I love the animated version of Charlotte's Web and was looking forward to this live version after seeing the previews because it looked like they may have captured the magic of earlier movie. Unfortunately, I do not think the live version lived up to its potential. It wasn't bad by any means but it felt very non-memorable. There were some poor choices for this version. There was no singing and the songs from the animated classic are fantastic and were missed. Another change was in the portrayal of Fern. Instead of being sweet and pure, she has become a very modern tweener: defiant, independent, and stubborn. And of course, it wouldn't be a modern "kids movie" without a fart joke (can't filmmakers resist this these days?). These aren't huge flaws but they did detract. All in all, this version does not surpass the classic version.
Review of Charlotte's Web
