Treasure Island (II) (1999)Director:Peter Rowe |
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Treasure Island (II) (1999)Director:Peter Rowe |
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Sarah Holland | ... |
The Strumpet
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Pax Lohan | ... |
Gran
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Anthony Booth | ... |
Chief Revenue Officer
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Christopher Benjamin | ... | |
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Malcolm Stoddard | ... | |
| David Robb | ... | ||
| Kevin Zegers | ... | ||
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Jake Fry | ... |
Morgan
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Dermot Keaney | ... | |
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Cody Palance | ... | |
| Philip Whitchurch | ... |
Black Dog
(as Phillip Whitchurch)
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Al Ashton | ... |
George Merry
(as Al Hunter Ashton)
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Walter Sparrow | ... | |
| Patrick Bergin | ... | ||
| Jack Palance | ... | ||
This film does not stray from the original story until the boat lands on Treasure Island! It was a bit shocking at first, but Long John Silver's (Jack Palance) and Jim Hawkins' (Kevin Zegers) superb acting makes this a very enjoyable fantasy to watch!
This is a story of two very elderly men and a very capable teenage boy! Jim Hawkins, while polite, is incredibly resilient and thinks very fast on his feet. And Long John Silver is not some evil minion, but a man of honor who believes in democracy, no less!
My hats off to the filmmakers for having the courage to re-interpret a classic in such a dramatic fashion. It certainly makes you think about Treasure Island in a totally different way!