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Review: Treasure Island – 1950 (starring Robert Newton)
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars I must confess that I never saw this movie as a kid. Or if I did, I don’t remember it. As such I’ve no sense of nostalgia or childhood fondness attached to it. If you do,...
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Review: Treasure Island – 1990 (starring Charlton Heston)
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars It’s a shame this is so hard to find because it’s clearly the most accurate, and I believe the best, version of Treasure Island out there. The script is very loyal to the...
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Review: Treasure Island – 1999 (starring Jack Palance)
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars What the hell was this? Not quite bad enough to be a complete mockery, but not terribly good, and the filmmakers made some very strange choices in the creation of this film....
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Review: Treasure Planet
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars A surprisingly fun (and even touching) version of Treasure Island that, if not loyal in the strictest sense, manages to stay true to the original spirit of the book. The...
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Review: The Adventures of Long John Silver
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Robert Newton has his fans, and it’s no wonder. His portrayal of Long John Silver in Disney’s Treasure Island did more to define the role of a “pirate” than any character...
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Review: Silver
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Silver: My Own Tale as Written by Me with a Goodly Amount of Murder by Edward Chupack www.silverpirate.com Silver is a fictional autobiography as penned by none other than...
View ArticleFlint&Silver Coming to Big Screen? Maybe not…
So last night I discovered that England – that tiny island across the water, already has access to the sequels to John Drake’s brilliant Flint&Silver. So what gives? I thought we Americans were...
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