fomlife777 There are several reason to make a sequel to a popular film. 1. The story is so big that 1 film can't contain it, like 'Lord of the Rings' 'Star Wars' and 'Rocky'.2. The popularity of the film warrant's another adventure of the protagonist like 'Indiana Jones' 'James Bond' and 'Godzilla'. 3. A very good reason I thought of before writing this review, but I have since forgotten what it was.4. The movie was a horror movie in which it is impossible not to make a sequel, like 'Friday the 13th', 'Scream', or 'Air Bud'.5. The film was so popular that it would be way cool to make a sequel with the same crew and cast like 'Ghostbusters', 'Pirates of the Caribbean', or 'The Parent Trap'.The 5th category usually suffers artistic merit due to the fact that the producers or director don't give a Cockily-doodily-doo about the script as long as they can make a film with the previous film' title in it. There may have been a time when Disney cared about the quality of their scripts and even made their TV movies as high quality as their feature length features. Pixar cares about this aspect of film making and so far has not released any schlock because of this.The idea of a sequel to 1961's 'The Parent Trap', seems like a good idea on paper. At the end of the first film I wondered what became of the twins and what happen to their lives after the film ended. Someone else thought of this and got Hayley Mills to sign on to reprise her role as twins Susan and Sharon. Parent Trap 3 and 4 were also green lighted.Was it worth the effort? Lets compare the two films.Parent Trap (Original) Parent Trap (sequel) Has a Compelling YES NOOOO Story to be told Good Moral Message YES Not Really Charm YES NO Original YES NO ,NO, NO Funny YES Forced Wit YES NO WAY Disney MAGIC HECK YEAH Tinker Bell was Shot Smiles BIG Frowns The only reason to own or rent this film is because it is on the same disc as the Original Movie. Perhaps it is better that Disney has not released PT 3 and 4 on Disc or VHS because it shows someone somewhere still cares about artistic merit or quality. That person is working on a killer script where Hayley reprises her role as Pollyanna.

Amy Adler In the original Parent Trap, as everyone knows, Sharon (Hayley Mills) and Susan (also Hayley Mills) were separated at birth by divorcing parents. They met years later at summer camp, wanted to stay close and hatched a plan to get their parents back together again. Now, in the sequel, Sharon (a grown-up Hayley Mills) is also a divorced single mother to Nicole, a pre-teen gal with a good imagination. As it happens, Sharon's ex has remarried and moved on, but Sharon doesn't have the courage to date yet, devoting all of her time to her job and to Nicole. It is Sharon's plan to move to New York City, from Tampa, for a what she sees as a better job opportunity. But Nicole, who has just met a wonderful new friend, Mary, at summer school, does not want to leave Florida. Therefore, Nicole and Mary decide to hatch some matchmaking plans themselves. After all, Mary's father, Bill, is a handsome widower who seems a good match for Sharon. The two little girls even telephone Sharon's twin, Susan (also Hayley Mills), a married Californian, to come to Florida, where she will pose as Sharon and "flirt" with Bill, getting his attention. Can such a plan, er, trap, work? As a youngster in the early sixties, there were few films I enjoyed more than the Parent Trap. Mills was a talented and beautiful young star and the film had considerable "girl power", making it a wonderful choice for my three sisters and myself. Therefore, when I walked into the supermarket and saw a combination DVD of the original and the sequel I never knew existed, I plunked down my ten dollars. It was money well spent. No, the second film is not as worthy as the original but it is still delightful and fun. Mills is quite nice as the "getting-back-on-my-feet" single mother and as the sunnier twin, Susan. Tom Skerritt, as Bill, provides a good-looking and humorous suitor for Sharon while the two young girls in the film are fine, too. While the cinematography and production values are somewhat lacking, there are nice costumes and a pretty Floridian setting. Best of all, the script has originality and zest, especially when it comes to creating situations of mistaken identity. Therefore, if you consider the original movie to be your cup of cinematic tea, do try to find the sequel, too. Any showing of the films together, at a young gals' sleepover, for example, will be a big hit with the audience.

lheist OK, so looking back on this movie now that I'm an adult, I realize it is probably not the most quality movie I have ever seen. But as a kid, I loved it. I taped it off of the Wonderful World of Disney and watched it over and over. There are some very funny lines, and I love how the maid is nosy, just like in the first movie. But my main problem is how can Haley Mills, a blond, have a daughter who's a red head? If you loved the first Parent Trap, see the sequel, just so you can know what happens to Susan and Sharon once they're all grown up.Favorite line: "All right, but he's really cute. For a minute I thought he was Ralph Machio."

coreyskrissyd This was one of my favorites as a kid! I wish it were on VHS! Great sequal! I haven't seen the following 2 sequals, but I doubt they could compare! Mills brings the characters alive once again, and the supporting cast is great! Wonderful family fun!!!