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James and the Giant Peach - Special Edition

James and the Giant Peach - Special Edition

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A little disappointing...
Review: I think my expectations were set too high :) After all, the book was one of my favorite childhood books, not to mention the fact that this movie was produced by the same team who brought us the wonderful "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Well... I was a little disappointed. First, as opposed to TNBS, this movie is clearly geared towards a younger audience. Second, the movie is "Disneyfied", there's too little "Burtonism" (if you're a Burton fan you know what I'm talking about)and absolutely no Danny Elfman... boo hoo hoo. Third, there's simply not enough animation here and the live action parts are... well... pretty stupid. All in all, great potential, but the end result is a little disappointing and forgettable.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A little dark, but a lot of fun!
Review: I purchased this movie as part of a rebate deal with another Disney movie for my three-year-old daughter. It's a little dark in spots, but overall, a really fun picture with great music, great characters and great special effects! It's one of my daughter's favorites and has some very nice morals at the end: "Do unto others..." and "Good things happen to good people". Recommend highly, but probably not for under three years old.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Cute fun, Cute fun, very cute fun!
Review: The first time i saw this film i didn't really like it. But i gave it a second chance and i have grown to love Tim burton's little creatures. It is so amazing to watch all the special effects and intricicies of the little insects, each one with his own unique personality and look. My favorite character was the spider. she was so ultra-hip!

The only thing I didn't like about this film was the incorporation of the humans. The little boy and the two meanie aunts were cool. But at the end of the film where he ends up in NY and all the real life humans come scampering out of nowhere like roaches, it's all too much "culture shock" for the eyes. Give James a look for all the neat little insects. Don't spray no Raid on these little cuties!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Great!!!!! I love the book and the movie is just as good . I recamend this to every one!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Yuck
Review: This is the dumbest Disney movie I've ever seen. I especially hated the part where the two aunts drove through the ocean.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Awful
Review: This is one of the worst movies for kids there is. Some guy really must have been smoking something to make this mess.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: What do you mean fun?!
Review: I saw this movie on the theater to see this Tim Burtons produced film, and surprise! the movie sucked, the music is based from the book and the book is based from Roal Dahl, but it was a tragic disaster, even the good music and songs from Randy Newman(Toy Story, A Bug's Life) doesn't save the damn movie, at least it's better than Tim Burton's previous film The NigthMare Before Christmas.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Peach is the Thing
Review: When I first heard there was to be an adaption of the book I was wondering, how on earth they'd handle a peach like that?

But they did it, and beautifully I might add. If they had handled it any other way I just couldn't see it working as well. I'm not as happy with the ending. Some aspects of it were just a little too convinient. BUT If one were to disreguard that it was a fun movie great for all ages.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A wonderful Movie
Review: Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, this movie is adapted from his book. The film begins when four year old James Trotter (Paul Terry) loses both parents and has to live with his two vulgar aunts, Sponge and Spiker. A friend gives him green worms that would help him escape his cruel guardians. But they got away. And James did too, when the dead peach tree came back to life, miraculously. He took a ride across the Atlantic ocean to New York. His aunts followed him across the sea in their Chitty Chitty Bang Bang vehichle. But the spider kills the Aunts in the end. And James lives in the peach pit in Central park from that day on. One of the best disney movies. I wish that someone would release Song of the South on video.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: a good book also
Review: this is a very sorowful tale of horrible women who mistreat a small child called james.he finds some magic ..........mmmmmmmm.............somethings which effect whatever they touch magicly.eventualy it turns a peach into a giant peach.james gets into it and rides with some bugs across the sea from london to new york.it is animated so no stars again.it is very sad at the beginning,but picks up so some children may get worked up.tim burton is in charge again,so it is a gem.it is one of his best works.the 2evil chicks at the start are terrible and have no real place in a childrens movie.the book is excellent also.our teacher read it to us in the 5th grade.this one is great!


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