Sitting down to watch the 1986 family adventure movie "Frog Dreaming" (aka "The Quest") here in 2022, I have to say that this was a trip down memory lane. I loved this movie when I was a kid, but I never knew the English title of the movie, and thus haven't stumbled upon it since the late 1980s.
And imagine my disbelief when I sat down to watch this movie in 2022, figuring that this was a movie that I hadn't seen before. Already from the very beginning, when the pond was shown, I was like "oh wow, it can't be, can it?". And yes it was. This was exactly that movie that I had been fond of back in my childhood.
The storyline in "Frog Dreaming", as written by Everett De Roche, is one that definitely has an appeal to family members of all ages. There is something a little bit scary for the younger viewers and a good adventure for the older viewers. And now also a trip down memory lane.
I had entirely forgotten that it was Henry Thomas that starred in this movie. I have to say that the cast ensemble in "Frog Dreaming" did a good job, and especially Henry Thomas in the leading role.
Visually then "Frog Dreaming" is a low-key movie. But the effects work out well, and directors Brian Trenchard-Smith and Russell Hagg managed to keep the movie mysterious and interesting right up to the ending.
"Frog Dreaming" is a movie that I can warmly recommend for families to sit down and watch.
My rating of "Frog Dreaming" lands on a six out of ten stars.
And imagine my disbelief when I sat down to watch this movie in 2022, figuring that this was a movie that I hadn't seen before. Already from the very beginning, when the pond was shown, I was like "oh wow, it can't be, can it?". And yes it was. This was exactly that movie that I had been fond of back in my childhood.
The storyline in "Frog Dreaming", as written by Everett De Roche, is one that definitely has an appeal to family members of all ages. There is something a little bit scary for the younger viewers and a good adventure for the older viewers. And now also a trip down memory lane.
I had entirely forgotten that it was Henry Thomas that starred in this movie. I have to say that the cast ensemble in "Frog Dreaming" did a good job, and especially Henry Thomas in the leading role.
Visually then "Frog Dreaming" is a low-key movie. But the effects work out well, and directors Brian Trenchard-Smith and Russell Hagg managed to keep the movie mysterious and interesting right up to the ending.
"Frog Dreaming" is a movie that I can warmly recommend for families to sit down and watch.
My rating of "Frog Dreaming" lands on a six out of ten stars.