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Jacob Two-Two fans go here. Jacob rox my sox
sharelooking for a copy of the movie - had a vhs since childhood, one of my all time favourites...now its lost and i want it again - HELP!
shareThis movie may have caused me major psychological damage as a child. I need to find a copy to resolve some issues.
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YES ME TOO!! Not really a children's movie. But loved it all the same. Will it ever be available on DVD aside from the abominable 98' remake?
share When I was in grade school, around grade 4 I think, our librarian used to read to us for an hour a couple times a week for the entire school year which managed to get us through a dozen or so books. One of them was Jacob two two, and I've never forgotten how much I enjoyed it. I think it's one of the things that got me into the obsessive type reading I do today at 41. I'd love to see this movie if it's worth the time. I understand the remake isn't worth the look, but I've never heard anything about this earlier 1978 version. So what say you all. Do I invest the time and money into locating a copy, or try to rent it somewhere if it's available? I hope you two above posters get to review it and resolve those issues it brought about. That scary was it? Lol
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I had the pleasure of having my teacher read the book to me first. I loved the story and actually took out the 'book on record'(33rpm LP) from the school library. It had a wonderfully-voiced Englishman reading the book, further cementing my love for the story. That's why I was actually quite disappointed with the film version. It changed the dialogue and many key scenes. Even 'Child Power', which had previously been represented by 'Lone Ranger-esque' status (even using the same style music on the audio version) was reduced to a disco-clad pair of kids who simply looked like they were playing 'dress-up' while watching an episode of The Superfriends! I also remember the lighting in the film being quite dark. Lots of programs I watched as a kid seemed so great back then, yet now look pretty cheezy. this was one of the few films I ACTUALLY thought was silly even back then. Perhaps seeing it now MAY have the opposite effect. I might actually like the cheezy production values.
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