lawboi11 Reviews

Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988 TV Movie)

An entertaining film for the family

[8/10 · 23 January 2006]

This film brings back very fond memories of my grandparents and I, sitting in their den, watching this film on TV together when I was a young kid. We sat there in their den eating Dairy Queen Dilly Bars and generally happy with the content of the film. I remember seeing my grandmother laugh a lot and really seemed to enjoy it. This film had to be memorable enough that I still remember it almost 20 years later. We laughed together at this film and overall, despite being a "B film" was an excellent cast, but of course, with Ms. Hepburn...this should go without saying. This was a good, clean, wholesome film, with family at the center and warmth. It did not need nudity, sex, swearing or other vulgarities to make it one of the more memorable films from my childhood. Granted, having my grandparents with me to watch it really made the surrounding environment really comforting as well. I dido the other writer commenting before me who suggested this film should be shown on TV again and out on video.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Unenlightening

[5/10 · 23 January 2006]

I went to see this movie, expecting to be uplifted and for the film makers to live up to all the hype I have read about this film. I also went to view the film to fulfill my hopes of producing an entertaining and moving version of one of my favorite childhood stories. Sadly, it failed to do so. The film was boring and slow in many parts and I felt the cartoon version when I was 12 was a lot more enthralling. Either it is because I lost the spirit for talking animal films, or because it is difficult for some people to relive their childhood favorites.

The only saving graces were those of the Beaver family which I thought were rather cute and sometimes funny, and I thought little Lucy was cute. Also the music at the beginning was well done and inspiring and the opening scene was clever.