Lacey-Chabert Movie Reviews
VHS movie reviews for "Lacey-Chabert" sorted by average review score:
Rugrats Go Wild
Released in VHS Tape by Paramount Home Video (16 December, 2003)
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Tim Curry, and Jodi Carlisle
Average review score: 
Forgettable, confusing, with few laughs
Our 5 & 2/3 year-old daughter loved it!She is a HUGE Wild THornberrys fan, and although we don't watch Rugrats, that did little to dampen her enthusiasm for this film. Perfectly pleasant way to spend some time together. I happen to get a kick out of Bruce Willis' singing, and was very pleased that Chrissie Hynde was also featured. As a mom, I preferred The Wild Thornberrys movie, but I forsee at least several more viewings of this film while it's in theatres. Kick back and enjoy the popcorn.
The best of both worldz!!!!!!! Can Eye Give It 20000 Starz??This is the gr8est Nickelodeon movie ever!!!! The Rugrats finally meet The Wild Thornberry's!! Now Eye thought "Wild Thornberry's Movie" and the 2 Rugrats Movies were gr8 but, this is the gr8est 1 of all 3!! There was an episode of "Wild Thornberry's" where the found an undiscovered island. In this movie, they are back on the island and the Rugrats go on vacation. Debbie a & Eliza beg their parents 2 go on vacation. Stu Pickles has every1 thinking they r going on the Dr. Lipschitz Cruise. Stu tricks them. They end up in a tiny boat that stu rented. I really like it when Tommy calls his hero, "Nigel Strawberry." They ain't on the cruise. They end up on the island the Thornberrys discovered and they are stranded. Eye really like when Debbie meets Angelica and gets 2 no her. Debbie says the funniest thing, "I'd trade her for the monkey anyday!" That was halirous!! Angelica wants Debbie 2 teach her how 2 b bossy. Eliza talks 2 Spike 2 help him hind the babies but Eliza tyhinks they r looking 4 puppies. The Rugrats and their parents r stranded on the island w/ no food. They eventually come in contact with the Thornberrys and Every1 (Rugrats And Thornberrys) go on the Lipschitz Cruise. his is a must own 4 kidz! Eye can't w8 4 this 2 come out on dvd.
Rugrats Go Wild!
Released in Theatrical Release by (13 June, 2003)
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Tim Curry, and Jodi Carlisle
Average review score:
Forgettable, confusing, with few laughsI saw this film with my daughter (6 years old) and her friend (7), none of whom are Rugrats fans, mostly because they consider the Rugrat's humor to be too immature and inappropriate. My daughter and I did, however, mostly enjoy last year's The Wild Thornberrys Movie.
The plot is a literal and figurative shipwreck. The Rugrats and their parents end up on an uninhabited island somewhere in the Pacific, on which the Thornberrys happen to be. Various groups and individuals splinter off in search of others. By the time Nigel Thornberry gets knocked on the head and reverts to the mental age of a 3 year-old, I had lost track of who was looking for whom and why. How a kid is supposed to follow all these machinations is beyond me.
The sheer number of characters and the randomness with which they run into each other prevent any sort of character depth from being explored. For example, in The Wild Thornberrys Movie, considerable attention was given to Darwin the monkey, who is one of the more interesting characters in this entire assembly (Darwin is smart and makes very insightful observations of human behavior, but he can only communicate with one person, Eliza - to everyone else, he is a dumb monkey). However, here he has what could be characterized as a cameo appearance at best. So, unless you are already familiar with all the characters, and don't expect much in terms of character development, you'll be disappointed.
I think there was a moral to the story (something about leadership and redemption), but I was nodding off by the end of the movie, having lost track of the plot. The audience I saw the film with was mostly subdued, with only a few audible laughs. My daughter and her friend said they liked the movie, but they like every movie I take them to, as long as I buy them popcorn. They did not talk about the movie at all the rest of the weekend. On the way home, we listened to the Lilo & Stitch soundtrack, which has much better songs than the few musical numbers in this movie.
I'm not giving this movie the worst rating, because it might be enjoyable for a few Rugrat fans. And the Rugrats' potty humor is not as bad as it could have been, although there are diaper jokes, bird droppings, and Spike the dog raises his leg a few times.
Our 5 & 2/3 year-old daughter loved it!She is a HUGE Wild THornberrys fan, and although we don't watch Rugrats, that did little to dampen her enthusiasm for this film. Perfectly pleasant way to spend some time together. I happen to get a kick out of Bruce Willis' singing, and was very pleased that Chrissie Hynde was also featured. As a mom, I preferred The Wild Thornberrys movie, but I forsee at least several more viewings of this film while it's in theatres. Kick back and enjoy the popcorn.
The best of both worldz!!!!!!! Can Eye Give It 20000 Starz??This is the gr8est Nickelodeon movie ever!!!! The Rugrats finally meet The Wild Thornberry's!! Now Eye thought "Wild Thornberry's Movie" and the 2 Rugrats Movies were gr8 but, this is the gr8est 1 of all 3!! There was an episode of "Wild Thornberry's" where the found an undiscovered island. In this movie, they are back on the island and the Rugrats go on vacation. Debbie a & Eliza beg their parents 2 go on vacation. Stu Pickles has every1 thinking they r going on the Dr. Lipschitz Cruise. Stu tricks them. They end up in a tiny boat that stu rented. I really like it when Tommy calls his hero, "Nigel Strawberry." They ain't on the cruise. They end up on the island the Thornberrys discovered and they are stranded. Eye really like when Debbie meets Angelica and gets 2 no her. Debbie says the funniest thing, "I'd trade her for the monkey anyday!" That was halirous!! Angelica wants Debbie 2 teach her how 2 b bossy. Eliza talks 2 Spike 2 help him hind the babies but Eliza tyhinks they r looking 4 puppies. The Rugrats and their parents r stranded on the island w/ no food. They eventually come in contact with the Thornberrys and Every1 (Rugrats And Thornberrys) go on the Lipschitz Cruise. his is a must own 4 kidz! Eye can't w8 4 this 2 come out on dvd.
Lost in Space (Widescreen Edition)
Released in VHS Tape by New Line Studios (06 October, 1998)
Starring: William Hurt, Gary Oldman, and Matt LeBlanc
Packed with more than 750 dazzling visual effects, this $70 million adventure does more (and less) than give the 1965-68 TV series a state-of-the-art face-lift. Aimed at an audience that wasn't born when the series originally aired, the sci-fi extravaganza doesn't even require familiarity, despite cameo appearances by several of the TV show's original cast members. Instead it's a high-tech hybrid of the original premise with enough sensory overload to qualify as a spectacular big-screen video game, supported by a time-travel premise that's adequately clever but hardly original. It's certainly never boring, and visually it's an occasionally awesome demonstration of special effects technology. But in its attempt to be all things to all demographics, the movie's more of a marketing ploy than a satisfying adventure, thankfully dispensing with the TV show's cheesy camp but otherwise squandering a promising cast in favor of eye-candy and ephemeral storytelling. In keeping with the movie's high-tech appeal, the DVD is a feature-packed marvel, including two audio commentaries, deleted scenes, two featurettes covering special effects and the original TV series (featuring complete biographies and episode guides), the original screenplay, and interactive games. --Jeff Shannon
Average review score:
My eyes!Ack, how did this steaming pile of cinema ever get made?
Matt Leblanc proved his acting talents peaked with "Friends", but then again with such a lousy script, I'm not even sure Harrison Ford could have attempted such lines and come out with his career unscathed.
William Hurt is miscast here. He just doesn't strike me as the idealistic scientist type with his low key mumbling. The space uniforms were very wierd....watching Lacey Chabert (presumably 14 years old at the time) wearing a skintight outfit ... makes ya feel wierd, though I didn't mind it much on the older chicks.
Gary Oldman plays his tired evil-guy sniveling role yet again, and while its nice to have cute kids and robots in movies, this is definitely not a kiddie film with all the violence and stuff blowing up.
Matt Leblanc proved his acting talents peaked with "Friends", but then again with such a lousy script, I'm not even sure Harrison Ford could have attempted such lines and come out with his career unscathed.
William Hurt is miscast here. He just doesn't strike me as the idealistic scientist type with his low key mumbling. The space uniforms were very wierd....watching Lacey Chabert (presumably 14 years old at the time) wearing a skintight outfit ... makes ya feel wierd, though I didn't mind it much on the older chicks.
Gary Oldman plays his tired evil-guy sniveling role yet again, and while its nice to have cute kids and robots in movies, this is definitely not a kiddie film with all the violence and stuff blowing up.
Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!LOST IN SPACE is one terrific looking film. Every penny spent on special effects pays off in spades. The production design is well represented on screen. The salaries must have been high... William Hurt and Mimi Rogers are the Robinson parents with Heather Graham and Lacey Chabert as 2 of the children... Matt LeBlanc does his best Han Solo as Major West and perrenial bad guy Gary Oldman gives a surprisingly subdued performance as the 'could've-been-over-the-top' Dr. Smith. The money put into the films screenplay would have been better spent on deoderant. It stinks. And that isd enough to totally strip the film of any heart. It becomes a series of episodes strung together by circumstance and a too often used time travel scheme. In addition to the screenplay, there is an annoying pet discovered on a derelict ship. "Blarp" puts "Jar Jar Binks" to shame in the annoying comic releif department although he is a great special effect, especially for the time. the film is aimed at the younger crowd. Ironically, the filmmakers worked hard to get 4 of the original television cast to make cameo appearances and visual references to the series, these wasted on people who were born 20 years after the show went off the air. So the pacing, direction and screenplay were enough to crash the JUPITER 2 forever. But, is worth noting for its special effects and production alone.
FunWhy does this movie get panned by 'critics' so much?
Why would anyone have wanted an effort which merely copied what went before? Folks should just relax! I too enjoyed the
original series while growing up, but I found this
updated take to be refreshing and what it was supposed
to be: Fun. The acting is good, the plot revolving
around the father and son relationship actually had a bit
of depth, and the romance factor was kept at a minimum, as it should be in sci-fi. I was also set to be critical if need be, but once over I thought it was a solid if not spectacular effort.
Why would anyone have wanted an effort which merely copied what went before? Folks should just relax! I too enjoyed the
original series while growing up, but I found this
updated take to be refreshing and what it was supposed
to be: Fun. The acting is good, the plot revolving
around the father and son relationship actually had a bit
of depth, and the romance factor was kept at a minimum, as it should be in sci-fi. I was also set to be critical if need be, but once over I thought it was a solid if not spectacular effort.
Anastasia
Released in VHS Tape by Fox Home Entertainme (06 August, 2002)
Starring: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, and Christopher Lloyd
Average review score:
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Anastasia
Released in VHS Tape by Fox Home Entertainme (14 October, 2003)
Starring: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, and Christopher Lloyd
Average review score:
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Anastasia
Released in VHS Tape by Fox Home Entertainme (29 October, 2002)
Starring: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, and Christopher Lloyd
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Released in VHS Tape by Artisan Entertainment (12 September, 2000)
The question the video We Wish You a Merry Christmas sets out to answer isn't exactly on the order of the chicken and the egg in terms of head-scratchers, but it's a worthy one nonetheless. And because it's put to the audience by the country singer Travis Tritt, it'll be that much more compelling for some viewers. "How did Christmas carols come to be?" asks the twangy crooner, disguised as a sleighbell-bejeweled cartoon reindeer who moonlights as a Christmas-special host. Don't sweat it if you're stumped--who would have guessed that, instead of spiraling from age-old spirituals, it all started with three hapless orphans in the tiny, make-believe town of Harmony? Ollie, Ted, and Cindy, down on themselves for forever being on the receiving end of Christmas exchanges, are intent on giving something back to their harried but good-hearted fellow townspeople--but what, given their nearly resourceless scenario? Cindy taps out a tune on a found xylophone, her two compatriots noodle around with some accidental lyrics, and voilà--their gift is a wrap. Folks, at first reluctantly, forget about the holiday frenzy and, through the magic of music, let the true spirit of the season flood in. This pat, predictable video is perfectly acceptable for all ages--essentially light, take-it-or-leave-it holiday fare. In the end, one wishes a different mystery, one that's dogged singers of the title tune for generations, had been explained: What's all the figgy pudding business about? -Tammy La Gorce
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The plot is a literal and figurative shipwreck. The Rugrats and their parents end up on an uninhabited island somewhere in the Pacific, on which the Thornberrys happen to be. Various groups and individuals splinter off in search of others. By the time Nigel Thornberry gets knocked on the head and reverts to the mental age of a 3 year-old, I had lost track of who was looking for whom and why. How a kid is supposed to follow all these machinations is beyond me.
The sheer number of characters and the randomness with which they run into each other prevent any sort of character depth from being explored. For example, in The Wild Thornberrys Movie, considerable attention was given to Darwin the monkey, who is one of the more interesting characters in this entire assembly (Darwin is smart and makes very insightful observations of human behavior, but he can only communicate with one person, Eliza - to everyone else, he is a dumb monkey). However, here he has what could be characterized as a cameo appearance at best. So, unless you are already familiar with all the characters, and don't expect much in terms of character development, you'll be disappointed.
I think there was a moral to the story (something about leadership and redemption), but I was nodding off by the end of the movie, having lost track of the plot. The audience I saw the film with was mostly subdued, with only a few audible laughs. My daughter and her friend said they liked the movie, but they like every movie I take them to, as long as I buy them popcorn. They did not talk about the movie at all the rest of the weekend. On the way home, we listened to the Lilo & Stitch soundtrack, which has much better songs than the few musical numbers in this movie.
I'm not giving this movie the worst rating, because it might be enjoyable for a few Rugrat fans. And the Rugrats' potty humor is not as bad as it could have been, although there are diaper jokes, bird droppings, and Spike the dog raises his leg a few times.