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Staring:
Danny DeVito,
Rhea Perlman,
Mara Wilson,
Embeth Davidtz,
Pam Ferris
Director:
Danny DeVito
Average Customer Rating:  
List Price: $12.99
Our Price: $4.91
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404936287
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1404936289
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2005-06-07
Running Time: 102
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1996-08-02 |
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Description
See the world from a kid's-eye view with Matilda, a modern fairytale that mixes hilarious humor with the magical message of love. Mrs. Doubtfire's Mara Wilson stars as Matilda, a super-smart little girl who's woefully misunderstood by her parents (Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman), her brother, and an evil school principal. But with the help of a brave best friend and a wonderful teacher, Matilda discovers she doesn't have to get mad to get even.
Amazon.com
Danny DeVito's adaptation of the Roald Dahl book for children is mostly just fine, helped along quite a bit by the charming performance of Mara Wilson (Mrs. Doubtfire) as young Matilda, a brilliant girl neglected by her stupid, self-involved parents (DeVito and Rhea Perlman). Ignored at home, Matilda escapes into a world of reading, exercising her mind so much she develops telekinetic powers. Good thing, too: sent off to a school headed by a cruel principal, Matilda needs all the help she can get. DeVito takes a highly stylized approach that is sometimes reminiscent of Barry Sonnenfeld (director of Get Shorty, a DeVito production), and his judgment is not the best in some matters, such as letting the comic-scary sequences involving the principal go on too long. But much of the film is delightful and funny. --Tom Keogh
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Highly enjoyable, 2010-03-22
So many movies just suck compared to the books they were derived from, but this movie hardly fails to please. I read the book many years ago and when the movie was announced, I was surprised and curious. I am glad to say that I was not at all disappointed. This movie isn't EXACTLY like the book, but I really can't complain. The book was wonderful, and so is this movie, and I rate it 4.5/5 stars. The only thing that really bothers me is the cover of this DVD. It's a rather poor cover, and doesn't capture the essence of the movie.
There's plenty of humorous moments here. Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman do FANTASTIC jobs with their characters. They're such a incredible couple and their dynamics worked well in this film as they provide plenty of comic humor and make the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood beautifully. Ms. Honey wasn't quite as I imagined she would be, but her actress did a rather nice job in the role, and Ms. Trunchbull's actress was just perfect. A great character/actor ensemble within a good story truly makes for a wonderful film.
 OK for teens and adults, NOT OK for young kids, 2010-04-20
The ugly parents are awful. OK, we've seen that before (think Harry Potter and the Dursleys).
The ugly principal is beyond evil - and scary to witness.
The pretty teacher is sweet and kind, but - well - ineffective and helpless. Poor kids.
The teacher tells Matilda a tale of her childhood (TOO MUCH INFORMATION) wherein her mom dies and then her father commits suicide, leaving her an orphan in the care of the evil Aunty Trunchbull. This is where I clicked the movie off and told my 6yr old we're getting rid of this film. "What did he do mama? He killed himself?" Thank you SO much, Danny DeVito, for introducing suicide to the kindergarten set.
Finally, Matilda tells her sweet-but-helpless teacher to "adopt me, Miss Honey!" And voila! just like that, papers are stapled together, parents quickly affix their signatures, and Matilda goes skipping off with her new mother. It takes more than that to adopt a DOG.
A fun movie for the whole family, 2010-08-11
This movie is great, I enjoy watching it alot, Mara Wilson is a smart kid in this movie, I love the very end of the movie where Miss honey adopts Matilda, I wonder if there's a second part to this great movie, It would be great to see how Miss Honey and Matilda lived together and if Miss honey ever got married, I guess we will never get to see that happen.
Matilda, 2010-03-16
The movie is fantastic I have seen it before I just wanted my own copy. I purchased it from moviesonsale and I would not recomend them. They said it was used in new condition, well it has some glitches where the digital stop and does nothing for about 15 seconds then continues. If they sell like new that should mean like new without glitches in it. No fault of AMAZON it was MOVIESONSALE.
I love this!, 2010-03-03
I have loved this movie since I first saw it on television when I was a child. I am glad to have the special edition with the additional content. It enhances the movie as well as the world it is set in.
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