Description
One of Disney’s biggest and most fondly remembered hits, the spectacular screen version of the literary classic SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON is full of breathtaking South Seas scenery, hundreds of exotic animals, and treacherous pirates. This heroic tale chronicles the courageous exploits of the Robinson family after they are shipwrecked on a deserted island. Using teamwork and ingenuity, they skillfully overcome the obstacles of nature and transform their new home into a “civiliz… More >>
#1 by R. Chovan on March 22, 2010 - 9:42 am
Don’t bother wasting your time or money on this movie. I don’t care about the quality of the cinematography, the quality of the story is what is lacking. From the elmination of Jack, one of the Robinson children, to the blatant disregard for absolutely any speck of information from the book, this film will make you cringe in horror. Rather, go get the original book, and curl up with your family and read. It’s a better use of your time than watching this garbage. It doesn’t deserve the one star I was forced to give it.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by back to Walden on March 22, 2010 - 11:03 am
I bought this as a gift for my nephew because I loved the book as a chid and vaguely remembered a wonderful treehouse in the movie. I’m very glad I screened it first. The female characters are practically subhuman in intelligence and the story presentation is slow, boring, and illogical. I’m not very PC with old movies, but the sexism and animal abuse in this movie are way past my limits. Choose one of the other Disney re-releases instead. There are plenty of good ones to choose over this dog.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by Dirk De Bruyne on March 22, 2010 - 1:46 pm
Yes, I do agree, this is a HIGHLY enjoyable movie, and yes, the commentary track by , among others, the elusive Tommy Kirk is a great pleasure(a note to the man who asked where he had been all those years : Tommy was fired by nice uncle Walt when it was discovered that Tommy was(and is) gay…thereby of course being worse than a murderer or convicted crook in the eyes of hypocrytical family loving middle america….and he went into a decline of bad movies booze and drugs, but emerged from all that and is now quite a gay icon among certain circles….good to hear him in good cheer and forgiving for all that he had to endure)..BUT…what really ticks me OFF about this movie and makes me rate it only 3 stars is the blatant Cruelty to the animals..something that appears to have been widespread in those years and especially in uncle Walt’s happy family company.
A pig should NOT float mr. Annakin, and NO it is NOT funny to see the poor animal in agony, neither do I believe that it is healthy to have dogs fight with a TIGER !!! animals do NOT act, they are always themselves and violence is violence…scripted or not!! The zebra in the pit with the Hyena’s is probably the most stomach turning piece of cruelty that happy bunch of macho men of the Disney crew perpetuated in the higher goal of a perfect movie(the script girls and his wife were a bit upset says Annakin in the commentary…but whoop-de-doo weren’t they cry babies….aaah women!!)…so NO, I can’t watch animals being FUNNY, because they are NOT…they are just suffering and waiting for the day they can be released from that living hell called fim making they had to endure take after take….just a little electric shock for the zebra laughs Annakin, why he had it administered to himself and it was HARMLESS….mmmm…pity they didn’t turn up the voltage that time Ken !!
Rating: 3 / 5
#4 by dude on March 22, 2010 - 4:45 pm
this is just like most disney movies.pretty good while there is always a little kid that is so annoying.so i liked some of this movie.i also thought it was annoying as well
Rating: 3 / 5
#5 by Alicia V. Bauer on March 22, 2010 - 5:16 pm
This movie is expensive, since it is an old movie the price is a little bit high. It is a good movie for a 5 or 6 year old.
Rating: 2 / 5