Childhood Favorites

Been watching childhood favorites again.   First up, Casper.   When I told a friend I was about to watch it again he advised me not to.   He said that when you watched it again as an adult you realised how bad it was.   But he was wrong!   It was still great!   It was still funny and cool.    An exciting adventure with great comedy elements and cool special effects.   It's about a ghost hunter and his daughter who move into a scary old house to try and evict the ghosts that live there, at the request of the house's vile owner, but end up befriending the ghosts instead.   It's a great little film.   And of course I do <3 Eric Idle.

Next, Hocus Pocus.   Another Halloween film that was much more exciting and fun than creepy.   This one is about some kids who accidently bring three dead witches back to life and they reek havock, and the kids have to sort out all the trouble.   Again this one is very funny, exciting and just plain fun!   Why don't they make movies like this anymore?   And Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker all gave great performances as the three evil witches.       

And now Honey I Blew Up the Kid.   This is the sequel to Honey I Shrunk the Kids.   It's set a few years after the original film, and the family now have a two year old son, Adam.   In an unfortunate accident, Adam starts to grow enormously.   He's soon towering over the city and the family are struggling to control him.   It's all sorted out in the end though, and Adam returns to his normal size.   This is another good one.  It's funny, original and happy.   The third film, though, Honey We Shrunk Ourselves, is awful.   It's not funny, badly written, badly acted and just doesn't have the same feel to it as the first two films.   It gives the distinct impression of being nothing but a money-maker.   Not worth your time.