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Babes in Toyland

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A girl wakes up in a magic world and joins a toy-master and storybook figures to fight against an evildoer.

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Horror fan 4 Look the star power is there but this movie rips off many classics. All that aside the musical numbers are bland and it's cheesy as hell. Could've been worse though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review christopher c. m I see 1930s March of the Wooden Soldiers and Disney's 1960s Babes in Toyland was an influence in the writing of this one. As they have 6 foot Wooden Soldiers. But others parts of the 1930s influenced here, like the location and the characters. I like the fact they tried to put a mass produced look on the soldiers with a mask, pity it didn't work the way they wanted as the masks didn't always fit the actors. Barnaby's monster goons were cool and the Cybird I liked. This is three years before Keanu Reeves stormed into the world with the first "Bill and Ted". You don't exactly expect Oscar material with a TV movie remake of Babes in Toyland, but they do a great job and honestly I like this one. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Shows there is more range to Keanu Reeves than he gets credit for. Sure he has a black stare on his face here and there. He knows when to sing and look happy at least lol. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member ) This was my favorite movie any time of year as a child, and now my kids love it too (although I did have to explain a payphone and other relics). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member A "so bad, it's good" Christmas special, this made-for-TV movie based off of a form of opera called an operetta (and this isn't even the first film adaptation) is full of camp from the cheesy set design and production values to the performances that notably consist of "Bill & Ted" era Keanu Reeves looking bland (ah, the days when people made fun of the guy for looking emotionless and just saying "Whoa" before John Wick silenced anyone who couldn't get into the Matrix, no pun intended) make this something that, if you're not in any hurry to watch it, you can always just get a shortened version via snarky YouTube reviews since, as mentioned in earlier reviews, the editing does a good job of compressing the movie into a 20-minute review. But even just from clips, I cam tell that this Christmas adventure is not good. Poor little Drew Barrymore, looking all cute and sincere and sometimes looking like she's trying to take what she's in seriously :( Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member As having played a "Cookie Factory Worker" in the film, I may be biased LOL BUT, you cannot watch this film as some epic masterpiece, high bidget production. It was meant to be a fun, light-hearted Christmas made-for-TV movie. The set was fun, albeit long hours. The cast was dear and being that Drew was only 12 at the time and finding herself as a child actor/preteen while on set is something I had the privilege of seeing first hand. We sometimes sat eating lunch as a group (sometimes in the bowling ball LOL) and she was truly a sweetheart. The movie itself should simply be enjoyed for the simplicity of it. It was endearing and meant to touch children's hearts...which, by all accounts of the many that watched it many times as a child, it hit the mark. Not everything needs to be new and high tech to make an impression - and not everything needs to be over the top to bring joy :) Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A girl wakes up in a magic world and joins a toy-master and storybook figures to fight against an evildoer.
Director
Clive Donner
Producer
Tony Ford, Neil T. Maffeo
Screenwriter
Paul Zindel
Production Co
Bavaria Atelier GmbH, Orion Television, The Finnegan Company
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround
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