Escape to Witch Mountain - Escape back to the days of decent family movies

I am twenty years old now but as a little girl my favorite movie was always "Escape to Witch Mountain." I remember a time when there wasn't a day that went by that I didn't make my grandma watch it with me. Even now I still own the video and still watch it sometimes. It reminds me of a day when there were wholesome family movies instead of commercialized and deteriorated and plain old ludicrous cartoons like "Ren and Stimpy" or "Johnny Bravo."

The plot.....

Two twin orphans with special powers are discovered by an evil man who wants to use their powers to make his industrial empire grow and make money. He attempts to adopt the children but they run away where they hide out in an old man's camper (Eddie Albert) where he finds them and decides to help them find where they come from. They eventually discover that they are aliens and their uncle finds them (uncle played by the late, and definitely great, Denver Pyle.) Through it all, the children use their powers to defend themselves and befriend some animals.

Good points.....

As I said, Eddie Albert and Denver Pyle are just wonderful. Also Kim Richards as Tia and Ike Eismann as Tony are wonderful. Please forgive me for spelling "Eismann" incorrectly. I never can get it quite right. The animals are also very entertaining, especially "Winky" the cat. For the time the film was made it has some interesting special effects as well.....things like doors unlocking themselves, and objects flying through the air etc. It's a great movie to keep kids entertained without teaching them bad habits or rude language.

Bad points.....

Honestly the only bad point I can think of is that there is some music throughout the movie that may get on your nerves once in a while.

Further suggestions.....

I would caution that the remake that came out in the early 90's is not nearly as interesting. Also they did make a sequel with the same actor and actress in the 80's (before the remake) called "Return From Witch Mountain." Although interesting I can tell you that it is not as family friendly. There's mention of gangs and "playing hookey" from school and children living in an abandoned building as well as the use of hypodermic needles to detain people.

For another great family movie that is alittle more up to date check out my epinion on "Casper."