I rewatched this movie after many years. It’s pretty incredible. (Can you believe it’s 41 years old?!!)
Beautifully written and filmed.
The acting revelation is actually Mickey Rooney as the trainer
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 29, 2020 11:05 PM |
Truly a magical film. Absolutely love it.
Of course, there are the usual questions about how a horse could find enough food and fresh water to survive on that island.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 28, 2020 2:45 AM |
Good movie for young kids and adults to watch together.
Strange that the cinematographer Caleb Deschanel wasn't nominated for an Oscar. His work is stunning.
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Yeah R2, so many of the images are amazing.
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Mickey was nominated for Best Supporting Actor
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 28, 2020 3:10 AM |
Even the art work was gorgeous.
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I'm surprised by the negative review it got from Janet Maslin at the NYT. I love it. No point in worrying too much about critics.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 28, 2020 3:12 AM |
It was stunning! The horse turned in an Academy Award winning performance.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 28, 2020 3:36 AM |
The horse was wooden and missed all his cues. Not believable.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 28, 2020 4:07 AM |
I loved the first half when the kid is shipwrecked. Once he was rescued and Mickey Rooney taught him to race I lost interest.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 28, 2020 6:35 AM |
I love this. This was the first movie my family rented on our new “VCR!” I was so sad that it had to be returned the next day.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 28, 2020 2:47 PM |
It’s one of my all time faves, but I kinda understand r9. On its own, the second half is good. And in the final race, it’s even rousing. But it’s a big gear change from the first half of the movie, which is a freaking masterpiece.
One of those rare for-all-ages movies that doesn’t talk down to kids.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 28, 2020 2:53 PM |
I remember seeing it in the movie theatre (I can't believe this is over 40 years old!!!).
A large part of the film has no dialogue--when they stallion and the boy are shipwrecked on the island.
That section is absolutely stunning
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 29, 2020 10:54 PM |
And today there'd be about 12 sequels (one for every book Farley wrote) and even more merch and tie-in stuff than there was for the Coppola film.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 29, 2020 11:05 PM |
