Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

mark.waltz Taking a cue from "A Summer Place" to appeal to both adults and teens, this Disney comedy is a charming reminder of what was once known as family night out. There's two Hayley Mills for the price of one for the teens (fresh from "Pollyanna") and the still sexy Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith as their divorced parents for the adults. This family affair busted up years before thanks to the inability to come to terms with their differences, and the decision for each of the parents to get custody of one of the twin girls, now precocious, boy crazy teens.Unaware that they have a look alike, the very differently brought up young ladies meet at summer camp where it's hate at first sight. Not seeing the similarity in their voices, they don't question that until they are confined together after getting into a cat fight. The two plot to switch places, one ending up in stuffy Boston and the other in sunny California, plotting to get the parents together after a long separation in an effort to rekindle the spark. But with daddy Keith on the verge of marrying an obvious gold digger (a delightfully bitchy Joanna Barnes), they must connive quickly!Disney rarely did better outside their big musicals than they did here, including a fantastic cast of character actors who are all unique and very funny. There's Cathleen Nesbitt as O'Hara's imperious mother, Charles Ruggles as O'Hara's henpecked father, Una Merkel as Keith's plain spoken housekeeper, and Ruth McDeavitt and Nancy Kulp as summer camp moderators. Leo G. Carroll stifles an amusing chuckle watching all the craziness unfold as the minister planning on marrying Keith and Barnes. Having often quoted her ping pong ball monologue from "Auntie Mame", I adored Barnes here, but then again, there's absolutely nothing to dislike. Well, that is except the song that Mills sings as a duet in the reconciliation scene with the parents. It instantly dates the film, but the sequences where the twins take on the nasty Barnes in the middle of the woods makes up for it. This has been remade twice, but for me, nothing bests the original.

gavin6942 Hayley Mills plays twins who, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer camp. Products of single parent households, they switch places (surprise!) so as to meet the parent they never knew, and then conspire to reunite them.This is an undisputed Disney classic. And what makes it great, beyond just being a known classic, is how it appeals to a wide age range. There is something for the kids, but there are also some risqué jokes that may be better appreciated by adults. Some hanky-panky suggestions, for example.Sadly, I had actually seen the 1998 version first. I like that version, but I really wish I had watched them in order. There are also apparently a handful of sequels to the original, but I can't say I'm nearly as excited about them.

kennethtownsend-97230 The movie The Parent Trap starts off with your main characters Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick. You first meet the two girls at a summer camp. From the most they set eyes on each other they hate each other, it might have been because they look so much alike. After pulling several pranks on each other the girls end up stuck in a cabin together! One stormy day they start to talk to each other and find out that Sharon only has a Mom and Susan only has a Dad! They put it together that they are twin sisters! They decide to switch lives so they can meet there other parent. They then try and pull there parents back together.The Parent Trap was a very family friendly movie. There were several times to laugh during the movie, but it definitely had a deeper meaning. This is definitely a movie to watch with the whole family. It was a very interesting story, that kept you not wanting to see it end. It is nice to know that they are bringing their family back together. It really shows the importance of having families together helping each other. I would definitely give this movie a good rating.

tequila101 After watching the 1998 remake with Lindsay Lohan, I had to check out the 60's version which I thought was unbelievably filmed well! Firstly, before I start ranting on how great the film was, I will say that I don't think that this film doesn't match the remake. Usually I find remade films worse or less superior than the originals but for some reason I just found some more fun in the remake. The original however I think is still excellent and should still be viewed.The plot centers on two twins who discover each other at a girls camp. They find out who each other's parents are and then they decide to con-cock a mischievous plan into swapping places and getting to know each other's parents before meeting again, trying to reunite their parents.The acting, scenery and settings, music score, unique moments and memorable scenes were put together very well and the entire film still holds up to today's standards.My first thoughts were that the film wasn't going to be great at all and that it wasn't going to beat the remake. I was wrong about it being a well made masterpiece, but I was right about it not beating the remake in my opinion.I thought everything was a little different and more absurd whilst I still found more moments (especially the woods scenes). However, I did find the music a little bit too typical (very 50's-60's styled themed music, it sounded like anything else).Overall, I do love this film. I don't have anything negative to say about it, but there's just something about the remake which I found more special, but then again if we didn't have this film, we wouldn't have the remake!!! Anyway, I really believe the film is one of the best 1960's films, ranking right up with 60's horror such as Black Sabbath and Rosemary's Baby. 8.5/10