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That was an excellent one.

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

I loved the Madeline picture books after reading them. They were so popular back at the 1930s it spawned an animated TV series that used to air on Playhouse Disney (it got cancelled a few years ago) with some of the episodes on video cassettes. Later, in 1998, Tristar Pictures tried adapting only four of the pictures on screen and did they succeeded in keeping true to the spirit? You're darn right they did.I was shocked to see that this got a 5.9 on this website and yet, the critics from Rottentomatoes gave it some positive reviews. I think that the rating on this website needs to be boosted up to a 7.3 because this happens to be, in my opinion, an underrated classic from my childhood back at 1998.The script was the only problem that I do have with this movie as it could've been better with much more depth. Everything else was great. The sets are amazing and the look of the Parisian skies were beautiful to look while capturing the essence of the setting from the books. The story has some dark serious tones including the death of Lady Covinton, Lord Covinton's wife after telling Madeline a secret about her carving on Madeline's bedroom and her real name was Marie Jean Pierre, but also has some heart to it.The strongest aspects, however, goes to the original music score (with pop songs including Louis Armstrong and Carly Simon), it's characters and how the actors looked like the ones from the books. The acting, on the whole, it's excellent. Frances McDormand did a fabulous job as Miss Clevel because she acted the part and sounded the part. Nigel Hawthorne did pretty good as Lord Covington due to his strict and emotional nature and Kristian De La Osa did fantastic as Pepito, the Spaniard troublemaker who became Madeline's enemy, but was kind to her near the end of the movie, but I think that Hatty Jones steals the show because she was just the right actress for the title character.Overall, Madeline is an underrated classic and my childhood favorite despite it's weak script and I think that some of the users on this website should always watch it no matter what the cost.Rating: 9.0/10

Not entirely captivating by all means, but very sweet and charming. While the story has some weak spots and the screenplay superficial at times, what saves it is how it is filmed and acted and how it keeps to the spirit of the picture books. I for one loved how it was filmed; I wasn't expecting another Wizard of Oz or Secret Garden, but the film is very nicely shot, with some dark serious tones but I particularly loved the shots of the Parisian skies. The music is beautiful as well and has a certain liveliness to it. The acting is very good; Hattie Jones has a very likable spunk and with her cute appearance the camera clearly loves her. Frances McDormond is perfectly cast as Miss Clavel, staying true to her character. Nigel Hawthorne is given less to do, but he does well with what he is given as Lord Covington(or Lord Cukooface as the girls call him). Overall, this is a charming and I think underrated film. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Taken from the classic books by Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline is the darling story of 12 little girls who live in a boarding school. The woman in charge of the home is a nun, Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand). Red-headed Madeline is the smallest of the girls but is, nevertheless, fearless and curious. The film follows Madeline's escapades as she has her appendix out, clashes with Pepito (the boy next door), falls in the river and more. There is a subplot concerning the approaching sale of the school and what it will mean to the girls who live there. Is it possible to have a happy ending?This extremely watchable movie for children is a wonderful addition to the repertoire of good children's films. Hatty Jones is a delight as Madeline and the other little girls are fun and expressive. The leap from book to movie is smooth and successful; the film includes many of the books' key elements and will thus be appreciated by Bemelmans' fans. There is more than enough action and humor to keep children interested from start to finish. Adults will be charmed by the film as well. Recommended for families who are looking for quality alternatives to Disney, Beethoven the dog, Charlotte's Web, etc.

It wouldn't be fair to judge this movie on a comparitive scale or measure it my some objective movie standards. Leave that to the experts. I can give you one good reason for watching this movie. Hatty Jones. Super performance. One sample would do. Watch her face react after hearing Lady Covington's death. For more, keep track of this girl's expressions thru the movie. Its simply great. Madeline is a movie for kids between the age of 0-100.