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Film: RED RIDING HOOD

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Actors: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Virginia Madsen, Julie Christie, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Lukas Haas, Billy Burke

Year: 2011

I was really excited when this arrived from Netflix. I thought, it's Catherine Hardwicke (who I like from "Thirteen" and "Twilight") and how can you go wrong with Gary Oldman and Julie Christie? Boy was I wrong. I was bored out of my mind. I split the viewing up into two sections because I found myself flipping through a magazine. This had so much potential, but it came tumbling down due to terrible writing. The dialogue was cringe-worthy. What a waste of two hours.

20 Best Child Performances

Actor: JACK WILD

Film: "Oliver!"

Character: Dodger

Year: 1968

Age: 15

What he is doing now: Wild starred in the show 'H.R. Pufnstuf' and also made an appearance in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves". He passed away in 2006 of throat and tongue cancer.

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Honorable Mention:

Martha Plimpton in “The Goonies” (1985)

Margaret O’Brien in “Little Women” (1949)

Alfred Lutter III in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” (1974)

Sean Nelson in “Fresh” (1994)

Natalie Portman in “The Professional” (1994)

Patrick Renna in “The Sandlot” (1993)

Drew Barrymore in “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982)

Jackie Coogan in “The Kid” (1921)

Mark Lester in “Oliver!” (1968)

Noah Hathaway in “The Neverending Story” (1984)

Corey Haim in “Lucas” (1986)

Brad Renfro in “The Client” (1994)

Lukas Haas in “Lady in White” (1988)

Reese Witherspoon in “The Man in the Moon” (1991)

Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)