The high-tech animation is completely persuasive; nothing else is.
Casper (1995)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:13
Rotten:18
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: A meandering, mindless family movie that frequently resorts to special effects and transparent sappiness.
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Steven Spielberg produced this live-action feature starring the friendly ghost created in 1940 by Joe Orolio. In it, greedy heiress Carrigan Crittenden inherits the haunted Whipstaff Manor and... Steven Spielberg produced this live-action feature starring the friendly ghost created in 1940 by Joe Orolio. In it, greedy heiress Carrigan Crittenden inherits the haunted Whipstaff Manor and discovers that the house contains a treasure, which is closely guarded by three nasty ghosts. She invites ghost therapist Dr. James Harvey, and his daughter Kat, to move into the eerie mansion and get rid of the supernatural creatures. The nephew of the three spirits is Casper, a friendly ghost who becomes Kat's pal. Casper takes Kat to his father's secret lab where he once attempted to bring Casper back to life with a special machine. Carrigan eavesdrops on their conversation and decides to become a ghost herself, in the hope that she will get the booty more easily. Then she can use the machine to change back to a human. However, Carrigan doesn't realize that you can't flirt with the afterlife. [More]
Starring: Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle
Starring: Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle
Director: Brad Silberling
Director: Brad Silberling
Composer: James Horner
Producer: Colin Wilson
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Reviews for Casper
Casper's movie is not the cleverest one around, but its hero may be the most lovable.
Nice kid's story. Good efects. Who would say that this innocent girl will become a sensual actrees...
This doesn't usually happen to me, but 15 minutes before the end of Casper I suddenly realized that if I didn't take a deep breath, I was going to start sobbing.
By all standards of logic and reason, this film should be crap… and yet somehow, it succeeds in its modest goals.
As a technical achievement, it's impressive, and entertaining. And there is even a little winsome philosophy.
The set design, however, merely disguises what is in fact an intimate and likeable picture.
Once the audience has become inured to the wide-eyed protagonist and impressive digitized effects, there's little sense of wonder or awe to be found.
A very juvenile film, aimed squarely at the preteen audience, which it will no doubt satisfy.
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