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5.3/10
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Casper, a ghost, teams up with Wendy, a witch, against an evil warlock.Casper, a ghost, teams up with Wendy, a witch, against an evil warlock.Casper, a ghost, teams up with Wendy, a witch, against an evil warlock.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Michael McDonald
- Spike-Stretch
- (as Michael James McDonald)
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The casper2+3 movies are more meant for kids ...
As adults everybody is giving bad reviews.. But its not that bad, enjoy the movie it definitely is a5-6star rating... Just the story in these movies went more towards kids. Funny stuff (for kids) it has new characters witches and bad guy and everything , they couldnt be much more good. Enjoy it.
As adults everybody is giving bad reviews.. But its not that bad, enjoy the movie it definitely is a5-6star rating... Just the story in these movies went more towards kids. Funny stuff (for kids) it has new characters witches and bad guy and everything , they couldnt be much more good. Enjoy it.
I have seen much worse movies, and Casper:A Spirited Beginning is worse in my opinion than Casper Meets Wendy. Casper Meets Wendy in my opinion is not a good movie, more mediocre for my tastes, but it could have been much worse.
PROS: The costume and set design is excellent and the film's photography is quite good. The music is decent, and Hilary Duff does a good job as Wendy. Also Casper is still very cute.
CONS: I love the ghostly uncle trio as characters, and while they are well-voiced and look good I cannot say the same for their dialogue and slapstick. In general the script is weak, the effects aside from the ghosts look rather slap-dash and the slapstick is tired and generic. I liked the inclusion of Cathy Moriaty and George Hamilton, but was disappointed in their performances, for my money Moriaty is better as a villainess and Hamilton is so over-the-top his character becomes annoying and ineffectual. The film is too short and too rushed for my tastes too, making the predictable story seem even thinner than it already is.
In conclusion, a mediocre movie but I have seen much worse in all honesty. 4/10 Bethany Cox
PROS: The costume and set design is excellent and the film's photography is quite good. The music is decent, and Hilary Duff does a good job as Wendy. Also Casper is still very cute.
CONS: I love the ghostly uncle trio as characters, and while they are well-voiced and look good I cannot say the same for their dialogue and slapstick. In general the script is weak, the effects aside from the ghosts look rather slap-dash and the slapstick is tired and generic. I liked the inclusion of Cathy Moriaty and George Hamilton, but was disappointed in their performances, for my money Moriaty is better as a villainess and Hamilton is so over-the-top his character becomes annoying and ineffectual. The film is too short and too rushed for my tastes too, making the predictable story seem even thinner than it already is.
In conclusion, a mediocre movie but I have seen much worse in all honesty. 4/10 Bethany Cox
Nice children's movie. Fun and full of good feelings. A little cheesy but in line with the character of Casper, the child ghost that everyone loves.
Definitely simpler than the original 1995 film and with much lighter themes.
Definitely simpler than the original 1995 film and with much lighter themes.
Okay now be fair, this is when alls said and done a kids film. I agree with the previous comment and so long as the kids enjoyed it that's what matters.
I found the film enjoyable and even if there are continuity errors so what? This isn't any huge film like transformers it was classic casper it's supposed to be enjoyable not brilliant and thats what makes a film good and I have no doubts that this film is enjoyable.
I feel no need to say anymore, don't apply large standards to it, this is one of the best casper films there is, it's fine for what it is, I say 7 although I'm very tempted to give it a 10 to bring the score back up it does not deserve as low as it has.
I found the film enjoyable and even if there are continuity errors so what? This isn't any huge film like transformers it was classic casper it's supposed to be enjoyable not brilliant and thats what makes a film good and I have no doubts that this film is enjoyable.
I feel no need to say anymore, don't apply large standards to it, this is one of the best casper films there is, it's fine for what it is, I say 7 although I'm very tempted to give it a 10 to bring the score back up it does not deserve as low as it has.
For those who our Casper fans of the original movie from 1995 and the classic cartoons that started it all it's an okay movie in my opinion, not as worse than "Casper: a Spirited Beginning" the story itself is kinda cheesy in 90s standards, the characters are good in my opinion since actor George Hamilton does end up playing a warlock in this movie and even Pauly Shore playing the Oracle sounds bland in which they rip off the magic mirror from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. even the strangest part of the movie is that witches hate ghosts and ghost hate witches which is kinda like the Mccoys and the Hatfields fued to be exact and not to mention a Close Encounters of the Third Kind reference at the beginning of this film during the scene in the baseball game, and no surprisely Hilary Duff (before she was in Lizzie McGuire) does a great job playing Wendy and even Teri Garr, Shelley Duvall and Cathy Moriarty (who previously was in the first Casper movie from 1995 as I said before) did a good job playing her 3 aunts, still this movie might have some gross out humor and some mild scary scenes at some point than it's quite considered a family flick to watch in my opinion.
Did you know
- TriviaCathy Moriarty, who plays Wendy's aunt Gert in this film, originally played the role of villainess Carrigan in Casper (1995).
- GoofsDuring the chaos at the ballpark caused by Casper's uncles, all the hot dogs in buns that fall off the hot dog cart and the ones that fall on the members of the running crowd are still raw. They are still slender and "square-shaped" from just coming out of the package. Cooked hot dogs have a plumper, "more round" shape. Note: the CG hot dogs that fall out of Fatso's belly, as he flies overhead, have the correct shape.
- Quotes
Wendy: I have no friends, none, and my family treats me like sludge.
Voice of Casper: I hear that.
Wendy: And then you come along and I finally feel like I'm somebody... But I'm supposed to hate you. It doesn't make any sense. But we still are friends, right?
Voice of Casper: Wendy, friends doesn't even come close to describing how I feel.
- Crazy creditsThe Saban logo, shown before the film and after the end credits, has a group of happy little kids
- Alternate versionsOn the Region 1 DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, the vocals of the song "Casper the Friendly Ghost" during the opening credits are removed from the English audio track, but are retained in the French and Spanish audio tracks - in the original English!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #20.7 (1999)
- SoundtracksCasper the Friendly Ghost
Performed by Shana Halligan
Produced by Paul Gordon
Written by Mack David & Jerry Livingston
Published by Famous Music Corporation
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- Also known as
- Casper Meets Wendy
- Filming locations
- Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA(Sunny Brite Resort cabins and barn)
- Production companies
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- Runtime
- 1h 30m(90 min)
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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