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Summary: More than a movie!
Review: I saw this film when I was a child. It inspired me, or maybe it awoke the natural side in me. I will never forget his naturalist bedroom ( I wanted one just like it), His scary but confident journey on his own, the tree where he lived and his flying companion, a Peregrine Falcon...how cool was that for a young boy? As I grew up and enjoyed our families northwoods lake cabin, I often thought about this story...to appreciate the beauty of nature, to observe it and to protect it. I still think about the impact this story has had on me by shaping a positive image about the natural wonders of the great outdoors. I live by and respect those values today, thirtyfive years later. Although I live/work in the city, I built a retreat on my wilderness acreage in the hilly Ozarks of Missouri and find the greatest solace and rejuvenation when I visit "..my side of the mountain. I would present this story in either form to any child. It may not have been a blockbuster by todays slick standards, but it certainly made a memorable and certainly positive impact on me. Expose children to this story...they may thank you many years to come.
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Summary: A timeless classic!
Review: I saw this movie over 20 yrs ago. My wife recently purchased the video from Amazon.com and this movie was loved by my whole family. It doesn't get much better than this and the movie reminds me some of the old Walt Disney shows several years ago on sunday nights when i was a kid. Of course, i still think movies are no comparison to Books, but if you just look at movies then this movie can't be beat. The boy goes to the mountains to live off the land, learn about nature and conduct his experiments and learn about himself. It's wonderful!
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Summary: My Side of theMountain
Review: I too must say if I had never read the book, I would have enjoyed the movie. The movie was a bit disappointing, first off the movie is set in Canda. But the book is set in the Catskill Mountains in New York. Why the change? The Catskills are beautiful. Also as mentioned the bit about Frightful's death an the addition of Gus. While Gus was cute he simply didn't exist in the book. Why the changes, the book is perfectly find the way it was written. We may hope for a remake of the movie but it is highly doubtful this will come about. Hope this review was a bit helpful.
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Summary: Don't Try This At Home
Review: I understand that the book version of this is a classic story, and much more worthwhile. This video is watchable because of the breathtaking scenery; otherwise, the messages sent to the viewer are downright bizarre. Made in 1969, and reflective of the era.Here are some of the film's messages: A) If you're a 13-year-old aspiring biologist and your parents just don't understand you, then you should run away from home to live in the wilderness (No!). (B) It is okay to deliberately set fire to an ancient tree (No!) (C) If a burly guy discovers your secluded campsite, you should invite him to stay and share your sleeping quarters (NO, NO, a thousand times, NO! Good grief, what were they thinking?!) Plan on reading the novel and skipping this video.
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Summary: my side of the mountain
Review: I've had the book for many many years and I would reread it yearly for the purpose of going back in time when my cares were small and I enjoyed it better then. I even had the beta version of the movie and did not like the movie, not the people but it did not follow the book and I think it deserves a new movie and one about the follow up book too. My book has tape all over to keep it together and now that I am unable to work I prefer to live in my books and especially my side of the mountain. I would love to make a movie that follows the book more closely and I believe that it would make the greatest weekly show for small ones and big ones like me. I'm 48 and I've had my book over 30 years and would suggest it to anyone that would enjoy living off the land. Simply written and its held my interest for years. HGH
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Summary: My Side Of The Mountain is jeans best work ever
Review: in school we are reading this book and it is the best book i have ever read
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Summary: My Side of the Mountain - My Favorite Scene.
Review: My favorite scene from My Side of the Montain was when Sam sees a school bus off in the distance, transporting its unfortunate occupants back to start another dreary year of school. There he was, on his own, receiving an education those in the school bus could only dream of!
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Summary: A very exciting story.
Review: The book was interesting because of it's subject matter. Very good character development. The ending, which brought the family together on the boy's terms, was special. END
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Summary: I read better books
Review: The book was soooooooo boring. It should have had a better ending. so really he ran away from home for no reason at all. he ran Away then comes back.
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Summary: Excellent Novel, Disappointing Movie
Review: The novel MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN by Jean Craighead-George is outstanding. The 1969 movie based on the book is not nearly as a good. The movie strays away from the story entirely too much. I really don't see the reason why the movie does this either. The novel would have made the perfect screenplay. The worst change of all is the death of Sam Gribley's falcon, Frightful, by a hunter in the middle of the film. Another big change is the addition of a pet raccoon named Gus, which also was not in the book. The ending was a yet another disappointing change. There were at least 25 other differences that I spotted between the book and the movie too. As a teacher I still use this movie after my students have read the novel. However, I use it to prove my point that the novel is usually better then the movie. I also have my students try to find as many differences between the two as they can. I think that an updated version of this movie, that follows the writing of Jean Craighead-George, would be big a big hit today. If you never read the novel then the movie is fairly good. It does remind you of the old Sunday night Disney movie that use to be on television. If you have read the book, then it is disappointing.
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