5 Children & It
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Movie Reviews of 5 Children & It
Movie Review: 5 children and it
Summary: 4 Stars
Cute fun movie. Freddie highmore plays an over active child that doesn't obey rules. He's the youngest boy of the 5 children. Father goes off to war (WW1). Mother stays behind to take care of things for a little while then meets the kids later. Kids get shiped off to a relative. Father places the oldest boy in charge and freddie thinks he's old enough not to obay him. The two sisters and baby girl fill out the rest of the group. The first day at the relatives, the 4 kids make it to dinner and recieves the multi page rules. Freddie doesn't make it to dinner. He's too busy doing what he isn't suppose to do. He was told not to go in the green house. So of course that's where he ends up and discovers a locked door to a hut in the green house. He drags his brother and sisters to the green house and the little baby somehow unlocks the door. Then that's when they follow the tunnel to the beach to find "it". (The sand fairy). Then the adventure with the wishes begins. The wish is only good for a day (untill sunset) and the wishes never really go the way they were intended.The next day things go back to normal (unbroken) as if the wish never happened. But people remember what happened that day.Movie Review: A good bit of drama mixed in with fun....
Summary: 4 Stars
Y'know - I don't care what anyone else says 'bout this film. I liked it so there...
:g: It was a good bit of childish fun at times, as well as a lot of drama. I cried my eyes out for those children because of their father being at war.
It's got funny stuff with the cousin and "It", which Eddie voices ever so brilliantly... and I loved the aunt.. I knew she was something special, siding with the children and helping them. I loved her!
Kenneth Brannagh was hilarious as well.
I don't know - I just loved it.
I think you should give it a dry. I think it's a good mix between a typical family movie that has a good thing to say to the viewer and a fanstasy like CS Lewis or even Tolkien at times.
the moral of the story... wishes can't last forever... but you'll just have to see the movie to see what I'm talking about, now won't you? :)
Movie Review: Delightful fantasy
Summary: 4 Stars
A delightful fantasy/adventure/comedy based on the children's classic by E Nesbit. 5 children are sent to spend the summer holidays during the First World war with their loopily obsessive uncle (very well played by Kenneth Branagh). Some excellent set pieces, such as when for example "IT", the odd creature they discover on the magic beach, succeeds in cloning the 5 children to perform the tedious household chores devised by their barmy Uncle, and some splendid clashes between the occasionally irritatingly sensible children and their nerdish overweight cousin.
I'm sure if this film had been made in America more would have been made of the absent father fighting in the trenches, who is only slantingly referred to in a rather stiff-upper-lip sort of way, but this is after all a British film and very faithful to the period.
Movie Review: Does not follow original books well, but a charming movie nonetheless
Summary: 4 Stars
This newer movie version of "5 Children and It" does not follow the novel very well. It also adds an additional child, a cousin, who is not at all needed for the story line.
Despite that, I did find the children delightful actors. The filming is beautiful. The music is nice. The special effects are well done. The pace and action are done in a good way and the "new" plot does unfold to a nice happy ending.
If you are looking for a fun and entertaining movie, this is a good choice, so long as you are not committed to a movie that follows the original novel.
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Movie Review: Cute, clean fun
Summary: 4 Stars
My daughter chose this movie during a recent visit to the local library. I sat down to watch it with her with no idea what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. We both laughed our heads off at "It's" wise-cracks and the story was a heart warmer. Best still, the movie includes zero violence, zero foul language, the bad guy (kid) learns his lesson and all ends well. Oh, and the cinematography was well-done, just beautiful! Nice movie