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Rescue from Gilligan's Island [VHS]
 
 

Rescue from Gilligan's Island [VHS] (1978)

Starring: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr. Director: Leslie H. Martinson Format: VHS Tape
3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (64 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Judith Baldwin
  • Directors: Leslie H. Martinson
  • Format: Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Studio: United American Video
  • VHS Release Date: October 12, 1998
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00000FE0G
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,616 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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81 of 86 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money. Definitely NOT remastered!, February 13, 2005
By Vorthog (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
I saw all the bad reviews here, and because of Amazon's confusing policy of posting reviews for ALL the various DVD editions of a particular movie together on the same page, I thought that they must all be referring to the older version that sells for 5 bucks.

When I read Amazon's description for the new 2004 edition released by Westlake Entertainment Group, it said "Format: Original recording remastered, Color, Digital Sound". So I thought this must be a new version nobody had dared to try out yet due to all the negative reviews, and went ahead and forked out the extra 10 bucks to try it.

Well, I'm here to warn you that about the only thing accurate about Amazon's description is that the movie is in colour (faded, yellowed, scratched colour, yes). Although the DVD package claims it has Dolby, the sound is terribly muffled and clearly NOT Dolby quality at all. And NOWHERE on the package does it say anything about being remastered. I don't know where Amazon got this crazy idea, because this company obviously has never even heard of the word "remastered". The picture quality is terrible and the film itself is in very lousy shape.

As for the movie, although it's a key piece in the Gilligan story, unfortunately the writing really drags. You'll find yourself wanting to hit the fast-forward a lot. And with the exception of Mary Ann and maybe Mrs. Howell, it seems that in the intervening years the others have gotten out of practice and forgotten how to act, as they deliver their lines in a very lame and flat way. I found myself missing the brilliant non-stop comedic punch of the original series, as a lot of the comedy here instead seems very awkward and forced, and just falls on its face. Also there is a new Ginger, and while she does do a pretty good job of looking the part, she hasn't mastered Tina Louise's breathy, sexy way of delivering the lines.

So overall I feel like I wasted a lot of good money on a garbage-quality DVD of a very lame movie I probably won't want to watch again. Over the past year I've been stung so many times by el cheap-o outfits putting out shoddy DVDs like this that I am getting so fed up I'm seriously thinking of stopping buying DVDs altogether! I think the industry has got to start setting some standards for quality and policing itself or something. The situation right now is ridiculous! Till then, all we can do is withhold our hard-earned $$$.

So anyway, you have been warned, so don't let them rip YOU off this time too!
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good ol' Gilligan's Island -- Rotten DVD, March 5, 2002
By A Customer
The Gilligan's Island episode is the same made for TV movie we have all seen umpteen times, complete with screen blackouts for commericial breaks. The only beef I had with the movie is that the original Ginger, Tina Louise, is missing. As for the rest of the movie it's typical Sherwood Schwartz Gilligan's Island fare: you either like it or hate it. I happen to like it.

The DVD itself is another story. It's junk. The colors are horrid. They are washed out and there is a green tint to everything. There are a few bad spots where the picture flips and rolls. I wasn't expecting much for a made for TV movie soundtrack, but this one is epecially bad. You have to turn it up high to hear and then there is a lot of garbling and background noise.

As for the "extra features", they are pretty poor. The "interactive trivia game" consists of a grand total of 10 questions which have nothing to do with Gilligan's Island and which few people on earth would ever know the answers to. Not much fun. Do it once and you never need to do it again.

So in summary: good flick, rotten dvd.

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32 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rescued From Gilligans Isle!!!!, June 12, 2001
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The rescue from Gilligans Island was one of the best episodes of Gilligans Island (even though it was a reunion show). It had the same antics of each of the castways. Especially Gilligan. When they find out there is a huge storm going to hit the island they build a raft with one of the huts on it. Mrs. Howell -as the storm was approaching- told everyone that they left their dog outside. Gilligan not thinking runs out into the storm to get the dog. As he runs out the door Mrs. Howell remembers she left the dog at home. The castaways believe Gilligan is lost forever until he is found floating behind them. Soon the coast guard finds them they are took back to civilization and go there seperate ways except Gilligan and the Skipper. GIlligan and the skipper want to buy a boat but they cant without the signatures of the other five castaways. They find each castaway and ask them to come to this big party they have for the launching of their boat they take another 3 HOUR TOUR!! Which they get lost at sea again and get stuck on their own island.
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1.0 out of 5 stars return to gilligan's island
The video's sound is poor quality. Other than that the video is good. The delivery was AWFUL! There is no reason it should take 20 days to deliver a video. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jerome F. Kiel

5.0 out of 5 stars Gilligan's Rescue
It was very enjoyable and I would definitely use this service again. Connie Johnson
Published 8 months ago by Connie A. Johnson

3.0 out of 5 stars TOO MANY VERSIONS AVAILABLE
I'm going to go out on a limb, but I assume the latest DVD release is the one that has "Rescue" "From" and "Island" in blue letters and "Gilligan's" in red letters. Read more
Published 12 months ago by JACK LOBO

3.0 out of 5 stars Less than stellar story line.
I am a great fan of Gilligan's Island and own the entire series. The rescue TV movie didn't seem to follow the same writing technique so carefully scripted back in the mid 60's... Read more
Published 12 months ago by John T. Schneider

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
I have been a fan of Gilligan Island all my life, and I own all three seasons, that it was on. This was clearly a poor attempt to recapature the magic that was so great in the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Keith Layton

3.0 out of 5 stars Rescue From Gilligan's Island
It's cheesy but it's funny. The old Ginger was great, the one on this movie was not! Don't like the ending.
Published 18 months ago by Cynthia King

5.0 out of 5 stars forget the anal whiners. it's a $10 DVD!
It's amazing how many whiners are here stating of how bad the sound is or how the color isn't perfectly sharp or otherwise mastered for HD. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Johnathan Partney

2.0 out of 5 stars Worth watching only if you're a Gilligan fan...
....or maybe it isn't.

Six out of seven of the original cast members (Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr. Read more
Published 22 months ago by The Fancy One

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible on every aspect
Now I group up watching Gilligan's Island re-runs and I loved them. We have even bought the remastered DVDs of all three seasons so our kids can watch them, and they love them... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Water Monkey

1.0 out of 5 stars how crappy can a dvd transfer be??
well just rent the dvd and see. Don't buy it because I made the mistake of buying it and I had to sell it to a dvd collector and I didn't get much for it.
Published on May 27, 2007 by Bob

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