Treasure Island

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Steve D @RT35616104 12/25/2023 Never liked the story and this version is worse than most. See more Shadowman4710 @RT96537255 08/10/2023 One of the earliest and still one of the best of the Treasure Island adaptations. Jackie Cooper is pretty solid (he was 11 at the time) as Jim Hawkins as he's paired once again with Wallace Beery as Long John Silver (they had co-starred in 1931 in "The Champ. The supporting cast is also very good, which includes Lionel Barrymore as Billy Bones and Nigel Bruce as Squire Tralawny. There are some excellent action sequences here and the film really holds up as an action/adventure yarn, even after 90 years. Worth watching for fans of the story. See more deke p @RT96675217 07/09/2022 Awesome! cuz: 1934! WALLACE BEERY! JACKIE COOPER! Classic novel! I dimly remember it as only saw it as a kid. Wish it was on tv now. (note also xlnt was ROBERT NEWTON as the pirate in the remake about 1950) See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 03/28/2021 Treasure Island is a decent film. It is about young Jim Hawkins who is torn between his loyalty to his benefactors and his affection for lovable rogue Long John Silver in their struggle to recover a buried pirate treasure. Jackie Cooper and Lionel Barrymore give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Victor Fleming did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the adventure. See more 04/05/2019 The Best Cast - The Best Version Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper hew closest to the Robert Louis Stevenson book than any of its imitators -- and it also is more adventurous and fun to watch. The chemistry Beery and Cooper exude is not to be missed. Lionel Barrymore is an unexpectedly adept pirate in the film's beginning as the opening scenes grab the audience's attention almost immediately because of the great and bold acting by Barrymore and the other principals. This movie takes you on Stevenson's journey, every pirate fleshed out, and every plot detail clear and understandable. The adventures on the island are no less engaging, and the goodbye scene between Beery and Cooper is played genuinely and is believable. This version has always been the one to beat and no one has been able to do that yet. "Repairing" the quality of this classic and finding a better way to genuinely provide natural color for it would be an improvement -- I expect new technology will revolutionize the colorization process and the poorly colorized movies of the past may be replaced by realistic masterpieces that enhance the film. This is a classic and should be in any film hall of fame. See more 12/22/2017 The best adaption of Treasure Island. Wallace Beery knocks it out of the park as Long John Silver. He comes off as both cunning and ruthless. Jackie Cooper is great as the young Jim Hawkins, a young boy looking for adventure and trying to look tough (and whose way over his head). Charles "Chic" Sale is great as the crazy marooned Ben Gunn. The whole movie looks great and has some amazing action. It's a great swashbuckling time. See more Read all reviews

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