When I was five this movie broke my heart. The movie itself was great, but my revelation afterward was devastating. The cat that I loved with all of my little heart had died about a month before I watched it, but I didn't understand what had happened to him. That was, until I saw what happened to the spider. By the time I was home, I was a blubbering mess. Dad just handed me to Mom because he couldn't figure out how to handle me. I finally cried myself to sleep about two hours later. My opinion on the movie is permanently stained by the heartbreak of loosing my beloved cat. Despite that, it was a great movie.

I'm going to get this out of the way fast. The only downside to this film is the comedy. It's pointless, unfunny, and just childish. But the rest of the movie........ Great!!!!!I grew up reading the book and watching the Hanna-Barbara movie. The book is a classic and always will be, the movie was good but revisiting it; the animation is awkward, the made up story lines are dumb and the songs for lack of a better word are just bad. When this live-action remake came out I actually wasn't that exited. It took me a long time to finally sit down and give it a view. Think about when you read the book. Charlotte's Wed really gives you a warm tingly feeling when reading it. For the most part the movie transfers the sensibility of the book to the screen. If you are a fan of the book you'll like this movie. If you are gung-ho about the original film you probably won't like it. Whatever it's worth I say give it a watch it's on Netflix right now so stop reading this review you probably don't care about and watch it and draw your own conclusion.

As much as I like the animated film, I do think this is better, only by one point though. Based on the timeless book by EB White, this is a warm, nicely done and cute film. The book is better, but this is so charming, you can't help like it. The real charm comes from the story, which here is so well told. The film is beautifully shot with lovely photography and stunning locations, and the music is gorgeous. Of course the script isn't as sharp as it could have been, but that is a minor criticism compared to how wonderful this was. Dakota Fanning gets better and better every time I see her, what a very talented child actress she is! Wilbur was just adorable, even more adorable than he was in the animated film. And the voice acting is top notch, Julia Roberts being the biggest surprise in a very warm vocal performance as Charlotte. John Cleese and Thomas Haden Church are sterling in their roles as the sheep and the crow, but other than Roberts, the real standout is Steve Buschemi as the hilarious Templeton. All in all, lovely to watch, definitely memorable and cute, not as good as the book, but well worth the watch. 9/10 Bethany Cox

A little pig named Wilbur is scared of being eaten by the nasty humans, so Charlotte, the spider decides to help him."But you are so small, they are huge, what can you do" says Wilbur.Charlotte solves the problem by going over to a nearby nuclear reactor and eating radioactive flies. Causing her to grow huge. She them take over the town and imprisons all the humans.Realizing this, Wilbur and the other barnyard animals uncover a secret Japanese stone which allows them to join together in Robo-barn animals. During the climatic end battle I realised that this was the sort of movie young people want to see.Charlottes web has always been the sort of story adults love and children tolerate. It contains many important themes that adults want to be able to talk to their children about. But it is put together in such a passive no-interesting package that children will never actively see such stories without the guidance of adults.So, if you are an adult, drag your kids to it and them tell them enough times how great the movie is so that they will drag their own children to see it.But afterwards go have pork ribs and then go to see the transformers movie, they will appreciate it more.