Reputation solidified by a recent viewing of
the Drew Barrymore and Keanu Reeves
version.
Quality-wise, the Disney version is about halfway in between.
Brad
The 1986 Clive Donner adaptation has got to be one of the worst film
adaptations ever, failing to re-create any of the charm of the original.
I think the American Film Institute could do us a great favor by
transferring the 1986 version of "Babes in Toyland" from safety stock to
highly flammable nitrate.
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"All things extant in this world,
Gods of Heaven, gods of Earth,
Let everything be as it should be;
Thus shall it be!"
- Magical chant from "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi"
"Drizzle, Drazzle, Drozzle, Drome,
Time for this one to come home!"
- Mr. Wizard from "Tooter Turtle"