Editorial Review:Amazon.com:A tale about a fatherless boy finding dramatically different father figures throughout a remarkable adventure,
Treasure Island is an entertaining coming-of-age story, with themes of family, loyalty, friendship, trust, and honesty at its core. While Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure tale is popular film fare, it's never been done this well. Charlton Heston stars as Long John Silver and Christian Bale as plucky Jim Hawkins in this TNT production. Directed by Heston's son Fraser (who also directed the excellent family fare
Alaska), the film remains faithful to the novel, and draws much of the spirit and excitement of the book. The action scenes are first-rate, and if the ship
Hispaniola has never looked better or more authentic, no surprise: the ship is the original from 1962's
Mutiny on the Bounty. The opening scenes are dark and rich, as they capture the period well, with careful attention to makeup (the teeth, the body grime!) and costuming. Oliver Reed and Christopher Lee are frighteningly effective as Capt. Billy Bones and Blind Pew, and the film's first half-hour is theirs. The tone shifts and lightens when Heston appears as the legendary pirate. Look for Pete Postlethwaite, Julian Glover, and Richard Johnson in wonderful supporting roles. The film marks Bale's segue from poignantly promising child actor (
Empire of the Sun) to compelling teen (he would later continue to prove his talent as a versatile young actor in
Little Women and
Velvet Goldmine).
--N.F. Mendoza
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Needs to be on DVD
This is one of the best versions of "Treasure Island". It has a really wonderful cast with Charlton Heston, Oliver Reed, Christopher Lee and Christian Bale. To whom it may concern: please put this on DVD, nice extras would be commentary with Lee, Bale and director Fraser Heston.
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Treasure Island (1990)
This should have been a better production for all the money and big stars involved. Not sure why it came out so mediochre.
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Absolutely love it!
This is a wonderful film with the incredible actor Charlton Heston. The music is incredible, the acting is great, the shot-on-location scenery is perfect. I have seen other versions and this is by far my favorite.
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best pirate movie ever
This is the best pirate movie ever and one on my top ten movies list!The great Charlton Heston has passed away but the long list of great movies he left behind will always be with us.It would truly be tragic if this movie is not released on DVD.I hope the powers that be (TBN)get the message.