Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.3|5.0 Starsììì
Treasure Island—stylized, formulative writing and dialogue—sadly presents
its story with exceptionally child-like acting. Child actor Bobby Driscoll is
perhaps the best actor in the movie but it’s incomprehensible that the adult
actors act in the manner this film allows them the latitude to do. Because of
the acting, the movie is not likeable, seems disorganized, and pointless.
Film
Poster Courtesy of Google Images
Storyline
A
young boy acquires a treasure map and he, along with two respectable men, board
a ship with the purpose of locating the treasure.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Byron Haskin for directing efforts. Thank you to Walt Disney
and Perce Pearce for making the film possible. Cast includes: Bobby Driscoll,
Robert Newton, Basil Sydney, and Finlay Currie.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
No.
The film has become dated and the stylization stiffens its presentation. The movie
may work as an academic study in techniques used to reproduce classic novels
but does not warrant a time and money investment.
Video
Critique Available Here:
Ben Meyers
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