Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the March 3rd Toon Talk review of the Tuck Everlasting DVD at: <a href="News-ID114770.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID114770.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Gilmore Girls (starring Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham) is ~the~ best show on TV in decades. If you haven't seen it, check it out on the WB network on Tuesday nights at 8. They also have the first few seasons replays on Sunday nights. Very brilliant scripts. Better than Friends, Seinfeld, Raymond, etc.
Originally Posted By MouseBear Salutations Kirby, Do you think this movie would interest young children? It looks O.K., but is it too slow paced for the younger set? Thanks for the review, MouseBear
Originally Posted By SFH Great review. As anyone whose read my cinema review (see my column archives)knows, I found the film to be refreshing. A stellar cast and some good writing. Alexis is very photogenic, and I've caught a little Gilmore Girls on TV. Ken "SFH" Pellman
Originally Posted By nic_wd_03 >>Do you think this movie would interest young children?>> No, and thank god!
Originally Posted By ToonKirby I wouldn't say the movie is slow paced, more that the tone of the film may not suit younger kids. But older kids, say pre-teen and up, would enjoy it. I would suggest watching it yourself first, because it does bring up some moral questions that you may want to be prepared for. I think you would really enjoy it, MouseBear, maybe even be able to use it in your class.
Originally Posted By Spooky Ghost I really don't think this movie would be intersting to little kids and I really think it should have been produced as Touchstone and not Disney becuase I went to see this at the theaters and people took their whole family to see it and just about every male child in the theater were bouncing up and down and were clearly very bord. I saw it on video so I could actually focus on the movie and I loved every last bit of it.The only thing is I wish they tweaked the ending slightly to be more like the book. I found those last lines in the book to be very moving and emotional.
Originally Posted By Simba19 what was different about the ending? I never read the book and I thought it was a very good story but kind of depressing.
Originally Posted By Spooky Ghost ***POSSIBAL SPOILERS*** The ending was pretty much the same except instead of Jesse(I think that was his name) The parents show up at her grave and say something along the lines of "Good girl Whinnie"
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Finally saw Tuck Everlasting last night. I thought it was an excellent film, very well written and acted. This, along with The Rookie, are the kind of warm family films that I'd love to see Disney continue to make. My 8 year old son is the original "short attention span theater" poster child, but he really got hooked into the story and stayed with it. Just such a top-notch cast and beautiful photography -- unbelievable that this film was overlooked at Oscar time. (On a side note, the POTC movie teaser on the DVD makes the movie look really promising. Starting to really look forward to Pirates now!)
Originally Posted By Certified Goof I missed it in the theaters, but bought it on DVD. I loved it, especially Ben Kingsley's response when the priest says, "You speak BLASPHAMEY!" I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it, but man, that had me rolling on the floor! What a great delivery!! If Holes is of this quality, then that should be an excellent movie, too!
