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Plot: Live-action film version of the comic strip, created in the early 1950s, about a young boy and his unusual view of the world.
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MCT:September 11, 2008Have seen this movie sooo many times, gosh this kid is the cutest! I love the scenes between the girl, Dennis and his best friend at the tree house haha oh my god and Christopher Lloyd- grossest hobo ever.
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MCT:August 21, 2008
This one os great. They picked the perfect child to play Dennis. And of course Walter Matthau was a wonderful Mr. Wilson.
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MCT:August 15, 2008
In 1951, a comic strip character named Dennis Mitchell made his debut. Inked by Hank Ketcham, Dennis the Menace quickly became a newspaper favorite. Over the next forty-two years, Dennis has been used as the basis for a weekly television series, an animated program, and now, a major motion picture.
All the familiar characters are present. Newcomer Mason Gamble plays Dennis, the blond, five- year old demon with a cowlick. Dennis' long-suffering mother, Alice, is capably portrayed by Lea Thompson, and Joan Plowright takes a turn as Mrs. Wilson. Perhaps the best bit of casting is the choice of Walter Matthau as Mr. Wilson, the grumpy neighbor who becomes the target of Dennis' frequent pranks.
Thrown into the group, with no apparent value other than to provide a Home Alone-type villain, is Christopher Lloyd's Switchblade Sam, a homeless thief who roams the neighborhood stealing purses and breaking into houses. Sam's inclusion is perhaps the movie's biggest mistake since it takes the focus away from the more interesting Dennis/Mr. Wilson interaction by introducing an uninspired plot line that ends up resembling a poor man's hack job of O. Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief".
There are too many "Home Aloneisms" in Dennis the Menace. We don't need to see Mr. Wilson fall prey to the same sorts of "accidents" that Macaulay Culkin devised for Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. At least in the two Home Alone movies, the victims were bad guys. Here, while Mr. Wilson may not be the most affable of neighbors, he isn't a villain, and is therefore undeserving of such cruel treatment.
Recycling old formulas is a big problem. Even setting aside the reuse of Home Alone material, the script for Dennis the Menace contains nothing original. Like Home Alone, this is a live-action cartoon. Almost all the scenes featuring Dennis and Mr. Wilson are entertaining, although the occasional attempts at pathos are out of place. Unfortunately, the inane Christopher Lloyd subplot steals time from developing this relationship.
At least Mason Gamble's Dennis is likable. His performance is more endearing than obnoxious, combining the same mixture of innocence, enthusiasm, and vulnerability that made Macaulay Culkin a star. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of Gamble's child co-stars (Amy Sakasitz as Margaret and Kelly Hathaway as Joey). These two are so annoying that I was yearning for Dennis to plunk them both with slingshot-launched marbles.
Dennis the Menace is basically innocuous -- creatively barren but offering the kind of light, undemanding entertainment that the under-ten crowd finds so appealing. Most children will get a kick out of it, although adults roped into accompanying their offspring may find themselves yearning to escape through the nearest exit. -
MCT:August 4, 2008This was a very cute movie version of Dennis the Menace. Walter Matthau is absolutely BRILLIANT, so funny and Mason Gamble is just to die for he's so cute!
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MCT:July 21, 2008my favorite part in this movie is when this guy names mr.willson says " Martha wheres my GD gardin lanterns"!?
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MCT:July 1, 2008
I love love love this movie! The boy who played Dennis is sooooooooooooooooooooooo cute! He is such a great young actor!
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MCT:May 18, 2008
Ah, this old chestnut. Walter Matthau plays the usual serial grumpy-bum, and Dennis is that kid you want to strangle...
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MCT:April 2, 2008
I used to watch this movie ALL the time. It is so cute and I love it SO much. The acting of Mason Gamble was adorable.
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MCT:March 16, 2008wen u r a little fella like myself wen i 1st saw this film it was awesome and now coming bak and revisting it again it was jst awesoem jst a great kids movie...every boy wants 2 b dennis!!!
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MCT:February 28, 2008it was such a bad dennis! I hated him , i wish he would just shut up, i wanted the neighbor to give him a good beating, it was so frustrating
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MCT:February 7, 2008
Well done Walter Matthau -
1) you got come cash in before you die
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MCT:February 6, 2008
this movie was cute but definently made almost like a home alone in a way! Mainly for young kids adults may get bored fast!
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MCT:February 3, 2008Pending Review...
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MCT:January 25, 2008
The thought of Walter Matthau as Mr. Wilson was simply extraordinary and is definitely one of the greatest castings ever... in one of the lamest and worst movies ever created by human kind. 1 star for Matthau... negative1 for the entire crap.
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MCT:December 7, 2007
I like both the cartoon and 'real' version! This movie reminds me of the Home Alone... Which i think is better..
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MCT:December 4, 2007seen some clips of this, forget who i was visiting at the time, LOL whooops sorry if it was u :P ... but yah hmmm what i seen was drivel, so i wouldnt waste money hiring this .... id play wiv lars much more fun!
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MCT:November 24, 2007
What a brat. They did a good job of bringingthis comic strip to life though. They got the perfect guy for Mr Wilson, and a believable Dennis
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MCT:November 15, 2007
MEAN!!!! I loved ths movi whn I was lil bt thought it was rely SCARY cuz he gt kidnaped!!! SAD I know!!! LMAO
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MCT:November 7, 2007
I would have probably been more interested had they done an animated version. Even at 11 years old, I was disappointed.
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MCT:October 28, 2007
Very Funny LMAO. That rascal! He friggin shot a paint ball into the Wilson's grill and then Mr. Wilson is like, "Tastes like paint." Hahaha oh man I could watch that scene a thousand times.
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MCT:October 28, 2007
LMAO. That rascal! He friggin shot a paint ball into the Wilson's grill and then Mr. Wilson is like, "Tastes like paint." Hahaha oh man I could watch that scene a thousand times.
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MCT:October 9, 2007
who does not love dennis. he is so entertaining,sharp, and witty and he is only a boy(look out) i never get tired of watching this movie
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MCT:September 15, 2007
i used to love this film when i was younger.
way to corny for older generations but good for a laugh
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