Matilda - Special Edition

Matilda - Special Edition [DVD] [1996]
Directed by Danny DeVito

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Danny DeVito's adaptation of the Roald Dahl book for children is mostly just fine, helped along quite a bit by the charming performance of Mara Wilson (Mrs Doubtfire) as the eponymous young Matilda, a brilliant girl neglected by her stupid, self-involved parents (DeVito and Rhea Perlman). Ignored at home, Matilda escapes into a world of reading, exercising her mind so much she develops telekinetic powers. Good thing, too: sent off to a school headed by a cruel principal, Matilda needs all the help she can get. DeVito takes a highly stylized approach that is sometimes reminiscent of Barry Sonnenfeld (director of Get Shorty, a DeVito production), and his judgement is not the best in some matters, such as letting the comic-scary sequences involving the principal go on too long. But much of the film is delightful and funny.--Tom Keogh

DVD Description
The hilarious story of Matilda based on the book by Roald Dahl. Once upon a time, there lived a quite extraordinary little girl named Matilda, but unfortunately her parents were so obsessed with their own lives they never noticed Matilda. They send her to Crunchem Hall, a horrible boarding school run by a bossy headmistress Miss Trunchbull. There, Matilda discovers remarkable skills, which allow her to turn the tables on the wicked grown-ups in her world.

Special Features

* My Movie about Making Matilda by Mara Wilson
* A Children's Guide to Good Manners
* Escape to the Library
* Matilda's Movie Magic
* A Truly Terrible Test
* Maths Game
* The Spelling Bee
* Get Rid of Mrs Trunchbull - trivia game
* Make Magic with Matilda
* Matilda the Movie Character Gallery
* Terrify the Trunchbull - interactive fun
* Matilda the Movie read along

DVD Technical Information:

* Running Time: 94 minutes
* Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)
* Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Swedish
* Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic - 2.35:1
* Disc Type: DVD-9
* Region Code: 2

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