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| Genres: | Advent |
| Starring: | Christian Bale, Charlton Heston, Pete Postlethwaite, Christopher Lee, James Cosmo, John Abbott, Julian Glover |
| Director(s): | Fraser Clarke Heston |
| Country: | USA, UK |
| Year: | 1990 |
| IMDB Rating: | 7.2 |
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ships cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silvers men, who have taken over the Espaniola.
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Visitor Reviews: (20)
Josef Tura-2 18 May 2012
By far the best adaption
The care taken in this movie to remain true to the spirit and words ofRobert Louis Stevenson's novel is rare for the adaption of any novel. Ireadthat this was the director's favorite book as a child and his passion foritis immediately obvious to the audience.The characters are presented exactly as the novel describes them. Theinfamous Long John Silver is not simplified or turned into a hero butpresented as complex as Stevenson wrote him. A ruthless pirate, capable ofgreat generosity and Machivellian cruelty. Heston gives one of the bestperformances of his career and considering his past performances that issaying a great deal.Jim Hawkins is played to perfection by Christian Bale. The characters thatthey actors create actually seem capable of the actions that they take, arare trait in a film.It is too bad that this film was not released in theaters, I feel that itshould have been nominated for several academy awards for acting, directionand, without a doubt, best adapted screenplay. Anyone who believes thatgreat books can't be translated into films will be pleasantly surprised bythis anomaly.
ewilgus 18 May 2012
Captures the book !
I am a life-long fan of the book. This film captures wonderfully thebook's spirit (Adventure!). Prior to this film, I had always dislikedCharlton Heston for his pompous saintliness. In this film, however, asa villain, he is a WONDERFUL villain - refreshingly non-stereotypical,and a good translator of the author's ambiguous character (the amoralship's cook). And Israel Hands, the quintessential pirate-up-the-mast,with his, " Ahhh, Jim, you didn't keep your powder dry!" lends a greatflavor to the translation. Mr. Bale, as the hero, has good substance,though older than the original character. After thinking about thisfilm for years - both my thumbs up.
wboldys 17 May 2012
The best yet
This is probably by far the best adaptation of R. L. Stevenson's novelyet.It is the one most loyal to his book, it has beautiful scenery, and superbacting. No wonder it was made for TV. There is violence and there somefightscences in this movie too but that's okay I guess. It could have been alotworse. I have seen the other two versions of Treasure Island. They werepretty good but they don't come close to this one. This movie is perfectforshowing in school if you have read the book. See it now!
hattjam8 16 May 2012
One of my favorite movies and I wish it were on DVD
This is one of my favorite movies. I was introduced to it by an oldfamily friend who had copied it when it was originally broadcast oncable. My sisters and I ruined the tape with watching. My father hasdeclared this movie his very favorite, and we all have the music fromit (yay, Chieftains!). It is an incredible movie, which was myintroduction to Christian Bale. I like this one even better than Empireof the Sun. My only gripe is that they have stopped printing thismovie, even on VHS. It is a bear to get hold of a copy, let alone adecently-priced one. I hope that someday, a DVD will be made for all ofus devoted fans of this brilliant movie.
ers-11 12 May 2012
Treasure Island (1990 version_
If you hated watching Robert Newton and his ARRRRR, Matey! approach tothe role of Long John Silver, and you hated watching a brat (Bobby D)play Jim Hawkins, and you like to watch a movie about boats and shipsfeaturing actors who actually know something about sailing, this one'sfor you. It's the best version of Treasure Island ever filmed. Not onlyare you treated to a charismatic, cunning and completely amoral LongJohn, and a young man coming of age playing Jim, you get to hear anincredible soundtrack by the Chieftans! Wish I had a copy of thescore...The Chieftans build the perfect OST for this movie. You may not likeCharlton's politics, but who cares-- it's just a movie. I'm pretty surethe director is Heston's son, and he does a good job. From the openingmoments when Captain Billy Bones comes in to the harbor close hauled,you know you're seeing real sailors. No other film version even comesremotely close to this one. Check it out. A bit hard to find, but outthere.
ateelah 11 May 2012
My favorite version
I have to agree with everyone who has lauded this film as the bestadaptation of Stevenson's novel. "Treasure Island" has long been one ofmyfavorite books and this is the first version that comes closest to myvisionof the story. Fraser Heston obviously knew and loved this book, it'sevident in every frame. The costumes, the sets, the actors and the musicallcombine to create an unforgettable cinematic adventure. When I firstheardthat Charlton Heston was going to play Long John Silver, I was skeptical,but his performance was spot on. He was able to communicate the moralambiguity of Stevenson's character without making him comical. He comesacross as a man who is at once dangerous and compelling.Christian Bale was a great Jim Hawkins, coming closer to the way Ipicturedhim in the book than any actor previously. The scene on the ship whenIsrael Hands is chasing him up the rigging was exactly the way Ienvisionedit, with all the urgency and tension it required.Let me just take this opportunity to say that, while I wasn't familiarwithPete Postlethwaite before this film, his portrayal of George Merry reallymade me pay attention. All the supporting actors were perfect.ChristopherLee's Blind Pew is the stuff of nightmares and Oliver Reed as Billy Boneslooked closest to the way I had always envisioned him.The musical score by the Chieftains is one of the most perfect for any TVmovie I have ever seen, and better than many for big screen films. It'soneof the few scores I purchased on CD so that I could just listen to themusic.In spite of a few continuity errors, this film captured perfectly the lookand feel of Stevenson's tale. It's one film I never tire of watching andIhighly recommend it.
Adams Douglas 25 April 2012
Great Movie, Great Score!
I just want to add a mention about the terrific score created for thisexcellent film by The Chieftains. They've created a sense of period usingtheir classic instruments while adding an orchestral score which trulyembodies the spirit of swashbuckling adventure.
gfender 25 April 2012
Very good movie for all ages and great performance by Heston
Although this was a made for TV movie, Ted Turner wanted, and got, agreat movie from an old story that has been shot on the screen manytimes. But none, in my opinion, as good as this.Charelton Heston's performance was magnificent. Had the movie beenproduced for theatrical release, I believe that Heston would havegotten nominated for yet another Academy award, as probably would havethe cinematography as well. I highly recommend this movie for a delightful evening that the wholefamily can and will enjoy. Go ahead, pop some popcorn and find out. Andfor you true Charleton Heston fans, I'd also recommend another obscuretitle, "Mother Load."
sherlock-34 24 April 2012
A Treasure of a Treasure Island!
One of the great literary classics is brought to life in this wonderfulmadefor television version. An incredible cast, headed by Charlton Heston asLong John Silver, beautiful location footage and a great soundtrack fromPaddy Maloney performed by the Chieftains, makes this one of the liveliestproductions ever filmed. Cleverly scripted and directed by Fraser Heston,the viewer is treated to a wonderfully faithful adaptation of R. L.Stevenson's classic adventure tale.Christopher Lee is near unrecognizable in the ghastly make-up of BlindPew.Add to that the most incredible voice-work and you have one of Mr. Lee'smost fascinating characterizations. Although on-screen for a relativelyshort time, Pew is instrumental to the plot, and Mr. Lee certainly makesthemost of his limited time, effectively creating one of the most frighteningand memorable characters. Never before, or since, has Blind Pew been quiteso well played. His interaction with the late great Oliver Reed as BillyBones at the Benbow Inn is a wonderful moment, particularly for Hammerfans.The cast includes a phenomenal assortment of remarkable actors. WhileCharlton Heston is less than perfectly cast, he does turn in a commendableperformance and in no way detracts from the production. It is evident thathe is enjoying his role. Young Christian Bale in an early performance isexcellent and well cast, as Jim Hawkins. Isla Blair does a great job asyoung Jim's protective mother. Along for the ride we also have JulianGloverin a standout performance as Dr. Livesey. His confrontation with theswaggering Oliver Reed as Billy Bones is a high point in this film.RichardJohnson as Squire Trelawney and Clive Wood as Capt. Smollet round out thecast, with Nicolas Amer (whom I thought was actually Jasper Carrot) as asuitably deranged Ben Gunn. An exceptional cast, which fits togetherbeautifully, results in my favorite version of this oft-filmed classic.While at times reminiscent of some of Hammer's adventure films, itcertainlybenefits from modern film technique, and rightly exceeds even the best ofHammer's pirate yarns.Even if you are just checking this out for Christopher Lee's or OliverReed's performance, you'll find yourself engrossed in a wonderful familyfilm and wondering why more classics aren't given such great treatment.Highly recommended!
Steve 24 April 2012
Treasure Island is itself a treasure
This version of the classic Treasure Island novel is without a doubt aclassic. It is not only the best film based on the Stevenson classic,but it is also the best pirate film ever. What makes it good enough tobe given such honors? Listed below from order of most important toleast important are some of the reasons. 1. I would say the most important factor would be this: the piratessounded and looked like real pirates. In a pirate movie, this is themost crucial piece in making the movie worthwhile. If the pirates arenot believable, then the movie really seems cheesy and unrealistic.Seriously- take a second to think this to yourself: "What is apirate?". There is nothing romantic about them. A pirate is nothingmore than a rogue on a ship who has turned to a life of crime andmurders and loots and spends all day on a ship surrounded by othercrude, dirty, vulgar ruffians. It stands to follow then, that theywould be dirty, unsightly, muscular, coarse people with ruff voices.This movie did the best job of any pirate movie in portraying them asjust that. 2. This movie also had amazing actors. With a cast thatincludes Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed, and ChristopherLee, how could the acting not be superb? All the actors, whether in asupporting role or a leading role, were amazing. 3. The script writersnailed the attitudes of all the characters perfectly. When you heardCaptain Smollet you could easily find yourself believing that you werehearing a captain from the olden days speaking to you. 4. The props andcostumes were excellent. While I was terribly disappointed by manyversions of Treasure Island for their bad costumes, this had perfectcostumes. 5. The musical score was absolutely incredible. The music(performed by The Chieftains) was not only beautiful, but it fit themood of every scene perfectly. I would say more, but then I'd need to add a spoiler alert, and since Idon't want to do that I'll content myself with giving only that smallamount of praise.
TheLittleSongbird 19 April 2012
For those who say this is the best version of Treasure Island...I agree!
I have always loved Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, it issuch a great story and a real page-turner. Of the four versions I'veseen so far- this, 1950, the Muppet film and the recent one aired overthe Christmas break- I do agree with those that say this is the bestone.The wonderful story is still as compelling as before, throughout hereit is well paced and interesting. The dialogue is witty and complex aswell as maintaining the basic feel of the book's prose. Add to thatassured direction, authentic locations that are rich in atmosphere,sumptuous costuming and photography, energetic action sequences and amusic score that is both rousing and with a Celtic lilt and you have atreasure. But you cannot mention the cast mentioning this TreasureIsland. To me at least three cast members are definitive, they areCharlton Heston as Long John Silver, Christian Bale as Jim Hawkins andNicolas Amer as Ben Gunn.Heston is perfectly cast in a role he was born to play, hisinterpretation is charismatic and complex being both menacing andhuman, and it is easily one of my favourite performances of his.Likewise with Bale, whose appealing, never overly-sentimental andeasy-to-identify-with Jim Hawkins has only been surpassed I feel by hisperformances in American Psycho and Empire of the Sun. Amer's Ben Gunnis both amusing and poignant, a perfect balance and the onlyperformance of the character so far I've seen to have that perfectbalance.That's not all. We also have Richard Johnson's generous Squire Trelawnyand Julian Glover's gutsy Dr Livesey, as well the most vivid and mostdangerous Billy Bones in Oliver Reed, a genuinely scary Blind Pew inChristopher Lee, an excellent Clive Wood as Captain Smollet andstandout turns from Pete Postlethwaite, Isla Blair and Michael Halsey.Overall, a fantastic version, both as an adaptation and on its ownterms with a wonderful cast especially. 10/10 Bethany Cox
Jackson Booth-Millard 19 April 2012
Treasure Island
I have heard of many versions of this famous book by Robert LouisStevenson turned into a film, the only other one I have seen is theMuppet version. But this only other version I have seen is actuallypretty good for action, adventure and actors playing memorablecharacters. I think you know the story, but I'll explain it anyway. JimHawkins (young Christian Bale) finds a treasure map and he gets thehelp of Dr. Livesey (Julian Glover), Squire Trelawney (Richard Johnson,and of course, Captain Smollet (Clive Wood) to take them to the islandof treasure. Only the one problem is that one member wants the treasurefor himself, one leg short Long John Silver (Charlton Heston). Alsostarring Oliver Reed as Captain Billy Bones, Christopher Lee as BlindPew and Pete Postlethwaite as George Merry. Good!
steve-perry 15 April 2012
An awesome version of a Classic!!! WHERE'S THE DVD?!?!?!?
(it would be 10 for 10 if this were released in WIDESCREEN DTS !!!)This TNT backed (probably made for TV) version had me hooked from thefirst minute. Faithfully following the tale of pirates treasure, wefollow young Jim Hawkins from his fascination with Captain "BillyBones" (a picture perfect performance by the late Oliver Reed) to hisadventures aboard the Hispaniola and eventually Treasure Island. Thecasting is magnificent. Charlton Heston plays his Long John Silver withan air of jaded humanity that we almost empathize with him. The "goodguys" are also humanized and show some of their "darker" sides in thecourse of the telling of the tale. I just wish this would be releasedon DVD. It is truly an effort of love and a tribute to the great RobertLouis Stevenson. Truly wonderful, Mateys!
ishmael-18 15 April 2012
I don't think it's so good
In the same way as Kevin Costner played Robin Hood in the movie withthe money, while Patrick Bergin did a far better job in the other Robinmovie of the same year (1991), and in the same way that Carrol Read'sOliver! (1968) was a film of Lionel Bart's musical (1960), itself atreatment of David Lean's film Oliver Twist (1948), this TreasureIsland fails to match up to the BBC version of 1977, which seems tohave inspired it.Imagine the scene; the Hestons viewing the 1977 tape, not a star to beseen, and Charlton lamenting his never yet having played the Sea Cook;surely Junior could write the script - and direct it, no point inletting someone else stick their oar in - and with Charlton's nameinvolved, surely they could get some real stars, and make a much bettermovie; after all, they'd have more money.And there's the first rub, Oliver Reed never quite gets beyond OliverReed (and who decided Billy Bones was a Scot?), Christopher Lee is ashade gratuitous as Pew (did we have to be shown the true horror behindthe mask?), and Julian Glover (Livesey), so accomplished as a villain,is a little too much like a villain with nothing bad to do today, thana truly good man. There's lots of star quality, but not much depth.As to the script, it's not bad, though the BBC influence is definitelythere, the trouble is that while the BBC adaptor, John Lucarotti had afine grasp of RLS's pirate idiom, Fraser Heston hasn't.It's forgivable for an American writing UK English to make the mistake,but 'Bugger', Bloody Hell' and 'Bastard' were not common C18 nauticalcurses, and 'Blighter' is definitely Victorian; Heston's pirates slipinto 1940s far too often, and it jars. (And Trelawney habituallydrinking tea; where did that come from? Is it just to underline thatthis story happens in England not America?) Having said all that, Christian Bale is extremely good as Jim, andHeston's Silver is all it should be (the pity is that we just don't seeenough of him), Michael Halsey is splendidly nasty as Israel, StephenMackintosh does a highly effective cameo as Dick, and John Benfield isa really scary and violent Black Dog.It's not a bad film by any means, just not nearly as good as it shouldhave been.
rrichr 15 April 2012
The current benchmark
In Fraser Heston's production of Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece, anobvious labor of love by all involved, the classic tale sidesteps anotherexcessively kid-friendly incarnation to live and breathe as Stevensonmeantit to. Although its made-for-TV scale pokes through now and then, it doessoonly momentarily in each case. These little blinks aside, this heartfeltreading of the classic adventure is a worthy piece of work. It's stillfamily-safe but this time there's real menace interwoven with the book'smore genteel sensibilities.How a film begins is often crucial and this `Treasure Island' begins sobeautifully, and correctly. A mournful pennywhistle solo ushers in anopening credit sequence that could have been filmed by the painter N.C.Wyeth, whose vision infuses many of the film's frames. I replay thissequence several times whenever I screen this film because it is soevocative. It also perfectly sets the tone for the entire movie;beautifullydone. But if they had just held the rousing, though excellent, music backabit longer and let the sequence walk through on its own legs, it wouldhavebeen one of the most perfect opening sequences ever filmed.Charlton Heston as Long John Silver? Don't laugh. His now-familiar voiceoccasionally surfaces through his 18th century pirate patois, but neverdetracts. Heston's portrayal is completely effective and is handled withrestraint and relish, a fact that is evident the moment his Silver firstappears. Silver emerges from the back room of his waterfront Bristol grogshop to confront Christian Bale's uneasy Jim Hawkins who, having walkedintoSilver's lair, is realizing that he may, quite possibly, not be walkingout.Assessing Hawkins through a world-weary expression that has seen it allseveral times, Silver weighs his options: hear the boy out or drag himintothe kitchen and slice him into the salt pork stew, at least.Heston's Silver is no buffoon. Instead, he is a dangerous man, not unlikethe Deke Thornton character in Sam Peckinpah's `The Wild Bunch'; anintelligent person who is forced to endure, and make use of, the humandregsof his time, the best of whom can hold only a dim candle to him. Cunning,quietly remorseless, always several moves ahead of everyone in sight, yetpatient in the face of relentless idiocy, this Silver is also a man whosesoul has not been completely flogged out of him, by circumstance or thewhip. His sincere respect for the innocent courage of Jim Hawkins givesthis`Treasure Island' much of its humanity. If you don't feel a pang asHeston'sLong John gazes chagrined at the loot, which, for the lack of morefar-sighted colleagues, would have been his, you may have the proverbialhole in your soul. `Ah bucko', says Silver to Jim Hawkins near the film'send, after Jim rebuffs Silver's last gentle attempt to manipulate him,`whata pair we would have made'. Oh yeah, absolutely.All of the book's heroes are portrayed with heartfelt competence; theblustering Squire Trelawney (Richard Johnson), the tack-sharp,impeccably-mannered Doctor Livesey (Julian Glover), the unflinchingCaptainSmollet (Clive Wood), and Jim Hawkins' arch-boy (Christian Bale in hismid-teens, filled out a bit post `Empire of the Sun', bearing noresemblanceto his homicidal yuppie in `American Psycho'). Arrayed against them arethescurviest sea dogs who ever weighed anchor, complete with terrifying teethand fierce, implied body odor: Oliver Reed's tragic Billy Bones,ChristopherLee's festering Blind Pew, Israel Hands (what a great name), Silver'smurderous, cobra-like shipmate, (Michael Halsey), who provides a taste ofwhat Silver himself may have been like in his younger days, and a mostconvincing Ben Gunn (Nicholas Amer). Peter Postlethwaite, the super-coolbig-game hunter in the first sequel to `Jurassic Park', plays thebewilderedGeorge Merry, a man who should always flee from even the slightestambition;someone who makes you happy to still be you, even if your 401K was ridingentirely on Enron.When the time comes for action, it's delivered with conviction. Early on,the tense, hateful confrontation in the Admiral Benbow inn, between therum-soaked Billy Bones and his scary former shipmate, Black Dog (JohnBenfield), is beautifully rendered, as is the berserk fight at the islandstockade later in the film. To its great credit, the film never tries tobefunny, or even light-hearted. It simply forges ahead, telling Stevenson'sgreat story. But near the end comes a scene in which Squire Trelawneyconfronts Silver, whose schemes are now hopelessly foiled, and attempts tocall the old pirate to account. What briefly transpires is the film's onlyreal yuk, but it's a peach.It's easy to over-romanticize the period in which `Treasure Island' isset;swashbuckling as it may now seem, it was a time before widespread bathing(the future George III's German fiancé had to be told to please take abathafter arriving in England), flush toilets, anesthesia, toothpaste, germtheory, and any notion of social justice. But it was also a time whenunbroken forests still covered most of North America, when Pittsburgh wasjust a rough-hewn, barely defensible French fort in the midst of atracklesswilderness (near the present site of the Pirates baseball stadium;Pirates?,hmmm), a time when, given the courage, adventurous spirits still had realroom to move. The slate was still largely clean. Many irreversiblemistakeshad yet to be made. Anyone with a taste for history and, perhaps, adiscernible distaste for certain aspects of our own `advanced' age willrelate well to this forthright `Treasure Island'. If you've appreciatedCharlton Heston as a movie star, you'll appreciate him even more as anactor. This `Treasure Island' is probably the best that will ever be made.Amore `updated' version could certainly be produced; one that spurts moreblood and exchanges more bodily fluids, with much of the book's periodstyleand manner stripped out, but it would no longer be Stevenson, justHollywood.
h-l-workman 15 April 2012
A wonderful adaptation that should be on DVD
This is easily and by far the best film version of Treasure Island evercreated (I think I've seen them all since Treasure Island is one of myfavourite books). Even being, as I am, critical of movies based onbooks, especially historical books, I can't find any fault with it. Thehistorical accuracy is spot on, the sets are wonderful, the fact thatit was filmed on location perfect, the use of an actual ship showing adie-hard loyalty to the book, the cast is excellent, the costuminggreat, and equally important to all of this, the soundtrack isriveting! I've long been a fan of the Chieftains and this film helpedto further raise my respect for them. The scene in which Jim is pittedagainst Israel Hands would be nothing without that wild tapping as Jimruns up the rigging! One of the things I particularly love is howrealistic the fight scenes are. Things are slowed down by there-loading of the guns or complicated by the powder getting wet. Andthe film doesn't have the silly dancing about with rapiers thatprevious film versions of the book have, but furious slashes with heavycutlasses and vicious, ungentlemanly kicking. The fight between BillyBones and Black Dog is hilariously clumsy, but in a terrifyinglife-like way. I simply cannot say enough good things about this film.There is only one question that I have: WHERE IS THE DVD VERSION!!???
bryankendallm 13 April 2012
Excellent - Top Drawer
I have read the book many times and have every version of this classicavailable. I am a devotee of pirate history as well so I hope to speakwith some qualification.This is, without doubt, the finest, richest version of Treasure IslandI have ever seen. The director seems to capture the mood of the storyand the broad strokes are well directed making for a well told tale.But, the movie is marvelously rich in detail.The ensemble acting is .......with good chemistry. No one actor stepsout as a soloist ......as it should be. And the young man acts a ladshould.Why, why, oh, why is this not on DVD?
Hardwicke Benthow 12 April 2012
Good old-fashioned storytellling
About a month ago, Robert Newton was Long John Silver to me. I thoughtyou just can't beat his portrayal, no way, no how. That was until I sawCharlton Heston in the 1990 version. He nailed it. It's one of thoseperformances of a literary character that is so good it's as if thecharacter walked off the page. I'm, talking about Jeremy Brett-SherlockHolmes, Hugh Laurie-Bertie Wooster, David Suchet-Hercule Poirotperfection here.Christopher Lee was perfect as Blind Pew, and used a surprising voice.I say surprising, because we all know what his voice sounds like. Deep,booming, and sophisticated. Well, as Blind Pew, his voice ishigh-pitched, and for lack of a better term "wretched-sounding", whichfor this character, is a good thing.The rest of the actors were all perfect as well, including ChristianBale as Jim Hawkins and Oliver Reed as Billy Bones. But it CharltonHeston who steals the show. His Long John Silver is gritty andfrightening, yet somehow we can't help but feel a little pity for him.Every second he is on screen, you feel like you are watching a realpirate. As much as I like Robert Newton, Jack Sparrow, etc, Heston'sLong John Silver is the real deal.The cinematography is excellent. It's colorful, and the exoticlocations are captured very well. There's no shaky-cam, no unneededcamera movements, no fancy stuff, just good old-fashionedcinematography.The music is performed by a band known as "The Chieftans". Although itis only a band, not a large orchestra, their Scottish-flavored musicfitted the atmosphere well, and occasionally was quite rousing in aswashbuckling sort of way.The plot, atmosphere, and characters are very faithful to the book, theeffect could be described as "deja-vu".Overall, this is a movie that doesn't try to be groundbreaking or pushlimits. It doesn't try to be modern, hip, or cool. It just tells a goodstory, and tells it well.10/10
daria84 11 April 2012
An awesome book turned into a great movie!
I remember the first time I saw this movie, it was on TV a long timeago, I didn't even know what it was about but started seeing it and Itotally loved it.Well I guess most of you are familiar with this book, but anyhow, thestory is about pirates! aaargh! The map of a treasure that falls in thehands of a boy, handed by an old pirate. Anyways the boy then gets afew people to go get the treasure. But the adventure starts when theysail to seek for the treasure and find out that most of the ship's creware not willing to share the treasure and have a dark past.This movie is great, I had no idea Christian Bale played Jim Hawkings,i just saw it right now. He was great, not as great as he is now, buthe's good in this movie. Charlton Heston is awesome as Long JohnSilver, the coolest pirate ever. All the others actors are good, andthe dialogues are fun, pirate's dialogues.I love adventures, I thought this movie was excellent. If you feel likewatching a fun adventure involving pirates and treasures, this moviewill do! ***** out of *****.
Werner Kienberger 11 April 2012
The absolutely best version of Stevensons classic novel
Although one of the commentaries states that he would have give 10 of10 if the movie has been released widescreen in DTS I will give itnevertheless 10 points. This is based not on the technical side. Me aswell would have greatly appreciated a Release on DVD in German Languagein a Widescreen Apect Ratio but I'm afraid this Picture was shot in an1.33 open gate Aspect Ratio due to the primary intense to broadcast iton TV (the Movie was produced by HBO). If so, a blow up to a 1.78 orwider would cut of heads or other important parts of the image.HBO has proved a dozen times (The Last Outlaw) that it is even moreable to produce absolutely high class movies than some studios orindependents simply by using the essence for a good film in a way ithas to be: the story.Fraser Clarke Heston who did produce, wrote the screenplay and directedthe movie did a really great Job. In his fussy stile (in the mostpositive tenor) he tried to take the story by Louis Stevenson in animage how it was intended. He meet the fantasy of thousand of readersand involve them in the movie. They are riveted on the picture from thevery first minute.This movie is perfect! The Screenplay, the arc of suspense, theLanguage as it was spoken at that time, the clothes as they were worn,the decoration, the dirt, the teeth, the properties, the ship, thelocation, the make-up, hair-dresser and even the continuity areperfect. The story is known by all. The Actors as well.Therefore an extensive comment is needless except this one sentence:It's perfect and a great enjoyment to view, watch it !!