Holes

2003 "Some secrets are too big to keep hidden."
7| 1h57m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 18 April 2003 Released
Producted By: Walt Disney Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: https://movies.disney.com/holes
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A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he must dig holes in order to build character. What he doesn't know is that he is digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp.

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Laetitia Yahiatene Released in 2003, Holes is a movie that contains drama and comedy. The prominent stars of the movie are Shia LaBoeuf (Stanley), Sigourney Weaver (Warden), Jon Voigt (Mr.Sir), Tim Blake Nelson (Mr. Pendanski) and Khleo Thomas (Zero). Louis Sachar is the one who wrote the book that was based on to make the movie. The movie lasts 117 minutes. Everything started at Camp Green Lake in Texas in contemporary time…s.Stanley Yelnats has a weird family : he is Stanley Yelnats the fourth and his father is trying to find a way to recycle sneakers. Everything is going ''normally'' until one day : Stanley is accused of stealing Clyde Livingston's shoes (they are really famous) and between going to jail or to Camp Green Lake, Stanley chooses Camp Green Lake (a juvenile detention center). At Camp, nothing seems normal : the boys have to dig holes all day long and Stanley is sure that the Warden is looking for something and the digging is just an excuse to search for what she's looking for. One day, Zero ( a friend of Stanley's) takes off and Stanley goes looking for him. Together, the make it to God's thumb (a mountain), Zero confessed something to Stanley that might change everything between them and they find out the whole truth about that place and themselves.The movie scenes are a lot similar to the book's. The actors say the exact same thing as the book's characters. The events happen at the good time and the chronological order is respected as well. The necessary lines of the book are in the movie and the unnecessary ones aren't there. It's a great thing.The soundtrack is also very nice. The music suits the story and the concept. For example, the song ''Dig it'' suits the movie in a perfect way. Plus, the name of the band who sang it is ''D-Tent'' like in the movie ( Stanley and Zero are in the D-Tent). The music is great and well associated to the movie.I really like the movie Holes. It is really great and the cast is very good. The actors learnt their lines and it shows. I read the book and when I watched the movie, it was the exact same thing. There are just little differences (skipped parts). Usually, the books are way better than the movies, but this time, the movie is better. It seemed a little old, because it was in the desert and the visual effects weren't extraordinary. While watching the movie, I felt attached to the characters and to the story. I would give the movie a 8/10 mark, because it is well done, but perfection does not exist and it was not the best movie I watched, either. Anyways, I would recommend it to a public that is between ten and fifteen years old who likes adventure, drama and comedy all mixed up in a movie.Laetitia 203
Elyse Brouillette This movie created in 2003, is an adventure movie. Holes was directed by Andrew Davis. This film of 117 minutes was produced by Disney.The story of the movie was print of the book Holes writed by Louis Sachar. In this movie, Shia Labeouf play the role of a boy of 14 years who thinks his family have a curse. Stanley goes to Camp Green Lake. At Camp Green Lake,you don't play you dig! If you read the book, you will see that is very different of the movie! There many actors, but I will talk you about Stanley, Zero, Mr.Pendanski and Mr.Sir. The main character is Stanley. The best friend of Stanley is Kléo Thomas who play Zero. Mr.Pendanski is one of the guard. Tim Blake Nelson play Mr.Pendanski. Mr.Pendanski is more nice than Mr.Sir. Mr.Sir is the teammate of Mr.Pendanski. Jon Voigt play Mr.Sir.In the movie, every teenagers at Camp Green Lake wear a orange uniform, but the Warden( Sigourney Weaver), Mr.Sir and Mr. Pendanski don't wear orange uniform.I liked the movie, but there one thing that I don't liked is because the movie is different of the book. I recommend this movie to you if you don't read the book.Elyse 202
mohamedchaoui Holes is a 2003 adventure comedy drama movie directed by Andrew Davis. The story takes place at the end of the 20th century in Texas, in Camp Green Lake exactly.Camp Green Lake is a camp for bad boys.When Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) is unjustly sent to Camp Green Lake he didn't know that the camp was related to his family and his no- good- dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.One day, Stanley found a lipstick tube that belonged to the famous outlaw kissing Kate Barlow.From that day, he knows that the warden (Sigourney Weaver) is trying to find something.When Stanley and Zero(Kleo Thomas) escaped from the camp, Stanley broke the curse that was in his family.The movie won three awards like the Sierra award for the best family film,in 2004.And they was nominated for nine awards like the critics choice award for the best family film-live actions or the MTV movie award for the breakthrough male performance.Why holes is a good movie for me it's because it bring to life the novel with the same name on which it's based. I think it's because the screenplay writer is Louis Sachar, the author of the novel. If you didn't know, he played a little thirteen seconds in the movie. Try to find him :). Holes the movie had little differences with the book for example: in the book Stanley is tall and fat but in the movie he's just tall.In conclusion,I liked that movie because it's very similar to the novel, the casting and the soundtracks are good. I highly recommend that movie for person who love to see movies with their family.Chaoui Mohamed 202
marle-63411 This film, produced in 2003 by Andrew Davis, stars Stanley Yelnats (Shia Laboeuf), a young teenager sent to a detention in Texas, in 1998. This is an adventure-comedy movie made for the whole family.The story starts when Stanley Yelnats, going at home, is hitting by shoes falling from the sky. At this moment, the police's sure Stanley stole them, so the boy is arrested and sent to a detention camp in the desert of Texas, Camp Green Lake. The teenager is sure that it's because of a curse from his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather. During his sojourn, Stanley make himself a friend, Zero. One day, Zero decides to escape from Camp Green Lake, where's no lake, and Stanley decides to go with him, in the middle of the desert, in a mountain named 'God's Thumb'.There are a lot of differences between the movie and the original novel, but I like the way there's also a lot of similarities. Example, Camp Green Lake's situated in the desert like in the book, the Warden's red haired, X-Ray isn't tall and the donkey of Sam, the onion man, is named Mary Lou. In contrary, in the movie, Stanley lives in Texas, but in the book, he lives in California. Also, in the movie, Stanley's a slim boy, but in the book, he's an over-weighted boy.Then, I really like the 3D effects of the Yellow-Spotted lizards because they don't seem so realistic in 2016, but for a movie from the starting of the 2000's, it's a good job. It's better than some effects of 2015's movies.Finally, I think Holes is a good movie for kids under 11 years old. This film is been awarded more than 11 times, so I think it's enough to say it's well-done. I'd recommend Holes or a summer Friday night in family like everyone likes it !Good movie ! ! !Leanne 202