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Attention Racers: The Bug is Back!

3 1/2 Stars

Since there are no new kid’s movies this week I thought I’d just zoom over to the dollar movie and see “Herbie Fully Loaded”.

Herbie is everyone’s favorite Love Bug, and he’s back. It starts as Herbie is being towed away to Crazy Dave’s car crusher. Dave and his guys find out that Herbie has a mind of his own! Meanwhile Maggie Peyton (Lindsay Lohan) has just graduated from college and her Dad (Michael Keaton) lets her buy a car for her graduation present for seventy-five big ones. She’s just about to pick a car when Herbie jumps up and crashes it! Then Maggie freaks out and she picks Herbie instead. A note in Herbie promises that if Maggie has a problem he will help her find the answer to it.

Basically, this movie is about Maggie trying to get into racing again and Herbie getting to be a champion again. I liked this because it was a comedy. There is some comedic love between Herbie and a new Volkswagon Beetle who is yellow. Also, Herbie keeps squirting everyone with oil, including Trip Murphy (Matt Dillon) who plays a famous sports car driver who is trying to wipe Herbie off his windshield.

I didn’t like that Herbie got beat up all the time, but this movie is good for children who know who the Love Bug is (their parents probably do), and who like comedy. I laughed all over! Rated G for Great Family Fun.

Attention People of Fayette County: Have you ever wondered if anyone else likes your top ten favorite movies? Well, here’s your chance to find out. I, Kevin Thomas, have decided to let two lucky children go with me to see the premiere (the first showing around here) of Wallace and Gromit, the movie. You can enter by sending in your top ten movie list which I will read personally and decide which two are the best. They will be published along with my top ten list in the paper, and the winning kids will get to go to the movies with me! Submit your entries Attn. Kevin Thomas to mboylan@thecitizen.com.

Good luck!