Close to the Book
Added 6/21/2007
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic story that has made its way in some way or another into the brains of every American. It is Mark Twain's novel about a boy named Huck (Mickey Rooney) who hates school and everything proper who escapes his aunts and his deadbeat father on a raft down the river. He discovers that his aunt Polly's slave Jim (Rex Ingram) has escaped too, and the two join forces. However, it is assumed that Jim has killed Huck, so a desperate search is on to find the runaway.
Thanks to two outstanding performances by a youthful Rooney and a talented Ingram (not the director), this film shines. Rooney was certainly no innocent little boy when he made this film, but he behaves just like one. Ingram was lucky enough to get one of the few black roles at this time with some depth; he utilizes it. This film also stays close to the original story without being lengthy. It is an entertaining film all the way through, even if you've read the book and seen other versions.
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I don't advocate this much, but when you compare the novel and this movie, I would say go read the book. This book leaves out and alters so much of the story that it completely changes the meaning of the book. Omitting the Tom Sawyer sequence at the end is a complete crock. When Peter Jackson set out to make the Lord of the Rings, yes, he had to cut much out in order to not make 3 different four-hour long movies, but he didn't decide "Ok, let's change it from 'The Ring being destroyed' to 'Indians do a dance and then tell a story about how the White Man took his land'." Someone wrote that it shouldn't matter if it doesn't follow the book exactly. This is a case where it changed just about every possible aspect from the book just enough to be able to still call it Huck Finn. In fact, I could promise that just about the only two things from the book that were not altered in at least one blasphemous way were the title and the character's names.
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MICKEY ROONEY SHINES!
Added 1/30/2005
THIS MOVIE IS ONE OF THE GREAT STAR MICKEY ROONEY'S VERY BEST. WHO CARES IF IT'S NOT TOTALLY TRUE TO THE BOOK. THE FACT HERE IS THAT I WATCH IT TO SEE MICKEY ROONEY'S GREAT TALENT AND JUST TO SEE HIM. HE HAS SUCH A SCREEN PRESENCE, THERE IS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HIM THAT MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT NO OTHER COULD BE ANY BETTER. THIS MOVIE IS GREAT! IF YOU ARE A MICKEY FAN AS I AM YOU WILL LOVE THIS MOVIE! HE'S GREAT AND ADORABLE!
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Added 3/29/2004
I want, DVD version "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn" with Mickey Roonney, with subtitles in spanish and spoken in spanish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The best film version of the Mark Twain classic.
Added 7/26/2002
This is probably the most accurate portrayal of Huck ever brought to screen! Here you see the young hero learn the power of loyalty and the evils of racism as he smokes and curses his way through one adventure after another.Despite criticisms about the use of racially offensive language, this movie(and book) have done much toward bridging the gap between the races by imparting understanding and empathy. Accusations that the language of the book should justify its being banned are born of ignorance, not a true desire for tolerance. Watch this and decide for yourself.
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