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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rated by buyers PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Type of bind: DVD
EAN num: 9780788848513
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN number: 0788848518
Label: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Quantity: 1
Publishing house: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 23, 2003
Running Time: 117 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 5056
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: April 18, 2003
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Description:
The award-winning bestseller comes to life in this phenomenally fun, adventure-filled movie starring Emmy Award-winner Shia LaBeouf (Outstanding Performer In A Children's Series, Disney Channel's EVEN STEVENS, 2000). Dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse, young Stanley Yelnats (LaBeouf) is sent to Camp Green Lake, a very weird place that's not purple and doesn't have a lake. Once there, he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life when he and his colorful campmates -- Squid, Armpit, Zigzag, Magnet, X-Ray, and Zero -- must dig a hole a day to keep the warden at bay. But why? Through it all, Stanley and company must forge fast friendships as they try to unearth the mystery of what's really going on in the middle of nowhere. Filled with humour and heartwarming messages of friendship and teamwork, HOLES is a treasure everyone will dig.
Amazon.com:
Fans of author Louis Sachar's book Holes will be delighted with this scrupulously faithful adaptation. After being wrongly found guilty of stealing a pair of sneakers, Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) gets sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional facility in the bed of a long-gone dry Texas lake. There--under the watchful eye of overseer Mr. Sir (a zesty Jon Voight), sneakily mean therapist Dr. Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson, O Brother Where Art Thou?), and the cool and cruel Warden (Sigourney Weaver)--Stanley and dozens of other delinquents are forced to dig an endless series of holes that the Warden hopes will lead her to a precious secret left behind by a long-dead female outlaw (Patricia Arquette). Sachar's book is beloved for its vivid characters and suspenseful plot; by sticking close to its source, Holes has become a dynamic, exciting, and surprisingly touching movie. --Bret Fetzer
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My entire family enjoys this movie -- ages 7 to 43 -- Disney has done it again!
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I read this book often with my students. It's extremelely well written and engaging for children. When the movie very first came out, I cautioned my students that they may be disappointed in the way the book has been translated to the big screen. Much to my surprise, the movie is great!
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This was bought as a gift. My kids already had this movie and loved it. Recommended for 8 years and up.
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Damon Medic says that if you want to see a film that will grab your interest from beginning to end, then you have to see "Holes." This film has such a unique premise that is set up by a flashback from a Ku Klux Klan murder of a grey man because he was caught kissing a white woman. Flash forward to present day that takes place in a camp for juvenile delinquents who are forced to dig holes in the daily heat of a dried lake where it hasn't rained in a hundred years. This is a film that will be enjoyed by children and adults alike.
Damon Medic
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All in all, I was quite pleased with this film. It stayed true to the book, most of the boy actors gave respectable performances, and it remained upbeat and interesting. The emotional bits went at a good pace, and most of them didn't reach that scary level of corniness. I feel that most of the critics are just being sticks-in-the-mud--I chatted with a few friends who had never before read the book and they followed it well enough. A little intelligence when viewing a film doesn't hurt. #1. This ain't the very first movie to do flashbacks. #2. Louis Sachar didn't write the original novel for pre-schoolers.
My only big complaint was Patricia Arquette. While she was delightful as the cute school marm, I had trouble believing her as a ruthless criminal.
There were a few other rough parts and some spots that, frankly, could have been handled differently. But for the most part, this is a good family film that everyone should enjoy.
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