It seems that many people really liked this movie when they were children. I have to admit that I liked the "special powers" aspect of this movie and it was fun to watch when I was a child. I also suspect these same people still love this movie as an adult more out of nostalgia than because of the properties of the movie itself.
As an adult, I find the movie less enchanting. One of the reasons it works for me has to do with the more competent adult actors in it. The child actors are typical child actors--not really all that convincing or interesting to watch.
Some of the movie is pretty cheesy and there are occasional "Dr. Who" style special effects and sound effects (meaning they aren't always very convincing or appropriate).
I actually liked many of the animated Disney features much better than the (often) contrived and manipulative live action movies such as this or Candleshoe. I liked Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Robin Hood (animated), The Jungle Book (animated), The Shaggy Dog, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, etc. I don't know if some of these were from the 60s rather than the mid to late 70s when Disney admittedly had some problems making interesting movies.
I don't like this movie enough to watch it without children present, but children will probably still enjoy it. I think there are many Disney movies better than this one (made between the 1930s until now), but if the children have seen all of the Disney classics already, the adults may want to show Escape to Witch Mountain to keep the kids entertained for a while.
As an adult, I find the movie less enchanting. One of the reasons it works for me has to do with the more competent adult actors in it. The child actors are typical child actors--not really all that convincing or interesting to watch.
Some of the movie is pretty cheesy and there are occasional "Dr. Who" style special effects and sound effects (meaning they aren't always very convincing or appropriate).
I actually liked many of the animated Disney features much better than the (often) contrived and manipulative live action movies such as this or Candleshoe. I liked Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Robin Hood (animated), The Jungle Book (animated), The Shaggy Dog, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, etc. I don't know if some of these were from the 60s rather than the mid to late 70s when Disney admittedly had some problems making interesting movies.
I don't like this movie enough to watch it without children present, but children will probably still enjoy it. I think there are many Disney movies better than this one (made between the 1930s until now), but if the children have seen all of the Disney classics already, the adults may want to show Escape to Witch Mountain to keep the kids entertained for a while.