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Miracle Worker (2000)
from Walt Disney Video
starring Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Alison Elliott, David Strathairn, Lucas Black, Kate Greenhouse
directed by Nadia Tass

Features:

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• NTSC

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Same old dialogue
  Good movie and it's more believeable having a younger actress play a 6yr old Helen but the dialogue is almost the same as the other 2 versions albeit a little more modern on occasion. I was hoping for a fresh approach.
  I enjoyed it just for the fact that a young/small child payed Helen instead of a 13 or 14yr old.

• Great DVD
  My family and I enjoyed the DVD and we are happy to have a copy of it for our family. I was amazed how fast it arrived after I ordered the DVD.
  Calvin

• Cheesy
  You've gotta hand it to Disney -- they Disneyfie everything they do! Most of the time that's a good thing, but not so much in the case of this movie. The old one starring Patty Duke was much better in the respect of cast. Everyone CLASHED -- and that was a GOOD thing because it was half the conflict, which is a vital ellement in any movie. Also, Patty Duke was a Helen with a broader range of emotion. This new one is 1)Blank, or 2)Sour. And Lucas Black as James?! I like him, but he was NOT the guy for the... more info

• A reading of Hellen Keller's book is recommended
  Having recently seen the 1962 version, I have not yet forced myself to see all of this production, which seems inferior so far. I agree with another customer that remakes can be better than originals, but I do not think that this remake is. There is a remarkable performance by the girl playing Helen Keller, but otherwise the acting does not seem as strong. This movie is both in color and very colorful, which distinctly seems the wrong cinematic choice. For either version, however, a reading of Hellen... more info

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