| The Last Mimzy (Full Screen Infinifilm Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Robert Shaye
Actors: Chris O'neil, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  103 reviews
Sales Rank: 12971
Format: Dts Surround Sound, Surround Sound, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 97
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: TRNDN10693D
UPC: 794043106934
EAN: 0794043106934
ASIN: B000Q66FAW
Theatrical Release Date: March 23, 2007
Release Date: July 10, 2007
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Condition: **BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED**
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Product Description
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids their parents & even their teachers are drawn into a strange new world & find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine! Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 08/19/2008 Starring: Rainn Wilson Joely Richardson Rating: Pg
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Comparisons with E.T. are inevitable, but the more modest The Last Mimzy is based on the classic short story "Mimzy Were the Borogoves," by Lewis Padgett (a pseudonym for husband-and-wife writing team Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore), that anticipated Steven Spielberg's extraterrestrial fantasy by nearly four decades. Chris O'Neil and Rhiannon Leigh Wryn give winning, naturalistic performances as siblings Noah and Emma, whose lives are transformed by a box of mysterious objects they find on the beach outside the family's Seattle vacation home. Among its contents is a stuffed rabbit that Emma names Mimzy and becomes quite attached. Noah and Emma are your typical outsiders. He is not good at sports, and she is interested in astronomy and plays the violin. But the objects work wonders on them. Their brainpower increases exponentially, Noah is able to drive a golf ball hundreds of yards, and Emma begins to communicate telepathically with Mimzy, who reveals his true identity and purpose. Rainn Wilson of The Office displays an off-center charm as Mr. White, Noah's New Age-y science teacher, who discovers similarities between Noah's intricate notebook doodlings and ancient renderings of the universe ("This is so out of my league," he marvels at one point), and becomes involved in Mimzy's back-to-the-future quest. Timothy Hutton and Joely Richardson are solid as the understandably confounded and increasingly concerned parents. Michael Clarke Duncan is a menacing FBI agent who, invoking the Patriot Act, arrests the family after Noah inadvertently causes a citywide blackout with one of the futuristic objects. The Last Mimzy may not reach E.T.'s spectacular heights, but as thoughtfully adapted for the screen by Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost) and Toby Emmerich (Frequency), it is a transporting, idea-rich family film that is free of gratuitous coarse language (save for Mr. White's offhand classroom use of the word "screw") or bathroom humor. --Donald Liebenson
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 The Last Mimzie November 3, 2008
This movie was terrific! Two children find strange things while on vacation that are from some sort of aliens. Very enjoyable movie.
 way to ruin a perfectly good short story October 23, 2008
Way to ruin a perfectly good short story with every harmful Hollywood meme and stupid cliche.
Great Family Movie August 13, 2008
This is movie is a family movie. It had something for everyone. I highly recommend. Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Emma stole the show. A must see.
A New Age E.T. August 12, 2008
It's almost impossible to find a good live-action family film that captures magic anymore. From the utterly boring "Water Horse" or the laundry list of fantasy film clones that come out each year. This movie on the other hand is different from the rest. Words like "Clone" and "Boring" don't belong anywhere near this movie. Instead, words like "Original," "Captivating," "Cute," and "Weird" are used. Now, how many family films come anything close to original nowadays? If you're tired of the standard fare, or at least want a new twist to it, look no further.
Basically, global warming has wreaked havoc in future Earth, and a brilliant scientist has devised a way to save it, by sending stuffed rabbits and toys to the past, to receive the special item that will save humanity. One of these care packages lands in the hand of two kids, one of whom is already bright (we're never privy as to why), and since they don't know how to keep a secret, trouble soon starts as the toys get feisty, and time starts running out.
The cast does a good job with their roles. The kids are cute of course, and they do a very good job. And I might be partial, but Rainn Wilson does a perfect job as his dreaming teacher. His parter also does a good job, and Michael Clark Duncan is fine with what little he's given. The dad, although sometimes nonexistent, whether he's there or not, also does ok. But the mother on the other hand, greatly detracted from the movie for me. I mean, she's half off her rocker, and she's so annoying and emotional and crazed with every half-brained and annoying thing she does. Such an over-reactor, I was like, somebody do a major rewrite of this character. Believe it or not, she's the very low-point of the this very good movie. And it's a tie between her and government for the movie's "villain." I hated her character so much; this movie gets downgraded half a point on my scale.
Anyways, the story moves along rather quickly, and the backstory is almost non-existent, but the rest of it certainly keeps you interested and entertained. It's fun to watch these kids have all these cool abilities, and to watch a five-year old girl be smarter than the brightest minds man currently has to offer. You'll certinly get giddy during some of the moments, and you'll feel the emotion and tenseness during other moments. This movie draws you into it, and makes you feel for the girl and her otherworldly bunny. And makes you hate the mother all the more when she agonizingly takes the bunny away.
While all these elements make for an excellent film, some might be offended, or further weirded out by the ever-present new age aspects. So present in fact, they ground the story, which might offend parents that are more traditional. Even if it doesn't offend you, it will certainly weird you out.
Overall, while some might think the movie is too out in left field, many might take it as the original movie it is. While not perfect, it'll make you wide-eyed, and bring out a sense of wonder, no matter how ridiculous or futuristic the movie might seem. So, next family movie night, pick up this underrated popcorn flick, and prepare for your little ones to become even more attached to their stuffed animal than they already are.
Real Score: 4.5
By the way, I hated the infinifilm edition of this film. I mean, they can't have all the 30-second special features all grouped together. Nope, you have to search for them by watching the movie all over again. And even when you do find them, they're lame at best. The fact track sucks even worse, giving information that is useless and uninteresting at best. Really, DVD On TV and AMC Enhanced TV is superior at this, and the DVD shouldn't be trying to copy those shows anyhow.
 Had lots of potential August 10, 2008
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Unfortunately, it just didn't touch on any of the potential that was there. The potential that made me buy this movie. It's a cross between ET and Close Encounters of The Third Kind, but without the flair and panache of Steven Spielberg. And aimed primarily at kids. With kids for leads, who can't really act.
Reading the blurb on the back of the DVD, it holds so much promise. But there was so many segments of the movie that could have been extended and elaborated. It felt so truncated at times, but then at the same time it felt overlong. The segment that annoyed me was the scene where the girl looks into the future, and sees the old man messing about. Why was he there? What exactly was he doing? Couldn't she have talked to him? Couldn't there have been SOME interaction? If they weren't going to explain it, it was unnecessary to the movie.
For a children's movie, it was certainly tedious. In my opinion, I expect a children's movie to be short and to the point. This was nowhere near that. Every scene dragged, to the point where it got to 30 minutes in, and I nearly gave up. Thinking something would happen, and I still hadn't seen Michael Clarke Duncan yet - but when he did appear, it was very brief, and very pointless.
The two kids irritated me. I really should stop buying these movies, cos the child actors do really annoy me, they either can't act, or are just OTT in their acting skills.
Really, the whole film just annoyed me, and it just seemed like a waste of time once I'd finished watching it. I'm not going to recommend this movie to anyone. It's just a waste of your time watching it.
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