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Summary: Not Good Enough
Review: I enjoyed the book so much, that when i saw a teaser poster for this movie, i was overjoyed! I convinced my sister to go see this movie with me in the theater. I'm sorry to say, i think we wasted our hard earned money.While the book is charming, and down to earth, the movie has somehow tried to envoke some ethereal quality to this movie. While this alone wouldn't have hindered the story, they turned the events of the book upside down. The disney head honchos must have decided that it would be better if Winnie was older, so they turned the 12 year old of the book to a 16 year old ready for romance. Alexis Bledel certainly looked the part, but i would have expected more from her. She played a stiff character, and i only believed parts of her performance. While Sissy Spacek did an admirable job, still there was something lacking, some homey appeal that hooked me on the book. Jonanthan Jackson is passable, but he, like Alexis, is unbelievable as Jesse Tuck. Now my most dissapointing moment. Ben Kingsley as The Man in the Yellow suit. I expected so much! He probably played just what the director told him, but instead of the mysterious intruige of the book, there is a sinister feeling of hatred in all of his scenes. An average movie, i suppose. It has its moments, flashes of intelligence on the directors part, but this movie is nowhere in the ballpark of the book. Rent this movie once, but don't buy it. Buy the book.
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Summary: Just Plain Enjoyable
Review: Regardless of what some people thought of this movie, I say that it is very enjoyable. It's very sweet and touching yet adventurous. It's also fun. I was captivated and cried. So, maybe it's not a guy's movie by the description I'm giving, but I think this movie can be enjoyed by all ages. I would also recommend the book. I loved the movie and am planning on owning it.
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Summary: GREAT, WHOLESOME, REFRESHING MOVIE!
Review: I absolutely loved this movie! I was so thrilled to be able to watch this movie without worrying what my 9-year-old daughter might hear or see. This movie was so well done and so well acted that I would give it 10 stars if it was possible. I used to be a General Hospital fan, so I've watched Jonathan Jackson grow up to be a very fine and respectable actor. I bought this video for my best friend's 12-year-old daughter and she's been watching it about 3 times a day every day! My daughter, like I said earlier, is only 9 but she did absolutely love the part when Jesse and his brother pretended to be like the grim reaper. It was probably the funniest part of the movie. I figure in a couple of years my daughter, too, will love and appreciate the movie. I highly recommend this movie whether you are 12 or 112. It is just so good!
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Summary: Great movie, but the ending was depressing
Review: This movie was great. But the reason why I only gave it 4 stars was because of the ending. It was very depressing which made me cry. I just don't like how the story is at the end. I would say what it is, but I don't want to give it away. But besides the end, this movie was really good and I recommend it to anyone. Seriously, I think everyone needs to watch it.
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Summary: It Was okay
Review: The movie was nice, but comparing with the book it would be a totally diferent story, it didinÂ't have anything to do with it. But it was still fine.
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Summary: Loved the movie, Hated the end
Review: I loved this movie.To me Joshua jackson so made this movie. I def give it my highest movie points. But the ending just wasn't right... While I'm glad that she didn't drink the water. she knew Jessie was coming back sometime, so she should have left a note explaining why she choose not to drink and why she got married and Had kids. To me that whole ending just left me feeling down while the rest of the movie made me feel happy. But it's Def worth seeing and buying.
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Summary: A Chick Flick With a Twist.
Review: TUCK EVERLASTING is most definitely a chick flick. However, it's a chick flick with a slight twist. I don't want to give the ending away, but even though it's a satisfying ending, it doesn't end with a "happily ever after." The acting is good, but not great. I've never read the book or seen the original movie, but I found the story to flow really well with only the occassional "romantic" element distracting from the plot (e.g. the dance seen, swimming in the pond). TUCK EVERLASTING isn't too bad of a movie, but there's nothing really original here either. It's not the typical chick flick and is a film that most members of the family can at least tolerate if not enjoy.
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Summary: Tears!
Review: I thought this movie was great, and a wonderful love story. I am a hopeless romantic, so if you like that kind of stuff, you will love this movie. It made me laugh and cry and a good movie has to have those two quialities. This movie is great for any ages and it really makes you think about life and how short it is.
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Summary: Enchanting
Review: "Tuck Everlasting"'s message is simple but clear, and the almost fairy-tale execution of it is very compelling, very beautiful. Which is more important, to live forever or to live a rich but temporary life? If this movie doesn't entirely explore that, then it does a good job trying. Just before the first World War, Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is the only child of affluent, snobby upper-class parents, who have already plotted her life out for her. But Winnie feels that her life is stifling, lacking in any fun or freedom at all. The last straw comes when her parents cheerfully tell her that she's leaving for a prison-like finishing school. Winnie runs off into the woods, and soon sees a young man, Jesse Tuck (Jonathan Jackson) drinking from a little spring in a tree root. Jesse's brother (Scott Bairstow) brings Winnie back to their cabin, and soon Winnie becomes intrigued by their simple, carefree life. But the Tucks aren't just of a different social class -- thanks to the little spring under the tree, they are also immortal and unaging. And there is a strange man in a yellow suit (Ben Kingsley) who will go to great lengths to find and use that fountain of youth. One of the most gorgeous things about this film is the scenery -- the camerawork perfectly sets off the almost unreally beautiful forests and lakes. Direction is okay, not amazing -- some of the scenes can be predictable, such as the "gravestone" shot near the end. Dialogue is fairly good, although occasionally it sounds a bit too modern to be plausibly pre-World-War-II. The teen romance may put some viewers off, though its handling is never mushy or unreal; moreover, this movie acknowledges, as many don't, that sometimes love doesn't win. The biggest question may be how a 104-year-old boy would still have the mentality of a teen; however, since part of the spring's power is to keep people locked in one part of their life, that may be why. (I would also argue that any reviewers who call kids "youngsters" don't know what the kids will enjoy) And the darker moments are not soft-pedalled, such as the scene where Miles talks about what happened to his family when they refused the immortality he still has. That moment crystallizes the entire message of the movie, and Scott Bairstow is outstanding in it. Bledel is quite good as Winnie, and manages to convey very well the frustration of a smart girl who just wants to live a normal life. Jackson is also good, flipping between the poignant and happier moments. William Hurt and Sissy Spacek are also excellent as Jesse's parents, who live with the constant dread of discovery over them. Ben Kingsley was the one weak link; I kept expecting him to twirl his mustache and cackle at the camera. Most juvenile movies put out now are tepid and lacking in depth. While "Tuck Everlasting" isn't the deepest it could be, it's still outstandingly executed and well-acted. Very beautiful film.
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Summary: The original 1981 film adaptation was better
Review: I wish the original version was on DVD. It is the one I grew up on as part of my school reading program (We read the book, then the teacher would show the film. Saw it in both Junior High and High School, every year due to the quality and the very good adaptation of the book). This version is one that is not quite as good, it strays from the original novel too much. If you ever get a chance to watch the original film (only available on VHS according to IMDB), and read the original novel you will find a much better story. This is a disgrace to the writer, it is entertaining, but it is "Tuck Everlasting" in words only and in basic plot. The original 1981 film is much much more closer to the novel. This is an obviously "Disneyfication" of a wonderful book (more of a "Reader's Digest Condensed Book" version without the quality of "Reader's Digest".
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