This was the 1990 made-for-TV film adaptation. It was pretty good. Not spectacular but a solid retelling of a classic story. Best part may have been watching Christian Bale, all of 16 years old, holding his own in scenes with Charlton Heston and Oliver Reed.
Speaking of Heston, as Long John Silver (#Title) he's got the best lines ("What's the matter with you lubbers? Ye'd think ye'd never seen a man with his throat cut before!") and he delivers them with a stereotypical Pirate "grrrrl."
Similar to when I read Dracula this year, it amazes me that one man's wild imagination (in this case Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson) can spawn so many film adaptations and sequels. Just as Stoker didn't create the vampire myth, Stevenson wasn't the first author to romanticize pirates. But his book certainly helped propel them into popular culture and our fascination at the adventures to be found at sea have never waned.
Speaking of Heston, as Long John Silver (#Title) he's got the best lines ("What's the matter with you lubbers? Ye'd think ye'd never seen a man with his throat cut before!") and he delivers them with a stereotypical Pirate "grrrrl."
Similar to when I read Dracula this year, it amazes me that one man's wild imagination (in this case Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson) can spawn so many film adaptations and sequels. Just as Stoker didn't create the vampire myth, Stevenson wasn't the first author to romanticize pirates. But his book certainly helped propel them into popular culture and our fascination at the adventures to be found at sea have never waned.