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Title: Miracle on 34th Street. Kick off the Holiday season with this enjoyable movie. There are two versions. Both are cute. The original version: On the day of Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade Macy's Santa has had a wee bit too much liquor. The coordinator (Maureen O'Hara) fires him and hires a sweet gentleman who looks the part. After the parade the new Santa starts working as the Macy's Department Store Santa. There's only one problem, he thinks he's the real Santa. Along the way he helps the coordinator's cynical young daughter (Natalie Wood) believe in Santa.
Too bad all life's stories couldn't have such a happy ending.

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Movie Title: The Prince and the Pauper. Family. Many adaptations. G or PG depending on what you get. From a book written by Mark Twain. A poor young English boy looks like the Prince. The two switch places to find out how life is like for the other. They get more than they bargained for.

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Movie Title: The Bad News Bears. Comedy. Rated PG (some cussing). Oh, how I loved the original film as a kid. Cantankerous Mr. Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) ends up being the little-league coach to a bunch of boys who aren't the most athletically inclined. (There are some funny scenes with the boys missing the ball.) Wanting to end his losing streak, Mr. Buttermaker finds two ball players who can play: A girl named Amanda (who is an A one pitcher) and the rebel, Kelly. Note: I saw the updated version of this film and I wasn't impressed.

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Movie Title: The Spiderwick Chronicles. Children-Magical. Rated PG. Film is based on a series of books by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. Plot: A mother takes her twin sons (Freddie Highmore in dual role) and daughter to live in the country. One of the twins is absolutely miserable about it. Then something exciting happens, the kids find a magical world. I really enjoyed this movie.