The Parent Trap
Over Thanksgiving vacation, I watched and compared two movies--both versions of the movie The Parent Trap (the 1961 version with Hayley Mills and the 1998 version with Lindsay Lohan). Which one is better? Was there a need to make a new one when the original was a classic to begin with? Which do I prefer and recommend? The first thing I'll say is that the plot of both is identical--as identical as the twins in the story! Some of the very lines are the exact same, word-for-word (not the whole movie, but many of the lines). There are some variations, which I'll share later. The synopsis is (with spoiler alerts), two girls who look exactly alike (only with different hairstyles and clothes) meet at summer camp. 1961 twins, Sharon and Susan at left; 1998 twins, Annie and Hallie at right They discover that they are identical t...