steve-perry

12 May 2012

An awesome version of a Classic!!! WHERE'S THE DVD?!?!?!?

(it would be 10 for 10 if this were released in WIDESCREEN DTS !!!)This TNT backed (probably made for TV) version had me hooked from thefirst minute. Faithfully following the tale of pirates treasure, wefollow young Jim Hawkins from his fascination with Captain "BillyBones" (a picture perfect performance by the late Oliver Reed) to hisadventures aboard the Hispaniola and eventually Treasure Island. Thecasting is magnificent. Charlton Heston plays his Long John Silver withan air of jaded humanity that we almost empathize with him. The "goodguys" are also humanized and show some of their "darker" sides in thecourse of the telling of the tale. I just wish this would be releasedon DVD. It is truly an effort of love and a tribute to the great RobertLouis Stevenson. Truly wonderful, Mateys!

Hardwicke Benthow

12 May 2012

Good old-fashioned storytellling

About a month ago, Robert Newton was Long John Silver to me. I thoughtyou just can't beat his portrayal, no way, no how. That was until I sawCharlton Heston in the 1990 version. He nailed it. It's one of thoseperformances of a literary character that is so good it's as if thecharacter walked off the page. I'm, talking about Jeremy Brett-SherlockHolmes, Hugh Laurie-Bertie Wooster, David Suchet-Hercule Poirotperfection here.Christopher Lee was perfect as Blind Pew, and used a surprising voice.I say surprising, because we all know what his voice sounds like. Deep,booming, and sophisticated. Well, as Blind Pew, his voice ishigh-pitched, and for lack of a better term "wretched-sounding", whichfor this character, is a good thing.The rest of the actors were all perfect as well, including ChristianBale as Jim Hawkins and Oliver Reed as Billy Bones. But it CharltonHeston who steals the show. His Long John Silver is gritty andfrightening, yet somehow we can't help but feel a little pity for him.Every second he is on screen, you feel like you are watching a realpirate. As much as I like Robert Newton, Jack Sparrow, etc, Heston'sLong John Silver is the real deal.The cinematography is excellent. It's colorful, and the exoticlocations are captured very well. There's no shaky-cam, no unneededcamera movements, no fancy stuff, just good old-fashionedcinematography.The music is performed by a band known as "The Chieftans". Although itis only a band, not a large orchestra, their Scottish-flavored musicfitted the atmosphere well, and occasionally was quite rousing in aswashbuckling sort of way.The plot, atmosphere, and characters are very faithful to the book, theeffect could be described as "deja-vu".Overall, this is a movie that doesn't try to be groundbreaking or pushlimits. It doesn't try to be modern, hip, or cool. It just tells a goodstory, and tells it well.10/10

20 April 2012

Remarkable version of this classic novel

In my opinion, this movie is the best film rendition of Treasure Islandto date. I must however preface that comment with the fact that I waseight years old when it came out and still watch it today from time totime. I fell in love with this film at a young age, without the wisdomto realize that this movie stands the test of time as a rich and wellcrafted rendition.The story is of course of the famous the R.L Stevenson book and uses asomewhat older Jim Hawkins played by a young Christain Bale. CharltonHeston seems born for the role of Captain Hook and a host of otherfamous actors play great characters as well. Everything is tied intogether with excellent scenery and a wonderful soundtrack by theChieftans in the flavor of Irish folk music.I watched the movie again at the age of 18, having been exposed to awide array of films and upon seeing this again, I couldn't believe howmuch I still loved the film. When remakes are done of films, it'ssometimes the first rendition one sees that sticks as the'prototypical' version to which all others are compared. This film issuch for me, that I cannot see another version of the story and findanything of value in it. Call it stubborness or simply childhoodattachment, but one must see this movie to understand. Don't listen tothe rants and raves of a grown up eight year old, rent it yourself andmake your own decision.

helpless_dancer

20 April 2012

Ye olde Jolly Roger flies again

In many ways this was a slicker version than the 1950 film; the acting andmany of the props and settings were superior. Given all this I stillpreferthe old picture: it had a grittier feel to it, more like a crusty oldbuckaneer. I especially appreciated the big ship in the earlier version:this one was simply too clean and tidy. The 2 movies followed closely toeach other, even to using a bit of the same dialogue. Heston gave a niceperformance as the rogue Silver but couldn't surpass that done by RobertNewton 40 years earlier.

dragonteacher

19 April 2012

The best-yet film adaptation of Treasure Island

The Christian Bale-Charlton Heston Treasure Island is considered by mostcritics (and this viewer) as the best film adaptation of the classic novel.Bale does a fantastic job (as always) as the young ship's boy who getsinvolved with Long John Silver (Heston). The pirates are mean, the goodguyswin, and even Long John Silver has a streak of honor after all. The PERFECTfamily adventure film, and a great literary film for teachers to show aclass. ALL ages will love the story.

ateelah

19 April 2012

My favorite version

I have to agree with everyone who has lauded this film as the bestadaptation of Stevenson's novel. "Treasure Island" has long been one ofmyfavorite books and this is the first version that comes closest to myvisionof the story. Fraser Heston obviously knew and loved this book, it'sevident in every frame. The costumes, the sets, the actors and the musicallcombine to create an unforgettable cinematic adventure. When I firstheardthat Charlton Heston was going to play Long John Silver, I was skeptical,but his performance was spot on. He was able to communicate the moralambiguity of Stevenson's character without making him comical. He comesacross as a man who is at once dangerous and compelling.Christian Bale was a great Jim Hawkins, coming closer to the way Ipicturedhim in the book than any actor previously. The scene on the ship whenIsrael Hands is chasing him up the rigging was exactly the way Ienvisionedit, with all the urgency and tension it required.Let me just take this opportunity to say that, while I wasn't familiarwithPete Postlethwaite before this film, his portrayal of George Merry reallymade me pay attention. All the supporting actors were perfect.ChristopherLee's Blind Pew is the stuff of nightmares and Oliver Reed as Billy Boneslooked closest to the way I had always envisioned him.The musical score by the Chieftains is one of the most perfect for any TVmovie I have ever seen, and better than many for big screen films. It'soneof the few scores I purchased on CD so that I could just listen to themusic.In spite of a few continuity errors, this film captured perfectly the lookand feel of Stevenson's tale. It's one film I never tire of watching andIhighly recommend it.

gfender

19 April 2012

Very good movie for all ages and great performance by Heston

Although this was a made for TV movie, Ted Turner wanted, and got, agreat movie from an old story that has been shot on the screen manytimes. But none, in my opinion, as good as this.Charelton Heston's performance was magnificent. Had the movie beenproduced for theatrical release, I believe that Heston would havegotten nominated for yet another Academy award, as probably would havethe cinematography as well. I highly recommend this movie for a delightful evening that the wholefamily can and will enjoy. Go ahead, pop some popcorn and find out. Andfor you true Charleton Heston fans, I'd also recommend another obscuretitle, "Mother Load."

Jason Brown

18 April 2012

Best Treasure Island EVER

This wonderful new adaptation of Treasure Island is clearly the best ever.Truly remarkable performances and great action make this film a MUST SEE.Charlton Heston and Juilian Glover truly carry the cast. This easily gets onmy top 10 list!*****/*****5 / 5

rrichr

17 April 2012

The current benchmark

In Fraser Heston's production of Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece, anobvious labor of love by all involved, the classic tale sidesteps anotherexcessively kid-friendly incarnation to live and breathe as Stevensonmeantit to. Although its made-for-TV scale pokes through now and then, it doessoonly momentarily in each case. These little blinks aside, this heartfeltreading of the classic adventure is a worthy piece of work. It's stillfamily-safe but this time there's real menace interwoven with the book'smore genteel sensibilities.How a film begins is often crucial and this `Treasure Island' begins sobeautifully, and correctly. A mournful pennywhistle solo ushers in anopening credit sequence that could have been filmed by the painter N.C.Wyeth, whose vision infuses many of the film's frames. I replay thissequence several times whenever I screen this film because it is soevocative. It also perfectly sets the tone for the entire movie;beautifullydone. But if they had just held the rousing, though excellent, music backabit longer and let the sequence walk through on its own legs, it wouldhavebeen one of the most perfect opening sequences ever filmed.Charlton Heston as Long John Silver? Don't laugh. His now-familiar voiceoccasionally surfaces through his 18th century pirate patois, but neverdetracts. Heston's portrayal is completely effective and is handled withrestraint and relish, a fact that is evident the moment his Silver firstappears. Silver emerges from the back room of his waterfront Bristol grogshop to confront Christian Bale's uneasy Jim Hawkins who, having walkedintoSilver's lair, is realizing that he may, quite possibly, not be walkingout.Assessing Hawkins through a world-weary expression that has seen it allseveral times, Silver weighs his options: hear the boy out or drag himintothe kitchen and slice him into the salt pork stew, at least.Heston's Silver is no buffoon. Instead, he is a dangerous man, not unlikethe Deke Thornton character in Sam Peckinpah's `The Wild Bunch'; anintelligent person who is forced to endure, and make use of, the humandregsof his time, the best of whom can hold only a dim candle to him. Cunning,quietly remorseless, always several moves ahead of everyone in sight, yetpatient in the face of relentless idiocy, this Silver is also a man whosesoul has not been completely flogged out of him, by circumstance or thewhip. His sincere respect for the innocent courage of Jim Hawkins givesthis`Treasure Island' much of its humanity. If you don't feel a pang asHeston'sLong John gazes chagrined at the loot, which, for the lack of morefar-sighted colleagues, would have been his, you may have the proverbialhole in your soul. `Ah bucko', says Silver to Jim Hawkins near the film'send, after Jim rebuffs Silver's last gentle attempt to manipulate him,`whata pair we would have made'. Oh yeah, absolutely.All of the book's heroes are portrayed with heartfelt competence; theblustering Squire Trelawney (Richard Johnson), the tack-sharp,impeccably-mannered Doctor Livesey (Julian Glover), the unflinchingCaptainSmollet (Clive Wood), and Jim Hawkins' arch-boy (Christian Bale in hismid-teens, filled out a bit post `Empire of the Sun', bearing noresemblanceto his homicidal yuppie in `American Psycho'). Arrayed against them arethescurviest sea dogs who ever weighed anchor, complete with terrifying teethand fierce, implied body odor: Oliver Reed's tragic Billy Bones,ChristopherLee's festering Blind Pew, Israel Hands (what a great name), Silver'smurderous, cobra-like shipmate, (Michael Halsey), who provides a taste ofwhat Silver himself may have been like in his younger days, and a mostconvincing Ben Gunn (Nicholas Amer). Peter Postlethwaite, the super-coolbig-game hunter in the first sequel to `Jurassic Park', plays thebewilderedGeorge Merry, a man who should always flee from even the slightestambition;someone who makes you happy to still be you, even if your 401K was ridingentirely on Enron.When the time comes for action, it's delivered with conviction. Early on,the tense, hateful confrontation in the Admiral Benbow inn, between therum-soaked Billy Bones and his scary former shipmate, Black Dog (JohnBenfield), is beautifully rendered, as is the berserk fight at the islandstockade later in the film. To its great credit, the film never tries tobefunny, or even light-hearted. It simply forges ahead, telling Stevenson'sgreat story. But near the end comes a scene in which Squire Trelawneyconfronts Silver, whose schemes are now hopelessly foiled, and attempts tocall the old pirate to account. What briefly transpires is the film's onlyreal yuk, but it's a peach.It's easy to over-romanticize the period in which `Treasure Island' isset;swashbuckling as it may now seem, it was a time before widespread bathing(the future George III's German fiancé had to be told to please take abathafter arriving in England), flush toilets, anesthesia, toothpaste, germtheory, and any notion of social justice. But it was also a time whenunbroken forests still covered most of North America, when Pittsburgh wasjust a rough-hewn, barely defensible French fort in the midst of atracklesswilderness (near the present site of the Pirates baseball stadium;Pirates?,hmmm), a time when, given the courage, adventurous spirits still had realroom to move. The slate was still largely clean. Many irreversiblemistakeshad yet to be made. Anyone with a taste for history and, perhaps, adiscernible distaste for certain aspects of our own `advanced' age willrelate well to this forthright `Treasure Island'. If you've appreciatedCharlton Heston as a movie star, you'll appreciate him even more as anactor. This `Treasure Island' is probably the best that will ever be made.Amore `updated' version could certainly be produced; one that spurts moreblood and exchanges more bodily fluids, with much of the book's periodstyleand manner stripped out, but it would no longer be Stevenson, justHollywood.

blackhawk66

17 April 2012

Vote for a DVD release at TCM

More superlatives from me are not necessary. I will only say that Iagree with the other commenters who consider this the best version ofTreasure Island made so far. What would make a difference is for it tobe released on DVD. If you would like to see this version of TreasureIsland released on DVD, as I do, then please go to this link:http://tcmdb.com/title/title.jsp?scarlettTitleId=14882 and vote for it (on the right hand side of the screen).If the link does not work or you don't care to use it, then do a Googlesearch for Turner Classic Movies, then search on the site for TreasureIsland (1990). Maybe if enough people vote for it, it will actually bereleased on DVD. It can't hurt.

Steve

17 April 2012

Treasure Island is itself a treasure

This version of the classic Treasure Island novel is without a doubt aclassic. It is not only the best film based on the Stevenson classic,but it is also the best pirate film ever. What makes it good enough tobe given such honors? Listed below from order of most important toleast important are some of the reasons. 1. I would say the most important factor would be this: the piratessounded and looked like real pirates. In a pirate movie, this is themost crucial piece in making the movie worthwhile. If the pirates arenot believable, then the movie really seems cheesy and unrealistic.Seriously- take a second to think this to yourself: "What is apirate?". There is nothing romantic about them. A pirate is nothingmore than a rogue on a ship who has turned to a life of crime andmurders and loots and spends all day on a ship surrounded by othercrude, dirty, vulgar ruffians. It stands to follow then, that theywould be dirty, unsightly, muscular, coarse people with ruff voices.This movie did the best job of any pirate movie in portraying them asjust that. 2. This movie also had amazing actors. With a cast thatincludes Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed, and ChristopherLee, how could the acting not be superb? All the actors, whether in asupporting role or a leading role, were amazing. 3. The script writersnailed the attitudes of all the characters perfectly. When you heardCaptain Smollet you could easily find yourself believing that you werehearing a captain from the olden days speaking to you. 4. The props andcostumes were excellent. While I was terribly disappointed by manyversions of Treasure Island for their bad costumes, this had perfectcostumes. 5. The musical score was absolutely incredible. The music(performed by The Chieftains) was not only beautiful, but it fit themood of every scene perfectly. I would say more, but then I'd need to add a spoiler alert, and since Idon't want to do that I'll content myself with giving only that smallamount of praise.

BadWebDiver

16 April 2012

Brilliant dramatization of a classic novel

This is one of the best adaptations of a classic novel, which I rank as onpar with the Disney version. Christian Bale and Charlton Heston are wellcast as Jim and Long John Silver respectively, and the the whole cast workto make a truly magnificent production. The production design and otheraspects also work wonderfully.There is one particular scene I would like to comment on. It's the one justafter the ship arrives at the island, and Jim and Long John are ashore. Jimis hidden in the undergrowth, and sees Long John trying to persuade anhonest sailor to join the pirates. The sailor refuses, so Long John knockshim out with his crutch and then stabs him in the back - literally. It's avery powerful scene from the original story, and one which most versionsomit (understandably). But I think it a) fully explains why Jim dashes offmadly into the interior and stumbles onto Ben Gunn; and b) reveals LongJohn's true personality and establishes him as a serious villainous threat. He may be able to butter people up and talk nice, but when push comes toshove he will kill you if you stand in his way. I think this productiondeserves wide commendation for keeping the scene in. It just one aspect ofa truly intelligently entertaining story. Top notch example of brilliantclassic storytelling; along with the Disney version of this story, THEADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN (1993) - also Disney, and David Lean's OLIVERTWIST.

poe426

14 April 2012

Superb...

Along with George C. Scott's performance as Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL,Charlton Heston's performance as Long John Silver will go down as one of thehighlights of 20th century television. In an utterly amazing turn, Hestonmetamorphosizes chameleon-like into one of literature's most enduringvillains. This is the kind of performance that needs to be seen to bebelieved- and believe it you will! Had Heston chosen, he could very wellhave become one of The Silver Screen's leading villains. (THE THREEMUSKETEERS and THE FOUR MUSKETEERS are also offered in evidence.) Superbwriting and direction by Fraser Heston in aid of must also be noted.Must-see telemovie.

ers-11

13 April 2012

Treasure Island (1990 version_

If you hated watching Robert Newton and his ARRRRR, Matey! approach tothe role of Long John Silver, and you hated watching a brat (Bobby D)play Jim Hawkins, and you like to watch a movie about boats and shipsfeaturing actors who actually know something about sailing, this one'sfor you. It's the best version of Treasure Island ever filmed. Not onlyare you treated to a charismatic, cunning and completely amoral LongJohn, and a young man coming of age playing Jim, you get to hear anincredible soundtrack by the Chieftans! Wish I had a copy of thescore...The Chieftans build the perfect OST for this movie. You may not likeCharlton's politics, but who cares-- it's just a movie. I'm pretty surethe director is Heston's son, and he does a good job. From the openingmoments when Captain Billy Bones comes in to the harbor close hauled,you know you're seeing real sailors. No other film version even comesremotely close to this one. Check it out. A bit hard to find, but outthere.

Josef Tura-2

09 April 2012

By far the best adaption

The care taken in this movie to remain true to the spirit and words ofRobert Louis Stevenson's novel is rare for the adaption of any novel. Ireadthat this was the director's favorite book as a child and his passion foritis immediately obvious to the audience.The characters are presented exactly as the novel describes them. Theinfamous Long John Silver is not simplified or turned into a hero butpresented as complex as Stevenson wrote him. A ruthless pirate, capable ofgreat generosity and Machivellian cruelty. Heston gives one of the bestperformances of his career and considering his past performances that issaying a great deal.Jim Hawkins is played to perfection by Christian Bale. The characters thatthey actors create actually seem capable of the actions that they take, arare trait in a film.It is too bad that this film was not released in theaters, I feel that itshould have been nominated for several academy awards for acting, directionand, without a doubt, best adapted screenplay. Anyone who believes thatgreat books can't be translated into films will be pleasantly surprised bythis anomaly.

daria84

08 April 2012

An awesome book turned into a great movie!

I remember the first time I saw this movie, it was on TV a long timeago, I didn't even know what it was about but started seeing it and Itotally loved it.Well I guess most of you are familiar with this book, but anyhow, thestory is about pirates! aaargh! The map of a treasure that falls in thehands of a boy, handed by an old pirate. Anyways the boy then gets afew people to go get the treasure. But the adventure starts when theysail to seek for the treasure and find out that most of the ship's creware not willing to share the treasure and have a dark past.This movie is great, I had no idea Christian Bale played Jim Hawkings,i just saw it right now. He was great, not as great as he is now, buthe's good in this movie. Charlton Heston is awesome as Long JohnSilver, the coolest pirate ever. All the others actors are good, andthe dialogues are fun, pirate's dialogues.I love adventures, I thought this movie was excellent. If you feel likewatching a fun adventure involving pirates and treasures, this moviewill do! ***** out of *****.

hattjam8

10 March 2012

One of my favorite movies and I wish it were on DVD

This is one of my favorite movies. I was introduced to it by an oldfamily friend who had copied it when it was originally broadcast oncable. My sisters and I ruined the tape with watching. My father hasdeclared this movie his very favorite, and we all have the music fromit (yay, Chieftains!). It is an incredible movie, which was myintroduction to Christian Bale. I like this one even better than Empireof the Sun. My only gripe is that they have stopped printing thismovie, even on VHS. It is a bear to get hold of a copy, let alone adecently-priced one. I hope that someday, a DVD will be made for all ofus devoted fans of this brilliant movie.

wboldys

10 March 2012

The best yet

This is probably by far the best adaptation of R. L. Stevenson's novelyet.It is the one most loyal to his book, it has beautiful scenery, and superbacting. No wonder it was made for TV. There is violence and there somefightscences in this movie too but that's okay I guess. It could have been alotworse. I have seen the other two versions of Treasure Island. They werepretty good but they don't come close to this one. This movie is perfectforshowing in school if you have read the book. See it now!

GulyJimson

09 March 2012

Shiver-me-timbers, this is the best version of the Stevenson classic!

Shiver-me-timbers, this is the best version of the Robert LouisStevenson classic! In fact it is a model of cinematic adaptation.Closely following the book, with whole scenes and dialogue takenstraight from its pages, the film never bogs down into the kind ofstuffy lifelessness that sometimes afflicts adaptations attempting tobe faithful to their literary source. Indeed Frazier Heston'sscreenplay and direction capture the brisk, page turning pleasure ofthe book nicely. Add to his sure direction, wonderful locations, apicture-perfect cast and a rousing music score by the Chieftains andyou have one of the best pirate movies ever made. And for once theyreally are pirates and not watered down, sentimentalized versions ofthem. They're cut-throats all, a scurvy lot of thieves, superstitiousand dirty. You can just smell their stench under the hot tropic sun andlush vegetation of Skeleton Island. Oliver Reed as Billy Bones gets the movie going smartly. We first seehim with his granite visage at the head of the skiff, an old sea doghome from the sea. With his great hulk and whiskey whisper purr heexudes danger from every rum soaked pore of his being. Of course hisold shipmates, the remnants of the crew of the now dead Captain Flint,are pursuing him. Christopher Lee, almost completely unrecognizable, isBlind Pew, a spectral, skeletal figure of death, whose fury, fueled byblindness is like some great ravaging bird of prey. He is wonderful andlike Reed he creates a vivid, memorable characterization. A youngChristian Bale is the definitive Jim Hawkins. He narrates theproceedings and is at turns appealing, capable and wily. He is a boy onthe verge of young manhood who is about to have his mettle tested withthe adventure of a lifetime. There is not a trace of the Jackie Coopermawkishness about him. Richard Johnson as Squire Trelawney, JulianGlover as Dr. Livesey, and Clive Wood as Captain Smollet are allperfect in their roles. They beautifully capture the essence of quietcourage. Heroes without phony heroics, they are solid men of charactersure of themselves and quite capable of dealing with Silver and hisscurvy crew.This brings us to Charlton Heston as Long John Silver. Ultimately forany version of this work to succeed it rests on the shoulder of theactor portraying the Sea Cook. Happy to say, Heston gives one of thebest performances of his long career. Turning his stalwart, forthrightscreen persona on its head, he creates a monster that is complex,charismatic, and bloodthirsty. There is no Wallace Beery, Robert Newtonsentimentality here. This is a natural leader of men who can dazzlewith his bigger than life personality and tales of treasure, and thenext moment plunge his cutlass into the bowels of his victim withouteven missing a beat. Never has he used his toothy smile to bettereffect. It is the smile of a vicious carnivore-a shark. On a lighternote Nicholas Amer brings the right balance of levity and pathos as BenGunn, the poor maroon. He is amusing without becoming a caricature, andhis scene with Jim when describes his yearning for a piece of toastedcheese is wonderful. Both Pete Postlewaite as George Merry and MichaelHalsey as Israel Hands are perfectly nasty. Finally the music score by the Chieftains is superb. It captures byturns the lilting Celtic love of the sea, the grace and sweep of agreat sailing ship setting out for adventure and the exotic dangers ofburied treasure, pirates, flashing cutlasses, and midnight rendezvouson a far away island in the balmy tropics. Avast, me hearties, this isa film to treasure!

oscar-35

09 March 2012

A rather good updated version

*Spoiler/plot- 1990, A boy and his mother have a country inn on theocean cliffs. An old sailor moves into the inn and is dying. Hebefriends the son of the inn keeper with is stories of living on ships.One night a strange blind man arrives and marks the old sailor fordeath from a pirate brotherhood with the 'Black Spot'. During a cutlassfight, the boy finds a treasure map in the sea chest of the dyingsailor. He takes the map to the local authorities that know about itand set up a ship and crew to find the treasure. Once the ship,'Hispaniola' leaves the port with mostly a secret pirate crew aboard;they arrive at the Treasure Island. The crew takes over the ship andattacks the obedient crew members trying to get the treasure for them.A marooned sailor helps the obedient crew members to find and stow thehidden treasure aboard the ship to go back to England for justice.'Long' John Silver shows that he is an able conman, pirate, liar,double-crosser, and schemer through this whole treasure huntingexperience.*Special Stars- Charlton Heston. Dir: Frasier Heston*Theme- Men will look for treasure even if they suffer for it.*Based on- Robert Louise Stevenson's famous pirate novel*Trivia/location/goofs- TV series remake condensed into a feature film.The "Hispaniola" ship used for the film is actually the "Bounty" a shiporiginally built for the MGM classic film with Clark Gable and CharlesLaughten. The pirate dialog is a joy to hear and understand.*Emotion- A rather good updated version of the Stevenson pirate movieusing Mr. Heston's strong leading man charisma and acting talents. Thisfilm is a very nice example of Heston's later screen appearances andexcellent casting with an authentic West Country English accent andlanguage colloquialisms of the 17th century seamen. Well worth yourtime and very entertaining.