Lohan is (or was) a charming and spunky screen presence, a talented performer with the right material. As Michael likes to say, this is before she went crazy (or, putting it simpler, before her various troubles with the law, substance abuse, and paparazzi began in earnest).
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(At least for the time being–perhaps some Disney exec will decided to revive the series in a year or two.) Disney, I imagine, had far higher hopes for Herbie: Fully Loaded, helped along by the film’s marquee star, Lindsay Lohan. The laid-back, low-stakes tone continues in Herbie: Fully Loaded, the 2005 film that functioned as reboot, sequel, and finale.
Herbie may get into a bit of danger in each of the films, but there’s not only any doubt he’ll survive, but there’s not enough tension to make us think otherwise. While the series has many dedicated fans, including my esteemed co-host Michael, I think one of the reasons why the series isn’t as thoroughly beloved as other movies or even characters in the Disney canon is because the stakes always seem very low. Even as we reach the finale of the series (at least in terms of those movies that were released in theaters), Herbie is strictly sticking with the formula, racing a few times, changing the lives of the people who drive him, and getting into a few scrapes along the way. Unfortunately, the movies that this magical Volkswagen is the star of haven’t really grown. This gauntlet has been trying, but I’ve grown as a person by making it through. Somehow, I have survived the world of Herbie, the Love Bug. Starring Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Justin Long, Matt Dillon Written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar & Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant
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