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Title:Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Created:Thu Jan 28 1993
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1070.0. "James and the Giant Peach" by SCAMP::ALBERT () Mon Apr 29 1996 13:23

    
    has anyone out there seen "james and the giant peach"? i'd like
    to get some opinions on the movie before I bring my 5 and 7 year old...
              thanks
    
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1070.1ReviewMAIL2::CALLAGHANMon Apr 29 1996 14:273
    My children ages 11(girl) & 5 boy saw it a few weeks ago.  My daughter
    read the book.  It is rated PG 13 for a good reason (violent beginning)
    but they both very much enjoyed the movie.
1070.2Great movieTUXEDO::FRIDAYDCE: The real world is distributed too.Mon Apr 29 1996 14:366
    We saw it a few weeks ago.  Our son, 10 years old, enjoyed it,
    and so did we.
    
    Only complaint is that it was a tad too short.
    
    
1070.3need to want to be scaredMONKC::TRIOLOMon Apr 29 1996 15:597
    
    My five year old didn't like it.  (I know because she doesn't want to
    buy it when it comes out on video but maybe we'll rent it a few times).
    
    It's very weird.  If your child likes to be scared and the "Nightmare
    before Christmas", they will probably like this.  It does cause
    nightmares.
1070.4USCTR1::HSCOTTLynn Hanley-ScottMon Apr 29 1996 16:1611
    I saw it a few weeks ago with my 7 1/2 yr old son and my 4 1/2 yr old
    son. I was concerned (not knowing the story beforehand) that they'd
    have questions about how the parents died, but they didn't.... And they
    didn't seem overly fearful of the horrid aunts.
    
    They liked it a lot , though my _younger_ son seemed to enjoy it more.
    (They both loved Nightmare before Xmas). He has asked to see it again.
    
    The animation is superb. I usually sleep through kids' movies and
    really liked this one.
    
1070.5KERNEL::FIDDLERMTue Apr 30 1996 08:484
    Does it stick to the original story?  This was one of my fave books
    when I was young.  
    
    mikef
1070.6POBOXA::DFIELDFri May 10 1996 17:1210
    
    
    My 3-5 year old nieces didn't like this film....  I think it basically
    scared them... The older one in particular kept asking when the film 
    would be over...
    
    This is the first time out of 5-6 trips to the movies that they reacted
    negatively...
    
    -D