Ramona and Beezus

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Call Number: Youth-DVD Books-&-Stories Ramona
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Special features: Show & Tell Film School; deleted scenes; gag reel; My Ramona with Beverly Cleary.
Bridget Moynahan, Ginnifer Goodwin, Joey King, Josh Duhamel, Sandra Oh, John Corbett, Selena Gomez.
Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other. Based on the best-selling books by Beverly Cleary.
DVD; widescreen 2.40:1; 5.1 Dolby digital; Dolby surround; dual layer.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Awesome submitted by mysterio on June 20, 2011, 9:17am Awesome

Funny submitted by Danielle Lemerand on June 24, 2011, 2:03pm This is for the family and its very funny! Watvch it.

Cute submitted by ljq on July 8, 2011, 7:57am I like how they did Ramona's imagination.

good movie submitted by codyson159 on July 9, 2011, 4:05pm this is a really good looking movie.

Seems good submitted by LuckyDuck on July 15, 2011, 9:26am Wanna see it!

Ramona & Bezus submitted by hjaworsk on July 18, 2011, 6:11pm You should see it cause it's a laugh!
And all ages can see it even you!

Good submitted by sandylib123 on July 20, 2011, 10:36am Very good movie, liked it.

great submitted by sunitas on August 2, 2011, 6:16am funny

Fun for the whole family! submitted by tomiwa on August 2, 2011, 9:06am I liked Ramona and Beezus becaus it was funny and everyone has a little imagination.

Fave submitted by derin on August 5, 2011, 10:17am Love it!!!!

Cute submitted by edwardsrl on October 21, 2011, 6:26am Cute little movie, read the Ramona books when I was younger. The movie is sorta different probably because they're probably trying to mash all the books togetther and make one big movie. But it is still a cute little family movie.

Good kids' movie for these tough times! submitted by crazypockets on November 10, 2011, 1:10pm I was a huge fan of the Ramona books growing up (and still am!), and I liked the old-school TV episodes that were made way back when, too. So I thought it'd be fun to check this one out. They made a few odd changes, but overall, the filmmakers did a good job of keeping the original story in tact.
As far as casting goes, Joey King is adorable as the full-of-personality Ramona. Fans of the "Chris in the Morning" John Corbett might have a bit of an adjustment curve (like I did) to the actor playing the role of the graying, tired-but-cheerful father, but his depiction of Mr. Quimby is charming enough to get you past it pretty quickly. The only casting qualm I have is with Selena Gomez as Beezus. I know they wanted to have a big kid actor name to bring in the tween crowd, but come on! Beezus is supposed to be awkward (and not in the "pretty girl who is clumsy" kind of way as played by Gomez) and dealing with her own growing up issues like agonizing over her skin problems. Gomez is perky and beautiful, and only minimally moody. And she is far too nice to Ramona in this movie: anyone who grew up with a sister knows the books were much more accurate of a depiction of that relationship.
But I really liked how they made a solid effort to bring the story into more contemporary terms. In these times, many children will be able to identify with Ramona's concerns over her father being laid off, job search, and the family's possible move out of the house in which she grew up. This'll inevitably be a bit of a tearjerker for parents, but it could also be a dialog-opener as well. I also liked how true the filmmakers were to Ramona's strong imagination and the little sequences showing this.
Despite some changes to the plot, character development, and story timelines of the books, fans of the original (wonderful!) books will be happy to find most of their favorite funny moments shown here. There are even a few secret little nods that die-hard fans may enjoy watching for-does anyone else think Mr. Quimby's art style looks a little familiar?

Great movie! submitted by Morgsush on June 19, 2012, 5:07pm This is a wonderful movie for the whole family. The kids will love Ramona, and your teens will love Beezus. And anyone who's grown up with Beverly Cleary will also love this great film.

Fun movie submitted by andreahubert on July 1, 2012, 10:56am This was a fun movie to watch.

love it submitted by shalinigurl on July 2, 2012, 9:51pm Its a great movie and when I was younger I was a huge fan of the books mainly ever since I was seven but to be honest I still love the books so I found this movie really lived up to my expectations. Joey king was great as Ramona and selena Gomez was pretty good too I was very shocked to see her playing beezus hope there are more movies

Funny submitted by ashflowtuff on July 5, 2012, 9:03am This movie was fun, and my kids really enjoyed it. We have read some of the Ramona books, and it was really fun for them to see a movie with those characters.

funny submitted by judychiapang on July 13, 2012, 3:41pm funny

Cute! submitted by alumeng.ajl on August 2, 2012, 5:39pm Ramona and Beezus is such a cute movie! It's one of the best children's films of the year!

loved it! submitted by fairytale on August 6, 2012, 7:23pm This is a wonderful, funny, quirky feel-good movie! I laughed, I cried, it was amazing! I highly recommend it. Great for all ages!

not selena submitted by Jackie77 on July 22, 2015, 5:47am Movie would have been better without Selena Gomez

Ramona and Beezus submitted by leenajong on August 15, 2015, 9:51pm Lovely movie. We enjoyed it.

great movie submitted by chloehyatt on August 19, 2015, 11:35am good

Meh submitted by peterflorence on June 20, 2016, 4:56pm I think they should have had individual movies for each book. It melded them all together, forcing the movie to leave out some of the great parts from the book.

Brought to Life submitted by smileforjd on July 19, 2019, 8:15pm This movie will bring the characters from the books to life!

I Love Selena Gomez I Wish To Meet Her 1 Day submitted by Shaylane Webb on June 27, 2022, 6:36pm I Love Selena Gomez I Wish To Meet 1 Day In California