After half an hour I turned off this movie. And the only reason I am a able to rate it just above the lowest vote is that some of the outdoor scenes on the coast look realistic. But nothing else does. Much of the part of the film I had on I could hardly see what was going on as it was badly lit but that is one of many things wrong with the film.The direction of the picture is poor and is all over the place. The acting is atrocious and unconvincing. Th actor playing long john silver(ljs) is a joke and should stick to stand up comedy. The black actors in the movie look out of place and are only present for political correctness.
Then there is the awful script which simply is not appropriate for the time period.Much of the dialogue is modern day east London slang.The straw that broke the camel's back was when the actor playing ljs used the word "teething" in describing a fight among crew members.That word would never be used in that era or by that character and I doubt if even invented at that time. Its a bit like if in a Western film an actors refers to the internet!
Treasure Island is meant to be a classic novel and some movies have in the past kept up that classic standard in their portrayal of the story etc. But this version is most certainly not one of them.
Awful.
2/10.
Then there is the awful script which simply is not appropriate for the time period.Much of the dialogue is modern day east London slang.The straw that broke the camel's back was when the actor playing ljs used the word "teething" in describing a fight among crew members.That word would never be used in that era or by that character and I doubt if even invented at that time. Its a bit like if in a Western film an actors refers to the internet!
Treasure Island is meant to be a classic novel and some movies have in the past kept up that classic standard in their portrayal of the story etc. But this version is most certainly not one of them.
Awful.
2/10.