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Post by Toasted Cheese on Feb 17, 2020 12:01:18 GMT
Great early 80's entry from Walt Disney. Took the cute out of cutsie and gave us one of their best productions from the 20th Century. Superbly shot, directed and wonderfully acted by Charles Martin Smith. I couldn't keep my eyes off him and he really holds this film together. Some sequences I was held in awe of. A riveting journey and very highly recommended.
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Feb 17, 2020 13:21:15 GMT
Catman liked the book better, but it still was a nice film. Probably will watch it again if the opportunity comes up.
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Feb 17, 2020 13:35:10 GMT
Catman liked the book better, but it still was a nice film. Probably will watch it again if the opportunity comes up. I'm sure the book would do Mowats tale\tail more justice, but as a film, it pretty much hit all the right notes for a cinematic presentation, (especially for a pg rated Disney: mice eating, nudity, peeing, tension) of a man caught up in the wild and then finding his soul in the wild. I find it a staggering achievement at every level. Selling it up here, because only recently had I an opportunity to watch it on a decent dvd presentation. The few other times was on fuzzy vhs many many moons ago.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 17, 2020 14:19:47 GMT
Saw it once on TCM years ago. It was pretty decent.
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Feb 17, 2020 14:35:56 GMT
Saw it once on TCM years ago. It was pretty decent. It is not a film that often gets mentioned and flew under the radar from an excellent year for film. The imagery is stunning. It did receive an Academy Award nomination for its sound design, but that was it. I don't think many industry people knew how to peg it, or what to make of it, being Disney, but unlike other nature Disney presented before. It wouldn't have been an easy shoot and the film is so expertly and compellingly put together.
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Post by movielover on Feb 17, 2020 15:39:01 GMT
Great movie. I saw it in the movie theater and it made such an impression on me. I own it on DVD.
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Feb 20, 2020 23:05:18 GMT
One of my favorite nature/wilderness films, superbly directed by Carroll Ballard with wonderful cinematography Hiro Narita. A film full of the majesty and mystery of nature, it reminds us of how much a part of the natural world we humans are, and how much we can learn from it. The only Ballard film I like better is The Black Stallion (1979), and that for the first half when the boy and the horse are isolated alone together on the island. Definitely a strong recommendation from me for Never Cry Wolf. I think that is why I like Wolf better, because the entire film is set in the wilderness. Stallion is not the same film in the second half and I don’t care much for horse racing.
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Post by rizdek on Feb 21, 2020 1:01:15 GMT
Great movie. I watch it every so often. I had to cut the scene out where he falls through the ice...can't stand how cold it would've been.
Good supporting acting by Brian Dennehy...I always like him in movies.
RMS does a great job...not only in this movie but in The Buddy Holly Story, The Triangle and Starman just to name a few.
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Feb 22, 2020 10:17:37 GMT
Great movie. I watch it every so often. I had to cut the scene out where he falls through the ice...can't stand how cold it would've been. Good supporting acting by Brian Dennehy...I always like him in movies. RMS does a great job...not only in this movie but in The Buddy Holly Story, The Triangle and Starman just to name a few. Yes, Dennehy was great in his support role and was just as well cast as CMS. Both these actors are always interesting to watch. Plenty of charisma and intelligence and one doesn't need great looks to make something work on screen. Smith seems very comfortable with who he is and his own body. He took on a challenging and daring role, and came out a winner.
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