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Tall Tale: The Unbelieveable Adventure

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This is a great movie,one of my favorites,
but Disney did a terrible transfer to dvd.
It only seems to have vhs resolution,and it
is only in full screen (clipped) instead of
wide screen giving the full picture the way
it was made!

Daniel Hackett(Nick Stahl) saves a small farming community from greedy land grabbers with the help of 3 legendary characters Pecos Bill(Patrick Swayze), Paul Bunyan(Oliver Platt) and John Henry(Roger Aaron Brown). Daniel's father(Stephen Lang) has told him the fables of these charatcers yet he refuses to believe until he is in desperate need of help. With the help of his new found friends Daniel saves the day. This movie is set in the mis to late 1800s I suppose and was a joy to watch. Cameo appearances are made by Burgess Meredith(Mickey from the Rocky movies) and Catherine O'Hara who plays Calamity Jane.
This movie is suitable for all ages and is an excellent fantasy/adventure film.

I teach 2nd and 3rd grade in CA. Part of our Language Arts curriculum is to study tall tales, and so, after learning all about tall tales; history, make up, and the famous American ones, we watched this movie. It was the perfect culmination.

Two things I would think about before watching the movie though:

1) Children can just watch the movie and enjoy it, but they will get so much more out of it if they know the tall tales behind the characters-Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, John Henry, Calamity Jane.

2) There is some violence in the movie. Not violence for violence sake, and no blood spurting, but definitely guns and punching in the manner of the "Old West" movies of the 50's.

If you're looking for the Anamorphic Widescreen version of this movie, you'll need to buy the Region 2 UK release at Amazon.co.uk or here:Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure [Region 2 PAL Format or Tall Tale

GREAT, fun movie too!

You will need a multi region DVD player to play this Region 2 DVD.

An outstanding movie that did not get the recognition it deserved at the box office. Is it Shakespeare? No. But it is a fun little movie with a great cast and interesting premise. I saw this movie at the box office and enjoyed it then, now I have the DVD and enjoy it still. The locations the movie was shot in are worth the price of admission alone. I would recommend this movie to anyone that is just looking to sit back and smile for a couple of hours.

I loved this movie when I first saw it as a kid. Still one of my favorites. I ran across the old VHS when I was moving. Had to find it on DVD.

DVD arrived in decent time & what appears to be great condition.
I have not yet had time to watch it but am confident it will be in perfect condition.
Thanks for having this!! Wonderful movie, not easy to find.
Positive experience.

I think the adults enjoyed this more! Whilst it was fairly enjoyable for the grandchildren, I'm not sure I chose very age appropriately for this movie. Grandaughter (9) and grandson (4) tended to wander in and out of the room during the showing so they showed some interest but not as much as if they were a little older perhaps. We will take it out next summer and see how we go.

An outstanding movie that did not get the recognition it deserved at the box office. Is it Shakespeare? No. But it is a fun little movie with a great cast and interesting premise. I saw this movie at the box office and enjoyed it then, now I have the DVD and enjoy it still. The locations the movie was shot in are worth the price of admission alone. I would recommend this movie to anyone that is just looking to sit back and smile for a couple of hours.

I had this on vhs for years for my kids. It finially got wore out. I was looking around amazon try to find a funky gift for my kids, all in there twentys now, for a easter surprise to take them back to there childhood.I was very happy to see it on dvd so I don't have to worry about it getting wore out and breaking in the player.
It was a hit! Still a great story for all ages.
So if you like the old tales of Pecos Bill,Paul Bunyan,and John Henry i think you,ll like this movie.