Treasure Island (2012)

I've read through these comments with some amusement. I've also read the book more than once and love it. I also like Robert Newton who will always be Long John Silver. But I don't care about the changes, the inaccuracies, the altered story or anything else found to criticise this film. It is very good entertainment with a very decent cast, including Eddie Izzard, and enough tightness in the script to make it very watchable. Watching it on DVD without ads obviously helps but I cannot understand how anyone could not enjoy this adventure because that is what it is. It's not an attempt to produce a classic but a simple effort in producing a good, well told story. Damned good fun.

The movie has a great story, but the actors were cheap and bad. It is a shame to see a good movie being presented in such a cheap way. Do not watch this version of the movie, either watch an older one or wait for a new one, because this version is amazingly cheap and all of the actors were extremely bad. In addition, after watching the battle scene I realized that I was wasting my time watching a CHEAP low grade movie.I would just save my time and watch any other movie instead of this movie. the graphics in this movie were good in general, but the characters don't fit the actors and most of them do not know how to act in general. the actors basically have no emotions in their acting. you will not believe any of them not even for 1 second. save your time and watch something else.

Lots of surprises, don't think for one minute you know the outcome of any scene! Beautiful scenery, terrific acting by all. Lots of action and suspense. Even though at times the storyline lags a little it continues to pick up speed. I like great endings and this has a great ending! The scenery is beautiful. Review requires ten lines but no spoilers. The long John Silver actor surprised me. At first I thought he was Bruce Willis, but he's not. He looks very different in real life. It's not a movie for preteens. There are no cute puppies in the movie. You don't even have to keep reading while I complete the required ten lines. Why bother? Because I like the movie so much I wanted to make sure it got a well deserved good review.

Stevenson's Treasure Island was one of my favorite childhood books I used to read over and over again. Currently I can't remember its nuances - the plot of course I do - and I enjoyed the 2012 version. Background and costumes seems realistic and one can notice at once that it non-US movie - compared to Pirates of the Caribbean, for example.Izzard, Regbo, Sutherland and Wood are very good, the rest are just above average - or their characters are too "simple" to make some real shine out of them. On the other hand, it is good that no one really steals the show as Depp does when portraying Jack Sparrow. Fight scenes, collusions etc are also more "medieval" here.In short, highly recommended for those fond of historic adventures, and not seeking deep philosophy or reasoning.