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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780030442
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0780030443
Label: Homevision
Manufacturer: Homevision
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Homevision
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 08, 2005
Running Time: 291 minutes
Sales Rank: 51705
Studio: Homevision
Theatrical Release Date: 1991
Editorial Review:
Description:
Based on E. Nesbit’s turn-of-the-century children’s classic, this BBC miniseries features delightful special effects, charming performances, and incredible predicaments that teach an invaluable lesson: Be careful what you wish for!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Charmless
I loved the recent movie produced by Jim Henson Company and Capitol Films staring Kenneth Branagh, Zoe Wanamaker, Eddie Izzard and five adorable kids. It is called, surprise, Five Children and It. Clever, funny, endearing, and very well acted and filmed. When I bought "Five Children and It/The Return of It" I assumed I was getting the sequel. Unfortunately, it wasn't. And this film, based on E. Nesbit's story is charmless, poorly acted, poorly staged, and sadly... boring.
Rating:  - Get this version, not the with the smiling kid on the cover
This version sticks to the book quite faithfully. (There was a later version, and THAT one's cover features a smiling kid. THAT version made a lot of changes from the book. THIS version has a close-up of the creature on the cover.) Yes, the special effects are BBC /"Dr. Who" cheesy, but they don't distract from the series. I read the book to my [...], and then she watched this and thoroughly enjoyed it. So did her 30-something parents.
Rating: - The Irascible Psammead
Having read a few of E. Nesbit's fantasies: The Phoenix and the Carpet, Five Children and It, and The Story of the Amulet, I wondered why in the nearly 100 years since they were written these books had never made it to the silver screen. Then I found out they had. As usual, there's a bad (according to reviews) American edition, and then good (also according to reviews) British ones. As with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Chronicles of Narnia, the newer films merely send viewers back to ... Read More
Rating: - Great Movie!
My husband and I rented this charming movie one evening and loved it! It is sweet, silly, funny and highly entertaining. I would highly recommend this movie for a fun family night. This movie is clean and is wholesome entertainment for the youngsters.
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