Matilda (DVD)

Matilda happens to still be one of my favourite movies ever. I remember watching this way back in the day, back in 1996. Now at 21 i find myself rumaging around for it. You couldn't help but feel sorry for poor Matilda (played fantastically by Mara Wilson). It didn't help being born to two of the most foul-mouthed parents ever and having an older brother being favoured over her. It seems that right from an early age Matilda was a very intelligent little girl. She took an instant liking to reading from the age of 4 and quickly showed signs of being a very smart little girl. Throughout the film we see her parents neglect Matilda and constantly punish ...  Read the complete review

A fantastic film for both kids and adults a like. This film is based on the book with the same name by Roald Dahl. The film is a mixture of Dahl's fantastic plot and creativity, and the detailed production efforts of Danny DeVito. At the beginning of the film, the Wormwoods. Mr and Mrs Wormwood (played by DeVito) who spend their self-absorbed lives watching TV and eating TV dinners for one. They have one son, who Mr Wormwood is grooming to take over the dodgy car selling business, and their youngest daughter Matilda. Matilda turns out to be a gifted child, and although she is ignored by her mean and selfish family, turns out to be an intelligent, ...  Read the complete review

The film, Matilda, made in 1996 is based on the fabulous book of the same name by Roald Dahl. We had the film quite a few years ago on video but I have just acquired it on DVD for my two daughters thinking that it would make very good family viewing. It certainly does but as I discovered from my four year old, it can also be a bit scary as I will explain. First, let me tell you a little bit about the story. The Matilda in question is Matilda Wormwood who from the very moment she is born appears a little different to the rest of their family. Her mum and dad and her brother are all uncouth, self centred, love television and are probably none too clever. On the ...  Read the complete review

Matilda is a 1996 fantasy children's film that is an adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl of the same name. It is 94 minutes long and rated PG due to some mild innuendos. Unfortunately, the film didn't even make more than its budget of $36 million at the box office. Plot Poor Matilda Wormwood doesn't get treat very well by her family. Her mother and father pretty much ignore her all of the time and the only times they pay any attention to her is when they want to be mean. Her parents favour her brother because they don't like the fact that Matilda is intelligent and creative. As soon as Matilda was able to read, she had a huge interest in ...  Read the complete review

The works of Roald Dahl almost inevitably make for good films. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (starring Gene Wilder) is a notable exception (at least in my opinion, but it was an awfully long time ago when we were all extremely young and naive), but there have been some wonderful films in the last few years (James And The Giant Peach, The Witches) and Matilda is probably the best of them. The book is ace, and the tape version with Peggy Mount (I think) as the evil Trunchbowl is a great version and sets a great challenge for the film to live up to, but it manages it. ...  Read the complete review