13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Give the movie some credit..., June 20, 2005
This review is from: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (DVD)
This movie does not follow the book exactly, but how could that take away from the beauty of it? The target audience is a younger crowd, if the movie followed the book exactly I doubt it would entertain as this one does. I love the book, and I love this movie.. Unless you are a nerdy book worm, you should enjoy it too.. Great acting, great color, and great scenery make it a fun movie to watch!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, April 25, 2010
This review is from: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (DVD)
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been filmed many times over
the years and I believe this version to be the best.
Made in 1960, it stars Eddie Hodges in the title role. This young
boy looks and acts the part to perfection and he is well supported
by a strong cast of well known movie stars some who appear in
cameo type roles. They include:
Tony Randall
Mickey Shaughnessy
Neville Brand
Andy Devine
Sherry Jackson
Buster Keaton
Findlay Currie
John Carradine
Royal Dano
Archie Moore appears as Huck's friend Jim.
The well known story is about Huckleberry Finn, a young boy who
for personal reasons is dissatisfied with his mundane life, so
he sets off with Jim a runaway slave on a trip by raft down the
Mississippi River in search of adventure.
The movie is well constructed and the various characters more
than interesting. This version stands out from the crowd as it
appears to be more complete than the others, containing segments
from the story missing from other film versions.
Good family entertainment.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
NICE!, November 20, 2007
This review is from: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (DVD)
Eventhough the movie director didn't follow and cover the original story of book in this movie, i think this movie is good because Jim and Huck had free from their previous situation at the end of the movie (Huck got free from civilized society and Jim got free from slavery. Likewise, we can see both movie director and Mark Twain have same purpose because in my opinion, conclusion shows their final messages. Therefore, the conclusion is really important in our life.
Some people doesn't like this movie because the movie skips a lot of important parts of the book. For example, Tom did not show up in the movie. In general, the movie can't show everything within limited time(usually 2 hours length) So, i think the most important thing is to send a message. MAny people also disappointed about the movie Harry Potter but everything depends on your feeling. For me, this movie tells the main ideas from the book and shows great scenery with good actors.
I recommend this movie
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