Alice Upside Down
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Movie Reviews of Alice Upside Down
Movie Review: Alice Upside down
Summary: 5 Stars
Note- The movie shows full screen on computers and widescreen on tv's
I love this movie and recomend it. Brought back some memories from my jr high years. This is the first in a series of direct to video Alice movies based on the books of the same title.
Alyson Stoner does a very good job of acting in this film. Some may remember her from Mikes super short show and Suite life of Zack and Cody.
She also guest stared on an ep of Thats So Raven.
In the above series her characters were out going in Alice(She plays Alice) the character is subdued compaired to the above. She plays the subdued Alice great, which shows off her range of acting she can do.
Her best scene is at the end when she is crying while talking to her dad.
You can see real tears. One of the few actresses that pulls off a scene like that so convinceingly.
Lucas Grabeel from High School Musical plays Alices brother.
Alice is a girl where everything she does seems to go wrong.
To borrow a phrase "If it weren't for bad luck she would have no luck at all."
If that weren't enough her mom died a few years early and they have moved recently to a new house away from eveything she new. She falls on her face
fitting in the first day at her new school. The girl across the street does however give her a change at school after there first meeting as they were moving in seemingly taking an instant dislike to Alice.
In the end things start to work out. I like that its not a she lives happy every after ending. In the next films she will not dought face new problems to work out.
This is sort of Lizzie Mcquireish that we see what she is thinking live action not cartoon. The tone of the film is Nickelodeon. Would be a good network for it to air on.
Start collecting these films. Good store, Good lessons, Good acting.
Oh there is soundtrack avalable for this movie. Alyson sings two songs.
One a solo, and one a duet. Lost and Found and Free Spirit. You can get the soundtrack with the movie in a double pack but only at Walmart. They should do a normal release of the Soundtrack. The soundtrack is not avalable seprately.
Movie Review: Perfect for Middle-Graders
Summary: 5 Stars
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Looking for the perfect movie to take your eleven year old daughter? This is the one. The movie's main character, Alice, is actually a creation by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - one of my favorite writers. In the books, the Alice series ranges from readers 9 - 13 and others from 14 and up. Alice in Alice Upside Down is eleven years of age. She lost her mother at age five. It's been rough and she's always felt like she doesn't fit in. Even so, Alice remains optimistic that things will turn out.
Her, her father and her brother move to a new house and start all over. Alice is thrown into a new school to find her way. And she does, just not exactly how she envisions it. This movie will have you laughing and in some parts, a little sad.
Alyson Stoner did a great job as Alice McKinley, but the one who shined the brightest was Lucas Grabeel as Lester McKinley. Penny Marshall, another actor who could do no wrong in my book - ever, played Mrs. Plotkin. The actor to surprise me was Luke Perry. Remember 90210, the long-running popular primetime television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000? Remember Luke Perry? He plays Ben McKinley, Alice's father.
It's a great cast of characters and I found the movie a delight. My daughter, age eleven, loved it too. Can't beat that.
Movie Review: Excellent family fare!
Summary: 5 Stars
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Alice Upside Down is a movie that tweens and their parents will adore. Alice McKinley moves to a new town where her Dad has opened a business. Her Mom has died, and Alice is left adrift in a world troubled by the usual tween angst. Is it her fault that, through her perspective, everyone else seems to have all the cool clothes, confidence and style? No wonder she spends so much time in her own fantasy life where everything goes perfectly.
All of Alice's suffering is made worse by her assignment to the absolutely "worst" 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Plotkin (played by the fabulous Penny Marshall.) Why couldn't she have gotten the really cool teacher with the great hair and clothes who just seems to be her students' best friend?
Ultimately, there are some great lessons learned in Alice Upside Down, and Alice learns to get past her superficial evaluations of what is important and move into a brighter and happier world!
I highly recommend this cute film for the younger crowd. Older teens may feel they are too sophisticated for this DVD. Parents will be happy to find a film that families can watch together that is thoroughly entertaining, but also provides wonderful subject matter for later discussion.
Movie Review: Surprisingly touching
Summary: 5 Stars
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I was expecting a goofy Disney movie but this is much better than that. It's the type of movie you could let your 12-16 year old girl watch knowing she's getting a few life lessons included in the cost of entertainment.
The main character Alice McKinley (Alyson Stoner) is cast as a clumsy tomboy. Having a "normal" main character instead of a pretty popular type makes the movie much more realistic and touching. She falls, spills, and finds herself in embarrassing situations constantly. Most teenage girls could relate to that. Most of the movie has you hoping her character will find happiness. That theme is the one that dominates.
Also influencing the plot is that the whole family suffers from the death of the mother. There are a lot of touching issues revolving around that issue. The dad is starting to date and Alice has emotions resulting from that as well.
Alice has teacher named Mrs. Plotkins who Alice does not like at first. Mrs. Plotkins keeps helping and through the movie you want Alice to appreciate Mrs. Plotkins too.
In summary, you can't beat a movie that young teenage girls will love and parents will not mind watching too.
Movie Review: A Heart Warming Movie that will Touch You
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a movie based on the books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. If you've read the books you know that Alice's mother died of leukemia when she was five. The books take Alice through the third grade on up. However, it's not necessary to have read any of Ms. Naylor's series to enjoy this movie that went straight to DVD. I don't know why, because I liked it. I liked it a lot.
I read a professional review that said this movie didn't really have an audience, that it was too grown up for children and that because it was released for young adults older folks wouldn't like it. Hooey, that what I have to say about that.
The move opens with Alice, her father, played by Luke Perry, and brother Lester, moving to another town. Alice has to say goodbye to her old home, with it's memories of her mother and her friends. Dad's bought a music store in the new town and Alice is the new girl in school and she doesn't seem to fit in. She makes blunder after blunder, but, of course, in the end things work out for her.
I particularly liked the way Alice steps out of character and talks to the audience. I loved Penny Marshall's work in front of the camera just a much as I love her work behind it. This is a heart warming movie that really touched me and if you have a heart, it'll touch you too.