Matilda (DVD)

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. ...

Fed up with the same old Disney animation films,I bought My daughter the film Matilda. The film was taken from Roald Dahl's "Matilda" and made into a children's film by Danny Devito,He also stars in the film. It's about a bright and talented little girl called Matilda played by Mara Wilson. Her parents are real rum characters,father is Harry played by Danny Devito, a bit of a crook, being a used car salesman. Her mother is Zinnia played by Rhea Pearlman whose just obsessed with soap operas and playing Bingo. Neither of them have the slightest interest in poor Matilda, eventually they send Her off to Crunchem Hall ...

When this film first came out in 1996 it was rated PG, I think that this film was funny and ideal for young children. As the film is made by the best selling author Roald Dahl, Matilda is a hilarious film. Mara Wilson- she plays Matilda she loves reading books and learning she is a genius and she doesnt go to school but she soon starts at Crunchem Hall. The head mistress is evil and she locks he children up if they are bad. Rhea Perlman- she plays Zinnia, Matilda's mum. Zinnia likes to play bingo, she wins the jackpot one day and decides to celebrate by buying a new car and taking her family out. Danny Devito- plays Harry, ...