Its vibrating crowd scenes and splashy visuals will please the seven-to-12 set.
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:14
Rotten:17
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: Herbie: Fully Loaded is a decent kids movie that is pretty undemanding for adult viewers.
Theatrical Release:Jun 22, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $65,942,664
Synopsis: The Love Bug is back! Herbie (AKA #53), the sweet little '63 Volkswagen bug with a mind of his own and a serious love for speed, pairs with Lindsay Lohan in HERBIE: FULLY LOADED for a sunny comedy.... The Love Bug is back! Herbie (AKA #53), the sweet little '63 Volkswagen bug with a mind of his own and a serious love for speed, pairs with Lindsay Lohan in HERBIE: FULLY LOADED for a sunny comedy. Maggie Peyton (Lohan) is a third generation member of a NASCAR racing family and dreams of winning from behind the wheel, but her protective dad Ray Peyton, Sr. nixes the idea, while her brother Ray, Jr. (Breckin Meyer) carries on the family legacy (even though he's not a very good driver). After graduating from college and securing a job at ESPN, Maggie has one month at home before leaving for New York City. When Ray Sr. offers her a car as a graduation gift, they visit a junk yard to pick out a used stock car and end up coming home with a thrilled Herbie. Maggie quickly discovers Herbie is more than just a regular car, and soon they're on their way to realizing her dreams of racing glory while battling ego-inflated champ Trip Murphy (Matt Dillon) with the help of her cute mechanic friend Kevin (Justin Long). As Maggie, Lohan is spunky, determined, and adorable; young girls will love this inspirational character. Herbie himself is as winning as ever. The movie cleverly opens with highlights of Herbie's past exploits, going all the way back to his debut in 1969 in HERBIE THE LOVE BUG. Older fans of the series will delight in seeing Herbie back in action, while the newly initiated will easily see what makes this car so special. NASCAR devotees should look for cameos from drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray, Casey Mears, Kevin Harvick, and Rusty Wallace. Fun, exhilarating, and touching, HERBIE: FULLY LOADED is the perfect family comedy. [More]
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Matt Dillon, Justin Long
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Matt Dillon, Justin Long, Breckin Meyer, Cheryl Hines
Director: Angela Robinson
Director: Angela Robinson
Screenwriter: Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Story: Thomas Lennon
Producer: Robert Simonds
Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
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Reviews for Herbie: Fully Loaded
I guess that wacky little car might amuse small children, but the special effects are surprisingly weak, the story is beyond clichéd and the attempt to wedge the hot NASCAR scene into the movie is just clumsy.
As serviceable an introduction as any to the notion of a sentient set of wheels.
This Herbie is loaded all right. Unfortunately, it's with spare parts from dozens of other equally mediocre underdog sports films.
I personally did not hoot or chortle or chuckle or holler or wonder, not once.
It's nice to see that Disney remembers its past, even if four decades of social change and global issues seem to have made no impact on it whatsoever.
Herbie feels modern in all the right places, with a young heroine whose presence on the track is never questioned or undermined.
All ends well, everyone gets what's coming to them, and any 9-year-old girl who does not stand on her seat cushion and cheer has remarkable self-control.
Herbie: Fully Loaded is that modern rarity, a genial, sweet-natured family film, G-rated and proud of it, an old-fashioned Disney movie to the core.
This remake is about half of a very likable film. But in movies (as in auto races) it isn't how you start, it's how you finish. And Herbie should have kept something in the tank for the late going.
This isn't a movie for the ages, but it is a movie for young ages, the kind of film you can unashamedly take your kids to and know they're learning the magic of film.
Herbie is the kind of funny, frenetic family movie that really does offer something for everyone.
The comedy is pleasant for a while, and it's a totally harmless movie for kids, but it runs mostly on a high-octane mix of slapstick comedy and special effects -- with little for discriminating moviegoers to enjoy.
Herbie: Fully Loaded proves that a movie about a souped-up Volkswagen Beetle with the engine of a rebel and a will of its own can still be a pedestrian outing.
Herbie maintains a special place in the heart of legions of little-boys-turned-men who love their cars like extensions of themselves.
Loaded does not address the fact that a car with superpowers in an auto race is a lot like a home run hitter who takes steroids. Herbie is the new Jose Canseco.
A girlpower essay, feeble in its reach, unconvincing in its execution, cute in its tone, endless in its unspooling.
We learn about the value of family, listening to your heart and, above all, the importance of corporate sponsorship.
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