The Ransom of Red Chief
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Movie Reviews of The Ransom of Red Chief
Movie Review: Not too funny comedy.
Summary: 3 Stars
Comedy suitable for the whole family, but unfortunately not too funny. Supposedly based on a story by O. Henry, this was apparently made for TV and later remarketed on DVD to exploit the young Osment's new fame after he starred in Sixth Sense. It takes place in the old west, when Christopher LLoyd (Taxi, Back To The Future) and Michael Jeter think they can make a fast fifty by kidnapping the banker's son (Osment). But the banker doesn't believe them. Meanwhile the kid's having a grand old time playing with his kidnappers. Kind of like Disney's No Deposit, No Return; not as funny.Movie Review: O. Henry would be disappointed.....
Summary: 3 Stars
In my 8th grade English class, my students read O. Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief," every year. The kids LOVE the story, and laugh right out loud. When I showed the video in class, they were extremely disappointed. The movie is quite different from the short story. It's a cute little movie, but it in no way compares to reading the selection orally in class. They thought the movie was fun, but they were looking for it to be much closer to the real thing. However, my kids learned a valuable lesson that made my heart SING!....The book is ALWAYS better than the movie!Movie Review: The Ransom of Red Chief DVD
Summary: 3 Stars
The video is adorable; I showed it to my students after reading the short story in class. It arrived a day late, even though I paid the extra money for quicker delivery, and the disk gets stuck and skips.
Since I couldn't find the movie anywhere in town, I guess that "beggars can't be choosers!"
Movie Review: Ranson of Red Chief
Summary: 3 Stars
It is a cute, family-friendly movie, but it strays significantly from the original short-story by O. Henry. It looses the character of the classic story. It's okay as long as your are not expecting O. Henry's story.Movie Review: The Massacre of Red Chief...
Summary: 1 Stars
Unfortunately, Hollywood has taken this entertaining, well written, short story and completely destroyed it! The story is drastically different; characters added and/or changed. I bought this for our homeschool class, but had to apologize to my child for the "pain" of watching. I wish I could return DVD's...actually, we should have been paid to watch this! PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE!