Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure

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Things I like about this movie:

1. Again, most of the personalities are true to the book

2. Mandie and Joe are just so cute!

3. They reused villains, instead of them just disappearing. Mysteries rarely do that, and it makes it more realistic

Things I DON'T like about this movie:

1. The events in the last part were supposed to be near the end of the first one
2. They totally changed Mandie's mother
3. You don't get to meet any of the Cherokees like Sallie, Morning Star, Uncle Wirt, etc.
4. Polly went on the trip (I never liked Polly and probably never will...)

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel

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Things I like about this movie:

1. Despite the actual story varying a bit, the personalities of the characters are strikingly true to the book

2. The movie story is actually pretty good (and funny!)

Things I DON'T like about this movie:

1. They left out quite a bit of the story (the time she was hired at the Brysons, her mother and Uncle John getting married, her and her grandmother becoming friends, and Joe's proposal)

2. They left out a few characters

3. AUNT LOU WASN'T FAT!!

4. They called Uncle Ned just "Ned" except in ONE scene

Note: Yes, my dislike list is longer, but I actually really liked the movie. :)

How to Eat Fried Worms

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Things I like about this movie:

1. It's really funny

2. It shows the differences between the way boys and girls think and act (as an amateur psychologist, I really liked that)

3. Nobody expected Erika and Billy to be together (after all, they aren't even in 8th grade yet)

4. The person bullying the bully got stood up to

5. It illustrates just how gullible public school kids can be (hence the reason I plan on homeschooling my future kids)

6. Kimberly Williams-Paisley was in it (Her husband is seriously one of my heroes)

7. All the kids reformed and were friends

8. The little brother is SO cute!

Things I DON'T like about this movie

1. Well, the thought of eating worms is really nasty, since I happen to know that this kind of thing sometimes DOES happen

2. I can't really complain about it but it just didn't really hit home