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Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

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.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Zany, wacky kid fodder from the mid '90s. Adapted from a Roald Dahl book with just a little dash of modernization, it's technically faithful but spiritually thin. Director (and supporting star) Danny DeVito, never particularly known for his nuance, seems dedicated to reenacting every last one of the silly, cheesy moments but whiffs on the book's heartier aspects. In his defense, that does seem to be a difficult target to hit, as many of Dahl's other works have been failed similarly. Garishly colorful, with an over-active wardrobe and ridiculous effects work, it's precisely the kind of movie you'll want to throw on for the youngsters before leaving the room.

Former child star and Mrs Doubtfire star Mara Wilson stars in this family fantasy where she plays the main charterer Matilda who isn't like much kids. She loves reading books and has telepathic powers. Her parents loathe her and she goes to school ran by a rough looking woman played by Imelda Staunton(who is so unrecognizable BTW)who happens to be the principal in her school. Matilda of course loves her teacher Miss Bumble(I think that was her surname)played by Bicentennial Man's Embeth Davidz who is hiding a secret from Matilda? Turns out she is the daughter of Imelda Staunton's character and like Matilda her stepmom(which was Staunton's character BTW) didn't love Miss Bumble and she felt the same way like Matilda with her family.So will Matilda escape the clutches of her bad parents?Overall I always enjoyed this film. Its funny,a bit silly but overall it was definitely a hit when I was growing up.6/10

Let me get this out of the way, first. Most people who view this film for the first time as an adult often hate it. Its gross. Its juvenile. And very gritty at times. As a kid, I saw it, often 3 times a week. It's strength lies in just how SUBVERSIVE it is. It doesn't shy away from being blunt and to the point, and indulges kids in many mature concepts, like living with a family that doesn't love you, or, staff who are supposed to care for kids secretly abusing them. This movie presents these ideas in a very playful and exaggerated way so they don't let the move become TOO dark, but gets them across competently. And this movie is also VERY funny. As well as heartwarming. We have Matilda(Mara Wilson), an intelligent bookworm of a girl who has a cold, uncompromising, though not outright abusive parents. The mother is simply a vain, air head who doesn't care for reading, her bullying older brother who bullies her via name-calling and pelting food at her, and her father, Mr wormwood(Danby devito), who is disappointed that her daughter doesn't want to pursue his illegal trade,selling poorly-made cars at unfairly high prices. By day, Matilda must take in packages containing parts for her dad's cars as well as prepare her own meals, and to starve off boredom and loneliness, she sneaks to the library to read. She loves books, but finds to her dismay that she should have been sent to school years ago, her parents callously forgot her age and birthday. After making a lot of fuss and commotion, including humiliating her father at a resteraunt, he caves in and sends her to school. He knew about this school because it's headmistress bought a car from him. Unfortunately for Matilda, this might be the worst school imaginable, since the headmistriss, the hilariously horrible trunchbull, an ex-olympian to boot, is far worse than her parents ever could be, concocting many outlandish punishments for even insignificant misdeeds. In fact, the punishments are so strange, the children are thought to be lying about them when they told their parents, which the trunchbull uses to her advantage. However, Matilda's teacher is considerably kinder though still competent, the beautiful miss honey. The suppressed intellect of Matilda gives her psychokinesis, to her and miss Honey's surprise. However, miss honey herself and the trunchbull share a dark history together. However, I refuse to spill the beans here. The one weird aspect of this film is that Roald Dahl's knee-jerk hatred of television which was prevalent in many of his books, including Matilda, seeped into the movie. Though the anti-TV message is indeed toned down. In-short, this movie is fun, if Americanized. The only British aspect is Pam ferris devouring the scenery as the evil and very British trunchbull.

If Matilda is on TV, I watch it every time. This is one of the best stories and best children movies ever! What makes Matilda the movie special is the fabulous story and message, the great acting, and that is also fun, sweet, naughty and entertaining. First, this is Dah's Matilda through and through, respectful to the original. If you ever read the book, you know. One has to thank DeVito to respecting the classing and making a great movie out of it, instead of morphing it into something unrecognizable. Secondly, the movie has a great cast that delivers, from the little tiny secondary actors to the main ones. The actors chosen for the main roles and the secondary roles are so fused with their characters in my mind that when I see them on TV, the Internet or a magazine, I say their Matilda's character name. How can't you fall in love with Mara Wilson as Matilda? She is the quintessential Matilda to me, perfect for the role, great acting despite her age and the circumstances on which she filmed the movie. Embeth Davidtz is utterly sweet and adorable as the motherly caring Miss Honey. All the little actors playing Matilda's classmates are adorable and believable in their roles; Kiami Davael as Lavander and R.D. Robb as Roy will always be kids to me. Playing a baddie in a way that one forgets the actor behind is just nothing every actor can do. And we have a panoply of unforgettable despicable characters in Matilda, played with great passion and conviction by DeVito (Matilda's father), Pearlman (Matilda's mother) and Pam Ferris as the villain par excellence Prof. Trunchbull; they are difficult not to hate and to forget.The direction, production, ambiance, dresses and cinematography are all magic and wonderful, perfect for the story. You know, there are many cute children movies with good acting and characters out there, but what separates Matilda from the rest is that the film has an Universal message that is still modern despite Dhal's book and DeVito's movie being oldies. So, what makes this script so powerful? To start with, the story treats children with respect, as individuals with their own volition, personality and brain. Secondly, the female heroine is clever, is a good person, is independent and strong-willed but also fun and naughty. Matilda is not the shadow of anybody, especially of any male prince or hero character, she is the hero. Besides, she has depth, she knows what she wants, she is not a pretty empty doll. Furthermore, the script, focuses on highlighting those elements that make any child's upbringing successful: good morals, care for your family and love ones, respect for people, and puts a great emphasis on the value of education and on working hard to achieve what you want. Matilda doesn't want to be pretty, doesn't want to be famous, doesn't want to be rich. Matilda wants to be loved, to be happy, and get an education to develop what is inside her. Matilda reinforces positive female roles in a world in which social media disregard talent, goodness and hard work and focuses on looks, money, fame, number of followers you have, and on anything that is not what basically matters in life at the end. Matilda teaches children, especially little girls, that you don't need to be an empty doll to get what you want in life, you can be average-looking and clever and succeed at anything you focus on. Overall, the movie is great fun, magic and unforgettable because everything I want in a children movie is just there.