 [Larger view] | Charlotte's Web
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 one of the 50 worst films ever | |
| Everything is wrong in the disaster as all the charm, sadness and drama of this classic is gone. Charlotte should be a hairy spider with a Lucille LaVerne type voice, not a gorgeous arachnid with Miss Reynold's soothing tones. This is a story of friendship and self-sacrifice which is totally missing. And the tragic death of Charlotte, which is the highlight of the story, is simply glossed over. Along with The Cat in the Hat and The Grinch , Charlotte's Web is one of a trio of worst children's films of all time. | |
 Great for preschool aged kids | |
| Most movies are too scary for preschool aged children. But Charlotte's Web is perfectly tame and enjoyable. There is death, but it is presented as sad, not scary. This is the only video that my 3-year-old doesn't need to fast-forward through parts of. And, of course, she loves watching it. | |
| "Some movie!" | |
| Wilbur (voiced by Henry Gibson) is a porker with a problem: He was born the runt of the litter and to the farmer (John Stephenson), he's not worth the price of feed. The farmer's daughter Fern (Pamelyn Ferdin) steps in and raises Wilbur as a pet. Eventually the hapless curly-tail is sold to the Zuckerman Farm, where he meets an interesting assortment of characters: There's a rude ram (Dave Madden), a gabby goose (Agnes Moorehead), and a ravenous rat (Paul Lynde) named Templeton; but lonely Wilbur finds a true friend in the kindly, wise spider who lives in an upper corner of the pigpen. The spider is called Charlotte (Debbie Reynolds) and once she learns that sweet and shy Wilbur is in danger of becoming bacon bits, she spins the words "Some Pig!" in her web.
Sweet story, soft and gentle animation, cleverly-written but sometimes annoying songs. Staci Layne Wilson Author of Staci's Guide to Animal Movies |
