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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794043109164
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Subtitled
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 10, 2007
Running Time: 97 minutes
Sales Rank: 6705
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 23, 2007
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Description:
When Noah and Emma Wilder discover a special box on the beach, they open it and unlock an exciting adventure beyond imagination. Inside they find Mimzy, a magical stuffed rabbit along with other mystical toys, which give the children exceptional powers of their own. Able to move objects with their minds and to solve complex equations, these new wonder kids begin to attract the attention of their parents, teachers... and even the FBI. Surrounding the phenomenon of Mimzy is an awesome secret ¿ one that holds the key to saving the future of all mankind.
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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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Rating:  - Beautiful, Entertaining; Superbly Done Plot and Characters AND With an Ominous Message of Our Responsibilities to the Future
A remarkbale and refreshing effort with a near perfect job by cast, crew, directors and producers. A beautifully done plot builds excitement as the mysterious "toys" which wash up on shore have a dramatic effect on the young brother and sister that find them. The message imparted to Emma, the young girl who becomes enamored of her stuffed rabbit "Mimzy" eventually involves conflict with the Dept. of Homeland Security as the family and the girl are swept up in a drama with the most profound consequences to the far future.
The movie begins and end with a teacher of the far future recounting the story of how they were saved by the "Mimzy" child's ability to understand the message and act on it. Particularly striking in these opening and closing scenes is the utter beauty of the flowers and open airy sunlit space in which the future teacher instructs her young students, telepathically, about the great events of Mimzy.
Particularly to be applauded are the special effects of the movie, from dimensional portals which open up with 3d light and vortex effects, to the plain glass rectangle which computes the geometrical angles and aids its young owner in making a 300 yard golf shot.
The movie is quite stunning and will be immensely enjoyed by both younglings
and those who are young of mind and spirit. Do see it, you will find great enjoyment and pleasure in viewing this wonderful tale and you will remain on the edge of your seat to the very end to see if the ... Read More
Rating: - The Last Mimzie
This movie was terrific! Two children find strange things while on vacation that are from some sort of aliens. Very enjoyable movie.
Rating:  - way to ruin a perfectly good short story
Way to ruin a perfectly good short story with every harmful Hollywood meme and stupid cliché.
Rating: - Great Family Movie
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.
Rating: - A New Age E.T.
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 ... Read More
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