Hannah Nailor This movie is truly terrible, but I cannot help but watch it over and over again. See, when I was a little kid, I used to request this movie every time I went to my Grandmother's house. She had it on VHS, and then, that was the only format it was available on, unless you wanted the movie in Portugese. I loved it dearly, and I still do.The film is so bad that you can't help but love it. The acting (George Hamilton? REALLY?!!) is terrible. The plot is disgustingly stupid, and the scene where Wendy and Casper are getting pulled back through the fireplace is the worst moment in cinematic history.And yet, it's good. To me, at least. Some people just can't watch a terrible movie and think, hey, this is really funny... in a weird sort of way.On the whole, Casper Meets Wendy is not nearly as good as the original Casper, and it is terrible from every single angle. And I accept that.

coyets The main reason I decided to see 'Casper meets Wendy' was the fact that it was the first one that Hilary Duff acted in apart from being an uncredited extra in 'True Women'.The leading male character is Casper, an animated child ghost, and the leading female character is Wendy, a girl witch, played by the then inexperienced Hilary Duff. Although the plot, which is kept simple so that the target viewers, young children, have no difficulties in following it, is about the forbidden friendship between Casper and Wendy, in a way a prepubertal 'Romeo and Juliet', the main vehicles for humour are the adult witches and ghosts, the latter contributing many of the slapstick elements.Adults watching this film, who may well be the parents of the members of the target group, may well find some amusement in the deadpan reactions of most of the adults who take no part in the storyline, but witness some of the extraordinary behaviour of the witches and ghosts. Many adults even enjoy some slapstick humour, and may well find it rewarding to see the more riotous scenes, particularly in the company of some members of the target group. The sartorially-minded will quite probably enjoy the frequent and extreme changes of clothing by the one child and three adult witches. Finally, it is quite interesting to see the main message of 'Romeo and Juliet', 'West Side Story', 'The Color of Friendship' and many other works of art, that it is wrong to stand in the way of friendships simply because two people have different backgrounds, conveyed by a film made for such young viewers.The casting was brilliant. All of the characters seemed perfectly suited to their role in the proceedings. As the star of the non-animated cast, Hilary Duff displayed a sufficient variety of emotions to keep the viewer involved in the uncomplicated story, while avoiding extremities which could have extended the film into something too dramatic for very young children. It would be unfair, however, to compare her performance with that of the then inexperienced Reese Witherspoon in 'The Man in the Moon', which is of necessity a far more mature and rounded portrayal of the leading character, since it is a very moving and dramatic story. Apart from that, Reese Witherspoon was a few years older when she played the role of Dani Trant.Personally, I got rather bored by so many slapstick scenes in 'Casper meets Wendy', but I have seen many films that are a lot worse.

leanne82nw This is by no means a great movie at all, the special effects are pretty dodgy and the story quite weird also. The main reason why this would be of interest to viewers is that it marks the film debut of Hilary Duff, who is 11 years old in this film. This movie was one of her first ever jobs and she does a good job, given the material she is working with. Her voice is a lot higher pitched than it is on Lizzie. A standout scene would be Wendy and Casper dancing under a gazebo.

Andrew Hopper At first when I put the movie on the tv I wasn't that impressed about it as it wasn't really my type of film. But as soon as it came on I was instantly captured by its charm and feeling. When you see the witches you just so want to have their powers, so when someone just gets at you, you could just simply ZZZAAPP! them into or where to you liked!! Wendy in the film and the three witches really add to its wonderful feeling it gives out. While Desmond Spellman puts that on ice while he tries to get rid of Wendy!! I really liked his harsh character, but his mirror on the wall that could speak really didn't need to be in the film. It is better off without it.Still I gave it a well deserved 10/10!! For it pleased me very much!!