Herbie: Fully Loaded [DVD] [2005] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

I really enjoyed this film the first time I saw it: Lindsay Lohan does a competent job, although without the charm and energy she exuded in her earlier films; and it's good to see Herbie back and updated somewhat for the modern age. I find it harder to watch in subsequent viewings though because of the constant screaming from Maggie. She's supposed to be a tough, competent street driver yet she screams every time something happens. The first time Herbie takes off with her is perhaps understandable, but screaming because a piece of paper hits the windscreen (while the car is stationary)? It became so tedious that I struggled to get past it to the exciting part. It felt to me as though having a female driver was simply a nod to modernism, but really, girls are best at screaming ...The kids will love it. Four stars because I liked it best first time around.

I don't know I have met anyone who claims that any of the Herbie movies were their favourite... they just seem to hold a kind of cosy communal memory of a certain era of Disney family movies.This movie will certainly not change that - it is pretty derivative and formulaic. However, on the plus side, it is faithfully based on a formula which has been shown to work pretty well.Herbie is a '63 Volkswagen Beetle, with a life and heart of its own. It's glory years apparently over (as seen through a montage of previous movies over the titles), Herbie is at the scrap heap when bought for tomboy racer Lindsay Lohan, by her father Michael Keaton. I'm not a Lohan fan, but the casting works rather well. She plays the woman in a man's world of racing quite convincingly, and Keaton hardly stretches himself but adds a little credibility to the movie just by being there. Matt Dillon plays the panto villain with ease. Justin Long plays the obligatory PG-friendly love interest.The stunts and effects are everything you expect from a Herbie movie, with a dash of cgi effects thrown in for good measure. The cgi is used sparingly, keeping the flavour of the original movies, but where it is used it is done well. Best use has to be when Herbie `pulls a face' in Ted Avery style when Matt Dillon looks away. Slapstick moments are present and correct to keep the young `uns happy (oil in the face, hubcap in the shin, that sort of thing).So what's it actually about? Not much - Lohan is at first unwillingly dragged back into racing with Herbie's help, only to realize it is her true calling, and of course convincing her dad along the way. In terms of tone, the slapstick is kept to the beginning of the movie, then towards the middle things get `serious', then we have Herbie's redemption at the end with some actually rather good racing scenes.It won't break records for imagination, but it has faithfully kept to a winning formula, and as such passes muster. Kids should enjoy.

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this movie is pretty awesome. Lindsay Lohan did a good job acting in this movie.

I loved showing this to our kiddies. I remember watching the original films when I was their age in the 70s. Well done, lots of fun.

Brilliant DVD and was delivered early. Got it as a gift for someone as its their favourite film.

Great Family film. My 7 year old Grandson loved it, as did my 33 year old Daughter!Definitely worth watching.

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