Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

2009 "Family vacations can be tricky."
6.2| 1h34m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 28 August 2009 Released
Producted By: Disney Channel
Country: United States of America
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A young wizard accidentally conjures a spell that puts her family in jeopardy.

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lisafordeay I started watching Wizards of Waverly Place since I got the Disney Channel back in 2008 and when I heard there was a movie about it I decided to hell with it to check it out.The film is about the russo who go on a holiday vacation and Alex(Selena Gomez) has a fight with her mother Theresa and wishes that her parents never met. Of course when that happens she and her brothers Max & Justin have to try and bring them back together again or else they won't exist anymore. Meanwhile some guy and his bird whos name is wait for it Giselle(hey isn't that the name of the charcther in Enchanted LOL)anyway his after some stone or whatever it was cause I don't care and you can probably guess the rest of it for yourselves.The cast was awful,the story was dreadful and if you like the series then stick with the series and avoid this one cause its bloody awful.
gossipgrrl13 This is honestly the best Disney Movie i have seen since the 90's. It wasn't corny and the plot was very good. The ending wasn't lame or stupid, it had a lot of depth. This movie appeals to all ages its not one of those just for the little kids type of movie, because i am older and i loved it. in my opinion this movie was better then the Hannah Montana Movie and there is no reason that that movie was shown in theaters and this one was not. One of the main reasons the movie was so good was because the acting was absolutely brilliant. Selena Gomez (Alex Russo) gives the performance of a lifetime! She was absolutely amazing in this movie. David Henrie (Justin Russo) and Jake T. Austin (Max Russo) were amazing as well. There also was none of that trying to be funny comedy, like a lot of the Disney Channel Shows. I loved how the parents Jerry Russo (David DeLuise) and Maria Canals-Barrera (Theresa Russo) acted like real parents. I loved how this was truly about family, Selena and David had amazing chemistry as brother and sister as well as Jake Austin. It was so believable. The special affects were great! i loved the way they used their magic. Oh and i will also say, this is the first Disney Channel movie to make me cry since Tru Confessions, which is really saying something. Before this movie, i only occasionally watched Wizards of Waverly Place but after this i am planning on watching the new season. If you were a Disney fan in the 90's and you miss those movies like Wish Upon a Star and Susie Q, this movie will live up to your expectations. i give this 10/10. its the best Disney movie of this decade.
Floated2 Before watching this movie i expected it to be just like the television show (a comedy with jokes) but the movie turned out to be a more serious suspenseful film. It was alright but there should have been a warning before watching this. I mean this could scare young kids. The acting was pretty good. The plot was kinda weak though. I've seem this plot before. The movie didn't seem that long, it was entertaining but really could have been more funnier. I didn't laugh once. The characters seemed different because they were older and more mature. They all had great chemistry together. Another good thing about the movie is that Harper didn't have a big role. She was just in the beginning of the movie. She was only in it for about 6 minutes. That was great, she is really annoying. The movie didn't have any other minor characters from the television show but it didn't need to. They're on vacation.Id recommend watching this movie, it was pretty decent!
rockstar99 Wow, is all I can say about this movie, it was the best DCOM movie I have ever seen, The movie gave a very good family outlook with many scenes showing how the three siblings missed their parents and how they were determined to get their parents to know them. The actors in this are just flat out fantastic, I really like the TV show, but when I watched this, all the actors seemed more geared up and prepared. The chemistry of all the actors really made me like this movie, Selena Gomez once again does a great job, and the scenes in the movie between David Henrie and Selena Gomez were just unbelievable, the way they acted in every scene together was just perfect.When I first saw the promos for this movie, I was like, oh that sounds cool, but I didn't expect it to be so good. Although the plot was a recycled one that's been used by Disney a lot, the actors breathed a new life to it with all of their amazing performances, and the special effects( although not Hollywood picture perfect) they were amazing for a disneychannel movie.And the ending scenes of the movie were great, and once the movie was done, I was satisfied,( something that usually doesn't happen when I watch a DCOM)