Treasure of Matecumbe
by Vincent McEveety
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Actor: Joan Hackett, Johnny Doran, Peter Ustinov, Robert Foxworth, Vic MorrowDirector: Vincent McEveety
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Writer: Don Tait
Writer: Robert Lewis Taylor
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-08-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
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- At last.the best of Sunday night TV is back! It's the legendary TV show popular with audiences for 29 years. The longest-running prime-time series in television history (1954-1983). The winner of numerous awards, including seven Emmys. It's THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY! In post-Civil War Kentucky, young David Burnie (Johnny Doran) becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret: a map l
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Movie Review: A Disney adventure with a Mark Twain feeling!
Summary: 5 Stars
In the post-Civil War South, a young boy named Davie and his best-friend Thad find themselves on a big river adventure heading towards Florida with treasure map in hand. Along the way, they team up with a sly, adventurous southern lady, a kind-hearted snake-oil salesman, and Davie's own heroic uncle Jim, but they also must steer clear of pursuing river pirates, a tribe of dangerous Indians, gators, a hurricane, and even the Ku Klux Klan!
"Treasure of Matecumbe" is the perfect Disney adventure for the Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn fan who is looking for something new. Unquestionably a product of '70's Disney with a then-modern, folk-style opening theme song, '70's Disney production qualities and styles, and favorite actors of the time (Peter Ustinov is enjoyable as ever as medicine-show man Doctor Snodgrass), "Treasure of Matecumbe" has its flaws, but it holds up well as a fun, family adventure viewers of any age will enjoy. While it isn't the most realistic film at times, it has a lot of clever moments and plenty of Disney charm, and it comes off as one of the finer of Disney's lesser-known 1970's offerings.
The DVD is now available in wide release, previously only available to members of the Disney Movie Club. It is a barebones release in fullscreen format, but the picture and sound quality are good (at least to this layman's eyes and ears). Speaking as both a Disney fanatic and someone who loves Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn-based films, rediscovering this Disney treasure that is very similar in theme has been a real treat! As another reviewer stated so well, it very much feels like "Huckleberry Finn" meets "The Apple Dumpling Gang", so if you know those stories, you'll know exactly what to expect. For those who buy this film and enjoy it, I highly recommend not only those films (for Huck Finn, my favorite is the Disney/Elijah Wood version, though the Patrick Day one is the best for matching the book), but also "Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" and other films about Twain's two classic rapscallions, not to mention other Disney films from the 1970's. It's most regularly considered the worst time at the Walt Disney studios, but some of us enjoy the films of that era as well. Each decade from the Disney Studios has its own special qualities that can be viewed as charming or otherwise. "Treasure of Matecumbe" is no exception, but regardless, it is a fine family adventure in its own right and should be a welcome addition to any home video library.
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