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Release Date: 14 January, 2003 Retail Price: $14.99 OUR Price: $11.24 You SAVE: $3.75! Cast: Complete Cast (11 total) |
The Moon-Spinners Reviews
A great film no matter what the format!
I keep reading reviews of new and old films and the one constant complaint is no widescreen editions- Can someone tell me if they recall seeing the Moon-Spinners on the Wonderful World of Disney? Was it in widescreen??? NO!!!! And who cares... when I saw the DVD edition, which I by the way purchased, I was brought back to a kinder and gentler time when the excitement of the week was watching a movie on the Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday night. I could recall all the fun I had seeing this film for the first time as a pre-teen. I think we are all too hung up on technology and rather than focus on the inadequacies why not look at the fun we can once again have watching the incredible Hayley Mills! I am sorry, but we watched movies for years on TV and never worried about what was cut off- So why not just enjoy seeing this entertaining turn by Hayley!
Moon-Spinners is a beloved classic, but Disney DVDs STINK
It's mind-boggling that Disney doesn't get it. Here is a company that's sitting on one of the most extensive film libraries in existence -- and that built itself on MOTION PICTURE QUALITY, INNOVATION, AND CREATIVE SPIRIT (just look to Disney's amazing string of successes from Steamboat Willie to the Silly Symphonies to Snow White to Sleeping Beauty, with so many more) -- and they continue to produce these horribly dull, penny-pinching, artistically bogus DVDs of such enjoyable, lovely films as "The Moon-Spinners" (HOW can they still be producing pan-and-scan versions of these beautifully shot live action films -- it's inexcusable!). There are so many possibilities for the DVD of this film, such as a comparison to the travel/nature shorts they produced (and the Cretan setting of this film certainly grew out of the travel genre popular through the middle decades of the last century), or promos Disney produced at the time, and of course contemporary cartoons which would have run during television showings of this movie. And these extras would come from THEIR OWN LIBRARIES! So -- what about "The Moon-Spinners?" It's the cinematic equivalent to the engaging, spirited books for the middle-aged child by authors such as such as Jane Langton or E.L. Konigsberg. I'm always astonished by the obtuse reactions to this film in regards to Hayley Mills: this story and its treatment are woven into a compelling and lively depiction of a young girl of her age, as she moved from child roles to those of a teenager. The movie really captures the starry-eyed and energetic romantic young girl, and the mixture of naiveté and resourceful maturity of a bright teenager. In addition, the performance of Peter McEnery is full of genuinely interesting choices, and he is quite spontaneous and charismatic. James Neilson was able to mix the various elements, including the strong influence of Hitchcock's brightly colored "fun" pictures -- particularly "To Catch A Thief" -- in a very convincing way (despite the classic Disney day-for-night color shooting, where they just can't seem to avoid that big, saturated Mediterranean blue sky). Not only that, but he did it with verve and not a hint of condescension, unimaginable in today's ludicrously jaded youth market. It is a genuinely delightful mix, with moments of real subtlety, and if your children haven't been spoiled by the frenetic pacing of contemporary editing and dulled by the vapid characterizations and situations of recent PG pictures, it can be a real favorite for your family.
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