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The Last Mimzy [2007]


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Synopsis

Two kids find a bizarre box on the beach and are soon exhibiting signs of off-the-chart genius in this gently mind-blowing fantasy film. Little Emma (Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) finds a cute bunny doll in the box, who talks to her in electronic code, and Noah (Chris O’Neil) learns to speak in a frequency that lets him control spiders. The kids learn to move objects via psychokinesis and communicate telepathically. Naturally, their parents (Timothy Hutton and Joely Richardson) wonder what is going on here. Noah’s science teacher (Rainn Wilson) has dreams predicting all this, centreed on a mandala symbol from ancient Tibetan Buddhism, which Noah draws in class. Michael Clarke Duncan is suitably dour as the Homeland Security official who investigates when the kids’ newfound power creates a major blackout across Seattle. Parents who cringe at the vulgarity of many kid films will certainly appreciate THE LAST MIMZY’s sweet-natured awe towards the natural world and its inhabitants, which comes without extraneous action or excessive musical bombast. The film moves with a poetic grace, calling attention to environmental and social problems without preaching, and creating the possibility for a genuinely better world. The child actors are real naturals who are allowed to talk and sound like kids, and car chases and explosions are all but absent in place of genuine mystery and excitement about human potential. It's rare to find a sci-fi film that makes the future seem worth saving, so consider this one a true gem.


This is a very Beautiful Film
Review date: 2008-06-08 Rating: 10 out of 10

This film is really really good, namely because of its message, how love innocence, trust, faith, courage are a much more powerful force than most adults realise, this film holds the message of honoring the wisdom and Spirit inherant in all children, in the bible it says " ye must become like little children to enter the kingdom of heaven," which i believe is a direction to honor the child like ability to believe to trust and to unconditionally love with courage and innocence, this film is an empowering film for children and highly enjoyable for the whole family, it affirms and recognises the great wisdom and power we can find in our children , and how sometimes the great mysteries of life can so profoundly be understood by children, yet completely missed by adults.
To any parent who is in to conscious ecological environmental ethical integrated spiritual parenting and honoring and empowering the Soul/Spirit of your child , then this film will be much loved and appreciated as the amazing film it is.

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Reviews


Mimzy were the borogoves
Review date: 2008-03-06 Rating: 8 out of 10

Gather around as we tell the tale of long ago when children (Chris O'Neil and Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) on a vacation find a mysterious object on the Whidby Island sea shore. When the container opened they find unfamiliar objects and some familiar. And so the adventure begins.

The selection of actors was excellent; there is a mixture of known and unknown good and great actors.

The film is not so loosely built expansion of a 1943 short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore. Of course they did not have to build the filler with several other sci-fi themes to distract from the mystery. And someone had an obsession with daily technology as we see with the cute bus scenes where everyone is texting. This time it is not a story of a neglected single parent child, or of kids being superior to flippant parents.

Some fluff added to expand the story time was the Homeland security stuff with Michael Clarke Duncan was lifted right out of "War Games" (1983.) This was a total distraction to the story.

Bruce Joel Rubin evidently did not really read the book or at least slowdown to realist that the toys in the box were not meant to serve a purpose but as with many things in life they inadvertently did serve an unplanned or foreseen purpose. So be actually destroyed the mimsy by changing the toys into a cheap plot purpose. Yet in his infinite wisdom on the plus side changing the rabbits name to Mimzy was a nice touch.

The extra goodies on the "Infinifilm Edition" DVD suffer from the same mistake made in the retelling of the story. They rely on technology to integrate the DVD extras into the film instead of having them as separate features. This can be annoying having to constantly press enter and select buttons. This may also be the cause of the fact that you can only move a chapter at a time forwarded or backward during the actual viewing of the movie.



Mimsy Marvel
Review date: 2007-09-09 Rating: 10 out of 10

'When Noah and Emma Wilder discover a special box on the beach, they open it and unlock an exciting adventure beyond imagination. Inside they find Mimsy, a magical stuffed rabbit along with other mystical toys, which give the children exceptional powers of their own. Able to move objects with their minds and solve complex equations, these new wonder kids begin to attract the attention of their parents, teachers...and even the FBI. Surrounding the phenomenon of Mimsy is an awesome secret - one that holds the key to saving the future of all mankind'

I adore this film. Rest assured that this is not only a film for children, but one for all ages. It is indeed 'magical' and I really liked the references to Alice and the looking glass with her white rabbit.
Good, interesting plot with great action. This film is a must see.

Excellent movie...
Review date: 2007-09-05 Rating: 10 out of 10

Whilst this movie might not make the classic's list like ET or Jurrassic Park, it certainly is a really good movie. It also helps to get us thinking about the damage we are currently doing to the planet.

It is a really good movie to watch and really interesting.

The Last Mimzy - Exceeds Expectations
Review date: 2007-09-01 Rating: 10 out of 10

I took my daughter (aged 10) and nephew (aged 9) to the cinema to see this film before it was released on DVD. The title is not the best and leaves a lot to be desired, but personally, I think that this has to be one of the best children's films I have seen since Mary Poppins! I got hooked into the story at the beginning and was sorry when it ended. I thought it was captivating.

I'm not into science fiction, which is bascially what this is based on, and thought that ET was good when it was released, but I was absolutely blown away by this particular story. My nephew went along with us for the ride, but came out of the cinema chattering away saying how brilliant it was and that it was the best film he'd ever seen! Believe me, that's a great accolade to the actors, script writers and directors etc.

This gets a great seal of approval; I'm now going to buy it on DVD so the rest of the family can share in it's wonder.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Timothy Hutton
Chris O'Neill
Patrick Gilmore
Joely Richardson
Rainn Wilson

Creators:
Timothy Hutton (Primary Contributor)
Chris O'Neill (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
EAN: 5017239194894
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL,
Release date: 2007-08-20
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 96 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007
Language: English (Original Language)

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