lizvain

If you like adventure, risk, some violence, sort-of slapstick humor, and you don't mind the propaganda(see the next paragraph), then this would be a good movie for you. The quality of the film is also not bad. There are some beautiful places, but mostly it's just the thrill of not knowing(or knowing)what comes next.

This movie was made in 1967, so of course it has to be full of soviet propaganda to be "allowed". You see the bad "whites", and the good "reds" (the Russians were divided into supporters of the tsar, whites, the people who hated the tsar, reds, and those stuck in the middle), but if you ignore this, the movie is actually great. If you just imagine that the "whites" are some random bad army, and that everyone else is good, then you can sit back and enjoy the movie. You also just naturally forget most of the political part and start just wishing luck to the boys, and girl, who play the main parts.

A good movie if you like the book, but as a movie by itself... not a masterpiece. I adore the books and it's hard for me to switch out of "adore mode". The story does not follow the book exactly. I first saw it as a small kid and I was really impressed, and even though I have now seen better movies, my first "wow" still lingers.

Please do not watch it if you haven't read the book! The book is way better and the movie will spoil it for you! It is important to get your own image of what everyone looks like, their characters, etc. The book is also a little funnier (this is increasingly true with later movies in the series). There are plenty of beautiful scenes, but I would not say that the quality of the movie is that great. Later on, the actors are less cute, but the acting is better, so the quality of the series improves. It's a good family movie to watch with your kids (or parents).