Red Riding Hood
Teenage Claire would rather hang out with her friends at the mall than to stay home with her brother Matt while Grandma babysits. Who wouldn't? Unfortunately, Grandma isn't about to let Claire out of the house. Worse, she insists that Claire and Matt listen to her reworking of the Brothers Grimm classic tale "Little Red Riding Hood". Fortunately, Grandma has a sense of humor, and adds some modern twists. Claire imagines herself as Red, and her brother, parents and grandma as....her brother, parents and grandma.
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- Cast:
- Lainie Kazan , Henry Cavill , Morgan Thompson , Sam Oz Stone , Daniel Roebuck , Cassandra Peterson , David Kaufman
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The Worst Film Ever
Overrated and overhyped
A Masterpiece!
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
This movie, obviously, is not a Hollywood blockbuster, and its target audience is kids, so it should be judged accordingly. That said, my daughters, ages 6 and 8, are absolutely delighted by this movie, and when I finally gave in to their insistent pleas that I watch it with them, I could see why. It's obvious that it must have been one of the most fun movies ever to make. It's nothing but silly, but it's loads of fun. All the actors, including the kids, have a great time with their parts, and ham it up at every opportunity. The gags surrounding the juxtaposition between modern life and the classic tale of Red Riding Hood fly by so quickly that before you are finished appreciating one, you've missed two or three more. Joey Fatone is hilarious, and should have won an Oscar for his complete transformation between two simultaneous roles. Anyone who rates this movie poorly didn't watch it with an 8-year-old. Disclaimer: I loved "The Wizard of Speed and Time."
I watched this movie with a girl I was babysitting and I found it surprisingly inappropriate. First, an eleven-year-old looking "Red" plans on sneaking out of the house wearing lots of make-up and little clothes. Weird. Then "Red" dresses up in pretty much just a red hood and boots; she looked pretty naked. Afterwards she develops a crush on a man eight years her senior and even has a fantasy about him which isn't too innocent. Also, the "wolf" sings a song about "red" that is filled with sexual innuendos. Otherwise, the special effects are terrible and it seems that the WHOLE movie was shot in front of a green screen. I wouldn't recommend this for anybody because it is shocking and just a terrible movie.
Creepy & lascivious wolf. The young "Red" is wearing full make-up, and extremely short shorts & robe. Got about 20 minutes through and realized it could be a pedophile's dream come true. The "up-beat" music sounds a lot like something I'd hear at a strip club. I actually think this movie is a sick joke - it's not a family movie. Gross, glad I was watching this with my daughter, I don't want her to think it's normal for families to view quasi kiddie porn together. Very bad, Very sad it's sold as a family film, Joey Fatone will probably be embarrassed he was in it. And what's with advertising it as a "special effects spectacular"??? The effects do look low budget, gawd awful.
this film is Off The Hook. grandma hits the coke(!) yes!, no kidding. the musical numbers are out of this world. the film is totally illegal. i can't recommend it enough. It's way past perverted. (a few representive themes: yoga with bill. makeup. rap. teeth. snort. hood. 10th line.)***above is the review--below, the "extra credit"***Hard Chargers are enemies of sports racers. Although the term originated with political overtones, its true meaning continues to emerge.Hard chargers are afraid of toilet paper. (See the 05-01-06 show)This term originally appeared in the April 13th 2006 episode of The Show, and refers to the following exchange between a reporter and Scott McClellan, the White House Press Secretary:Q. The President said earlier -- just in talking about the rest of his presidency, that he intends to charge hard in his final two-and-a-half years -- MR. McCLELLAN: Absolutely. He's a hard charger.