Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

DesertHedgehog I'm reviewing this movie based on its own merits. I'm not comparing it to any older productions.The sets are hideous. Imagine the most boring and spartan buildings you can picture painted various shades of pink and purple, and you've got Toyland. Even the giant shoe the old woman used to live in manages to be boring.The characters (most of whom are flat and dull) seem to spend most of their time running around and getting nothing of value done. For example, Jack gets thrown into jail, gets broken out of jail, and promptly gets himself trapped by the villain. Ample screen time is spent showing the characters running around town in kiddie cars instead of advancing the plot.The movie hands out promises like it's Christmas and breaks every one of them. For example, George Porgie says that Barnaby occasionally rolls his bowling-ball-shaped house into town. You'd expect that to be foreshadowing for the film's climax, right? Nope, it never happens. Lisa attempts to play matchmaker between Barnaby and Mrs. Hubbard, something you'd expect to pay off SOMEHOW by the end of the film. It doesn't, unless you count a cheap joke to be a payoff. The Dark Forest is mentioned several times, leading you to think the characters might end up having to go into it, but in fact, they never leave town. The Toymaker hints that Barnaby could be redeemed... but in the end, he just gets banished to the forest.A particularly ridiculous aspect was how Lisa, who frequently complains that she's "not a child," must learn to use her imagination again and "believe." However, up until the end of the film there is no real indication that Lisa isn't imaginative; whenever she insists that she's no longer a child she is clearly doing so because she does not want to be perceived as incompetent or incapable based on the fact that she's 11. Bucking against ageism and refusing to use one's imagination are not the same thing, which this film unfortunately implies.As far as charming holiday specials go, this movie is not one of them.

heelsgirl I thought this movie was very cute, everyone sounds like it was a death sentence trying to sit through it. True the music was corny, the storyline weak and the actors needed to go back to acting school but it was a nice 2 hour movie. A good way to take your mind off your troubles. If only life were like this fantasy movie and problems could be solved as easy as a smile and a hug, this is wholesome, innocent goodness you don't see in movies anymore. The cliché of good vs. evil, the over-dramatic heroine, the friendship of strangers whom you met for the first time but feel like you have known them for a lifetime.I got Babes in Toyland when it came out on VHS and I was very disappointed with the release, the movie was shortened to a mere 94 minutes and key plot developments and musical numbers were lost, hopefully the filmmakers will release it on DVD in a fully restored uncut edition complete with a behind the scenes look at the making of the movie and exclusive cast interviews.Every actor in the movie industry needs a starting point, a movie that even they can look at and say, "Oh my God I was in that!" Also, it was a made-for-TV movie so what can you expect "Gone With The Wind?" I don't think so. I guess you can say that NBC did the best they could, after all for a network that in the future would bring us "Friends" and "Deal or No Deal" it was a small and humble beginning.

Stella_Maris First off, this is a TV Christmas movie. Most of us realize that at Christmas, tons of silly TV movies for the season come out. So, if you watch it with higher expectations, you probably would be disappointed. Having said that, if you like to watch fun, silly Christmas movies, then there's a better chance that this is a movie for you! There's some romance, some conflict, singing, and a lot of toys! This makes it a good choice to watch with the family...this is one of our favorite ridiculous Christmas movies to watch. So, to anyone else out there whose family enjoys watching the silly Christmas movies, consider checking this one out!

leasley I had the displeasure of watching this movie(becasue nothing else was on tv,on a Saturday) for the first time just days before Christmas last year.I couldn't believe how lame it was.Even for a children's movie.You know its bad when even kids watching the movie with you comment on how stupid it is.Was this suppose to be a comedy?The jokes kept coming from the mouths of viewers in my living room all thru out the viewing.