Treasure Island
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Movie Reviews of Treasure Island
Movie Review: 5 stars for the film. 1 star for the DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have loved this movie since I was but a wee lad (born in 1967). I had the record LP as a child and still have the VHS tape. It remains to this day my favorite live action Disney film and the best pirate movie to date. Sadly,this DVD is a travesty!!! The colors are good but there is still lots of work to be done on it to call it "fully restored". Plenty of grain remains on the print. And what's all this about no special features?!?! No 2nd disc?!?! This film is a milestone in Disney's history! Yet here it is treated as second rate! Nothing more than quick sell DVD to put on the same display self as Treasure Planet when it was being released to DVD. Now how about doing it right Disney and release this gem on Blu-ray, cleaned up real good and filled with extras. Do it like Walt was still in charge.Movie Review: There'll never be another!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is THE immortal pirate story, in its incomparable filmic garb. No-one will ever outdo Newton in his incarnation of Long John; and virtually everything else in Stevenson's tale comes together perfectly. I put this down, first, to the incredible dialogue fashioned by Stevenson. Reading the book, the words he puts into the mouths of his varied characters are so vivid I can actually hear them in my mind's ear. The individual personalities are so strong that they leap from the page. The film does not let him down, even though it may have changed one or two elements in the story. Particularly good are the costumes, and the 18th century atmosphere generated by the settings: inn, seaport, ship and island. I feel sorry for anyone who cannot respond to this delightful creation. Sez I.Movie Review: Arr, maties! Climb abord for a rip-roaring adventure!
Summary: 5 Stars
The first time we watched this movie I watched it for about five minutes before walking away, because it wasn't interesting to me at the time. But when I caught the last twenty minutes of it, I decided that it was interesting after all and watched it from the beginning again.I loved it! Bobby Driscoll was wonderful as Jim Hawkins, and Robert Newton gave the performance of his life as Long John Silver. The rest of the cast was also tremendous.
I had tried reading the book before, but it hadn't been interesting to me, and I ditched it before I was halfway done. Now, because of this movie, I think I'll dust it off and have a go at it. Who knows, I might even like it enough to review it! :)
Movie Review: Wonderful movie, has aged really well
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out in 1950 and Robert Newton's iconic portrayal of Long John Silver has stayed with me ever since! Something made me think about it a few weeks ago and I was delighted to find that it was available on DVD, but with some trepidation because so many old movies like this have not aged well and disappointed on seeing again. Fear not, me hearties, this one is the best! I've had it 3 weeks and I've watched it 3 times already, even though I have 2 other DVDs bought at the same time that I haven't even watched at all yet! Exciting enough for anyone, and good family entertainment too.
Movie Review: One gorgious film!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is Walt Disney's first full live action film and it is a gem. It's beautifully filmed in Technicolor with excellent detail and is rather accurate to the original novel, unlike the black and white MGM film. Bobby Dricoll as Jim Hawkins is strangely American in a film populated by British actors, but he is an excellent actor and won a junior Oscar for the role. The scene where he is chased by the pirate up the mast is unusually dangerous and violent for a Disney film and I love that the danger in the story is not watered down in any way. Overall this is a beautifully made film that does justice to the source material.