Charlotte's Web

1973 "That humble radiant terrific book is now a humble radiant terrific movie."
6.9| 1h34m| G| en| More Info
Released: 01 March 1973 Released
Producted By: Paramount
Country: United States of America
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Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Steineded How sad is this?
Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .
MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting
adamukun I am rating this 10/10 for the enjoyment it gave me as a kid. I recently learned that Hollywood had made a terrible-looking remake in 2006, so in protest I decided to try re-watching the original. I am sorry to report it did not hold up too well. The animation is cheap, the songs feel half-baked, and they kind of botched the close relationship between Wilbur and Charlotte that made the books so charming and heartbreaking. In case you are new to this story, it is about a pig who befriends a spider who saves him from the chopping block in a unique and creative way. It is an adorable concept but as I mentioned it is much better executed in the book by E.B. White. I would recommend showing this movie to little kids who won't notice the sad parts and then giving them the novel when they are old enough. It makes a good "first chapter book."
anthony-rigoni I loved Charlotte's Web mainly because of the songs, the story, and the characters. When Wilbur's life is in danger of becoming dinner, he turns to a clever and friendly spider named Charlotte for help. Desperate to come up with an idea to save Wilbur, how will she send the word that even the runt of the liter can be some terrific, radiant, humble creature? Starring Debbie Reynolds(From Singin' in the Rain) as Charlotte, Henry Gibson(From the Pound Puppies TV Special) as Wilbur, Paul Lynd(From The Perils of Penelope Pitstop and Cattanoga Cats) as Templeton, Agnes Moorehead(From Bewitched) as the Goose, Don Messick(From Scooby-Doo Where Are You?) as Jeffrey, Bob Holt(From various Dr. Seuss classics such as the Lorax and Dr. Seuss is On the Loose) as Mr. Zuckerman, Pamelyn Ferdin(From A Boy Named Charlie Brown) as Fern Arable, John Stephenson(From the Hobbit and Scooby-Doo Where Are You?) as Mr. Arable, and Rex Allen as the Narrator. Featuring memorable lyrics by Robert M Sherman(RIP) and Richard Sherman(They were known for Mary Poppins, Snoopy Come Home, The Sword in the Stone, and It's a Small World), this wonderful adaption from the book of the same name by EB White is perfect for everybody who read the book or thought that the 2006 live-action version is bad.
tedg This is at least an interesting story, but everything about bringing it to the screen is incompetent, save Debbie Reynolds' voice.The animation was crude even for its time, and the songs have no heft or hook.But the story! If you don't know it, here it is:A pig with no particular value is the focus. It is made clear that this is actually someone (yes, we are talking about people here) with fewer gifts than the average. He's a runt and would have been killed at birth. Throughout, he never grows into someone that can accomplish anything. This is a key element of the setup. In your normal children's story of the era, all beings are special, extraordinary: The ugly ducking becomes a swan. The chargirl becomes a wise queen. The younger brother solves the mystery.But here, this pig has no special qualities at the beginning, nor at the end. It is important that he be completely worthless, a simpleton, throughout the story. Otherwise, the "nothing should be killed regardless how worthless" device to work.The magic of the story is that he is saved by an effect that has nothing whatever with his doing. Something else creates a word not even of his choosing -- he doesn't even know what it means. People, instead of marveling over the spider who can read, write and speak, instead read the words and assign its meaning without question or examination of the "story channel" through which it came.This is a very peculiar phenomenon, now much tested in a scientific way. We usually think of it in terms of "if its in paper (or on TeeVee) it must be true." But the perceptual flaw is deeper. If it is in words; if it is a story, we accept the reality of it.That makes this is a tiny essay on the main tricks of misdirected value in storytelling and hence film-making. That people accept it as a children's story, sort of proves the point now doesn't it?Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.
Syl As a child, I fondly remembered Charlotte's Web, the animated version. I have no desire to see the live version. Debbie Reynolds will always be Charlotte, the creative brilliant spider, who befriends Wilbur. I remember Fern saving Wilbur from his own death and raising him as a baby. Once the runt grows a little, Fern is devastated to send him to a farm where he can with other animals. Although Fern does visit him, it's not the same as she cared for him like her baby. The animation is not brilliant because this film was done long before computers but it still holds up to the story and it always worth watching with young ones and even old ones. The animation is not first rate but it's not bad neither. It's not on par with animation today and don't expect it too. But it's not about how computers can brilliantly animate where we don't need live actors or actresses, the story here is faithful to the E.B. White's novel classic and it is respected here. You can't help but tear up at the end.