Cheaper By The Dozen

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="06dd8c02dduajq.jpg"> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11">   <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11">       <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11">   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="At The Movies With Lutz"><U><IMG SRC="0660b0b0.png" border=0 width="11" height="11" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="93fb8100.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="272" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B>Judy & Lutz Perschon</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Judy Lutz Perschon"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >back to</FONT>  <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="At The Movies With Lutz"><U><B>At The Movies With Lutz</B></U></A></div> <div> Cheaper By The Dozen</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="780" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 172 WIDTH="768"><div> Roger Ebert makes the point that the 2003 version of this movie is quite different from the 1950 one.  Without having seen the 1950 version I would have to agree.   The whole social fabric of families was different then and to depict a family the way it was back then just wouldn't fly today.  I would like to see the 1950 version.  Having said that Judy and I loved this movie.  At one point we laughed so hard we couldn't breathe.   The plot is obvious as soon as father gets the big offer.  No surprises after that, but then this movie was never intended to lure you in on plot.  It's purely a comedy.   And it's great for the whole family.  The kids will like it from their perspective and parents from theirs, especially if you have [or had] a big family.  It's not necessary to see it on a big screen, so if you can't see it while it's at theatres, rent it on DVD when it comes out.  But don't miss it.   Oh and that the critics don't like it as much as the users is no surprise.  This movie is just way too much fun for most critics. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 51 WIDTH="768"><div> Lutz's Rating <IMG SRC="0fb15150.gif" border=0 width="21" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="0fb15150.gif" border=0 width="21" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Judy's Rating <IMG SRC="0fb15150.gif" border=0 width="21" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="0fb15150.gif" border=0 width="21" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="768"><div> Storyline From Yahoo:  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >When Tom Baker (Martin) gets a job offer to coach football at Northwestern University in Chicago, he and his wife, Mary (Hunt), move to the big city, which is a big change for them and their 12 children, who range from preschool-age twins Kyle and Nigel all the way up to 22-year-old Anne (Perabo) who has already left home. With the recent publication of her long-in-the-works book, Mary feels demands outside the home taking away as much time as Tom's new job does, so the two are forced to try to find new ways of parenting their massive tribe, but they find their parenting styles aren't always completely compatible. </FONT></div> <div> <B>Ratings: Critics C     Users B+</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>