Dakota Fanning, John Cleese, Julia Roberts
The classic story of loyalty, trust, and sacrifice comes to life in this live-action adaptation. Fern is one of the only two living beings who sees that Wilbur is a special animal as she raises him, ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 3, 2007
Stats: 16,938 reviews
Not a bad movie. I read Charlotte's Web to my kids 25 years ago, but I don't remember if the movie was faithful to the book.
I liked the mix of real and computer-generated characters. It was done quite seamlessly. The story is a typical kid-friendly, good-morals type of kid's...( read more)
I loved this story as a kid and the movie does not disappoint. An extremely well done, heartfelt movie.
Great classic, brilliantly animated - shame that it had to be Dakota Fanning but there you go!!
Directed by: Gary Winick.
Starring: Dakota Fanning, John Cleese, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey.
Now this is what a family film should be, something that stays very truthful and faithful to its source material (its been a long time since I've read the b...( read more)
A touching film. Excellent voicing by Julia Roberts. Dakota Fanning was excellent in this.
Fern Arable (Dakota Fanning) is on a farm in Maine. The farmer gives the tiny pig to Fern names him Wilbur to raise him as her pet. Wilbur grows into an adult pig takes him to the Zuckerman farm: The Zuckerman's family: Mrs. Zuckerman (Siobhan Fallon Hogan), Gary Basaraba (Homer ...( read more)
Charlotte's Web, with its insistently 'magical' theme music, an overbearing climax and a trough full of bad jokes, is merely adequate. full review
The film, directed by Gary Winick (13 Going on 30) has a sweetness of its own. full review
What do you say about a mediocre movie adaptation of a literary masterpiece? Could have been worse? Or, it could have been much, much better, but even then it probably wouldn't measure up to the origi... full review
A whimsical and warmly appealing adaptation of the children's classic. full review
Gary Winick's film may not be perfect, but it honors its source and captures the key elements that have made E. B. White's book a classic.
Yeah..but Charlotte didnt sing the Father Time song.. that was my ONE disappointment with this movie.
I grew up watching the animated version and bawling out of my mind. After the beauty that, that movie is i dont think it could ever live up to my high standars.
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