screenwriter_rick
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I've just finished reading the reviews... and people are actually panning this movie! It's a kids movie, for god's sake. Give it a rest already.
This movie was released at a time when Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were the best baseball players that nearly anyone at that time had ever seen.... especially kids. And that is what this movie is about... and is for... kids.
It's not a bad film. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and one can truly sense the inner-desire that this young boy has to get 'close' to his baseball heroes. I think the people who have deeply criticized this film were probably never a true baseball fan as a kid... and cannot grasp what goes through a child's mind when he/she gets the opportunity to meet their living idol in person. I remember as a boy getting the opportunity to meet my favorite baseball player, Kent Hrbek of the Minnesota Twins, and it was a day that I cherish in my childhood.
And in this film, for a little boy to have the adventure that he had with the real life New York Yankees.... the Bronx Bombers.... the dream of a g'zillion little boys across our great land in 1961.... this is not a film to be panned. No, it's not a masterpiece, but as children's movies go.... I'd take this one over the majority of so-called kids films we see today.
I think too many of us tend to forget what childhood and those little pre-teen dreams were like..... but this movie will certainly bring them to remembrance.
This movie was released at a time when Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were the best baseball players that nearly anyone at that time had ever seen.... especially kids. And that is what this movie is about... and is for... kids.
It's not a bad film. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and one can truly sense the inner-desire that this young boy has to get 'close' to his baseball heroes. I think the people who have deeply criticized this film were probably never a true baseball fan as a kid... and cannot grasp what goes through a child's mind when he/she gets the opportunity to meet their living idol in person. I remember as a boy getting the opportunity to meet my favorite baseball player, Kent Hrbek of the Minnesota Twins, and it was a day that I cherish in my childhood.
And in this film, for a little boy to have the adventure that he had with the real life New York Yankees.... the Bronx Bombers.... the dream of a g'zillion little boys across our great land in 1961.... this is not a film to be panned. No, it's not a masterpiece, but as children's movies go.... I'd take this one over the majority of so-called kids films we see today.
I think too many of us tend to forget what childhood and those little pre-teen dreams were like..... but this movie will certainly bring them to remembrance.
This film is less than an hour in length. Yet as I watched the movie for the first time, I was amazed at how involved I became with the two major characters in this film.
The boy (about 11 years old), and man (a criminal), both portray their characters in a believable manner. One of the mystical wonders in the world of film, is that it can somehow lure the viewer into almost "rooting" for the villain - - - which goes against everything that we would normally believe as "right".
In essence, this is a film about a boy's world... a youth who has a void in his life when it comes to adult-male guidance.... and he is willing to reach out anyone. When that adult person is also in need, such a bond becomes inevitable.
A word of warning to those easily offended by nudity... there is a scene in the latter part of this film with frontal nudity of the man and boy after a shower.
For a film that is less than an hour in length, the story is captivating, realistic, and one not soon forgotten.
The boy (about 11 years old), and man (a criminal), both portray their characters in a believable manner. One of the mystical wonders in the world of film, is that it can somehow lure the viewer into almost "rooting" for the villain - - - which goes against everything that we would normally believe as "right".
In essence, this is a film about a boy's world... a youth who has a void in his life when it comes to adult-male guidance.... and he is willing to reach out anyone. When that adult person is also in need, such a bond becomes inevitable.
A word of warning to those easily offended by nudity... there is a scene in the latter part of this film with frontal nudity of the man and boy after a shower.
For a film that is less than an hour in length, the story is captivating, realistic, and one not soon forgotten.
For the record, the 1949 version of "The Blue Lagoon" is not the original film, as many have stated.
This story was filmed in Great Britain, in 1923, just after the novel was written. As much as I'd love to see the 1949 version, I'd thoroughly enjoy an opportunity at seeing the true original release of this story on film.
Granted, the 1980 film with Christopher Atkins, Brooke Shields, and the two youngsters was filmed with beautiful cinematography. The acting didn't seem all that great when I first viewed this film, but after having viewed this a few times.... it becomes obvious that two children growing up on an island without adult guidance, would indeed have a simplistic way of approaching life.... whether it be in their language, appearance, or daily activities.
Although some have been fortunate enough to view the 1949 "Blue Lagoon", I cannot help but wonder if there is anyone living who can remember the 1923 release of this story to film.
This story was filmed in Great Britain, in 1923, just after the novel was written. As much as I'd love to see the 1949 version, I'd thoroughly enjoy an opportunity at seeing the true original release of this story on film.
Granted, the 1980 film with Christopher Atkins, Brooke Shields, and the two youngsters was filmed with beautiful cinematography. The acting didn't seem all that great when I first viewed this film, but after having viewed this a few times.... it becomes obvious that two children growing up on an island without adult guidance, would indeed have a simplistic way of approaching life.... whether it be in their language, appearance, or daily activities.
Although some have been fortunate enough to view the 1949 "Blue Lagoon", I cannot help but wonder if there is anyone living who can remember the 1923 release of this story to film.