In Search of the Castaways (1962) :
Brief Review -
Only Disney could tell this adventurous tale of Jules Verne, and I couldn't agree more! Another nostalgia in Disney's Pandora box. Jules Verne's novels have been adopted many times on the big screen, and many of them have been great movies. Disney's early days were incredible, as they established many genres and themes through their imaginative world. Right from Animation in the 30s to delivering adventurers, that became nostalgia for children, who watched all those films with their parents at that time and then forwarded the nostalgia to their children. Being a 90s kid, I can tell how much those 90s classic animation movies mean to me, and I'll forward them to the next generation. The same thing happened with the 30s generation and then the next generation. In Search of the Castaways was a decade late, I believe, but it's a compelling feature film. Of course, Disney didn't have a budget as high as "The Ten Commandments" or "Ben Hur" at that time, but they still managed to pull off a decent visual spectacle in the early 1960s. The flood scene reminded me of Moses parting out the sea, the animals, the voyage, and all of it took me back to Disney's own "Swiss Family Robinson," and so on.. there are many references to point out. Nevertheless, In Search of the Castaways is a joyride, and that's all that matters. It's funny, it has good musicals, it has a variety of adventures, it has lovable characters, and at last, it's a reliable human story. A few scenes run out of fictional proportion, but it's not a big deal. Maurice Chevalier is charming as ever; Hayley Mills ruled the 60s with her roles, and others are very fine. Robert Stevenson's collaborations with Disney will always be remembered. What Tim Burton is trying today, Stevenson did way ago and much better. Overall, a complete family movie for all three generations.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
Only Disney could tell this adventurous tale of Jules Verne, and I couldn't agree more! Another nostalgia in Disney's Pandora box. Jules Verne's novels have been adopted many times on the big screen, and many of them have been great movies. Disney's early days were incredible, as they established many genres and themes through their imaginative world. Right from Animation in the 30s to delivering adventurers, that became nostalgia for children, who watched all those films with their parents at that time and then forwarded the nostalgia to their children. Being a 90s kid, I can tell how much those 90s classic animation movies mean to me, and I'll forward them to the next generation. The same thing happened with the 30s generation and then the next generation. In Search of the Castaways was a decade late, I believe, but it's a compelling feature film. Of course, Disney didn't have a budget as high as "The Ten Commandments" or "Ben Hur" at that time, but they still managed to pull off a decent visual spectacle in the early 1960s. The flood scene reminded me of Moses parting out the sea, the animals, the voyage, and all of it took me back to Disney's own "Swiss Family Robinson," and so on.. there are many references to point out. Nevertheless, In Search of the Castaways is a joyride, and that's all that matters. It's funny, it has good musicals, it has a variety of adventures, it has lovable characters, and at last, it's a reliable human story. A few scenes run out of fictional proportion, but it's not a big deal. Maurice Chevalier is charming as ever; Hayley Mills ruled the 60s with her roles, and others are very fine. Robert Stevenson's collaborations with Disney will always be remembered. What Tim Burton is trying today, Stevenson did way ago and much better. Overall, a complete family movie for all three generations.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.