names were the same. That was about where the similarities end. They completely changed the plot, the characters, and the ending. The reason I gave this three stars, because I thought it was alright as a movie and shouldn't be rated as compared to the book for this review. For the time, the graphics are good. It's heartfelt, if not overacted. The friendship between Becky and Sara seems genuine. The movie is a lot more warm and fuzzy than the book. I didn't really like the movie, but their were several parts that were satisfying and the ending was good.