Wizards of Waverly Place

2007

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  • 4
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  • 1
6.9| 0h30m| TV-G| en| More Info
Released: 12 October 2007 Ended
Producted By: It's a Laugh Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/wizardsofwaverlyplace/
Synopsis

Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their extraordinary powers.

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Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life
Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation
Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
Synetech Alex Russo is one of the worst role-models for children in television (or world) history.Alex Russo is one of the most horrible characters in the history of television. To say that she is a bad role model is a compliment. She is rude, obnoxious, irresponsible, smarmy, lazy, selfish, self-centered, uneducated; illiterate; and stupid, unreliable, smug, arrogant, bossy, pushy, a bully, an underachiever, a cheater, and a liar, and does the bare minimum to get other to forgiver her until the next time she does something bad. For example, she purposely sabotaged Justin and Harper's friendship for her own selfish benefit. Another example is when she turned Justin and Zeke into puppets against their wills, again for her own selfish benefit. There is nothing redeeming about her and that she has been made the center of the show only serves to drag the whole program down. Impressionable children should not be exposed to her. Unfortunately the stupid writers keep making her out to be "cool" as though being bad is a good thing, which just makes the show all the more inappropriate, especially for impressionable young children.The absurd scenarios are all extremely force and contrived and unbelievable (even for a fantasy show). The family is always somehow responsible for saving the world as though there is something special about them (which has been repeatedly established is not the case because there are plenty of other often include flat out offensive scenarios in which the Russos (Alex specifically) do things that are basically crimes.One example is when Alex "outsmarted" the dragon seller by switching their dog with that of another person at that the dog-show. Excuse me? In what universe is she a hero? She just kidnapped someone's dog! Did it not occur to her that the person might be heart-broken and crushed that their pet has vanished? Of course not; she only thinks about Another example was when T.J. turns Jenny Majorhealey from a 16-year-old girl into a a 40-year-old woman. First of all, where and how was she living for the past few months? Second, did it not occur to the writers that this is a stupid plot? Did they not think that Jenny's parents would have freaked out and searched the city for their missing daughter? Did they not think that this "innocent and funny" plot point is actually an *Amber Alert* and the stuff of "Law and Order"?Another example is when Harper threw a slumber-part for girl-Max and had a bunch of girls from his school over. Magic went awry and the girls were turned into old men. What was the Russos' solution? To turn the girls into (talking) fruits! If that wasn't bad enough, Jerry actually had the audacity to indicate that he wanted to eat them! Excuse me? Are they actually condoning murder? Did it not occur to them that when a bunch of children suddenly go missing, there will be a search and big police hunt for them? Did it not occur to them that they will obviously first check the last place (the Russo residence) that the girls were known to be? Idiotic!There have been numerous occasions in which they have actually killed someone or something, but because they usually do it in some stupid cutesy way with spell like turning them into stone and breaking it, or shrinking them and stomping on them, etc. it is somehow considered acceptable and a non-issue that they just took a life.
TheLittleSongbird Okay, Wizards of Waverly Place is not perfect, it was very predictable at the beginning and the special effects can be very basic and cheesy. However, I can't help liking the show. Whereas there are some shows that started off okay or good and are now pretty bad, Wizards of Waverly Place was a rarity that started off ropey but for me actually got better over time. Effects aside, the production values are pretty decent and the music is nice and funky. The story lines are easy to follow and are amusing and the writing is funny and sometimes clever too. The characters are endearing, even Alex. She can have her bratty moments but also her likable ones too. The acting is pretty good as well, I like Selena Gomez and I think she has potential. Overall, I have a soft spot for Wizards of Waverly Place and for me it is one of the better Disney Channel shows, and considering how bad some of them are that is saying quite a bit. 8/10 Bethany Cox
dark-silencer15 Most shows on Disney for the past years have been seriously dropping in quality, from Hannah Montana, Suite Life of Zack and Cody, they were amusing but they weren't good shows. Disney, in my opinion, had lost its good old magic from the Mickey Mouse days. However, Wizards of Waverly Place has been a great show filled with excitement, drama, and comedy. It had laughs and family and everything that you'd ever want from a good old classic Disney sitcom just like the good old days with Boy Meets World. I will admit it, season three seriously dropped in its amazement. However, the fourth season has been an amazing come back from its bad days, the fourth season is filled with the good quality that I remember from the first two seasons that always made me laugh. All in all, Wizards of Waverly Place is a great family show that has brought back the magic of Disney Channel which makes me proud to watch it.
jaz16 I love Wizards of Waverly Place. I remember when it first aired. I didn't like the show. I thought none of them were funny at first except their father, Jerry (David DeLuise) but after giving the show a chance they all became funny to me and Wizards of Waverly Place became my favorite show from Disney. It's the BEST! I love it! My little sisters and I watch it together every time a new episodes airs. We even watch the same episodes over on Netflix.Selena Gomez is a spectacular actress. When I watch this show. I don't see Selena Gomez, I see Alex Russo. It's amazing how different she is when I watch her being interviewed and making videos for her fans and then seeing her act as Alex. She's really good and she's one of my favorite actress.David Henrie is so funny and adorable as Justin Russo. He plays his character really well. He's very talented. I love the way he acts when he's trying to fix a bad situation or when he helps get his sister, Alex out of trouble. Jake T. Austin was very cute when he started this show in 2007. He's character wasn't so...well dumb back then. Things change I guess but in a way their all dumb in their own special way which makes it funny. He has grown well as an actor and he always makes me laugh when he says things that are funny and dumb.Jennifer Stone....one word...HILARIOUS! Her character is unique and very funny. She makes me laugh all the time. She kind of opened out during the second season I believe and she just became extremely funny. The parents played by David DeLuise and Maria Canals-Barrera. They have great chemistry together and they're funny and great together. I'm really going to miss Wizards of Waverly Place. My dream is to be on the show. That would be a miracle from God! *sigh* A girl can dream... It's one of Disney's best shows ever made. 10 stars!

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