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Nanny McPhee , a review by Dragonfire

Nanny McPhee In this wickedly charming tale, EMMA THOMPSON portrays a mysterious woman with special powers who enters the household of the recently widowed Mr. Brown (COLIN FIRTH) and attempts to tame his seven very naughty children.  The children have managed to drive away 17 previous nannies, but as Nanny McPhee takes control, they begin to notice that their misbehaving has magical and startling consequences.  "A magical, fantastic and wonderful fable that will capture the heart of the whole family!" (Maria Salas, 'NBC-TV') My Thoughts I first saw this movie in the theater.   I loved it then and picked up the DVD once it was released.  I still really enjoy this movie. There are similarities to Mary Poppins with a nanny arriving just when she is needed, but I think there is enough different about this movie to keep it from being just a copy of the other movie.  This one is based on the Nurse Mathilda books.  The plot is fairly simple, but very entertaining.  The Brown children behave horribly at first, but that starts to change after Nanny McPhee arrives.  She has a special way of dealing with the children and teaching them lessons that is a bit magical.  A lot of stuff about her remains a mystery and I think that adds to the magical feel of the movie.  Several things that happen in the movie are funny.  Some of the humor is a bit silly, but it still works really well for the movie and helps makes things entertaining.  The children do act like brats at first, but that starts changing and they become nicer and more likable.  Much of what happens is predictable, but that doesn't make the movie less entertaining for me.  This one won't appeal to everyone. There isn't a lot of character development, but that works for what is going on.  Nanny McPhee is a wonderful character and Emma Thompson does a great job with the part.  The makeup for the character is amazing.  She isn't recognizable at first.  I like how as the children start to act better her appearance slowly changes.  It is subtle at first, but becomes more noticeable.  The DVD has a few entertaining extras, including bloopers and a featurette focused on the makeup for Nanny McPhee.  I still love this movie and thing is has held up really well.  It is definitely worth watching. I got a review posted on Epinions after I saw the movie in the theater. Nanny McPhee

(From Nanny McPhee on September 19th, 2010)

The Parent Trap, a review by addicted2dvd

The Parent Trap (1961/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Buena Vista Home Entertainment Director: David Swift Writing: Length: 129 min. Rating: G Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Hayley Mills as Sharon McKendrick/Susan Evers
Maureen O'Hara as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
Brian Keith as Mitch Evers
Charles Ruggles as Charles McKendrick
Una Merkel as Verbena Evers' Housekeeper
Leo G. Carroll as Reverend Dr. Mosby

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Interviews
• Closed Captioned

Felt like a Disney classic... and decided to pop this one in. I saw this movie the first time 3 years ago when I first got the DVD double feature set. I enjoyed this one quite a bit. It has some good laughs in it... though it does look a little dated. But the movie is a good 50 years old now. I really enjoyed Haley Mills in this film... I thought she did a good job playing a pair of scheming twins determined to get their parents back together. And of course Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith was good as their parents as well. If you haven't had a chance to see this one I recommend it. Definitely worth the time put in to watch it.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on July 20th, 2013)

The Good Old Days TV Thread, a review by addicted2dvd

My Thoughts:
When this originally aired I was only 7 years old. It really is no more then a children's show. I was basically the right age (around 7) when this originally aired. This series really has nothing for the adult who never seen the series before. You would look at this and basically think silly kid show. It would still entertain the 5-8yr old kids I believe... but other then that... this set is good for nothing more then nostalgia. This show lasted one season back in 1976. The very next year the star of the show (Fred Grady) went to the series The Love Boat as Gopher.  This is no more then a silly show where a group of monsters go up against silly ('60s Batman style) super-villains. with the help of the night watchman (who woke them)... trying to show the world that monsters is not something you need to be scared of. This is definitely a show I couldn't watch very often. It is really of no use other then something to laugh at... to laugh at the silly stuff we watched as a little kid.

My Rating: (Would be lower... but gave an extra point for childhood Nostalgia)

(From The Good Old Days TV Thread on February 18th, 2010)