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JamesG · 03-13-2009, 03:41 PM

Movie Reviews: Race To Witch Mountain
13 March 2009 11:57 AM, PDT

Roger Ebert gives Race to Witch Mountain, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson the mildest sort of recommendation: "I think Dwayne Johnson has a likable screen presence and is a good choice for an innocuous family entertainment like this, and also he once sent me some Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Brickle," he writes.

Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal also registers a lukewarm reaction to Johnson's performance: Johnson, he says, "is always an appealing presence as well as an imposing one, and he's got a gift for comedy that's been waiting to be sharpened and refined. It's still waiting."

A.O. Scott in the New York Times is equally unenthusiastic. Scott took his 10-year-old daughter along to the screening. "When the movie was over, as my own impressions buzzed distractingly around in my head, I asked her what she thought. "It was Ok," she said. "It was pretty noisy, though." Really, what more can I add?"

Kyle Smith in the New York Post compares this Witch Mountain with the '70s' original about a couple of aliens disguised as children. The original, he writes, "which came during a far-out era when people actually believed in aliens, devils and Jimmy Carter, looks like a classic compared to this very loose remake."

But Elizabeth Weitzman cautions in her New York Daily News review that the movie "bears little resemblance to its predecessor. ... So anybody who loved the original as a kid - and I speak as someone who watched it often enough to break the Betamax - would be well served to check their expectations at the door."

-IMDB News

Jude The Obscure · 03-13-2009, 07:29 PM

I still will watch this when it comes out on DVD.

Liza · 03-14-2009, 12:52 AM

I had a feeling this was going to be yet another inferior remake.

Freaky Friday, The Parent Trap, That Darn Cat... there's probably already talks for a "new" version of Swiss Family Robinson and Pete's Dragon

Remember when Disney was known for its creativity? I think I was in elementary school the last time they had a truly original idea.

Jude The Obscure · 03-14-2009, 11:35 AM

I actually think the second remake of Freaky Friday was pretty good, ditto for The Parent Trap.

Liza · 03-14-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

I actually think the second remake of Freaky Friday was pretty good, ditto for The Parent Trap.

I liked them too, but is it really necessary to remake everything? How about instead of remaking Escape to Witch Mountain they rerelease the original in theaters?

03-13-2009, 03:41 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	Movie Reviews: "Race To Witch Mountain" Movie Reviews: Race To Witch Mountain 13 March 2009 11:57 AM, PDT Roger Ebert gives Race to Witch Mountain, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson the mildest sort of recommendation: "I think Dwayne Johnson has a likable screen presence and is a good choice for an innocuous family entertainment like this, and also he once sent me some Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Brickle," he writes. Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal also registers a lukewarm reaction to Johnson's performance: Johnson, he says, "is always an appealing presence as well as an imposing one, and he's got a gift for comedy that's been waiting to be sharpened and refined. It's still waiting." A.O. Scott in the New York Times is equally unenthusiastic. Scott took his 10-year-old daughter along to the screening. "When the movie was over, as my own impressions buzzed distractingly around in my head, I asked her what she thought. "It was Ok," she said. "It was pretty noisy, though." Really, what more can I add?" Kyle Smith in the New York Post compares this Witch Mountain with the '70s' original about a couple of aliens disguised as children. The original, he writes, "which came during a far-out era when people actually believed in aliens, devils and Jimmy Carter, looks like a classic compared to this very loose remake." But Elizabeth Weitzman cautions in her New York Daily News review that the movie "bears little resemblance to its predecessor. ... So anybody who loved the original as a kid - and I speak as someone who watched it often enough to break the Betamax - would be well served to check their expectations at the door." -IMDB News

03-13-2009, 07:29 PM	#2
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	I still will watch this when it comes out on DVD.

03-14-2009, 12:52 AM	#3
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	I had a feeling this was going to be yet another inferior remake. Freaky Friday, The Parent Trap, That Darn Cat... there's probably already talks for a "new" version of Swiss Family Robinson and Pete's Dragon Remember when Disney was known for its creativity? I think I was in elementary school the last time they had a truly original idea.

03-14-2009, 11:35 AM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	I actually think the second remake of Freaky Friday was pretty good, ditto for The Parent Trap.