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Summary: highflying remake
Review: "Freaky Friday" is a fun, high-spirited remake of the 1976 film of the same name, which served as ground zero for the body-switch movie craze of the 1980's.Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Loman are terrific as the mother and daughter who don't see eye-to-eye on too many things, least of all how the other should be living her life. But when a freak "accident" befalls them, causing each of them to wind up in the other's body, both are forced to see things from the other person's perspective. This sort of one-joke setup could easily have resulted in a mechanical, manufactured comedy, but writers Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon, along with director Mark Waters, have decided to have some real fun with the premise by devising clever scenarios that bend the mind a little and by building a surprising amount of depth into the two lead characters. We learn quite a bit about how each generation views the other in the course of all the highflying antics. This film is a real tour de force for the two actresses, especially Curtis, who never falters for a moment in her characterization of a bratty teenager trapped in a middle-aged woman's body. Loman has the less challenging - and less fun - job of portraying her opposite number, but she still delivers a performance of tremendous charm and substance. "Freaky Friday" may not be original, but it provides more laugh-out-loud moments than virtually any comedy released in 2003.
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Summary: Bonuses, Two Star... Movie Itself, I loved it.
Review: I loved this movie when I saw it in the theatures. In fact, I saw it more than once I enjoyed it so much. I even bought the music CD right after I saw the movie. The performances by both Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are multilayered, the support cast is superb and the characters are written so that the actors have substance to build their own characterizations. Exceedingly rich exchange of emotions as the two actresses "make the switch"... I found myself loving BOTH of them and completely believing their performances from start to finish. Mark Harmon plays "The Almost-Step-Dad" role perfectly as well: very realistic and human, not sappy at all. If you are purchasing the DVD strictly for the movie, by all means.... Do so and love the movie. I was disappointed in the bonuses, however. When I enjoy a movie this much, especially because my children and I could enjoy it equally, I really look forward to the bonuses. They were, in my estimation, worthy of about a two star rating. Get the CD and watch the movie itself. Briefly check out the Bonuses and see if you make them to be worth more than two stars.
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Summary: THE FOLLOWING IS MEANT TO ACT AS FUNNY WARNING TO ALL GUYS.
Review: Avoid at all costs! Don't let your lass drag you to this steaming pile of sentimental manure. When most sequels are waste of time why didn't the alarm bells ring when a remake of a Disney film, adapted from a book aimed at prissy teenage girls was slated for production. Don't be fooled! This is the sort of waste of time that may lure you into thinking that it's worth seeing by chucking one of three good laughs from the middle 30 minutes of comedy in a short trailer. Secondly, you may actually find the feminising effects take a hold as you sit hand in hand with your girl and begin to enjoy the 'emotional journey' of the characters on the screen. What's the cure? If you are dragged into this Freaky sweet world you have three options. A: Find a new girlfriend. B: Request that your girl watches one of 'your' films in exchange. If she questions this, simply say that you want to share new experiences together. C: Close your eyes & pray that you will survive!
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Summary: oh no
Review: it was fantastick I loved it and I will sure buy it DVD!!
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Summary: Very Entertaining!
Review: A much better version than the original. As good a performance as Jamie Lee Curtis gives, the young actress who plays her daughter is phenominal and convincing. Some very hilarious moments especially when the daughter must sit with her mother's paranoid psychiatric patients and listen to them while giving a bored teenager's attitude. I saw this with my young son and we both highly enjoyed it! Great music too!
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Summary: Funny Generational Myopia
Review: I am generally apprehensive regarding remakes because they are often inferior to the original. I avoided this movie in the theaters for that reason. Eventually we got the DVD and I gritted my teeth to watch. To my surprise the remake covers new territory in switch films and was quite enjoyable. As with the original, the interplay is between mother Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Annabell Coleman (Lindsay Lohan). However, in the original the daughter, played by Jodi Foster, was the stronger of the two roles and the mother just didn't quite spark my interest after the switch. In this movie both characters play well and Jamie Lee Curtis proves once again what a great actress she is. The best part of the movie is that the update is very modern. Annabell is faced with motorcycle riding hunks, is a member of a hard rock group, and wants to get more piercings. The character of Annabell is wonderfully rebellious yet not completely out of control. As with most teens, Annabell and her mother are arguing about something constantly. With a bit of Asian magic, and a rather tricky fortune cookie, mother and daughter switch bodies. The switch itself is hilarious. One of the scenes played in advertisements continuously is when Annabell, now in Tess' body, says that she's the Crypt Keeper. Jamie Lee Curtis is perfectly believable after the transition. We soon find that each really struggles with the other's world. Annabell can't keep up with all her mother's cell phones, PDA, and beeper. Further, driving seems to be quite a challenge for her. Tess discovers that her daughter was telling the truth about the English teacher who is continually out to get her, regardless of how well she does. It turns out that the English teacher and Tess know each other. Tess solves Annabell's problem quite nicely. However, Tess still has other problems, particularly with Annabell's friends. The peak of Tess' problems are during a rock audition that is very important to Annabell. There are additional conflicts for the pair to add even more spice. Tess is preparing to get married to Ryan (Mark Harmon), who is trying to understand his soon to be daughter but, as with many fathers, is more than a little clueless. Annabell also has a younger brother that she sees as a pest. The switch allows candid conversations between Annabell and Ryan and Annabell and younger brother Harry (Ryan Malgarini) where Annabell learns that Ryan doesn't want to upset her life and truly wants to understand her and Harry loves her and admires her. The poignant moments are handled quite well with minimal schmaltz. The true point of the movie is for each to walk in the other's shoes. In the process of doing so we get to see some well done physical and situational comedy, most particularly by Jamie Lee Curtis. Both Tess and Annabell are both empathetic characters. While the focus is on the ladies, making this a mother-daughter film, males will enjoy the generational myopia of mother and daughter. A wonderful family film that I consider suitable for most family members.
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Summary: Surprisingly, it was very good
Review: This video was lying around my house during the holidays, so I decided to pop it into my DVD player. I remember seeing clips of it in the past, and I instantly wrote it off as a cheesy teeny-bopper movie. I couldn't have been further off base with both assessments. The acting in this movie is top notch. The role reversal is done so exceptionally well, that I was 100% convinced Jamie Lee Curtis had morphed into Lindsay Lohen's body, and vice versa. Besides the great acting, the story was fun, not really any really dull parts. It was funny, heartwarming, and was a very entertaining movie for the whole family. Nicely done.
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Summary: I watched it 3 times
Review: I loved Freak Friday. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsey Lohan appear so natural working beside eachother. It's like they have known eachother their whole life. The movie is full of humor, but it also has a serious message. It's full of real issues with everyone relates too. Whether it's problems with your parents or a ex-friend picking on you and getting you in trouble, but there are at least five things everyone can relates to.
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Summary: SWITCHEROONIE
Review: FREAKY FRIDAY is a movie of revelations. First, we have the breakout performance for an actress who has always done well, but in this movie, well she finds her niche. Jamie Lee Curtis is absolutely delightful in the role of Tess Coleman. She brings a comic ability hardly evidenced in her earlier films; she also has the maturity to cut loose and play her teenage daughter with all the stops pulled out. If this was a perfect world, Jamie Lee would find herself with a Best Actress oscar nomination this year. Likewise, Ms. Lindsay Lohan---incredible performance, going from the self-centered teenybopper to the more sophisticated and mature personage of her stressed out mom.
Lohan and Curtis work brilliantly together, and in this same perfect world, Lindsay would also be Oscar nominated.
Director Mark Waters kept things moving at a frenetic pace, and had me chuckling throughout the movie. We can't overlook, either, the wonderful actors in their supporting roles: Mark Harmon was his usual stuffy self, but there was innate warmth lurking there, too; Harold Gould was charming as the hard of hearing grandfather; Ryan Malgarini was perfect as the brother from hell; Dina Spybey was perfect as the too perfect classmate, Stacey; and my favorites: Rosalind Chao and Lucille Soong as the Chinese ladies who get the ball rolling with the switching. They are so full of life, they give the movie incredible bursts of fun and humor. Ironically, Chad Michael Murray worked best in his scenes with Jamie Lee; he seemed to have more maturity and self-confidence.
This is a very entertaining movie, and in its own way, much better than the original.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND OSCAR DON'T BE SUCH A STUFFSHIRT!
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Summary: Freaky Friday Rocks
Review: I think that Freaky Friday is a movie for almost everyone. It is so funny and you know exactly what the mother and daughter mean in their reactions when they change bodies for example: Belly Ring? Yes I think every mother would freak out to find their daughter had one at the age of 15(?)! Most teens find their mothers clothes rather dull compared to their own and seeing as all of this is made into a movie along with many other funny moments makes it a movie worth buying!
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