Dennis the Menace | | Cast : | Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble | | Director : | Nick Castle | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | June 25, 1993 | | DVD Released Date : | June , 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), Japanese (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | October 19, 2004 | | Summary | Why does everyone love this movie? | Content
 | Dennis the Menace, indeed. I think this whole film was a menace to the entertainment industry. The kid they picked to play Dennis, what's his name, Mason Gamble, doesn't look or act anything like the Dennis Mitchell of the comic strip and the cartoons. He's just a cutesy cutesy little boy who acts like any five year old you'd see in a public preschool. He's appropriately named, because the film makers took a big gamble casting him ... and they lost. This flick was a commercial disappointment as I recall.
Then of course you have Walter Matthau as Mr. Wilson. Matthau is interesting enough, and he's probably the best thing this lousy film has to offer. He's ... well ... adequate as Mr. Wilson.
Finally, the big mystery... Christopher Lloyd. I've always been a big fan of his all the way back to his "Taxi" days, but would somebody please tell me just what in bloody hell the screen writers were thinking when they created his character in this thing? Switchblade Sam is a grimy knife wielding nutcase with rotten teeth who wonders into town to rob people's houses and ends up kidnapping Dennis. What the @$&%? I don't care who played his part. This character does NOT belong in a Dennis The Menace movie. There must have been a mistake. Apparently there was a horror film being made in another part of the studio, while this one was being produced. Maybe it was one of those Clive Barker flicks, and Chris was playing the same character in THAT thing. One day he must have just wondered onto the Dennis the Menace set by mistake, and the screenwriters hard up for material just approached him and asked "Hey, we're struggling with our script. We need a villain in our movie. One that will attract audiences of all ages. You want to be in it?" Any other self-respecting actor would have flat-out refused, but of course Lloyd hasn't exactly been Hollywood's sweetheart these last few years. He's a character actor with a "Back to The Future" stigma who when it comes to roles must catch as catch can. So, naturally he said yes, and here you have him. Completely out of place in a film that should have been shot with children in mind, but wasn't. I would never show this film to my kids. I'd be afraid that Christopher Lloyd would give them nightmares like he did to me when I first saw this movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 05, 2004 | | Summary | Sweet and Charming | Content
| While this film does not break new cinematic ground; it was never intended to in the first place. Having said that, this is perhaps one of the most delightful, sweet and charming children's movie's I have ever seen. I say that with some amount of authority, as I have two young children, so watching children movies is something we do alot of. What makes this movie so utterly unforgettable is the sweet charm displayed between Walter Matthau (Grumpy Mr. Wilson) and Dennis (Mason Gamble). There is a unique, understated quality to this movie, where the soundtrack is rather understated and in many scenes you simply watch young Dennis or Mr Wilson (or both) interacting in gentle, silent ways. The movie has become a favorite of my 4 1/2 year old girl (Dennis-like herself) to watch before she goes to bed. We have even memorized some of the scenes and act them out at dinner, like when Mr Wilson eats a piece of chicken that has accidently become victim to Dennis' paint & wood glob. Matthau is so good in that scene; just watch his facial expressions...hardly says a word, but what a classic comedic scene. I can't rave enough about this movie, if only more movies could be made with such charm, care and love. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 15, 2004 | | Summary | NAUGHTY DENNIS. 15th april 2004. | Content
| Dennis is a young boy, who keeps disturbing his neighbour mr wilson. He's a little rascle, he is clumsy and mr wilson has soon got fed up of him. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 14, 2003 | | Summary | Good. I enjoyed it. | Content
| Thats a different cover, but nonetheless.... I was told my Mom grew up with the black-and-white sitcom of Dennis the Mennis and I grew up with this movie. The climatic secene when Dennis was accedntly beat-up the bad guy was a scream. My mom, Grandma, Aunt, and I enjoyed it. My 8 and 4 year old cousins enjoyed it throughly. It is a delight. When it's through, your mind deosn't feel rotted. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 02, 2003 | | Summary | A Review of the DVD | Content
| Buy a DVD for $24.99 and you're bound to find extra features, pleasantly, you can get "Dennis the Menace" at a considerably less price, and still find tons of extras! Fans of the film, and the cartoon, will enjoy a new conversation with the now-teenaged Mason Gamble, who remembers gaining and playing the part of Dennis the Menace. There are also vintage interviews with John Hughes, Walter Mattheau, and Hank Ketchem, creator of the beloved cartoon series. The extras also feature the 1993 television special that promoted the film! Then, of course, there is the film itself, which, to new veiwers, could just have easily have been made yesterday afternoon, as it has not aged in its first decade. The motion picture is presented in widevision, but the ratio is such that if you do not have an enhanced television you can still enjoy a frame full of mostly picture (those black bars can get annoying on some other movies). The film continues to be a lot of fun and very charming. |
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