Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Clarissa Mora The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

mark.waltz While Katherine Hepburn made some obscure theatrically released movies in her time, they are of a mixed bag. 1956's "The Iron Petticoat" is a cold war comedy so bad that even Kate refused to acknowledge it. 1973's film version of "A Delicate Balance" is an artistic curiosity, definitely for fans of Edward Albee but maybe not for fans of Kate and Spencer. Then, there's "Olly Olly Oxen Free", a barely released children's adventure tale where the great Kate takes on the challenge of aiding some adorable kids in creating a hot air balloon which gets lost and ends up in the most precarious of locations.Kate is the only name in this film which didn't even get big screen releases in New York or Los Angeles and which many people have probably never heard of. It had a VHS release in the 1990's which had customers at the video store I worked at in shock because they hadn't been aware of its existence. What it turns out to be is a fun popcorn style movie that might seem ridiculous in plot, but enjoyable not only for her presence, but also the chemistry between her and the kids, the adventures they encounter, and a surprise ending that may have your eyes rolling in spite of the fact that you are entering it into your log of guilty pleasures.

happipuppi13 Well,on May 3rd,I finally got to see this film after hearing about it here sometime ago. I'm afraid i'll have to disagree with the person above about how bad it is. Without spoiling it for others,I have to say that the idea the young boys have for honoring the memory of Alby's grandfather,who had passed on a year before. This by repairing his once great air balloon and hopefully getting it relaunched, was really very touching. It's a testament to how much a lost love one means to us before and after they are part of our lives.Miss Hepburn's role is quite simple and humorous and allows these young male actors to be the main focus of the film. As they should be. She plays junk-dealing hermit Miss Pudd,a woman who has not seen or done much in her long life. Enter the 2 boys wanting to buy parts,only to end up receiving her help.If one saw this as a kid long ago and was disappointed,I feel they owe it a second look. After seeing it,I now wish I'd seen it then in '78 at age 10. I would have loved it even more. Obvious in studio green screen shots & all! (Although...and I think it's my age talking) the boys'constant repeating of "For Pete's sake!" 10 times,got a bit overdone.)Otherwise,I'd give it a perfect rating.

Bill Peterson My children & I got to see it, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Katherine Hepburn is marvelous, and the two kids are wonderful.The scenes with the hot-air balloon are really fun to watch. The relationship between Ms. Hepburn's relationship with the young boys is touching as it grows.The scenes over and in the Hollywood Bowl are great... I enjoyed the way the scenes were shot and staged.My children, (boy & girl), loved the old car that Ms. Hepbrun drove, as well as the old English Sheepdog that was the boys' companion.To top it off, the film boasts of a great music score!

BadWebDiver This is the worst movie I remember watching as a kid. I can distinctly recall the time my family hired this film on video, and me and my brother begged my parents half-way through to PLEASE let us go outside and play and not have to watch this b-o-r-i-n-g story. They finally relented.I'm a bit regretful now that I know who classic actress Katherine Hepburn is, but I still rank this as the most ponderous children's story I've ever had to watch. It's the kind of movie that gives family films a bad name.