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did anyone over the age of 12 enjoy this movie?


i'm deciding if i should see this movie or not. i'm over 12.

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I loved it and I'm 41. My daughter doesn't even have an American Girl yet, but wanted to see the movie. She liked it and my 10 year old son liked it too.

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Another 40-something mom here ... even though I love historical fiction and read all of the Kit books aloud a few years ago, I didn't really expect to "enjoy" this kid's movie! We saw it a couple of days ago and yes, I DID actually enjoy it. :-) But a lot of that was due to the shared experience with my daughters, and an appreciation for certain actors (Julia Ormond, Chris O'Donnell...) I imagine it's very individual. Depends on what else you like.


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I thought it was a great movie. It works for all ages. The kids will enjoy the adventures and loosely appreciate the deep themes of loss and perseverance brought on by the Depression. As an adult I was moved by those larger issues while enjoying a good story. Great casting too. You can't go wrong with this movie.

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I thought it was wonderful and I'm nineteen. My mom (who's 47) probably enjoyed it even more than me! Although I never did read the books or have the dolls when I was younger, I still found these movies to be very interesting. It's nice seeing history from a girl's perspective.

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I'm 51, my daughter is 13; when this came out, we saw it with my son and a number of other elementary and middles school students of both genders. They all seemed to love it, as did I. Overt the years, Santa brought my daughter four of the American Girl dolls and two years ago we sucked my Mom in with a visit to one of the stores. She decided that had the company existed when my sister and I were children then neither our brother or us would have had money for college!

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I'm a 57-year-old male and I enjoyed it. I was looking for something uplifting and historical, where kids just wanted to be kids. No sex or violence, just a cute story with some nice kids.

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shame on you.

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Reply to B_atMan and all of those others who hated the movie, or THINK they might hate it:

You people think you are too cool for this film, which is actually so unique that it is, in fact, a very cool film. You're just too immature to realize it.

Ultimately, the film shows how people need to unite and connect with each other to face adversity and that one ought not to steal from others--lessons we ALL need to hear right about now. Thus, the film may be enjoyed by all genders and ages. It's all told with lively dialogue, lovely shots, and top-notch acting from Julia Ormond, Chris O' Donnell, and Zack Mills (the excellent boy actor who plays Kit's friend Stirling). Abigail Breslin herself does a fine job, especially in the scenes in which she cries and is touched by the sadness that surrounds her.

If you are not touched by this film, you might want to burst your cynical, corrupt, and pretentious hot-air balloon of an ego and join us humans back on earth.

ps--I'm over 40 and haven't watched a kid's film in years. I went to see Kit Kittredge in order to see one of the rare Hollywood films that features a girl as a main character. If only Hollywood would make more! BTW-- boys will like this film too, if they can be open-minded enough to go to the film and appreciate what it's trying to say. Girls might even be impressed if you do give it a chance!! Imagine that.

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Well said; I totally agree with you. In a way, I think it's too bad that they tacked "American Girl" onto the title since many guy-boys of a certain age wouldn't be caught dead going to see a movie associated with a line of dolls.

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This was a fantastic movie with a VERY talented cast.
Weigh the opinion of a negative child against the impressive roster of the cast:

Julia Ormond
Wallace Shawn
Stanley Tucci
Joan Cusack
Chris O'Donnell

and judge for yourself.

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If you type like that at eleven, you're my new hero.

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LOL ,i agree!

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excellent movie im 31

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You are wise beyond your years, even the music was terrible. I have seen excellent children's movies like Bridge to Terabithia, and this is not one of them. Script, plotting, music, etc were all absolutely terrible.

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You should know that I'm Chris Hansen, and this is a Dateline special...

Just kidding. I kinda want to see it too.

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As I take pen in hand, I want to make clear this is coming from a RANK AMATEUR [if i didn't have spell check, I'd probably spelled this wrong, too.]. I'm both under 12, and over 69. Which makes me twenty years too young to have been part of this movie. Right?--- WRONG! Growing up in Somerville, NJ. as a male of the forties, there was NO Depression. Fast Forward to 2012, and here i am in Florida with all the 'Cue-Tips'.

My point is: This movie came out 4 years too soon.

WHY? because if you live in Florida [and New Jersey raised], you would be a witness to LOTS of what's history within this movie. Not the GOOD, but the BAD. I'm living thru --- "Drepression- Redux" --- "HoBo's" are very much in evidence on lots of street corners with signs saying, "Will work for FOOD", or young women with signs saying, " Single Mom outta work, 2 starving kids living in car". I had one job for 30 years [Railroad conductor, and engineer], Never a day of unemployment, great pension, etc. And now i see this down here. But, this movie comes thru as HOPE for the future. This is just a dip in the road, as Mr. Capra presented so many times. The Mom in this movie is that SPIRIT!

I just watched this movie on HBO, and if i don't miss my guess, this will be very popular movie. And like the reviewer, "georgebush", said, this is DEFINITELY thee EMBODIMENT of lots of Mr. Capra's early movies !

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Well I am a 40 year old male, and I'd wanted and planned to see it, then did yesterday afternoon. And I was definitely glad I did, I thought it was good and liked it. Abigail Breslin is adorable as its star/title character, and she does completely steal it, but it was also very touching, as well as being funny and exciting in places. And it also gave a very good overview of the Great Depression. And while watching it it did occur to me that since Kit was 10, and the movie was set in summer, 1934, she was likely born in April, 1924 and would be the same age as my father (who was born on April 21, 1924). I never knew how he was effected by the Great Depression, though he was front line in the U.S. Navy during World War II-the other thing that defined Franklin Roosevelt's Presidency. Still, you should see it.

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i hated it.
and im a teenager.
ew.
female btw.


JOE JONAS-RELASE YOUR INNER NERD.

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I'm a senior citizen (male)and thoroughly enjoyed it.I'm concerned that with
the avalanche of violence and sex laden films that exist today the average
child and teenager will be turned off,and this indeed is a tragedy.The makers of this excellent film captured the period totally,and even in the depths of
the depression with many families financially hurting and the spectre of warfare looming both in Europe and Asia,there was a sweet innocence and co-
operative spirit amongst children and adults alike that no longer exists.I
would recommend this to all ages,and especially to present parents to enjoy
this delightful production with their children.Congratulations to Abigail
Breslin on a beautiful performance.

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i actually think those over 12 would find this movie more enjoyable than those under 12

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I enjoyed it only because I'm a huge fan of Stanley Tucci and he looks SEXY in this film LOL!

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I'll be 20 next week and I loved this movie. I thought it was really good. You should go see it.

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Yes -- and I took two seniors to it, and they adored it! My godmother (80) said that it brought back vivid memories of her childhood. I think there's going to be a potential market for this film in seniors, whether they go with their granddaughters or not. If this ran on PBS or AMC, it wouldn't be immediately dismissed as a kid's movie.

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I'm 45 and I enjoyed it.

mamayan, I think that half the people in the audience with me were seniors who had not come with children.

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I'm a 40 year old social studies teacher and I took my 7 year old daughter and her friend to see this tonight. I thought it was a lovely movie from many points: as a social studies teacher, it had a lot to teach about the Great Depression; as a mom, I didn't have to worry about anything inappropriate; as an avid movie goer, I was entertained! It worked on all levels! It also made me want to do some more research about the "hobo" communities/culture. If you are interested in this time period, The Journey of Natty Gann (with Meredith Salenger and John Cusack) is a great movie, too. Hope you enjoy it!

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I'm 17 and hated it. The biggest amount of boring cliches in years, bad performances and she was really really REALLY annoying. American movies at their worst. I don't really know how anyone over the age of 12 would enjoy this kind of trite products, assuming they haven't watched more than ten movies I mean

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I really feel sorry for you since you're probably someone who can't enjoy anything film wize unless someone's getting shot, stabbed, or laid in the first 10 minutes.
That being said.. This is a film laced with classic film overtones that made a "movie" of today feel like a "film." There is a point of where a movie becomes more then just a movie, where it blends so well with how it is shot to how the cast acts whats on paper, and when it crosses that line it becomes something much more meaningful. The only word to describe it is a film. It is so hard today to find anything a family can just put on tv to watch without a filter and this is a classic that deserves respect. They nailed this the exact way it should have been. I personally have seen over 4000 movies in my 27 years of life and would have to say this will be a personal favorite of mine for years to come, right up there with some of the shirley temple films, sergent york, his girl friday, topper, and forgotten classic from 1947 "song of the south" which never was released in the U.S. other then the big screen thanks to disney. There are some movies the industry puts out that use things to tell the story that are there to give perspective of how things were. Who could forget seeing saving private ryan, windtalkers, we were soldiers, and the patriot, The violence/language in them is for perspective of how things really are in war, war is never a pretty picture. Just like this picture of this small town shows innosense of the children growing up in the depression and children had to grow up alot quicker then any child should have to.

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I'm fifty-four, and I enjoyed some things about this film, like the fact that they got several different models of cars instead of just using Model A Fords like they usually do in movies about the 1930s, and that they at least made an attempt at correct period hair styles, which is something American film makers seldom have done.

The anachronistic music was distracting, though. And what was up with all that indoor smog, especially since no one was ever seen smoking?

I think anyone under the age of thirty who intends to see this film should be accompanied by a rational adult, who can discuss its explicit leftist socialist propaganda and put it into realistic perspective.

Aren't these Hollywood producers, directors, writers, and actors hypocrites? Think about this--and try to be honest: do you really, really believe that Wallace Shawn, or anybody involved with this movie, would ever invite a dozen homeless people home for Thanksgiving?

Yeah, right.

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Could you be any more patronizing and pretentious? Do you even know anyone under thirty to make such a ridiculous statement? As if we need you to explain this movie. You must be a barrel of laughs at a family reunion.

It was a different time then, and people were nicer and more giving than today. Men used to knock on the door at a farmhouse and be given a meal, do a couple of chores, and be on their way. It's a different, darker, meaner world today and a person would be a fool to invite strangers into his home. And what does that have to do with anything, anyway?

Think before you post.

I guess it's like looking at clouds. You see one thing and I see another. Peace.

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oh yes, Natty Gann IS a fantastic film too I forgot about it until now.

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