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Pitiful (Possible Spoilers)


While not a complete waste of time, this is - in my opinion - the weakest version of Treasure Island ever made. There was neither reason nor rationale to have the heros turn on Jim Hawkins. Nor was there any rationale for Jim to join the pirates This was not the story Robert Louis Stephenson told. If you want to watch Treasure Island, watch the Disney version - or even the version with Jackie Cooper. I gave it a 3.

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This was the most twisted plot anyone could have imagined. My favs by Jim Hawkins role:


1. Jackie Cooper (1934)
2. Bobby Driscoll (1950)
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N. (as in Nth) This version, which couldn't have been made true to the Motion Picture Production Code in effect in the other two years.

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Drake

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I couldn't agree more--this is definitely the worst version of "Treasure Island" ever filmed. Comical at times, such as when a boy and two men get a 3-masted barque under sail and go off to cross the Caribbean sea. Absolutely idiotic.

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Yeah, yeah, but is it any good?

Significance is the popsicle of a melting mind.

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