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Young Black Stallion

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

We open with Neera, a young S. African girl, getting lost from her party in a raid. She's thrown from her camel and sifted down into the dunes. When she awakens, afraid and alone, a young black Arab stallion helps her to find water. Eventually, the two pair up.

When 'Black' the name the girl's given her horse at first, gets Neera back home, he runs away. Neera is left to explain the stallion to her grandfather, who believes the horse was a dream the desert gave her. Their once-rich family is now poor. The stables of Arabians they had have all been sold off for food, save for one favored mare, "Gina" who the grandfather returned to the desert from whence she came.

A year later, the stallion returns to Neera. They partner up again for a winner-take-all-high stakes race that will regain their family's fortune.

I wish the story was longer. It's not as complete as the Farley novel and I can't help but feel that more footage was needed to properly tell the story. Other than that, a beautiful film and one to keep for all who love horses and nature.

We loved the costumes, the horses, and the scenery. If you don't love Arabians, this won't be as exciting for you. The story line isn't as good as I'd hoped, but the visuals make it well worth watching.

I went to go see this movie with my friend and we loved it. The story was great and so was the background music. I love all horse movies, but this has to be one of the best I've ever seen. It starts ou when the Black Stallion (Sheton) is a wild foal living with his mother. Then he gets captured by a girl and she raises him and enters him in a race of Arabians (Arabian is the name of the breed Sheton is). You'll have to watch it to figure out everything that happens in between and inthe end. But if you love horses and action, this is the perfect movie for you.
And if you want to see other movies, there's Seabiscuit, The Black Stallion,Back Beauty, and plenty more.
This is a calmin yet excitble movie full of thrills and some danger, and the bond between people and horses.

it was a little sad but great!!!! It was a imax show. and it was big. All the horse talk thrilled me and i learned a lot.The settings were very pretty and so was the horses. i loved the show.

"Young Black Stallion" is rich in visuals, with some of the most beautiful desert scenery since "Lawrence of Arabia." The magical fable of young Black's parents meeting is filmed as an extensive prologue before the titles roll, and it's as lovely as anything you'll see. The Arabian girl Neera finds and befriends the colt while she is lost in the desert, and he becomes as special to her as any horse ever was to a girl.

For my 7-year-old daughter, this is a perfect movie. It's just under an hour in length, starring several beautiful horses and with a preteen girl as the primary human star. She absolutely loves it; repeated viewing required.

For the adult, well, the scenery and the horses are spectacular. The story? Strictly formula, predictable, and thin; thus some of the scenes of horses running in the desert go on and on and on, because they are the strength of this film. For my tastes this is a three-star movie; for my daughter, and girls like her who love horses, it's a solid five.

I was completely entranced with "The Black Stallion", and when the story was continued, I became an avid fan of Walter Farley. Back then I simply borrowed the books from the library, as we could not find them at a reasonable cost. Then along came scholatic's in-school programs, and I actually owned what was being put out in print.
As a young country girl with a Welsh pony I roamed the vineyards and nearby Lake Erie shoreline, pretending to be saved by Molly, as Alex was by The Black. Mr Farley gave new realms to my imagination; when I was not working or at school, I was either ahorse or with my nose in a book about horses!
I trained Molly as Alex trained The Black, only on a far tamer scale. If I had known then that a *girl* could do these things, my imagination would have soared even more than it already was!
I am older now, but still love the books, and this movie brings even more life to The Black, enriches his history, and brings this grandmother back to her horse days.
This was quite well done, and a tribute to Mr Walter Farley, as well as his son.
None of our children had the passion for horses I did, perhaps our grandchildren may, but until then, it is great movies like this that show the rest of my family my young imagination, and the young girl I am inside.
Well done. Very well done!

Paid $$$$ and travelled two hours one way to see this when it came out at IMAX - can't praise it enough for content, scenery and characters - just one of those family/horselover movies that takeover your heart!

I am a big time horse lover and a fan of Walter Farely's Black Stallion series of books. I also loved the movie The Black Stallion as a child. I used to beg and bed my mom for horse just like The Black. Of course she said that we already had enough horses... but I would reply "But we don't have The Black". And what child who read the books and watched the movie didn't want their own Black Stallion? Who didn't want to be in young Alex's place, riding that great horse?

Anyhow on to The Young Black Stallion

It came out on DVD today and I had to rent it. And it is a great movie, ever bit as good at the first The Black Stallion. I can not find anything that I didn't like about the movie. I especially loved the bonus feature at the begining with Gina and The Black's Sire.

I have to say, that unless you are a avid horse lover and a fan of artistic type of movies, this is not the movie for you. But if you loved The Black Stallion you will love this one.

When my children were growing up, they loved the books in Walter Farley's Black Stallion series. They also loved the original movie. So, when I saw The Black Stallion, the Early Years, I got it and watched it with my granddaughter, then 7. She loved it. In fact, we watched it many times. It probably isn't a great film for adults, but for adolescents, especially girls, it's just fine. My granddaughter loved it because it's about a girl who was in a difficult spot (in the desert without food, water, or transportation), who bonded with a beautiful horse, and who rode the horse in a race that restored her family's wealth. So an adolescent girl gets to be a hero -- truly an excellent message for girls growing up.

"The Black Stallion" was a brilliantly filmed movie that combined fantastic cinematography with excellent acting and a wonderful script. "Young Black Stallion" was created for Imax, and the cinematography shows that the movie was set up for being shown in a huge, oversized format. I suspect that this movie was quite a wonder in Imax. On a television screen, even a large television screen, the movie fares poorly.

Neera is traveling in a caravan across north Africa with her grandfather when their caravan is attacked. Neera escapes, but falls from her camel. After wandering a while, Neera encounters a beautiful black stallion (what a shock!). Eventually Neera makes friends with the black stallion, the black stallion rescues her, she enters a horse race, and there is a climatic end to the movie.

The problem with this movie is that it is a retread. Take the plot of "The Black Stallion," "The Black Stallion Returns," and "Hidalgo," remove most of the story and substitute panoramic views of scenery, since this movie was made for Imax, add in weak acting, and you have "Young Black Stallion." While there is nothing wrong with this movie, there is little to commend it. This movie is relatively expensive, and the movie is too short to justify the price. Indeed, the extras are longer than the movie.

This movie is okay for most family members, but I suspect that most family members will generally be bored until the end, which is predictably exciting. The horses may fascinate younger girls, but older girls will find the weak acting embarrassing. Boys will just be puzzled as to why anyone would watch this movie. I recommend this movie to fans who wish to collect all the Black Stallion movies ever made. Everyone else should keep watching "The Black Stallion" and possibly "The Black Stallion Returns," unless you have your own Imax theater.

Good luck!