KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Python Hyena Charlotte's Web (2006): Dir: Gary Winick / Cast: Dakota Fanning / Voices: Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, Oprah Winfrey, John Cleese: Based on the best selling book for children. It regards the revealing of talent within others as Fern saves a little runt pig from slaughter. She names him Wilbur and he grows up in a barn across the road where his life is again under threat until a gifted spider named Charlotte spins messages within her web that give reason for Wilbur to exist. Directed by Gary Winick with tremendous special effects. This is quite different from his usual fare, which includes romantic comedies like 13 Going on 30. Unfortunately the human characters are under developed with the exception of Dakota Fanning as Fern who seems three dimensional. Animal personalities aren't much better but two do stand out. Julia Roberts voices the resourceful Charlotte whose web spins a future for Wilbur. Templeton the rat is voiced by Steve Buscemi with nice comic touches. Other animal characters are your usual array of barn animals that fail to elevate above conventions, but they are voiced by talented performers. Fun for children who enjoyed the book. Strong message regarding friendship and the value of life and how everyone is valuable to somebody. It celebrates talents and gifts just as Charlotte exposed Wilbur's worth through simple words. Score: 9 ½ / 10

eric262003 On the Zuckerman farm, a sow just gave birth to 11 adorable piglets. When the runt of the litter is faced with death from Mr. Arable (Kevin Anderson), he is befriended by a young farm-girl named Fern Arable(Dakota Fanning) who names the little piglet Wilbur (Dominic Scott Kay). When he moves into the other barn, he also forms a bond with a very highly intellectual spider named Charlotte (Julia Roberts), who has great feelings of amazement in this rather humble porker. Wilbur is oblivious to the fact that once spring pigs enter the smokehouse up the hill, they never come back if you know what I mean. But the very resourceful arachnid starts using her web to spin out words for the adult pig as a way to persuade Farmer Zuckerman (Gary Basaraba) that this pig has a lot of talent that can't be turned into ham. It's an adorable innocent and very lively adaptation with great animation from the barnyard animals, I just wished it was more like a live-action film. The reason I say that is because most of the critics will eventually start comparing it to the 1995 "Babe: Pig in the City" which set the tone for other films to follow. Sure in 1973 Hanna-Barbara made a full-length animated film (featuring the voices of Debbie Reynolds and Paul Lynde), standard animation would've also been a real homage to the E.B. White classic children's story which gives younger age demographics the liberation to open their minds through the gaps where imagination is truly required. The animated farm animals are vibrant and adoring, but the real meal ticket to this movie is the dynamic chemistry between the pig and the spider that will tug at your heartstrings. Dakota Fanning is truly remarkable in her role as the caring and nurturing mother-figure to the young piglet Wilbur. And even though the barnyard animals are hard to ignore, Fanning's performance is also very enchanting as she plays a surrogate mother to young Wilbur like its her very own. She feeds him, wheels him on a doll pram and cuddles with to read stories together. Eventually, he get sent to the opposing barn where he's nor the main focus. He's usurped by other barnyard animals who could talk. And this is where Charlotte steps into the fray and becomes friends Wilbur. We worry about the young piglet that his future could be in danger because he doesn't know that the smokehouse nearby is where good little piggies magically morph into bacon. But Charlotte tries to avoid this from happening, by teaching the pig words by spinning her web and trying to prove to Farmer Zuckerman that he is no ordinary pig and to eventually win the hearts of the other barnyard animals. It ends in the traditional format that after Wilbur has entered a fair and he notices that Charlotte has created an egg-sac and that she is slowly dying and can't return home so as she dies he takes her egg sac home. The egg bursts out and hundreds of baby spiders come out and leave the premises with the exception of three named Joy, Aranea, and Nellie and they follow their late mother's legacy and became Wilbur's friends.The voice actors in this film were quite extraordinary. Julia Roberts tops the list as caring a sympathetic spider, Charlotte captures the essence of what you would expect from E.B White's penmanship. Steve Buscemi was also very engaging as the cranky rat named Templeton. Other strong notable voice performances come from Oprah Winfrey, John Cleese and Robert Redford. But the performance that will have you in stitches is the acting from Dominic Scott Kay as Wilbur the pig. The film is light and innocent and the subliminal messages about the circles of life are demonstrated flawlessly. The cinematography is a palette of beautiful colours, especially when it's autumn and the leaves are turning different colours. But it's the barnyard animals that carry the film and their characters bring life to the film. It's hard to believe that it took about 40 pigs to play the role of Wilbur. The only CGI moment of Wilbur was when he bumps his snout into a fence at high speed. The kids watching will enjoy the scenes when the animals interact and jive with one another.

thedevilzown007 Hello everyone! I saw this movie on HBO and i admit that i have become a fan of this movie it is marvelous in every way the acting, the animation, the music etc. I just fell in love with the movie and i cried in the end...... though I'm not emotional but this movie was so much more..... It is the story of hope, strength, friendship, love, struggle and never giving up. Julia Roberts does an amazing job and Steve busemi proves that he is an amazing actor..... every one does an amazing job....Definitely Recommended For Every1.......Thanx

draiochtfilms For anyone who's read the book or seen the original animated version, this film will be a big disappointment. Unlike other reviewers, I thought the script was filled lines that were trying to be sarcastic like a TV sitcom. Even the performances of veteran actors such as John Cleese couldn't save the dialogue. Templeton and Wilbur were the best characters, but Julia Roberts' Charlotte was extremely flat an unappealing. I would have preferred if she had tried to find her own voice instead of trying to mimic the original film. Dakota Fanning was adorable and terribly underused. There was no relationship between she and Wilbur after the webs appeared. She simply became background. The worst thing about the film was the overall message. Even my 7 year old said "Gee, I guess if you can't get a medal on that farm you just get eaten.". Yep. That's pretty much it. Outside of the lovely animation, I was terribly disappointed. And so was my family. Give this one a miss and rent the original instead. Or better yet... read the book.