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Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) Rank 3 Reviews
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Daily-Reviews.com (Dennis Prince)
filmcritic.com
Decades before Harry Potter wowed millions, another orphaned kid with magical powers delighted children in literature and the movies. Two of 'em, in fact. (Kids and movies, I mean.)
Watch carefully and you'll find Harry's origins written all over ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at filmcritic.com
Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings
Two children with strange psychic powers find themselves on the run from a greedy tycoon who wants to use them to make a fortune.
The fact that the movie is from Disney should clue you in to the fact that there will be quite a bit of cuteness at play ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Tia (Kim Richards) and her brother Tony (Ike Eisenmann) are orphans, but no one is sure where their previous home was. The two look like normal children, but there is a mysterious presence that surrounds them at all times. This is because Tia and Tony ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Comingsoon.net
This film is based on the book by the same name.
Tia and Tony are two orphans with mysterious powers. They are able to communicate telepathically and move things with their minds. However, they remember very little of their past. They don’t remember ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at Comingsoon.net
New York Times (Vincent Canby)
"Escape to Witch Mountain" is a Walt Disney production for children who will watch absolutely anything that moves. The setting is the spectacular coast around Monterey, Calif., and the story is about two orphans, Tia and Tony, whose extrasensory ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at New York Times (Vincent Canby)
Chicago Reader (--)
Two orphans with ESP search for their origins in a 1975 fantasy-mystery from Disney that's said to be better than average. John Hough directed; with Ray Milland, Eddie Albert, Donald Pleasence, Kim Richards, and Ike Eisenmann. ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at Chicago Reader (--)
UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Tony and Tia Malone are different from the other kids at the orphanage. They can make things move just by thinking about it. Tony can levitate. Tia can talk to animals. They come to the attention of evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt (Ray Milland, doing his ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Entertainment Insiders
"Escape to Witch Mountain" is a quaint stab at science fiction by the Disney Studio. The 1975 film played better when it originally opened in 1975. While the basic story is still good, the pre-Star Wars special effects date the film. The very young ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at Entertainment Insiders
DVD Net (Jules Faber)
This children’s film from 1975 has one major failing; the audience knows what the children are waaaaay before they do and so everyone suffers the not uncommon fate of characters in Disney films. That is, they all appear pretty stupid.
The film ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at DVD Net (Jules Faber)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
With Harry Potter all the rage these days, it would seem the perfect time to release Escape to Witch Mountain on DVD. After all, they both feature child magicians just learning that they have gifts beyond mere mortals, utilizing these gifts the get ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
DVD Verdict (Patrick Naugle)
In the 1970s, the Walt Disney Company's live action film machine was starting to sputter and die. With a desire to hold on to the innocence of the past, yet knowing they must move forward into the future, Disney released movies that tried to be ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at DVD Verdict (Patrick Naugle)
Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD
Young Tia (Kim Richards) and Tony Malone (Iake Eissinmann) arrive at an orphanage after the death of their foster parents, and immediately, the other children notice something is different about them. In baseball, Tony is able to jump high to catch fly ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD
digitallyOBSESSED.com (David Krauss)
Long before Disney produced The Sixth Sense, the studio bestowed psychic powers on a couple of other cute, wide-eyed children—with more light-hearted results. In Escape to Witch Mountain, Tia (Kim Richards) and Tony (Ike Eisenmann) don't see dead ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (David Krauss)
Time Out
A Disney adventure with quite a lot going for it, even if it does end up spreading itself too wide for the sakes of the entire family. Two orphans, gifted with extra-terrestrial powers, get sidetracked in their search for their origins by an unscrupulous ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at Time Out
Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page
Tony and Tia are orphans with little memory of their past. When we first meet them, they have just been enrolled in an orphanage. On the outside, the brother and sister seem quite normal, but you soon realize that there is something very unique about ...read the complete Escape to Witch Mountain movie review at Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page
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