Babes in Toyland

wonderful film, absolutely fantastic!!!!! I was captured by the simplistic setting and the wizard of oz-like qualities. Lisa Sheolen was fantastic as Mary Contrary, Drew Barrymore was at her sweetest as Lisa Piper, and Barnaby was played to perfection. And of course, who could forget the fantastic Keanu Reeves :). Rent today! You'll never forget it.

ok, sure the lines were corny. And I admit that the music sucked a little. But this is a perfect movie. All of the actors are wonderful in this film (especially Keanu:) and Drew Barrymore is adorable. Hey, syrupy sweet is what she does best! Lisa Shoelen disappeared suddenly after. Shame. She did a fantastic job as Mary Contrary. And of course, Barnaby and Zack and Mack are hysterical. I fortunately won this treasure at a raffle in my school and I was captured by the simple message-if you can look through the eyes of a child and believe in the magic of toys, you are truly lucky. Rent today!

I LOVED this film when I was little and hadn't seen it in years and made my husband watch it recently lol.

Needless to say he lasted 10 minutes but for me it brought back so many happy memories as I watched this film over and over when i was younger. I remember it being a little scary and also I was desperate to be Lisa!! (Drew Barrymores character).

Yes this had really bad acting etc but it is also very endearing and has some great moments in it.

I was also surprised I remembered the words to all the songs (so bad they were good lol). Give this film a go especially if you have kids :-)

Not having had small kids around my house for a few years I can't say how they would react to this little made-for-TV movie. But I can say how my high school son, my spouse, and I reacted. The teenager walked out before the credits finished and my wife was asleep before Drew Barrymore reached Toyland. I just sat benumbed thinking that something, somewhere would be entertaining. No such luck.

Why'd I watch it? I found it laying around the house, it must of been stuck in the back of a closet for 13 years, and decided to give it a viewing before passing it on to charity.

It's bad medicine for anyone over the age of 10. Real bad.

I enjoyed this movie as a child and I enjoy watching it with my children. I know it's not a cinematic achievement, it did not win awards and will not down in history as one of Christmas's most cherished movies. But there's a quality about it that is wonderful. The simplistic scenery is attractive in its own way. The acting was not amazing but let's remember a few things - it was a made for TV movie in the 80's, and honestly there were very few decent films that came out of the 80's anway. For those who wish to over-analyse this film, I suggest you remember one thing - it's a children's movie, it was not meant to be broken down and analysed, it was meant to be simply enjoyed. I would highly recommend this movie for the enjoyment of viewers with young families. After all, Christmas is the time to enjoy sugary sweetness.