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Freaky Friday 2-pack (1977 & 2003 Versions)

Freaky Friday 2-pack (1977 & 2003 Versions)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Been there, done that, got the T-shirt
Review: This film really struck a chord with me! I've been where Lindsay Lohan's character was with her on-screen mum, Jamie Lee Curtis. Tell me a teenage daughter who hasn't slammed her bedroom door in protest (and had it removed), yelled at her little brother, not liked her soon to be step-dad, not got on a motorbike because her mother wouldn't have liked it, turns her music up loud, belongs to a rock group, yet pierces her bellybutton without her mother's knowledge.

After watching this, I was on such a high afterwards. I loved the music (I'm getting into that loud music phase now, after my years of cheesy pop, so much so, that my mum had to go upstairs when I was watching this, due to the noise!), Jamie Lee Curtis & Lindsay Lohan actually COULD have been mother and daughter (great casting), and on the whole, the movie was great.

I haven't watched a 'Walt Disney movie' since I was young, so watching this, and now actually owning a non-ANIMATION (it's called a cartoon) movie by them is great.

When Anna and Tess swap minds almost it's so funny! And what happens afterwards, made me appreciate my mum even more - although she hasn't had to put up with me smoking, drinking on street corners, and sleeping with any guy who takes an interest. At least that's something! Unfortunately, I couldn't persuade her to watch this. She doesn't know what's good for her. The way Jamie Lee Curtis manages to change her image - or the way Anna changes her mother's image - is amazing, although I preferred her with the slightly longer hair.

The extras are your average, run of the mill DVD extras to be honest. You get a "backstage pass" with Lindsay Lohan, which is quite funny, and you get to see the rehearsals that 'Pink Slip' do. There's also one deleted scene, a blooper reel, and some alternate endings, which are basically all the same!!!

A terrific movie for mothers & daughters to watch together, or for others to have an insight into this lovely and sometimes troublesome relationship.

And on a final note: what is the point in putting easter eggs on DVDs if the person trying to find them isn't smart enough?!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best of summer:
Review: Disney released 3 gems this summer:

1. Finding Nemo,
2. Pirates of the Carribean,
and 3. Freak Friday

This is a simply hilarious movie. It is so good for 3 reasons:
1. Jamie Lee Curtis - She does such an amazing job when she's playing Hannah trapped in her mothers body I believe its her, and man is it hilarous!!!

2. Lindsay Lohan - I had seen Lindsay Lohan in a couple movies, a remake of 'Parent Trap' and 'Get a Clue', a Disney channel movie. And though she was good, she'd yet to impress me. But she is an equal match to Jamie Lee Curtis's physical comedy and zany antics here. Where Lindsay play the mom trapped in her daughters body she is absolutely fantastic and hilarious.

3. Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis play off eachother wonderfully well as mother and daughter. They have a very natural chemistry. And there are some great moments, to many to count really because this movie altogther is just hilarious. It doesn't feel contrived it feels natural and well paced. Its the perfect movie for mothers and their daughter(s). I saw it with my mom and we loved it. We so many paralells between us. Esp. the seen where Hannah's mother tries to wake her up. hehe :D

So my advice is, even if you're not sure this looks good, give it a chance. Its absolutely hilarious. Even if you're a boy. If you have a sister I'm sure you can relate to this too. :D

God Bless ~Amy

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Seen It Before
Review: It's an old story with a predictable storyline. Jamie Lee is finally starting to look old. It's a good movie and the acting was pretty good. It's just this story has already been told tons of times before.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Lots of fun
Review: This remake of the Barbara Harris/Jodie Foster film from the mid-1970s is a borderline 4-star picture. It's a classy, smart and very, VERY funny family film, one that does not insult grownups while it's tickling the kiddos. I don't own this one yet (my daughter does), but I have no doubt I'll be adding it to the family section of my DVD library.

What's best about the movie is its acting. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are sensational; did any two actors give better performances in the summer of 2003? I always knew Curtis could play funny/tough/matronly/goofy, but Lohan pretty much comes out of nowhere to deliver what is, I think, a Best Supporting Actress-level performance.

Lohan, if you will recall, played the twins in the 1998 remake of "The Parent Trap" (another great family film -- strangely absent from DVD). She was wonderful there, but here she's sort of breathtaking. She plays both the mother and the daughter (she and Curtis switch bodies thanks to an Asian "curse") with absolute conviction. I have a feeling we're watching the rise of a major talent. Who knows what this young actress will be doing 10 years from now? On the basis of her work in these Disney films, I'd say great stuff!

Otherwise, "Freaky Friday" is a whole lot of fun. I can't imagine someone not enjoying this movie. It's pure entertainment, but it also deals sort of touchingly with the themes of remarriage and frustrated adolescence. Though it focuses on a mother-daughter relationship, the movie is really for everyone -- even fathers and daughters, as I found out.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Help I'm Trapped in my Mom's Body
Review: Title: Freaky Friday
Production: Walt Disney Studios, GUNN films
Date: 2003
Length: 95 minutes
Genre: comedy
Rating: PG (mild events and some language)
Awards: #1 comedy in America three weeks in a row.

When I went to go watch Freaky Friday I thought it was going to be another classic Disney movie, you know the happily ever after junk. It wasn't, it was different and it ended up being one of the best movies that I have ever seen. Here's a little summary of this outstanding movie.
Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna (Lindsey Lohan) are a mother and daughter who don't get along. One day at a dinner rehearsal a magic fortune cookie turns their world upside down.
On one Freaky Friday the two switch bodies and are
trapped until they realize how difficult each other's life is.

Will they switch back before Tess's big wedding and Anna's first real concert?
The best apart about this movie is definitely the characters. Throughout the whole movie they are outrageously funny and really act like that is their normal life. You can definitely tell the characters fit their parts.
Next is the storyline. It was really unique and very different. The characters make the movie so believable. Even though none of us would ever switch bodies with our mother's.
Third is the plot. The plot is also very rare to find. It's not everyday that you watch a movie about a mother and daughter switching bodies. The whole movie is basically about the characters trying to overcome obstacles about being in someone else's body.
Last but certainly not least are the actors. I think they were born just for this movie. Jamie Lee Curtis is outstanding, and I have read several times that she is sure to receive many awards in 2004. Lindsey Lohan was also fit for her role but Jamie Lee Curtis stole the show.
Overall I would give this movie **** stars because the whole movie was great. Everything from the actors to the theme was good. The movie was very unique, and the characters are very believable.
I recommend this movie for anyone who likes or needs a good laugh. Like I have already said several times before, this movie is funny from beginning to end. Freaky Friday was also the #1 movie in America for three weeks in a row.
Freaky Friday is the best Disney movie I have ever seen, and is a wonderful remake of the 1976 version. If you don't believe me then go see this wonderful movie for yourself, and find out if mother and daughter are trapped in each other's bodies forever or will they switch back just in time!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Freakishly entertaining
Review: Freaky Friday is one of the best family films from Disney. Entertainingly hilarious featuring an Oscar-nominated performance by Jamie Lee Curtis, teen queen Lindsay Lohan is wonderful as a hormonal teenage daughter whose relationship with her perfect mother (Dr. Coleman) is a bitter one. Lohan's performance pushes her past any given by Hilary Duff and is as grown-up as that of Curtis's. It's unanimousally agreed: Freaky Friday rocks!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A good comedy !
Review: This movie is really a nice comedy. I wanted to see it because I already knew the story(read it on Hiper Disney many years ago) and because I love Lindsay Lohan since The Parent Trap.
The story is quite good and amusing: Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna (Lindsey Lohan) switch bodies and are trapped until they realize how difficult each other's life is.
It makes us think that life ain't easy and being someone different not always changes the difficulties.

It's a well achieved picture with great performances by the ever so lovely and beautiful Lindsay Lohan and by the excellent Jamie Lee Curtis.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: so much better than lizzie maguire
Review: This movie is really really good. And its way better than the boring lizzie maguire movie where shes goes to paris to meet a gay pop singer.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WOW!
Review: This movie was great. I'm not a big fan of body- switching movies, but I loved this nonetheless. Lindsay Lohan made a sparkling comeback to the big screen, and Jamie Lee Curtis was hilarious. Anna (Lindsay) and Tess (Jamie) are mother and daughter who get along about as well as a cat and a dog. But when a mysterious fortune in a fortune cookie puts them in each other's bodies, they are forced to see that the other's life is not so easy after all. Lindsay Lohan sings the movie's ending song, Ultimate, better than Hilary Duff sings any of her songs. The mishaps that occur while they are switched are hilarious, and both characters show tremendous character growth, both ending up understanding each other much more and having a much better relantionship. A must-see!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Delightfully Entertaining!
Review: The acting, story line, and directing of Freaky Friday just couldn't be any better. Jamie Lee Curtis is charming, smart, and gripping as "Mom" and her daughter, Linsey Lohan is absolutely persuasive in "both" roles!

Mark Harmon is wisely quiet and understated through the movie letting Mom and Daughter bounce off one another with their crisp, witty, dialogue.

This is a fun-filled frolic and perfectly entertaining. Gather the kids and the guys and sit back and let the laughter roll...


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