Charlotte's Web (1973) / Charlotte's Web (2006)

Charlotte's Web (1973)

Enjoyable and enchanting animated musical adaptation of E.B. White's classic barnyard tale about a shy piglet, slated for the breakfast table, who's befriended by a spider who saves his life with her "magic" web. Featuring the voice talents of Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Paul Lynde, and Don Messick. 94 min. C/Rtg: G

Charlotte's Web (2006)

E.B. White’s tale of loyalty, friendship, and sacrifice comes to life in this adaptation that mixes live action and computer-generated imagery. After he is raised loving farmgirl Fern (Dakota Fanning), misfit pig Wilbur is moved into a barn inhabited by offbeat animals. But when he discovers that he is destined to become dinner, his spider pal Charlotte sets out to change his fate. With the voices of Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, and Robert Redford. 96 min. C/Rtg: G

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.