Every book based movie does that, but still, I mean, they made the Mcnabbs' father crazy. I adored this book as a kid. The characters are really brought to life by the actors and actresses. We read the book in class. There are some comments that really bring this movie down. And the whole Cobble's Corner Knot? Was this review helpful? Don't even get me started on the McNabs and the party and the WHOLE END OF THE MOVIE!!!
After his parents' funeral, a police officer and a woman named Dottie Freeze (Melissa Bickerton) who runs an orphanage approaches Jeffrey and tells him to "come with them." Was this review helpful?
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The actors didn't really do a good job either. I was thinking "This book would make a good movie". I would like to see what others think of this movie......................................... Was this review helpful? It is really just cheesy Nickelodeon trash. He was the glimmer of light for Maniac after he ran away from the Beale's home. I know I spoiled the book a bit, but don't watch the movie. He wasn't crazy, he was just like everyone else, convinced that black people are enemies. I understand that you gotta make stories fit in a certain time frame. Was this review helpful? I read the book, it was great! 3 out of 5 found this helpful.
Otherwise, steer clear.
The parts of the movie that did go by the chapter didn't exactly go by the chapter, like when he was untying Cobble's Knot, they left out the part when he had to rest on a desk for about 10-20 minutes (I don't remember, don't get on my case) and they replaced it with...him getting inside the humongous knot. What happened to Grayson? We're going to see the movie soon, but I cheated and I saw it on You tube. He was supposed to stand up on a picnic table and examine the knot, then lay down and take a nap. It was an okay idea, and let's get this clear, maniac isn't sonic. 6 out of 7 found this helpful. 1 out of 10 I give this one and a half out of four stars. Was this review helpful? And he didn't pretend fight Finsterwald. The ending is the best part throughout the whole movie. Menu. They deleted the parts with Grayson, there where no butterscotch krimpets, maniac never stayed with Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan, Amanda would appear after the frog ball even though in the book she appeared before the frog ball, maniacs dad does the stop ball even though Grayson did it in the book, Mars Bar meets Maniac before he did in the book, and worst of all, what they did with the McNab's dad. I love the book, but the movie only loosely follows the same plot. 11 out of 11 found this helpful. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.
Scientists hold super intelligent talking babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin. 14 out of 27 found this helpful. Booooooo Nickelodeon, in the words of Ebert; I hate hate hated this movie. I have to give it to our main actors and actresses, they can really set this movie to the next level. As far as adaptations go, it ain't no Lord of the Rings...
So you'll vote a 10 if your smart!
As he searches for his place in the world, Maniac changes the people around him, espcially the other children.
Was this review helpful? Was this review helpful? Nevertheless, I'm here to comment on the movie itself.
All of the runnings seem to deve… I think its an amazing movie and book! So this movie is garbage and it's so bad that THEY DELETED AN ENTIRE PART OF THE BOOK!!! A lot of people complain that the movie is a dishonest interpretation of the book. Some of the things they were missing are 1: Greyson. Was this review helpful? to, "My house is 728"? I also grew up in the town Twin Mills is based on (Jerry Spinelli's hometown, Norristown, Pa.) and I can guarantee you that the people who made the movie have never been to Norristown. Sorry, Nickelodeon, but it just wasn't good. 8 of 20 people found this review helpful. When the movie came out, I watched it. Was this review helpful to you? Anyways, you should see this movie. You can enjoy it at any age! 6 out of 9 found this helpful. I was thinking "This book would make a good movie". Also, the special effects are pretty bad. . But they forgot some things. With his amazing athletic abilities and good, almost unbelievable deeds, his name becomes legend and with this new status he will try to unite the town. The Dust Factory is an adventure about the love and friendship between two teenagers who help each other through a difficult time in their lives. This was a good movie. You shouldn't really need to read the book to enjoy this movie. 0 out of 0 found this helpful. The film was broadcast on Nickelodeon on February 23, 2003. I don't understand why people hate the movie, I mean come on people, it may not live up to the book but it's still a good movie and there's nothing wrong with it. So.... did anyone who made the movie read the book? The story follows twelve-year-old Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, an orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents, who arrives in a town divided with racial conflict. Four young boys find a shipwrecked Japanese sailor during World War II and struggle with the decision to save him. Jeffrey "Maniac" Magee was orphaned as a baby, but nothing gets him down. Grayson is missing! Well, I guess this terrible/awesome movie would have been better had Grayson I don't know, been IN THE MOVIE! Two decades earlier, the parents of twelve-year-old Jeffrey Lionel Magee (Michael Angarano) are killed by a drunk driver just after his father told him that he would show him his infamous "stop ball." The Maniac Magee book was actually pretty good, but they ruined it with the movie. If you have a comment on this movie you should really post it.
This stuff irritates me the most, but it was a challange recreating this book.
Repeat! It is really just cheesy Nickelodeon trash. The toddlers must race against time for the sake of babies everywhere. 1 out of 1 found this helpful. The Maniac Magee book was actually pretty good, but they ruined it with the movie.