Though the camera-work in "The Black Stallion" was often-times quite impressive. Indeed.... For the most part - I found myself frequently "riding the fence" when it came to my overall appreciation for this 1979 adventure picture about an ordinary boy and a magnificent horse.
I mean - When you really think about it - How can one really be taken in by this film's cinematic splendour when it becomes quite apparent that the only likable character in this picture was, of course, the horse? (which, by the way, wasn't black, at all - but, instead, a very deep, dark brown)
Set in the year 1946 - Yes. This film's attention to detail was certainly noteworthy, at times (with many of the latter scenes shot in Toronto) - But, unfortunately, its 2-hour running time turned into a major endurance test for me, where just about every scene seemed to be unnecessarily prolonged beyond the point of rational comprehensibility.
I mean - When you really think about it - How can one really be taken in by this film's cinematic splendour when it becomes quite apparent that the only likable character in this picture was, of course, the horse? (which, by the way, wasn't black, at all - but, instead, a very deep, dark brown)
Set in the year 1946 - Yes. This film's attention to detail was certainly noteworthy, at times (with many of the latter scenes shot in Toronto) - But, unfortunately, its 2-hour running time turned into a major endurance test for me, where just about every scene seemed to be unnecessarily prolonged beyond the point of rational comprehensibility.