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The Parent Trap II (1986)
Lame!
The Parent Trap II is all about the daughter of the grown up Sharon (the same Sharon from the 1st movie, and played by the same actress Hayley Mills) trying to get her mother (Sharon) together with the single father of her school friend. I watched an hour of it and couldn't keep my attention from wandering off. The acting was lame and the story line just seemed like a ripped off rewrite of the original. The only upside was seeing the lovely Hayley Mills as a young adult. So pretty. Note: Have you seen the TV show "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" (Saved By The Bell: the junior high years)? Hayley Mills plays a Teacher (Miss Bliss) on that show.
Dream a Little Dream (1989)
A Deep Yet Funny Movie
This film was expertly done. I read a review somewhere that the time line of the movie jumped all over the place and all I have to say to that person is: If you couldn't follow the time line of the movie, you must have forgotten to pause the movie when you took a bathroom break.
At a glance, one might be confused as to how the scenes of the movie line up, unless you pay attention from the beginning (and learn to love your pause button). The whole premise of the movie is that the old man (Coleman) is trying to discover a way (through meditation) to enter the dream world CONSIOUSLY and thus live forever in this state with the woman that he loves.
He experiments with meditation and because of an accident that happened in his yard during the experiment, his soul jumped into a young mans body and the soul of his wife, who is not as into the experiment as him, only partially jumps into the body of that young mans love interest. (His best friend's girl) It is a heart wrenching, yet simultaneously heart warming story about soul mates and the unbreakable bond that will always lead them back to each others arms, and hearts.
Many of Corey Feldman's dance moves mimicked Michael Jackson. This was intentional due to the popularity of Michael Jackson in the late 80's. True to the era, "Bobby" was a young teenager who emulated a very popular icon of the times. Never-The-Less, as an adult, I still find his in this movie charming, witty, and full of depth.
Anyone who would say that this man made his success on his looks alone has obviously not seen this movie. It is rare to find a good looking actor who also has a full arsenal of talent and is not afraid to use it. If more performers would fore-go work that is trendy and opt for jobs that require real skills; movies, TV shows, and music would be so much the better for it.