HERBIE -
FULLY LOADED (2005) |
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Starring
Lindsay Lohan,
Justin Long, Breckin Meyer, Matt Dillon, Michael
Keaton, Cheryl Hines, Jimmi Simpson, Jill Ritchie, Thomas Lennon, Jeremy
Roberts, E.E. Bell, Peter Pasco, Mario Larraza, Patrick Cranshaw, Scott
McNairy, Amy Hill, Jim Cody Williams, Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons,
Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Jarrett, Tony Stewart and Stewart
Scott.
Screenplay by Thomas
Lennon & Robert Ben Garant and Alfred Gough & Miles Millar.
Directed by
Angela Robinson.
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 102 minutes. Rated G. |
 
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Herbie: Fully Loaded
It seems that the Walt
Disney Company is determined to film a remake or sequel (or both) to every
title in their huge library, so it was only a matter of time before The
Love Bug was dusted off, shined up and sold as new. After all,
that 1968 comedy, starring Dean Jones, Michele Lee, Buddy Hackett and a
souped-up-living-and-thinking VW Bug named Herbie is one of the better
Disney comedies, and one of the more popular. It has already spawned
the sequels Herbie Rides Again (1974), Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
(1977), Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) and Herbie: The Love
Bug (1981).
Lindsay Lohan is already an
old hand in these Disney retreads -- her movie starring debut was in 1998's
The Parent Trap redux and she also remade Freaky Friday with
Jamie Lee Curtis in 2003. So it is a match made in heaven (or at least
in a high-powered studio execs meeting) to mix the popular franchise with
the popular teen star.
Herbie: Fully Loaded
isn't a deep or meaningful movie, nor is it supposed to be. (Nor was
the original Love Bug, for that matter.) It is a fun,
harmlessly charming film that works for the whole family -- it doesn't dumb
down too much for the kids, nor does it go over their heads to attract the
adults. It's a disposable movie, you may not think of it too much
after it's done, but you'll enjoy yourself while it's running.
(6/05)
Jay S.
Jacobs
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Posted: November 17, 2005. 
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