7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not perfect, but it's nice to go back!, April 13, 2001
This review is from: Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I recently ran across a passle of these hear videos at the local retail store, and being a fan of Tom and Huck movies, I picked on up. One good thing about the switch to DVD, the producers of VHS videos are clearing house! While I would rather have these movies on DVD, many aren't available in that format, such as Back To Hannibal, so this sudden drop in VHS prices has been really helpful. Now this movie is basically what Hook was to Peter Pan. We get to see what happened to Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn after they grew up. The plot deals with Tom and Huck joining forces again and returning to their hometown to help their old friend Jim beat a murder wrap. Not unlike when Tom helped old Muff Potter as a kid. I guess that's where they got the idea of making Tom grow up to be a lawyer. This is one of the things that bugged me the most though. It seemed the roles were reversed when it comes to future careers. I always thought Huck was more suited for being a Lawyer, and in this movie Huck became a writer, which seems to me to be the natural career choice for Tom! Tom was always reading and telling stories as a kid, and Huck was always arguing and lying. Check out the Elijah Wood version of Adventures of Huck Finn. I know it was made much later, but it really emphasizes the point I'm making. In it we see Huck and Jim having a friendly arguement on a raft, and Huck, having stated his point, ends with a "I rest my case!" Anyway, that was a major problem I had with the movie, how their two obvious future careers got used, but each on the wrong character. I also wasn't too happy that everyone was rather unhappy with each other upon meeting again. Huck was angry with Tom for some reason or other, and Becky was angry at them both, everyone was so bitter with each other coming into the movie. Still, it's not a bad movie. I probably would have tacked on another star had they gotten the careers right! The casting was actually really good, and the acting was, well, good enough for the storyline. Anyway, it was definitely worth my 5 bucks. This was a made for TV movie by the way, made for the Disney Channel, in its early days. It doesn't look terribly like a made for TV movie though, not like their current junior high stuff. This is from The Disney Channel's great, premium network days. Oh well. If you're a fan of Tom and Huck movies, this is still a must to have in your collection. It's still very entertaining, and there's even a small role with the King and the Duke!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Back to Hannibal, January 30, 2010
This review is from: Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn [VHS] (VHS Tape)
My husband loves anything about Tom and Huck. He had seen this movie once, long ago and we could not find it anywhere. So when I found it on Amazon, I was thrilled because it became his one "Surprise" Christmas gift. The movie was not a disapointment to either of us. We enjoyed the film very much. I realize that Mark Twain did not write the story, but it is a unique story of Tom and Huck returning to Hannibal as adults to help a friend escape a murder charge. A murder that Jim did not commit. Tom returns as a lawyer and Huck returns as a newspaper journalist. It is a good family oriented film.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
good movie sequel to Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn, August 9, 2010
This review is from: Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I saw this movie on the Disney Channel in the 1980s. It's a made for TV sequel to Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Tom and Huck - now grown-ups - return home to Hannibal, Missouri to help their friend Jim, who has been falsely accused of a crime.
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