 |  | Too dark for its audience! |  |
I agree with other reviewers that this is too dark for its intended audience. Madeline kidnapped to work in a sweatshop?!?! And to explain about the poor girl she befriends and how she's sick because she's malnourished and never in the sunlight...it was horrible! I wish I had previewed this one first! My daughter was so distraught we actually had to let her finish watching it to see that Madeline and the other children were saved in the end and everything was okay. I threw the video in the trash--no child should see this.
July 28, 2008 | | You can always count on your friends! | |
This is a movie about true friendship and courage. Madeline is one my child's favorite characters and enjoys watching the action packed and clever story of our heroine's adventure in Paris.
April 22, 2006I am 11 years old. This was a wonderful movie. Madeline gets kidnaped by her "uncle", but it teaches children to be wary around strangers. She goes to a lace-making sweat shop. Madeline befriends a young girl who has been there longer and has become ill. The villains eventually get arrested, Madeline is reunited with her friends, and the other children get a better home.
I enjoyed this movie. Some parts are somewhat dark, however there is no nudity (when the villain's pants are split, nothing is shown), no foul language, and it leaves a touching message.
March 15, 2006| | | Very inappropriate for young children | |
My two daughter, ages 6 and 4, are big fans of the Madeline books. I was extremely surprised at the content of this movie - Madeline is basically kidnapped so she can be forced to work in a dark basement making lace while the kidnappers get her inheritance, she and the other girls in the lace factory are threatened repeatedly that they will "get all their hair cut off" as Madame La Croc shoves huge scissors at them, Madeline is thrown in a dungeon, and one young girl in the factory is very sick but isn't allowed medicine or rest. While I realize Disney movies often have disturbing themes (parents die, dragons, monsters, villians, etc), this movie seems especially disturbing because it shows real violence against the children in the movie. At one point La Crock chases Madeline and cuts off a chunk of her hair. Another girl already has had her hair cut off. There was nothing cute or redeeming about this movie. I would definately urge parents to view it before showing it to their children.
February 17, 2006| | | Inappropriate for young children | |
As a mother of 4 small kids, Trust me, this is inappropriate for young kids. The thems are disturbing and too much for young children.
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