DISNEY - ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN/RETURN FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN SET

ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN(1975):

This has the great Eddie Albert in it! The two
two children are no Karen Dotrice and Mattheew
Garber(The Sound Of Music, The Gnome Mobile), and
truthfully the girl is much better than the boy,
but all in all this is a pretty fun little movie,
just not of the calibur of Mary Poppins! B

From a reviewer at IMDb.com

The 1970's was not a good time for the Disney Studios.
Much of the stuff that came from Disney at this time were
corny and fluff. This movie however is a rare exception,
esp. for it's time.

This film is about a bother and sister, Tony & Tia (Ike
Eisenmann and Kim Richards)who have powers(ESP,
Levitation and the like)but they don't know how or where
these powers come from. Tia is being bothered by
memories of an accident that she can't piece together.
However, as the film progresses-the pieces come
together like a puzzle and they figure out the answer
to the question: "Where are we from?"

I must say that the chemistry between Eisenmann &
Richards worked so well, people actually believe that
they are brother & sister. It's really remarkable how
well they worked together-no wonder it looked so real.
This is remarkable acting talent on the part of these two
and no one could have done it better. This is why I think
these two actors are underrated.

I'm not going to go into detail of the rest of the film. Read
the other reviews for that. One thing I need to mention
is that the special effects were great for it's time. Maybe
They were a little Cheesy, but the essence of the story
is not the powers these kids have, but they are searching
for their home and looking for answers about where they
come from. To me, this is the real story-not the special
effects.

I just got my DVD copies of both films This and "Return
From witch mountain" They done a good job remastering
the soundtrack in THX, 5.1 Dolby surround sound. It sounds
as good as it does in the theater if you have a home theater
system. - jaybabb

The two kids return in this sequel, but sadly no
Eddie Albert! On the plus side, the great Christopher
Lee(The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Star Wars episode
II & III, Sherlock Holms[1990s movies], many horror
movies) is here! Also here is the ever wonderful
Jack Soo(Flower Drum Song, Barney Miller, The Green
Berets)! B-

From a reviewer at IMDb.com

It's not perfect, and the wardrobe makes me shudder
(Tia's poor clothing she never changes the entire movie!),
but it's a nice Disney movie with some rather humorous
parts. Eddie is particularly funny talking to the goat Alfred.
Being a Tony and Tia fan, I thought this movie wonderful
as a kid. As an adult, I see it as good "fodder" in the world
of Spiderman, Hulk and the rest of the movies that have
words that I have to remind my son not to repeat.
Movie-makers seem to have forgotten the word "family".

The two siblings are deposited on the 50 yard line of
the Rose Bowl 3 mos. before the next game, and
escorted to the hotel by Eddie the Cabbie who drives
more like a New York Cabbie. After Tony "visions" a man
falling off a building (Davis' Letha's nephew, Sickle), he
takes advantage of the cab's running out of gas to go
help. As things do in the movies, the rescue wasn't as
easy as he thought, and the good Doctor saw a golden
opportunity to take control of molecular manipulation
by enslaving Tony with his mind control device. Tia after
feeling the prick of the hypodermic, goes to find him,
and the chase is on with Tony vs. Tia the rest of the
movie. The minivan is my favorite portion of the whole
movie. *** out of 5 stars. - Denise

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