Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Not that bad for direct to video, but predictable.
The following review has been updated since I upgraded from my VHS to the "Casper: A Spirited Beginning" DVD:

There have been a handful of direct-to-video Casper films ever since the release of the big budget, bigscreen "Casper" from 1995, produced by Stephen Spielberg and starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci. They started with this film, "Casper: A Spirited Beginning", which initially appears to be a prequel, but actually seems to disregard the Ricci movie altogether (Casper's home has a different name and is in a different town). After that came "Casper Meets Wendy", followed by the completely computer animated features I have yet to see. Between "A Spirited Beginning" and "Casper Meets Wendy", I tend to prefer "Casper Meets Wendy", probably because it's more of a comedy and the story is more supernatural and interesting, adding witches and warlocks to the mix and making it perfect Halloween viewing. It also stars Hilary Duff in her earliest role that I know of, and...

Almost as good as the first CASPER.
Although I enjoyed the first CASPER movie the best, A SPIRITED BEGINNING is just as good. It's pretty different from the first movie, too. There are hardly any similarities except for maybe the ghosts. In this one, Casper is back and this time he comes across an 11-year-old boy who is very interested in ghosts and the Supernatural. So interested, that some people may think he's obsessed with the stuff. His father, unfortunately, doesn't seem to have enough time to spend with him because he's always rushing around...working. The boy is the only one in town who isn't afraid of Casper and they end up becoming friends. Casper and his three uncles still live in the mansion...but the boy's father is making plans with the governer of the town to tear old mansion down to turn the land into a shopping mall! The rest of the town - started by the boy's school teacher - started a fight in order to save the house for historical reseasons. This is a fun movie and the kid in the movie is kinda cute,...

Very Good
I thought this movie was very funny.I liked Casper meets Wendy alot too, but this just as good. I'd recomend it for the whole family.

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