TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

poetcomic1 Live Disney at its quality peak and loaded with delicious scenes that one can watch over and over and still enjoy. Maureen O'Hara was into her forties here and puts her youthful competition in the shade in the sexy department.The one sad thing about this film is that thousands of divorced kids became fixated on the plot, on the idea of reuniting their parents. Luci Arnaz and Desi Jr. watched this a dozen times, dreaming of bringing Lucy and Desi back together (they had been recently divorced). Lucy finally blew up. "NO MORE PARENT TRAP. We are NOT getting back together and its not your fault and nothing you can do would help."

gavin6942 Hayley Mills plays twins who, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer camp. Products of single parent households, they switch places (surprise!) so as to meet the parent they never knew, and then conspire to reunite them.This is an undisputed Disney classic. And what makes it great, beyond just being a known classic, is how it appeals to a wide age range. There is something for the kids, but there are also some risqué jokes that may be better appreciated by adults. Some hanky-panky suggestions, for example.Sadly, I had actually seen the 1998 version first. I like that version, but I really wish I had watched them in order. There are also apparently a handful of sequels to the original, but I can't say I'm nearly as excited about them.

Lee Eisenberg For the most part, I watched "The Parent Trap" just so that I could heckle it like Mike, Servo and Crow do the movies that Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank send them on "Mystery Science Theater 3000". I'm most proud of referring to the woman with the surname Robinson as the character in "The Graduate".But what this movie really represents is what was thought of as "acceptable" and "decent" entertainment. Before too long, the Beatles arrived, causing a torrent of movies and music that old-school people didn't consider "acceptable" or "decent". It got to the point where the "unacceptable" and "indecent" stuff got accepted as a general part of popular culture (good old parable of the leopards!). As in my parents' era, so in my era. "Acceptable" and "decent" culture used to be movies like "Home Alone", but soon it was "American Beauty".The point is, this is the sort of movie at which I roll my eyes. I see that there was a remake starring Lindsay Lohan. We all see what a wreck Lohan became.

tequila101 After watching the 1998 remake with Lindsay Lohan, I had to check out the 60's version which I thought was unbelievably filmed well! Firstly, before I start ranting on how great the film was, I will say that I don't think that this film doesn't match the remake. Usually I find remade films worse or less superior than the originals but for some reason I just found some more fun in the remake. The original however I think is still excellent and should still be viewed.The plot centers on two twins who discover each other at a girls camp. They find out who each other's parents are and then they decide to con-cock a mischievous plan into swapping places and getting to know each other's parents before meeting again, trying to reunite their parents.The acting, scenery and settings, music score, unique moments and memorable scenes were put together very well and the entire film still holds up to today's standards.My first thoughts were that the film wasn't going to be great at all and that it wasn't going to beat the remake. I was wrong about it being a well made masterpiece, but I was right about it not beating the remake in my opinion.I thought everything was a little different and more absurd whilst I still found more moments (especially the woods scenes). However, I did find the music a little bit too typical (very 50's-60's styled themed music, it sounded like anything else).Overall, I do love this film. I don't have anything negative to say about it, but there's just something about the remake which I found more special, but then again if we didn't have this film, we wouldn't have the remake!!! Anyway, I really believe the film is one of the best 1960's films, ranking right up with 60's horror such as Black Sabbath and Rosemary's Baby. 8.5/10