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Matilda : 4 of 5
6.12.2003 7:19 PM \| Link	I rented this great movie since I've been reading a lot of Roald Dahl lately. I haven't read the book yet, but now I can't wait, since the film was wonderful. In the typical Dahl style, a child is our hero, in this case a sweet girl with terrible parents and an even worse school principal who discovers she has telekinetic powers (and uses them for good, of course). It was fun to hear some of the puns and wordplay that I've read in other Dahl stories (such as "Dahl's Chickens" instead of Charles Dickens), and the casting was terrific (Matilda herself is cute as they come, and Miss Honey is exactly like her name). I was surprised to see the film was directed by Danny DeVito, who also plays Matilda's dad and provides the narration. Maybe he's a Dahl fan who always wanted to make Matilda as a pet project? Labels: dvds


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