I remembered having watched the Love Bug as a child. But its turns out I was wrong. I'd never seen this film -- but probably one of the 1970s sequels. haha. In any case, I thought the boys would get a kick out of the VW Bug in its starring role.
Specs:
1 1/2 hours. Color.
Our family's average rating on a scale from 1 - 10:
6.5
More about the film and our reaction to it:
Solid, enjoyable film. Totally appropriate for family viewing and basically unobjectionable all around. Kind of like Flubber or the Elvis film we saw, it is good to have a familiarity with these well-known films that are part of the American cultural experience.
The story weaves together a down-on-his-luck car racer and his funny roommate, with a villainous car dealer and his spunky employee, a sweet and stubborn Volkswagon and a gorgeous cross country motor race in California. (As I write this, its starting to remind me of The Great Race, too. Between the two of them, even though we rated The Great Race a bit higher and it is probably better cinema, families are much more likely to enjoy this one.)
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