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...twirls. She giggles. She's no bigger than your thumb. Who is she? Why, Thumbelina, of course, the aptly-named "star" of the latest animated adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. The movie was produced and directed by Don Bluth of "An American Tail," with music by Barry Manilow. "Thumbelina'"s makers try hard to follow Disney's lead in producing animation that appeals to both adults and children. However, the movie's confused plot and lack of engaging characters, despite a number of talented voices, prevent it from achieving this goal. A film of a few good...
...Thumbelina," then, would have benefited from alittle judicious editing, and its cheesy ending isalmost necessary to tie up the muddled tale.Bluth, who is better known for his originalefforts such as "An American Tail" and "The LandBefore Time," may have been gunning for widerpublicity in following the tried-and-true Disneyformula but is unable to handle the classic tale.While "Tumbelina'" better moments will proveentertaining to viewers of all ages, in theoverall amusement department this fairy tale comesup short
Ever see a dog chase its tail...
...release of our next issue, in May, there were already students in the river houses prepared to tail our staff members and seize the issues before they seized student minds. We caught them, Dean Epps disciplined them, and The Crimson reported...
...when the heroine "comically" vomited out of her car window; not when Anthony Kiedis and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers made a dorky cameo; not even when the two protagonists, a kidnapper and his hostage, had sex in a speeding car with thirty cops on their tail. No, it was none of these things; it was when, at the end of the movie as the credits rolled, the words, "Executive Producer: Charlie Sheen," appeared on the screen. Usually we are given this information at the beginning of a film, but something tell me that Sheen...