Pollyanna (2004)

A young girl reveals how a little positive thinking can make a big difference.

Every dark cloud has a silver lining—and young Pollyanna knows how to find it. Newcomer Georgina Terry makes a stirring debut as Pollyanna in this heartwarming tale of a little girl whose effortless charm captures the hearts of family, friends, and strangers alike.

After the death of her father, Pollyanna moves in with her downcast, embittered aunt (Amanda Burton, Silent Witness). Soon, Pollyanna charms everyone in the beautiful English village she now calls home—except her cold-hearted aunt who refuses to see the brighter side of life.

Aunt Polly, despite her vast wealth, impressive estate, and numerous servants, treats young Pollyanna more like an stranger than a relative, but when tragedy strikes, Pollyanna’s sunny outlook persuades her aunt to confront past ghosts and embrace the promise of happiness. Based on the classic novel by Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna is a treat sure to be treasured by the entire family.

Better than Disney

I purchased this DVD as a gift for my grandchildren. They loved it as much as I did.

I'm a Haley Mills fan and I usually prefer the original movie which I saw as a child. However, this version is far superior to the Disney Pollyanna. It is charming.

If you like "British flicks", you will like this version. February 17, 2008

Best family movie of all times

I know many good family movies (Anne of Green Gables, The Waltons, Tinke, Heidi, The Secret Garden, Alan & Naomi, Whale Rider, Little House, etc.) But THIS "Pollyanna" either comes very close to the best of any of those or maybe even beats them. If a movie is so good that it can give you tears, then it is a good movie in my opinion. This "Pollyanna" was able to do this to me. And I am male and in my fifties. Those tears from this movie are not tears of sorrow or pain. No, they were tears of joy. January 3, 2008

A treat for young and old

This is the better version of the movie......look out Hayley Mills! Beautiful cinematography, acting and directing superb! Be sure to have a box of tissues nearby. October 20, 2007

Polyanna

This movie should be seen more often by children and adults. It can help a lot in today full of stress environment. Adult can learn what they forgot about good attitude and manners. Children will be able to learn how to treat evryone properly. March 8, 2007

Remake far surpasses the original

This film is a must-see and a wonderful treat for the whole family. My kids asked me to check it out from the library and after we watched it together as a whole family, I bought a copy from Amazon to add to our collection of family films. It's rare that a remake would outshine the original, but this one is in a class by itself and leaves the 1960 version in the dust. The casting and writing were superb; this film remains true to the book, which I appreciate. (I cannot tell you how annoying it is when filmmakers second-guess the classics and compromise the story in order to make it more "appealing.")

Amanda Burton did right by author Eleanor H. Porter in her interpretation of Aunt Polly. It would be so easy for an actress to make this a mere two-dimensional character, but Burton thoroughly masters this role. Georgina Terry is a wonderful Pollyanna. She is a relatively new to the film industry and she does have a few bad acting habits onscreen here and there that I noticed, but she was such a lovable Pollyanna that the shortcomings really don't matter.

As a mom I can wholly recommend this film to add to your family's home library. If you want your children to enjoy a film that embraces Christianity, upholds the sanctity of marriage, and tickles your eyes with sweet glimpses of English country living, then this DVD would probably be the best 18 bucks you've spent in a long time. February 24, 2007

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