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Casper (1995)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:13

Rotten:18

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: A meandering, mindless family movie that frequently resorts to special effects and transparent sappiness.

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Steven Spielberg produced this live-action feature starring the friendly ghost created in 1940 by Joe Orolio. In it, greedy heiress Carrigan Crittenden inherits the haunted Whipstaff Manor and... Steven Spielberg produced this live-action feature starring the friendly ghost created in 1940 by Joe Orolio. In it, greedy heiress Carrigan Crittenden inherits the haunted Whipstaff Manor and discovers that the house contains a treasure, which is closely guarded by three nasty ghosts. She invites ghost therapist Dr. James Harvey, and his daughter Kat, to move into the eerie mansion and get rid of the supernatural creatures. The nephew of the three spirits is Casper, a friendly ghost who becomes Kat's pal. Casper takes Kat to his father's secret lab where he once attempted to bring Casper back to life with a special machine. Carrigan eavesdrops on their conversation and decides to become a ghost herself, in the hope that she will get the booty more easily. Then she can use the machine to change back to a human. However, Carrigan doesn't realize that you can't flirt with the afterlife. [More]

Starring: Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle

Starring: Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle

Director: Brad Silberling

Director: Brad Silberling
Composer: James Horner
Producer: Colin Wilson

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he's a friendly little guy ain't he

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
07/18/07
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

It's not clear why Steven Spielberg's Amblin decided to make a live-action entertainment starring the least interesting and most saccharine of all 50s cartoon characters.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/18/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

The high-tech animation is completely persuasive; nothing else is.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/18/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Once the audience has become inured to the wide-eyed protagonist and impressive digitized effects, there's little sense of wonder or awe to be found.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/18/07
Brian Lowry
Brian Lowry
Variety
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01/12/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

The set design, however, merely disguises what is in fact an intimate and likeable picture.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out

Nice kid's story. Good efects. Who would say that this innocent girl will become a sensual actrees...

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10/20/05
Luis Martinez
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos

No review available.

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09/27/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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06/15/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

A hollow and garish echo of the sweet little ghost.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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01/23/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

No review available.

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01/07/04
Blake French
Blake French
NutzWorld

No review available.

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12/07/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

No review available.

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06/19/03
Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

Casper's movie is not the cleverest one around, but its hero may be the most lovable.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times
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Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

No review available.

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04/06/03
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

It's a good family movie.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/23/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

By all standards of logic and reason, this film should be crap… and yet somehow, it succeeds in its modest goals.

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01/17/03
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

This doesn't usually happen to me, but 15 minutes before the end of Casper I suddenly realized that if I didn't take a deep breath, I was going to start sobbing.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
 
 
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