Stuart Little (DVD)

I went to see Stuart Little with my partner and my then three and a half year old daughter at a matinee performance at our “local” Showcase cinema - half an hour’s drive away, and on a huge retail park. It was the first film we have taken our daughter to, and I hoped that it would be a really special film. The best thing about the whole morning was the absence of any other people in the cinema. We felt like millionaires for the day. Unfortunately ...
...THE FILM Stuart Little the movie is the tale of a mouse-boy, adopted by human parents, and adapted from the book of the same name, published in 1945 and written by E B White, author of children’s classics such as Charlotte’s Web. Stuart Little and his family live in a house squashed in between two huge sky scrapers in the heart of New York, just over the road from Central Park, where much of the later part of the film is set. The film starts with ...

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...George, and so they get Stuart who, wait for it, is a mouse. The film was shaping up , in my opinion to be an absolute howler, I was almost ready to press the eject button. Oh and you've got Hugh Laurie with an American accent could it get worse.... The Littles bring Stuart home where he gets eaten by the house cat Snowflake, who then spits him out and then the film seems to level out a bit and becomes watchable. The film seems to then step up a ...
...ends up with George and Stuart winning (predictably) and becoming best friends. While this is going Snowflake organises Stuart's removal from the house courtesy of the local Alley Cats, which results in some excellent chase sequences resulting in several soggy moggies and everyone living happily ever after, following Snowflake's change of heart. The animation in this film is seamless and superb, and the story is not too bad. The goodies and baddies ...

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...Eric Allard Stuart Little is the delightful new family comedy, bringing together the two things kids love most...fun and pets. The movie brings everything between humour, messages and family bonding. It has a serious message of every cloud has a silver lining, warms the heart of everyone from birth and beyond and brings strong bonding between all of those whom lay eyes on it. ITS GREAT! Synopsis! The Little family is a small family of three and ...
...walks away in dissapointment. So Stuart makes it his mission to win over George's heart, using boat races, silver linings and lots of emotion because all he wants is to be one big happy family. Characters and acting! ************************************************************** Mi cheal J. Fox! Micheal J. Fox plays the mighty mouse in the picture. He is charming, whitty and especially cute immediatly capturing the heart of his audience whomever ...

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...Our reality and perception that Stuart Little is a mouse that can talk from reading a book is far more palatable than seeing it on the screen which induces a sense of dread on the more cynical of viewers. The computer effects used to make Stuart 'real' isn't particularly brilliant, making him appear humanoid. And of course, realistically in scale with the human cast (which makes Stuart look ridiculous). As much as foster parents can love their ...
...logical step, you think that Stuart doesn't even the bulk of the duvet. Such things of course, can overbalance the emotional frailities afforded to viewing of children's films. But you do cringe. Especially in the scenes when Stuart interacts with his step-brother George (Jonathan Lipnicki) especially after George was expecting someone more....er, human. But the kid adapts. The adventures of Stuart Little may be able to occupy most people's ideas ...

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...worse - I give you Stuart Little, and it serves you bloody well right, you Christmas loving saps - join me and weep as I give you the dave27 appreciation of one of the most vom-inducing 'comedies' of all time - well, what else could you class this crap as? Oh well, at least that crappy Persian, Snowbell, doesn't like him, except on a sandwich that is - "You mustn't eat a member of the family, Snowbell." And the sickly sweet kid, George, doesn't ...
...ask Stuart anything, George?" "Can you pass the gravy.?" Cat and rat get the best lines throughout, but that's not saying a vast amount because the competition is pretty damn weak kneed. There's not a great deal here, if truth be told, you just get an alarmingly shallow, appallingly predictable, gut wrenchingly tepid heap of mouse droppings, when Hugh Laurie's tenuous American accent is made to seem almost believable among the moralistic claptrap ...

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...book detailing the story of Stuart Little. I read this book to my children when they were six and was excited and intrigued by the screen adaptation. The Movie Mr and Mrs Little (played by Geena Davies and a british comedian; Hugh Laurie), decide to adopt a younger brother or sister for their son George. George is initially very excited at the prospect of having a younger sibling to play with. The Little’s go to an adoption home and search ...
...the children look wonderful. Suddenly Stuart Little, a cute little mouse talks to them and tells them that they should relax and then the choice will effectively make itself. The Little’s instantly fall in love with Stuart and adopt him. George, expecting a young brother is not very impressed with having a mouse as a sibling and initially becomes jealous of Stuart. However, as Stuart begins to live in their house and offers to help George ...

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Stuart Little is the cutest thing since Babe, driving around in his toy car you've got to laugh... The story centers around a really nice all american family, Mr and Mrs Little decide it's time to adopt another son, a brother for little George, so off they all trot to the orphanage, and come home with the sweetest, cutest, and well manered little mouse called Stuart. The movie makes you laugh, 'oooh' and almost cry, the film is sharp and funny, ...
...made on some super computer. Watch Stuart and the family as he fights for his little rodent life, as the familys fluffy white cat, Snowbell plots with a gang cat Smokey to rid the Little household of Stuart, Will Snowbell really kill Stuart.......you'll have to go and see for yourselves ...

kellylou 09.08.2000 · Read full review
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I went to see Stuart Little last week and it was absolutely great- even though my boyfriend (who has seen it once already!!) and i appeared to be the eldest in the audience!! Normally in kid's films that i have seen before, i have gone along and been interrupted about, once every five minutes by the children getting up and walking around supposedly needing the toilet!! This time there was none of that. Somehow the film managed to keep each and every ...
...a little puzzling how the parents went to an orphanage, to find themselves another son, and in the end came home with a talking mouse-one almost seems to forget that to adopt a mouse is not an every day occurance and thinks "come on, it IS a hollywood film!!" I enjoyed this film very much, and it is certainly NOT a kid's film!! Go ...

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...Michael J Fox). Stuart is taken back to the Little family home and meets the family’s cat, Snowbell. Not surprisingly Snowbell tries to devour Stuart but spits him out on Mr and Mrs Little’s command; because ‘we don’t eat family members’. George is not really very happy to meet his new ‘brother’ at first but Stuart endears himself by helping him to win a model yacht race. So, the Little family seems to be happy at last. However, Snowbell is humiliated ...
...asking for help to have Stuart removed, as he just can’t stand the shame. Mr and Mrs Stout arrive at the Little family’s door. They are mice and claim to be Stuart’s real parents and take him back to their home (a castle on a crazy golf course!). However, they are really impostors working for the cats! The subterfuge is discovered when the adoption agency contacts the Littles to tell then that Stuart’s real parents were killed in a tragic mushroom ...

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...the American comic book character Stuart Little, a mouse adopted by a human family. Stuart is human in everything but his physical form and the film is driven around the problems faced by Stuart because of his size and delicate relationship with the household cat. It is a very funny film for the kids and also works on a more subtle adult level as well. The CGI animation is superb, the plot kept simple and the pace of the film is just about right ...
...a litle for the kids. The Region 1 DVD is about the best value disc I have ever seen. It comes packed with extras; bloopers and gag reel, Stuart's Central Park game, visual effects reel, HBO Special documentary, isolated music score, music videos, Race with Stuart: a DVD-Rom game for computers, Director and Animation Supervisors commentary, visual effects comentary, visual effects interactive featurette, read-along presentation with Stuart, artists ...

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Stuart Little is a run-of-the-mill kiddie flick that fails to offer anything new bar some incredible computer animation. It seems slightly pointless to criticise a film that's firmly pitched at the under-10s because you know youngsters will lap it up - so in that respect it succeeds - but the likes of Toy Story 2 and The Iron Giant have shown it is possible to transcend age-brackets and appeal to young and old alike on a variety of different levels. ...
...effects team. Pity then that Stuart is such an annoyingly cute little brat. It's left up to Nathan Lane to provide the laughs as the deliciously sarcastic Snowbell who, along with the rest of his similarly witty feline buddies, steals the movie. There are some great one liners along with a fairly decent Tom & Jerry homage and you're left thinking that more of this would've improved the film no end. Stuart Little will keep the nippers quiet for 90 ...

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...WHY DID I SEE STUART LITTLE I saw a trailer of Stuart Little during TV advertisements in June 2000. I also saw clips on a TV programme about the upcoming films for the summer of 2000. Stuart looked so cute. WHERE DID I SEE STUART LITTLE My wife and me saw Stuart Little at the Warner Village Cinema Complex at Acton, London W3. Tickets were £4 each. There is plenty of car parking space. Near the cinema are a bowling alley and several eateries such ...
...the family cat called Snowbell. Stuart and George become good buddies after Stuart navigates George’s toy yacht to victory in a school race. But Snowbell and his mates plot to get rid of Stuart from the house. A couple of mice claiming to be Stuart’s natural parents turn up at the Little house. Sadly Stuart leaves the Little house unaware that he has been lured into a trap. The mice prove to be fake parents and Stuart is set upon the ...

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...excellent, special effects which bring Stuart to life. Another major factor in helping you believe that Stuart is real is the vocal performance of Michael J. Fox who helps create the character of Stuart as much as any CGI operator. This is definitely one of the charms of the movie, the fact that the mice can talk and they interact with the humans with no one batting an eyelid! Of course, they can’t hear the cats talk, that would just ...
...Nathan Lane provides another highlight by voicing the family pet cat that is rather understandably upset that he has been usurped by lunch! I hope I’ve been able to convey the sense of fun that drives this movie and makes it such a joy to watch. Young kids will love it but you’ll find yourself enchanted as well. Now that it’s out on video and DVD there’s no excuse to have missed it. ...

Crazy-Christian 01.03.2001 · Read full review
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Stuart Little is a great little movie ('scuse the pun !). We took our 4 kids aged 9, 8, 7 & 4 years old & they all enjoyed it, so did we. It is very funny & cute, with lots of clever touches & the special effects & animatronics are wonderful. The plot is very simple - a couple want to adopt, so they go to an orphanage & end up coming home with a mouse ! The parents are played by Geena Davis & Hugh Laurie & they are very good. Of course, Stuart Little ...
...a cute little red car. There are wonderful cats in the film too. It is ideal for kids to see, even the youngest ones, as it is short (an hour & 25 minutes), there's lots of action, no-one gets killed & the scary bits aren't really too frightening. Any 'violence' is all very cartoony, like pushing cats into water, nothing too nasty ! Overall, a lovely film, very entertaining & highly recommended. I'll be buying the video. ...

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I took my children to see "Stuart Little" today. We had been really looking forward to this film since the cinemas started advertising it last year.It started quite nicely. Two people looking to adopt a little brother for their first child go to an orphanage, can't decide on which child to help, so go home (to a household with a pet cat) with a talking mouse instead! The mouse is computer images but the cats are real. During the film one cat gets ...
...a stream and have to swim out and drag themselves up the bank! One cat in particular, a beautiful British Blue has a branch whacked into its face then falls into the water. You might say no animals would have been hurt and it is only a story, but what does it teach people (especially impressionable young children) about respect to animals. We see too much cruelty to animals on tv. to know idiots do not need an excuse to try things out on defenceless ...

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