The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

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while watching this movie I got sick. I have been grewing up with Pippi and every time was a real pleasure. when my wife came to Sweden she was looking at the oldies and had a real good laugh. but this American version should be renamed and never be shown again. it is terrible from beginning to it's end. how can they manage to make it soo bad. well I guess someone blames the translation ha ha ha.. but they are never close to Pippi. may this movie never been seen again and never sent out on a broadcast. burn the movie and save the kids. if you want to look at Pippi then look at the original movie and have a good laugh. WE LOVE PIPPI INGER NILSSON, sorry Tami Erin you will never stand up to be Pippi.. Oh yes.. when read the "spoilers" explanation, "'spoiling' a surprise and robbing the viewer of the suspense and enjoyment of the film." well I guess the director stands for this... you are looking at this movie at your own risk.. it is really a waste of time...

I got this DVD from my local county library to help entertain my 8-year-old granddaughter Lauren. She loved it! She saw it twice. I asked her why she liked it so much and she said, "Pippi has so many adventures, and makes friends with everyone she meets, that's why the movie is so much fun to watch." Grandpa and grandma enjoyed it too, we laughed a number of times, especially with the talking horse and the talking monkey. But this is definitely for the smaller set, and it can only be rated in how well it entertains them. SPOILERS FOLLOW: Pippi and her dad sail the high seas, a storm knocks them all in the water, Pippi, the horse, and the monkey end up on a raft. Then they are at home, alone, the local social worker tries to get her in school. Pippi makes friends with the family next door, some crooks try to buy the house and steal the gold in Pippi's cellar, she saves two small kids from the burning orphanage, she buys ice cream and candy bars for all the kids waiting to get haircuts, finally sends a note in a bottle to get her dad home, he shows up for Christmas, they start to sail away afterward, Pippi and horse jump in the water, she stays behind with her new friends.

It seems like I'm one of the few Americans who read translations of the Pippi Longstocking books, AND saw this movie as a kid. At this point, I can't remember what came first for me, the books or the movies, but I will say that as a child, I enjoyed both. Pippi is a GREAT character in literature, I could consider her arguably one of the greatest female characters ever created. She's strong, she's independent, she's fun, intelligent and gifted. What girl WOULDN'T want to be like Pippi? I know that reading about her as a little girl, I was endlessly jealous of Tommy and Annika who got Pippi as a playmate. I wished she'd move next door to me. This movie doesn't do such a great job of translating the Pippi character. She seems less creative and imaginative, and more crazy and dim. There's something about the character of Pippi that is lacking in the movie and the movie loses a lot because of that. But Pippi aside, the movie isn't ALL bad. It's a late 80's kids movie with cheesy special effects, poor acting, and a silly story. But through all this, it is still enjoyable. The situations that Pippi and Tommy and Annika get in are still fun, and it's a good movie for young kids. If you do show this movie to your kids though, be sure to buy them the books afterwards and show them what Pippi is REALLY like. This movie is a good starting point to get kids introduced to the great character of Pippi.

I myself grew up with the wonderful swedish Pippi movies(dubbed, I've seen them in dutch and in german), which are so popular that they are still repeated today. And I also know the books(infact I've read most of Astrid Lindgren's books, well the ones that where translated in dutch). Since those movies where made in the 70's I wondered what this movie would be like. Now I'm not the targeted agegroup anyomore, but I didn't like this version. Pippi was much too fake. Also everything seemed very fake come to think of it, it had none of the magic the origional films had. So if you've read the books and wanna see a film, please try and find the swedish ones they are great!

Just finished watching Jewel of the Nile and before I could shut off the TV and go to bed at a semi-reasonable hour, Pippi came on. Somehow, I got sucked into the movie and now over here to IMDB. Maybe it was the catchy tunes or wanting to find out if the cute kids in the movie ever went on to star in anything noteworthy (none did, except the head girl who I didn't like). I'm in my 30s, have no kids, and have never read the books or seen any other Pippi books. Guess what? I enjoyed it a lot! Sure. It's goofy, doesn't always make sense, is anachronistic at times, and is not serious cinematography. But I liked it. The music was cheerful, the songs were uplifting and arguably one of the best parts of the movie. The kids were great, too. It's sad that the actress playing Pippi didn't go on to do more work (especially if it had been more age-appropriate... hard to imagine she was only 10). She did a really fine job. I also got a kick out of seeing Dick Van Patten in his bit part. The monkey was probably the worst actor in the film, but since they probably paid him peanuts (and bananas), they probably didn't waste any money. The flying machine was totally unrealistic, but it IS a kids movie. The cleaning of the floors was probably the best scene in the movie. It was just good clean fun that I would be happy to let my kids watch (if I had any), and the songs are WAY better than Barney's. :-) People who object to the film have just left their childhood senses of wonder long behind. They don't believe Pippi when she says that you can do just about anything if you believe in it.

One of the very worst productions ever, "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking" is one of those films that makes you scratch your head so hard that your hair nearly falls out. The titled character (the annoying and unwanted Tami Erin) is basically a female version of "Peter Pan" who just cannot seem to grow up or make much sense. She befriends two equally dim-witted children her age and they spend the duration of the film doing a whole bunch of nothing for the most part. Eileen Brennan (What in the world was she thinking?) is also on hand as a mean social worker who wants Erin to go to a foster home. I would have to be with Erin on that one, who would want her? Turkey (0 stars out of 5).

Ah, another member of The 100 Worst club! At this point I've already seen Batman & Robin, Can't Stop the Music, Cool As Ice, Dungeons and Dragons, and about 10 more, so it's about time I saw another one. And trust me, Pippi Longstocking is pretty yucky. One of my friends loves it because she watched it constantly as a child, but I couldn't help but laugh at most of this movie. The special effects are very obvious, especially when anyone gets thrown great distances (uh, wire work, anyone?). And for some reason we're supposed to believe that Pippi is this magical child, but half of her 'magical' abilities are simple flips and cartwheels that any gymnast could pull off. But, I admit, few children could make a plane fly just by telling it to go up or pick up a grown man and hurl him into a tree. The songs are patently 80s, and stuck in my head for way too long (maybe because my friend knew them by heart and sung along!). Then there is the title character herself, who comes off less sympathetic as she does bratty and simple minded. She has the attention span of a knat, never listens to anyone and for some reason that makes her adorable? Uh, I'm gonna go with a "no" there, Alex. But for all its glaring faults, Pippi is not pure evil like some flicks I've watched (Dungeons & Dragons, anyone?). I got my revenge, though, because after we watched this I made my friend watch Can't Stop the Music from start to finish. Talk about your torture sessions! I give Pippi a respectable 1.5/4 stars.