... The Parent Trap is an extremely, extremely entertaining film: I have watched both versions and the plots are extremely original, heartwarming and funny. But I prefer this version mainly because of the astonishing and nearly flawless performance of Lohan in this film.
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Hayley Mills) meet unexpectedly at a summer camp where their divorced parents sent them. Together they hatch an ingenious plot to reunite their families.
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Award-winning actress Hayley Mills (Pollyanna) shines again, this time playing twin daughters of a divorced couple (Brian Keith and Maureen O'Hara). The girls, who have long been separated, meet accidentally for the first time at summer camp. After discovering they are long-lost twin sisters, the two plan an outrageous scheme to switch places in an effort to get their parents back together.In her dual role, Miss Mills moves from slapstick to serious, refined to rock 'n' roll. Her delightful performance, coupled with a charming story, will capture your heart and have you doubling up with laughter!PollyannaHayley Mills received a Special Academy Award for her performance as Pollyanna in this timeless Walt Disney tapestry of small-town Americana. Here you'll meet Pollyanna, the orphan who brings sunshine into the lives of everyone she meets. But her strict Aunt Polly (Jane Wyman) is too concerned with appearances, propriety and local politics to appreciate her effervescent niece. It isn't until the town almost loses their Glad Girl that Aunt Polly realises the power of love and lightheartedness.Featuring an impressive all-star cast and a story filled with fun, laughter and tears, Pollyanna will inspire your entire family and prove that the art of positive thinking is just as delightful today as it was at the turn of the century!
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Curtis) and her teenage daughter Anna (rockin' Lindsay Lohan) have one thing in common - they don't relate to each other on anything. Not clothes or men or Anna's passion to be in a rock band. Nothing. Then one night a little mystic mayhem changes their lives and they wake up to the biggest freak-out ever. Tess and Anna are trapped inside each other's body! But Tess' wedding is on Saturday and the two must find a way to switch back - fast! Literally forced to walk in each other's shoes will they gain respect and understanding for the other's point of view? Filled with comedy rock 'n' roll and lots of heart 'Freaky Friday' is freaking fun every one can enjoy together! The Parent Trap (Dir. Nancy Meyers) (1998): What if you spent your whole life wishing for something you didn't know you already had? Halllie Parker and Annie James are about to find out. Hallie is a cool girl from California. Annie is a fair rose from London. When the two accidentally meet at a summer camp they think they have nothing in common except they're identical twins (Lindsay Lohan). Now they're up to their freckles in schemes and dreams to switch places get their parents (Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson) back together and have the family they've wished for!
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and Susan Evers who unknown to their divorced parents meet at summer camp. They soon realise that they are in fact twin sisters and become great friends who plot to switch places to meet the parent they never knew. Fed up with being the products of single parent households they plan to reunite their parents in the hope that this will bring their family back together. They encounter a major problem however in the arrival of their father's new gold digging girlfriend Vicki Robinson (Joanna Barnes). The fun ensues as the twins plot a rather devious campaign to break up their father's relationship and remind their parents of their own romance and why they fell in love the first time round. Pollyanna: The heartwarming story of a young girl who brings goodwill and happiness to the residents of a New England town. Hayley Mills won an honorary Academy Award for her performance.
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they don't relate to each other on anything. Not clothes or hair, or men or Anna's rock band aspirations. Nothing. After one particularly explosive Thursday evening, a little mystic mayhem changes their lives. They wake up Friday to the biggest freak-out ever - Tess and Anna are trapped inside each other's body. Literally forced to walk in each other's shoes, they gain respect and understanding for the other's point of view. But Tess's wedding is Saturday, and the two must find a way to switch back. And fast!The Parent Trap: What if you spent your whole life wishing for something you didn't know you already had? Hallie Parker and Annie James are about to find out. She is a cool girl from California. Annie is a fair rose from London. When the two accidentally meet at summer camp, they think they have nothing in common except...they're identical twins. Now they're up to their freckles in schemes and dreams to switch places, get their parents and have the family they've always wished for. This heart-warming and delightfully clever comedy adventure will enchant your entire family.
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...today, no one can overlook the outstanding performance that she delivered in the Parent Trap- hence marking cinematographic history both for the film and for herself as one of Disney’s leading favourite family comedy actresses. The Parent Trap is an extremely, extremely entertaining film: I have watched both versions and the plots are extremely original, heartwarming and funny. But I prefer this version mainly because of the astonishing and nearly ... .../>
The plot starts off at a summer camp, where two eleven years old girls meet by pure coincidence. Annie and Hallie come from England and California respectively and hate each other at first sight. Both of them are stunned however by their identical appearances. When they finally discover that they are actually twin sisters separated at birth by their divorced parents, Annie and Hallie decide to switch places so that each one of them will ... more
Love or Hate Lindsay Lohan today, no one can overlook the outstanding performance that she delivered in the Parent Trap- hence marking cinematographic history both for the film and for herself as one of Disney’s leading favourite family comedy actresses. The Parent Trap is an extremely, extremely entertaining film: I have watched both versions and the plots are extremely original, heartwarming and funny. But I prefer this version mainly because of the astonishing and nearly flawless performance of Lohan in this film.
The plot starts off at a summer camp, where two eleven years old girls meet by pure coincidence. Annie and Hallie come from England and California respectively and hate each other at first sight. Both of them are stunned however by their identical appearances. When they finally discover that they are actually twin sisters separated at birth by their divorced parents, Annie and Hallie decide to switch places so that each one of them will meet the parent that she never knew. And in doing so, they plan on reuniting their parents. For how long will they be able to switch places before their parents find out?
Like I mentioned above, my favorite feature in this film, apart from the really original plot is the outstanding acting of Lindsay Lohan. She played both twins and one can only guess the double hard work she had at that age. But I would say that she did both roles to perfection. Actually, it is quite astonishing to watch her in the skins of both Hallie and Annie. I would say that she balances the roles of twins to perfection; she depicts some similarities between them but keeps her acting different enough to show that Hallie and Annie are twins and not the same person.
I also marveled over the way that she spoke with such an easy British accent in the skin of Annie. Considering the fact that she was born and raised in America, she does an extremely marvellous vocal impression of a posh, poised and wealthy British girl. When Lohan is playing Hallie, I think that she does as well as job into depicting the carefree and mischievous girl who always wanted to meet her mother. Moreover, I don’t know if that comes from the fact that both girls are played by the same actress, but Lonhan manages to depict a very intense bond between Annie and Hallie. I feel like all sisters- twins or not- will be able to relate to the strong sisterly friendship depicted in the film. I certainly found myself crying at certain powerful scenes, especially when I thought of my own sister!
However, the poignancy of the situation does not by any means give an overly intense or heavy atmosphere to the film. I would rather say that it is an extremely endearing family comedy- not unlike Home Alone. Family relationships are depicted in every aspect, including the comfort and help that butler and/or nannies can bring to a household. This perfectly suits the various thematic elements that include mainly: Love, friendship, and some deeper issues like divorce and/or broken families.
The main cast includes • Lindsay Lohan • Dennis Quaid • Natasha Richardson • Elaine HendrixDVD Extras are made up of: • Commentaries • Featurettes • Interviews • How Hallie became Annie
I must say that I really enjoyed the How Hallie became Annie parts- It was really fun to learn about the strategies used in order to make Lohan perform the roles of both girls in the movie!
Overall, highly recommended to absolutely everyone- regardless of age or gender! It is extremely hard to believe that the sweet little girl in the film is the Lindsay Lohan that we know today but still, she completely deserves every single applaud she got when she played Annie and Hallie in The Parent Trap.
Advantages: Excellent cast, plot and a brilliant soundtrack Disadvantages: No Extras
The Plot
The movie begins with a couple getting married on the QE-2 ocean liner, traveling from London to New York. Fast forward 11 years and 9 months and we are at New England camp Walden for girls. There two girls meet and takes a instant dislike to each other because the are look identical but they are so very different on the inside. Hallie a cool girl from Napa Valley California lives with her dad Nick, Chessy her nanny / maid and Sammy her ... ...her Grandpa Charles and Martin the butler. Each girl starts playing planks on the other, and after on plank that goes to far and trashes the cabin up they are sent to the isolation cabin. After a rocky start they get to know each other and realize they have things in common, they finally find out that they are in fact identical twins, thanks to the only picture of their parent they haven't seen.
They come up with a great idea and that is to swap ...
phoenix072124 06.05.2006
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Advantages: great family viewing Disadvantages: none
We've had The Parent Trap in our DVD collection for quite some while but it's only recently that my two young daughters have discovered it. In a very short time though they seem to have become quite addicted to this lovely feel good film produced by the Disney Studios. It is also rather poignant to watch the film at the moment as one of the stars is Natasha Richardson who has of course recently and tragically died. The main star of the film is a ... ...the film was made in 1998 she was only twelve at trhe time. She plays Hallie Parker and Annie James. They are twins who were separated soon after they were born when their parents divorced each looking after one of the girls. Unexpectedly the girls meet up at a summer camp and although they initially don't get on, once they realise who they are, they decide to swap places with each other. They hope that they might be able to get their parents back ...
kingfisher111 28.04.2009
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...Natasha Richardson). Lindsay Lohan plays the twins (Hallie Parker and Annie James) in her Child-actor form who performs in this role extremely well and brings a sense of love and family values to her character.
This is a well known film as it is a remake of the classic made in 1961. however, if I had to compare the two films. I would have to say that the 1998 version was the best in terms of reflection of contemporary lifestyle. The story line is ... ...and therefore is realistic). The parents of these twins go through with a divorce just after the children’s birth, one of the parents moves to California, the other to London. Each one has one of the twins. The twins grow up as an ‘only child’ only to find out that they’re not when they are sent of to a summer camp where they re-unite and fight until they finally realise they share the same parents. They then switch places and change their identities ...
cocorocky 13.05.2009
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Advantages: very touching, great story, sometimes funny Disadvantages: none
...some free time to watch the films I put once to my list but had no time to watch them. Yesterday I have chosen The Parent Trap. Previously I have seen another success film of Nancy Meyers and I wanted to check this film of hers. This family film was produced in 1998 but the original one was made in 1961. I haven’t seen the original one just this new version. Well, new is not the best word for it as this film is eleven years old now. It was quite ... ...was made in USA but the London plots were naturally filmed in UK. It is a 129 minutes long film and very gripping. Cast: ------- Hallie Parker and Annie James – Lindsay Lohan (twins) Elizabeth James – Natasha Richardson (the twins’ mother) Nicholas Parker – Dennis Quaid (the twins’ father) Meredith Blake – Elaine Hendrix (Nicholas’ fiancée) Chessy Parker – Lisa Ann Walter (Hallie’s nanny and housekeeper) Martin Tattersall – Simon Kunz (Elizabeth’s ...
D_i_a_n_e 22.10.2009
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Advantages: Funny , Good storyline , Different Disadvantages: none
The parent Trap
The parent Trap produced in 1998 is an extrodinary movie! It stars to identical twins Annie and Halle (Both played by Lindsay Lohan) who are unaware that each of them exists.
Eleven year old Annie James lives in Londin with her mother , Elizabeth , who designs wedding gowns.She is a rich single mother who lives with her father Charles and their butler Martin.Annie has never met her father.
Halle Parker also eleven , lives in the ... ...dad , but has the help of their kind-of-like 'butler' Chesse to also care for Halle.
When the girls are sent to a summer camp in America.When the girls first meet , they are rivals and each girls gang is playing pranks on eachother.
When Halle and Annie are sent to isolation where they will have to stay together alone until the end of camp because of their bad behaviour.While the girls are there , they become really close , and soon discover a ...
xdonzx 24.08.2007 (24.05.2008)
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Advantages: Lindsay Lohan is fantastic Disadvantages: Far too long, very cheesy
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This is a film that I only watched because my boyfriend?s little sister wanted to, it isn?t normally the type of film I would watch so I may be a bit biased on that aspect as I?m obviously not the intended age group, however I was intrigued to see Lindsay Lohan?s first feature film as no matter what the papers say she is a brilliant actress and that, above all else is why she?s famous.
Like the twins she portrays in the film, Lindsay Lohan was also 11 years old when she appeared in The ParentTrap and I personally think she did a superb job. It?s hard to believe that the cute little 11 year old in this film is now the crazy 23 year we see today in the papers who?s life is quickly spiralling out ...
It's not often I will outright call a film bad. But this is terrible.
As a fan of Lohan since "ParentTrap" I bought this DVD on a whim, hoping it would be as good as other Lohan films such as Freaky Friday and Mean Girls. I'm not sure when I've been so disappointed.
This film is weak in characters, plot, dialogue and quite possibly every aspect down to the costume and hair styles! I sat through as much of it as I could, not sure whether I could stand to watch any more, apparently my inner conscience became unconscious, and I fell asleep. When I did decide to watch the end, I wasn't surprised to see the film had an ultimately bad ending when it had started out so poorly.
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written and directed by Nancy Meyers. One of the DVD extras is a very interesting commentary by her which is definitely worth watching. She has also written and directed 'The ParentTrap' and has directed 'What Women Want' among others.
The other main DVD extra is a behind the scenes look which is quite entertaining in it's own way.
So overall this is a very entertaining escapist sort of film that is great for watching on a cold winter night with a nice glass of wine and a box of tissues. It's probably more of a woman's film, although having said that, my husband did watch it with me and enjoyed it in his own way!
At the moment it can be bought very cheaply on Amazon for only £3.98 which I think is an absolute bargain! ...
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