We love this movie! My kids used to watch it again & again but it was on VHS. We no longer have a VCR and my son brought this movie up again, mentioning how much he used to love watching it so we decided to get it on DVD. It's become a family classic in our house. It's a funny, silly movie & having all boys in our family , we loved the idea of the "godmother" being a man.
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Perfect Family Fun!!!
Added 1/24/2009
This is a very funny movie that stars Martin Short as Murray, a bumbling fairy god-mother who can hardly do anything right. His first job is helping Anabel Greening, played by Mara Wilson. Anabel's wish is that her dad is auditioning for a part in a broadway musical, and she wants him to get the part. Unfortunately, Murray accidentally turns her dad into a statue. When Anabel, her brother Charlie, and Murray go to NAFGAa and tell the Queen of the Fairy Godmothers what happened, she tells Anabel that if they don't reverse the spell by midnight, he will remain a statue forever. Before they can do that, they have to get the wands back from the evil Claudia. I highly recommend A SIMPLE WISH!!!
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Fun fantasy
Added 9/26/2007
I love the story line of this movie - a male Fairy Godmother! What fun. And Kathleen Turner as the 'wicked witch'. What a fairy tale concept.
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Absolutly Fabulous
Added 9/20/2007
A Simple Wish
I watched this movie as a kid when it just came out on disney channel. Recently, i remembered that i really liked it back then. So i ordered it on amazon. EVERY bit as good as i remember it!! Funny, kindhearted, GREAT to watch with the kids. Not that i have any, i'm just saying. Martin Short teams up with Mara Wilson, and their relationship [that of kid and fairy godmother] is amusing to follow. Kathleen Turner plays the role of the evil witch excellently, and can be a bit frightening at times. All in all, i highly recommend it!
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A little of everything
Added 3/11/2005
The plot and cinematography of this film were above average, while other aspects were a little lackluster. The storyline was well written, and the casting was on target, however the mixture of computer graphics took plenty away from the film and cheapened it quite a bit. Quite dissapointing.
You do get to see Martin Short in a most unusual role, and I'd consider this a must-see for any admirer of his antics. Robert Pastorelli (the crazed painter from Murphy Brown) plays a rather lackluster role. Kathleen Turner pulled off the typical "Evil Witch" role a little too well. Mara Wilson seemed to do a better job in "Matilda," but she was good in this film nontheless.
I happened to get the Italian version of this film (alternately titled "Un Semplice Desiderio") and I will add that watching this movie with Italian audio on adds a little to it. Granted I may have never even seen this film if it werent in a lot of videos I bought from ebay.it :)
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We love this movie! My kids used to watch it again & again but it was on VHS. We no longer have a VCR and my son brought this movie up again, mentioning how much he used to love watching it so we decided to get it on DVD. It's become a family classic in our house. It's a funny, silly movie & having all boys in our family , we loved the idea of the "godmother" being a man.
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Perfect Family Fun!!!
Added 1/24/2009
This is a very funny movie that stars Martin Short as Murray, a bumbling fairy god-mother who can hardly do anything right. His first job is helping Anabel Greening, played by Mara Wilson. Anabel's wish is that her dad is auditioning for a part in a broadway musical, and she wants him to get the part. Unfortunately, Murray accidentally turns her dad into a statue. When Anabel, her brother Charlie, and Murray go to NAFGAa and tell the Queen of the Fairy Godmothers what happened, she tells Anabel that if they don't reverse the spell by midnight, he will remain a statue forever. Before they can do that, they have to get the wands back from the evil Claudia. I highly recommend A SIMPLE WISH!!!
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Fun fantasy
Added 9/26/2007
I love the story line of this movie - a male Fairy Godmother! What fun. And Kathleen Turner as the 'wicked witch'. What a fairy tale concept.
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